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06USUNNEWYORK455	CONSIDERATION OF HRC POSTPONED TO MARCH 15; [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to a U.S. request, the UN Fifth Committee agreed March 9 to postpone decision scheduled that day on the budget to establish a Human Rights Council. General Assembly President (PGA) Eliasson also put off the GA plenary session scheduled for March 10. Both meetings are [...]	2006-03-09 23:43:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC KUNR UNGA PHUM PREL

06USUNNEWYORK468	ELIASSON AND OTHERS CONSIDER HRC TEXT FINAL; [...] (C) Summary: We continue to encounter strong opposition to making any changes in the text of the draft Human Rights Council (HRC) resolution. Key PermReps are urging the U.S. to seek satisfaction outside the text, even if they acknowledge that core U.S. positions are not likely achievable th [...]	2006-03-13 13:25:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK481	UN REFORM: SECRETARY-GENERAL SEEKS WEOG SUPPORT [...] In a briefing March 10 to ambassadors from the Western Europe and Other Group (WEOG),Secretary-General Kofi Annan said that the Summit initiative by world leaders last September had provided an unprecedented opportunity to push forward a comprehensive proposal for reforming UN management. [...]	2006-03-14 13:50:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK507	UN AFGHAN SRSG KOENIGS COMMITTED TO EXPANDED [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Wolff pressed ref A points on the composition of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) during an introductory meeting with UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) for Afghanistan Tom Koenigs on March 14. The Ambassador emphasized USG c [...]	2006-03-15 13:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AF
06USUNNEWYORK511	UNSC WORKING METHODS: "SWISS-FIVE" PROPOSAL STILL [...] (C) Summary. Switzerland has begun the process of re-circulating a revised draft of its proposed General Assembly resolution on Security Council working methods, which was originally shared with member states last fall (reftel). The Swiss have told the French that they and their four co-draf [...]	2006-03-15 21:44:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR UNSC UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK521	UN BUDGET: FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES FUNDING FOR [...] The Fifth Committee adopted a decision on March 15 to approve additional financial resources of $4.3 million for the Human Rights Council created by draft resolution A/60/L.48. The decision was adopted without a vote after Ambassador Wolff delivered the U.S. explanation of position (ref) hig [...]	2006-03-16 19:23:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR UNGA PHUM PREL
06USUNNEWYORK534	ARGENTINA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. USUN notes that this is the first diplomatic note we have received formally annou [...]	2006-03-17 18:06:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN AR
06USUNNEWYORK536	RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN SOMALIA: PROSPECTS FOR PEACE [...] Summary: Recent developments in Somalia have improved the prospect for peace, however the process remains vulnerable, and the pressing humanitarian crisis demands immediate international attention. The signing of the Aden Declaration and subsequent convening of the Parliament are important [...]	2006-03-17 23:00:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL SO UNSC KPKO XW
06USUNNEWYORK538	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: ADDITIONAL REPORTING ON [...] INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: As reported reftel, the UN General Assembly adopted the resolution on establishment of the Human Rights Council (HRC) by a vote of 170-4(U.S.) with 3 abstentions. Reftel reported on the presentation of the resolution text and Explanations of Vote (EOVs) delivered in [...]	2006-03-20 14:15:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK547	ECOSOC MEETING ADOPTS HUMANITARIAN SEGMENT THEME [...] Summary: ECOSOC (UN Economic and Social Council) held informal consultations March 10 on open items handled in the current organizational session, followed by a brief formal meeting to adopt the Humanitarian Affairs Segment theme. The President proposed continued consultations on the Operation [...]	2006-03-20 22:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN KUNR KPKO ECOSOC TBIO PHUM
06USUNNEWYORK548	WOLFF-OZAWA DISCUSS WEOG ROTATIONS, UN SCALE OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-21 11:13:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR UNGA UNCHR AORC UNDP UNICEF PREF
06USUNNEWYORK557	FRANCE: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United St [...]	2006-03-22 13:50:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN FR
06USUNNEWYORK558	IRAQ: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Iraq to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United Stat [...]	2006-03-22 13:50:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN IZ
06USUNNEWYORK564	UNITED KINGDOM: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by t [...]	2006-03-23 14:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN UK
06USUNNEWYORK565	ROMANIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]	2006-03-23 14:17:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN RO
06USUNNEWYORK566	ARMENIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Armenia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...]	2006-03-23 14:17:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN AM
06USUNNEWYORK567	MOROCCO: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Morocco to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]	2006-03-23 15:09:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN MO
06USUNNEWYORK568	PERU: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Peru to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United Stat [...]	2006-03-23 15:10:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN PE
06USUNNEWYORK569	POLAND: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Poland to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...]	2006-03-23 15:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN PL
06USUNNEWYORK570	MEXICO: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United St [...]	2006-03-23 15:24:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN MX
06USUNNEWYORK571	LITHUANIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be give [...]	2006-03-23 15:28:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN LH
06USUNNEWYORK572	AZERBAIJAN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Azerbaijan to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the Unite [...]	2006-03-23 15:30:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN AJ
06USUNNEWYORK573	SAUDI ARABIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the Uni [...]	2006-03-23 15:31:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN SA
06USUNNEWYORK576	UN/IRAQ:HIGH-LEVEL U.S.-UN DIALOGUE ON IRAQ [...] (C) Begin Summary. In a useful and detailed March 16 meeting, the U.S. and UN, led by S/I Ambassador Jeffrey and DPA U/SYG Gambari respectively, exchanged views on Iraq. The U.S. expressed appreciation for the work of the UN, especially SRSG Qazi, and urged an increased UN role, especially [...]	2006-03-23 16:09:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK581	UN/GERMANY: STATE SECRETARY PFLUGER ON IRAN, LATIN [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Bolton discussed Iran, Latin America and UN reform initiatives, including the recently formed Human Rights Council, with German State Secretary Freidbert Pfluger on March 20. Pfluger reiterated Germany's steadfast support for efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining nuc [...]	2006-03-23 18:36:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC KUNR GM IR
06USUNNEWYORK584	BRAZIL: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United St [...]	2006-03-23 19:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN BR
06USUNNEWYORK589	UN/IRAQ: UNSC QUARTERLY MEETING ON UNAMI AND MNF [...] (C) Begin Summary. In the March 15 UNSC meeting on Iraq, SRSG Qazi expressed concerns about sectarian violence and the human rights situation in Iraq, but described success in meeting the benchmarks in the political process. On behalf of the MNF, Ambassador Bolton briefed progress in trans [...]	2006-03-23 23:04:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV IZ
06USUNNEWYORK590	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: WHY THE U.S. SHOULD NOT SEEK [...] (C) Summary and Comment: After having voted "no" on the resolution establishing the Human Rights Council due to its inadequate provisions to prevent human rights violators from becoming members, USUN believes U.S. interests are best served by sitting out the first election for membership. A [...]	2006-03-24 00:14:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK592	BANGLADESH: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the People's Republic of Bangladesh to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration w [...]	2006-03-24 14:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN BG
06USUNNEWYORK594	HUNGARY: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Hungary to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...]	2006-03-24 16:04:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN HU
06USUNNEWYORK595	GERMANY: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will [...]	2006-03-24 16:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN GM
06USUNNEWYORK596	URUGUAY: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]	2006-03-24 16:06:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN UY
06USUNNEWYORK611	REPUBLIC OF KOREA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given b [...]	2006-03-27 17:55:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN KS
06USUNNEWYORK612	FINLAND: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]	2006-03-27 17:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN FI
06USUNNEWYORK614	NIGERIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will [...]	2006-03-28 15:46:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN NI
06USUNNEWYORK615	JAPAN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United Sta [...]	2006-03-28 15:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN JA
06USUNNEWYORK618	A STEP CLOSER TO TRANSITION: WITH UNSCR 1663 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) on Sudan Jan Pronk's March 21 SIPDIS briefing to the Security Council revealed persistent divisions among Members on the prospect of African Union Mission in the Sudan (AMIS) transition and imposition of targeted sanctio [...]	2006-03-28 20:52:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK623	LATVIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Latvia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...]	2006-03-29 16:56:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN LG
06USUNNEWYORK624	PORTUGAL: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note, through the current WEOG Chair, from the Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations requesting support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration [...]	2006-03-29 16:56:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN PO
06USUNNEWYORK625	ECOSOC TERMINATES COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-29 17:25:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EAID KUNR KPKO ECOSOC
06USUNNEWYORK638	GREECE: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United St [...]	2006-03-29 20:50:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC GR PHUM UN
06USUNNEWYORK645	UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON HAITI: ALL SMILES AND MANY [...] Summary. During an open debate on Haiti in the United Nations Security Council on March 27, UN Secretary-General Annan and representatives from 30 countries -- including Foreign Ministers or Vice-Ministers from Greece, Guyana, the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Peru, Chile, and Br [...]	2006-03-30 23:35:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC HA
06USUNNEWYORK670	INDIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]	2006-04-03 18:34:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN IN
06USUNNEWYORK671	SWITZERLAND: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the Unit [...]	2006-04-03 18:38:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN SZ
06USUNNEWYORK672	ALBANIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Albania to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...]	2006-04-03 18:38:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN AL
06USUNNEWYORK673	CZECH REPUBLIC: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by t [...]	2006-04-03 18:40:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN EZ
06USUNNEWYORK674	MALAYSIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Malaysia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]	2006-04-03 18:40:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN MY
06USUNNEWYORK677	GEORGIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Georgia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]	2006-04-03 21:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN GG
06USUNNEWYORK678	KYRGYZ REPUBLIC: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Kyrgyz Republic to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by [...]	2006-04-03 21:54:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN KG
06USUNNEWYORK683	HIRC MEETING WITH SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNAN, MARCH 27 [...] Summary. Chairman Hyde and a Congressional Delegation from the House International Relations Committee (HIRC) met with Secretary-General Kofi Annan and senior members of his staff at the UN on March 27. End Summary. 2. Chairman Hyde told Secretary-General Annan that the UN was at an histo [...]	2006-04-04 20:00:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KUNR SU IS KPKO UN
06USUNNEWYORK692	CANADA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United St [...]	2006-04-04 20:28:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN CA
06USUNNEWYORK693	SLOVENIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Slovenia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]	2006-04-04 20:28:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM SI UN
06USUNNEWYORK714	MARCH 30 ROLLOUT OF WATSON INSTITUTE PAPER ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a March 30 luncheon at the UN, Brown University's Watson Institute for International Studies unveiled its final white paper on "Strengthening Targeted Sanctions through Fair and Clear Procedures," research for which had been commissioned and sponsored by the governments of Germ [...]	2006-04-04 22:31:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PHUM PGOV PTER ETTC
06USUNNEWYORK716	ECUADOR: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Ecuador to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]	2006-04-05 14:04:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN EC
06USUNNEWYORK717	THE NETHERLANDS: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will b [...]	2006-04-05 14:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN NL
06USUNNEWYORK719	SOUTH AFRICA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of South Africa to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be g [...]	2006-04-05 14:06:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN SF
06USUNNEWYORK733	PHILIPPINES: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the [...]	2006-04-05 18:34:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN RP
06USUNNEWYORK735	LEBANON: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Lebanon to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]	2006-04-06 19:06:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN LE
06USUNNEWYORK752	CAMEROON: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Cameroon to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the Unite [...]	2006-04-11 12:48:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN CM
06USUNNEWYORK753	GABON: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Gabon to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United Sta [...]	2006-04-11 12:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN GB
06USUNNEWYORK754	UKRAINE: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]	2006-04-11 12:50:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN UP
06USUNNEWYORK759	SRI LANKA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]	2006-04-11 14:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN CE
06USUNNEWYORK760	MAURITIUS: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Mauritius to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]	2006-04-11 14:28:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN MP
06USUNNEWYORK764	HIRC DELEGATION DISCUSSES HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL, UN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A House International Relations Committee (HIRC) delegation led by Chairman Henry Hyde met the GA President's Chef de Cabinet and subsequently with six key G77 ambassadors March 27 to discuss a range of issues. Key topics of discussion centered on the recently created UN Human [...]	2006-04-11 18:36:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KUNR PHUM EAID KPKO UNSC
06USUNNEWYORK770	UNSC/SUDAN: PRST ON DARFUR ADOPTED UNANIMOUSLY [...] (C) In an April 11 formal meeting, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted a Presidential Statement (PRST) on the situation in Darfur - UN document S/PRST/2006/16; text in Paragraph 4. The agreed-upon text reflected a hurried consensus that the sponsoring delegation, the UK (which [...]	2006-04-12 13:15:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU UNSC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK771	BAHRAIN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Bahrain to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United S [...]	2006-04-12 13:51:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN BA
06USUNNEWYORK786	NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Nicaragua to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]	2006-04-13 14:40:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN NU
06USUNNEWYORK794	AMBASSADOR BOLTON PROPOSES TO JUMP START SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. The conflict in Western Sahara remains at a stalemate. From my perspective in New York, a fresh approach to Security Council action on MINURSO's mandate is one available option if we seek to accelerate Moroccan action on autonomy for the Western Sahara. If such an approach fails [...]	2006-04-14 13:54:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK797	PORTUGAL REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR HRC CANDIDACY: [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-14 16:00:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UN IR PO EVN
06USUNNEWYORK816	UN/IRAQ: APRIL 17 UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON IRAQ/KUWAIT [...] (U) Vorontsov: In April 17 consultations, High-Level Coordinator Yuli Vorontsov briefed the UNSC on the repatriation and return of Kuwaiti and third country nationals or their remains. He said there were few substantial developments since December 2005. He commended the Kuwaiti authorities [...]	2006-04-19 14:02:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV UNMOVIC IZ KU
06USUNNEWYORK827	PAKISTAN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]	2006-04-20 19:11:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN PK
06USUNNEWYORK832	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: UN SECRETARIAT BRIEFS ON [...] SUMMARY. The GA Secretariat and Office of Legal Affairs provided a briefing April 19 on plans and preparations for the May 9 election of members of the Human Rights Council (HRC). The Secretariat reiterated that the HRC elections will provide for each candidate to be voted directly and indi [...]	2006-04-21 23:29:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KUNR UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK842	HIGH REPRESENTATIVE SCHWARZ-SCHILLING SPEAKS [...] (C) Summary: In a UNSC meeting on Bosnia and Herzegovina on April 18, High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling said it was time for Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnia) to fulfill the vision outlined in the Dayton Agreement of 1995. As a consequence of this progress, Schwarz-Schilling will [...]	2006-04-24 15:48:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROG UNSC BK
06USUNNEWYORK845	UN COUNTER-TERRORISM EXECUTIVE DIRECTORATE (CTED) [...] (U) Summary. In an April 18 meeting, CTED Director Ruperez reiterated his interest in close co-operation with the USG on counter-terrorism, discussed CTED's progress during the past six months and plans for its future. USUN shared USG priorities for increasing CTED effectiveness. End Summa [...]	2006-04-24 18:06:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER
06USUNNEWYORK849	DJIBOUTI: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Djibouti to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]	2006-04-26 12:30:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN DJ
06USUNNEWYORK884	THAILAND: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Thailand to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United [...]	2006-04-27 19:43:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN TH
06USUNNEWYORK892	SYG SELECTION: GENERAL ASSEMBLY CONCERNS ABOUT THE [...] (SBU) Summary. The General Assembly (GA) met April 19, under the auspices of one of the working groups created by the September 2005 Summit Document, to discuss "the role of the GA in the selection of the Secretary-General." Delegations in New York, particularly India, lamenting the "demise" o [...]	2006-04-28 23:40:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA UNSC KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK896	ACABQ SCRUTINIZES SYG'S PROPOSALS ON PEACEKEEPING [...] Summary: The Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ) concluded its three-month long winter session on April 13, 2006. While the Committee largely focused on the budgets and administrative matters of the UN's peacekeeping missions as well as the Support Account a [...]	2006-05-01 17:43:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ACABQ AORC KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK897	SYG LETTER OF APPRECIATION TO SECRETARY RICE RE: [...] USUN received the following cover letter from Alicia Barcena, Acting Chef de Cabinet, and attached letter from the UN Secretary General to Secretary Rice, thanking the USG for its additional contribution of $7,920,000 to the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF). Text of cover letter and let [...]	2006-05-02 12:59:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KDEM KUNR PHUM
06USUNNEWYORK912	UN ON LRA: 'SYMPTOM OF PROBLEM THAT ONLY UGANDA [...] (SBU) At April 26 United Nations Security Council (UNSC) consultations, Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Assistant-Secretary-General Kalomoh made recommendations for addressing the regional threat posed by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),most of which centered around a more proactive ap [...]	2006-05-04 12:52:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CG ETTC MOPS PGOV PREL SU UG KPKO
06USUNNEWYORK913	UNSC: A/SYG ANNABI AND PERSONAL ENVOY VAN WALSUM [...] Summary: During a private meeting of the Security Council April 25, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Heidi Annabi reported on MINURSO operations, and the Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Peter van Walsum discussed the Secretary-General's latest r [...]	2006-05-04 13:04:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNSC AG MO WI
06USUNNEWYORK925	REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Macedonia to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidacy to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given [...]	2006-05-05 14:35:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PHUM UN MK
06USUNNEWYORK942	UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER PEACEKEEPING [...] Summary. At its second resumed session, beginning May 22, the Fifth Committee is scheduled to consider all 13 peacekeeping budgets for the period 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007. In addition, the Committee will also consider the budgets for the Support Account and the UN Logistics Base in Brind [...]	2006-05-10 17:42:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC KUNR PREL UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK943	UN REFORM: AMB. BOLTON CALLS FOR REVIEW OF [...] SUMMARY: Despite GA President Eliasson's last-minute efforts to devise an alternative to a formal vote on the issue, the General Assembly voted 121 to 50 (with 3 abstentions) on May 8 to adopt the draft resolution on UN management reform proposed by the Group of 77 and China that was also appr [...]	2006-05-10 19:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UNGA KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK946	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: FIRST MEMBERS ELECTED [...] SUMMARY: In May 9 elections, the General Assembly elected the 47 members of the newly-created UN Human Rights Council. While most seats were filled in only one round of balloting, three rounds were required to fill the six contested seats allocated to the Eastern European Group. Iran's cand [...]	2006-05-11 14:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNGA UNHRC KUNR
06USUNNEWYORK977	GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMENTS ON SYG'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: In informal consultations of the General Assembly (closed to press and public) May 11 and 12, 36 delegations commented on the Secretary-General's recently released counterterrorism strategy. (UN Doc A/60/825 "Uniting against terrorism: recommendations for a global counter-terro [...]	2006-05-15 15:15:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER UNGA
06USUNNEWYORK993	UN REFORM: U/S BURNS SEES GA PRESIDENT ELIASSON [...] (C) Summary. U/S Burns called on GA President Eliasson during a break in the HRC voting on Tuesday, May 9. Eliasson was clearly energized by the results of the voting and expressed his hope that the U.S. would be "encouraged" by the process. Both agreed that the proof of positive change woul [...]	2006-05-16 14:52:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KUNR AORC UNGA UN IR
06VATICAN10	VATICAN SUPPORTS SANT'EGIDIO EFFORTS ON TOGO [...] (C) Vatican Country Director for Togo Monsignor Bettencourt expressed enthusiasm recently for the Community of Sant'Egidio's efforts at conflict resolution in the country (reftel). He and Community leaders talk often about negotiations - not always the case in relations between the Vatican S [...]	2006-01-20 16:57:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	TO VT PHUM PREL KIRF
06VATICAN16	CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS VATICAN - U.S. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] Last December marked the fortieth anniversary of the promulgation of Dignitatis Humanae, an influential document from the Second Vatican Council in 1965. To commemorate this, Embassy Vatican hosted a conference on January 18 in Rome. An overflow crowd of 140 influential Vatican officials, med [...]	2006-01-30 13:30:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	KIRF PHUM VT
06VATICAN167	LEBANON: HOLY SEE SEEKS HELP FOR VILLAGE [...] (C) Summary. Holy See Acting FM asked Charge d'affaires to convey Holy See concern for the Lebanese village of Rmeich, and during ensuing discussion reiterated Holy See views that only through negotiations -- not through military force -- could a solution be found to the crisis in Lebanon. Ch [...]	2006-08-10 17:49:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM VT LE
06VATICAN216	VATICAN: SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL SMITH [...] (U) Below please find background information to serve as a scene setter for the upcoming CODEL SMITH. ------------ The Holy See ------------ 2. (SBU) The Holy See is the composite of the authority, jurisdiction, and sovereignty vested in the Pope and his advisors to direct the Roman Cat [...]	2006-10-12 12:44:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP VT SOCI PHUM
06VATICAN269	LATIN AMERICA: 1999 VATICAN DOCUMENT STILL GIVES DIRECTION [...] (SBU) Latin America is home to about half of the world's more than one billion-plus Catholics, making it a key region for the Holy See. It is also a region where the Catholic Church is losing many adherents, especially to evangelical groups. For these reasons and others, Latin America is oft [...]	2006-12-27 18:04:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM SOCI ECON VT XM
06VIENNA1080	AUSTRIAN/EU VIEWS ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (SBU) EconPolOff delivered reftel points on April 12 to Engelbert Theuermann, MFA A/S-equivalent for Human Rights. We also provided a copy of the pledge letter we delivered to Foreign Minister Plassnik on April 11. Theuermann, speaking for the EU Presidency, said that the EU's views are simil [...]	2006-04-13 13:33:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA AU
06VIENNA1227	SCENESETTER FOR THE MAY 3-5 VISIT BY THE ATTORNEY [...] (U) The Austrians are looking forward to your attendance, and that of Deputy Secretary Jackson, at the May 3-5 JHA Ministerials. These meetings constitute one of the more significant events of the six-month Austrian Presidency of the European Council. 2. (SBU) Austrian-U.S. relations hav [...]	2006-04-28 15:10:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EUN PREL PTER AU
06VIENNA1419	EU-LATIN AMERICA SUMMIT: SLOW PROGRESS TOWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the May 11-12 EU-LAC (Latin America/Caribbean) Summit, the two regions sought strategies for closer cooperation. A striking lack of unity among LAC countries hampered the effort. The meeting produced a "Declaration of Vienna" enumerating common goals, among them the continu [...]	2006-05-15 15:35:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECIN ETRD PGOV PHUM CU BL VE EUN AU
06VIENNA1483	EU IN FAVOR OF DRAFT DECLARATION ON INDIGENOUS [...] (SBU) Embassy Vienna Pol Unit chief accompanied Australian Embassy First Secretary Cameron Archer on a demarche to Austrian MFA A/S-equivalent for Human Rights Engelbert Theuermann on May 19. Archer made a detailed and vigorous presentation of the views of Australia, New Zealand and the U.S. [...]	2006-05-19 15:22:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EUN AU
06VIENNA1551	May 4 U.S.-Russia - EU Multi Presidency Meeting [...] (SBU) Summary. In the first meeting of its kind, U.S., Russian and EU officials met informally in Vienna May 4 to discuss possible areas for future cooperation in the fight against terrorism, organized crime and corruption, and illegal immigration. The U.S. delegation was led by Attorney G [...]	2006-05-31 11:55:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CVIS CPAS KCRM KFRD SMIG EUN AU
06VIENNA1552	May 4 EU Ministerial on the Role of Internal [...] (SBU) Summary. Over 50 states and international organizations attended the May 4-5 Austrian Presidency sponsored Internal Security Ministerial, designed in part to implement the EU JHA External Strategy paper adopted in December 2005. A U.S. delegation led by Attorney General Gonzales, who [...]	2006-05-31 11:56:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CVIS CPAS KCRM KFRD SMIG EUN AU
06VIENNA1649	May 3 EU-U.S. JHA Ministerial Troika [...] Summary. The U.S. - EU JHA Ministerial Troika was held in Vienna May 3 with the U.S. delegation led by Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, accompanied by DHS Deputy Secretary Michael Jackson. The EU delegation was headed by SIPDIS Austrian Minister of the Interior Prokop, Justice Minister [...]	2006-06-08 09:12:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CVIS CPAS KCRM KFRD SMIG EUN AU

06VIENNA2109	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: GAERC AND NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarches on July 14 to Austrian MFA European correspondent Andreas Riecken and deputy European Correspondent Klaus Famira. Riecken and Famira made the following substantive comments. 2. (C) Iraq has been taken off the agenda, although there will likel [...]	2006-07-17 07:26:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN KN AU
06VIENNA2322	AUSTRIA'S EU PRESIDENCY: MANAGING THE GAME [...] (C) Summary: The Austrians approached the EU presidency like a solid backup quarterback takes the field: they had modest expectations, they strove for technical competence, and they set realistic goals. Their biggest successes -- winning agreement on a financial perspective, getting agreem [...]	2006-08-03 11:30:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EUN AU
06VIENNA2829	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: PRIORITIES FOR THE SECOND [...] (SBU) A/DCM delivered reftel demarche on the Human Rights Council (HRC) September 22 to Engelbert Theuermann, the assistant secretary-level director of the Austrian MFA's human rights bureau. We also passed him copies of the U.S. proposals on Universial Periodic Peer Review and Mandate Revie [...]	2006-09-22 14:43:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UN AU
06VIENNA310	COUNCIL OF EUROPE INQUIRY ON RENDITION FLIGHTS: [...] (C) DCM met Austrian MFA Legal Advisor Ferdinand Trauttmannsdorff (at the latter's request) regarding Council of Europe Rapporteur Dick Marty's inquiry into "Alleged Secret Detentions in Council of Europe Member States." SIPDIS Trauttmansdorff handed over a Verbal Note (sic) requesting in [...]	2006-02-02 07:47:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AU EUN
06VIENNA3232	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 03, 2006 [...] The "secret" meeting between the leaders of the OeVP and the SPOe, which occasioned much speculation in Austria's media yesterday, in fact took place with President Heinz Fischer on Wednesday. The talks were aimed at ending the stalemate in the two parties' negotiations to form a new coalition [...]	2006-11-06 12:22:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3245	DEMARCHES TO AUSTRIA: COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN [...] (SBU) Charge delivered ref (a) demarche on November 6 to Engelbert Theuermann, the Austrian MFA's assistant secretary-level Human Rights Director. Charge delivered ref SIPDIS (b) points to Theuermann upon receipt on November 7. 2. (C) Theuermann said Austria shared U.S. views on the c [...]	2006-11-07 08:53:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KTIA UNHRC UN AU
06VIENNA3278	AUSTRIA ON BOARD ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE COUNTRY [...] (SBU) Charge conveyed ref (a) points on country resolutions to Austrian MFA Human Rights chief Engelbert Theuermann on November 8. 2. (C) Theuermann said Austria -- and all EU member states -- opposed, in principle, any no-action motions on human rights issues. Therefore, Austria would v [...]	2006-11-08 13:52:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC AU
06VIENNA3297	WORKERS OF THE WORLD UNITE IN VIENNA [...] Delegates from 306 national trade union organizations representing 168 million workers in 154 countries met Nov. 1-3 in Vienna to found the International Trade Union Confederation. "The Confederation exists to unite and mobilize the democratic and independent forces of world trade unionism i [...]	2006-11-09 14:48:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ECON ETRD EAID PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI ILO
06VIENNA3303	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 13, 2006 [...] The People's Party resents SPOe's demands that negotiations be resumed by Wednesday or not at all. SPOe boss Alfred Gusenbauer has threatened that he will "talk to the Federal President about alternatives," unless the OeVP returns to the negotiation table - the latter maintains that such an ult [...]	2006-11-13 15:32:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3433	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: November 29, 2006 [...] Ahead of the next round of coalition talks on Thursday, the Social Democrats and the Conservatives have reached a compromise on the issue of pension increases: Both sides approved raising pensions next year by 1.6 percent and providing a single payment between 25 and 60 Euros. Minimum pensions [...]	2006-11-29 16:00:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO AU OPRC
06VIENNA3584	AUSTRIA: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Per reftel, Post is submitting the 2006 Country Report on Terrorism for Austria. Embassy POC for this report is Economic-Political Officer Dayna R. Robison, office phone: 43-1-31339-2196 and email: RobisonDR(at sign)state.gov. Post emailed the updated Intellipedia version of this report to [...]	2006-12-20 13:07:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC KCRM KPAO KHLS AEMR EFIN AU
06VIENNA574	AUSTRIA ON TRANSITION TO UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: [...] (C) EmbOffs discussed UN reform issues on February 16 with MFA's International Organizations head, Dr. Helmut Boeck. On CHR reform, Boeck noted that UNGA President Eliasson would propose a new draft on February 21, but that the window of opportunity for completing this reform, in the GoA's v [...]	2006-02-24 15:40:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UN EUN AU
06VIENNA678	AUSTRIA: SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] Entire cable is sensitive but unclassified; please treat accordingly. 2. Below please find Embassy Vienna's submission for the annual TIP report. Responses are keyed to reftel. BEGIN TEXT: I21. OVERVIEW ------------ A. Austria as a Country of Transit and Destination Police, M [...]	2006-03-06 15:00:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ALAB AU
06VIENNA764	MARCH 2-3 U.S.- EU SENIOR LEVEL TALKS ON JUSTICE, [...] (SBU) Summary. The Senior Level U.S.-EU Informal Meeting on Justice, Freedom, and Security (JLS) was held in Vienna March 2 and 3, and covered the full range of JLS issues on migration, borders and visas, counter-terrorism and security, and law enforcement cooperation. Among the key outcom [...]	2006-03-14 08:36:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER EUN KCRM SNAR EFIN ETTC AU
06VIENNA785	AUSTRIA ON REACTION TO BELARUS ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: During a March 14 meeting, MFA Belarus expert Josef Litschauer said Austria would issue a "presidential statement" on the Belarusian elections an hour after the ODIHR press conference (which will take place at 2:00 pm Minsk time on March 20). Litschauer said there was no EU con [...]	2006-03-15 13:52:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV BO AU EUN
06VIENNA788	DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA -- MARCH 20 EU FOREIGN [...] (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on March 14 to Austrian MFA European Correspondent Andreas Riecken. Riecken made the following substantive comments 2. (C) MEPP -- In light of the day's developments in Gaza, there might be more discussion of the situation in the Middle East. [...]	2006-03-15 15:05:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD AU EUN
06VIENNA833	HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES IN SYRIA: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE [...] (C) Pol Unit Chief conveyed reftel points on March 17 to MFA DAS-equivalent for Middle East affairs Wolfgang Lapuh. Lapuh said the timing of the demarche was excellent. The MFA had received an EU report (note: presumably either from the EU Commission or Council Secretariat) detailing the sam [...]	2006-03-20 14:38:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY AU EUN
06VIENNA870	KOSOVO: READOUT OF MARCH 17 TALKS ON [...] (U) The following is information gathered by the US liaison officer to the UN Office of the Special Envoy for Kosovo negotiations (UNOSEK) in Vienna. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The March 17 talks on decentralization were largely free of polemics and stuck to the agenda of the financing of [...]	2006-03-23 11:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SR YI AU UNMIK
06VILNIUS1089	LITHUANIAN FM TO RAISE TURKEY, BELARUS, EUROPEAN [...] (C) Summary. Lithuania's FM plans to intervene at the December 11 GAERC to support Turkey's EU accession, discourage the repeal of GSP for Belarus, and oppose draft language in the upcoming European Council conclusions about "integration capacity" and "constitutional treaty reform." The Minis [...]	2006-12-08 12:21:00	Embassy Vilnius	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EUN LH
06VILNIUS129	LITHUANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] The following paragraphs represent a corrected version of our Investment Climate Statement for 2006. We have also submitted via e-mail (per reftel instructions) a copy of this report in MS Word format to DOS/EB/IFD/OIA (Hatcher) and DOS/EB/IFD/OIA (Brown). 2. Begin text of report: 2006 [...]	2006-02-09 08:00:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	LH NOTAG
06VILNIUS538	LITHUANIA: EUROPEAN COUNCIL TO MAKE STATEMENT ON [...] (S) We delivered reftel points to Tomas Gulbinas of the MFA's Common Foreign and Security Policy Division on June 9. Gulbinas told us that Lithuania strongly agrees with United States on both the need for a common public EU position on Iran and the need to broaden discussion on Iran beyond Iran [...]	2006-06-09 13:18:00	Embassy Vilnius	SECRET	UN KPAL PREL LH IR
06WARSAW134	CIVIC PLATFORM AND LAW AND JUSTICE INSIDERS SEE [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings Law and Justice (PiS) and Civic Platform (PO) leaders and insiders told Ambassador and Poloffs that early elections are increasingly likely, despite the Sejm's passage of the budget January 24. After a late night January 26 Sejm session in which PiS once agai [...]	2006-01-27 16:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PL
06WARSAW174	POLAND REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR UNCHR CANDIDACY [...] The Polish MFA delivered January 30 a diplomatic note containing a message for the Secretary from Foreign Minister Stefan Meller. As anticipated in reftel, the Poles request our support to secure a spot on the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) from 2007-2009. Text at paragraph [...]	2006-02-03 14:10:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KUNR ADCO PHUM PL UN
06WARSAW203	POLES NOTE DETERIORATION OF ATMOSPHERE IN TEHRAN, [...] (C) Summary: Polish Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Witold Waszczykowski, told us that his attitude toward Iran had "completely changed" during his January 30-31 visit to Iran. He now believes Tehran is determined to acquire nuclear weapons. In a separate read-out MFA Director [...]	2006-02-09 09:03:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP PL IR AORC
06WARSAW2222	REQUEST TO POLAND TO SPONSOR AMENDMENT TO CUBA [...] (C) DCM met October 19 with MFA Under Secretary Witold Waszczykowski to request that Poland sponsor an amendment to the annual Cuba Embargo Resolution at the UN General Assembly. (Note: PolCouns had raised the issue with UN Acting Director Miroslaw Luczka October 13. End Note.) Waszczykows [...]	2006-10-18 13:34:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNGA PL
06WARSAW2259	POLISH RESPONSE ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON THE [...] (C) PolCouns October 24 delivered reftel demarche to MFA UN Department officer Agnieszka Wyznikiewicz, urging that Poland oppose Third Committee agenda items on "The Situation of the Lebanese Children," and "Consequences of the Israeli Invasion on the Human Rights Situation in Lebanon." On th [...]	2006-10-24 14:24:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA PHUM PREL PTER PL
06WARSAW2283	POLAND: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING [...] (C) PolCouns October 24 delivered reftel demarche to Beata Baranska at the MFA's UN Division, stressing the importance of Poland continuing to abstain or possibly vote against three the three resolutions which would continue the mandate of institutions that are biased against Israel, and stre [...]	2006-10-27 10:58:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	UNGA PREL PL
06WARSAW339	POLAND: SIXTH ANNUAL (2006) TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 21-25 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Katharine Read (telephone: 48-22- 504-2676, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail ReadKM@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-03) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one polit [...]	2006-03-01 06:42:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF KWMN PL KRCM
06WARSAW358	POLAND: SIXTH ANNUAL (2006) TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Following are responses keyed to questions in paragraphs 21-25 of REFTEL. Embassy point of contact is Political Officer Katharine Read (telephone: 48-22- 504-2676, fax 48-22-504-2613, e-mail ReadKM@state.gov). POLOFF (FO-03) spent 45 hours collecting data and compiling report; one polit [...]	2006-03-03 06:47:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF KWMN PL KRCM
06WELLINGTON160	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 3/2006 [...] (SBU) Following are responses for the Trafficking in Person report for New Zealand, keyed to reftel: Begin responses: 21. Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. New Zealand has been a country of destination for internationally trafficked women in th [...]	2006-03-01 03:47:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NZ
06WELLINGTON182	NZ WILL SUPPORT GUATEMALA FOR UNSC SEAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-07 04:47:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC GT VE NZ
06WELLINGTON286	A/S HILL'S MEETINGS WITH PM CLARK AND FM PETERS [...] (C) Summary: During separate March 20 meetings with Prime Minister Clark and Foreign Minister Peters in Wellington, EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill encouraged the United States and New Zealand to work together in areas such as the Pacific Islands and Afghanistan. Prime Minister [...]	2006-04-13 03:26:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL XB NZ
06WELLINGTON379	GNZ REMAINS COOL TO ISRAELI JUSCANZ PARTICIPATION [...] (C) As noted Ref A, Ambassador McCormick and his Australian and Canadian counterparts met with Minister Peters in late May to urge that New Zealand support Israeli membership in the Geneva JUSCANZ group. This followed representations by other Embassy officers at lower levels. Minister Peters [...]	2006-05-16 23:27:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM NZ
06WELLINGTON455	NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE [...] (C) On June 13, Poloff delivered reftel points to Valerie Meyer, Deputy Director of United Nations, Human Rights & Commonwealth Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). On June 14, Meyer responded that GNZ agrees with the U.S. position in general, particulary that the agenda sho [...]	2006-06-15 03:43:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL NZ
06WELLINGTON67	NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS MOST U.S. GOALS FOR UN REFORM [...] (SBU) New Zealand concurs with most U.S. objectives for UN reform. Charge delivered refs A and B on January 25 to Caroline Forsyth, deputy secretary of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Forsyth said that reforming UN management was a key priority for New Zealand, that al [...]	2006-01-26 01:51:00	Embassy Wellington	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ADCO PHUM KUNR NZ UNGA
06WELLINGTON878	NEW ZEALAND - 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Following is post's input for 2007 National Trade Estimate Report on New Zealand per request reftel. We assume that Washington agencies will provide updated trade and investment data. 2. Begin text of NTE submission: --------------- IMPORT POLICIES --------------- In general, tariff [...]	2006-11-07 01:56:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN NZ
06YEREVAN104	COALITION NOMINATES KOCHARIAN ADVISOR FOR OMBUDSMAN [...] (SBU) Armenia's governing coalition announced January 20 that it would nominate long-time Kocharian confidant Armen Harutyunyan as the country's next Ombudsman. Local NGOs were divided in their reactions to the announcement, but most told us that the nomination would have significant politica [...]	2006-01-24 13:15:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM AM
06YEREVAN1096	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORTING U.S. HRC CANDIDATE RUTH WEDGWOOD [...] Per ref B, we thanked MFA United Nations Desk Head Varsik Baghdasaryan August 10 for the GOAM's commitment to vote for Professor Wedgwood (ref A),and reminded her that elections for the UN Human Rights Council would be held in the General Assembly September 7. EVANS [...]	2006-08-10 12:28:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	AM PHUM UNHRC US
06YEREVAN1097	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROPOSED UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] We delivered reftel points to MFA United Nations Desk Head Varsik Baghdasaryan August 10. Baghdasaryan said the ministry did not have a response yet. We will follow up next week. EVANS [...]	2006-08-10 12:28:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED	IS LE MOPS PHUM PREL PTER AM
06YEREVAN1419	ARMENIA NARROWLY AVOIDS A MAJOR MISSTEP IN PROPOSED LEGAL [...] (SBU) A recent attempt by the Armenian Ministry of Justice to propose judicial reforms in the chaotic area of expert witnesses came perilously close to making a bad situation worse in criminal, civil, and administrative legal proceedings. During the week of September 11-15, 2006, representativ [...]	2006-10-11 09:11:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS AM
06YEREVAN1565	USOSCE AMBASSADOR FINLEY PUSHES FAIR ELECTIONS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Julie Finley, US Ambassador to the OSCE, visited Armenia October 17-19, and met a wide range of GOAM officials and non-governmental contacts. While they embraced her strong messages on free and fair elections, media freedom, trafficking in persons (TIP),and anti-corruption, offi [...]	2006-11-06 04:03:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM OSCE AM
06YEREVAN249	ARMENIA SUPPORTS CREATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-21 13:22:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PREL PHUM ADCO AM
06YEREVAN424	ARMENIANS TRYING TO BARGAIN ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) We delivered reftel points regarding Ambassador Melvyn Levitsky's re-election to the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) March 27. Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Chief Valery Mkrtumyan told us that the GOAM would actively support Ambass [...]	2006-03-26 13:05:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR AORC PREL UN AM
06YEREVAN438	ARMENIA SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR ELECTION TO HUMAN [...] (SBU) On March 28, Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Baiburtian convoked CDA to request U.S. support for Armenia's candidacy as a member of the UN's new Human Rights Council. In addition to presenting a formal note (text at para 4 below),DFM Baiburtian said that Armenia's strong performance for [...]	2006-03-28 09:37:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AM UNGA
06YEREVAN508	ARMENIA RUNNING FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--U.S. NOT [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-10 08:25:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KUNR PREL PHUM UNGA AM
06YEREVAN523	ARMENIA: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-12 11:41:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM AM
06YEREVAN599	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - ARMENIA STILL UNDECIDED [...] No summary [...]	2006-04-28 10:21:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM PREL AM IR
