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08BRASILIA5	A/S SHANNON'S MEETING WITH ITALIAN AMBASSADOR TO [...] (C) Summary. Michele Varensise, Italian Ambassador to Brazil, told WHA A/S Thomas Shannon on December 13 that Brazil is the centerpiece of Italy's South American strategy. Italy sees Brazil playing an increasingly larger role in maintaining stability, economic growth, and integration. He p [...]	2008-01-03 11:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD IT BR XM XR VE UNSC

08BRASILIA523	BRAZIL: SENATE FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIRMAN CONCERNED [...] (S) Summary. Senate Foreign Relations and National Defense Committee Chairman Heraclito Fortes (strictly protect) (Democrats Party, opposition; of Piaui) told Ambassador Sobel on March 28 he is deeply concerned about signs of terrorists in Brazil. He cited a published report (reftel) of a [...]	2008-04-18 15:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	PTER PREL FARC BR VE EC CO XR BO
08BRASILIA618	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 109 [...] The following is the 109th 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 expressed do [...]	2008-05-09 10:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRASILIA712	Brazil - Focus on Forest Fire Prevention [...] SUMMARY: The Brazilian environmental protection agency (IBAMA) and its forest fire prevention unit (PREVFOGO) are seeking ways to better control forest fires. These efforts included the organization of two seminars in March 2008 focused on promotion of inter-agency coordination and advanced [...]	2008-05-27 10:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KGHG EAGR EAID SOCI BR
08BRASILIA877	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 110 [...] The following is the one-hundred-tenth 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 [...]	2008-06-27 14:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
08BRATISLAVA160	ZUBKOV VISIT HIGHLIGHTS SLOVAKIA'S ECONOMIC TIES [...] (C) Summary - Russian Prime Minister Zubkov's April 3-4 visit to Slovakia primarily focused on strengthening the broader economic and energy relationship, but lacked a big announcement on gas or nuclear cooperation that many had expected. Trade between the two countries has increased considera [...]	2008-04-10 14:11:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL LO RU
08BRATISLAVA42	FICO TO EU: WE'LL RATIFY LISBON TREATY [...] (C) Prime Minister Fico met with EU ambassadors on January 30 to calm their fears about Lisbon Treaty ratification hours after the PM postponed the ratification vote in parliament due to opposition demands that Fico withdraw his controversial new press law draft as a precondition for its suppo [...]	2008-01-31 16:37:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM LO
08BRATISLAVA597	CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] (U) Responses to reftel questions follow. Overview of Civil Nuclear Power Program --------------------------------------- 2. (U) Slovakia currently has five 440 megawatt (MW) nuclear reactors in operation. One of them will be shut down in December 2008. Two 440 MW reactors are currently [...]	2008-12-23 16:06:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO EPET PGOV LO
08BRATISLAVA93	SLOVAKIA ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY ---------------------------- A. Slovakia is steadily moving forward in its fight against TIP. In addition to allocating a substantial increase in anti-TIP funding (by multiplying it fourfold, from USD 91,000 to USD 364,000) the Government of Slovakia (GOS) has increased bot [...]	2008-03-03 16:08:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC
08BRAZZAVILLE196	BRAZZAVILLE IN BRIEF - JULY 25, 2008 [...] Embassy Brazzaville is an unclassified post. 2. Kouilou region asks for forgiveness: A delegation of government leaders who represent the Pointe Noire-Kouilou area in their legislative duties, led by the Minister of Hydrocarbons Taty Loutard, presented themselves to President Denis Sasso [...]	2008-07-25 16:59:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM ECON PGOV CF
08BRAZZAVILLE257	CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE RESPONSE TO USITC [...] Embassy Brazzaville is an unclassified post. There are no exports from Republic of Congo (RoC) in the products listed in reftel to the U.S. at this time. Information provided follows reftel request but as information on export processes is difficult to obtain, the information following foc [...]	2008-09-17 11:05:00	Embassy Brazzaville	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ASEC CF