06YEREVAN617	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - FOLLOW UP ON CANDIDACY [...] (C) In separate meetings on May 1 and 2, the Ambassador and DCM raised demarche points on Iran's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council with Deputy Foreign Minister Arman Kirakossian (May 1) and Deputy Foreign Minister Armen Baiburtian (May 2). Kirakossian told the Ambassador that Armenia [...]	2006-05-03 12:20:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL IR AM
06YEREVAN632	ARMENIA WILL NOT SUPPORT IRAN FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-09 05:27:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KUNR PREL PHUM IR AM
06YEREVAN851	N-K DFM BLAMES FIRES ON AZERI TRACER BULLETS AS [...] (SBU) A top "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic" (NKR) official has refuted Azeri allegations that the Armenian military is starting fires in Azerbaijani settlements bordering N-K. NKR "Deputy Foreign Minister" Masis Mayilian told the press some of the fires were natural occurrences, but that Azeri tra [...]	2006-06-23 12:37:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AJ AM
06ZAGREB1017	CROATIAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR DEFENDS NAM SUMMIT [...] (C) Ambassador Bradtke reiterated strong U.S. disappointment with President Mesic's planned attendance at the Havana NAM Summit in an August 28 meeting with presidential advisor Jakic. The Ambassador also expressed concerns with Mesic's recent public claim that the U.S. had not objected to th [...]	2006-08-28 21:02:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NAM HR CU HUMAN RIGHTS
06ZAGREB1333	MINORITIES MAKE PROGRESS; MORE WORK TO BE DONE [...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: A survey of minority legal and cultural rights conducted by a Croatian Serb NGO shows that Croatia has a good legal framework in place but that implementation, especially on the local level and in "war affected areas" lags behind the legal ideal. Presenting the findings o [...]	2006-11-06 06:26:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAID PHUM HR
06ZAGREB1362	SEAS RICKMAN SCENESETTER: ANTI-SEMITISM RARE, BUT SPLIT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Overt anti-Semitic acts are rare in Croatia; the Government, NGOs and religious communities work together to promote tolerance as part of Croatia's recovery from ethnic conflict which ended eleven years ago. When members of the Jewish community were harassed in Zagre [...]	2006-11-13 15:11:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM HR
06ZAGREB298	ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit its Annual Anti- Trafficking in Persons Report. Last year, Croatia was ranked as a Tier 2 country and Post recommends retaining that ranking for this reporting period. The GOC is making a concerted effort to take a proactive stance against TIP. Towards that g [...]	2006-03-06 11:37:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB HR
06ZAGREB46	CROATIA SUPPORTS OUR APPROACH ON UN REFORM [...] (C) Charge delivered reftels demarch to MFA State Secretary Hido Biscevic on January 11. Biscevic responded SIPDIS that the GoC supported the U.S. approach to UN reform and that he would instruct the Croatian mission in New York to work with the U.S. mission to coordinate its postion. On [...]	2006-01-13 14:17:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ADCO HR
06ZAGREB474	NO CROATIAN RESPONSE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] Poloff delivered talking points from reftels to Darija Dretar, MFA Department of Human Rights. Ms. Dretar received the points with little comment and said she would share them with the UN Department. Post will report any substantive response. FRANK [...]	2006-04-13 11:58:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNGA KUNR HR
06ZAGREB816	INTELLIGENCE SERVICES TO MERGE UNDER NEW LAW [...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Croatia's Intelligence and Counterintelligence Agencies (OA and POA) will merge into a single Security and Intelligence Agency (SOA) under a new law adopted by Parliament on June 30. Tomislav Karamarko, the current head of POA and architect of the new law, is widely e [...]	2006-07-06 10:53:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV PHUM HR HUMAN RIGHTS
07ABIDJAN1018	COTE D IVOIRE 2007 AGOA ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATION [...] Below is the text of Post's Eligibility Recommendation Input as emailed to EEB Janet Potash and USTR Connie Hamilton October 2nd: Country: COTE D'IVOIRE Current AGOA Status: Ineligible, Benefits Withdrawn January 1, 2005 Country Background Summary: Cote d'Ivoire's economy has struggled [...]	2007-10-03 16:57:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD XA IV
07ABIDJAN12	COTE D'IVOIRE: EDUCATION IN THE FN-HELD NORTH [...] (U) Summary: The efforts to administer the New Forces (NF)-held north by the Ministry of Education are viewed by the FN and academics in the region with suspicion bordering on contempt. EconOfficers visited Bouake and Korhogo, and found that the ongoing public primary school teacher's strike [...]	2007-01-05 15:53:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELAB IV PGOV KISL USAID
07ABIDJAN227	COTE D'IVOIRE: 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Since a September 2002 coup atempt that evolved into a civil war, Cote d'Ivoir has been partitioned in two with the governmentmaintaining control of the south and the rebel Nw Forces controlling the north. Tensions between he two sides have lessened through internationalmediation effort [...]	2007-03-02 07:35:00	Embassy Abidjan	UNCLASSIFIED	KRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07ABIDJAN298	COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE ON BUILDING SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) EmbOff demarched Ambassador Bernard Tanoh-Boutchoue, Director of the MFA Office of UN and International Organizations, on U.S. concerns related to the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe as described in reftel. Ambassador Boutchoue and the Ivorian government were well aware of the situat [...]	2007-03-20 19:08:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI IV
07ABIDJAN863	COTE D'IVOIRE: VISIT OF STAFFDELS SMITH AND CLACK [...] (C) Summary. Shannon Smith, Majority Professional Staff Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Mark Clack, Foreign Relations Staff Member for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, visited Cote d'Ivoire August 10-15. Smith and Clack conducted a review of programs under the Presi [...]	2007-08-17 09:33:00	Embassy Abidjan	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV KDEM IV
07ABUDHABI1154	DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR THE UAE: ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: This message updates the Mission's first Democracy Strategy dated May 2005 (Ref A). Despite progress made over the last two years in the area of democratic reform )- including the country's first limited election of half of the advisory Federal National Council (FNC) -) the UAE [...]	2007-07-11 11:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET	KDEM KMPI PGOV ELAB PHUM KPAO AE
07ABUDHABI1445	BLOGGER JAILED FOR DEFAMATION OF LOCAL OFFICIAL [...] (U) An AFP story dated August 22 noted that an Arab human rights group (Cairo-based Arabic Network for Human Rights Information -- HRInfo) was decrying the one-year sentence against a website owner in the UAE, Mohammed Rashed al-Shehhi, on defamation charges, adding that al-Shehhi was also fin [...]	2007-08-29 13:49:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AE
07ABUDHABI1458	FREEDOM AGENDA UPDATE FOR UAE [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Arab Emirates is a relatively progressive yet still conservative Muslim state with a large and diverse foreign population. The expansion of Western style freedoms is incremental. Embassy Abu Dhabi and ConGen Dubai regularly meet with UAEG officials and the broader [...]	2007-08-30 15:34:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KMPI KPAO SCUL XF AE
07ABUDHABI1567	UAE DISMISSES ACADEMICS WITH PRESUMED ISLAMIST [...] (C) Summary: Reports of educators removed from the classroom for alleged "Islamist" tendencies are circulating in the UAE, with estimates of the number of those dismissed reaching as high as 92. One English teacher well known to the PA Section was told not to report to work when the new sem [...]	2007-09-20 05:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SCUL AE
07ABUDHABI1687	AMABASSADOR LAGON'S VISIT TO UAE KEEPS SHARP FOCUS [...] (C) During a September 24 through 25 visit to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, Ambassador Mark Lagon, Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),addressed USG concerns regarding UAEG's progress in combating trafficking in persons (TIP) with both Federal and Emirate level [...]	2007-10-10 05:33:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KCRM ELAB UN AE
07ABUDHABI1749	(U)ALDIP ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS - UAE [...] (SBU) Econchief met with MFA International Organizations Director Yacoub Al-Hosani on October 18 to discuss USG priorities for UNGA Third Committee resolutions (ref a). Econchief also took the opportunity to follow up with Al-Hosani about the U.S. draft UN resolution condemning the use of rape [...]	2007-10-22 09:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA AE
07ABUDHABI198	UAE LABOR UPDATES [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 5, Obaid Al-Zahmai Assistant Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labor (MOL) and Yousif Al-Noor, Labor Advisor to the MOL told econoff that the MoL was working with the Dubai executive council on a specialized labor court to facilitate the hearing of labor disputes in [...]	2007-02-07 13:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI CVIS GTIP TC
07ABUDHABI208	Federal National Council Set to Convene February 12 - UAEG [...] On February 6, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued a decree setting the date for the FNC's opening session as Monday, February 12. At the same time he announced that plans were under development--and would soon be announced--to strengthen the FNC's legislative powers, and c [...]	2007-02-11 06:14:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM AE
07ABUDHABI368	UAE 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Following is Post's submission of the 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report for the United Arab Emirates, covering the reporting period of April 2006 through March 2007. Responses under each section heading are keyed to the relevant sections of reftel paragraphs 27-30. Embassy TIP point o [...]	2007-03-05 15:27:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC AE
07ABUDHABI396	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-08 14:07:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	IIP KMDR TC
07ABUDHABI603	UAE INVITES CONGRESSIONAL STAFFERS TO ABU DHABI [...] In a first-of-its-kind effort to win friends on Capitol Hill, the UAE Embassy in Washington funded the travel of eight Congressional staffers, most of them Chiefs of Staff, four Republicans and four Democrats, to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, April 1-7. The visit was low-key but offered staffers the [...]	2007-04-12 12:23:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM OFDP OPRC OREP AE
07ABUDHABI766	ASSSESMENT OF UAE POSITION ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 10:51:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC AE
07ABUDHABI894	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-IRAN TALKS/U.S. SANCTIONS ON SUDAN [...] SUMMARY: The unsigned front-page editorial in "Al-Khaleej" wonders what role the Arabs are playing in the Iranian-U.S. talks. In response to Bush imposing sanctions on Sudan, the editorial in "Al-Khaleej" describes Bush's policies as anti-Arab, focused only on showering them with sanctions and [...]	2007-05-30 10:42:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR TC
07ABUJA122	NIGERIA: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) The following information is Nigeria's 2007 Investment Climate Statement. Overview -------- With an estimated population of 140 million, Nigeria is Africa's most populous nation. It offers investors a low-cost labor pool, abundant natural resources, and potentially the largest domest [...]	2007-01-19 10:20:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB EINV ETRD EFIN OPIC USTR NI
07ABUJA1533	CHIEF OJO MADUEKWE TO BE FOREIGN MINISTER? [...] (C) At a farewell dinner he hosted for the departing Israeli Ambassador and me, PDP General Secretary Ojo Maduekwe "let it be known" that he will be Nigeria's next Foreign Minister. I took the opportunity to underscore to him the importance of continued, indeed, increased Nigerian engagemen [...]	2007-07-18 11:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
07ABUJA2007	(S/NF) NIGERIA: IDENTIFYING "CREDIBLE VOICES" [...] (S//NF) Per Ref A request, names follow of "credible voices" in Nigeria's Muslim communities. 2. (S//NF) Shaykh Sharif Ibrahim Saleh AL-HUSSAINI (See Ref B) (A) INFLUENCE: Al-Hussaini enjoys popularity throughout Nigeria, particularly in the North-East, and is viewed as an authority on I [...]	2007-09-14 12:58:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	KISL PINR NI
07ABUJA2059	NIGERIA: TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION 2006 DATA [...] The following are statistical data for 2006 on textile and apparel production in Nigeria. At this time, 2007 data are unavailable: -- Total industrial production - $59.5 billion, comprising crude petroleum ($55 billion),mining and quarrying ($181 million),and manufacturing ($4.3 billion) [...]	2007-09-24 06:56:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON KTEX ELAB ENRG EPET NI
07ABUJA2201	NIGERIA: NORTHERN POLITICAL TIDBITS FOR SEPT/OCT [...] (U) This cable is a roundup of recent political developments across northern Nigeria, including: -- Alleged Christian-Muslim Violence Erupts in Kano -- Sharia Court Bans Play Critical of Sharia Implementation -- Bauchi Governor Yuguda Probes Former Governor Mu'azu ------------------------- [...]	2007-10-18 13:24:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM SOCI NI
07ABUJA2230	NIGERIA: SHARIA, STILL POLITICALLY RELEVANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nafiu Ahmed, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Sharia in Nigeria (SCSN),excoriated former Zamfara governor Ahmed Yerima for manipulating the sentiments of average northern Nigerians in his 2000 bid to re-introduce Sharia criminal law across 12 northern states. However, [...]	2007-10-19 15:15:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM KISL NI
07ABUJA2436	NIGERIA: IPR CRIMES WORKSHOP WELL-RECEIVED [...] (SBU) Summary. A three-day workshop on investigative skills for IPR crimes had energetic and high participation from Nigerian enforcement officials in Abuja. The course was successful in raising awareness as to the seriousness of IPR crimes, providing detailed investigative techniques for ha [...]	2007-11-23 11:08:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR ETRD PGOV NI
07ABUJA795	CIVIL SOCIETY, OPPOSITION PARTIES CONSIDER STREET [...] (U) Summary: One week after the primary election monitoring group called for the annulment of Nigerians election, members of Nigeria's major civil society groups are struggling to define a plan of action. With little confidence in institutional fixes coming either through the courts or the Na [...]	2007-04-26 15:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PHUM NI
07ACCRA1483	SCENE SETTER FOR THE AGOA FORUM-JULY 18-19, 2007 [...] (U) Summary: On March 6, Ghana celebrated its fiftieth anniversary as sub-Saharan Africa's first independent country. Ghana has emerged from a turbulent history into a period of stability, democracy and sustained economic growth. Ghana and the United States have enjoyed strong, positive ties [...]	2007-07-06 17:26:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EAGR AMGT GH
07ACCRA227	PRESIDENT KUFUOR AS AU CHAIR: A FIRST TAKE [...] (C) Summary: Ghanaians view President John Kufuor's selection as AU chair as a recognition of the country's African leadership role, democratic credentials, and status as the first independent country on the continent. Kufuor will use his low-key, positive leadership style to tackle Afric [...]	2007-02-01 16:45:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC GH PGOV PREL
07ACCRA2320	SCENESETTER FOR FBI DEPUTY DIRECTOR PISTOLE'S [...] (SBU) We look forward to your November 9 visit and provide the following background: 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ghana celebrates its fiftieth anniversary in 2007 as Sub-Saharan Africa's first independent country. It has emerged from a turbulent history into a period of stability, democracy and sus [...]	2007-11-01 15:15:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR ASEC ECON EAID GH
07ACCRA2443	GHANAIAN WOMEN - 50 YEARS OF PROGRESS BUT A LONG WAY TO GO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representing more than half the population, Ghanaian women have contributed substantially to Ghana's development since independence. Aside from their critical role in Ghana's economy, women participate in the public sphere, taking on leading positions in politics and civil socie [...]	2007-11-27 12:59:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN SOCI ECON GH
07ACCRA249	A Hero's Homecoming for Kofi Annan [...] (SBU) Summary: Homecoming celebrations marked the return to Ghana of former United Nations Secretary General, Kofi Annan, on January 23, 2007. In a conciliatory gesture, main opposition National Democratic Party (NDC) presidential candidate John Atta Mills attended a welcoming reception hosted [...]	2007-02-06 08:38:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL AORC GH
07ACCRA474	GHANA AT 50: U.S.-GHANA RELATIONS [...] (U) Summary: This is the fifth in a series of scene setter cables focusing on Ghana at 50. Despite periods of friction in our relations, Ghana and the U.S. have had strong, positive ties for the past decade and are now at an all-time high. Ghana is a reliable, democratic partner for the U.S [...]	2007-02-28 17:59:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC EAID ECON ETRD GH PGOV PHUM PREL
07ACCRA613	GHANA ON SOMALIA, SUDAN, ZIMBABWE [...] (C) Summary: On March 16, Ambassador met with Deputy Foreign Minister Akwasi Osei-Adjei (the Foreign Minister was out of the country) to discuss Somalia, Sudan and Zimbabwe. The Deputy Minister said Ghana would issue statements on Somalia and Zimbabwe by Mach 19 and was committed to resolvi [...]	2007-03-19 07:37:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH PHUM PREL UNHCR ZI KPKO CT CD UNSC AU
07ADANA100	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 28-31, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for July 28-31, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET/SABAH/CUMHURIYET/YENI SAFAK [...]	2007-08-01 14:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA102	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 01 -03, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 01-03, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. GUNDEM: The DTP-supported parliame [...]	2007-08-06 07:37:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA104	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9-10, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for August 9-10, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. HURRIYET: The Turkish Foreign Minis [...]	2007-08-13 11:06:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA14	NOMINATION FOR APRIL 2-13 TRAINING COURSE [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-24 08:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL TU
07ADANA73	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 24, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for May 24, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. SABAH (GUNEY): Initial studies were co [...]	2007-06-04 09:59:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADANA83	SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JUNE 15, 2007 [...] This is the Southeastern Turkey press summary for June 15, 2007. Please note that Turkish press reports often contain errors or exaggerations; AmConsulate Adana does not vouch for the accuracy of the reports summarized here. POLITICAL: 2. EKSPRES ONLINE/ HABERLER.COM / HABER3. [...]	2007-06-18 10:19:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PINS PGOV PHUM TU
07ADDISABABA1079	SOMALIA: TFG REACHES OUT TO HAWIYE, BUT PLANS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Somalia's Ambassador to Ethiopia and PermRep to the African Union, Abdulkarim Farah, disputed reports of inter-clan tensions between the Darood (President Abdullahi Yusuf's clan) and Hawiye who control Mogadishu, asserting they were exaggerated by disenchanted Hawiye/Habr-Gedir/Ay [...]	2007-04-11 08:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS EAID KDEM ET SO QA CA
07ADDISABABA1104	ETHIOPIA: BENCH RULES CUD LEADERS MUST ANSWER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a series of rulings between April 4-9, the High Court dismissed charges of "attempted" genocide and treason against all defendants in the nearly year-long trial of opposition Coalition for Unity and Democracy (CUD) leaders, independent journalists and civil society represent [...]	2007-04-12 15:04:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA1131	SOMALI AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DETAINED FOREIGN [...] (U) SUMMARY. In an April 11 press conference in Addis Ababa, Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) Ambassador to Ethiopia Abdikarin Farah acknowledged that 41 suspected foreign terrorists had been captured in Somalia and were in Ethiopian custody, and that another 200 were being de [...]	2007-04-13 15:46:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PHUM KISL KAWC KJUS SO ET
07ADDISABABA1234	SOMALIA: TFG PRESIDENT YUSUF HIGHLIGHTS ROLE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an April 20 meeting with Ambassador, visiting Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) President Abdullahi Yusuf said the security situation in Somalia was improving, but that Council of Islamic Court (CIC) remnants in Mogadishu continued to provoke the TFG. While the [...]	2007-04-20 13:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS KPKO SO ET DJ QA EG IR

07ADDISABABA1309	ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USARCENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. engagement with Ethiopia focuses on the objectives of bolstering democratic institutions and processes and the protection of human rights; enhancing regional security and fighting terrorism; and supporting economic reform and development, breaking the cycle of food insecurit [...]	2007-04-27 12:24:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID MASS KDEM ET ER SO
07ADDISABABA1381	ETHIOPIA: GOE ADDRESSES RELIGIOUS CONFLICT IN JIMA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a three-day visit to the Jima area in Ethiopia's Oromiya Region, Poloff and FSN met with local government and religious leaders to better understand the causes of recurrent religious conflicts, including an October 2006 machete attack by Muslims that killed or injured 36 Chr [...]	2007-05-08 04:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER KISL KIRF ET
07ADDISABABA1406	ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USCENTCOM CDR [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. engagement with Ethiopia focuses on the objectives of bolstering democratic institutions and processes and the protection of human rights; enhancing regional security and fighting terrorism; and supporting economic reform and development, breaking the cycle of food insecurit [...]	2007-05-08 15:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EAID MASS KDEM ET ER SO
07ADDISABABA1438	DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL-CANDIDACY OF [...] (C) Poloff delivered ref B points on May 9 to MFA Director of Europe and the Americas Tebege Berhe and to desk officer for the U.S. Third Secretary Adam Tesfaye. Tesfaye inquired about the status of discussions with other Eastern European member states, and asked whether any additional candida [...]	2007-05-11 06:31:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC ET
07ADDISABABA207	ETHIOPIA: USG ASSISTANCE NEEDED TO MEET BURDEN OF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Ethiopia's announcement that it will begin withdrawing troops from Somalia highlight the GOE's assessment that it has largely met its strategic objectives. While active engagement by the USG and others in the international community will be required to mobilize and support an [...]	2007-01-24 14:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	EAID PREL MASS KDEM ET SO
07ADDISABABA2535	ETHIOPIA: FOREIGN MINISTER SEYOUM ON OGADEN AND [...] (S/NF) On August 9, Ambassador discussed Ethiopia's counterinsurgency efforts in the Ogaden and the resulting humanitarian challenges, as well as Ethiopia's military presence in Somalia, with Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin. The Ambassador reviewed U.S. Embassy-led meetings on August [...]	2007-08-13 12:55:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINS MOPS KPKO SO ET
07ADDISABABA2749	ETHIOPIA: ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRAZER MEETS WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer met with NGOs, UN agencies, and Ambassadors from major donor countries and interested parties on the Ogaden. In the fourth such meeting convened recently by Ambassador Yamamoto to consider the humanitarian and security situation in the Ogaden [...]	2007-09-10 06:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PHUM MOPS EAID EAGR ET
07ADDISABABA2796	A/S Frazer's Meeting with AU Commission Chair Alpha Oumar [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-10 15:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO UN SO SU AU
07ADDISABABA3036	ETHIOPIA AGOA ELIGIBILITY RECOMMENDATION [...] Country: Ethiopia Current Status: Eligible -------------------------- COUNTRY BACKGROUND SUMMARY -------------------------- 2. After a difficult period of socialist dictatorship and civil war, the government of Ethiopia (GOE) in the early 1990s began a transition towards a more open eco [...]	2007-10-15 08:44:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD AGOA ECON ET
07ADDISABABA3334	USAID FIELD ASSESSMENT IN THE OGADEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A small USAID team traveled to conflict-affected areas of the Ogaden November 4-8, 2007 to try to obtain some ground truth on humanitarian, conflict and commercial trade conditions. Following the field assessment, USAID confirms the situation to be very serious and a continued ca [...]	2007-11-15 14:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
07ADDISABABA3430	ETHIOPIA: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S [...] (S) Your visit to Ethiopia comes at a time when Ethiopia faces security concerns from extremists based in Somalia, saber-rattling by Eritrea over the border demarcation impasse, and an increase in domestic insurgent activity. Ethiopia's excessive response to Ogaden National Liberation Front (O [...]	2007-11-30 12:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR ET SO ER
07ADDISABABA3434	MELES TELLS CODEL INHOFE HR2003 INSULTING [...] (SBU) Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles acknowledged Ethiopia's challenges as an emerging democracy to a visiting CODEL led by Senator James Inhofe, but clearly stressed that H.R. 2003 - The Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act - was an insult and risks jeopardizing the excellent U.S.-Ethiopi [...]	2007-12-03 04:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL PGOV EAID PTER ET SO
07ADDISABABA90	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY USTR ALLGEIER'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Addis Ababa! Your visit comes as the country is focused primarily on the recent military operation in Somalia, but Ethiopia is making progress on development through growth and diversification of exports and substantial advances in education and health care. Septel d [...]	2007-01-12 10:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PREL ET
07AITTAIPEI1165	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, INTER-KOREAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 24 on the assassination of a Taipei County councilor Wednesday and on the sentencing of a person involved in a derailment case in southern Taiwan in 2006. In terms of editorials and commentaries, a column in the mass-c [...]	2007-05-24 09:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1269	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-06 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1285	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage June 7 on the 2008 presidential election; on the government's proposed minimum wage hike starting July 1 and its impact on local businesses; on a car accident involving a local singer; and on an alleged corruption scandal i [...]	2007-06-07 22:40:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1830	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN, U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their news coverage August 11-13 on the arrangement for President Chen Shui-bian to stop over Anchorage, Alaska, when he visits Central America August 20; DPP Presidential candidate Frank Hsieh's announcement that he will ask former Prem [...]	2007-08-13 09:02:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1837	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused their news coverage August 14 on the indictment of media baron Gary Wang on charges of embezzling more than USD 1 billion in corporate funds, and on the remarks of former U.S. ambassador to the UN John Bolton, in which he stated that Taiw [...]	2007-08-14 08:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI1993	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM AND PRESIDENT CHEN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese- and English-language dailies August 30 devoted much space again to U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte's remarks on Taiwan's UN referendum as well as President Chen Shui-bian's trip to Latin America, with an emphasis on his transit in Alaska and his [...]	2007-08-30 09:13:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI201	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-26 07:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2012	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to report on the aftermath of U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte's TV interview on Taiwan's UN referendum, news coverage on August 31 also focused on the DPP Central Executive Committee's passage of the party's "normal c [...]	2007-08-31 09:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2080	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies September 8-10 continued to report on Taiwan's UN referendum and the APEC annual meeting in Sydney, Australia, coverage also focused on the cross-Strait negotiations over the Olympics torch relay route, and on Taiwan film director Ang Lee's w [...]	2007-09-10 09:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2082	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: As Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies September 8-10 continued to report on Taiwan's UN referendum and the APEC annual meeting in Sydney, Australia, coverage also focused on the cross-Strait negotiations over the Olympics torch relay route, and on Taiwan film director Ang Lee's w [...]	2007-09-10 09:29:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI2140	MEDIA REACTION: THE U.S. AND TAIWAN'S UN REFERENDUM [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage September 18-19 on Typhoon Wipha, which hit Taiwan Tuesday; on the island's UN referendum and the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly, which is set to convene in New York today; and on an American citizen who was arrest [...]	2007-09-19 22:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI691	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS, DPRK, IRAN [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies continued to focus news coverage March 27 on the 2008 presidential elections, on the alleged scandal involving the privatization of the Taiwan Television Enterprise, and on other local issues. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an op-ed p [...]	2007-03-27 09:54:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI863	MEDIA REACTION: TAIWAN'S WHO BID, CHINA-JAPAN RELATIONS [...] Summary: Several of Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave front-page coverage April 17 to the mass shooting in a U.S. college Monday, while the others continued to focus on the 2008 presidential elections and other local political issues. In terms of editorials and commentaries, an edi [...]	2007-04-17 09:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07AITTAIPEI997	MEDIA REACTION: CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS [...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies focused news coverage May 2 on Taiwan government's restoration of diplomatic relations with Saint Lucia; the resignation of Minister of Labor Affairs Lee Ying-yuan out of his stated dissatisfaction with Premier Su Tseng-chang's delayed announcem [...]	2007-05-02 22:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO TW
07ALGIERS1181	ALGERIA: PROMOTING THE PRESIDENT'S FREEDOM AGENDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Advancing the President's Freedom Agenda has been an ongoing effort by Embassy Algiers since the arrival of the Ambassador in August 2006. The Ambassador and Embassy officers routinely meet with democracy and human rights activists, political parties, journalists, and other me [...]	2007-08-21 14:40:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPOA PHUM PREL AG
07ALGIERS1773	GOVERNMENT BLASTS INTERNATIONAL NGOS, DEFENDS [...] (U) The Algerian government used the occasion of World Human Rights Day on December 10 to justify President Bouteflika's National Reconciliation program while slamming international NGOs and domestic opponents for hiding behind victims of government abuses to launch political attacks against t [...]	2007-12-11 10:11:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AG
07ALGIERS46	ALGERIA UNYIELDING ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL AND [...] (C) A top Algerian MFA official was adamant that the Human Rights Council (HRC) should send a mission composed of ambassadors to study the situation in Darfur during his January 15 meeting with Ambassador. Ambassador reviewed with MFA Director General for International Organizations Bouguerra [...]	2007-01-16 17:17:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SU AG
07ALGIERS652	ALGERIANS OFFER NEARLY ALL ASSURANCES NEEDED FOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: In April 21-22 discussions led on the Algerian side by Counselor to the President for Counterterrorism Issues Kamel Rezag Bara, the government of Algeria gave oral assurances to S/WCI Ambassador Williamson and an interagency delegation to establish the terms for the transfer of Al [...]	2007-05-13 09:41:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR KAWC PHUM AG
07ALGIERS861	MFA'S BOUGUERRA DISCUSSES HRC BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 9 visiting DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles met with the MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Madjid Bouguerra to discuss special procedures used by the Human Rights Council (HRC) to monitor and publicly report on human rights situations. Bouguerra indicated that Alg [...]	2007-06-18 12:29:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV UNHRC AG
07AMMAN1380	A/S SAUERBREY'S MEETINGS WITH UN AND NGO OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) Ellen Sauerbrey visited Jordan March 13-16 on the final leg of a regional tour focused on ensuring that displaced Iraqis receive effective protection and assistance, including expanded resettlement. Her meetings wit [...]	2007-03-28 13:18:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREF PREL PTER PGOV PHUM SY IZ JO
07AMMAN2605	JORDANIAN MEDIA PROFESSIONALS SAY NEW LAW POSITIVE BUT NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Parliament passed a new law in April giving citizens the right to access information held by government bodies. The law is currently pending endorsement by King Abdullah. The law's supporters point to the mass enfranchisement of a new democratic right, while detractors [...]	2007-06-18 12:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	JO KPAO PHUM KMDR KMPI
07AMMAN2908	OUTREACH TO JORDANIAN CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS [...] (SBU) Seven Jordanian activists representing human rights and civil society organizations gathered at the Ambassador's residence on June 3 for a discussion with the Ambassador, USAID Mission Director and Embassy officers. Copies of the President's June 5 Prague speech were distributed. The A [...]	2007-07-05 14:58:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KDEM KMPI PHUM JO
07AMMAN4320	JORDAN: WHY VOTE? [...] (C) Summary. Contacts across the political spectrum are showing apathy towards the November 20 parliamentary elections in Jordan. Reasons include: mistrust of the government following claims of improprieties during July's municipal elections, a perception that the parliament has no power t [...]	2007-10-24 14:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	JO KDEM PGOV
07AMMAN4324	NOMINATION FROM EMBASSY AMMAN FOR THE 2008 SECRETARY'S [...] (U) Embassy Amman is pleased to nominate Jordanian attorney Reem Abu Hassan for the Secretary of State's 2008 Award for International Women of Courage. Ms. Abu Hassan has used her legal expertise to champion equal rights and legal protection for Jordanian and Arab women as well as children, [...]	2007-10-25 04:05:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM JO
07AMMAN448	ALLEGATIONS THAT GOJ TORTURES, AND RUNS SECRET [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN RAPPORTEUR MANFRED NOWAK AGAIN PUBLICLY ACCUSED THE GOJ OF TORTURING. HIS REPORT MAY ALSO INCLUDE CHARGES THAT THE GOJ COLLABORATES WITH THE USG IN RUNNING SECRET PRISONS. MEANWHILE, A MAN ON TRIAL FOR PLOTTING TO SIPDIS KILL AMERICANS ACCUSED JORDAN,S INTELLIGENCE SERVICE [...]	2007-02-02 11:16:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UN JO
07AMMAN4693	BIOGRAPHIES FOR JORDAN'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) In the wake of November 20 parliamentary elections, Prime Minister Marouf Bakhit submitted his resignation to the King November 22, paving the way for a new government. On November 23, the King designated Nader Dahabi as the new Prime Minister, and the new cabinet was sworn in on November 25. [...]	2007-11-26 17:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	JO PGOV PINR
07AMMAN720	UN RAPPORTEUR ON TORTURE RELEASES REPORT [...] (SBU) The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) publicly released February 11 Special Rapporteur Manfred Nowak's report on torture in Jordan. Based on interviews with current detainees and observations of detention centers, Nowak alleged in his report that Jordan's General Intelligence [...]	2007-02-15 13:02:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PTER UN JO
07ANKARA1101	UNHRC - CANDIDACY OF BELARUS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 08:29:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO SI TU
07ANKARA1111	UNHRC ELECTION: TURKISH MFA SIGNALS INTENT TO VOTE [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-10 13:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC TU BO BK SI
07ANKARA1151	UNHRC - CANDIDACY OF BELARUS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-15 08:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO SI TU
07ANKARA1181	UNHRC ELECTION: MFA UNDERSECRETARY SIGNALS TURKEY [...] (C) Ambassador raised the UN Human Rights Council election issue (ref a) during a May 15 meeting covering various topics with MFA Undersecretary (D-equivalent) Apakan. Ambassador noted that the candidacies of Slovenia and Bosnia should simplify Turkey's decision on whom to vote for and reitera [...]	2007-05-17 07:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC TU BO BK SI
07ANKARA1203	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-18 13:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA121	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-22 15:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA124	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-23 13:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1264	TURKEY'S PRESIDENT SEZER NOT A NEUTRAL PLAYER [...] (C) Summary and comment. President Ahmet Necdet Sezer remains in office indefinitely after Turkey's abortive presidential election, at least until a new parliament convenes after July 22 elections and attempts to elect his successor. Some give Sezer high marks as the last defense against th [...]	2007-05-24 05:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TU
07ANKARA133	U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH TURKISH NATIONAL SECURITY [...] (C) Turkish National Security Council President Yigit Alpogan told U/S Burns January 19 that 2007 would be a challenging year for bilateral relations. The Turkish government hopes passage of an Armenian genocide resolution in the U.S. Congress can be averted, fears relations with the U.S. wil [...]	2007-01-24 08:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER NATO IZ IR KPAL EPET ENRG ZK
07ANKARA147	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-25 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1603	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-22 11:55:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1673	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-06-28 13:24:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1816	TURKISH AMBIVALENCE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: Two Embassy-organized videoconferences and a recent Turkish roundtable reveal continued ambivalence about Iran's nuclear program among Turkey's non-governmental policy elites, including academics, think-tankers, and columnists. Turkish opinion-makers do not want to see Iran, a nei [...]	2007-07-17 10:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM IR TU
07ANKARA1952	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-31 08:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA1987	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-02 14:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2145	TURKEY: GUL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY OPENS A NEW ERA [...] (C) Summary. Turkey's long tradition of tumultuous politics has entered a new phase with FM Gul's renomination for president. The once all-powerful military, who tried to derail Gul's earlier bid with dire warnings of Islamic fundamentalism, have been knocked down a notch, and the "bedrock" p [...]	2007-08-20 12:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA215	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-01 15:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2150	TURKEY: COUNCIL OF EUROPE INVESTIGATES CRACKDOWN [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-20 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2246	TURKEY: THUMBNAIL BIOS OF 60TH GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Thumbnail biographical sketches of the 25 ministers who comprise Turkey's 60th Government, as presented August 29, 2007 President Gul are below in para 2. Ministers are already in place and functioning; the government will seek a parliamentary vote of confidence on September 5. 2. (SBU [...]	2007-08-31 14:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR TU
07ANKARA2290	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-07 12:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2308	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-11 07:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2347	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-14 13:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2364	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-18 13:26:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2386	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 14:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2401	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-24 12:58:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2405	TURKEY: PRESIDENT GUL OFF TO A PURPOSEFUL BUT [...] (C) Summary and Comment. President Gul's first weeks in office have set the tone for a more open, accessible, and constructively engaged presidency than that of his predecessor, Ahmet Necdet Sezer. Gul is trying to demonstrate that he represents all Turks, not just those who voted for his fo [...]	2007-09-25 10:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA2414	TURKEY: HEADSCARF BAN DOMINATES INITIAL DEBATE [...] (C) Summary and comment. The debate over the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) proposed revisions to Turkey's 25-year old constitution is turning increasingly shrill, with particular focus on whether to lift the headscarf ban for university students. The party's delay in releasing [...]	2007-09-26 13:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
07ANKARA2454	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-03 06:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2468	TURKEY: POLITICAL REFORMS STALLED AS GOT FOCUSES [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-04 12:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2473	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-05 04:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2731	TURKEY'S NATIONALISTIC JUDICIARY AN OBSTACLE TO [...] (C) Summary: A diverse array of legal experts agree the judiciary (judges and prosecutors) has been a major force in Turkey's failure to fully implement legal reforms related to its EU harmonization effort. Contacts from academia, private practice, government, and civil society told us that, [...]	2007-11-07 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2741	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-08 15:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2762	TURKEY: EU PROGRESS REPORT BRINGS NO SURPRISES [...] (C) Summary: The EU's annual progress report on Turkey, released November 6, went largely unnoticed here as the public and media remained focused on the latest PKK terrorist crisis. The GOT was pleased to see a "balanced" report, according to MFA and its EU Secretariat officials. Human righ [...]	2007-11-13 14:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA278	TURKEY'S FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION DEBATE HEATS UP [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-09 11:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA2846	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-28 15:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA2958	TURKEY: NEW JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS LAW IRKS SECULAR [...] (C) Summary: President Gul's midnight signing of a new law governing the selection process for prosecutors and judges brought sharp criticism from a legal establishment that sees the move as a challenge to its independence by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). The truth is more [...]	2007-12-14 11:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA3049	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-12-28 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA311	MIDNIGHT EXPRESS IT'S NOT: MODEL TURKISH PRISON [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-14 07:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA40	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-09 15:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA458	TURKEY 7TH ANNUAL TIP REPORT: OVERVIEW AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions in Reftel A. This is part 1 of 3 (septel). Embassy point of contact is Cathy Westley, telephone number 90-312-455-5555 X 2513, fax number 90-312-468-4775. Westley (FS-03) spent [...]	2007-03-01 09:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB TU
07ANKARA47	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-10 15:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA476	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-02 14:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA488	MFA CENTRAL ASIA CONSULTATIONS IN ANKARA [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's approach to Central Asian countries largely echoes ours: ensuring security and stability, promoting democracy and human rights and fostering economic development and integration. During broad consultations in Ankara, SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum and MFA interlocutors explor [...]	2007-03-05 08:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TX AJ UZ TI AF KG TU
07ANKARA516	TURKEY: DISPLACED VILLAGERS CRITICIZE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-07 13:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANKARA541	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA55	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-11 15:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA644	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-21 14:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA648	THE TRUTH BEHIND THE AKP'S "SECRET ISLAMIC AGENDA" [...] (C) Summary. Ever since its victory in the 2002 general elections, rumours and suspicion have swirled around the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) "secret" Islamist agenda. After more than four years in power, some doubters are relieved to find an AKP that appears conservative, We [...]	2007-03-21 15:33:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON TU
07ANKARA658	TURKEY: WILL GO WITH THE EU FLOW ON ZIMBABWE, BUT [...] (C) We delivered ref a points March 19 to MFA Africa Department Head Raif Karaca. Karaca asked for time to discuss the issue internally and came back to us March 21. Karaca noted that Turkey, as an EU accession candidate country, associates itself routinely with EU statements on Zimbabwe and [...]	2007-03-22 16:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI TU
07ANKARA735	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-30 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA794	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-06 11:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA814	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-09 11:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA83	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-17 14:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU
07ANKARA849	TURKEY: ERDOGAN OPPONENTS TALKING BIG BEFORE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In the final days before Turkey's presidential election process officially begins on April 16 (ref A),Prime Minister Erdogan's opponents are waging a last gasp effort to prevent his candidacy. Secularists' attempts to stir the public to action against the perceived Is [...]	2007-04-12 11:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
07ANKARA995	ANKARA-BASED KURDISH RADIO STATION FACES RISING [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-27 12:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
07ANTANANARIVO608	COMOROS AWAITS AU DECISION ON MILITARY OPTIONS [...] (U) With "President" Bacar of Anjouan refusing to hold new island presidential elections sanctioned by the international community, South Africa is reportedly organizing an urgent meeting of regional foreign ministries and an official from the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council June [...]	2007-06-18 13:27:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS EAID PHUM PINR ASEC CN
07ANTANANARIVO715	RAVALOMANANA'S CONTRADICTORY LEADERSHIP STYLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 3, 2006, Marc Ravalomanana won a landslide reelection victory emerging ahead of 13 other candidates with 55 per cent of the vote. His nearest rival tallied less than 12 per cent. Coming five years after his initial disputed victory had plunged the nation to the brink [...]	2007-07-20 05:13:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL MA
07ANTANANARIVO919	ANTANANARIVO'S INPUT TO THE PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: Post is pleased to respond to Reftel with the following brief summary of Post's programs and activities to promote human rights and protect human rights defenders. END SUMMARY. Promoting Human Rights and Protecting Human Rights Defenders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [...]	2007-09-12 10:53:00	Embassy Antananarivo	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL MA CN
07ASHGABAT1003	TURKMENISTAN: MEETING WITH INSTITUTE OF DEMOCRACY [...] (U) Sensitive byt unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Institute for Democracy and Human Rights Deirector Shirin Ahmedova told poloff September 21 that the new Human Rights Commission has plans to cooperate closely with the UN and EU. The Commission also wants to devel [...]	2007-09-21 13:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL TX
07ASHGABAT1018	TURKMENISTAN: STATE AND INTERNATIONAL MEDIA HIGHLIGHT [...] (U) SUMMARY. The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) delegation's August 20-25, 2007 visit to Turkmenistan, headed by Michael Cromartie, received positive state and international media. However, state media avoided any frank discussion of religious freedom issues with [...]	2007-09-25 07:37:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KPAO OIIP TX

07ASHGABAT1098	UNITED NATIONS REVIEWS RECENT GOVERNMENT REQUESTS FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In an October 8 donor meeting organized by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP),Turkmenistan Resident Representative Richard Young provided an update on recent United Nations' activity, and outlined the [...]	2007-10-11 04:15:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM UN TX
07ASHGABAT1102	TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes you to Turkmenistan. You are coming to Turkmenistan in the early months of an expanding dialogue between Turkmenistan and the international community in general, and the OSCE and the Unite [...]	2007-10-11 11:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON KDEM TX
07ASHGABAT1298	TURKMENISTAN: ELECTION OFFICIALS CONFIDENT IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloffs met November 27 with Myrat Garryev, longtime chairman of the National Central Election Commission, and Shirin Akhmedova, the Director of the Institute for Democracy and Human Rights, to assess the status [...]	2007-11-28 14:35:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM TX
07ASHGABAT1350	TURKMENISTAN MOJ OFFICIALS INTRIGUED BUT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 7, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Erica Barks-Ruggles and other delegation members met with Ministry of Justice (MOJ) officials to discuss registration of religious groups and NGOS as well as various [...]	2007-12-14 08:53:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF EAID TX
07ASHGABAT1369	TURKMENISTAN: CEC CHAIRMAN MORE THE PROBLEM THAN THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a meeting with DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles, Turkmenistan's Central Election Commission chairman declared Turkmenistan a democratic nation for the past 5,000 years and needs little in the way of reform. The cha [...]	2007-12-18 05:47:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM TX
07ASHGABAT1374	TURKMENISTAN: MIXED REPORTS AND CYNICISM FROM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a December 8 roundtable discussion with minority registered and unregistered religious groups and a December 6 roundtable with community leaders and staff from USAID civil society implementing partner Coun [...]	2007-12-18 15:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TX
07ASHGABAT1379	TURKMENISTAN: DAS BARKS-RUGGLES VISIT HIGHLIGHTED IN [...] (U) SUMMARY. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Erica Barks-Ruggles visited Turkmenistan December 6-9, 2007. State media highlighted her meetings at Turkmenistan's ministries and government agencies. "Reuters" gave accurate coverage of the visit, focusing on a [...]	2007-12-19 11:56:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT1389	TURKMENISTAN: SUPREME COUNCIL OFFERS TO HOST USAID'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a very positive development on December 13, representatives of the Supreme Council for Science and Technology (SCST) verbally agreed to a proposal for cooperation with the USAID-funded Internet Access and Traini [...]	2007-12-21 12:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TX
07ASHGABAT146	Mejlis Speaker Nurberdiyeva Meeting with Adams Del: [...] (SBU) During a January 31 meeting with EUR/ACE Coordinator Tom Adams, USAID Assistant Administrator Doug Menarchik and USAID Senior Democracy and Governance Advisor Eric Rudenshiould, the new Speaker of Turkmenistan's Mejlis (Parliament),Akja Nurberdiyeva, signaled cautious interest in cooper [...]	2007-02-06 12:17:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM PREL TX US
07ASHGABAT19	SCENESETTER FOR SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM'S JANUARY 10-13 [...] (SBU) Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes DAS Feigenbaum and looks forward to a productive stay. Your visit, the second by a high-ranking State Department official since President Niyazov's death, will provide an opportunity to stress to Turkmenistan's top leadership that the United States looks [...]	2007-01-05 12:50:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM TX US
07ASHGABAT201	ACTING PARLIAMENT SPEAKER NURBERDIYEVA WELCOMES A/S BOUCHER [...] (U) Acting Parliamentary (Mejlis) Speaker Akja Nurberdiyeva unreservedly welcomed SCA A/S Boucher's suggestion of legislative exchange and assistance activities in their cordial February 15 meeting. Nurberdiyeva described the Mejlis's altered functions and listed its main current agenda items [...]	2007-02-16 12:06:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI EAID TX US
07ASHGABAT21	Turkmenistan's Presidential Candidates Raise Hopes With [...] (U) All channels of Turkmenistan State television were tuned to the first campaign meeting of two presidential hopefuls on the night of January 3, 2007, at a townhall-style gathering held at the Mekan Palace in Ashgabat. The Ashgabat-based candidates, Deputy Minister of the Oil and Gas Indust [...]	2007-01-05 13:08:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO TX
07ASHGABAT236	IN TURKMENISTAN TOP SECURITY FIGURES RE-CONFIRMED; NEW [...] (U) Turkmenistan's President Berdimuhammedov has reappointed his entire inherited "power ministries" team to serve in his own government, though without reappointing Defense Minister Mammetgeldiyev to his previous dual role as Secretary of the National Security Council. The new president also [...]	2007-02-26 13:26:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI EAID TX US
07ASHGABAT324	SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSMAN PETER HOEKSTRA'S VISIT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Not for public Internet. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes Congressman Hoekstra to Turkmenistan as the first visiting member of the United States Congress since 2002. Your visit helps to underscore t [...]	2007-03-29 05:12:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TX
07ASHGABAT44	FOREIGN MINISTER MEREDOV TELLS SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM [...] (C) During a three and a half hour meeting, Foreign Minister Rashit Meredov on January 10 told SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum that Turkmenistan was willing to consider improving bilateral relations on a range of issues from human rights to trade to security. Meredov welcomed F [...]	2007-01-11 15:15:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE MARR TX US
07ASHGABAT548	SCA/CEN OFFICE DIRECTOR SPRATLEN WARNS [...] (C) During an 80-minute May 11 meeting SCA/CEN Office Director Pamela Spratlen urged Deputy Foreign Minister Wepa Hagyev to improve freedom of movement from Turkmenistan or face withdrawal of the Jackson-Vanik Amendment waiver. Hagyev tried to justify his country's travel policy using legalis [...]	2007-06-01 13:49:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KIRF PGOV TX US
07ASHGABAT564	SCENESETTER FOR COMMANDER, U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND [...] (C) Executive Summary. Your first visit to Turkmenistan helps continue the ongoing, bilateral dialogue on security issues, while reinforcing the progress made by the United States since December 2006 in "turning a new page" in its overall relationship with Turkmenistan. Although the new pre [...]	2007-06-06 11:44:00	Embassy Ashgabat	SECRET//NOFORN	MCAP RS AF IR TX
07ASHGABAT619	FOREIGN MINISTER MEREDOV TELLS DAS FEIGENBAUM [...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum's two and a half hour meeting with Foreign Affairs Deputy Chairman Rashit Meredov covered a wide range of issues in a friendly and cooperative atmosphere. At times, Meredov added humor to the discussion. Meredov responded favorably to the invit [...]	2007-06-26 15:16:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC ENRG AF TX
07ASHGABAT664	OF CLOISTERS AND CONSTRUCTION, CHAPELS AND [...] (SBU) Late last year, the "Chronicles of Turkmenistan," a government opposition web site, reported that construction of a women's convent under Nikolsky Church in Ashgabat had halted in the face of Turkmenistani government threats. The web site, created by the independent "Turkmen Initiative [...]	2007-07-05 13:48:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF TX
07ASHGABAT871	TURKMENISTAN: UNPRECEDENTED COOPERATION AND CAMARADERIE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The August 13 opening ceremony for the Imamnazar border station was a resounding success for U.S.-Turkmenistan relations, and in terms of outreach to the public. EEB Assistant Secretary Daniel Sullivan headed the U [...]	2007-08-23 09:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPAO OIIP TX
07ASHGABAT897	USCIRF IN TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT SIGNALS DESIRE [...] (C) SUMMARY: An August 19-25 visit by a delegation of commissioners and staffers from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) demonstrated that Turkmenistan is starting a transition that could lead to substantially improved religious tolerance. Given unprecedented ac [...]	2007-08-29 09:32:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF TX
07ASHGABAT899	TURKMENISTAN OFFICIALS TELL STAFFDEL ANAND THEY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs (HCFA) staff delegation visiting Turkmenistan August 24-25 came eager to see evidence of positive changes in the right direction. All of their inter [...]	2007-08-29 14:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EAID TX
07ASHGABAT903	TURKMENISTAN OFFICIALS TELL HELSINKI COMMISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 12-15 visit, a delegation of Helsinki Committee staffers saw evidence that Turkmenistan is beginning a slow and uneven, but undeniable, process of transition. In probably their best meeting, Turkmenistan's Deputy Foreign Minister Wepa Hajiyev offered a compellin [...]	2007-08-31 08:00:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EPET ECON TX
07ASHGABAT996	TURKMENISTAN: GREATER ENGAGEMENT IN THE SPHERE OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The USAID Religion, State and Society (RSS) specialist found a greater willingness by officials to discuss the possibility of cooperation during his September 17-21 visit to Turkmenistan. The director of the Instit [...]	2007-09-21 11:02:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SCUL KIRF KPAO TX
07ASMARA328	UN SPECIAL ENVOY MEETS WITH ERITREAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) UN Special Envoy for Sudan Jan Eliasson and UN Mission in Sudan Principal Deputy Special Representative Taye-Brook Zerihoun, met with Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) President Isaias Afwerki on March 22. Subsequent to his meeting, Eliasson spoke with the Ambassador, relaying both [...]	2007-03-23 09:01:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO UNSC ER SU
07ASMARA339	EU DELEGATION DISCUSSES SOMALIA WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) A four-person EU delegation on Somalia, led by Ambassador-at-large of the German Federal Foreign Office Michael Klor-Berchtold, briefed the EU, Norwegian and U.S. Embassies March 27 about their meeting with President Isaias earlier in the day. The delegation said they emphasized to Isaias [...]	2007-03-28 13:44:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ER SO
07ASMARA346	EU-ERITREA COURTSHIP?: MEANINGFUL CHANGE SHOULD BE [...] (C) Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki has recently personified (at least for him) reasonableness and cooperation in meetings with the EU representatives and UN Special Envoy for Darfur Jan Eliasson. Simultaneously, however, the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) continues to excoriate [...]	2007-04-02 15:39:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ER SO SU UK EU
07ASMARA444	ERITREA BANS FGM [...] With a prevalence rate of 89%, the Government of Eritrea (GSE) took a significant step and in March 2007 banned female genital mutilation (FGM). In Proclamation 158/2007, the GSE noted that FGM violates women's basic human rights and endangers the health of women, and with one sentence abolish [...]	2007-05-09 13:08:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KWMN SOCI ER
07ASMARA500	PRESIDENT ISAIAS FOCUSES ON DOMESTIC ISSUES AND BORDER IN [...] SUMMARY: On May 24, the 16th anniversary of Eritrea's independence, President Isaias Afwerki spoke at length about domestic economic concerns and the border. The President's speech squarely blamed the U.S. for the lack of progress in demarcating the border and described international initiati [...]	2007-06-06 14:22:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR ER
07ASMARA620	PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR PROVIDES INSIGHT INTO GSE VIEWS ON [...] (U) In an interview posted on www.shaebia.org on July 9, Yemane Ghebremeskel, Director of the Office of President, offered the position of the Government of the State of Eritrea (GSE) on a wide range of topics -- from religious freedom and human rights to international relations and Somalia. ( [...]	2007-07-16 10:36:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF ER
07ASTANA125	KAZAKHSTAN: NEW CABINET TO MAINTAIN POLICY COURSE [...] (C) Summary: President Nazarbayev's early January cabinet reshuffle will not have a major impact on Kazakhstani government policy, but may offer insight into the struggle for influence between power groups and would-be successors. New Prime Minister Karim Masimov is expected to maintain the e [...]	2007-01-16 11:52:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KZ
07ASTANA1261	KAZAKHSTAN UNLIKELY TO OPPOSE BELARUS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-11 06:00:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHCR KZ
07ASTANA1304	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV TO ANNOUNCE CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: President Nazarbayev will present a package of proposed constitutional amendments to a joint session of parliament on May 16. The draft amendments would transfer certain presidential powers to the parliament, change the method of electing the parliament, change the role of part [...]	2007-05-15 11:05:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL KZ
07ASTANA1323	KAZAKHSTAN: PRESIDENT NAZARBAYEV FAST-TRACKS CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: President Nazarbayev presented a package of proposed constitutional amendments to a joint session of parliament on May 16, and instructed parliament to pass them this week. The proposed constitutional amendments retain significant power in the presidency, but increase the size [...]	2007-05-16 15:04:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL KZ
07ASTANA2327	KAZAKHSTAN: NUR OTAN CHOOSES NEW MAZHILIS MEMBERS [...] Summary: On August 24, Nur Otan selected 98 candidates from its party list to fill the Mazhilis seats it won in the August 18 elections. Deputy Prime Minister Aslan Musin and Minister of Labor and Social Protection Gulzhana Karagusova will vacate their posts to become deputies. On August 27, t [...]	2007-08-27 10:01:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OSCE KZ
07ASTANA3303	KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 7, 2007 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. ----------------------------- --------------------------------- Kazakh Nationalists Are Agai [...]	2007-12-12 11:49:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM KZ
07ASTANA613	KAZAKHSTAN SUBMISSIONS FOR 2007 TIP REPORT [...] SUMMARY: Post is pleased to submit the following information in response to reftel request. ------------------- OVERVIEW (PARA. 27) ------------------- 2. (SBU) (27A) Kazakhstan is a destination, transit, and source country for people trafficked for the purposes of forced labor and sexu [...]	2007-03-07 12:05:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07ASTANA614	KAZAKHSTAN SUBMISSIONS FOR 2007 TIP REPORT [...] SUMMARY: Post is pleased to submit the following information in response to reftel request. ------------------- OVERVIEW (PARA. 27) ------------------- 2. (SBU) (27A) Kazakhstan is a destination, transit, and source country for people traffQked for the purposes of forced labor and sexua [...]	2007-03-07 12:06:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
07ASTANA654	CORRECTED COPY: KAZAKHSTAN: DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO RELIGION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Religious Issues Committee (RIC) of the Ministry of Justice recently acknowledged that it is drafting amendments to "modernize" and "update" Kazakhstan's law on religion. According to a draft of the amendments circulating among the human rights community, the new amendments [...]	2007-03-14 03:38:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KZ
07ASTANA834	KAZAKHSTAN: ALMATY NOTES, MARCH 2007 [...] The "Almaty Notes" series is intended to maintain focus on developments in civil society, the media, and the opposition in Kazakhstan's "southern capital" following the move of the Embassy to Astana. Chechen-Kazakh Conflict in Kazatkom Village ------------------------------------------- [...]	2007-04-03 02:36:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL KZ
07ASUNCION1020	PARAGUAY: UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (U) Post reports the following information per reftel on the worst forms of child labor in Paraguay. 2. (SBU) Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor: A) What laws have been promulgated on child labor? Are there exceptions to the minimum age law? -- The 1993 L [...]	2007-12-12 10:20:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB EINV ETRD PHUM SOCI PA
07ASUNCION386	PARAGUAY ON BELARUS AT UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: [...] (C) POL staff delivered reftel points to Ana Maria Baiardi, the MFA's Director General of Multilateral Policy, and Terumi Matsuo, the MFA's Director for International Organizations. Baiardi conveyed that Paraguay shared our concerns regarding Belarus and had no intention of supporting Belarus [...]	2007-05-10 21:47:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UNHRC PA
07ASUNCION819	INDIGENOUS PEOPLES STRUGGLE FOR RECOGNITION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Hundreds of indigenous persons earned land concessions from the government August 3 and September 24 after commandeering Asuncion's two most popular parks, the latest in a series of indigenous efforts to promote land rights and resource preservation. Indigenous groups comprise a [...]	2007-10-03 16:18:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM IAHRC PA
07ASUNCION978	STATUS REPORT ON PARAGUAY MCA THRESHOLD PROGRAM [...] (U) Paraguay was the first country in the Western Hemisphere to begin implementation of a Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Threshold Program. Under a bilateral agreement signed in May 2006 and due to conclude November 30, 2008, Paraguay's Threshold program provides $34.6 million in U.S. assi [...]	2007-11-27 20:02:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECPS PREL PGOV PA
07ATHENS1384	GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S DISAPPOINTMENT [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-09 14:09:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EUN UNHCR GR
07ATHENS1840	GREECE'S INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Defense and promotion of human rights and of those engaged in the cause of advancing human rights is one of our top Mission Strategic Goals. Embassy Athens regularly engages with defenders of freedom, meeting with NGO leaders in local clinics, shelters, and day cay centers; attending cr [...]	2007-09-13 13:08:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL GR
07ATHENS217	CODEL SMITH MEETINGS WITH GREEK POLITICAL AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 28-29 visit to Athens, CODEL SMITH met with Prime Minister (PM) Kostas Karamanlis, Foreign Minister (FM) Dora Bakoyiannis and prominent business leaders and parliamentarians. The PM emphasized the good cooperation between Greek and American authorities investigatin [...]	2007-02-01 15:19:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP GR
07ATHENS2219	GREECE: RESPONSE TO S/CT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-15 06:59:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS GR
07ATHENS2324	GREECE/TURKEY: BABACAN VISIT "CAUTIOUSLY POSITIVE" [...] (C) GOG officials positively portrayed Turkish FM Babacan's December 3 - 5 visit to Athens as an "important step forward." Although there was no movement "on the core issues," Babacan and FM Bakoyannis announced additional confidence building measures (CBMs) that would require greater mil-to [...]	2007-12-07 16:54:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS PHUM PTER CY GR TU
07ATHENS413	ANTI-TIP IN GREECE: NGO & GOG ASSESSMENT OF [...] (U) In a series of meetings February 9-13 with visiting Cyprus/Greece/Turkey Desk Officer and Embassy PolOff, MFA officials repeatedly underscored their appreciation for U.S. cooperation in the battle against the "deplorable crime" of trafficking in persons (TIP). Officials stressed Greece's [...]	2007-02-26 08:25:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL ELAB GR
07ATHENS458	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MARCH 5-6 GAERC MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-02 15:18:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EUN KPAL BK YI IS IR AF SU
07ATHENS501	GREECE PART 3: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2007 [...] (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2007 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Investigation and Prosecution"Section . This is the third of four cables. 2. (SBU) INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF TRAFFICKERS: ------------------------------------ [...]	2007-03-09 09:13:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
07ATHENS502	GREECE PART 2: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2007 [...] (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2007 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Prevention" Section. This is the second of four cables. 2. (SBU) PREVENTION: ----------- -- A. Does the government acknowledge that trafficking is a problem in tha [...]	2007-03-09 09:14:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
07ATHENS503	GREECE PART 1: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2007 [...] The following is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Below are Embassy Athens' responses to the 2007 TIP report questionnaire. Text is keyed to Ref A request for "Overview" Section. This is the first of four cables. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: Greece continues to [...]	2007-03-09 09:14:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
07ATHENS504	GREECE PART 4: TIP REPORT SUBMISSION 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 09:15:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREL PREF ELAB GR
07BAGHDAD1213	HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER ON DEATH PENALTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Upon returning to Iraq after a three week trip abroad, Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim on March 27 clarified to PolOff her announcement of GOI's intention to eliminate the death penalty (made during a March 14 UN Human Rights Council session in Geneva). She said she believe [...]	2007-04-08 07:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV KJUS KWAC IZ
07BAGHDAD1329	IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE CALLS FOR RAPID [...] (C) Summary: At the April 13 session of the Iraq Executive Steering Committee, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Barham Salih called the April 12 bombing of the Council of Representatives (CoR) troubling from a security standpoint, but a unifying event for the CoR. Sarafiya bridge, a [...]	2007-04-18 11:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG KCRS KPAO MOPS PGOV PREF PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1377	HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE INTERIOR MINISTRY; DIRECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Interior (MoI) Human Rights Director Mazen Kamel Al-Qoraishy (strictly protect) on March 27 complained that he receives little support within his ministry in addressing serious human rights problems in MOI detention facilities. He also reported an assassination attem [...]	2007-04-23 09:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV KJUS MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD1378	DETAINEES REPORT TORTURE BY NATIONAL POLICE AND [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: On April 5, six Iraqi detainees held at two Iraqi detention facilities located adjacent to Forward Operating Base (FOB) Justice in Khadimiya provided personal accounts of torture and beatings by National Police (NP) and Iraqi Army (IA) forces to PolOff during an unannounced huma [...]	2007-04-23 09:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM MOPS MARR PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD1434	PM OFFICE BLAMES UNAMI STAFFER FOR BIASED HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Maliki's staff has expressed concerns to post about what it characterizes as "inaccuracies and misrepresentations" in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) human rights report released April 24. UNAMI did not consult substantially with the GOI in [...]	2007-04-27 15:10:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN IZ
07BAGHDAD1439	AMBASSADOR EXPRESSES U.S. CONCERN ABOUT UNAMI [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador expressed strong concern with UN Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) SRSG Qazi about content of UNAMI's human rights report released August 25. The report mischaracterized conditions for U.S.-held security detainees, failed to note Iraqi progress in some sectors, and [...]	2007-04-28 19:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN IZ
07BAGHDAD1526	CHALABI AIDE DISCUSSES DETAINEES, VIEWS ON GOI [...] (C) Summary: An aide to Ahmad Chalabi, chairman of popular mobilization for the Baghdad Security Plan (BSP),told PRToff May 7 that Chalabi has received permission from the Ministry of Defense (MOD) to place four lawyers each in three MOD detention facilities in the greater Baghdad area. He al [...]	2007-05-08 07:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD1528	UNAMI - AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPLACE LEADERSHIP AND [...] (S) Summary. The August renewal of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) mandate and expiration of Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Ashraf Qazi's third term in office provide an opportunity to expand UNAMI's contribution to reconciliation, especially in t [...]	2007-05-08 10:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL UN IZ
07BAGHDAD1532	SCIRI STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: FIRST POLITICAL [...] (S) At the first meeting of the political committee of the U.S.-SCIRI strategic dialogue (ref),both sides agreed to begin discussions by sharing their views on how each of Iraq's three major communities viewed the new Iraq. Most of the conversation focused on the Sunnis, with the SCIRI side [...]	2007-05-09 04:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1552	IDENTIFYING MODERATES IN BAGHDAD [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. This cable is the first of a series describing political moderates in Baghdad and efforts to encourage and empower moderates. 2. (C) Summary: Baghdad Province is home to many people who reject violence as a means to achieve political ends, respect [...]	2007-05-11 14:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR ASEC KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1593	MALIKI RESHAPES THE NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM [...] (S) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's efforts to reshape the Iraqi national security architecture seem to be producing increasing centralization of power in the hands of an inner circle of Shia Islamists at the expense of the formal chain of command. Defense Minister Abd al-Qadir, a S [...]	2007-05-15 18:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV MOPS MCAP PTER MARR PINS PNAT IZ
07BAGHDAD1605	CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW COMMITTEE: PREPARING FINAL [...] (C) Summary. The Constitutional Review Committee's (CRC) May 15 deadline to submit its recommendations to the Council of Representatives (CoR) passed with measurable progress on key issues but without final consensus on issues such as resource distribution and power-sharing. The most compreh [...]	2007-05-16 15:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1647	COMCENTCOM ADMIRAL FALLON AND IRAQI VP AL-HASHIMI [...] (S) Summary. Visiting COMCENTCOM Admiral William J. Fallon, accompanied by Ambassador Crocker, met with Vice President and Sunni bloc leader Tariq al-Hashimi May 12 to press for progress on political benchmarks. Al-Hashimi stated his genuine desire for progress on key reconciliation issues in [...]	2007-05-20 17:04:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1680	MAY 11 IRAQ EXECUTIVE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (C) Summary: On May 18 Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki chaired the weekly Iraq-Executive Steering Committee (I-ESC) meeting to discuss progress of supporting committees and their achievements over the last week in implementing Fardh Al-Qanoon (FAQ) initiatives and requirements. This week's [...]	2007-05-22 10:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD1781	A SUNNI PERSPECTIVE: ADNAN AL-DULAIMI SHARES HIS [...] (C) Summary. In a May 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Council of Representatives member and Sunni Tawafuq bloc leader Adnan al-Dulaimi (Iraqi People's Conference) discussed the greatest threats Iraq faces - terrorism and sectarianism - and his ideas for solutions. Al-Dulaimi pledged to cooper [...]	2007-05-28 16:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1795	VOTE ON MINISTERIAL NOMINEES DELAYED -- AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: The Prime Minister's poorly coordinated effort to gain parliamentary approval for a new slate of six ministers -- five of which are different from those proposed May 10 (reftel) -- has yet to reach fruition. The proposed Ministers of Health, Agriculture, and Transportation; along [...]	2007-05-30 01:31:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD1851	IRAQI FM ZEBARI ON UNSCR MID-YEAR REVIEW [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance: see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) On June 4, 2007, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiar Zebari provided Ambassador Crocker with a copy of a draft letter he intends to send to the United Nations prior to the mid-year review of UNSCR 1723 on June 14. The draft letter r [...]	2007-06-04 17:18:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	UN MARR PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD1974	HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER ON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a June 13 meeting with PolOff, Human Rights Minister Wijdan Salim reported that the Council of Ministers (CoM) on June 12 decided that Iraq should maintain both a Human Rights Commission, which is constitutionally mandated, and a Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR). The minis [...]	2007-06-15 17:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD1977	ADHAMIYA SUNNIS DISCUSS SECURITY, VIEWS ON U.S. [...] (C) Summary: Sunni members of the Adhamiya District Council (DC) told PRToffs June 5 that the Iraqi Army (IA) and both Sunni and Shia extremists are the primary sources of instability in the predominantly Sunni areas of the district. They added that many average Sunni citizens in the district [...]	2007-06-16 08:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2012	SUNNI POLITICIANS SEEK COR INSPECTIONS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The cross-sectarian Human Rights Committee of the Council of Representatives (CoR) has repeatedly voiced, especially through its Sunni representatives, a desire to conduct independent detention center inspections. Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim confirmed to PolOff June 13 [...]	2007-06-18 17:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD217	IRAQI REACTION TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH [...] (C) Summary: Iraqi reaction to President Bush's January 10 Iraq policy speech has been mixed, tending to be mostly but not completely favorable among Embassy contacts, consistently critical among Sadrists and hardline Sunnis. Most Iraqis across the spectrum hope the U.S. troop surge will bri [...]	2007-01-20 16:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD218	MIXED SUNNI/SHIA BAGHDAD SUBURB TROUBLED BY JAM [...] (C) Summary. Leading Mada'in resident Kamel al-Samaraii (Sunni Arab) told EmbOffs January 10 that anti-Sunni police aggression was causing large numbers of Mada'in youth to join the insurgency. He alleged that the patrolling MoI forces are infiltrated by Jaysh al-Mahdi (JAM) militia members [...]	2007-01-20 17:54:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2371	SOME BAHA'I RECEIVE IDENTITY CARDS, MOST MUST [...] (C) Summary: On July 12, President of the Bahai National Spiritual Assembly in Iraq, Abdul Razaq Abaychi and assembly- member Sermid Moqbel said that since May 15, the Iraqi government has issued national identification cards or "jensiyya" to four members of the Baha'i faith. The jensiyya ca [...]	2007-07-16 15:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM KIRF IZ
07BAGHDAD2398	HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER SAYS DETAINEE ABUSE RISING, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 14, Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim repeated to PolCouns anecdotes of torture cases that Sunni Vice President (VP) Dr. Tareq al-Hashimi, during a July 8 conversation with Ambassador Crocker, had credited her with reporting to him. She noted that the volume of detain [...]	2007-07-18 15:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2418	Practical Federalism Seminar Brings Together Kurdistan [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A July 10-13 "Practical Federalism in Iraq" seminar held in Erbil was the first such event attended by members of both the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) and the Iraqi Council of Representatives (CoR). Discussion was focused on the Oil Law, Article 140, and regional formatio [...]	2007-07-20 12:41:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2464	THE NEW JOINT CAMPAIGN PLAN FOR IRAQ [...] (S/REL MCFI) Ambassador Crocker and MNF-I Commanding General Petraeus have agreed upon a new Joint Campaign Plan (JCP) for Operation Iraq Freedom. It says that the Coalition, in partnership with the Government of Iraq, will employ an integrated set of actions to help Iraq achieve sustainable [...]	2007-07-25 16:52:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PGOV MOPS PINS PINR ECON PREL ASEC KDEM PTER
07BAGHDAD2465	VP HASHIMI DOWN BUT NOT YET OUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 22, Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi discounted the need for a senior leadership meeting to iron out political differences on benchmark legislation, saying the political leaders can resolve all issues within 5-6 days using their advisors. He tasked the Secretary General of [...]	2007-07-25 17:44:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM MOPS PGOV PHUM
07BAGHDAD2516	TALABANI DISCUSSES IRAN TALKS, TAWAFUQ WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iraqi President Jalal Talabani told the Ambassador July 25 that Iran was very positive about the talks held the previous day with the Ambassador. Talabani had little to say on the prospect of Tawafuq withdrawing from the government, but he thought that they should handle their c [...]	2007-07-30 07:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IR IZ PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD2579	SUNNI HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE DEPUTY VISITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Council of Representatives (CoR) Human Rights Committee Deputy Dr. Harith Al-Ubaidy (Tawafuq) told PolOff on July 31 he noted better conditions during his July 26 visit to the Khadimiya 2nd National Police (NP) Division detention center at Forward Operating Base JUSTICE (also kno [...]	2007-08-03 12:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2586	HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE DISCUSSES DETENTION ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Council of Representatives (CoR) Human Rights Committee Deputy Harith al-Ubaidy (Tawafuq),and committee members Hanin al-Qeddo (Eitilaf) and Shatha al-Ebousy (Tawafuq) told PolOff separately in July that Prime Minister (PM) Maliki, in a July 23 meeting with the committee, said t [...]	2007-08-04 07:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2613	SUNNIS ARE AMERICA'S FRIENDS, SAYS HARD-LINER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sunni hard-liners Khalaf Allyan and Adan Dulaymi told Ambassador Crocker that it was up to the U.S. to fix Iraq's problems by forcing the Shi'a and Kurds to accept their reconciliation demands, some of which were based on an unsubstantiated view of Iraqi reality (e.g., Sunnis outnu [...]	2007-08-07 02:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KDEM PGOV PHUM
07BAGHDAD2629	ALLAWI'S DECISION TO WITHDRAW MINISTERS: LOTS OF [...] (C) Summary: On August 5, Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim from Ayad Allawi's Iraqiyya list informed emboffs that Allawi ordered his ministers to suspend participation in Ministerial cabinet meetings. This would impact four Iraqiyya Ministers ) Salim, Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi (Minister of [...]	2007-08-07 15:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2639	BAGHDAD: YAWNING GAP BETWEEN IRAQ'S PARLIAMENT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three prominent Baghdad-based members of the Council of Representatives (CoR) report that they have no impact on the most important issues facing their neighborhoods, including the provision of security and essential services. Aliah Al-Ubeidi (Iraqiyya - mixed-sect, secular),H [...]	2007-08-08 13:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD2657	TALABANI DISCUSSES LEADERSHIP MEETING, IRAN TALKS, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Talabani told the Ambassador August 6 that he, Prime Minister Maliki, and Vice President Mehdi had a frank discussion on the current political crisis. He also spoke separately with Vice President Hashimi. Talabani said he had spoken to the Iranians who were still very positive [...]	2007-08-09 14:42:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IR IZ
07BAGHDAD2665	AMBASSADOR CROCKER'S AUGUST 7 MEETING WITH HUMAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: During an August 7 meeting with Ambassador Crocker, Human Rights Minister Wijdan Salim sought his advice on how to respond to Iraqiyya bloc leader Ayad Allawi's order for Iraqiyya ministers to resign from the Maliki government. Minister Wijdan said that she does not want to resign [...]	2007-08-10 13:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PHUM PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD2670	SUNNI DIALOGUE RAISES NEEDS OF UNDER-SERVED [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: A July 24 meeting, requested by Omar Al-Jaboori, Human Rights Advisor to the Vice President, offered an opportunity to hear first-hand about Sunni challenges in each district in the EPRT,s area of operations ) Rusafa, Karad [...]	2007-08-12 09:26:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD2671	BAGHDAD EPRT: SUNNIS CONTINUE RECONCILIATION [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: This July 31 meeting followed one of July 24 (septel); the main thrust was for Human Rights Advisor to the Vice President Al-Jaboori and his team to get to know BCT battalion commanders and thereafter engage with them in we [...]	2007-08-12 09:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD2691	NINEWA PROVINCE: HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS [...] (C) The Ninewa (Mosul) PRT Rule of Law section recently met with several key human rights organizations in the northern Iraqi province of Ninewa. In an encouraging sign, there is a surprising amount of human rights activity in the province -- given the inherent security risks in Iraq today -- [...]	2007-08-13 10:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KDEM PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD2694	SHI'A COR MEMBER DISCUSSES TERRORIST CHALLENGE, [...] (C) Sheikh Mohammed al-Haideri, member of the Council of Representatives (CoR) from the UIC and chair of the CoR's human rights committee, told CODEL Baird on August 11 that terrorism, including Al-Qaeda (AQ) and armed groups operating outside the law, was the biggest challenge to Iraq. (Note [...]	2007-08-13 13:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD2761	VP HASHIMI AND POLCOUNS DISCUSS LEADERSHIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an August 16 meeting with PolCouns, Sunni Vice President (VP) Tariq al-Hashimi said that he was ready to participate in the upcoming three-plus-one-plus-one leadership conference, regardless of whether a four-party bloc consisting of the PUK, KDP, Dawa, and ISCI forms in the [...]	2007-08-19 16:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS IZ
07BAGHDAD2762	DEPUTY SRSG SCHULENBURG WARNS DCM OF THE UNAMI [...] (C) Summary: The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) second quarter human rights report will be as "shocking and heavy handed" as the first quarter report, said Acting Special Representative to the Secretary General (SRSG) Michael Schulenburg (protect) in an August 17 meeting wi [...]	2007-08-19 17:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM UN IZ
07BAGHDAD2809	CODEL VOINOVICH STRESSES POLITICAL PROGRESS AND [...] (C) Summary: In an August 20 meeting with Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, CODEL Voinovich -- Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH),Sen. Bob Corker (R-TENN),Sen. David Vitter (R-LA),Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TENN) -- stressed with VP al-Hashimi concern regarding the withdrawal of the Tawafuq party and [...]	2007-08-21 19:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS EPET IZ
07BAGHDAD2817	HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER VISITS RULE OF LAW COMPLEX [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Human Rights (MOHR) Wijdan Salim stressed on August 13 that the jurisdiction of judges at the Rule of Law Complex (ROLC) in Baghdad's Rusafa district should be expanded to include processing of all detainees held onsite at the Rusafa detention center to prevent indefi [...]	2007-08-22 12:33:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV KJUS IZ
07BAGHDAD286	BAGHDAD SUNNI NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS COMPLAIN ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. Three neighborhood council members representing the Sunni-dominant Doura sub-district in South Baghdad told Emboffs January 24 that Ministry of Interior abuse against residents was a common occurrence and included alleged torture, extortion, and killings. Representatives Hashim M [...]	2007-01-28 14:37:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV KJUS IZ
07BAGHDAD2867	MALIKI'S STAFF -- INSIDE THE PRIME MINISTER'S [...] (C) Summary: The professional staff of the Prime Minister's Office is dominated by a small circle of trusted advisors, who travel with the Prime Minister and are often present at major meetings. The remaining advisors struggle with lack of information, infrastructure constraints, and movemen [...]	2007-08-26 18:13:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IZ

07BAGHDAD2979	NINEWA: HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE TAKING THE FIRST [...] (SBU) The chairman and two other representatives from the Human Rights Committee (HRC) of the Ninewa Provincial Council, northern Iraq, told the Rule of Law Section of the Ninewa Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in August that the committee was committed to protecting the dignity and human [...]	2007-09-05 14:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD298	ARAB LEAGUE AMBASSADOR TO IRAQ TO RESIGN [...] (S) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 25, Arab League Ambassador to Iraq Mukhtar Lamani said the Arab League failed to support him politically. As a result, Lamani said he is resigning. He passed a copy of his resignation letter to the Ambassador and said it was confidenti [...]	2007-01-29 11:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3011	BAGHDAD EPRT: PALESTINIANS SEEK SERVICES, [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: During an August 20 meeting with Baghdad E-PRT and 2BCT/2ID, Palestinians from the Beladiat neighborhood of Baghdad's 9 Nissan district raised several concerns: poor basic services, insecurity, and the status of detainees. [...]	2007-09-09 08:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF PHUM ECON PTER SOCI SCUL IZ
07BAGHDAD3013	BAGHDAD EPRT: SUNNI RECONCILIATION DIALOGUES [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On 28 Aug, Baghdad E-PRT, 2/2 ID CDR, and battalion commanders met with Human Rights Advisor to the VP Omar Al-Jaboori and Dr. Kheder Shukur to provide updates on the six battalion-level local reconciliation processes (reft [...]	2007-09-09 08:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3027	PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MASHADANI CITES FAILURES OF [...] (C) Summary: Mahmoud Mashadani, the ever-prickly Council of Representatives (CoR) Speaker, told PolCouns September 6 that he felt slighted at not being invited with other GOI leaders to join President Bush's September 2 visit to Anbar. Mashadani complained about what he called the failure of PM [...]	2007-09-10 14:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR IZ
07BAGHDAD3045	JOINT RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS SUPPORT BAGHDAD [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Joint Planning Commission (JPC) and the Joint Reconstruction Operations Center (JROC) in Baghdad are fast becoming Iraqi-driven institutions. Created to coordinate and synchronize Baghdad reconstruction efforts in support [...]	2007-09-11 08:43:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PINR PINS IZ
07BAGHDAD3062	CDA AND HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER DISCUSS SULTAN [...] (S) Human Rights Minister Wijdan Salim told CDA Butenis and PolCouns September 8 that there would be significant public outrage if Sultan Hashim, formerly Saddam Hussein's Minister of Defense, were executed -- especially without the approval of the Presidency Council. The Iraqi people, she no [...]	2007-09-11 17:32:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PHUM PINS PREL PGOV KJUS KAWC IZ
07BAGHDAD314	CODEL PELOSI MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR, IRAQI PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Meeting with the Ambassador before a luncheon with Iraqi President Talabani, and at the luncheon, CODEL Pelosi members expressed concern that Iraqi PM Maliki had not proposed and did not support a U.S. troop surge. They also expressed doubts about the GOI's political will to ma [...]	2007-01-30 11:27:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD3155	IRAQIYA COR MEMBER DISCUSSES MINISTRY WITHDRAWALS, [...] (C) Summary: Iraqiya Party Secretary and Council of Representatives (CoR) member Maysoon al-Damluji told PolOff on September 13 the two ministers (Science and Technology, Human Rights) that refused go to along with Ayad Allawi's decision to pull his party from the Council of Ministers (CoM) a [...]	2007-09-19 16:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3196	DR. MEHDI HAFEDH PROMOTES HIMSELF AS ALTERNATIVE [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a Sept. 20 meeting, Council of Representatives (CoR) member Dr. Mehdi Hafedh (Shi'a/Independent) said it was time for the USG to "initiate" the replacement of PM Maliki. Poloffs pushed back, leaving no doubt that the USG supports Maliki as the head of Iraq's constitutio [...]	2007-09-23 13:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR ECON EFIN IZ
07BAGHDAD3222	VICE PRESIDENT HASHIMI TOUR D'HORIZON WITH THE [...] (C) During a September 23 meeting, the Ambassador and Iraqi Vice President Tariq Al Hashimi discussed detainee issues, political developments, pending executions, recent violence in the Washash neighborhood of Baghdad, Hashimi's draft "Social Contract," and Mosul Province. Hashimi was please [...]	2007-09-25 13:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM IZ
07BAGHDAD351	DISPLACEMENTS IN THE RASHEED DISTRICT OF BAGHDAD [...] (U) This is a Baghdad PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Neighborhood leaders from two areas of the Rasheed district of Baghdad report that internally displaced persons (IDPs) are both departing and settling in their neighborhoods due to sectarian violence or threats of violence and that [...]	2007-02-02 15:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PTER
07BAGHDAD3591	HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION LAW DELAYED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Council of Representatives (CoR) Human Rights Committee is seeking the Presidency Council's support for its draft of the High Commission for Human Rights (HCHR) law, which CoR Deputy Speaker Khalid al-Attiyah (Eitilaf) blocked from moving forward during its second reading (Oc [...]	2007-10-29 09:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3611	HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER DEFLECTS PRESSURE TO BACK [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Minister of Human Rights Wijdan Salim told PolOff October 28 she has deflected multiple requests by Iranian-linked officials to guarantee the release of Ministry of Interior (MoI) Colonel (COL) Thamir Mohammad (Isma'il) Sinah Al-Husayni, in Coalition custody since his arrest on [...]	2007-10-31 05:58:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM KDEM PGOV PINS PINR IZ IR
07BAGHDAD3693	KIRKUK REFERENDUM: PROBLEMS WITH KURDISH FOCUS ON [...] (C) One obstacle of many to holding a referendum on the status of Kirkuk, as required by Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution (the Article 140 Referendum),is the lack of a credible voter registry. The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) is currently working to develop a national vo [...]	2007-11-07 17:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD3694	MALIKI ADVISOR SAYS CHRISTIAN LEADERS ACCEPT PM'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to PM's advisor George Bakoos, Chaldean Patriarch Emmanuel III Delly on October 27 accepted assistance to the Iraqi Christian community that Maliki had offered when they met three months earlier. Bakoos said the offer consisted of hiring Christian security personnel th [...]	2007-11-08 06:35:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF IZ VT
07BAGHDAD3710	BAGHDAD EPRT: OMAR AL-JABOORI ON SUNNI [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Omar Al-Jaboori, Human Rights Advisor to the Vice President, told E-PRT Team Leader September 11 that Shia assistance to Sunnis fighting Al Qaeda in Iraq forms the essence of reconciliation. As part of an on-going discussio [...]	2007-11-12 06:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3711	BAGHDAD EPRT: SUNNI VOLUNTEERS PROTECT [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 BCT E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Dr. Kheder Shukur, assistant to Sheikh Omar Al-Jaboori, Human Rights Advisor to Vice President Tariq Al-Hashimi, told E-PRT Team Leader September 25 that local Sunni security volunteers will play a "major role" in protectin [...]	2007-11-12 06:11:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER SOCI SCUL ECON PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD3712	BAGHDAD EPRT: OMAR AL-JABOORI OUTLINES SUNNI [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 Brigade E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Sheikh Omar Al-Jaboori, Human Rights Advisor to Vice President Tariq Al-Hashimi, told the E-PRT October 9 that the priorities for Sunnis in Baghdad are to re-open mosques and activate the Iraqi Security Volunteer (ISV) p [...]	2007-11-12 06:23:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3907	BAGDHAD EPRT: OMAR AL-JABOORI HOSTS RECONCILIATION [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 Brigade E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: Sheikh Omar Al-Jaboori, Human Rights Advisor to Vice President Tariq Al-Hashimi, hosted a November 13 meeting as part of a series of on-going discussions with the Brigade Combat Team (BCT) and E-PRT (reftels A - E). The [...]	2007-12-02 02:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER SOCI SCUL ECON IZ
07BAGHDAD3958	MOVING FORWARD ON MEK [...] (S) SUMMARY: As reported in Ref B, the MEK presence in Iraq and MNF-I protection duties have become a major irritant in our relationship with the GOI. For most Iraqis, the group remains associated with some of the worst human rights abuses of the former regime. The GOI has repeatedly pressed [...]	2007-12-05 18:40:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREF PREL PTER IR IZ
07BAGHDAD3962	BAGHDAD 2 E-PRT: ASSYRIAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 Brigade E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: During a November 27 meeting, Assyrian Democratic Movement Public Relations Head Sargon Lazar Slewa told E-PRT Team Leader that the Christian community has minimal involvement in the Iraq central government. He charact [...]	2007-12-06 10:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL SOCI IZ
07BAGHDAD3963	BAGHDAD 2 E-PRT: ASSYRIAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT [...] (U) This is a Baghdad 2 Brigade E-PRT reporting cable. 2. (C) Summary: During a November 27 meeting, Assyrian Democratic Movement Public Relations Head Sargon Lazar Slewa told E-PRT Team Leader that the Christian community has minimal involvement in the Iraq central government. He charact [...]	2007-12-06 10:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SCUL SOCI IZ
07BAGHDAD4116	TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE NGO COMMENTS ON DE-BA'ATH LAW [...] (C) Summary: The International Center for Transitional Justice, a U.S.-based NGO, has delivered an analysis of the Law of Accountability and Justice to the GOI and CoR leadership that criticizes the current draft. The analysis warns the CoR that the draft will not further national reconciliat [...]	2007-12-18 14:07:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ
07BAGHDAD4117	IRAQ'S NGO REGISTRATION WOES [...] (C REL USA GBR) Summary: In early October, the NGO Assistance Office proposed to the Council of Ministers that all NGOs formerly registered by the Ministry of Planning be forced to re-register. Although the request was denied by the Council of Ministers General Secretariat, significant number [...]	2007-12-18 15:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD4221	VP HASHEMI ON ALLYING WITH KURDS AND STABILIZING [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met on 30 December with Vice President and Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) head Tariq al-Hashemi. Hashemi said the purpose of the IIP-Kurdish agreement last week was to pressure the GOI to work harder for political progress and to cooperate against increasing violence i [...]	2007-12-31 09:59:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS PINR PTER IZ
07BAGHDAD426	CONSTITUTIONAL REVIEW: IDENTIFYING PRIORITIES, [...] (C) Summary. In the two and a half months since the Council of Representatives (CoR) named the Constitutional Review Committee (CRC),political parties have yet to engage substantively over possible constitutional amendments. Tawafuq, in collaboration with several smaller political parties, a [...]	2007-02-08 13:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD455	NINEWA: ANTI-KURD COALITION DEFEATS MOVE TO [...] (C) At the Ninewa Provincial Council's 4 February weekly meeting, the majority Kurdish Alliance (30 of 41 members) attempted to impose a complete reshuffle of Council committees, including abolition of some committees and addition of an Article 140 committee to oversee 'disputed territories' [...]	2007-02-11 14:05:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD493	VP HASHEMI ON MOD, SUNNI ROLE IN BSP, MODERATE [...] (S) Summary: VP Hashemi told the Ambassador February 8 that the Sunni Tawafuq bloc's nomination of Sunni MoD Abdul Qader during government formation was a "grave mistake." Hashemi reviewed examples of Abdul Qader's "weak" performance as Minister. The VP reported on progress with moderate fron [...]	2007-02-13 08:56:00	Embassy Baghdad	SECRET	PREL PGOV PINS IR SA IZ
07BAGHDAD494	Iraqi Kurdistan Region Media Summary -- [...] (U) This is a Regional Reconstruction Team (RRT) cable. KRG Prime Minister Meets with Undersecretary for Management --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) Major Kurdish media covered the meeting of Undersecretary of State for Management Henrietta Fore and U. S. Region [...]	2007-02-13 10:19:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON IZ TU IR
07BAGHDAD512	PM'S ESC DISCUSSES BORDER CLOSURES, BSP, PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary. The Executive Steering Committee (IESC),chaired by PM Maliki met in its third session on February 9. Topics discussed included the plan to close Iraq,s points of entry (POE,s) with Syria and Iran on February 14, efforts on coordinating services in conjunction with the Baghdad Sec [...]	2007-02-14 11:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON IZ PREF
07BAGHDAD561	IRAQI PRESIDENCY STATEMENT ON KEY PRIORITIES [...] The following statement was posted on the Iraqi Presidency's website ( www.iraqipresidency.net ),dated February 15 (posted February 16),following a meeting between the three-member Presidency Council and Prime Minister Al-Maliki. The statement lists priority issues on which senior GoI offi [...]	2007-02-17 19:16:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EFIN IZ
07BAGHDAD767	BAHA'I REPORT SUPPORT ON IDENTITY CARDS, PUSH-BACK [...] (C) Summary: President of the Baha'i National Spiritual Advisory Group in Iraq, Abdul Razaq Abaychi, updated PolOffs on February 25 on the status of a Saddam-era regulation that leaves the Baha'i without identification to register in schools, obtain passports, or even get married legally. Aba [...]	2007-03-03 10:22:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM IZ
07BAGHDAD790	IRAQI VP HASHIMI ON CABINET CHANGES, BSP, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on February 28, VP Tariq al-Hashimi said he had met with the Prime Minister on February 27. The VP professed his support to the PM and asked the PM to view him as a contributor to the GOI's policies. According to VP Hashimi, he and PM discussed [...]	2007-03-05 11:30:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IZ
07BAGHDAD798	VP MAHDI DISCUSSES DE-BAATHIFICATION REFORM, [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 28 meeting with the Ambassador, Iraqi Vice President Adil Abd al-Mahdi described the assassination attempt against him, calling it a "well organized inside job." He discussed the issue of de-Baathification reform and stressed the importance of addressing the needs [...]	2007-03-05 15:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	IZ KJUS PGOV PREL
07BAGHDAD866	HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTRY COMPLAINS OF LOW DONOR [...] (C) Summary. Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) senior officials complained to PolOffs March 6 that they had yet to see substantive assistance from international donors, despite efforts by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) to coordinate such assistance. At the heart of the ministry's e [...]	2007-03-12 07:38:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID IZ
07BAGHDAD980	CHALABI AIDE SAYS INCOMPETENCE, LACK OF BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: Ahmad Chalabi aide Wameed Al-Mekhlibe told PRToffs March 17 that lack of coordination with security forces, incompetent ministries, and Prime Minister Maliki,s failure to provide a budget have hindered efforts to form effective popular committees. Al-Mekhlibe said there is littl [...]	2007-03-20 14:12:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR IZ
07BAKU1037	VISIT TO ONE OF AZERBAIJAN'S MOST NOTORIOUS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An OSCE-led delegation visited Gobustan Prison One - notorious for abuses, mysterious deaths, and restive inmates -- to assess conditions and meet with prisoners. The delegation met with Elchin Amiraslanov, Arif Kazimov, and Safa Poladov, three individuals determined to be pol [...]	2007-08-20 09:59:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL PINS SOCI AJ
07BAKU1084	CIVIL SOCIETY SKITTISH ABOUT GOVERNMENT PLANS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Aliyev's July 27 decree outlining the GOAJ's new concept on NGOs, including a provision for future state funding for NGOs, triggered an immediate, negative reaction from key civil society activists. Supporters of the new plan claim that state funding will relieve NGOs f [...]	2007-08-28 13:27:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU1140	COE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONER THOMAS HAMMARBERG'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 3-7 trip to Baku, the Council of Europe's Human Rights Commissioner Thomas Hammarberg met with a wide range of GOAJ officials, NGO activists, high-profile prisoners, and representatives of international organizations. Hammarberg told the Ambassador that the Co [...]	2007-09-17 09:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU1212	JOURNALIST BEATEN AND OPPOSITIONIST COMMITTED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the exclave of Nakhchivan, between September 22 and 23, Yeni Musavat newspaper correspondent Hakimeldostu Mehdiyev was reportedly detained and beaten by Nakhchivan Ministry of National Security (MNS) officials. On September 20, Alasgar Ismayilov, a Popular Front Party (PFP) m [...]	2007-10-03 14:28:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI AJ
07BAKU1230	COORDINATING OUR DEMOCRACY MESSAGE IN AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) Summary: On October 5, the Ambassador convened a group of like-minded ambassadors to discuss coordination of our democracy strategies in the run-up to Azerbaijan's 2008 presidential election. The EU will issue its first progress report on Azerbaijan's EU Action Plan in April 2008, and th [...]	2007-10-10 11:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM AJ
07BAKU125	GOAJ APPROVES OPPOSITION MUSAVAT PARTY REQUEST TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 24, the Baku Mayor's Office granted permission to the opposition Musavat Party to hold a January 28 rally protesting recent price increases. This decision marks the first official approval of any protest or rally since the November 26, 2005 violent break-up of a peacefu [...]	2007-01-25 14:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM CASC ASEC AJ
07BAKU1255	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH COMMITTEE TO DEFEND [...] (C) Summary: During an October 11 meeting, Jamil Hasanli, Head of the Committee to Defend Farhad Aliyev's Rights, told the Ambassador that the former Minister had been arrested on coup-plotting charges in October 2005 as part of a Russian intelligence effort to sway public opinion in the run-up [...]	2007-10-18 13:37:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU1284	EU REPRESENTATIVE PETER SEMNEBY COMMENTS ON HIS [...] (C) Summary: EU Special Representative Peter Semneby reviewed his October 18 meeting with President Aliyev with the Ambassador on the same day. Aliyev told Semneby there was no agreement at the Caspian Heads of State meeting in Tehran. During the Caspian Summit, Turkmen President Berdimuha [...]	2007-10-25 12:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS PHUM ENRG IR AM AJ
07BAKU1285	HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS BRIEF AMBASSADOR ON PACE [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-25 13:26:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU1311	SCENESETTER FOR EUR A/S FRIED'S NOVEMBER 3-5 VISIT [...] (S) Summary: Dan, your visit could not come at a better time. With the ongoing security threat to the Embassy, your visit will underscore that we continue to engage actively, and at high levels. In the first place, it will be important to reinforce with this government that Azerbaijan's co [...]	2007-11-01 13:07:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PHUM KDEM ENRG PINR PBTS IR RU AJ
07BAKU1355	NGO AND POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS SHARE CONCERNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his November 4 meetings with NGO and political party leaders, EUR A/S Fried noted the importance of a strong Azerbaijan with strong democratic institutions. Although it is not always popular with the GOAJ, he said that Azerbaijan's democratic development would remain a prio [...]	2007-11-13 09:42:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU1356	AZERBAIJAN: EUR A/S FRIED REVIEWS DEMOCRACY AND [...] (C) Summary: EUR A/S Fried and the Ambassador reviewed democracy and human right issues with Foreign Minister Mammadyarov in a November 5 meeting, as part of our ongoing high-level dialogue (ref a). Fried emphasized that free and fair presidential elections in 2008 would strengthen Azerbaij [...]	2007-11-13 09:49:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KIRF PBTS AM AJ
07BAKU1361	EUR A/S FRIED REVIEWS DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: uring a November 5 meeting with visiting EUR A/SDaniel Fried, Minister of Internal Affairs RamilUsubov said that the Ministry planned to continue to support the democratic reforms and western direction of President Ilham Aliyev. He noted that various democratic and human rights re [...]	2007-11-14 09:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU1404	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS DEMOCRACY MESSAGE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During a November 7 visit to the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan, the Ambassador delivered a strong message on the importance of democratic development to Azerbaijan's future. She met with Nakhchivan Prime Minister Alovsat Bakhshiyev, and visited several Nakhchivani historic [...]	2007-11-26 09:38:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PBTS EAID AR AJ
07BAKU1435	TWO HIGH-PROFILE DEATH CASES AT MOJ MEDICAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-30 13:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PINS SOCI AJ
07BAKU1470	NAKHCHIVANI JOURNALIST RELEASED AFTER APPELLATE [...] (C) According to Nakhchivan-based human rights activists and press accounts, on December 10 at approximately 1820, Nakhchivan Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty correspondent Ilgar Nasibov was released from prison, following the Nakhchivan Court of Appeals' decision to overturn the district court [...]	2007-12-11 13:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO AJ
07BAKU1498	PLANS FOR A "DEMOCRACY COUNCIL" OF NGOS BEGIN TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nearly a year after human rights activist Arzu Abdullayeva shared initial plans to create a coalition of democracy-focused NGOs with then-DRL A/S Lowenkron, she has begun to take actions to make the "Democracy Council" a reality. However, rather than the coordination mechanism b [...]	2007-12-17 14:19:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU1514	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MEDIA SITUATION, HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 14 meeting the Ambassador and Human Rights Ombudswoman Elmira Suleymanova discussed Azerbaijan's tense media environment. The Ombudswoman said that she has appealed to President Aliyev to review the imprisoned journalists' cases to determine if they had actuall [...]	2007-12-19 12:32:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AJ
07BAKU194	AZERBAIJAN: OPPOSITION AND RULING PARTY INCH TOWARDS DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the December 2006 visit of Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry SIPDIS Lowenkron, the opposition and ruling party leaders agreed that they were prepared to engage in a new political dialogue focused on implementation of Azerbaijan's internationa [...]	2007-02-13 14:23:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AJ
07BAKU199	AZERBAIJAN'S NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF [...] (U) We are pleased to nominate Novella Jafarova to be considered for the Secretary of State's Award for International Women of Courage (per reftel). Ms. Jafarova is a leading human rights activist with a nationwide network of women's advocacy centers, who has shown exceptional courage and lead [...]	2007-02-14 11:47:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO AJ
07BAKU219	AZERBAIJAN'S EVOLVING APPROCAH TO RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: Since November 2006, the GOAJ has veered from its traditional practice of not publicly acknowledging tensions in its relations with Russia. President Aliyev and other GOAJ officials have publicly criticized Russia's behavior in gas negotiations and taken swipes at the viability [...]	2007-02-20 09:41:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ RU
07BAKU252	\\CORRECTED COPY - TAG ORDER\\ PART I OF II: AZERBAIJAN [...] (U) As per reftel, paragraph 3 below begins Embassy Baku's submission on status of action the GOAJ has taken to combat human trafficking. Answers are keyed to questions in reftel. 2. (SBU) In preparing this report, the Embassy has undertaken extensive contacts with international organizatio [...]	2007-03-01 11:19:00	Embassy Baku	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ASEC ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG AJ
07BAKU285	AZERBAIJAN: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 13:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC AJ
07BAKU298	AZERBAIJAN DEMOCRATIC PARTY SPLIT, KICKED OUT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: After weeks of mudslinging in the press, the long-troubled Azerbaijan Democratic Party (ADP) has functionally split into two parties: one headed by exiled Chair Rasul Guliyev, the other by Acting Chair and party founder Sardar Jalaloglu. The split will likely become official in th [...]	2007-03-12 13:51:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM PINR AJ
07BAKU299	AZERBAIJANI NGO LEADER PLANS DEMOCRACY COUNCIL TO [...] (C) Prominent NGO leader and human rights activist Arzu Abdullayeva told Poloff March 6 that she has organized a new Democracy Council for the purpose of engaging the GOAJ in a constructive dialogue on democracy and human rights (reftel). Following up on her comments to the Ambassador in Decemb [...]	2007-03-13 06:57:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU308	UPDATE ON DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FOR A/S LOWENKRON'S DIALOGUE WITH AZERBAIJANI FM MAMMADYAROV [...] (C) In preparation for the inaugural session of the US-Azerbaijan dialogue on democracy and human rights, we provide below an update on developments in Azerbaijan since your December meetings in Baku. Septel will provide the strategic context of the intensified democracy dialogue and detail sp [...]	2007-03-14 15:00:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCOR AJ
07BAKU309	KEY MP ANALYZES AZERBAIJANI RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a March 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Chair of Parliament's International Relations Commission Samad Seyidov discussed Azerbaijan's role in the Council of Europe and in GUAM. He outlined growing Russian influence in Azerbaijan, and expressed frustration over Russian pressure o [...]	2007-03-15 06:06:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KDEM AJ
07BAKU312	SCENESETTER FOR DRL A/S LOWENKRON'S MARCH 21 [...] (C) As President Aliyev frequently notes in public and private meetings with Western officials, Azerbaijan is committed to Western values and has set itself the goal of developing as a market-based democracy, rooted in Euroatlantic structures. Aliyev and other senior Azerbaijani officials are [...]	2007-03-16 04:51:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCOR AJ
07BAKU37	PRESIDENT ALIYEV, DRL A/S LOWENKRON DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a December 18-19 visit to Azerbaijan, Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Barry Lowenkron secured President Aliyev's agreement to launch an intensified bilateral dialogue on the development of democracy in Azerbaijan in sessions to be held at [...]	2007-01-09 11:59:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PBTS ENRG RU IR AJ
07BAKU411	PRESIDENT ALIYEV DISCUSSES RUSSIA, IRAN, ISLAM, [...] (C) Summary: In an April 3 meeting with Representative Hoekstra and the Ambassador, President Ilham Aliyev provided a tour d'horizon of Azerbaijan's foreign policy, regional geopolitics, energy policy and domestic development. Aliyev argued that Azerbaijan was unique, bordered by its former co [...]	2007-04-11 11:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG EPET KDEM PHUM ABLD AMGT CASC
07BAKU449	AMBASSADOR'S APRIL 12 MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: During an April 12 meeting with the Ambassador, Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev said that President Aliyev was very interested in the upcoming bilateral security consultations; Mehdiyev also expressed his strong support for the talks and promised to urge the Minister o [...]	2007-04-17 14:12:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCOR MARR MASS PTER AJ
07BAKU456	AZERBAIJAN/OSCE: POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS AND MPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 28-30 visit to Baku, USOSCE Ambassador Finley met separately with a group of foreign policy Members of Parliament (MPs),female MPs, and political party leaders. The foreign policy MPs expressed a range of views about the level of democracy in Azerbaijan and agreed [...]	2007-04-18 13:55:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KWMN AJ
07BAKU458	AZERBAIJAN/OSCE: FM MAMMADYAROV DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a March 28 meeting with visiting USOSCE Ambassador Finley, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov was upbeat about his recent visit to Washington but thought critics should acknowledge more Azerbaijan's steady democratic progress. Mammadyarov said political dialogue between oppositi [...]	2007-04-18 14:09:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS PHUM KDEM KCOR AM IR AJ
07BAKU472	INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY VIEWS ON FARHAD ALIYEV AND [...] (C) At an April 19 meeting with key diplomatic missions (UK, Norway, France, OSCE, UN, Council of Europe, and US),Polec Counselor raised the question of press statements/public reactions to the expected April 20 verdict in the trial of former Health Minister Ali Insanov and the upcoming May 1 [...]	2007-04-19 14:26:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KCOR AJ
07BAKU504	AZERBAIJANI BACKLASH AGAINST US WORDING ON [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 12-14. 2. (C) Summary: Post-publication revisions to Nagorno-Karabakh language in the 2006 Armenia Human Rights Report continue to ignite strong, negative reaction from the Azerbaijani Government and public. We are beginning to see a broader-bas [...]	2007-04-24 13:47:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS PHUM PINR MARR MOPS AJ
07BAKU568	AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT OF UNHRC ELECTION [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarches on Belarus and the UN Human Rights Council in separate May 10 conversations with President Aliyev's Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev and Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov, as well as Deputy Foreign Minister Mahmud Mammadguliyev. (Foreign Minist [...]	2007-05-10 15:18:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC AJ
07BAKU584	PRESIDENT ALIYEV,S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR REIEWS [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mammadov flagged President Aliyev's planned attendance at the upcoming energy summit in Poland as a "very important" step to reassure Europe. The GOAJ hopes for progress in bilateral relations with Turkmenistan in 2007, although Baku is [...]	2007-05-15 12:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG MARR AMGT ABLD CASC AJ
07BAKU595	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CAUTIONING AZERBAIJAN AGAINST [...] (C) As reported ref a, the Ambassador delivered ref b demarche cautioning Azerbaijan against closer relations with Belarus in separate May 10 conversations with President Aliyev's Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev, who said he would inform President Aliyev, and Foreign Policy Advisor Novruz Mamma [...]	2007-05-16 13:24:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ECON BO RU AJ
07BAKU60	HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS, EDITORS SHARE DEMOCRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 19, several prominent human rights activists shared their views on democracy and human rights in Azerbaijan with visiting DRL A/S Lowenkron. The Assistant Secretary outlined the three key areas of democracy - electoral democracy, governance, and civil society - and exp [...]	2007-01-12 15:13:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU63	POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS AGREE TO CONDUCT DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: During a lively December 19 dinner discussion with visiting DRL A/S Lowenkron and the Ambassador, ruling and opposition party leaders agreed to conduct a political dialogue based on the GOAJ's commitments to the OSCE and the Council of Europe. In agreeing to the dialogue, oppos [...]	2007-01-15 07:14:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU632	SCENESETTER FOR JOSEPH WOOD'S VISIT [...] (C) We warmly welcome your upcoming visit to Baku. Since President Aliyev,s successful visit to Washington in April 2006, we have been engaged in an intensive effort to elevate and strengthen the bilateral relationship. US interests in Azerbaijan center around three key areas: regional secu [...]	2007-05-23 13:55:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MASS PTER PINR ENRG KDEM ECON IR AJ
07BAKU72	AZERBAIJAN'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ON NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: During a January 10 meeting with then-Charge d'Affaires, Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov said Azerbaijan's draft National Security Concept (NSC) will be sent to the Presidential Apparat within the coming weeks. (As requested reftel, we seek the Department,s guidance on any co [...]	2007-01-17 06:44:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS PBTS AJ
07BAKU760	FOREIGN MINISTER MAMMADYAROV ON ENERGY AND HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: During a June 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Mammadyarov said he recently sent a letter to Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul to push for a transit agreement, suggesting an agreement was possible within one month. Mammadyarov said SOCAR will negotiate the a [...]	2007-06-19 05:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV PREL PHUM AJ
07BAKU79	DRL A/S LOWENKRON'S DECEMBER 19 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: During a December 19 meeting, Presidential Chief of Staff Ramiz Mehdiyev assured DRL A/S Lowenkron that "in line with President Aliyev's recommendation," independent ANS TV will participate in the tender for its frequency and "its activities will be fully restored." Mehdiyev bla [...]	2007-01-18 10:50:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IR RU AJ
07BAKU85	DRL A/S LOWENKRON'S DECEMBER 18 MEETING WITH FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 18 meeting with visiting DRL A/S Lowenkron and the Ambassador, FM Mammadyarov said that Azerbaijan was addressing many of the problems that stood in the way of its becoming a secular, developed democracy, including corruption, rule of law, rural unemployment, and ac [...]	2007-01-18 14:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL HUM KDEM
07BAKU851	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES JUDICIAL REFORM, TRIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 2 meeting with Minister of Justice Fikret Mammadov, the Ambassador noted that continued judicial reform and strengthened rule of law are key to Azerbaijan's long-term stability. Mammadov plans to build more courthouses and hire more judges. He anticipated a July appoi [...]	2007-07-09 10:20:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ
07BAKU926	AZERBAIJAN'S MEDIA ON THE ROPES [...] (C) Summary: This year's attacks on and imprisonment of several more journalists, a growing backlog of defamation cases, and continuing financial difficulties at most of the pro-opposition and independent newspapers have deservedly given the GOAJ a black eye on media freedom. Several opposi [...]	2007-07-24 11:54:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL AJ
07BAKU938	AZERBAIJAN: EU, US, HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS [...] (C) Summary: At a July 20 dinner hosted by the Ambassador, local Azerbaijani human rights activists, EU senior officials Peter Semneby and Riina Kionka, and local diplomatic representatives discussed media freedom and other human rights issues in Azerbaijan. While seven prominent journalists [...]	2007-07-26 06:01:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AJ
07BAKU953	PRESIDENT ALIYEV: ON JAILED JOURNALISTS, "I WANT [...] (C) Summary: In a spirited July 27 exchange with President Aliyev, Ambassador Derse laid out the international community's serious concerns on defamation suits, jailed journalists, and the lack of government investigation of violence against journalists. On the jailed journalists, the Presi [...]	2007-07-27 13:17:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG IR MARR PGOV PHUM PREL RS
07BAMAKO1336	MUSLIM LEADERS CHALLENGE ATT OVER DEATH PENALTY [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-19 15:42:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL SOCI PHUM KWMN PINR ML
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN105	BRUNEI LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL - MORE SMALL STEPS [...] (C) Brunei took another small step forward on the path to more representative government when the State Legislative Council (LegCo) convened for its third session March 6-11. Repeating last year's move toward greater fiscal transparency (ref A),the appointed and indirectly-elected members of t [...]	2007-03-20 09:24:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KISL BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN288	BRUNEI SUPPORTS UNPRECEDENTED ASEAN ACTION TO [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche separately to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MoFAT) Permanent Secretaries Dato Shofry Ghafor and Pengiran Dato Osman Patra SIPDIS on October 2. Both indicated that Brunei fully supported the ASEAN position on Burma, noting that ASEAN had [...]	2007-10-03 07:20:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN319	BRUNEI LIKELY TO REPEAT LAST YEARS' VOTES ON UNGA [...] (SBU) DCM delivered ref A demarche on October 24 to Florence Chong, Assistant Director for International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Chong replied that Brunei would likely take positions on single country resolutions similar to last year (see also ref B),when Brunei [...]	2007-10-24 07:12:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA PHUM PREL UN BX
07BANDARSERIBEGAWAN51	RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN BRUNEI: HOW ST. ANDREW GOT [...] (C) The Anglican Parish of St. Andrew,s has finally received a permit to resume rebuilding its church in Bandar Seri Begawan, the first major construction project on a non-Muslim house of worship to be approved in Brunei in decades. This follows several months in which the congregation was i [...]	2007-02-09 08:26:00	Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BX
07BANGKOK1152	READOUT: SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SOCIAL ISSUES [...] (C) In a February 12-13 visit to Bangkok, Special Representative for Social Issues, Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees raised concern about Burma's human rights record with the Prime Minister's Deputy Secretary General for Political Affairs, Ambassador Surapong Jayanama. Surapong offered a frank a [...]	2007-02-26 09:57:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM TH
07BANGKOK1575	VISIT OF SENK SENIOR ADVISOR CHRISTIAN WHITON [...] (C) Summary. Christian Whiton, Senior Advisor to the Special Envoy for Human Rights in North Korea (SENK),explained to Thai government and UNHCR officials the objectives the SENK was pursuing related to refugees, North Korean human rights, and political change in North Korea. He expressed a [...]	2007-03-16 03:54:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PHUM TH KS KN
07BANGKOK1652	RTG RESPONSE TO BUILDING SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY IN [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Tomwit Jarnson, Director of the Africa Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He expressed RTG concerns with the ongoing situation in Zimbabwe, but said no official statement had been issued at this point. Jarnson said he would discuss possible support [...]	2007-03-20 09:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI TH
07BANGKOK1675	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: THE RISING USE OF PARAMILITARY [...] (C) Summary. With the potential for sectarian strife in the deep South increasing, both RTG leaders and private citizens in the South are working to boost security through the expansion of non-traditional security units ranging from irregular paramilitaries to private militias. While increa [...]	2007-03-21 08:59:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINS PINR ASEC KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1752	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ASEAN INTER-PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Members of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC) met with Ambassador Boyce to exchange views on Burma. Indonesian parliamentarian Djoko Susilo noted the Indonesian legislature was pressing its Foreign Ministry to take a stronger line on Burma, and he welcomed the U.S. Emba [...]	2007-03-23 09:44:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC KDEM BM TH
07BANGKOK1845	GENERAL SONTHI ASKS FOR EMERGENCY POWERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Coup council head General Sonthi has said publicly that he has requested emergency powers to preserve security in Bangkok. The military is concerned that anti-government demonstrations, spearheaded by Thaksin loyalists, could snowball and provoke "chaos." Prime Minister Surayu [...]	2007-03-28 12:06:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK1875	WILL HE OR WON'T HE?: BACKGROUND TO DEBATE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY and INTRODUCTION: According to breaking news reports, Prime Minister Surayud announced this evening that he would not agree to institute emergency measures in Bangkok in advance of a demonstration to be held tomorrow. The PM was responding to a request from GEN Sonthi, head of t [...]	2007-03-29 23:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK2498	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF BGEN JOHN TOOLAN [...] (C) Summary. John, your visit to Thailand will allow you to assess the current political situation, get a sense of Thai-Burmese relations and attend portions of the Cobra Gold exercise. It will also allow you to underscore Washington's desire that Thailand maintain timetables for drafting a ne [...]	2007-05-03 09:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL PGOV MARR TH
07BANGKOK2643	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF USARPAC COMMANDER LTG [...] (C) Summary. John, your visit to Thailand will allow you to attend portions of the Cobra Gold exercise and assess the current political situation. It will also allow you to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand maintain timetables for drafting a new constitution and h [...]	2007-05-11 02:19:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL MARR TH

07BANGKOK2644	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM J5 RADM MIKE [...] (C) Summary. Mike, your visit to Thailand will allow you to assess the current political situation, represent PACOM interests in Thailand and attend portions of the Cobra Gold exercise. It will also allow you to underscore Washington's desire that Thailand maintain timetables for drafting a ne [...]	2007-05-11 02:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL MARR MASS TH
07BANGKOK273	UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON BURMA: BURMESE [...] (C) Exile community members are supportive of the draft resolution on Burma, but view China as key to resolving the current political stalemate. The release of five 88 Generation student leaders only served to reinforce the idea that the draft resolution generated pressure on the junta to show [...]	2007-01-12 11:27:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM CH TH
07BANGKOK2930	SCENESETTER FOR DRL A/S LOWENKRON'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Your visit will help us to reinforce with top-level RTG officials the need to promote respect for human rights and the rule of law, and our continued interest in a return to democratic governance through elections by the year's end. Political parties, NGOs, and others in the political cl [...]	2007-05-25 09:49:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KDEM TH
07BANGKOK3186	THAILAND'S ROAD TO ELECTIONS: YOU ARE HERE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thailand is still proceeding toward the goal of a constitutional referendum by August/September, and elections by December. We believe that we narrowly dodged a bullet earlier this year, when it appears that elements of the Council for National Security (CNS) considered scrappin [...]	2007-06-08 08:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK3238	THAILAND'S DRAFT CONSTITUTION NEARS COMPLETION [...] (C) Thailand took one step closer to finalizing its new constitution on June 11 when the Constitutional Drafting Committee (CDC) submitted their final revisions to the Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA). Although the CDA can still make several changes prior to voting in early July on whe [...]	2007-06-12 09:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KIRF TH
07BANGKOK326	THAILAND EMBASSY/STATE DEPARTMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] This is an action request. 2. (U) JUSMAG/THAI has requested that the Embassy/State Department complete human rights vetting request for Manthana MASMALAI, Office of National Security Council, who has been selected to attend the National Defense University at Ft. McNair, Washington, DC fro [...]	2007-01-17 08:02:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PHUM TH
07BANGKOK3402	DOUBLE SECRET LEGISLATION: THAI SECURITY ACT [...] (C) As of close of business on June 19, RTG officials were expected to announce that a draft Internal Security Act had been presented to the cabinet for debate. Speculation over the proposed bill has ebbed and flowed for months. Local press reported on June 17 that PM Surayud had instructed t [...]	2007-06-19 10:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK3502	SUMMARY OF DRAFT THAI SECURITY LAW [...] (C) Summary. The draft Internal Security Act approved by the cabinet on June 19 would significantly expand the powers of the military through its proxy, the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC). Under this new law, the Army commander would serve as Director, ISOC, and have the authori [...]	2007-06-25 10:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK358	SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF OSD PRINCIPAL [...] (C) Summary. General Toolan, your visit to Bangkok will be the first by a senior Pentagon official since the September 19 coup in Thailand and will provide an excellent opportunity to press Thai officials to rescind martial law and maintain timetables for drafting a new constitution and hold [...]	2007-01-18 09:04:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OVIP MARR MASS TH
07BANGKOK3764	CNS LEGAL ADVISOR DISCUSSES CONSTITUTION, POLITICS [...] (C) A leading jurist told the Ambassador that the constitution appeared likely to pass in the upcoming referendum, despite efforts to mobilize opposition by associates of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. During a July 6 dinner in honor of visiting Senator Webb, leading legislator Bor [...]	2007-07-09 09:43:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECON EINV KDEM KJUS TH
07BANGKOK4003	VIOLENCE AT ANTI-PREM DEMONSTRATION IN BANGKOK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Clashes broke out late Sunday between police and several thousand anti-coup demonstrators at the Bangkok home of Privy Council President Prem. Although the confrontation lasted several hours, there were few injuries. Neither side appeared intent on inflicting serious harm. Police [...]	2007-07-23 08:31:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK4323	THAI CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM APPROACHES [...] (SBU) On July 6, Thailand's Constitutional Drafting Assembly (CDA) voted to approve a slightly modified version of the new constitution which expanded the size of the House of Representatives, endorsed improved civil rights protections, imposed additional penalties for political fraud, and dec [...]	2007-08-09 07:15:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KIRF TH
07BANGKOK4641	DAS MARCIEL URGES RAPID RESTORATION OF DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: EAP/DAS Scot Marciel met with MFA, MOD, and Justice Ministry permanent secretaries on August 22-23 to urge Thailand's return to democratically-elected government. DAS Marciel also expressed concern about continuing violence in the troubled South, human rights issues, and the tre [...]	2007-08-28 10:42:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PREF KDEM TH
07BANGKOK4649	THAI CIVIL SOCIETY LEADERS TELL DAS MARCIEL THAT [...] (C) Summary. In meetings August 22-23, Thai civil society leaders told visiting DAS Scot Marciel that Thai voters are overwhelmingly focused on coming elections and the formation of a new government. Two contacts warned that the biggest threat to the coming vote would likely be vote-buying b [...]	2007-08-29 04:20:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM TH
07BANGKOK4653	SOUTHERN VIOLENCE: UNDERSTANDING THE INSURGENCY [...] (C) Summary. A better understanding of the insurgency behind the nearly three year spate of violence in southern Thailand is emerging, but this village-based, horizontal network of cells defies neat characterization. There is no single label, or hierarchy behind the violence, and divisions b [...]	2007-08-29 09:22:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PINR ASEC TH
07BANGKOK5127	U.S., BRITISH AMBASSADORS PRESS GENERAL SONTHI ON [...] (C) Summary. General Sonthi Boonyaratglin told the Ambassador that he hopes that the confrontation in Burma would be resolved by peaceful means but the situation could result in further bloodshed if the Burmese military does not refuse orders from the regime. Sonthi explained that his commen [...]	2007-09-27 10:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDM TH BM
07BANGKOK5151	UPDATE ON BURMA, AS SEEN FROM THAILAND [...] (C) The RTG appears not to have made preparations for a possible influx of Burmese refugees; we are discussing the matter with our contacts. The RTG is engaged in evacuation contingency planning. A Burmese exile in Thailand said monks were protesting in large numbers in Mandalay, and he share [...]	2007-09-28 10:37:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK5224	NCUB LEADER TAKES CREDIT FOR ORGANIZING BURMESE [...] (C) A member of a leading Burmese dissident organization told us his group was masterminding the protests that broke out recently in Burma. On October 1, we met with Soe Aung, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and Policy Board of the National Council of the Union of Burma (NCUB),who s [...]	2007-10-03 09:08:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK545	JANUARY 26 UPDATE: MARTIAL LAW, CONSTITUTION, [...] (C) The MFA Permsec reports that the King has signed the decree on the partial lifting of martial law. The Constitution Drafting Committee elected one of the figures who helped engineer the September 19 coup d'etat as its chairman, in a move that will likely dismay liberal elements of civil [...]	2007-01-26 10:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM TH
07BANGKOK5689	SCENESETTER FOR REAR ADMIRAL TYSON [...] (C) Summary. Admiral Tyson, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand return to democratically elected government th [...]	2007-11-06 05:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
07BANGKOK5802	NLA MOVING QUICKLY ON WIDE-RANGING INTERNAL [...] (C) Summary. The Thai government is pushing ahead with the Internal Security Act with the National Legislative Assembly which passed the first reading by a wide margin on November 8. The Internal Security Act would provide the military, through its role in the Internal Security Operations Com [...]	2007-11-14 23:58:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ASEC TH
07BANGKOK5849	PINHEIRO: BURMESE JUNTA WANTS RETURN TO STATUS QUO [...] (C) Professor Paulo Pinheiro, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Burma, told us he planned to tell the UN that he did not see any indication that Burma's military junta wanted anything but to return to the status quo. Prior to a general briefing to Western diplomats [...]	2007-11-16 11:26:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TH BM
07BANGKOK5967	AMBASSADOR PRESSES FOREIGN MINISTER ON BURMA [...] (C) During his farewell call on Foreign Minister Nitya Pibulsonggram, the Ambassador pressed the issue of Burma from several angles, but received the same watered down responses the RTG has been delivering for the past two months. Nitya believed that Thailand and ASEAN had no choice but to en [...]	2007-11-28 11:30:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PGOV PREF PHUM KDEM KPAO TH BM
07BANGKOK6011	SCENESETTER FOR LIEUTENANT GENERAL LEAF [...] (C) Summary. General Leaf, your visit to Thailand will afford you a chance to see the importance of Thailand to our regional security interests. You will also have an opportunity to underscore the United States Government's desire that Thailand return to democratically elected government thr [...]	2007-11-30 09:40:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER MARR MOPS PINS PHUM TH
07BANGKOK6239	A BURMESE ROCK BECOMES A THAI RUBY [...] (SBU) Visits to the major gem trading and polishing centers in Thailand reveal that most of the value of finished Burmese gems is added outside of Burma. The Chantaburi Gem and Jewelry Traders Association says its members get most of their raw stones from private smugglers in Thai border towns [...]	2007-12-21 09:13:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN ETRD PHUM PREL BM TH
07BANGKOK83	COUP RUMORS HAVE BANGKOK ON EDGE [...] (C) Summary: Troop movements on the evening of January 4 prompted a flurry of rumors that another coup d'etat, or some sort of military crackdown, was underway. Council for National Security Chairman Sonthi Boonyaratglin publicly denied cause for concern, but the rumors both indicate and like [...]	2007-01-05 09:52:00	Embassy Bangkok	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINS PGOV PREL MOPS ASEC TH
07BANJUL167	THE GAMBIA: UPDATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION [...] (C) In recent discussions on the negative human rights trend here, our contacts were downbeat on prospects for early improvement. A reform-minded Muslim cleric, Imam Baba Leigh, portrayed a cowed and co-opted Islamic relgious establishment as unwilling to confront President Jammeh over the GOT [...]	2007-04-02 11:02:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KMCA KISL GA
07BANJUL241	THE GAMBIA: A "GOOD NEWS STORY" IN THE CAMPAIGN [...] In a bright spot on the human rights front here, a local NGO staged a "celebration" May 5 to mark an achievement in its campaign against Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) -- the decision by 18 female circumsisers to halt the practice. However, the NGO's head warned about expatriate circumsisers [...]	2007-05-07 17:31:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV SCUL GA
07BANJUL245	THE GAMBIA: AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT ON UN HUMAN [...] (C) Per ref a, on May 10, Ambassador made follow-up demarche on the May 17 UN Human Rights Council election to Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Mawdo Touray (President and Foreign Secretary are travelling),urging the GOTG to support the candidacies of Slovenia and Bosnia and oppose that of [...]	2007-05-10 14:53:00	Embassy Banjul	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC GA
07BASRAH115	IRANIANS SEEK TO THWART TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS [...] (S) Regional Embassy Officers met December 11 with representatives of a new tribal gathering called the Independent National Iraqi Tribal Assembly (INITA) (ref. A). The goal of their assembly is to end sectarianism, emancipate the political parties from religion, and unify Iraq. Their assembl [...]	2007-12-13 17:51:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	PGOV ETRD IZ IR
07BASRAH51	HALLELUIA; MOI SECURITY COMMITTEE UNCOVERS HOW BAD BASRAH [...] (S) Summary. In a two-hour meeting with the Regional Director on June 7, the Interior Ministry committee charged with evaluating Basrah's security situation quickly admitted that they found security in Basrah to be very poor and laid the blame squarely on the chief of Police, Iraqi Police Ser [...]	2007-06-08 12:21:00	REO Basrah	SECRET	PTER PGOV PINS PREL MCAP MARR ZP
07BASRAH54	PRT BASRAH: LESSONS LEARNED: JUNE 2006 - JUNE 2007 [...] The Basrah Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) is a multinational PRT under British direction. This cable records the observations and lessons learned by the U.S. deputy team leader, James Donegan, during his deployment period, June 2006 to June 2007. It is being recorded in this informal, [...]	2007-06-22 17:30:00	REO Basrah	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PGOV IZ UK
07BEIJING1223	DG LIU JIEYI WARNS AGAINST CHEN SHUI-BIAN EFFORTS [...] (C) Washington should be vigilant about the risk that Chen Shui-bian will push for de jure independence in the run-up to Taiwan's 2008 election, stated MFA North American Affairs DG Liu Jieyi on February 12. The MFA is also concerned that the State Department's official website refers to Chen [...]	2007-02-26 08:15:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH TW
07BEIJING1268	PRC-BURMA: MFA ON NEXT STEPS FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) An MFA International Organizations Department official told us that State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan discussed Beijing's ideas about Burma's political situation during his visit to Burma that ended February 27. Responding to reftel demarche on next steps for the international community regard [...]	2007-02-27 11:09:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC ELAB BM CH
07BEIJING1362	MARCH 1 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS [...] Key points made at the March 1 MFA press conference were: -- China expects a positive outcome from talks in New York between DPRK VFM Kim Kye-gwan and A/S Hill. -- The Spokesperson repeated the schedule for Deputy Secretary Negroponte's visit. SIPDIS -- China hopes Iran will abide by [...]	2007-03-01 11:53:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD ELAB IR KN JA CH GH NP
07BEIJING1448	DAS JOHN DISCUSSES BURMA, SOUTHEAST ASIA WITH AFM [...] (S) If the United States wants to make a difference on Burma, it should engage directly with General Than Shwe, Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai told EAP DAS Eric John on March 5. In a separate meeting, MFA Director General for Asian Affairs Hu Zhengyue stressed that State Councilor Tang [...]	2007-03-05 12:08:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL UNSC CH XC BM ID TH RP TT
07BEIJING1566	MARCH 8TH MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT, [...] Key points made at the March 8 MFA Press Conference were: -- China's State Council issued a report on the Human Rights Record of the United States in 2006 as "a mirror for the United States to view its own human rights" situation and to question American "double standards" in criticizing othe [...]	2007-03-09 04:45:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ENRG XM JA AO PE CH
07BEIJING1838	PRC-ZIMBABWE: CHINA UNLIKELY TO MAKE STATEMENT ON [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-19 10:20:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI CH
07BEIJING189	JANUARY 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: ANTI-TERROR RAID, [...] Key Points at the January 9 MFA Press Conference were: -- Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region public security forces "responded to resistance" at a terrorist training camp of the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM),killing 18 terrorists and arresting 17. -- China firmly opposes the Unite [...]	2007-01-09 12:37:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER KN KS JA TW CH
07BEIJING1963	HUMAN RIGHTS: CHINA CHRISTIAN COUNCIL LEADER GAO [...] (C) Exchanges with United States religious institutions are extremely valuable for Chinese Protestants, Nanjing Union Theological Seminary Vice President and China Christian Council (CCC) Standing Committee member Gao Ying told Poloff during a March 15 meeting. Now is an especially opportune [...]	2007-03-22 08:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL CH
07BEIJING1986	DARFUR: CHINA SEEKS CONSENSUS RESOLUTION IN HUMAN [...] (C) China believes the Human Rights Council should address the issue of Darfur and is urging the European Union and Organization of Islamic Countries (OIC) to find a consensus text on a resolution, MFA International Organizations Department Human Rights Division Director Dong Zhihua told polof [...]	2007-03-23 06:21:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHCR CH SU
07BEIJING2103	CHINA MISSION 2007 SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION: [...] (SBU) This is part two of the Mission's reporting on "Special 301" related developments. The Mission's recommendations that China should once again be placed on the Priority Watch List, with Section 306 monitoring, and considered for an appropriate WTO case on IPR, were set forth in the first [...]	2007-03-30 00:22:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON WTRO CH
07BEIJING2471	AMBASSADOR RAISES VOA BROADCASTS, INTERNET [...] (C) China's blocking of Voice of America radio and television broadcasts and censorship of United States Government Internet sites undermines the kinds of exchanges China itself wants to foster, the Ambassador told State Council Information Office Director Cai Wu on April 9. The programs and [...]	2007-04-13 09:08:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KCUL SOCI CH
07BEIJING255	PRC/FRANCE: SEGOLENE ROYAL VISITS BEIJING [...] (C) Segolene Royal, the head of the French Socialist Party who hopes to become France's first female President in elections in April and May, had a positive visit to China, according to French Embassy Political Counselor Erkki Maillard. During her four-day trip to Beijing ending of January 9 [...]	2007-01-11 10:21:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU CH FR
07BEIJING258	JANUARY 11 MFA PRESS BRIEFING [...] Key points made at the January 11 MFA press conference: -- The United States and China exchanged positions during the ongoing Natsios talks regarding Sudan. -- China has no position on the planned troop increase in Iraq. -- PM Wen met with Israeli PM Olmert and called for resuming dia [...]	2007-01-11 12:18:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER IS CA SU CH
07BEIJING259	STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE (SED) OPENING SESSION [...] (SBU) Summary: During the December 14 opening of the Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED),Vice Premier Wu Yi and National Development and Reform Chairman Ma Kai,s presentations on China,s development road and strategy broke little new ground and drew largely from 11th Five-Year Plan documents. [...]	2007-01-11 12:20:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN WTRO PREL SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING2599	BEIJING HUMAN RIGHTS WATCHERS DISCUSS DIALOGUES, [...] (C) Beijing-based human rights watchers reported that: -- Chinese officials referred to the Nangpa La Pass shooting incident on the Nepal border as "an accident" during the recent UK-China human rights dialogue. -- Germany will host the 23rd round of the China-EU human rights dialogue in mid-May in [...]	2007-04-18 11:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PGOV CH
07BEIJING262	SED SESSION TWO: RURAL AND URBAN BALANCED [...] (SBU) In the December 14 Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) luncheon session on rural and urban balanced development, Finance Minister Jin Renqing outlined a recurrent SED theme ) how to raise the standard of living in China's countryside to narrow the rural-urban income gap. Policies to achiev [...]	2007-01-11 12:47:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN SOCI SENV ENRG PREL CH
07BEIJING264	SED SESSION FOUR: PROMOTING TRADE AND INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In the December 14 Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) session on promoting trade and investment, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez described the mutual SIPDIS benefits of United States-China trade, urged China to open further its services market, and underscored the need [...]	2007-01-11 13:12:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL CVIS SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING266	STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE: MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: President Hu Jintao congratulated the United States Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) delegation on a successful first dialogue and stressed the importance of United States-China economic ties to regional and world prosperity. Treasury Secretary Paulson said the dialogue had bee [...]	2007-01-11 13:46:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING284	STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE: MEETING WITH PREMIER [...] (C) Summary: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and members of the U.S. delegation to the December 14-15 Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) met Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on December 15. Both sides hailed the inaugural SED. Premier Wen said Japan and the EU had approached China about similar t [...]	2007-01-12 03:04:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL KIPR SENV ENRG CH
07BEIJING2909	U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW [...] (SBU) Chair Carolyn Bartholomew and a United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission delegation used a meeting with MFA North America Deputy Director General Xie Feng to urge China to do more to produce concrete results on key economic issues, to allow American FDA inspectors to [...]	2007-04-30 11:10:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CH
07BEIJING3948	JUNE 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: AMERICAN TARIFFS, [...] Key points at the June 12 MFA Press Conference were: -- China opposes politicization of economic issues and will respond if Congress drafts legislation raising tariffs on Chinese goods. -- EVFM Dai will meet Deputy Secretary Negroponte for the 4th Strategic Dialogue June 20-21 in Washingto [...]	2007-06-12 10:33:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ETRD KOLY KPAL GE KS KN SU IR AS
07BEIJING4132	JUNE 19 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, TIP [...] Key points at the June 19 MFA Press Conference were: -- The spokesman said the DPRK's invitation to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) affirms the DPRK's political will to implement the initial actions of the February 13 Joint Document. -- The Chinese Government places importanc [...]	2007-06-19 10:44:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM EFIN ETTC KN JA IZ SU SP PM VT CH
07BEIJING4133	BEIJING SCHOLAR DESCRIBES SHIFT IN CHINA'S FOREIGN [...] (C) A number of "exceptional" events over the past year demonstrate a subtle shift underway in Chinese foreign policy, according to well-known Beijing academic Jin Canrong (strictly protect). Last year's "unprecedented" Foreign Affairs Work Conference, chaired by President Hu Jintao, highligh [...]	2007-06-19 12:04:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CH
07BEIJING4521	EAP DAS TOM CHRISTENSEN WITH MFA NORTH AMERICA DG [...] (C) China will press Sudan to accept a peacekeeping force in Darfur under UN command and control and welcomes bilateral talks between the United States and North Korea, MFA North America and Oceania Affairs Department Director General Liu Jieyi told visiting EAP DAS Thomas Christensen on July 5 [...]	2007-07-06 09:45:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PMUC PTER PHUM IZ IR KN TC
07BEIJING460	EAP PDAS STEPHENS DISCUSSES KOREAN PENINSULA AND [...] (C) The United States and China share the key goal on the DPRK nuclear issue of implementation of the 2005 Joint Statement, EAP Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Kathleen Stephens told Chinese scholars January 17. Resolving the DPRK nuclear issue is an urgent priority for Beijing, the scho [...]	2007-01-19 11:55:00	Embassy Beijing	SECRET	PREL PGOV CH KN KS
07BEIJING4799	CLOSURE OF NGO "CHINA DEVELOPMENT BRIEF" CAUSE FOR [...] (C) The recent decision by Beijing City authorities to shut down the China Development Brief (CDB) newsletter has caused concern, but not alarm, among local NGOs and foreign foundation representatives. Embassy contacts were unsure precisely why the organization, which served as an information [...]	2007-07-20 09:34:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL CH
07BEIJING4844	AMBASSADOR'S JULY 23 MEETING WITH AFM HE YAFEI: [...] (C) The United States must make "firmer and clearer warnings" to Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian not to hold the "dangerous" UN referendum, and giving Chen a visa to transit the United States would counter U.S. statements against the referendum, Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei told the Amb [...]	2007-07-24 09:12:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM PHUM PNUC MARR IR IZ SU CH
07BEIJING5187	CHINESE ACTIVISTS, SCHOLARS CALL FOR "HUMANE" [...] (C) In an indication of the domestic public relations and policy challenges China will increasingly have to grapple with in the run up to the 2008 Beijing Olympic games, 39 mainland Chinese activists, lawyers, scholars, writers and journalists have signed an "open letter" calling on PRC leader [...]	2007-08-08 10:49:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KOLY PGOV SOCI KCUL CH
07BEIJING523	A/S HILL MEETS WITH HE YAFEI, RAISES BILATERAL, [...] (C) Relations between the United States and China advanced significantly in 2006 and both sides should work together to take advantage of more challenges and opportunities in 2007, Assistant Foreign Minister (AFM) He Yafei told EAP Assistant Secretary (A/S) Christopher Hill January 21. On th [...]	2007-01-24 08:28:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EAGR CH BM HA IR KS KN
07BEIJING5295	REP. HASTERT ENCOURAGES U.S.-PRC ENERGY COOPERATION [...] (C) Visiting House of Representatives members Dennis Hastert (R-IL) and John Shadegg (R-AZ),accompanied by the Ambassador, encouraged greater U.S.-China cooperation in developing clean coal and nuclear technology in an August 13 meeting with Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. FM Yang said the UN [...]	2007-08-13 13:56:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP ENRG CH
07BEIJING617	A/S SILVERBERG AND AFM CUI DISCUSS BURMA, HAITI, [...] (C) United Nations successes in 2006 benefited from P-5 cooperation, especially between the United States and China, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations (IO) Affairs Kristen Silverberg told Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai. U.S.-China cooperation resulted in the selecti [...]	2007-01-26 10:10:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC CH BM IR KS KN SU
07BEIJING619	A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETINGS WITH FM LI, IO DG WU AND [...] (C) Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing told A/S Silverberg Beijing hopes U.S.-China cooperation on international organizations issues will continue in 2007, with the United States and China addressing problems arising in various hotspots based on a constructive, cooperative, win-win approach. FM L [...]	2007-01-26 10:35:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC CH IR KS KN SU
07BEIJING6732	OCTOBER 18 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DALAI LAMA VISIT [...] Key points at the October 18 MFA Press Briefing: -- China regards the Dalai Lama's visit to the United States as blatant interference in China's internal affairs that has greatly undermined the relationship between the United States and China. FM Yang strongly protested the visit in an Octo [...]	2007-10-18 09:54:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH BM TU VM VT IN RS KN
07BEIJING6760	PRESS BRIEFING ON OLYMPICS HELD OCTOBER 19 ON [...] A briefing on next year's Olympic Games was held October 19 as part of the series of press conferences staged in conjunction with China's ongoing 17th Communist Party Congrss. Liu Jingmin, who serves both as Beijing Vce Mayor and Executive Vice President of the Beijing Organizing Committee f [...]	2007-10-19 12:19:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KOLY CH
07BEIJING6810	OCTOBER 23 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, DALAI LAMA, [...] Key points at the October 23 MFA Press Briefing: -- China's new leadership committed to peaceful development and DPRK denuclearization process -- Regarding the Dalai Lama, the United States and China will hold "effective communication" -- EU-China dialogue on human rights "helpful" -- V [...]	2007-10-23 09:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH
07BEIJING6844	OCTOBER 25 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: GAMBARI VISIT, J-10 [...] Key points at the October 25 MFA Press Briefing: -- UN Special Envoy Gambari met with Assistant Foreign Minister He Yafei, Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi and State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan on October 24-25. -- China has taken note of the "untrue and groundless" reports in the Russian media th [...]	2007-10-25 10:23:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CH BM IR RS JA SU TU IZ PK
07BEIJING6895	MFA SAYS GAMBARI TO PUSH FOR DIALOGUE IN BURMA; [...] (C) Summary: The Burmese Government has agreed to a November 5 visit by UN Special Envoy Gambari, and during that visit Gambari hopes to push for dialogue between the regime and Aung San Suu Kyi, a more inclusive constitutional process and measures to improve economic development, an MFA Inte [...]	2007-10-30 08:32:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH BM
07BEIJING6935	CHINA AND SINGAPORE SUPPORT AN "INCLUSIVE [...] (C) Summary: Singapore and China expressed support for a more inclusive national reconciliation process in Burma during the October 26 visit of Singapore FM George Yeo to China, though neither Yeo nor Chinese FM Yang Jiechi articulated the elements of that process, according to MFA Asia Depar [...]	2007-11-01 09:05:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CH BM SN
07BEIJING6971	BEIJING-BASED G-5 CHIEFS OF MISSION ON FRENCH FM [...] (C) At the November 2 bi-weekly G-5 Chiefs of Mission gathering, French Ambassador Herve Ladsous reported that French FM Bernard Kouchner's visit to China was "extremely successful," with discussions on Burma, North Korea, foreign aid, the environment, human rights and Taiwan. Chief Iranian N [...]	2007-11-05 09:02:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CH FR GM JA UK BM IR
07BEIJING6974	A/S SILVERBERG MEETING WITH MFA IO DG WU HAILONG [...] (C) In an October 31 meeting, A/S Silverberg disagreed with her MFA counterpart's positive assessment of the situation in Burma; when MFA International Organizations Director General Wu Hailong called for the international community's patience, A/S Silverberg laid out specific steps the Burmes [...]	2007-11-05 09:31:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SY LE BM YI IR IZ KN
07BEIJING7272	SARKOZYING UP TO THE CHINESE: FRENCH PRESIDENT'S [...] (C) French President Sarkozy stressed China's and France's "shared vision" during a successful November 25-27 visit to China, French DCM Chapuis briefed Beijing-based diplomats November 28. The visit reaped over 20 billion euros of contracts for French firms, but focused on political issues. [...]	2007-11-29 09:50:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHUM SENV EFIN PGOV FR CH TW IR
07BEIJING7274	(CORRECTED COPY) SARKOZYING UP TO THE CHINESE: [...] (C) French President Sarkozy stressed China's and France's "shared vision" during a successful November 25-27 visit to China, French DCM Chapuis briefed Beijing-based diplomats November 28. The visit reaped over 20 billion euros of contracts for French firms, but focused on political issues. [...]	2007-11-29 11:03:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PHUM SENV EFIN PGOV FR CH TW IR
07BEIJING7386	EAP A/S HILL'S DECEMBER 6 MEETING WITH VFM ZHANG: [...] (C) EAP Assistant Secretary Hill, accompanied by the Ambassador, raised U.S. concerns on Iran, Darfur, North Korean refugees, human rights and Burma with PRC Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui on December 6. A/S Hill pressed the PRC to prevent further transfers of conventional weapons to Iran [...]	2007-12-06 12:07:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PREF PHUM MARR ETRD AMGT CH IR SU
07BEIJING7545	TIP: COORDINATED MEKONG MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) At the Coordinated Mekong Ministerial Initiative against Trafficking (COMMIT) Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) and Inter Ministerial Meeting (IMM) in Beijing December 12-14, delegates from Burma, Cambodia, China, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam discussed regional cooperation and coordination o [...]	2007-12-19 06:14:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN ELAB PGOV CH
07BEIJING917	DAS CHRISTENSEN'S MEETING WITH DG LIU JIEYI [...] (C) EVFM Dai Bingguo will represent China in the next Senior Dialogue following the expected confirmation of Deputy Secretary-designate Negroponte, MFA North American Affairs DG Liu Jieyi told EAP DAS Thomas Christensen. China is prepared to hold subdialogue talks on the Middle East, Africa, [...]	2007-02-07 12:32:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KNNP CH SU IR
07BEIRUT1136	LEBANON: GOL OUTLINES PLAN FOR REBUILDING NAHR [...] (C) The government official responsible for the issue of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon, Ambassador Khalil Makkawi, outlined the GOL's plan to deal with the Nahr al-Barid refugee camp once the Lebanese Armed Forces' battle against Fatah al-Islam militants is over. Makkawi is aware of the po [...]	2007-07-27 16:34:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER KPAO LE
07BEIRUT1925	LEBANON: ACTING FM MITRI CREDITS SECRETARY RICE [...] (C) Acting Foreign Minister Tariq Mitri, who represented Lebanon in Annapolis, expressed satisfaction with the conference and hope for future steps, attributing his hope to the sincere dedication he sees in Secretary Rice. He explained to the Ambassador on December 6 that his own speech at t [...]	2007-12-07 11:33:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IS PHUM FR SY PREF KPAL KDEM LE
07BEIRUT207	LEBANON: LAWYER FOR JAILED GENERAL JAMIL AS-SAYED [...] (C) Akram Azoury, attorney for the jailed former head of Lebanon's Surete Generale, Jamil as-Sayed, met with DCM February 5 to present the case for as-Sayed's release from prison. Azoury, a respected human rights lawyer, said that the only basis for the Lebanese government's incarceration of [...]	2007-02-08 09:55:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM PTER SHUM LE SY
07BEIRUT238	LEBANON: ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER ACCEPTS [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on 2/13, Acting FM Mitri accepted three U.S. demarches: a request that Arab League members take a measured approach to the newly-formed Palestinian National Unity Government; a request to order partly GOL-owned Arabsat television to cease broadcasting an [...]	2007-02-14 11:37:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE IS SY
07BEIRUT416	LEBANON: TOP SHIA CLERIC URGES USG INVOLVEMENT IN [...] (C) In the course of a friendly 3/20 meeting, Lebanon's top official Shia religious cleric urged the USG to take an active and direct role in Lebanon's political crisis, as the Lebanese parties have reached an impasse they cannot overcome. This role could consist of pressuring the Lebanese pa [...]	2007-03-21 11:57:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL PTER LE
07BEIRUT657	URGENT: REQUEST FOR AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT ON [...] (C) As of May 10, it appears that Lebanon has not yet determined whether it will support the candidacies of Slovenia and Bosnia, and refrain from support for Belarus, at the May 17 elections for new members of the UN Human Rights Council. The Ambassador met on May 10 with Prime Minister Sin [...]	2007-05-10 13:25:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC LE
07BELGRADE1050	SERBIA ADOPTS NEW KOSOVO RESOLUTION, PM DECLARES VICTORY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Serbia's parliament approved a resolution on July 24 which empowers the GOS to negotiate on Kosovo status as long as Kosovo remains within Serbia. The document requires the GOS to "react vigorously" to any foreign government's recognition of Kosovo but does not prescribe any spec [...]	2007-07-26 06:37:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PGOV PREL SR
07BELGRADE1122	HIGHWAYMEN CLASH WITH POLICE IN SOUTHERN SERBIA, ONE DEAD [...] (sbu) Summary: A spate of recent shootings in the Presevo valley have led to knee-jerk conspiracy theories among local analysts and media. While the incidents themselves are clearly not political, they do tend to highlight the fragility of the security situation in the valley as the Kosovo [...]	2007-08-08 15:19:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR KV
07BELGRADE1126	SERBIA UNDECIDED ON COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE [...] (u) This is an action request, see para 4. 2. (u) On August 8, emboff delivered diplomatic note and reftel points to Vanja Radonjic-Rakic, Counsellor in the Serbian Ministry for Foreign Affairs' Directorate for United Nations. Radonjic-Rakic was receptive to the talking points and consid [...]	2007-08-09 14:58:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA
07BELGRADE1435	Serbs Defend Kosovo Status Proposal to EUR/SCE Director [...] (SBU) Government of Serbia officials told visiting Director for South Central Europe (EUR/SCE) Chris Hoh on October 16 that Serbia's proposal for Kosovo autonomy was extensive and fair, and that the dynamics of the Kosovo status discussions were not. The government officials outlined their vi [...]	2007-10-22 10:05:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SR KV
07BELGRADE1482	SOUTHERN SERBIA: AVOIDING CARGO CULT [...] The United States' objective in Southern Serbia is to integrate the Albanian-majority Presevo Valley with the rest of the country. While the region is currently stable, its relationship with Belgrade is dysfunctional and local Albanian leaders have failed to commit to a future with Serbia. Lo [...]	2007-10-31 17:10:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW KV
07BELGRADE1736	PUBLIC DEBATE ON THE RESTITUTION LAW [...] Serbia is the only country in Europe without a restitution law. A restitution law is a prerequisite for EU membership, but more importantly, it is vital to attracting badly needed foreign direct investment, establishing the right to private property, and revitalizing Serbia's market economy. [...]	2007-12-28 09:08:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIDE KPRV CASC SR
07BELGRADE272	SERBIA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] OVERVIEW --------------- A. Serbia is a country of origin, transit, and destination for internationally trafficked men, women, and children. The Agency for the Coordination of Protection of Victims of Trafficking recorded 62 TIP victims. Of these, there were 60 females and 2 males; 33 wer [...]	2007-02-28 14:29:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SR
07BELGRADE426	MINORITY PARTIES FIND THEIR VOICE [...] (SBU) Due to legislative changes enabling smaller ethnic minority parties to enter parliament more easily, several such parties find themselves for the first time in the Serbian parliament. Each has established itself as a potential ally of the democratic bloc of parties and has promulgated an [...]	2007-03-28 13:50:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM SR
07BELGRADE435	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (3/26 - 3/30) [...] (U) This cable summarizes notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. (C) Summary: For the week of March 26, the announcement and international reactions to Ahtisaari's recommendation for the supervised independence of Kosovo were the dominant events of the week related to Kosovo and S [...]	2007-03-30 16:11:00	Embassy Belgrade	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE644	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (5/7 - 5/11) [...] (U) This cable summarizes the week's notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. (SBU) Summary: For the week of May 7, Kosovo news was muted by the dominant story of last-minute government formation. Nevertheless, Belgrade media still reported on speculation about the draft UNSC resolu [...]	2007-05-14 06:41:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE676	Serbia's "Spring Coalition" Government [...] The following is the new cabinet sworn in on May 15, 2007 in Serbia. It consists of 22 ministries in addition to a Prime Minister from the Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS),a Deputy Prime Minister from the Democratic Party (DS) and a minister without portfolio. 2. Prime Minister: Vojislav Ko [...]	2007-05-16 13:51:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SR
07BELGRADE738	KOSOVO: SERBIA WEEKLY UPDATE (5/21 - 5/25) [...] This cable summarizes the week's notable events relating to Serbia and Kosovo. 2. Summary: With a government formed, media and public attention in Serbia has returned to Kosovo and speculation on the likelihood of a UNSC resolution based on the Ahtisaari plan. In a late-breaking developmen [...]	2007-05-25 16:28:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BELGRADE933	KOSOVO DOMINATES BELGRADE COE MEETING [...] (U) Summary: Serbian President Boris Tadic and Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic used their speeches at the opening of the 1000th meeting of the CoE Ministers' Deputies to reiterate the GOS' position on Kosovo, advertise recent cooperation with The Hague, emphasize Serbia's sincere commitment to co [...]	2007-06-29 15:07:00	Embassy Belgrade	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PBTS KPAO SR MW YI
07BERLIN1071	CHANCELLOR MERKEL PREVIEWS G-8 SUMMIT [...] Summary: German Chancellor Merkel emphasized climate change, hedge funds, Africa, and closer cooperation with emerging economies as core themes for the June 6-8 G-8 Summit in her remarks before the Bundestag May 24. Merkel acknowledged the debate on climate change is contentious, but argued d [...]	2007-05-25 15:25:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD SENV ENRG PREL PGOV PL EU GM
07BERLIN1612	GERMANY LOOKS EASTWARD: CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S TRIP [...] (C) Chancellor Merkel will visit China and Japan August 26 ) September 1, in her longest trip abroad since taking office. The trip will be largely devoted to G8 issues raised at the summit in June, the so-called 'Heiligendamm process,' and climate change. Her visit to China will highlight th [...]	2007-08-24 15:38:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH JA GM
07BERLIN2015	TIP - UPDATE ON GERMAN EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] In 2007, Germany's counter-TIP campaigns and awareness raising programs brought together high-level decision makers and NGOs. As a result of strengthened legislation penalizing labor exploitation, NGOs and government officials are starting to focus on improving awareness and counseling in thi [...]	2007-11-05 09:30:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PGOV GM
07BERLIN2186	MERKEL CLAIMS POLITICAL CENTER FOR CDU [...] (C) Summary: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's central and ever present role in the Christian Democratic Union's (CDU) December 3-4 convention and the absence of any major internal opposition to her policies or leadership reinforce her position as the undisputed leader of the most U.S.-frien [...]	2007-12-10 17:42:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GM

07BERLIN251	US-EU INFORMAL JHA HIGH LEVEL MEETING, JANUARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The U.S. and EU, under the chair of the German Presidency, met in Berlin January 22-23 for the Informal Senior Level Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Meeting. Led by INL DAS Elizabeth Verville, DOJ Deputy Assistant Attorney General Bruce Swartz, and DHS Acting A/S for Internati [...]	2007-02-08 06:47:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GM KJUS PREL PTER SMIG KHLS CVPR EU
07BERLIN459	GERMANY - 2007 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following is Mission Germany's submission for the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The entire report should be treated as sensitive but unclassified. Mission points of contact are Craig Conway SIPDIS (email: conwaycm@state.gov; tel: 49-30-8305-2127) and Caroli [...]	2007-03-07 09:17:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN KJUS SMIG ELAB PREL PGOV ASEC
07BERLIN563	GERMAN VIEWS ON ZIMBABWE: AT ODDS WITH SOME EU [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on March 20 to Dr. Rolf Krause, Head of Division for Pan-African and Southern African Affairs at the German MFA. Krause agreed that the situation in Zimbabwe is very concerning and deserves close attention by the international community. Krause said that [...]	2007-03-20 17:18:00	Embassy Berlin	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI GM
07BERN158	IRAN: AMBASSADOR URGES POLDIR AMBUEHL TO STEP BACK \ [...] No summary [...]	2007-02-16 11:28:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PTER ETTC IR SZ
07BERN200	TIP - SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-01 15:40:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG SZ
07BERN941	COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: SWISS COMMITTED, BUT [...] (SBU) Poloff met September 21 with Tim Enderlin, Chief of UNSC Affairs for the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA),and delivered the reftel message outlining U.S. priorities for the Community of Democracies (CD) in preparation for the October 1 meeting on the margins of the UNGA [...]	2007-09-24 15:43:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNGA KDEM PGOV SZ
07BISHKEK1084	KYRGYZ RECEIVE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE ELECTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-29 07:51:00	Embassy Bishkek	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA KG
07BISHKEK390	KYRGYZ DEPUTY FM ON IRAN, SCO SUMMIT, INTERNAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-10 13:28:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR IR AF KG
07BISHKEK518	OPPOSITION LEADERS RELEASED; BY-ELECTION RESULTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Late on April 27, United Front leaders Omurbek Abdrahmanov, Omurbek Suvanaliyev, and United Front youth leader Adilet Aitikeev were released from custody. The three had been held by the state security service (GKNB) since April 23 in connection with the opposition's April 11-19 [...]	2007-05-03 13:22:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KG
07BISHKEK538	KYRGYZ FEEDBACK ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION [...] (C) Emboff raised reftel issues with Kyrgyz MFA representative Erkin Atabekov May 10. Atabekov said the MFA had not yet consulted with its New York mission to discuss the election, and seemed unaware of reftel A point that Kyrgyzstan is "not eligible" to vote in the election. However, he adde [...]	2007-05-10 11:21:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM RPEL UNHRC KG
07BISHKEK626	AMBASSADOR NEUMANN BRIEFS POLITICAL HEAVY HITTERS [...] (C) Summary: In an effort to reaffirm the importance of Manas Airbase operations, SCA Special Envoy for Assistance to Afghanistan Ambassador Neumann briefed key government officials on military activity and reconstruction efforts currently underway in Afghanistan. Prime Minister Atambayev sum [...]	2007-05-25 12:55:00	Embassy Bishkek	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KDEM KG
07BOGOTA1088	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BAYH [...] (SBU) Post welcomes CODEL Bayh to Colombia. President Alvaro Uribe was re-elected in May, 2006; he is the first president to be re-elected to a second, consecutive term in over 100 years. We expect close bilateral relations between the United States and Colombia to continue in his second ter [...]	2007-02-14 19:06:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOC ECON CO
07BOGOTA1390	PARA-POLITICAL SCANDAL FUELS URIBE DRIVE FOR [...] (C) Summary. The Supreme Court ordered the detention of nine Congressmen for alleged ties to ex-paramilitaries; that number is expected to grow. One group claims more than 80 legislators could eventually be implicated. The scandal has sparked calls for political and electoral reform; on Feb [...]	2007-02-28 20:28:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PGOV CO
07BOGOTA1457	COLOMBIA'S SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Scott Fagan, phone number (57-1) 383-2122, fax number (57-1) 315-2163. Officer spent 52 hours preparing report. 2. (U) Responses below are to questions in paragraphs 27-30 of reftel. ------- SUMMARY ------- [...]	2007-03-02 22:46:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO
07BOGOTA3581	TELLING COLOMBIA'S STORY [...] President Uribe's democratic security policy -- and the paramilitary demobilization -- has saved the lives of over 40,000 Colombians, strengthened Colombia's democratic institutions, and led to substantial improvements in human rights protection. The establishment of GOC territorial control [...]	2007-05-18 13:13:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS MARR CO
07BOGOTA3622	COLOMBIA AND CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED COUNTRY BY [...] (C) Colombia has a minimal trading relationship with Cuba. Total Colombian exports to Cuba in 2006 dropped by 23.7 percent to approximately USD 49 million. Cuba's total exports to Colombia decreased by 26.2 percent to USD 4 million. Under its ALADI commitments, Colombia grants preferential [...]	2007-05-18 21:13:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CO
07BOGOTA5116	NEW FARC ATROCITIES DRAW INTERNATIONAL CRITICISM. [...] On Friday July 6, members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) executed Blanca Ines Marin Osorio, the mayor of San Jose del Palmar, on the road connecting Valle de Cauca and Choco, near the Pacific coast. Marin was a vocal supporter of the Uribe administration, and had won nu [...]	2007-07-13 22:09:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PHUM PREL KJUS CO
07BOGOTA5431	COLOMBIA PREPARES FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS FREE FROM [...] (C) Summary. The GOC and political parties are working to prevent the interference of illegal armed groups (FARC, ELN, new criminal groups) in the October elections for governors, mayors, and other local officials. A recent independent study concluded that 328 of Colombia's 1099 municipali [...]	2007-07-26 17:46:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER PREF CO
07BOGOTA6668	ELECTORAL VIOLENCE DOWN, BUT STILL AN ISSUE IN [...] Summary: As the October 28 local elections draw near, violence against candidates continues in specific regions--though at lower levels than in previous elections. Contacts from political parties across the spectrum expect free and fair elections in spite of the limited violence. The FARC and [...]	2007-09-12 21:09:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR CO
07BOGOTA6697	CODEL PRICE MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an August 28 meeting with Codel Price, President Uribe explained the Justice and Peace Law and reiterated his commitment to extradite former paramilitaries who violate their peace process obligations. He reviewed GOC efforts to reintegrate former paramilitaries -as well as [...]	2007-09-13 15:16:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ETRD KJUS PREL PTER CO
07BOGOTA7483	PRE-ELECTIONS CLIMATE IN CUCUTA: CRIME AND BORDER [...] (U) Cucuta, the capital of Norte de Santander, is a major transit point to Venezuela, making it a magnet for illegal armed groups trying to control legal and illegal commercial activity. Its mayor was arrested in September for paramilitary ties, but he remains highly popular. Election preparat [...]	2007-10-19 15:27:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS PGOV PREL PINR PTER CO
07BOGOTA8135	COLOMBIA'S RESPONSE TO UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) On November 17 and 18, the Ambassador spoke to President Uribe and Foreign Minister Araujo, in President Uribe's presence, to press for GOC support on country-specific human rights resolutions on Iran, North Korea, Belarus, and Burma (reftels). The GOC appears committed to its global pol [...]	2007-11-20 15:31:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA UN CO
07BOGOTA8458	GOC FIGHTING TO CONTAIN NEW CRIMINAL GROUPS [...] Combined GOC military and police efforts to combat new criminal groups are making progress, with 1,710 captures and 568 kills of gang members from January through mid-November 2007. The share of demobilized ex-AUC among these new groups appears to be falling, indicating that reinsertion prog [...]	2007-12-11 14:37:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER MARR CO
07BOGOTA8574	GOC SETS UP COMMISSION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF [...] On October 29, 2007, President Uribe issued a decree creating the Commission for the Advancement of Afro-Colombians which will identify barriers to Afro-Colombian socio-economic advancement and make recommendations on ways to overcome them. Vice President Santos will chair the commission, an [...]	2007-12-18 17:46:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
07BOGOTA8697	COLOMBIA'S NATIONAL INDIGENOUS GROUPS CONGRESS [...] Summary: The National Organization for the Indigenous in Colombia (ONIC) held its Seventh Congress December 9-14, declaring unity among all indigenous groups in South America and calling for protection of indigenous communities and their way of life. Complaints ran high against private inves [...]	2007-12-31 15:12:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
07BRASILIA1581	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF U/S REUBEN JEFFERY, [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes on the heels of a June setback to the Doha Round discussions, in which talks between the U.S., the EU, Brazil, and India stalled over disagreements concerning tariff cuts for goods and services and over agricultural subsidies. The Brazilian delegation, led by F [...]	2007-08-16 16:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON ETRD OTRA OVIP PGOV PREL BR
07BRASILIA1897	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF NEC DIRECTOR AL HUBBARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes on the heels of an August visit to Brazil by State Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery III. During his visit, the Under Secretary's discussions with GOB officials included biofuels and infrastructure (REFTELS A, B,C). A [...]	2007-10-04 10:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SENV BR
07BRASILIA206	INSIGHT INTO BRAZILIAN FM AMORIM FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary. Dutch Foreign Minister Bot met with Brazilian Foreign Minister Amorim recently during his visit to Brazil. Ambassador Sobel was briefed by the Dutch Mission and gained insights particularly into Brazil's ideas on a UN Security Council seat, views on Syria from his recent meeting wi [...]	2007-02-06 14:24:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
07BRASILIA2068	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 101 [...] The following is the one-hundred-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...]	2007-10-30 19:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA2069	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 101 [...] The following is the one-hundred-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views e [...]	2007-10-31 09:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA2160	SCENESETTER FOR THE NOVEMBER 27-28 VISIT OF CODEL [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's democratic institutions are generally strong and stable, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains popular because of his orthodox economic policies and expanded social programs. Export-led economic growth has been the norm in the recent past, while Brazil has [...]	2007-11-21 18:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL ECON BR
07BRASILIA2161	SCENESETTER FOR THE NOVEMBER 26-30 1 VISIT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's democratic institutions are generally strong and stable, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains popular because of his orthodox economic policies and expanded social programs. Export-led economic growth has been the norm in the recent past, while Brazil has [...]	2007-11-21 18:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL ECON BR
07BRASILIA2162	SCENESETTER FOR THE NOVEMBER 25-DECEMBER 1 VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's democratic institutions are generally strong and stable, and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva remains popular because of his orthodox economic policies and expanded social programs. Export-led economic growth has been the norm in the recent past, while Brazil has [...]	2007-11-21 18:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL ECON BR
07BRASILIA2184	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 102 [...] The following is the one hundred second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views [...]	2007-11-27 11:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRASILIA2193	Brazil: Draft National Trade Estimate [...] (U) Per reftel, set forth in paragraph 2 below is the text of post's draft of the National Trade Estimate. Post notes a new industrial policy is expected to be announced before the holidays, which may affect the subsidiaries and investment sections. 2. (SBU) Begin Text. TRADE SUMMARY [...]	2007-11-27 17:24:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EFIN ECON BR
07BRASILIA2242	SCENESETTER FOR THE ECONOMIC DIALOGUE VISIT OF WHA A/S [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit for the economic dialogue will expand and develop economic cooperation themes discussed during the Under Secretary for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben SIPDIS Jeffery's August visit (REFTELS A, B, C). We hope to use the dialogue to focus on areas wh [...]	2007-12-07 21:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL SENV BR
07BRASILIA2269	BRAZIL: INTERESTED IN COOPERATION WITH EPA ON MERCURY, BUT [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND IS NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Over the last six months, the Brazilian Ministry of Environment (MMA) has repeatedly expressed interest in cooperating with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the field of [...]	2007-12-13 10:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TNGD KSCA BR
07BRASILIA850	BRAZIL: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Per reftel B, on May 8 the senior human rights offfical in the Ministry of External Relations indicated to visiting Ambassador for Social Issues, Grover Joseph Rees, that Brazil will not support Belarus and would support Slovenia and the Czech Republic for he UNHRC. 2. (C) In light of [...]	2007-05-11 14:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BR
07BRASILIA96	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 87 [...] The following is the eighty-seventh in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views ex [...]	2007-01-18 16:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
07BRATISLAVA102	SLOVAKIA'S DEBATE ON KOSOVO STILL SIMMERING [...] (C) Summary: Kosovo remains a delicate topic in Slovak politics, with both opposition and government parties vying to show the strongest support for Serbia, and the MFA struggling to maintain room to maneuver. The final say on Slovakia's position will come from PM Fico. Key will be whether he [...]	2007-02-20 13:24:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI KOC LO
07BRATISLAVA119	SLOVAKIA WILL SUPPORT BOSNIA FOR UN HRC SEAT [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Slovak MFA Director of the Human Rights Department Ambassador Emil Kuchar indicated that Slovakia will support Bosnia for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. SILVERMAN [...]	2007-02-27 13:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC LO
07BRATISLAVA166	ZIMBABWE DEMARCHE: SLOVAKIA CONCERNED BUT NOT [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche to MFA Political Director Miroslav Lajcak who agreed that an already bad situation in Zimbabwe is deteriorating. Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the Slovak MFA Human Rights Department. Martina Hrvolova, the desk officer who covers both the UN Human Rights [...]	2007-03-20 15:47:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ZI LO
07BRATISLAVA178	SLOVAKIA: DEMARCHE ON EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Human Rights Department on Mar 21. The desk officer for Human Rights Council issues agreed with the U.S. assessment of the situation and passed the recommendation onto the Slovak mission in Geneva. VALLEE [...]	2007-03-23 15:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNHRC PREL PHUM LO
07BRATISLAVA262	AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON DISCUSSES ICTY/R AND [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador-at-large for War Crimes Issues Clint Williamson visited Bratislava on April 23-24, 2007 for meetings with MFA interlocutors to discuss the close out of the International Criminal Tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda, the upcoming election of a new ICTY Prosecutor, and th [...]	2007-05-03 13:07:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC LO
07BRATISLAVA31	FM KUBIS ON AFGHANISTAN, KOSOVO, CUBA, VENEZUELA [...] (C) Ambassador delivered message in ref A to Foreign Minister Jan Kubis on January 17. Kubis told the Ambassador that Prime Minister Robert Fico still planned to travel to Kandahar, Afghanistan on January 25. Kubis would then travel to the January 26 Informal NATO Ministerial. Although Kubis [...]	2007-01-18 06:31:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU VE KO AF LO
07BRATISLAVA368	FM KUBIS ON KOSOVO, MD AND ISAF [...] (C) Summary/introduction: In a frank, productive 60-minute conversation June 20, FM Jan Kubis told the Ambassador: - Slovakia must have a UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) in order to recognize Kosovo, but allowed that a mission under the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) might [...]	2007-06-20 13:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS YI KO RU UNSC PHUM LO
07BRATISLAVA43	SLOVAKIA WON'T SEEK UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SEAT [...] (U) According to Slovak MFA Director of the Department for Human Rights Ambassador Emil Kuchar, Slovakia shares U.S. concerns about Belarus but will not seek a seat on the UN Human Rights Council for 2007. The GOS will stick with its plan to run in 2008, in part because impending staff reduct [...]	2007-01-23 09:23:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL LO
07BRATISLAVA491	SLOVAKIA SUPPORTIVE OF EU DEMARCHE ON SEIF [...] (c) DCM, accompanied by PolEcon Chief, delivered reftel demarche to Head of the Asia and Oceania division at the MFA, Drahomir Stos, on August 27. (Both the Director and Deputy of the Middle East Division and the head of the Human Rights office were on leave.) Stos was not familiar with the cas [...]	2007-08-31 14:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN JA KDEM PHUM PREL SA LO
07BRATISLAVA497	SLOVAK RESPONSE TO HUMAN RIGHTS DEMARCHE [...] (U) PolEcon Chief delivered reftel demarche to new head of the MFA Human Rights Office, Zuzana Topolska, on September 4. Topolska had just returned from leave, so was primarily in listening mode. She promised to convey U.S. views on the range of issues covered to the Slovak missions in Gene [...]	2007-09-05 15:04:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN PREL UNGA
07BRATISLAVA503	TOUR D'HORIZON WITH NEW SLOVAK POLITICAL DIRECTOR [...] (C) Summary. In a cordial luncheon on September 5, DCM and new Slovak Political Director Roman Buzek exchanged views on Kosovo, the Middle East, CFE, and Slovakia's candidacy for the Human Rights Council. Buzek repeated well-known Slovak red lines on Kosovo, but confirmed that Slovakia would [...]	2007-09-10 06:11:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KCFE LO MEPP
07BRATISLAVA504	SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS BINDING UNSCR ON BURMA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Ambassador Vladimir Lomen at MFA's UN Security Council Coordination unit on September 10. Lomen confirmed that Slovakia's position remains as indicated in reftel. Instructions will be sent to the Slovak Mission in New York to support an informal briefing [...]	2007-09-10 13:23:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BU LO PHUM PREL UNSC
07BRATISLAVA57	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP JANUARY 26, 2007 [...] (C) Over dinner with the Ambassador and their wives on January 23, Foreign Minister Jan Kubis acknowledged that Prime Minister Robert Fico will likely continue to infuriate international partners as he did, for example, with his attendance at the Cuban national day reception on January 11 and [...]	2007-01-26 16:41:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF PINR LO
07BRATISLAVA611	SLOVAKIA WILL WEIGH REQUEST FOR ARRIA MEETING ON [...] (C) Political Director Roman Buzek told DCM on November 14 that Slovakia is seriously considering reftel request, although he also raised some issues that could affect Slovakia's decision. Buzek spoke with the UK Ambassador to Slovakia about the same matter on November 12 and received informat [...]	2007-11-14 15:20:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNSC ZI LO
07BRATISLAVA634	SLOVAKIA: STICKING WITH THE EU ON VENEZUELA [...] (C) Summary. Slovakia will follow the EU line on Venezuela, but will not speak out on a national basis against President Chavez's attempts to expand his powers and restrict those of media, civil society and elected officials. MFA officials indicated that the GOS would be willing to support a m [...]	2007-12-01 16:48:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM LO VE EUN
07BRATISLAVA645	SLOVAKIA: INITIAL MFA RESPONSE TO IRAN NIE IS [...] (C) Charge, accompanied by the British Ambassador, reviewed ref A points with MFA Political Director Roman Buzek on December 5. PolEcon Chief also discussed the NIE judgments with MFA Director for Security Affairs Juraj Podhorsky on December 4. Buzek expressed firm agreement with Charge and [...]	2007-12-05 16:44:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL LO IR
07BRATISLAVA93	SLOVAKIA - WOMAN OF COURAGE NOMINATION [...] Post nominates Andrea "Basa" Buckova for the International Woman of Courage award. Buckova is a Romani activist, former political candidate, and currently works for a regional branch of the Plenipotentiary for Romani Affairs. She can be contacted at (work tel) 421-48-414-8552, (mobile tel) 4 [...]	2007-02-15 08:38:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KWMN KPAO LO
07BRAZZAVILLE449	BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - NOVEMBER 16, 2007 [...] Embassy Brazzaville is an unclassified Post. 2. Representatives of the London Club (LC) announced on November 15 that an agreement has been signed between the Republic of Congo (RoC) and the LC to forgive 77 percent of the US$643.6 million debt owed to LC creditors. Government bonds will be [...]	2007-11-16 11:39:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON EFIN EINV ELTN EAID PHUM ENRG CF
07BRIDGETOWN262	TIP SUBMISSION - DOMINICA [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Dominica for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. ------------------ Para 27 - Overview ------------------ 2. (SBU) A. Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally [...]	2007-03-01 22:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF DO XL
07BRIDGETOWN471	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR G/TIP-MANAGED [...] As instructed in reftel, Post is submitting the following four (4) project proposals for G/TIP-managed FY 2007 ESF and INCLE Funds. Full proposal narratives will be sent via email. 2. Name of Applicant: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) -- Office for the Eastern Caribbean Requeste [...]	2007-04-20 22:02:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG XL
07BRIDGETOWN472	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT PROPOSALS FOR G/TIP-MANAGED [...] As instructed in reftel, Post is submitting the following four (4) project proposals for G/TIP-managed FY 2007 ESF and INCLE Funds. Full proposal narratives will be sent via email. 2. Name of Applicant: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) -- Office for the Eastern Caribbean Requeste [...]	2007-04-20 22:04:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG XL
07BRIDGETOWN543	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - [...] Per reftel instructions, demarche was delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #0381, Barbados #0382, Dominica #0383, St. Kitts #0384, St. Lucia #0385, St. Vincent #0386) on May 7, 2007. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post will report an [...]	2007-05-08 17:08:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KSUM XL
07BRIDGETOWN774	AMOR ETERNO: CUBA'S RELATIONS WITH THE EASTERN [...] (C) Cuban Foreign Minister, Felipe Perez Roque, received praise for his country from Caribbean governments last week at the Organization for Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Summit in Grenada on May 25, and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)-Cuba Summit, held in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on [...]	2007-06-14 11:53:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL PINR PGOV CU BB XL
07BRUSSELS1198	PROGRESS IN DISCUSSIONS WITH EU ON LEGAL ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting with Legal Advisers from the 27 EU countries on March 21, State Department Legal Adviser John Bellinger and the EU presidency chair, German Foreign Ministry Legal Adviser Georg Witschel, developed increasing consensus around two fundamental U.S. legal positions t [...]	2007-04-10 10:57:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EUN
07BRUSSELS1208	EU AND US DISCUSS TURKEY, CROATIA AT COELA TROIKA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. EUR/SE Director Douglas Silliman and EUR/SCE Director Christopher Hoh met with counterparts in the European Council, Commission, and current and incoming presidencies to discuss EU candidate countries Turkey and Croatia at a regularly scheduled COELA troika March 21. EU interl [...]	2007-04-11 09:17:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	BE CR CY EUN PREL TK TU
07BRUSSELS1209	EU AND US DISCUSS TURKEY, CROATIA AT COELA TROIKA [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-11 09:17:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	BE CR CY EUN PREL TK TU
07BRUSSELS1315	Belgian Regions Mastering Export Control [...] (SBU) Summary. In 2003, the Belgian federal government handed over the responsibility and final authority of licensing arms exports to the regional governments of Wallonia, Flanders, and Brussels Capital. Wallonia and Flanders, which together account for 95 percent of Belgium's exports, have [...]	2007-04-19 10:06:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC PARM PGOV BE
07BRUSSELS1316	Belgian Regions Mastering Export Control [...] (SBU) Summary. In 2003, the Belgian federal government handed over the responsibility and final authority of licensing arms exports to the regional governments of Wallonia, Flanders, and Brussels Capital. Wallonia and Flanders, which together account for 95 percent of Belgium's exports, have [...]	2007-04-19 10:06:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PARM PGOV BE
07BRUSSELS1462	A/S BOUCHER DISCUSSES SOUTH ASIA WITH THE EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 17, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher led the U.S. South Asia delegation to the COASI (the EU's Asia-Oceania Working Party) Troika on South Asia, discussing Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, U.S.-EU-India relations, and the situati [...]	2007-05-02 12:49:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN AF PK IN CE NP BG
07BRUSSELS1473	BELGIANS OPPOSE BELARUS CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-03 08:21:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL
07BRUSSELS189	EU REACHES COMPROMISE ON UNSCR 1737 IMPLEMENTATION [...] (C/NF) After protracted negotiations, the Political and Security Committee (PSC) of the EU Council reached agreement January 18 on a draft text on EU's implementation of UNSCR 1737. The draft must still be considered by the foreign ministers' General Affairs Council (GAERC) on Jan 22, and th [...]	2007-01-19 13:43:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EFIN KDEM PHUM PARM PINR SNAR IR EUN
07BRUSSELS2052	EU FOREIGN POLICY UNDER THE PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY: [...] (C) Big changes in style and management of the policy process are expected when Germany hands off the six-month rotating EU Presidency to Portugal on July 1. In the realm of the EU,s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP),Council decision by consensus remains the rule and the EU Presiden [...]	2007-06-22 11:42:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EUN MARR MOPS PO XG
07BRUSSELS2056	EU FOREIGN POLICY UNDER THE PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY: [...] (C) Big changes in style and management of the policy process are expected when Germany hands off the six-month rotating EU Presidency to Portugal on July 1. In the realm of the EU,s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP),Council decision by consensus remains the rule and the EU Presiden [...]	2007-06-22 13:00:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EUN MARR MOPS PO XG
07BRUSSELS2160	BELGIANS SHARE USG DISAPPOINTMENT ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) The Belgian government shares U.S. disappointment with the results of the recently concluded session of the UN Human Rights Council. That said, the situation would have been much worse without the work of the various EU delegations, according to Francine Chainaye, the Belgian MFA's Directo [...]	2007-07-02 15:16:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM
07BRUSSELS2288	FURTHER PROGRESS IN DISCUSSIONS WITH EU ON LEGAL [...] (C) Summary. State Department Legal Adviser John Bellinger and Ashley Deeks, Attorney-Advisor, met June 5 with their counterparts from the 27 EU member states and representatives from the Council and Commission Secretariat. The majority of the four hour meeting was devoted to a further discus [...]	2007-07-13 11:29:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EUN
07BRUSSELS2298	BELGIAN MUSLIMS: IDENTITY AND INTEGRATION AMONG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As in other western European countries, Muslims in Belgium have reached the stage where, despite years of residence, they feel - and are often perceived as -- strangers in their own, albeit adopted land. Of primarily Moroccan and Turkish origin, Belgian Muslims seek increasing [...]	2007-07-16 12:25:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PGOV PREL BE
07BRUSSELS2402	AMBASSADOR FINLEY DISCUSSES OSCE AND COE WITH EU [...] On June 27, U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Julie Finley led the U.S. delegation to the COSCE (the EU's OSCE working party) troika. During the four hour consultations, the EU declared its hope for reforms in Kazakhstan in light of its CiO bid and agr [...]	2007-07-30 08:27:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MARR PARM OSCE EUN XH
07BRUSSELS2609	IO DAS SINGH AND AMB REES EU CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) During a two day visit to Brussels, Deputy Assistant Secretary Manisha Singh and Amb. Grover Joseph Rees met with SIPDIS officials from the European Commission, the Council Secretariat, the Presidency, the European Parliament and SIPDIS international NGO's to discuss human rights iss [...]	2007-08-16 12:04:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL EUN
07BRUSSELS3052	EU RESPONSE TO KEEPING PRESSURE ON THE BURMESE [...] (C) Summary: EU Council and Commission contacts expressed their agreement with reftel points and explained that intense EU discussions are continuing on internal and external measures designed to keep pressure on the Burmese regime in response to the recent violent crackdown on protesters. Mem [...]	2007-10-02 14:21:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM BM EUN
07BRUSSELS3120	EU AND KOSOVO: MOVING TOWARD REALITY [...] (C) EU and member state officials are increasingly recognizing the strong likelihood that Kosovo will become independent without a UNSCR and that launching an ESDP mission is vital to decreasing instability in the region. Some EU contacts believe member states may still wobble if Belgrade pre [...]	2007-10-10 14:49:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID EUN KV
07BRUSSELS3192	EU AND W. BALKANS: CARROTS NOT ALWAYS EFFECTIVE; [...] (C/NF) The EU has repeatedly reaffirmed the "European vocation" of the countries in the Western Balkans. It is committed to membership for all countries in the region and the Commission plans to contribute almost USD two billion over 2007-09 to help prepare them for eventual membership. Whil [...]	2007-10-19 12:35:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID ZL EUN
07BRUSSELS3194	EUROPEAN COMMISSION DISCUSSES SOUTHEAST ASIA ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to our contacts in the European Commission (EC),the EC's top priorities on Burma are to keep attention and pressure focused on the regime and to continue to press ASEAN for meaningful engagement. In the Philippines, the EU is considering options for providing technical [...]	2007-10-19 15:07:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN XB
07BRUSSELS3195	THE EU AND CENTRAL ASIA: PREPARING FOR THE COEST [...] (C) Summary: Since the EU formally adopted a new strategy for Central Asia in June, it has been working to increase Member State focus on the region and generate interest in the implementation of the strategy. EU priorities in Central Asia include energy, demarcation and respect for borders, a [...]	2007-10-19 15:10:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EU PGOV PREL UZ XG ZK
07BRUSSELS3233	EU DISCUSSES BURMESE PARTICIPATION IN EU-ASEAN [...] (C) In response to reftel points, EU Council and Commission officials said that Burma will feature high on the agenda for the EU-ASEAN Summit on November 22. In fact, the issue is taking prominence in nearly every aspect of the EU's external relations, and will likely be broached with Russia [...]	2007-10-25 12:16:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EUN BM
07BRUSSELS3269	DEMARCHING EU STATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION ON [...] (SBU) PolOff and A/Political Minister Counselor presented talking points from reftel to Claudia Gintersdorfer from the Human Rights Unit at the Council, Davide Zaru from the Human Rights Unit of the External Relations Directorate (RELEX) at the European Commission, and Nicolas Pascual de la Par [...]	2007-10-31 14:58:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EUN
07BRUSSELS3353	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON EU HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Absent significant progress on the nuclear file, EU officials doubted that Iran or the EU could muster enough political will to resurrect the now-moribund bilateral human rights exchange. End Summary Â [...]	2007-11-16 17:17:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAID PREL PGOV KDEM IR EUN
07BRUSSELS3470	EU EXPECTATIONS FOR EU-AFRICA SUMMIT [...] (C) The EU will consider that fact that the EU-Africa Summit takes place in Lisbon Dec. 8-9 a success in and of itself, particularly if President Mugabe does not succeed in running away with every headline from the summit. Officials in Brussels do not expect breakthroughs or even much substa [...]	2007-12-07 10:59:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID AF EU EUN
07BRUSSELS3519	EU TROIKA VISIT TO DPRK [...] (C) Summary: European Commission and Council officials emphasized that EU engagement with DPRK would proceed on a cautions track governed by North Korea's progress in meeting its six-party commitments. During a EU troika delegation trip to Pyongyang to encourage progress on denuclearization, DP [...]	2007-12-19 08:55:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PHUM EAID EU EUN KN
07BRUSSELS3524	SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-EU TROIKA MEETING ON AFRICA [...] (SBU) Summary: As you meet with EU officials for the biannual Africa troika Dec. 20, you will find the EU feeling very positive about its relations with Africa in the wake of its recent EU-Africa Summit in Lisbon. A shadow, however, is cast by the troubled EUFOR Mission to Chad/CAR, whose dep [...]	2007-12-19 15:04:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AF EU EUN
07BRUSSELS3543	WAR CRIMES DEPUTY ASKS EU FOR HELP ON GUANTANAMO [...] (C) Summary: Milbert Shin, Deputy for War Crimes Issues, met with EU officials Dec. 12-13 to request EU assistance in facilitating U.S. agreements with European states to accept transferees from Guantanamo. While obtaining no commitments, he did receive assurances from officials in the Council [...]	2007-12-28 10:17:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KJUS CB EUN
07BRUSSELS493	EU FOCUSES ON PAKISTAN, WARY ON AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with senior officials from the European Commission and Council and with Representatives of the European Council Political and Security Committee January 25-26 to discuss Afghanistan, Pakistan [...]	2007-02-13 15:45:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EUN AF PK
07BRUSSELS666	EU CIVIL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRACY PROGRAMMING IN IRAN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche Feb. 27 to Francois Massoulie at the European Commission, who just returned from Tehran where he said the mood is "gloomy" regarding any collaboration between Iranian NGOs or individuals and Western governments. Massoulie, the desk officer for Iran at the C [...]	2007-02-28 16:34:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM EUN KPAO PREL PGOV IR BE EAID
07BRUSSELS694	Belgium 2007 Trafficking in Persons Report [...] (U) The 2007 Trafficking in Persons follows in paragraph two. Embassy Point of Contact is Political Counselor Theodore H. Andrews, telephone (32) (2)508-2111/fax 513- 5333. Staff hours spent in preparation of this report: Political Counselor (FO-1): 3 hours Political Assistant (LES-10): 4 [...]	2007-03-02 14:19:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BE
07BRUSSELS785	VERHOFSTADT STUMPS FOR RUSSIAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Verhofstadt met with Russian President Putin and leading private sector energy figures March 1-2. The trip focussed chiefly on economic issues: building ties in energy and diamond markets, promoting bilateral investment, and facilitating contact between the two coun [...]	2007-03-08 16:56:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV ENRG EMIN BE RU
07BRUSSELS810	DISCUSISONS WITH THE EU AND NATO ON LEGAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. John Bellinger, Legal Adviser at the State Department, and Joshua Dorosin, Assistant Legal Adviser for Political and Military Affairs, met February 27 with their counterparts from the 27 EU Member States and representatives from the Council and Commission Secretariat. The major [...]	2007-03-12 06:17:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL EUN
07BRUSSELS825	IO DAS LAGON ROUND-TABLE AT BELGIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: In a February 28 roundtable with Belgian Foreign Ministry counterparts working on United Nations issues, IO Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Rights Mark Lagon pointed to precedent-setting steps taken by new UNSYG Ban toward reform and stated that the U.S. was giving Ban the b [...]	2007-03-13 09:21:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UN PHUM PREF UNSC UNHRC BE
07BRUSSELS91	EU LEADERS SEEK BALANCE ON ENLARGEMENT; TALK TOUGH [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-11 18:03:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF BK EUN IR IS KPAL LE PGOV PHUM PREL TU
07BRUSSELS917	EU VIEWS SADC AS BEST VEHICLE TO PRESSURE ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-20 16:52:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHCR ZI EUN BE
07BUCHAREST1209	ROMANIA ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Romania is on board with most of the U.S. agenda for the Third Committee, but cautions that there are some developing EU positions on some of the thematic resolutions which may require greater USG flexibility, including on the resolutions on Religious Tolerance/Defamation of Re [...]	2007-10-24 11:48:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KTIA UN RO
07BUCHAREST1230	CRIMINAL CODE REVISIONS: A PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: Prosecutors and NGOs complain that parliament's amended draft Criminal Code and Criminal Procedures Code, if signed into law, would exculpate a wide variety of criminal acts by nullifying evidence gained outside of its new, highly restrictive procedures. In attempting to absolve [...]	2007-10-31 16:05:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS KCOR PREL RO
07BUCHAREST219	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SEEKING EU-COORDINATED [...] (U) POLOFF delivered demarche to MFA Deputy Director for the UN and Specialized Institutions Directorate, Eugen Mihut, on February 25. Mihut told POLOFF that based on the U.S. support of Bosnia for a soon-to-be-vacant UN Human Rights Council (HCR) seat his office would also support Bosnia for [...]	2007-02-27 12:26:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC RO

07BUCHAREST237	ROMANIA,S SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW: ------------------- A. Romania is a country of origin and transit for trafficking in persons (TIP). While the majority of TIP cases pertain to international trafficking between Romania and Western Europe, there are cases of domestic trafficking as well. Victims - primar [...]	2007-03-01 15:36:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF SMIG ELAB EAID KCRM KWMN
07BUCHAREST325	ZIMBABWE DEMARCHES: ROMANIA ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Human Rights Officer delivered reftel demarches on 3/19/07 to MFA Director for OSCE, COE, and Human Rights Issues, Brandusa Predescu. Predescu was in agreement with the USG's concern about the seriousness of the situation in Zimbabwe and said she would work with her GOR colleagues to issue [...]	2007-03-20 15:36:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL ZI EUN RO
07BUCHAREST336	DEMARCHE: ROMANIA ENCOURAGED TO SUPPORT MANDATE [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-22 16:35:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	UNHRC PREL PHUM RO
07BUCHAREST388	ROMANIAâ€™S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) Deputy Polcons delivered per instructions reftel demarches (B-D) on April 4, to MFA Director for OSCE, Council of Europe and Human Rights Brandusa Predescu. In response to Predescu's inquiry, Deputy Polcons confirmed that this demarche was separate from earlier ones (ref a). Predescu said she u [...]	2007-04-05 12:05:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KAWC PHUM RO
07BUCHAREST475	MFA REQUESTS "MINISTERIAL LEVEL" PARTICIPATION FOR [...] (SBU) MFA Director for OSCE, Council of Europe and Human Rights Brandusa Predescu on April 23 briefed OSCE member embassies on the current status of the planning for the "High-Level Conference on Combating Discrimination and Promoting Mutual Respect and Understanding: Follow-up to the Cordoba [...]	2007-04-27 13:33:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM OSCE PREL SOCI SP RO
07BUCHAREST491	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW JUSTICE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: The newly appointed Liberal Justice Minister Tudor Chiuariu appeared confident and eager to signal his readiness to fight corruption and support judicial reform. He insisted that he would be more effective than his predecessor, the popular Monica Macovei, because he would work mo [...]	2007-05-02 14:45:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KJUS PREL RO
07BUCHAREST554	ASSESSMENT OF ROMANIA ON UNHRC ELECTION [...] (C) In my estimation, Romania will not support Belarus's bid for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council. That said, Romania will not/not take an overtly visible role to block Belarus unless it can do so as a footnote in support of U.S. or preferably an agreed European Union position. While R [...]	2007-05-15 12:51:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC RO
07BUCHAREST784	PARTING SHOT: FORMER JUSTICE MINISTER CRITICIZES [...] (C) Summary: Former Justice Minister Macovei provided a downbeat assessment of recent GOR efforts on the anticorruption front, alleging attempts to weaken the National Anticorruption Directorate; to direct state funds toward private interests; and to use anticorruption funding from the EU and [...]	2007-07-06 14:28:00	Embassy Bucharest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS KCOR MA RO
07BUCHAREST789	RESTITUTION AND THE PROPERTY FUND: ENVOY CHRISTIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues Christian Kennedy discussed Holocaust education and property restitution with Romanian officials on June 6-8. The minority Liberal government on June 28 forced through an emergency ordinance that should enable the Property Fund to start the p [...]	2007-07-09 09:27:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR PREL EINV ECON RO
07BUDAPEST266	SCENE-SETTER FOR DAS DI CARLO'S VISIT TO BUDAPEST [...] (C) The integration of the Balkans into the Euro-Atlantic community remains an issue of bipartisan consensus despite Hungary,s fractious domestic political dynamic. All parties supported NATO and EU accession and see the International Community's presence as key to stability in the Balkans an [...]	2007-02-23 10:00:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV HU
07BUDAPEST415	SCENESETTER FOR DAS PEKALA'S VISIT TO BUDAPEST [...] (C) Domestic politics continue to dominate Hungary's public discourse. Parliament is back in session, and the parties are evaluating the impact of the March 15 demonstrations on what all regard as a critical year. Recently elected as President of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP),Prime Mi [...]	2007-03-21 06:30:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM HU
07BUDAPEST447	HUNGARY'S VIEW ON EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-23 15:34:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM HU
07BUDAPEST778	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (UNHRC) ELECTION: [...] (U) Ambassador Foley delivered reftel demarche in the context of a May 15 meeting with MFA State Secretary (Political Director-equivalent) Ivan Udvardi (other issues septel). 2. (C) Udvardi expressed his complete agreement with our support for Bosnia's candidacy, stating flatly that "Hungar [...]	2007-05-16 09:47:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM HU
07BUENOSAIRES1045	GARCIA MORITAN'S VIEWS ON UN REFORM AND UNHRC [...] (C) Summary. On May 24, Ambassador Wayne hosted a lunch in honor of new Argentine Ambassador to the United Nations Jorge Arguello, with Deputy Foreign Minister Garcia Moritan present, among others. The Ambassadors discussed the importance of UN reform and stressed the need to work together [...]	2007-05-24 21:06:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNHRC UNAUS PHUM KNNP PARM AR
07BUENOSAIRES1151	GOA SUPPORTS PRESERVING ALL MANDATES AND BROAD [...] (C) On June 11, Poloff delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director of Human Rights Gabriela Quinteros and Third Secretary Alexis Am. Quinteros stated that the GOA, in principle, supports the continuation of all country-specific and thematic mandates at the UN Human [...]	2007-06-12 18:50:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC UNAUS AR
07BUENOSAIRES1477	ARGENTINA TO SUPPORT UNESCO HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE [...] On July 24, poloff delievered ref A points to MFA Director for Human Rights Federico Villegas Beltran, who also serves as the MFA's focal point for Holocaust issues. Villegas Beltran stated that Argentina will support, but not co-sponsor the UNESCO Holocaust resolution. He explained that giv [...]	2007-07-31 18:55:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	UNESCO AR
07BUENOSAIRES1525	MEDIA REACTION; US WIRETAPPING LEGISLATION; ARGENTINE [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories cover the new US legislation expanding government authority to listen in on international phone calls and read e-mail messages of US citizens without warrants; speculation about Argentina's future foreign policy, with a focus on the upcoming me [...]	2007-08-07 08:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1777	ARGENTINA'S PRESUMPTIVE NEXT PRESIDENT: OPEN TO A [...] (C) Cristina Kirchner appears headed to be Argentina,s next President. While she will not likely break significantly from the policies of her husband, it looks like she will be much more interested in international affairs and more attentive to relations with other countries, including the Un [...]	2007-09-06 19:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AR
07BUENOSAIRES184	ARGENTINA: SCENESETTER FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: Embassy Buenos Aires warmly welcomes you and your delegation to Argentina February 6-7. While the Kirchner administration does not always see eye to eye with the USG, it continues to be an important partner in fighting transnational crime, drug and human trafficki [...]	2007-01-31 20:30:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SNAR KJUS PHUM AR
07BUENOSAIRES1875	MEDIA REACTION; ARGENTINA IN HAITI; IRAQ; US INTEREST RATE; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include Argentina's participation in the international peace keeping mission in Haiti; the US policy on Iran; and the US Federal Reserve's decision to lower US interest rates. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Why should we stay in Ha [...]	2007-09-20 12:01:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
07BUENOSAIRES1883	ARGENTINA'S FIRST COUPLE VISITS NEW YORK: HE SAYS [...] (C) Summary: President Nestor Kirchner and First Lady, Senator, and presidential candidate Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner will travel to New York September 23-29, where Kirchner will address the UNGA and Cristina will address the Council of Americas. (Septel reports Senator Kirchner's Sept [...]	2007-09-20 20:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES369	LATIN AMERICAN CANDIDACIES FOR THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Acting PolCouns spoke with Federico Villegas, head of the MFA,s human rights office, to raise reftel concerns and urge Argentina to reconsider standing for re-election to the HRC. Villegas noted our concerns but stated that Argentina had carefully considered its options and is firm in its decis [...]	2007-02-26 19:23:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM AR
07BUENOSAIRES406	U/S BURNS AND A/S SHANNON FEBRUARY 9 MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Burns and Assistant Secretary Shannon, accompanied by Ambassador, met February 9 SIPDIS with Cabinet Chief Alberto Fernandez. During a brief drop-by, President Kirchner welcomed U/S Burns and A/S Shannon and thanked them for their visit. Fernandez ex [...]	2007-03-02 16:22:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EINV ETRD BL CU AR
07BUENOSAIRES41	USG REACTION TO CHAVEZ'S NATIONALIZATIONS; DEATH OF SADDAM [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT All local papers report on USG officials' response to Venezuelan President Chavez's announced planned re-nationalization of telecommunications and utility companies, like US Press Secretary Tony Snow's statement that "nationalization has a long and inglorious history of fai [...]	2007-01-10 19:58:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES411	ARGENTINA: FEBRUARY 9 BURNS/SHANNON MEETING WITH [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-02 21:16:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PTER AA ASEC ETRD IAEA CU HA
07BUENOSAIRES447	ARGENTINA'S RESPONSE TO USG OBJECTIVES FOR 4TH [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 12:21:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNHRC HUMAN
07BUENOSAIRES596	MEDIA REACTION; US REACTION TO CHAVEZ'S ANTI-BUSH RALLY IN [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT International opinion pieces today are mainly focused on the USG's reaction to Venezuelan Hugo Chavez's anti-Bush rally in Buenos Aires; Venezuelan President Chavez's land seizures; and China's acknowledgement of private property. 2. OPINION PIECES - "The US complaint [...]	2007-03-27 20:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
07BUENOSAIRES603	ARGENTINA ENDS FALKLANDS/MALVINAS OIL AND GAS [...] (C) Summary: On March 27, Foreign Minister Taiana announced that the GOA would end a 1995 accord with the UK aimed at encouraging cooperation on oil and gas exploration around the Falklands/Malvinas islands. He maintained, however, that the GOA will continue to abide by the 1989-1990 sovereig [...]	2007-03-29 00:20:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PMIL KTIA AR UK
07BUENOSAIRES687	ARGENTINA: K CAMPAIGNING ON CONFRONTATION? [...] (C) SUMMARY: While opposition politicians are busy conducting their pre-campaigns, President Nestor Kirchner, with an overwhelming lead in all the polls, remains mum about whether he will run for reelection in October. Kirchner associates and rumors favor First Lady Senator Cristina Fernan [...]	2007-04-11 19:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AR
07BUENOSAIRES913	AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) Early May 11, I contacted Deputy Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan to raise reftel points. Garcia Moritan emphatically stated that Argentina would not vote for Belarus for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). He asked that convey to U/S Burns that he is personally involved in the [...]	2007-05-11 12:00:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
07BUJUMBURA513	BURUNDI'S PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES CABINET CHANGES [...] (C) Summary. President Nkurunziza announced new appointments in seven ministries, and announced the creation of a new Ministry, the Ministry of Regional Integration and Cooperation. They mark the third round of new appointments in the Nkurunziza government since early June 2007. Two of Buru [...]	2007-07-16 16:17:00	Embassy Bujumbura	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PREL BY
07BUJUMBURA550	CNDD PARTY LEADER NYANGOMA SPEAKS CRITICALLY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Council for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD) Party leader and former Burundi National Assembly member, Leonard Nyangoma met with Ambassador Moller on July 31 to share his impressions of Burundi's democratic progress and his opinions concerning President Pierre Nkur [...]	2007-08-01 16:25:00	Embassy Bujumbura	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BY
07BUJUMBURA559	BURUNDI'S MAJOR OPPOSITION PARTIES DESPERATE FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The leaders of Burundi's major opposition parties, Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU),Leonce Ngendakumana, and Union for National Progress (UPRONA),Aloys Rubuka, both insisted that dialogue between Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza's government and the two largest opp [...]	2007-08-07 14:11:00	Embassy Bujumbura	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BY
07BUJUMBURA584	BURUNDI'S GOVERNMENT TAKES THEIR MESSAGE ON THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Just prior to his departure for Burundi's interior on August 9, Burundi's Minister of Good Governance, Venant Kamana, briefed the Ambassador on the government's message he intended to convey to communal representatives concerning various political issues plaguing the nation. [...]	2007-08-20 16:58:00	Embassy Bujumbura	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BY
07BUJUMBURA585	BURUNDI'S CIVIL SOCIETY PUTS PRESSURE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on August 13, civil society leaders Onesphore Nduwayo of Governmant Action Watch (OAG) and Jean-Marie Vianney Kavumbagu of Ligue Iteka expressed serious concerns over President Pierre Nkurunziza's lack of action to address the political storm [...]	2007-08-20 17:00:00	Embassy Bujumbura	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BY
07BUJUMBURA591	BURUNDI CENTRIST PARTY LEADER SEES PARTY DIVISIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Epitace Bayaganakandi, National Assembly member for the small Movement for the Rehabilitation of the Citizen (MRC) party attributed the political impasse stifling Burundi's progress to the growing internal divisions within the ma [...]	2007-08-21 08:21:00	Embassy Bujumbura	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BY
07BUJUMBURA637	PRESIDENT NKURUNZIZA TAKES ACTION TO INITIATE [...] (SBU) Summary: During the week of August 27, Ambassador Moller met with Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza and key political leaders in follow-up to the unprecendented Ngozi meetings the previous week between Nkurunziza and the opposition FRODEBU and UPRONA parties. President Nkurunziza cal [...]	2007-09-04 15:22:00	Embassy Bujumbura	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL BY
07CAIRO1029	EMBASSY CAIRO ASSESSMENT OF CHILD PROSTITUTION AND [...] (C) Embassy Cairo has met with key Egyptian civil society advocates for women's and children's issues, and has reviewed the available literature on trafficking. We have seen no evidence that confirms that child prostitution and forced or temporary marriages are occurring on any significant, [...]	2007-04-11 11:05:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRIM KWMN EG
07CAIRO1097	EGYPT MOVES AHEAD ON CHILD PROTECTION, SUPPORTED [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE's National Council for Childhood and Motherhood is drafting legislation for new child protection measures which include tough new anti-trafficking articles. USAID is poised to provide major technical and programmatic support to the Council and its partners as Egypt t [...]	2007-04-16 15:14:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN KCRM EG
07CAIRO1128	MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD TO CONTEST SHURA ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood (MB) has announced it will run "no more than twenty candidates" in the June Shura Council elections, and, despite a recent constitutional change banning "any political activity or political parties" based on religion, the group still plans to campaign using i [...]	2007-04-17 15:16:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM PHUM EG
07CAIRO1170	SNAPSHOT OF UPCOMING LEGISLATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: EGYPT'S PARLIAMENT WILL CONSIDER AN ARRAY OF SIGNIFICANT POLITICAL LEGISLATION DURING ITS CURRENT SESSION (WHICH ENDS APRIL 24 FOR THE SHURA COUNCIL, AND JULY 15 FOR THE PEOPLE'S ASSEMBLY),AS WELL AS IN THE SUBSEQUENT SESSION (BEGINNING NOVEMBER 15). SEVERAL OF THE LAWS ARE THE L [...]	2007-04-19 16:32:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL KJUS PTER EG
07CAIRO1279	DARFUR: ARAB LEAGUE CHIEF RESPONDS TO [...] (C) The Ambassador had the opportunity on April 30 to discuss with Arab League Secretary General Moussa a recent Congressional Resolution on Darfur that explicitly criticizes the Arab League over the conflict there. Moussa conveyed that he was personally affronted by the resolution, and said [...]	2007-05-02 09:31:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ECON UNSC MOPS EG SU
07CAIRO1361	COURT RULES AGAINST MILITARY TRIBUNALS FOR MUSLIM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ON MAY 8, EGYPT'S SUPREME ADMINISTRATIVE COURT OVERTURNED THE FEBRUARY PRESIDENTIAL DECREE THAT ORDERED 40 MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS TO STAND BEFORE A MILITARY TRIBUNAL, AND RULED THAT THE MB DEFENDANTS BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY. THE WIDESPREAD EXPECTATION AMONG OUR JUDICIAL CON [...]	2007-05-09 13:58:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PREL KDEM PHUM EG
07CAIRO1424	EGYPTIAN HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS DECRY EGYPT'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A COALITION OF 19 EGYPTIAN HUMAN RIGHTS NGOS HAS PROTESTED THE GOE'S CANDIDACY FOR MEMBERSHIP (REFTELS) IN THE UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (UNHRC) AND EXPRESSED "AMAZEMENT" AT WHAT IT ALLEGED WERE "FALSIFICATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT,S TRUE STANCE ON HUMAN RIGHTS" INCLUD [...]	2007-05-15 11:18:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV UNHRC EG
07CAIRO144	MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD ANNOUNCES INTENT TO FORM [...] (C) Summary: Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leaders have publicly announced the organization's intent to form a political party within "a few weeks," an unprecedented step for the 79-year old organization. The new party would reportedly be "a civil party with an Islamic reference," and will not submi [...]	2007-01-18 16:02:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL EG
07CAIRO1502	AYMAN NOUR'S APPEAL FOR HEALTH PAROLE DEFERRED [...] (SBU) Egypt's State Council, the judicial body to which imprisoned Al Ghad Party leader Ayman Nour had appealed for a health-based release, ruled on May 22 that a governmental medical committee that had previously issued a report on Nour's health (reftel),should review the "contradictions" in [...]	2007-05-22 15:31:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
07CAIRO1682	NEW LIBERAL POLITICAL PARTY APPROVED, AFFILIATED [...] (C) Summary: Egypt's Political Parties Committee on May 24 approved the registration of the Democratic Front Party (DFP),a new liberal group led by prominent intellectuals Osama Al Ghazali Harb and Yehya Al Gamal. The party's broad goals for the next six months are to build a "nationwide ins [...]	2007-06-04 12:58:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL EG
07CAIRO1690	EGYPT: GOVERNMENT-CONTROLLED PRESS SLAMS DOHA [...] (C) Editorials in the GOE-controlled press (Refs A-C) have strongly criticized the May 27-29 conference in Doha on "Democracy and Political Reform in the Arab World." The attacks have singled out the Doha meeting's most prominent Egyptian participant, Egyptian-American democracy activist Sa [...]	2007-06-05 11:22:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM EG QA
07CAIRO1717	SHURA COUNCIL ELECTIONS OVERVIEW [...] (C) Summary: Elections for one-third of the seats in Egypt's Shura Council (upper parliamentary chamber) will be held on June 11, with run-offs to be conducted as needed on June 18. With minimal participation by legal opposition parties, attention is focused on the 19 races in which National [...]	2007-06-07 08:48:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM KISL EG
07CAIRO1727	EGYPT: REACTION TO PRESIDENT BUSH'S PRAGUE SPEECH [...] (C) THE EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT, AND GOVERNMENT-DOMINATED MEDIA, HAVE REJECTED PRESIDENT BUSH'S JUNE 5 SPEECH IN PRAGUE, PARTICULARLY THE CALL FOR THE RELEASE OF AYMAN NOUR. THE FOREIGN MINISTER AND THE PARLIAMENT'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE TOOK EXCEPTION TO THE REFERENCE TO AYMAN NOUR. THE ST [...]	2007-06-07 12:40:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EG
07CAIRO1911	DARFUR: MEETING WITH CAIRO-BASED JEM LEADER [...] (C) Summary and action requested: In a June 20 introductory meeting with Cairo-based Sudanese Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Presidency Chief of Staff Gammali Hassan Galaleddin, Galaleddin requested further contact with the USG and emphasized that "peace is our only option" in Darfur. G [...]	2007-06-21 13:15:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC KPKO EG SU
07CAIRO1931	AYMAN NOUR'S WIFE EXPECTS POSITIVE RULING ON JUNE [...] (C) In a June 22 meeting, Gameela Ismail, wife of imprisoned Al Ghad Party leader Ayman Nour, told poloff that she expects a "ruling in Nour's favor," at a June 26 hearing of Nour's appeal for health-based parole. Ismail is optimistic because the presiding judge at the State Council, Mohamed [...]	2007-06-24 14:05:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM EG
07CAIRO1934	AYMAN NOUR LETTERS TO POTUS AND THE SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Per reftel, following are the texts, as translated by Embassy Cairo staff, of two separate letters from imprisoned Al Ghad Party leader Ayman Nour to President Bush and to the Secretary. Nour's wife passed the letters to poloff on June 22, and asked that they not be passed to President [...]	2007-06-25 09:23:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KDEM EG
07CAIRO197	MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD PARLIAMENTARY BLOC LEADER CALLS [...] (C) Summary: The parliamentary leader of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (MB) made a recent public statement indicating a desire to initiate a "constructive dialogue" with Western governments, including the USG. Meanwhile, opposition press and Cairo think tanks are rife with rumors that some recent [...]	2007-01-24 16:09:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL KDEM EG
07CAIRO2041	JUNE 28 DCM MEETING WITH DR. MOHAMED MATTAR REGARDING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 28, the DCM met with Dr. Mohamed Mattar for an update on his USAID-funded research project into human trafficking in Egypt. Dr. Mattar is an internationally recognized trafficking expert and the Executive Director of the Protection Project at Johns Hopkins University. He b [...]	2007-07-03 14:17:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV KPAO PREL EG KWMN
07CAIRO2147	ELECTION PLATFORM OF THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: [...] (SBU) Summary: In early June, the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood (MB) released a 39-page platform in advance of the June 11 Shura Council elections, detailing the group's views on issues ranging from tourism to Copts. The MB document offers an unprecedented detailing of a consolidated MB position [...]	2007-07-11 09:57:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KISL KDEM EG
07CAIRO2148	MB PLATFORM CALLS FOR "MIXED" PUBLIC-PRIVATE ECONOMY [...] (SBU) In preparation for the Shura Council elections, the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) issued a platform that included an extensive economic component. The document, our first in-depth look at the MB's economic views, criticizes capitalism and free markets in general, particularly the GOE's econom [...]	2007-07-11 10:11:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV EAID ETRD EG
07CAIRO2200	AMENDING THE NGO LAW AND REVAMPING THE BREAD [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Social Solidarity Ali El-Moselhy informed the Ambassador that he had initiated GOE studies to revise the NGO Law (84/2002). The Ambassador pressed Moselhy to seek an amended NGO law that protects and expands freedom of association and operations by all legitimate n [...]	2007-07-17 13:56:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
07CAIRO2206	ADVANCING THE FREEDOM AGENDA IN EGYPT [...] Embassy Cairo continues forceful advocacy of the President's Freedom Agenda. Per paras 11, 14, and 15 of ref A, it is standard Embassy Cairo practice, led by the Ambassador, to meet with democracy and human rights activists, oppositionists, and dissidents; to engage in public speaking opport [...]	2007-07-17 14:28:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM KPAO PGOV KMPI XF EG
07CAIRO2280	SCENESETTER FOR THE JULY 31 VISIT OF SECRETARIES [...] (C) The Egyptians welcome the joint visit of the Secretaries of State and Defense as a clear signal of mutual SIPDIS recognition of shared strategic interests, despite recent highly publicized bilateral tensions. President Mubarak and ministers Aboul Gheit, Tantawi, and Soliman, expect the [...]	2007-07-24 17:01:00	Embassy Cairo	SECRET	ECON EFIN KPAL MARR PGOV PREL SU EG IS IZ IR
07CAIRO2350	EGYPT: COURT REJECTS AYMAN NOUR REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) Judge Mohamed El-Husseiny, of the State Council's Court of Administrative Justice, rejected Ayman Nour's health-based request to be paroled from prison, in a court session on July 31. Before the verdict was read, Nour's lawyer Amir Salem told poloff that if the verdict went against No [...]	2007-07-31 12:13:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO
07CAIRO2440	EGYPT: GROWING ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH CHINA [...] (C) Summary: Egyptian-Chinese relations have expanded over the last several years, primarily in the economic realm. Egypt is courting Chinese trade and investment but is wary that China could undercut Egypt in low-cost, labor-intensive sectors, complicating Egyptian efforts to combat persistent [...]	2007-08-07 14:22:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD EINV ECON CH EG
07CAIRO2459	NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VP ON HUMAN [...] (C) The Ambassador raised a range of human rights and religious freedom issues with National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Vice President Ahmad Kamal Aboul Magd. In addition to reviewing recent religious conversion controversies, Ayman Nour, military tribunals against the Muslim Brotherho [...]	2007-08-08 16:15:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF EG
07CAIRO2536	EGYPT: TIP ISSUES UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: This summer we have seen modest but genuine GOE progress on TIP. The GOE has announced the establishment of an inter-ministerial committee to combat TIP in Egypt. People's Assembly (PA) representative Georgette Qellini announced in June that she would introduce a draft law [...]	2007-08-15 14:12:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI PGOV KWMN KCRM EG
07CAIRO2537	EGYPT: UPDATE ON IRI, NDI, AND IFES SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) On August 4, the Assistant Minister for American Affairs, Hatem Seif Al-Nasr, convoked the Ambassador to complain "on instructions" about IRI activities in Egypt. Al Nasr charged that IRI Country Director, Keith Kidd, had been traveling in the governorates and maintained a heavy schedule [...]	2007-08-15 14:20:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EG
07CAIRO2622	(U) EGYPT: CHRISTIAN NEWSPAPER PUBLISHER [...] (C) Summary: Yousef Sidhom, a Christian publisher and chief editor of Watany newspaper, told the Ambassador that recent public debates in Egypt over conversion away from Islam are a "healthy" development. Sidhom opined that any direct public intervention by the USG in this complex and sens [...]	2007-08-23 11:20:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR KIRF EG
07CAIRO2683	MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD: GOVERNMENT CRACKDOWN [...] (C) Summary: The Egyptian government's campaign against the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) is continuing, with the recent arrests of a prominent moderate official, two MB parliamentarians, and other senior officials, upping the ante. The latest detentions occur against the backdrop of the ongoing mi [...]	2007-08-30 12:53:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM PHUM EG
07CAIRO2798	EGYPT: INPUT ON DISCUSSIONS OF THE COMPLEMENTARY [...] (C) Per reftel request regarding Egypt's planned participation in the mid-November Community of Democracies ministerial in Mali, on September 16 the staff of Ambassador Raouf Saad, the MFA's BMENA coordinator (who also handles CD matters),told poloff that the MFA "had just received notificati [...]	2007-09-16 15:03:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM KISL EG
07CAIRO2799	EGYPT: ACTIVISTS RALLY TO PROTEST CLOSURE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Leaders of Cairo's human rights and democracy activist community rallied on September 16 at a downtown demonstration to protest the GOE's September 8 closure of the Association for Human Rights and Legal Aid (AHRLA),apparently for accepting foreign funding, including from th [...]	2007-09-16 15:17:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID EG
07CAIRO3001	EGYPT: UPDATED DEMOCRACY STRATEGY [...] (C) Our fundamental reform goal in Egypt remains democratic transformation, including the expansion of political freedom and democratic pluralism, respect for human rights, and a stable, democratic and legitimate transition to the post-Mubarak era. While our programs in the areas of judicial reform [...]	2007-10-09 15:00:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KMPI EG
07CAIRO3031	EGYPT: SIGNS OF STRONGER EFFORTS ON TIP [...] (SBU) Summary: A new inter-ministerial committee on Trafficking In Persons (TIP),a proposed new child protection law with anti-TIP provisions, and a nascent public awareness campaign are signs that the GOE is moving towards awareness of, and eventually action on, TIP. Continued challenges wi [...]	2007-10-11 16:03:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KCRM KWMN EG
07CAIRO3127	NOMINATION OF AMBASSADOR MOUSHIRA KHATTAB FOR THE [...] Ambassador Moushira Khattab, Embassy Cairo's nominee for the Secretary's International Woman of Courage award, deserves USG commendation for having formed and led a broad alliance to combat female genital mutilation (FGM) in Egypt. Since the beginning of her tenure as Secretary General of the [...]	2007-10-25 09:56:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM KPAO KWMN EG
07CAIRO3247	EGYPT: AMBASSADOR GROSS DISCUSSES ICT [...] (U) Summary: In his November 3 ) 6 visit to Cairo, Ambassador David Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy, congratulated Egyptian information and communications technology (ICT) officials and business leaders on the progress in the Egyptian ICT market [...]	2007-11-14 09:20:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON ETRD PHUM PGOV EG
07CAIRO345	ACTIVISTS REFLECT ON IMPACT OF FEMALE GENITAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Several active anti-FGM Embassy contacts believe that although the unified public condemnation of FGM at a November conference has not produced an official ban on the practice, it has raised the level of dialogue on the issue. The public discussion of the generally taboo subje [...]	2007-02-07 15:31:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN EG
07CAIRO356	WILDCAT STRIKES HIT EGYTPIAN TEXTILE FACTORIES [...] (SBU) Thousands of textile workers have initiated wildcat strikes throughout Egypt's industrial heartland in recent weeks, demanding the same concessions exacted by striking workers at Egypt's largest public sector textile factory last December (reftel). Strikes have also taken place in the t [...]	2007-02-08 13:30:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM EG
07CAIRO671	CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS: MAJOR DECISIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: THE THIRTY-FOUR PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS BEFORE EGYPT'S PARLIAMENT WILL BE PUT TO A LEGISLATIVE VOTE BY MARCH 20, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO A NATION-WIDE REFERENDUM ON OR ABOUT APRIL 4. THE ACTUAL TEXTS OF THE AMENDMENTS ARE NOT YET PUBLIC (AS THEY ARE REPORTED [...]	2007-03-12 10:49:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EG
07CAIRO721	LABOR ANXIETY MAY OPEN DOOR TO UNION [...] (C) The anxious state of organized labor in Egypt over privatization, economic reform, and global trends may present opportunities for engaging the GOE on democratization and worker rights. Sensing this, the International Labor Organization (ILO) is advancing a proposal to promote democratiza [...]	2007-03-14 13:58:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM EAID ETRD EG
07CAIRO816	CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS: NATIONAL REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: IN A SURPRISE MOVE, FOLLOWING PARLIAMENT'S MARCH 19 PASSAGE OF PRESIDENT MUBARAK'S CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS PACKAGE, THE GOE MOVED UP THE DATE FOR THE OBLIGATORY SUBSEQUENT NATIONAL REFERENDUM TO MARCH 26, TEN DAYS EARLIER THAN PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED. IN THE MIDST OF APPARENT [...]	2007-03-21 15:13:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL EG
07CAIRO858	CAIRO ON THE EVE OF THE NATIONAL REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) As the country readies for the rushed March 26 referendum on President Hosni Mubarak's constitutional amendments package, the government apparatus has swung belatedly into gear to raise public awareness about the event. All Egyptian TV channels - terrestrial and satellite - broadcast ad [...]	2007-03-26 06:36:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EG
07CAIRO866	CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM: VOTER TURNOUT MINIMAL [...] (C) IT APPEARS THAT ONLY NEGLIGIBLE NUMBERS OF VOTERS TURNED OUT FOR THE MARCH 26 NATIONAL REFERENDUM ON EGYPT'S AMENDMENTS TO THIRTY-FOUR CONSTITUTIONAL ARTICLES. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF VIOLENCE, AND PROTESTS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN LIMITED TO SMALL DEMONSTRATIONS AT A FEW LOCATIONS IN CA [...]	2007-03-26 16:32:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EG
07CANBERRA1561	AUSTRALIA: ENCOURAGING SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY IN [...] (U) Poloffs presented ref demarche to Jeannie Henderson, Director of the Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Burma Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT),on October 23. 2. (C) In a preliminary reaction to the points, Henderson noted that Australia ended its programs in Burma speci [...]	2007-10-23 07:20:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM AS BM
07CANBERRA1745	U/S BURNS' 12/5 MEETINGS WITH AUSTRALIAN DPM [...] (C/NF) Summary: During wide-ranging conversations December 5 with newly appointed Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, and Agriculture Minister Tony Burke, Under Secretary Nicholas Burns emphasized the importance Washington placed on a continued cl [...]	2007-12-12 00:27:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AS CH ID IN IR IZ JA MNUC PREL PTER
07CANBERRA334	AUSTRALIA - JAPAN JOINT DECLARATION ON SECURITY [...] (U) This message contains an action request - please see para 6 below. 2. (C) On March 5, DFAT North Asia Division First Assistant Secretary (FAS) Peter Baxter and Japanese Embassy SIPDIS Minister-Counselor Shinichi Hosono briefed DCM on the Australia - Japan Joint Declaration on Securit [...]	2007-03-05 07:28:00	Embassy Canberra	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR KTIA ASEC PREL AS JA
07CARACAS1068	RCTV PROTESTS CONTINUE, BRV CONTINUES PRESSURE [...] (C) Summary: On May 31, students and other opposition groups continued protests over the closure of RCTV. Chavez supporters have sought to intimidate and attack marchers, and at least one student may have died as a result of clashes. National Assembly Deputy and Chavista march organizer Dario [...]	2007-05-31 21:53:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
07CARACAS1086	RCTV PROTESTS ENTER SECOND WEEK [...] (C) Summary: Peaceful pro-RCTV protests continued into their second week. The students' medium term ability or desire to sustain the demonstrations remain unclear. Up to 10,000 students marched to the Supreme Court without incident June 4 and are planning to march to the National Assembly J [...]	2007-06-04 21:44:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS1107	GOVERNOR ROSALES: SEEKING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary. Zulia Governor and de facto opposition leader Manuel Rosales briefed the Ambassador June 1 on Rosales' ongoing efforts to persuade other Latin American governments that the "democratic deficit" in Venezuela is a regional problem. Rosales considers his May 21-22 visit to Panama a [...]	2007-06-06 17:26:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
07CARACAS1127	PRESS FREEDOM UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. This press freedom update comes on the heels of the BRV-imposed May 28 shutdown of Radio Caracas Television (RCTV). Despite ceasing its broadcasts, RCTV continues to operate internally and is enduring for the moment, although recent Supreme Court (TSJ) rulings could jeopardize R [...]	2007-06-08 17:00:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM PGOV SCUL SOCI ASEC VE
07CARACAS1128	UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: GIVE DEMOCRACY A CHANCE [...] (C) Summary. The various student demonstrations against the closure of RCTV have coalesced into a surprisingly resilient democratic movement. Over the last two weeks, they have forced President Chavez to shift gears from accelerating his "socialist revolution" to shoring up his base and defe [...]	2007-06-08 18:54:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SCUL ASEC VE
07CARACAS1419	VENEZUELA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM BACK TO FRONT [...] (C) Summary: After saying in early May that constitutional reform was not a priority for this year, President Chavez surprised everyone by announcing two months later that he would present his proposed changes in the second half of July. Around the same time, an alleged draft of one of his [...]	2007-07-17 15:32:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
07CARACAS1465	CHAVEZ LASHES OUT AT CHURCH LEADERS -- AGAIN [...] (C) Summary. Catholic Church officials on July 7 issued a pastoral letter strongly criticizing the Chavez government and questioning the need for proposed changes to the 1999 Constitution. The Venezuelan president responded by denouncing Venezuela's Catholic bishops publicly, while lauding C [...]	2007-07-23 21:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SCUL VE
07CARACAS175	USAID/OTI WATCHDOGS START TO SHED LIGHT [...] (C) In October of 2005, the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) began implementation of a USAID/OTI funded project to develop a grants program to support watchdog organizations. Although the Bolivarian "Revolution" is failing its citizens in many ways, there are few reputable organiz [...]	2007-01-26 14:27:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM VE
07CARACAS2050	CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM - GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. [...] (C) Late on Friday October 12 the Venezuelan National Assembly's Mixed Commission on Constitutional Reform announced the addition of 25 amendments to the constitution, on top of the 33 proposed by President Chavez on August 15 (Ref A). While a few of the changes are fairly innocuous, many wil [...]	2007-10-19 22:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIPR PHUM KDEM ECON VE
07CARACAS2225	REFERENDUM CAMPAIGN UPDATE-NOVEMBER 21-23 [...] (C) SUMMARY. Pro-government and opposition university students across the country organized demonstrations in support of and against President Chavez' reform package November 21. Opposition student leaders announced that university students will not participate in the opposition's march Novem [...]	2007-11-23 21:19:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS2269	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO SELECT NEW OMBUDSMAN, [...] (C) Summary. The National Assembly (NA) is expected to name a new Human Rights Ombudsman, Attorney General, and Comptroller in the coming weeks. Together these positions make up the "Public Power" branch of government, also known as the Moral Republican Council (CMR). The CMR's Candidate Eva [...]	2007-11-30 20:41:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV VE
07CARACAS2284	WHY CHAVEZ' CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM FAILED [...] (C) Summary: Chavez's defeat in the December 2 constitutional referendum is a rejection of the aggressive, radical agenda which he tried to impose this year. Chavez's sweeping proposals kept many of his supporters from voting, and lead many to vote against him. They also energized new sourc [...]	2007-12-04 20:47:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
07CARACAS2367	NATIONAL ASSEMBLY APPOINTS LOYALISTS AS NEW HUMAN [...] (C) Summary. The National Assembly (NA) appointed new members to the "Public Power" branch of government on December 13. Gabriela Ramirez will serve as Human Rights Ombudsman, Luisa Ortega Diaz as Attorney General, and Clobosbaldo Russian will serve a second seven-year term as Comptroller. [...]	2007-12-18 22:40:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV VE
07CARACAS2404	BRV HARASSMENT OF POLITICAL OPPONENTS [...] (C) Summary. Despite the Christmas release of retired Army General Francisco Uson from a military prison, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) continues to use the judicial system to intimidate its high profile opponents. The BRV recently initiated hearings against ex-judge Monica Ferna [...]	2007-12-27 21:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV VE
07CARACAS306	CHAVEZ PREPARING MAJOR CHANGES TO CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary. President Chavez intends to make profound "socialist" changes to the 1999 Constitution via a constitutional "reform" process this year. Chavez says this effort will "complement" the executive decree-laws that he can issue over the next 18 months courtesy of the Enabling Law (Ref [...]	2007-02-13 16:14:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EINV ECON ENRG VE
07CARACAS434	CODEL JACKSON LEE VISITS CARACAS [...] (SBU) Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee visited Caracas February 19-22. During her visit, she met with representatives of civil society, visited an Embassy supported orphanage, met with union leaders, U.S. businesses, U.S. oil company executives, representatives of the Foreign Ministry, Nation [...]	2007-03-02 13:41:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON VE
07CARACAS617	VENEZUELA: A NEW TIME BUILDING SLOWLY [...] (C) Omar Barboza, Un Nuevo Tiempo (UNT) party President and confidant of Zulia Governor and de facto opposition leader Manuel Rosales, reviewed the UNT's organizational plans for PolCouns and PolOffs on March 20. Only three weeks into its transition as a national party (Ref A),UNT leaders a [...]	2007-03-22 21:18:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM VE

07CHENGDU86	TAR FAO RESPONSES ON SEPTEMBER 2006 SHOOTING AT NATULA PASS [...] (C) Summary: During a recent Consulate visit to Lhasa, the Director of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) Foreign Affairs Office (FAO) promised to provide us with a written copy of an "official statement" on the September 2006 shooting of a Tibetan nun at the Natula Pass. After our return to [...]	2007-03-29 08:56:00	Consulate Chengdu	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CH
07CHENNAI54	CODEL SPECTER IN SOUTH INDIA: COMMUNISTS, COMPUTERS AND [...] (U) Summary: During a December 17-22 visit to the south Indian states of Kerala and Karnataka, Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania) viewed first-hand India's high-tech and business boom, met with judicial officials and journalists, and experienced traditional culture and politics, the latter [...]	2007-01-22 11:09:00	Consulate Chennai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON SCUL IN
07CHIANGMAI124	ARREST OF ANTI-COUP ACTIVISTS RAISES PROFILE OF POLITICAL [...] (U) The July 6 arrest in Chiang Rai of an anti-coup activist provided pro-democracy campaigners new fuel to attack the Council for National Security (CNS) and the continued use of martial law in 35 provinces. 2. (U) Sombat Boonngarm-anong, a member of the Democratic Alliance Against Dict [...]	2007-07-10 09:21:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM OEXC TH
07CHIANGMAI129	AN OVERVIEW OF BURMA-RELATED CIVIL SOCIETY TRAINING PROGRAMS [...] SUMMARY. Exile political and social activists from Burma are using Chiang Mai as a base for the training and development of a new generation of leaders. Like their counterparts in the media (reftel),political exiles have found Chiang Mai to be a convenient and relatively safe harbor from which [...]	2007-07-18 01:55:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ECPS OEXC TH BM
07CHIANGMAI131	FROM POPPIES TO PEACHES: HMONG PROGRESS REMAINS MIXED [...] Summary. Despite generally low economic status, land tenure issues, and a renewed refugee inflow from Laos, the Hmong hill people today are considered among the more successful hill tribe groups in Thailand. Best known for fighting beside US forces in Laos from the 1960s to1975 while a signi [...]	2007-07-25 18:55:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PREF SNAR TH
07CHIANGMAI179	MAE SOT: REFUGEES BEMOAN BURMESE EXILES; HUMANITARIAN NEEDS [...] (C) Political infighting among the exiles in Thailand came as a surprise to recent arrivals fleeing the violent crackdown in Burma. The number of Burmese crossing into Thailand since the regime cracked down on demonstrations in September remains steady, but several contacts pointed to signs t [...]	2007-11-14 10:41:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF PHUM BM TH
07CHIANGMAI30	REPORT DOCUMENTS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN IN KAREN STATE [...] A new report by the Thailand-based Karen Women's Organization provides further evidence that Burma's military government uses sexual violence against women. The KWO's report, "State Of Terror," amplifies previous reports that have documented cases of rape, murder, torture, and forced labor [...]	2007-02-13 11:01:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM BM TH
07CHIANGMAI46	SHAN MILITIA LEADER REACHES OUT TO INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Leaders of the Restoration Council of Shan State (RCSS) and Shan State Army-South (SSA-S) have invited Consulate General staff and other members of the international community in northern Thailand to visit Shan villages on the Thai-Burma border, seeking to draw attention to huma [...]	2007-03-13 01:25:00	Consulate Chiang Mai	SECRET	PREL PHUM SNAR TH BM
07CHISINAU1393	Marginal Moldovan Political Parties Merge. Bet on the [...] (SBU) Summary: In preparation for 2009 parliamentary elections, marginal political parties are merging to increase the vote bank of the ideologically like-minded. One center-left, social-democratic alliance has potential. One centrist agreement adds marginally to centrist strength, which is n [...]	2007-11-26 08:05:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL PINR MD
07COLOMBO1036	SRI LANKA: CONDITIONS DETERIORATING IN JAFFNA; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Conditions in the military-controlled portion of the Jaffna peninsula are deteriorating, with eight extra-judicial killings in just three days and 21 dead in the past two weeks. Among the dead is a Tamil employee of the Danish Refugee Council, who was shot twice in the face at [...]	2007-07-25 10:38:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1171	SRI LANKA: EMINENT PERSONS REASSURED AFTER MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) held its third plenary meeting with the Commission of Inquiry (COI) August 17 - 20. The positive tone of the meeting reassured even skeptics within the IIGEP. U.S. Eminent Person Gene Dewey noted that the possibilit [...]	2007-08-27 12:00:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1225	HUMAN RIGHTS IN SRI LANKA: SOME IMPROVEMENT BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The period April-June 2007 showed a decline relative to the beginning of the year in Colombo and some other parts of Sri Lanka in certain categories of human rights abuses, such as abductions. However, the overall level of human rights violations compared to 2002-2005 remains e [...]	2007-09-06 11:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1232	SRI LANKAN PROGRESS ON ISSUES OF CONCERN TO U.S. - [...] (C) As Washington prepares for a busy fall, post thought it would be useful to provide a brief snapshot of where we stand on the key issues in our agenda with Sri Lanka; the outlook for the fall; and what specific steps the U.S. can take to advance our interests here. A number of factors have [...]	2007-09-07 11:09:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM CE
07COLOMBO1266	SRI LANKA: RESPONSE ON PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador, Embassy staff, and Washington-based officials have made a consistent, intensive effort over the past year to engage the Sri Lankan government on improving its human rights record, and to support and defend human rights advocates in the country. Sri Lanka has recen [...]	2007-09-13 03:56:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1322	SRI LANKA: PROGRESS ON DEVOLUTION PROPOSAL STALLED [...] (C) SUMMARY: The All-Party Representative Committee (APRC) has made substantial progress on drafting its devolution proposal, but remains stuck on some final key issues. The President, under pressure from his Sinhalese base to stick to the "unitary state" concept, has decided to delay action [...]	2007-09-25 10:56:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO134	SRI LANKA: FOREIGN SECRETARY ASKS FOR PATIENCE ON [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona called an evening meeting with Ambassador Blake on January 22. Kohona expressed concern that a pending public letter from U.S. Congressman Frank Pallone to the White House would call for a special international envoy to investigate human rights. [...]	2007-01-23 10:06:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO135	MALDIVES: A NEED TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRACY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met government officials and the leader of the opposition in Male' on January 16 to discuss the lagging democratic reform process. Ambassador also promoted the Maldives' purchase of Boeing aircraft and a potential joint venture with an American wind power firm. Int [...]	2007-01-23 10:19:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MV
07COLOMBO1358	SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT CRITICIZES EMINENT PERSONS; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) submitted its second Interim Report to the President on September 18 and released its third public statement on September 19. The Commission of Inquiry (COI) and Attorney General's (AG) office sent strongly-worded [...]	2007-10-02 12:36:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1407	ARBOUR PROVIDES INTERIM READOUT OF HER VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: At a working lunch on October 11 UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour expressed doubt that she will be able to negotiate during this trip an increase in the staff of the office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombo with a broad mandate. She wants t [...]	2007-10-11 09:51:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL AORC CE
07COLOMBO1421	ARBOUR CONCLUDES DISAPPOINTING TRIP TO SRI LANKA [...] (C) Summary. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour completed a five-day visit to Sri Lanka on October 14. UN Resident Representative Neil Buhne told Ambassador that Arbour was disappointed in the outcome of her visit and disturbed by the magnitude of the human rights problems [...]	2007-10-15 10:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1428	TAMIL LEADER REFLECTS ON THE CONFLICT, THE EAST [...] No summary [...]	2007-10-17 08:59:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV CE
07COLOMBO147	MCC IN SRI LANKA: MAJORITY OF INDICATORS PROBABLY NOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Almost three years ago when Sri Lanka qualified as a Millennium Challenge Account candidate country, many of Sri Lanka's MCC indicators were on a positive trend. Since then, the government has changed hands twice and each new government has proven less commi [...]	2007-01-24 12:31:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID EAIR CE
07COLOMBO1484	SRI LANKA: UN BRIEFS AMBASSADORS ON RESULTS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour did not call publicly for an international human rights monitoring mission during her recent visit here. However, she made her desire for international monitoring clear to Sri Lankan government officials in private. The GSL i [...]	2007-10-31 09:53:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1506	SRI LANKA: DELIVERY OF FATF GUIDANCE REGARDING IRAN REF: A. SECSTATE 149648 B. COLOMBO 1439 C. COLOMBO 1307 Classified By: Charge d'Affaires James R. Moore for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-02 08:51:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	EFIN KNNP UNSC IAEA IR CE
07COLOMBO1582	SRI LANKA: EMINENT PERSONS FRUSTRATED, DECIDE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The members of the International Independent Panel of Eminent Persons assisting the Sri Lankan Presidential Commission of Inquiry into Human Rights Abuses feel their efforts have been stymied and concluded they can do little more to influence events in a positive way. A letter [...]	2007-11-23 11:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1667	SRI LANKA: FOREIGN SECRETARY COMPLAINS ABOUT U.S. [...] (C) DCM and Pol Chief were summoned by Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona on December 13 to discuss proceedings at the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Kohona expressed the government's objection to the U.S. delegation's statement in support of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbo [...]	2007-12-14 11:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO1698	MINISTER PEIRIS PREVIEWS PRESIDENTIAL INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary: In a one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador on December 20, Trade Minister GL Peiris (who was one of the Government's former chief negotiators in the 2002-3 talks with the LTTE) previewed a new initiative the President has asked him to draft to begin to redress Tamil grievances. [...]	2007-12-21 08:42:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV CE
07COLOMBO170	SRI LANKA: CABINET RESHUFFLE NARROWS MAJORITY FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Mahinda Rajapaksa reshuffled his cabinet on January 28. Joining the government ranks were 18 "dissident" MPs from the opposition United National Party (UNP) and all 6 MPs from the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC). This gave the government, which previously had 98 seat [...]	2007-01-29 15:15:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS ETRD EINV CE
07COLOMBO176	SRI LANKA: HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTER VOWS NOT TO TAKE [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with Minister of Disaster Relief and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe January 30 to share with him a list of suggested actions the Government could take to address the human rights situation. The deeply frustrated Minister (strictly protect throughout) expressed [...]	2007-01-30 14:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO20	SRI LANKA: NEW HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION CHAIR - A [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Rajapaksa has named former Sri Lankan Supreme Court justice Anandacoomaraswamy chair of the national Human Rights Commission (HRC),circumventing a constitutional requirement that an independent council appoint the heads of national commissions. Sri Lanka's human right [...]	2007-01-05 06:30:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER CE
07COLOMBO221	NORWEGIAN AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO "TENSE" KILINOCHCHI [...] Summary: In a February 5 readout of his February 1-2 visit to Kilinochchi, Norwegian Ambassador Brattskar described the mood in the area as very tense. LTTE spokesman and chief negotiator Tamilselvan complained to Brattskar that the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) had gone to war by occupying V [...]	2007-02-06 08:21:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV CE
07COLOMBO230	SRI LANKA: NEW MEGA-CABINET BOOSTS RAJAPAKSA [...] (C) Summary. President Mahinda Rajapaksa's recent cabinet reshuffle has served to consolidate his and his brothers' control, particularly over the all-important defense portfolio. The new United National Party (UNP) ministers have settled for distinctly secondary ministries, while their de [...]	2007-02-06 12:43:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO249	SRI LANKA: NEW FOREIGN MINISTER AFFIRMS COMMITMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador paid his initial call on new Foreign Minister Bogollagama on February 8. Ambassador reviewed U.S. support for Sri Lanka in its fight against LTTE terrorism. He also underlined serious U.S. concerns about Sri Lanka's deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situati [...]	2007-02-09 09:06:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO254	SRI LANKA: NEW FOREIGN MINISTER AFFIRMS COMMITMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador paid his initial call on new Foreign Minister Bogollagama on February 8. Ambassador reviewed U.S. support for Sri Lanka in its fight against LTTE terrorism. He also underlined serious U.S. concerns about Sri Lanka's deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situati [...]	2007-02-09 10:14:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO255	SRI LANKA: NEW FOREIGN MINISTER AFFIRMS COMMITMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador paid his initial call on new Foreign Minister Bogollagama on February 8. Ambassador reviewed U.S. support for Sri Lanka in its fight against LTTE terrorism. He also underlined serious U.S. concerns about Sri Lanka's deteriorating human rights and humanitarian situati [...]	2007-02-09 10:14:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO257	SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR URGES PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: In a candid, hour-long meeting with President Rajapaksa on February 9, Ambassador pressed the President to show personal leadership in taking concrete steps to improve his government's human rights performance. Rajapaksa weighed in against a proposal by members of Congress to app [...]	2007-02-12 11:16:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO289	MALDIVES: STRATEGY FOR ENGAGING ONE OF ISLAMIC [...] (SBU) Maldives is a moderate, pro-American Islamic country that cooperates on American military objectives and is responsive to US advice on reform and openness. In a generation, it has gone from being South Asia's poorest country to that with the region's highest per-capita income. However, [...]	2007-02-15 10:48:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MASS MARR ECON ETRD AMGT OEXC KPAO
07COLOMBO476	SRI LANKA TO "SERIOUSLY CONSIDER" U.S. POSITIONS [...] (C) On March 22, Ambassador met Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona regarding reftel demarches concerning votes on Sudan, Zimbabwe, and the Occupied Territories at the UN Human Rights Council. The Ambassador delivered all key points in reftels. He suggested that if Sri Lanka found it could not [...]	2007-03-22 11:45:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ZI SU IS CE
07COLOMBO477	FORCED RESETTLEMENT CONTINUES; UNHCR DISSOCIATES [...] (SBU) UNHCR Representative Amin Awad informed Ambassador on March 22 that UNHCR had formally disassociated itself from all resettlement efforts in the east because of continued forcible resettlement of internally displaced people by the government. Awad said that even after the somewhat tense [...]	2007-03-22 12:12:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL AORC CE
07COLOMBO523	SRI LANKA: OPPOSITION LEADER OUTLINES AGGRESSIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador met United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe on March 30 to press Wickremesinghe to stay involved in working towards a political solution to Sri Lanka's widening conflict. Wickremesinghe outlined the UNP's new aggressive strategy toward the ruling Sri [...]	2007-04-04 12:02:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO525	SRI LANKA: PUSH FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS MONITORING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In October-November 2006, senior UN officials proposed establishing a UN-sponsored human rights monitoring mission in Sri Lanka. However, the GSL has consistently resisted the idea, most recently citing the existence of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Human Right [...]	2007-04-04 12:49:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PTER CE
07COLOMBO631	SRI LANKA: SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (C) INTRODUCTION: Your visit comes at a time when the environment for human rights, civil liberties, and media freedom is declining broadly as the conflict escalates. Our top priority is to press the government to put forward a serious power-sharing proposal that can help it win back the sy [...]	2007-04-27 11:39:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS ECON EAID SL
07COLOMBO635	MALDIVES: POLITICAL TURMOIL FOLLOWS PUBLIC [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The discovery of a dead body floating in a lagoon near Male' on April 15 led to political controversy, as the deceased's family and opposition charged the victim was killed in custody -- and government authorities denied it. A demonstration erupted outside the cemetery. Police [...]	2007-04-30 10:58:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM MV
07COLOMBO643	SRI LANKA: RULING PARTY'S DEVOLUTION PROPOSAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. The ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) on May 1 released its devolution proposal, which will now move to the All Party Representative Committee (APRC). Unlike most previous APRC drafts, which recommend devolution to the provinces, the SLFP proposal recommends that the unit o [...]	2007-05-02 11:12:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO686	SRI LANKA: NO DECISION YET ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) PolOff delivered ref B demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for UN and Multilateral Affairs Satya Rodrigo on May 4. Rodrigo agreed that electing Belarus to the Human Rights Council (HRC) would send a signal that human rights are of little concern to the international c [...]	2007-05-10 12:41:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS UNHRC CE
07COLOMBO698	PRESIDENT RELIES ON BROTHERS FOR POLICY ADVICE AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Rajapaksa relies on his brothers, Defense Secretary Gothabaya Rajapaksa and Senior Advisor to the President Basil Rajapaksa, for advice on security matters and political affairs respectively. Fear that Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) stalwarts are disloyal has caused [...]	2007-05-15 05:32:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO712	SRI LANKA TO SUPPORT SLOVENIA AND BOSNIA FOR HUMAN [...] (C) Ambassador spoke today with Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona to urge that Sri Lanka vote on May 17 in the UN General Assembly for Bosnia and Slovenia -- and not for Belarus -- as members of the UN Human Rights Council. Several other western embassies also demarched the GSL on this issue. [...]	2007-05-16 12:27:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS UNHRC CE
07COLOMBO728	SRI LANKA: GSL COMPLICITY IN PARAMILITARY [...] (S) SUMMARY: Allegations of government complicity in crimes committed by organized paramilitary groups have mounted in the last year. Paramilitaries such as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-breakaway Karuna group and Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) have helped the Government of Sr [...]	2007-05-18 09:22:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO742	SRI LANKA: SECOND "EMINENT PERSONS" PLENARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The second plenary meeting of the International Independent Group of Eminent Persons (IIGEP) and the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) took place May 12. This was followed the same week by the CoI's first hearing, a meeting hosted by the Human Rights Minister to update donor countrie [...]	2007-05-22 09:41:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO82	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2007 - SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-16 12:01:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED	CE EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
07COLOMBO920	AMBITIOUS CHIEF JUSTICE BREAKS AWAY FROM PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a shift from regularly supporting the President in its rulings, the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Sarath De Silva, made several decisions this month that the public widely hailed as justice served by a newly independent judiciary. Legal experts say, however, that whi [...]	2007-06-27 13:29:00	Embassy Colombo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07COLOMBO959	SRI LANKA: GOVERNMENT TAKES STEPS TO ADDRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) has recently made several announcements about its efforts to eliminate abductions in Sri Lanka. On July 4 Defense Spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella announced the arrest of 10 suspected abductors in the GSL's efforts to eliminate abductions-for-ra [...]	2007-07-06 07:35:00	Embassy Colombo	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM MOPS CE
07CONAKRY1023	DIVISIVE STRATEGIES AMIDST RUMBLINGS OF POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. Rumblings of political discontent have become increasingly audible in recent weeks throughout Guinea, spurring a spate of demonstrations, meetings, and public debate. These various events serve as a backdrop to troublesome political maneuverings, slanderous rumors, and potentia [...]	2007-09-10 15:48:00	Embassy Conakry	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC GV
07CONAKRY1228	CIVIL SOCIETY LEADER PUSHING FOR ELECTIONS AND [...] (SBU) Although contacts report that civil society is looking to change Guinea,s electoral code before holding legislative elections, a prominent civil society leader told poloff that the country needs to focus on elections first and the electoral code later. Recognizing growing divisions wit [...]	2007-11-09 12:46:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI ASEC GV
07CONAKRY180	AMBASSADOR PUTS GENERAL KERFALLA ON NOTICE THAT HE [...] (C) On February 14, the Ambassador, accompanied by DATT, met with Chief of Staff of the Guinean Armed Forces General Kerfalla Camara at Camp Samory Toure in downtown Conakry. 2. (C) The Ambassador strongly regretted that the general strike had led to a state of siege instead of a peaceful [...]	2007-02-15 09:19:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS AEMR PGOV PHUM GV
07CONAKRY181	TFGV01: SITREP 41: GUINEA UNREST, FEB. 15, 2007, [...] (SBU) As of this morning, there were a few military patrols in several areas of Conakry. Most Guineans in the capital are respecting the curfew and do not circulate between the hours of 1800 and 1200 the next day. During the curfew, the military patrols the neighborhoods, often firing warni [...]	2007-02-15 10:34:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC ELAB PINS AEMR GV
07CONAKRY370	GUINEA'S NEW GOVERNMENT MEETS INITIAL DEMANDS [...] (C) On March 28, Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate addressed the nation with a clear message thanking all Guineans for their patience and cooperation in the creation of a "government of broad consensus". The Prime Minister listed eight priorities for his government with the consolidation of nat [...]	2007-03-29 14:20:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PINS EAID GV
07CONAKRY515	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION -- GUINEA [...] (C) On May 9, we delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Ousmane Diao Balde, National Director for Legal and Consular Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, regarding the U.N. Human Rights Council and the candidacy of Belarus. Kabele Camara, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation, Afri [...]	2007-05-10 14:28:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
07CONAKRY531	U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION -- GUINEA [...] (C) On May 14, the Ambassador met briefly with Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate (in the absence of the Foreign Minister who is abroad) to urge Guinea not to support Belarus's candidacy for the U.N. Human Rights Council. The Ambassador expressed dismay that the Foreign Ministry had informed us [...]	2007-05-14 14:28:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC GV
07CONAKRY536	U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION -- GUINEA [...] (C) Further to our demarche (ref D),Prime Minister Lansana Kouyate called the Ambassador on May 15 to state that he had given firm instructions for Guinean representatives to oppose Belarus's candidacy for the U.N. Human Rights Council. 2. (C) The Prime Minister said he had overturned t [...]	2007-05-15 12:01:00	Embassy Conakry	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC GV
07COPENHAGEN383	DANISH VIEWS ON APRIL 23-24 EU GAERC MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Post reviewed reftel demarche points April 19 with Danish MFA EU correspondent Nicolaj Hejberg Petersen, who offered a mixed outlook for shared U.S. and Danish objectives for the upcoming EU GAERC meeting. Petersen suggested that his government had been pleasantly surprised by the apparen [...]	2007-04-19 14:35:00	Embassy Copenhagen	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EUN DA
07DAKAR1025	GUINEA-BISSAU AND SENEGAL WILL OPPOSE BELARUS IN [...] (C) Guinea-Bissau Watcher delivered Ref A demarche and talking points to Bissau-Guinean Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Communities Maria da Conceicao Nobre Cabral on May 10 via telephone. Minister Cabral said she would instruct the Bissau-Guinean Permanent Represe [...]	2007-05-10 17:14:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC PU SG
07DAKAR112	SENEGAL: 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] Senegal offers investors political stability, democracy, advanced telecommunications infrastructure, an advantageous geographic location, a bilateral investment treaty with the United States, low inflation, a currency pegged to the euro, easy repatriation of capital and income and abundant se [...]	2007-01-12 15:44:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KTBD OPIC EFIN USTR ETRD SG
07DAKAR2211	IS POLITICAL VIOLENCE ON THE HORIZON? [...] (S) In November 5 meeting Charge informed Barthelemy Dias, the new leader of the Socialist Party's youth movement and perennial presidential thorn in the side, that he had been summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and informed that because of Dias's American citizenship the GOS believes [...]	2007-11-14 14:34:00	Embassy Dakar	SECRET	PGOV PINS SOCI PINR KDEM CASC SG
07DAKAR275	DETERIORATION IN THE CASAMANCE [...] (C) Senegalese Army reoccupation of the Casamance, initially somewhat successful, has proved unable to thwart rebel activity. Violence, while still largely concentrated in a northern triangle bordering on The Gambia, is becoming increasingly significant in the key city of Bignona, and rebel [...]	2007-02-02 14:36:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PINS ASEC CASC SOCI PGOV PINR SG GA PU
07DAKAR501	SENEGAL: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] SUMMARY: After being upgraded last year from Tier 2 Watch List to Tier 2 status, Senegal has continued to devote significant time and attention to the issue of trafficking in persons. Following passage of its first trafficking-in-persons (TIP) law in April 2005, police now maintain a compute [...]	2007-03-05 12:13:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC PREF SG
07DAKAR562	SENEGAL NOT SUPPORTIVE OF USG PRIORITIES FOR HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-03-09 18:15:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC SG
07DAKAR633	BUILDING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY IN [...] (C) On March 19, British Deputy Head of Mission Julia Edwards and DCM jointly delivered ref demarches to Mame Baba Cisse, the Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Cisse acknowledged that the creidibility of the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is on the [...]	2007-03-20 16:40:00	Embassy Dakar	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SG ZI SU
07DAKAR705	AMBASSADOR GROVER JOSEPH REES' VISIT TO DAKAR [...] (U) In meetings with the Senegalese government, civil society, NGOs and Catholic and Muslim religious leaders, Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees, Special Representative for Social Issues, discussed U.S. contributions to the fight against HIV/AIDS, the humanitarian crisis in Sudan, U.S. problems wi [...]	2007-03-29 08:36:00	Embassy Dakar	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SOCI TBIO PHUM PINS PREL KDEM KISL SG
07DAMASCUS1156	DAMASCUS DECLARATION ANNOUNCES CREATION OF [...] (C) Summary: More than two years after signing the original Damascus Declaration in October 2005, 163 civil society, human rights, and opposition leaders gathered at the Damascus home of leader Riad Seif to vote on the creation of a new legislative body (the National Council) and elect its C [...]	2007-12-06 16:05:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
07DAMASCUS1170	SARG ROUND UP OF DAMASCUS DECLARATION MEMBERS [...] (C) Summary: Syrian security services detained some 36 Damascus Declaration National Council NC) members this week, eventually releasing all but three. Security services also disrupted an NC meeting at the home of National Council Secretariat Riad Seif on December 13, but there were no SI [...]	2007-12-13 09:30:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
07DAMASCUS1184	WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT ON NATIONAL COUNCIL RECEIVED [...] (S) Summary: A quick survey of human rights and opposition contacts yielded mostly positive reactions to the December 14 White House statement on the creation of the National Council. National Council Secretariat Riad Seif, who had earlier requested such support, warned the night before the [...]	2007-12-16 16:07:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL SY
07DAMASCUS1193	DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY SYRIA - 2007 [...] (C) Summary: Since the development of Post,s 2005 democratic reform strategy there has been a substantial and on-going government crackdown on what little democratic reform had been taking place. Many of the democratic reformers and human rights advocates who were key Embassy contacts in 20 [...]	2007-12-23 13:52:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL SY IS
07DAMASCUS185	Syria/Spain, Lavrov, Palestinian Territories, Arab League, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 22 reported FM Walid al-Mouallem's visit to Madrid and his meeting with his Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos on Feb. 21. Talks focused on bilateral relations, regional issues, most importantly the situation in the occupied territories following the Mecca Accord [...]	2007-02-26 12:47:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS188	Syria/Spain, OIC, Israeli Nukes, Palestinian Territories, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Feb. 25 reported that on Feb. 22 in Madrid King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain inaugurated Arab House and the Spanish Political Conference with the participation of Foreign Minister Walid Mouallem and the Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Tunisia, Yemen, [...]	2007-02-27 12:42:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS2	CODEL SPECTER MEETS WITH SYRIAN PRESIDENT BASHAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Bashar Al-Asad said he was optimistic about restarting peace negotiations with Israel, claimed (erroneously it appears) the seven opposition activists recently jailed had been released, expressed pessimism on reaching a political resolution in Lebanon given what he desc [...]	2007-12-31 13:35:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL KDEM PGOV PHUM SY IS IZ LEB
07DAMASCUS208	Shara's "Le Monde" Interview, Mouallem's Cairo Visit, [...] Summary: Syrian papers featured VP Shara's interview with French daily "Le Monde" published March 2 in which he expressed Syria's relative optimism on the success of an international meeting in Baghdad aimed at stabilizing Iraq, saying that "much depends on the attitude of the United States; [...]	2007-03-04 14:27:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS292	Syria/Kuwait, Syria/Pakistan, Syria/Turkey, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Mar. 25 reported VP Shara's visit to Kuwait on Mar. 24 to convey a message from President Asad to the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, on bilateral coordination prior to the upcoming Arab summit in Riyadh. During the meeting Shara reviewed the [...]	2007-03-25 13:50:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS32	Specter Codel, Syria/US, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian press and TV on Dec. 27 expressed great joy about the press conference which Senator Arlen Specter gave at Damascus Airport, after meeting President Asad on December 27, 2006. The meeting with the President and the press conference were the lead story in all the radio and TV [...]	2007-01-10 12:40:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS363	Syria/Israel, Syria/Palestinian Authority, Lebanon, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Apr. 15 featured a statement by the Syrian Foreign Ministry on Apr. 14 that statements by US national of Syrian origin, Ibrahim Suleiman, who visited Israel and met with the Israeli Knesset Foreign and Security Committee, do not reflect the Syrian viewpoint, adding [...]	2007-04-16 09:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS4	CODEL SPECTER MEETS WITH SYRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem pleaded for the United States not to hold Syria "hostage" to events in Lebanon or to resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while insisting to Senator Arlen Specter and Representative Patrick Kennedy that Syria itself was ready for p [...]	2007-12-31 15:03:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL KDEM PHUM SY IS IZ LEB
07DAMASCUS416	Syria/GCC, Syria/US, Syria/South Africa, Winograd Report, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 3 reported President Asad's meeting on May 2 with Abdul-Rahman Attiya, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council(GCC). Talks focused on developments in Iraq, the occupied territories, and Lebanon, and on bilateral cooperation and means to activate Arab c [...]	2007-05-03 14:30:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS470	Palestinian Territories, Syria/Iran, Asad/ Referendum, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 17 featured an official Syrian statement issued on May 16 expressing Syria's deep concern about the bloody clashes among Palestinians in Gaza. "Fighting among Palestinians comes at a time when they must close ranks and boost national unity in the framework of [...]	2007-05-17 13:40:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS496	Asad/Referendum, Syria/UNDOF, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian [...] Summary: Syrian papers on May 24 reported VP Shara's lecture at Damascus University on May 23 in anticipation of the May 27 referendum on a new term for President Asad. Vice President Shara renewed Syria's rejection of the war in Iraq, stressing support for the political process in the count [...]	2007-05-24 11:41:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS5	SYRIAN COURT RENDERS SURPRISE LIGHT SENTENCE IN [...] (SBU) Summary. In a surprise move, the Damascus Criminal Court handed down a relatively light sentence against prominent dissident Fa,ik al-Meir on December 31. Al-Meir, who was facing capital charges, could be released as early as next month. The decision appeared to catch most human rights [...]	2007-12-31 15:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL SY IS
07DAMASCUS557	Syria/Spain, Syria/Pakistan, Syria/Cuba, Golan, Lebanon, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 7 reported that FM Mouallem will leave for Spain today at the invitation of Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos. Mouallem will convey an oral message from President Asad to King Juan Carlos I and will hold talks with Moratinos regarding bilateral relations and th [...]	2007-06-07 11:35:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS568	Syria/Spain, Syria/Israel, Syria/Lebanon, Malaysia, Iraq, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 8-9 reported the visit to Spain on June 7 by FM Mouallem, who conveyed an oral message from President Asad to King Juan Carlos of Spain on bilateral relations and current regional developments, particularly in Iraq, the occupied Palestinian territories and Leban [...]	2007-06-11 11:00:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS598	Syria/Greece, Syria/Italy, Syria/Netherlands, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 13 reported the visit to Damascus by Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Dora Bakoyannis and her meeting with President Asad on June 12 about bilateral relations and political developments in Iraq, the occupied territories and Lebanon. Bakoyannis praised Syria's [...]	2007-06-13 13:13:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS603	Palestinian Territories, Lebanon, Syria/Israel, Iraq [...] Summary: Syrian papers on June 14 quoted an official Syrian source as saying on June 13 that the Syrian government and Syrian people are concerned about intra-Palestinian fighting and violence. "Fighting among the Palestinian brothers will only serve the interests of the enemies of the Pales [...]	2007-06-14 12:59:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS684	Syria/Denmark, Syria/US, Syria/Sudan, Syria/Russia, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 4 reported President Asad's meeting on July 3 with Danish Foreign Minister Per Stig Moeller, focusing on bilateral relations and efforts to revive the peace process. Discussions also dealt with the situation in Iraq and the political process there. The two sid [...]	2007-07-05 13:15:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS70	Syria/Norway, Syria/China, Bush's Iraq Strategy, Rice's [...] Summary: Syrian papers on Jan. 18 reported FM Walid Mouallem's meeting on Jan. 17 with Svein Sieve, Advisor of the Norwegian Foreign Ministry for Middle East Affairs. Sieve reiterated the importance of Syria's role to cement security and stability in the region. FM Mouallem emphasized the n [...]	2007-01-21 08:05:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS778	Peace Process, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestinian Territories, [...] Summary: Syrian papers on July 31 reported FM Mouallem's meeting on July 30 with Norwegian Foreign Minister Special Envoy for Middle-East Affairs Sven Sevje. Discussion centered upon recent developments in the Middle East and efforts to revive the peace process. FM Mouallem expressed Syria [...]	2007-07-31 13:18:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DAMASCUS825	Syria/Lebanon, Lantos, Iraq, Peace Conference (8/13) [...] Summary: Syrian papers on August 13 reported a statement by Kabalan Kabalan, Chairman of the Southern Lebanon Council on August 12 announcing that the Lebanese authorities started to execute a project to rebuild houses in the Lebanese southern towns of Qana, al-Qulaila and Seddiqin, destroyed [...]	2007-08-14 13:13:00	Embassy Damascus	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
07DARESSALAAM1136	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LEAVITT'S AUGUST 23-26 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The U.S.-Tanzanian bilateral relationship has witnessed a sea change over the past two years. With the election of a charismatic, pro-Western President, and increasing levels of U.S. assistance, cooperation has expanded in areas ranging from health and education to counterter [...]	2007-08-14 15:46:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP EAID PREL PGOV ECON TZ
07DARESSALAAM147	TANZANIA YET TO COMMIT TO CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN [...] (U) The Government of Tanzania appreciates USG interest in the composition of the Human Rights Council, M.K. Sella, Head of Section for International Development Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department of Multilateral Cooperation, told Poloff on January 30. Mr. Sella said [...]	2007-01-30 14:12:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC TZ
07DARESSALAAM1483	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON'S NOVEMBER 2007 [...] (SBU) The U.S.-Tanzanian bilateral relationship has witnessed a sea change over the past two years. With the election of a charismatic, pro-Western President, and increasing levels of U.S. assistance, cooperation has expanded in areas ranging from health and education to counterterrorism and [...]	2007-11-07 14:33:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV EAID ECON TZ
07DARESSALAAM336	TANZANIA SUPPORTS MADAGASCAR'S CANDIDACY FOR SEAT [...] (SBU) Ambassador Begum Taj, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Division, told PolCouns March 8 that Madagascar has decided to run for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) and that Tanzania will support Madagascar's candidacy. Taj noted that informally the UN Africa Gr [...]	2007-03-13 08:51:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNHRC TZ
07DARESSALAAM668	TANZANIA TO VOTE AGAINST BELARUS ON UN HUMAN [...] (C) Ambassador Begum Taj, Head of the Multilateral Affairs Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),told Poloff on May 8 that Tanzania would not vote for Belarus as a member on the UN Human Rights Council. "The Government of Tanzania (GOT) is very sensitive on human rights. If a c [...]	2007-05-08 14:03:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM TZ
07DARESSALAAM690	UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION: TANZANIA WILL [...] (C) We reconfirmed on May 10 with Sule Sella, Deputy Head of the Multilateral Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),that Tanzania will not vote for Belarus as a member of the Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in the May 17 election in New York. Tanzania's position is clear: a countr [...]	2007-05-10 16:43:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC TZ
07DARESSALAAM794	TANZANIA: CONSULTATIVE MEETING OF [...] (SBU) Members of the Parliaments of ten African Union (AU) member states and of the Pan African Parliament (PAP),met in Dar es Salaam from May 26-28 to consider national responsibilities in responding to the humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan. Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim, the AU Spe [...]	2007-06-05 03:34:00	Embassy Dar Es Salaam	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON MOPS SU TZ

07DHAKA1025	AMBASSADOR PAYS FAREWELL CALL ON CHIEF ADVISOR [...] SUMMARY: On June 19, the Ambassador paid a farewell call on Chief Advisor Fakhruddin Ahmed. Also present were America and Pacific Wing Director General Shahidul Islam, Personal Secretary to the Chief Advisor Kazi Aminul Islam, Deputy SIPDIS Press Secretary Helaluddin and Deputy Chief of Mis [...]	2007-06-21 08:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PGOV PREL BG
07DHAKA1207	AT 180 DAYS, A REPORT CARD ON BANGLADESH'S INTERIM [...] (C) SUMMARY. After 180 days in power, the interim government installed after the January 11 declaration of a state of emergency remains popular. It has racked up a series of accomplishments and corrected initial excesses, particularly in the area of human rights. The Election Commission has u [...]	2007-07-25 08:52:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA1341	GENERAL DISSATISFACTION WITH CARETAKER GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Rumors of changes in the caretaker government have been a popular parlor game in Dhaka since January 2007. Growing frustration over rising prices, energy shortages, and a lackluster response to flooding have fueled speculation and criticism about the caretaker government. Scenari [...]	2007-08-16 03:16:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA1418	THE MAN TO SEE: CDA A.I. AND ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (C) Summary. Providing insight into the complicated relationship between the army and caretaker government, Chief of Army Staff General Moeen Uddin Ahmed told CDA a.i. that the recent violence had been a wake up call for the regime and outlined a series of steps that would be taken in the c [...]	2007-08-28 09:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC KDEM PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA1944	PRESIDENT PARDONS RAJSHAHI PROFESSORS AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 10, President Iajuddin Ahmed granted clemency to four Rajshahi University professors convicted of violating the Emergency Powers Rules by fomenting student protests in August. The families of four Dhaka University professors being held on the same charges are hoping [...]	2007-12-17 11:12:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL BG
07DHAKA1979	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL WILLARD'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes at the one-year mark of the Caretaker Government as Bangladesh begins to rehabilitate areas of the country hit by Cyclone Sidr, while at the same time continues to prepare for nationwide elections at the end of 2008. Bangladesh largely survived the immediate cri [...]	2007-12-27 11:09:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON PGOV PREL MOPS BG
07DHAKA335	BANGLADESH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] This Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report covers efforts by the Bangladeshi government (GOB) from March 2006 to March 2007, and address the questions submitted to Post by G/TIP (reftel). Paragraph two begins text. Embassy point of contact is Luke Zahner, Political Officer, telephone: 880- [...]	2007-03-01 02:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BG
07DHAKA53	DIPLOMATS COORDINATE STRATEGY ON BANGLADESH [...] This is an action cable. Please see para 12. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Key diplomatic missions in Bangladesh are coordinating their responses to the ongoing political crisis. The U.S., United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, the European Commission, Germany (representing the European Union presidency) [...]	2007-01-11 08:15:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM BG
07DHAKA560	MILITARY AMBITIONS IN BANGLADESH [...] (U) COAS Presses Political Agenda: Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Moeen Uddin Ahmed on April 2 renewed his populist attacks on Bangladeshi politicians and called for a "new brand of democracy." Moeen made the remarks in his keynote address to a regional conference hosted by the Bangladesh Po [...]	2007-04-05 09:06:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM BG
07DHAKA663	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES DEVELOPMENTS WITH COAS MOEEN [...] (C) Summary: In an April 16 meeting with Ambassador Butenis and DATT (note taker),Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Moeen Uddin Ahmed described the military's successes in support of the civilian government, cited the need for political party reform, provided assurances the military would remai [...]	2007-04-22 09:10:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREF KDEM PMIL BG
07DHAKA685	BANGLADESH - THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY [...] (C) Summary: The interim government formed following the January 11 declaration of the State of Emergency has pursued an aggressive agenda of political and economic reform coupled with an anti-corruption campaign and institutional change all designed to create conditions conducive to free, [...]	2007-04-26 04:36:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM BG
07DILI176	EAST TIMOR WILL NOT SUPPORT BELARUS CANDIDACY AT UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-07 09:12:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC TT
07DILI264	USG ENGAGEMENT WITH TAUR MATAN RUAK [...] (C) In October 2006, a UN commission of inquiry recommended that the Timor Leste judicial authorities prosecute Brigadier General Ruak, chief of the local defense force, as a result of his actions during the spring 2006 crisis. The Timor Leste prosecutors reportedly began an investigation, but [...]	2007-07-23 07:31:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MAAR ASEC KPKO UN TT
07DILI318	PRESIDENT'S UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE: TIMOR-LESTE [...] (U) Timor-Leste is a newly emerging democracy, independent since 2002. Its new government, freely elected in June 2007, is fully committed to safeguarding human rights and promoting democracy. It is constrained, however, by a lingering culture of political violence and low capacity on the pa [...]	2007-09-13 08:24:00	Embassy Dili	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KDEM TT
07DILI7	MOUNTING CONCERN ABOUT F-FDTL BEHAVIOR [...] (C) Summary. UNMIT is seriously concerned about arrogant and undisciplined behavior by increasingly visible armed F-FDTL elements in Dili. According to the Deputy SRSG, UNMIT is submitting a formal complaint to Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta and plans to raise the issue with the UN Security [...]	2007-01-08 08:30:00	Embassy Dili	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO MARR ASEC UN TT
07DOHA1043	INFLATION, HOUSING COSTS TAKING TOLL ON QATARI [...] SUMMARY: Double-digit inflation in Qatar has become the norm, with increases in the housing sector felt most acutely. The high cost of living dominates public and private discourse. The government has begun to take steps to address inflation, though they have been ineffective thus far, and the [...]	2007-11-05 12:35:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN AFSN ALOW AMGT APER ECON ELAB QA
07DOHA137	C-NE6-02072 SHIA IN QATAR QUIET ON POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. Shia amount to 5% of Qatari citizenry. They are well-represented in the business sector and also hold some important government positions, though not the most senior. Their mosques are un-regulated, and Sunni and Shia frequently pray together. Shia would like more official oversig [...]	2007-02-07 13:51:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KISL IZ IR QA
07DOHA260	QATAR: INPUT FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) The following is post's input for the seventh annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. 2. (SBU) Paragraph 27. Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. (SBU) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or des [...]	2007-03-08 09:25:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF ELAB QA
07DOHA368	QATAR CENTRAL MUNICIPAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS SEE [...] Summary. Qatar held national elections for the third session of the Central Municipal Council (CMC) April 1. The turnout (nearly 50 percent) was higher than many predicted. One of three women running for the council was re-elected in a landslide. Voting ran smoothly without significant problem [...]	2007-04-05 14:32:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM KMPI PREL QA
07DOHA507	QATAR INCLINED TO SUPPORT ALTERNATIVE TO BELARUS [...] No summary [...]	2007-05-17 12:58:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL QA
07DOHA764	FREEDOM AGENDA: SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Qatar's April 1 municipal elections, the country's third, served as a focal point for democracy promotion in 2007. Ambassador and Emboffs engaged in a program of support and undertook the following activities: -- Ambassador hosted a series of salons at his residence to discuss election [...]	2007-08-01 10:23:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KMPI KDEM SCUL KPAO QA
07DOHA922	NEW QATAR LABOR MINISTER PLEDGES COOPERATION ON [...] (SBU) Summary. State Department Special Representative for Social Issues Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees used his visit to Qatar September 4-8 to engage GOQ officials on the issue of forced labor and trafficking-in-persons (TIP) among the large migrant worker population. During a meeting with [...]	2007-09-20 14:24:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL ELAB QA
07DOHA983	UPDATED DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY FOR QATAR [...] (U) Embassy Doha continues to use a combination of programmatic and diplomatic means to assist the GOQ in its efforts to build and sustain democratic institutions. In line with the Mission Strategic Plan, Post has expanded its areas of emphasis to include: promoting democratic elections, pro [...]	2007-10-10 13:23:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KMPI AMGT KDEM ECON KPAO QA
07DUBLIN171	IRELAND - SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Ireland's awareness of and positive performance on trafficking in persons (TIP) issues increased significantly in 2006, while the overall estimated number of suspected trafficking victims remained small. Numerous public awareness campaigns, sponsored by the Government and NGOs [...]	2007-03-02 08:39:00	Embassy Dublin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAP EI
07DUBLIN175	IRISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 5-6 EU GAERC [...] (C) POLOFF delivered demarche (Ref A) on March 2 to Pat Kelly, European Correspondent, Department of Foreign Affairs. The Irish Government values U.S.-EU cooperation on energy and climate issues, in the Western Balkans, and in Darfur. The Government also welcomes the formation of a Palestinia [...]	2007-03-02 13:42:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAL PREL PGOV ENRG IR IE
07DUBLIN821	IRISH VIEWS ON BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFF DISCUSSED REF A AND DELIVERED REFS B AND C WITH ISOLDE MOYLAN, REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR ASIA AND OCEANIA, AND CONLETH BRADY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ASIA AND OCEANIA, DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (DFA) ON OCTOBER 26, 2007. MOYLAN AND BRADY REAFFIRMED THAT IRELAND REMAINED LARGE [...]	2007-10-30 07:17:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	EI PGOV PHUM
07DUBLIN851	IRISH VIEWS ON THE NOVEMBER 19-20 FOREIGN [...] (C) POLOFFs delivered demarches (Refs A and B) on November 16, 2007 to Pat Kelly, European Correspondent, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Ireland is disappointed in the continued intransigence of Iran and is steadily moving toward endorsement of sanctions within an EU or UN framework. [...]	2007-11-16 16:48:00	Embassy Dublin	CONFIDENTIAL	IS PREL PGOV KNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC EI
07DUSHANBE1422	SEVENTH CONGRESS OF THE ISLAMIC RENAISSANCE PARTY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: During the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan's Seventh Congress on 25 September 2007, the party's delegates elected Chairman Muhiddin Kabiri to another four-year term. Kabiri outlined his plans to continue modernizing the party and to attract additional support from young [...]	2007-10-05 06:52:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KISL KDEM TI
07DUSHANBE1531	GOVERNMENT OF TAJIKISTAN OUTLAWS JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES [...] (SBU) Summary: In line with its increasingly restrictive controls on religious practice, the Government of Tajikistan has banned the Jehovah's Witnesses from activities in the country. Representatives of the organization have told us that they will appeal the government's decision, and that the [...]	2007-10-26 05:43:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL TI KIRF
07DUSHANBE299	NEW SUGHD GOVERNOR PRIORITIZES TRANSPARENCY [...] The Sughd region's new governor is instituting transparent practices and other democratic principles in the local government. In his first speech as Governor, Abdukhir Nazirov told the Sughd public that his priority was to make the government's actions transparent. Tajikistan's three regions [...]	2007-02-27 13:13:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM TI
07DUSHANBE803	TAJIK PRESIDENT TRYING TO SPOIL THE PARTY-OR AT LEAST [...] (U) Summary: In an effort to help Tajiks better manage their personal finances, President Emomali Rahmon has proposed a draft "Law on Observing National Traditions and Rituals" to regulate wedding and funeral ceremonies and avoid citizens overspending on lavish events. The law limits the num [...]	2007-06-06 07:44:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM TI
07DUSHANBE886	SETTING THE SCENE FOR COMMANDER, U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND'S JUNE [...] (C) Executive Summary. Embassy Dushanbe welcomes you on your first trip to Tajikistan. This will be an important step in forging personal relationships with key Tajik leaders. We enjoy friendly relations with this small but strategic country on the Afghan border. In addition to DoD and CENT [...]	2007-06-13 09:46:00	Embassy Dushanbe	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ECON EAID TI
07FRANKFURT782	LEADING GERMAN HUMAN RIGHTS NGO SEEKING USG [...] (U) This is an action cable (action request in paragraph 9). 2. (C) SUMMARY: Conservative German human rights NGO "International Society for Human Rights" (IGFM/ISHR) would like to partner informally with the USG and U.S. organizations on Iran, North Korea, and persecuted Christians. The [...]	2007-02-16 13:57:00	Consulate Frankfurt	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KIRF PREL GM IR KN CU CH
07FREETOWN288	PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE DISCUSSES DEPARTMENT'S [...] (SBU) On April 18, the Ambassador opened a one-day seminar organized by Sierra Leone's Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights. The seminar's agenda was based on the 2006 State Department's Country Report on Human Rights in Sierra Leone. Convened for the third consecutive year, most speakers [...]	2007-05-09 15:45:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SL
07FREETOWN289	FREETOWN DEMARCHE DELIVERED UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) On May 8, DCM met with Sierra Leone MFA Director General Ambassador Umaru Wurie to convey points reftel concerning U.S. concern over the Human Rights Council candidacy of Belarus. She emphasized the U.S. desire to support candidates who show a genuined committment to human rights. Ambassad [...]	2007-05-09 16:48:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL
07FREETOWN290	SIERRA LEONE: AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT ON UN HUMAN [...] (C) We received an assurance from the Sierra Leone MFA Director General, Ambassador Umaru Wurie, that he would send instructions to the Sierra Leone UN PermRep not to vote for Belarus in the upcoming Human Rights Council election. Per Ref B, this assurance was provided at the time of the demar [...]	2007-05-10 14:00:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC SL
07FREETOWN387	SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE DELIVERS FIRST VERDICT [...] (U) On June 20, three judges in Trial Chamber II of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL) delivered a guilty verdict against three former leaders of the renegade Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) who were on trial accused of war crimes and other serious violations of international h [...]	2007-06-20 19:38:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR SL
07FREETOWN422	SIERRA LEONE: EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEXUAL [...] PolOff spoke with representatives from the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL),UNHCR, UNICEF, and the United Nations Integrated Office for Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL) concerning UN efforts to combat Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) and Trafficking in Persons (TIP) by UN peacekeepers and civili [...]	2007-07-16 10:17:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UN KPKO SL
07FREETOWN464	SPECIAL COURT DELIVERS GUILTY VERDICT IN CDF TRIAL [...] (U) On August 2, Moinina Fofana and Allieu Kondewa of the Civil Defence Force (CDF) were found guilty of war crimes committed during Sierra Leone's decade long civil war by a majority of the three judges of Trial Chamber I in the Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL). Fofana was convicted on f [...]	2007-08-02 20:13:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR KAWC SL
07FREETOWN689	BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON NEW SIERRA LEONEAN [...] The initial group of cabinet Ministers in the new government has been announced by President Koroma. The process of confirmation by parliament has been completed for most nominees. Three Ministers were confirmed on October 19, and 12 more confirmed on October 24. Biographic information for 15 [...]	2007-11-19 17:17:00	Embassy Freetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SL
07FREETOWN79	SIERRA LEONE 2007 NATIONAL ELECTIONS: SETTING THE [...] (U) This is the first in a series of cables intended to set the context for the July 28, 2007 Presidential and Parliamentary elections, only the fifth multiparty elections in Sierra Leone since its independence in 1961. Post welcomes any comments or suggestions. ---------------------------- [...]	2007-02-02 15:45:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM ELECTIONS SL
07GENEVA115	ITALY CANDIDATURE - HRC [...] (U) U.S. Mission Geneva received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of Italy requesting U.S. Government support for the Italian candidature to the Human Rights Council at elections to be held in the United Nations General Assembly in May 2007. 2. (U) Mission has responded that th [...]	2007-01-18 06:43:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC AORC UN IT
07GENEVA116	ITALY CANDIDATURE - HRC [...] (U) U.S. Mission Geneva received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of Italy requesting U.S. Government support for the Italian candidature to the Human Rights Council at elections to be held in the United Nations General Assembly in May 2007. 2. (U) Mission has responded that th [...]	2007-01-18 06:44:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC AORC UN IT
07GENEVA1170	UN EXPERT GROUP ON DARFUR [...] (U) Summary: MissionOffs met May 3 with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) to discuss follow-up to A/HRC/4/L.7, the March Human Rights Council consensus Darfur resolution. The group created by that resolution, the UN Expert Group on Darfur, met in Geneva April 24-27 [...]	2007-05-11 10:40:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC SU
07GENEVA1371	Five manslaughter incidents - Geneva 2007 Communications [...] (U) Mission has received a communication from Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions regarding five incidents of manslaughter. It is number 12 on the Geneva 2007 Communications Log. 2. (U) Begin text of letter: Excellency, I have the honour to address you [...]	2007-05-30 15:05:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA1418	Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, detainee - #40 in Geneva 2006 [...] Mission has received a communication from Leila Zerrougui, Chairperson-Rapporteur for the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention regarding the case of Amine Mohammad Al-Bakry, a Yemeni citizen, detained at the US Air Force Base of Baghram, Afghanistan. Letter dated 11 December 2006 referenced in [...]	2007-06-04 14:31:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA1656	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, JUNE [...] (SBU) The Human Rights Council (HRC) held the first organizational meeting of its second year June 19-22 to follow up on institution-building in preparation for the next Council session (Sept. 10-28). In a worrisome indication that negotiations in Geneva are unlikely to be more transparent th [...]	2007-06-25 15:39:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA1713	SRI LANKAN PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE LOBBIES [...] (C) Recently arrived Sri Lanka Permanent Representative, Dayan Jayatilleka, used an introductory courtesy call with Ambassador Tichenor June 27 to lobby hard against any kind of resolution on Sri Lanka in the Human Rights Council. Jayatilleka stressed that Sri Lanka saw all country resolutio [...]	2007-07-03 09:47:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC PINR CE
07GENEVA1754	Air strike in Afghanistan - #18 in Geneva 2007 [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Philip Alston, regarding the U.S. led Coalition air strike in Zarghun Sha, Afghanistan. This communication has been sent via e-mail to IO-RHS and is number 18 on the Geneva 2007 [...]	2007-07-10 09:58:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA1755	Death in Custody of Ahmed Ali Abdullah - #19 in Geneva 2007 [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, Philip Alston, regarding the death in custody of Ahmed Ali Abdullah. This communication has been sent via e-mail to IO-RHS and is #19 on the Geneva 2007 Communications Log. [...]	2007-07-10 09:59:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA1948	Ahmed Belbacha - #22 in Geneva 2007 Communications Log [...] Mission has received a communication from the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture, Manfred Nowak, regarding Ahmed Belbacha who is detained at Guantanamo without charge or trial. This communication has been sent via e-mail to IO-RHS. It is #22 on the Geneva 2007 Communications Log. [...]	2007-08-13 15:05:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA1992	DAS SINGH AND AMBASSADOR REES' GENEVA MEETINGS - [...] (C) Summary: On an August 6-8 visit to Geneva, IO Deputy Assistant Secretary Singh and Special Representative for Social Issues Rees highlighted deep U.S. disappointment with the UN Human Rights Council and explored increasing the use of alternative fora, such as the UNGA Third Committee and t [...]	2007-08-22 15:12:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC KUNR PREF UNHCR
07GENEVA2110	EU CONSIDERS CONDEMNING SRI LANKA IN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This is an action cable. Action request in para 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The EU is considering whether to table a resolution in the Human Rights Council condemning Sri Lanka's recent human rights record. To avert a resolution, the Sri Lankan Government sent its Human Rights Minister and two [...]	2007-09-10 05:54:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PTER UNHRC CE
07GENEVA2184	HUMAN RIGHTS HIGH COMMISSIONER ARBOUR DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: In a September 14 meeting with the Ambassador, High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour said she had felt obliged to attend the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) conference in Tehran even though she would have preferred another venue, given Iran's poor human rights record. She [...]	2007-09-19 05:33:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC IR CE
07GENEVA2373	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SIXTH SESSION: [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Human Rights Council held the first part of its sixth regular session on September 10-28. It largely completed the institution-building process that had occupied much of its first year of existence, laying the groundwork for mechanisms such as universal periodic review (UPR) [...]	2007-10-11 15:39:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA2541	UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW: A NEW MECHANISM IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A new human rights mechanism is scheduled to get underway in April 2008, with the human rights behavior of a first tranche of 16 countries to be reviewed under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. Over the next four years, all UN member states are to undergo such review in [...]	2007-11-30 16:28:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA261	CZECH CANDIDATURE - HRC [...] (U) U.S. Mission Geneva received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of the Czech Republic requesting U.S. Government support for the Czech candidature to the Human Rights Council at elections to be held in the United Nations General Assembly in 2008. 2. (U) Mission has responde [...]	2007-02-02 16:00:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC AORC UN EZ
07GENEVA2626	Human Rights Council Session Highlights Troubling [...] Summary: The Human Rights Council's resumed Sixth Session of December 10-14 highlighted the pernicious dynamic of previous sessions in which important resolutions were held hostage to negotiations between the European Union and Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). That dynamic was e [...]	2007-12-17 16:51:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC
07GENEVA385	FRENCH CANDIDATURE - HRC [...] (U) U.S. Mission Geneva received a diplomatic note from the Permanent Mission of France requesting U.S. Government support for the French candidature to the Human Rights Council at elections to be held in New York in 2008. 2. (U) Mission has responded that the information contained in the [...]	2007-02-20 08:09:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNHRC AORC UN FR
07GEORGETOWN447	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNHRC CANDIDACY OF BELARUS [...] (C) Poloff delivered demarche on UN Human Rights Council Candidacy of Belarus on May 4, 2007 to Jacqueline Hamer, Director of Multilateral and Global Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Hamer stated that Guyana was currently looking at many different candidates for UNHRC seats, bu [...]	2007-05-09 20:11:00	Embassy Georgetown	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNHRC GY
07GUANGZHOU174	Rights Protection Conferences are Useful, but [...] (U) Classified by Consul General Robert Goldberg. Reason 1.4 (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY: South China participants at the December Amnesty International-organized conference for rights activists (held in Hong Kong) called the event useful, but too brief and disorganized. None of the activists t [...]	2007-02-07 07:32:00	Consulate Guangzhou	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV CH
07GUATEMALA1148	GUATEMALA REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN [...] (U) Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on June 11, notifying Embassy of Guatemala's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council for 2010-2012 and requesting U.S. support for the elections in May 2010. 2. (U) Guatemala is currently an active member of the Co [...]	2007-06-12 22:54:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV KJUS KDEM KCRM GT
07GUATEMALA1944	EMBASSY OFFICERS GIVE PRESENTATION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Embassy officers gave a presentation, entitled "Human Rights Advocacy: The Roles of the USG, Other Governments, and Human Rights NGOs," on September 19 to first and second-year international relations and journalism students at Francisco Marroquin University in Guatemala City. The presentation [...]	2007-09-25 23:22:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI KJUS EAID GT
07GUATEMALA2193	GUATEMALA REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY FOR [...] Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Guatemalan Embassy in Washington, notifying Embassy of Guatemala's candidacy for the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) and requesting USG support during elections in January 2008. We understand that Department already [...]	2007-11-06 17:56:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI KDEM PHUM KJUS GT
07HAMBURG63	THE SPD APPROVES OEF MANDATE, SIGNALS CONTINUED [...] (SBU) Summary: Overall, foreign policy played a minor role at the Social Democratic Party's (SPD) October 26-28 national convention in Hamburg (reftel). It was, however, the main focus of a pre-convention event October 25 sponsored by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) and geared mainly tow [...]	2007-10-31 17:16:00	Consulate Hamburg	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KUNR GM AF EU RS TU
07HANOI1352	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT TRIET FOCUSES ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In his July 31 farewell call on Vietnam's President Nguyen Minh Triet, the Ambassador noted the significant progress in bilateral economic and commercial ties as well as increased USG support for the GVN's reform efforts, while cautioning that important human rights concerns rema [...]	2007-08-01 14:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF ECON VM
07HANOI1382	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER/FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the August 2 farewell lunch he hosted for Ambassador and Mrs. Marine, Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem noted the many achievements in U.S.-Vietnam relations during the Ambassador's tenure. The Ambassador agreed that improvements had been [...]	2007-08-06 07:54:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF ETRD ECON VM
07HANOI1438	AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON NEWLY-ELECTED OOG CHAIRMAN [...] (SBU) Summary. At his August 9 farewell call with Ambassador Marine, newly-elected Office of the Government (OOG) Minister Chairman Nguyen Xuan Phuc said that PM Dzung has decided that he will retain responsibility for oversight of foreign affairs within the OOG. In that role, he looks forwar [...]	2007-08-10 17:24:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV PHUM KIPR EAID VM
07HANOI1461	HANOI ARCHBISHOP DISCUSSES CHURCH ISSUES WITH AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) In an August 13 farewell call by the Ambassador, Hanoi Archbishop Ngo Quang Kiet praised the Ambassador's contribution to international religious freedom, noting in particular recent progress in northern Ha Giang Province. The Archbishop agreed with the Ambassador's assessment that much [...]	2007-08-14 16:32:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF VM
07HANOI1579	AMBASSADOR LAYS OUT PRIORITIES WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (SBU) On August 31 Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem welcomed Ambassador Michalak to Vietnam and stressed the importance of continued progress in bilateral relations. During the cordial 40-minute meeting, the Ambassador emphasized areas of common interest and prioritize [...]	2007-09-04 16:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI VM
07HANOI1624	MFA OFFICIALS STICK TO NAM, UNSC BUSINESS DURING TRIP TO [...] (SBU) Summary: According to an MFA official who was part of a three-person GVN delegation to the recent NAM meeting on human rights held in Tehran, the Vietnamese delegation focused on the NAM event. On the margins, the delegation also lobbied with other attendees on behalf of Vietnam's UN Secu [...]	2007-09-11 17:14:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNSC IR VM
07HANOI1682	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH VFM LE VAN BANG [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-20 14:05:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABLD AMGT PHUM PREL PGOV KIRF ECON VM
07HANOI1852	USCIRF MEETING WITH VICE MINISTER OF PUBLIC SECURITY NGUYEN [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 23, members of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) met with GVN Vice Minister of Public Security (MPS) Nguyen Van Huong. Members asked Huong about the registration of Protestant organizations, establishing independent Buddhist reli [...]	2007-10-29 09:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KIRF PINR VM
07HANOI1919	A/S SILVERBERG CONSULTATIONS WITH GVN ON UNSC [...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs Kristen Silverberg met with Vietnamese officials in Hanoi November 2 to discuss Vietnam's upcoming role as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. Silverberg reiterated our invitation for Vietnam to send offic [...]	2007-11-09 09:39:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR VM UNGA UN
07HANOI1966	SCENESETTER FOR ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR [...] (SBU) Acting Assistant Secretary Mull: Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Hanoi. Your visit will be an important contribution to the growing U.S.-Vietnam relationship, especially in advance of Vietnam taking its seat on the UNSC next year. Your visit comes on the heels of Novem [...]	2007-11-20 07:37:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV OTRA VM
07HANOI2051	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT BY COMMANDER, UNITED STATES [...] (SBU) Admiral, your visit to Vietnam is well timed to complement the successes of recent trips by other senior civilian and military leaders and will be an important contribution to the growing U.S.-Vietnam relationship, especially in advance of Vietnam taking its seat on the UNSC next year. [...]	2007-12-07 04:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS MOPS PHSA VM
07HANOI449	EAP/MLS OFFICE DIRECTOR RAPSON'S MEETINGS WITH GVN [...] (SBU) Summary: EAP/MLS Office Director Rob Rapson and the DCM met with GVN officials March 8 on the eve of the departure of Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem and his delegation to the United States. His exchanges covered recent arrests of dissidents in Vietnam and details [...]	2007-03-08 10:36:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV OVIP PREL ECON ETRD OEXC VM
07HANOI530	DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN ZIMBABWE - GVN NOT WILLING TO [...] (SBU) On March 20, Poloff met with MFA West Asia and Africa Department Southern Africa Desk Officer Cao Vu Mai to deliver reftel points on building international support for democracy in Zimbabwe. Poloff also left a copy of the Secretary's and Department Spokesman's statements. When asked for [...]	2007-03-21 01:50:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM ZI VM
07HANOI849	U.S.-ASEAN BUSINESS COUNCIL BOTH OPTIMISTIC AND CONCERNED [...] (SBU) Summary: Eighteen U.S. business representatives delivered a message of optimism mixed with concern during a mission of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) to Hanoi on May 3 and 4. The highlight of the mission's two-day series of meetings with Government of Vietnam (GVN) officials, mo [...]	2007-05-09 08:31:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD BTIO EINV WTRO PREL PGOV VM
07HARARE1073	Zim Notes November 30, 2007 [...] The Embassy Harare Political/Economic Section began producing Zim Notes in July, 2007 to present a perspective on current events in Zimbabwe. Suggestions are always welcome. If you would like to receive Zim Notes by email, as well, please contact Frances Chisholm at chisholmfm@state.gov. Dist [...]	2007-11-30 09:56:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM ECON ZI
07HARARE170	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT - ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) This is Embassy Harare's response to questions in paragraphs 27-30 of SECSTATE 202745. -------- Overview -------- -- A. (SBU) Zimbabwe is a country of origin, transit and destination for internationally and domestically trafficked persons. Women and young girls are the most at ris [...]	2007-03-07 13:25:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB KFRD PREF SMIG
07HARARE903	AA/DCHA HESS IMPRESSED BY PROGRAMS, BUT ALARMED BY [...] Summary: USAID Assistant Administrator for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (DCHA) Michael Hess, accompanied by Special Assistant Amber Brooks, visited Harare, Bulawayo, and rural areas September 16-20 to assess humanitarian needs and programs and to consult with civil society [...]	2007-10-04 10:11:00	Embassy Harare	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID SOCI PHUM ZI
07HAVANA1098	SPAIN/CUBA: DISTINCTIVE POLICY CAN LEAD TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: SPANISH AMBASSADOR TO HAVANA ALONSO ZALDIVAR TOLD US 21 NOVEMBER THE NEXT ROUND OF THE BILATERAL HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH CUBA WOULD PROBABLY NOT OCCUR UNTIL EARLY 2008, WHICH HE ATTRIBUTED TO "SCHEDULING PROBLEMS." ALONSO EXPRESSED PLEASURE AT THE DROP IN POLITICAL PRISONERS O [...]	2007-11-27 20:46:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SP CU
07HAVANA1145	CUBA TO SIGN UN ACCORDS AS DEMONSTRATIONS MARK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Human Rights Day in Cuba saw a wide variety of activity. The Damas de Blanco held two well attended marches on Sunday and Monday to mark the Day. Although state security forces monitored these activities closely, the authorities avoided any significant confrontation. In contr [...]	2007-12-12 13:26:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07HAVANA22	POLITICAL PRISONERS DESCRIBE ANGUISH IN CAMAGUEY [...] (C) Summary: In a letter smuggled out of Cuba's infamous Kilo 7 prison in Camaguey, 16 political prisoners have denounced "barbaric" conditions, including violent and humiliating repression, a shortage of food, medical neglect and a visitation system "designed to destroy family ties." The lett [...]	2007-01-08 20:47:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM SOCI CU
07HAVANA265	PAYA: CUBAN REGIME NERVOUS ABOUT POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Cuban human rights leader Oswaldo Paya says that although the Cuban Government is projecting an air of confidence, thanks to Venezuelan largesse and expanding business with China, the regime is desperate about the domestic political situation and showing great insecurity. During a [...]	2007-03-19 11:03:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM SOCI CU
07HAVANA271	EMOTIONAL MARCH 18 FOR DAMAS DE BLANCO [...] (C) Summary: Cuba's Damas de Blanco (Ladies in White),spouses/relatives of political prisoners, commemorated the fourth anniversary of the 2003 crackdown with their trademark appearance at Santa Rita Church and march down Havana's 5th Avenue, followed by an emotional video-conference with form [...]	2007-03-19 19:32:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PHUM KPAO CU
07HAVANA311	WITH NGO BACKING, "LADIES IN WHITE" TO APPEAL TO [...] (C) Summary: Cuba's "Ladies in White" will send a note to the UN's Human Rights Council on March 28, calling on the body to demand that the Cuban Government immediately release its prisoners of conscience. The note, translated unofficially in Paragraph 3, is supported by ten of the country's [...]	2007-03-28 17:23:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM SOCI CU
07HAVANA318	ANOTHER CUBAN GROUP, ANC, SEEKS PRISONERS' RELEASE [...] (C) Summary: Seventeen Cuban pro-democracy activists affiliated with the National Constitutionalist Alliance (ANC) gathered in Havana on March 29 and called for the release of political prisoners. State Security did not interfere with the meeting. ANC leader Angel Pablo Polanco told reporter [...]	2007-03-30 17:23:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM SOCI CU
07HAVANA362	REPRESSION IN CUBA DECLINING? DON'T BELIEVE IT. [...] (C) Summary: In the eight months since Fidel Castro "delegated" power to Raul, the Cuban Government has managed to maintain and even broaden the level of repression against dissidents, while reducing the number of political prisoners. The GOC has succeeded in convincing some observers that r [...]	2007-04-13 16:23:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM SOCI CU
07HAVANA548	CUBA: FREE LABOR SURVEY SHOWS DISILLUSIONMENT [...] (SBU) Independent labor leaders Carmelo Diaz and Aurelio Bachiller carried out a survey during April and May to measure the acceptance and impact of Labor Resolutions 187 and 188, which went into effect on April 2. These were originally announced by the Council of Ministers last Fall, aimed a [...]	2007-06-05 13:02:00	US Interests Section Havana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM ECON CU
07HAVANA806	CLOUD OF UNCERTAINTY HANGS OVER CHAVIANO RELEASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Released after 13 years in prison, Francisco Chaviano, a prominent Cuban opposition figure, wants to remain in Cuba to continue his work after seeking urgently needed medical care in the U.S. However, Cuban authorities have still not spelled out the conditions of his release. He [...]	2007-08-17 16:25:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PINR PREL CU
07HELSINKI122	FINLAND: 2007 ANNUAL TRAFFICKING-IN-PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) The following responses are keyed to the checklist in ref A. Post's point-of-contact on TIP is Political Officer David Allen Schlaefer; SchlaeferDA2@state.gov; 358-9-6162-5482 or 358-050-322-7923. Overview of Trafficking in Finland ---------------------------------- 2. (SBU) [...]	2007-02-23 06:14:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB FI
07HELSINKI416	SCENESETTER: FINNISH FM KANERVA,S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Kanerva's June 11 visit gives us an excellent opportunity to capitalize on the new GOF's stated goal of improving relations with Washington. Finland has a center-right government for the first time since 1995, and the right message from the Secretary will lay out our expectatio [...]	2007-06-01 13:04:00	Embassy Helsinki	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS FI
07HELSINKI696	HELSINKI: PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE AT [...] (U) Finland's main human rights priority over the past several years has been the battle against trafficking-in- persons (TIP),and Post's outstanding cooperation with the GoF in this area has made it a key highlight of our bilateral relationship. Post has engaged very actively with the Finns [...]	2007-09-11 11:13:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL FI
07HOCHIMINHCITY879	STAFFDEL GUDES TALKS BUDGETING IN HCMC [...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 14-15 visit to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC),Senate Budget Committee Minority Staff Director Scott Gudes and Committee Chief Economist Daniel Brandt discussed bilateral relations (touching on U.S. assistance) with the HCMC External Relations Office, U.S. trade and in [...]	2007-08-27 01:11:00	Consulate Ho Chi Minh City	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN OTRA OVIP VM
07HONGKONG1691	U.S.-CHINA COMMISSION VISIT TO HONG KONG: [...] (C) Summary: During April 29-30 meetings in Hong Kong, Civic Party legislator and March 2007 candidate for Chief Executive Alan Leong told a visiting delegation of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) that his campaign had laid the groundwork for the Hong Kong people [...]	2007-06-25 06:48:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR CH HK
07HONGKONG1800	HONG KONG SCENESETTER FOR HUD SECRETARY JACKSON [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong warmly welcomes to your visit next week. U.S. trade, investment, and business with Hong Kong flourish in a largely open environment. Hong Kong is our 15th largest export market, and the United States enjoyed a USD 9.8 billion trade surplus [...]	2007-07-09 00:40:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PTER EINV KIPR HK CH SENV MC
07HONGKONG1801	MACAU SCENESETTER FOR HUD SECRETARY JACKSON [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Consulate General Hong Kong warmly welcomes your visit to Macau next week. U.S. interests in Macau have increased tremendously since 2002, when Macau liberalized its gaming market. The U.S. is now one of the largest investors, behind only Hong Kong and mainland China [...]	2007-07-09 00:40:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL PTER EINV KIPR HK CH MC SENV
07HONGKONG2067	DEATH OF HONG KONG DAB CHAIRMAN MA LIK [...] (C) Summary: Ma Lik, Legislative Councilor and Chairman of the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB),died on August 8 in a Guangzhou hospital at age 55. His passing creates vacancies in both the Legislative Council (Legco) and the DAB leadership t [...]	2007-08-08 10:35:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR CH HK

07HONGKONG2202	FUNERAL POLITICS IN HONG KONG [...] (C) Summary: Most of Hong Kong's political elite, including central government representatives, will attend the August 24 funeral of Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) Chairman and Legislative Councilor Ma Lik. After the funeral, the DAB Central Committee [...]	2007-08-23 08:26:00	Consulate Hong Kong	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI CH HK

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