08BRIDGETOWN229	ST. VINCENT RULE OF LAW SLUMPING, ECONOMY GRINDING [...] (C) Summary: On the heels of the much-publicized rape case against the Prime Minister which was discontinued by the prosecution (Ref A),rule of law in St. Vincent and the Grenadines has been given a public black eye. With the murder rate among the highest in the world, meanwhile, crime is pe [...]	2008-04-03 19:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SNAR PREL PHUM ASEC XL VC
08BRUSSELS1008	EU POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Work continues in Brussels to push forward UNSCR 1803 implementation, but doubts remain about whether it will be possible to act at France's first GAERC session (July 22-23). EU Political Director Cooper requested additional information from Treasury about shifting flows of [...]	2008-07-02 15:45:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ETTC KNNP MNUC EFIN PGOV PHUM IR EUN
08BRUSSELS1137	A/S FRIED URGES RAPID EU-UN TRANSITION IN KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: EUR Assistant Secretary Fried emphasized to a group of EU Political and Security Committee Ambassadors and, separately, to EU Director General Robert Cooper that the EU must do more to quickly resolve UNMIK-EULEX transition arrangements for Kosovo and should not waste the opportun [...]	2008-07-25 09:07:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN UNMIK KV
08BRUSSELS1370	ANTI-PIRACY: UK MISSION TO EU VIEWS ON THE STATE [...] SUMMARY: (C/NF) The UK is deliberately delaying further formal EU consideration of an anti-piracy mission off the coast of Somalia according to the UK's Deputy Military Representative to the EU Military Committee. Air Commodore Bob Tizard (protect) told USEU on 3 September that the UK had as [...]	2008-09-04 14:03:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ESDP MCAP PREL PTER FR UK EUN
08BRUSSELS1449	SCENESETTER FR 2008 U.S.-EU INFORMATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. This yearQs annual U.S.-EU Information Society Dialogue (ISD) talks, on September 26, come after a busy period in Europe, with the European Parliament voting on a final scaled-back telecom reform package, the EU calling for negotiations to update the WTO Information Technol [...]	2008-09-18 15:18:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECIN EINV EINT ETRD ECON EUN
08BRUSSELS1468	IRAN SANCTIONS: U/S LEVEY MEETINGS WITH EU [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: On September 8 and 9, U.S. Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey met with EU and Member State officials to take stock of U.S.-EU cooperation regarding Iran's illicit proliferation activities. U/S Levey underscored the effectiveness o [...]	2008-09-23 10:45:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	ETTC EFIN ENRG KNNP KTFN PTER PHUM PINR IR
08BRUSSELS1533	ITALIAN PSC AMBASSADOR REVIEWS GEORGIA DEPLOYMENT, [...] (C) Summary: Italian PSC Ambassador Andrea Meloni and his counselors covered a range of high priority topics at a lunch hosted for Charge, Political Minister-Counselor and Deputy Minister-Counselor. Meloni described the start-up of the deployment to Georgia of the approximately 265 EU mo [...]	2008-10-01 14:17:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EUN PTER
08BRUSSELS1538	EU-27 AGREE ON IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM PACT; DEAL NEAR ON [...] EU ministers in the September 25 Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council agreed on a European Pact on Immigration and Asylum to be endorsed by EU leaders at their mid-October European Council meeting. The Pact sets out principles to manage legal migration based on labor market needs of the ind [...]	2008-10-01 15:33:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PREF SMIG KCRM EUN
08BRUSSELS1579	COMPETING PIPELINES [...] (SBU) On September 25 Eurogas, an industrial association of 44 gas companies and federations, held its annual policy conference in Brussels. One of the sessions, "Key Challenges and Opportunities in the Development of Major Infrastructures," was comprised of presentations on the major East-W [...]	2008-10-10 15:48:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EU
08BRUSSELS1629	CLIMATE AND ENERGY PACKAGE PASSES COMMITTEE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The European Parliament's Environment Committee (ENVI) on October 7 passed legislation on the revisions to the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS),Member State burdens to meet the EU's emissions reduction goals, and the implementation of carbon capture and storage (CCS). These thre [...]	2008-10-21 16:01:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ENRG EU EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TRGY
08BRUSSELS1709	EDISON CEO QUADRINO BULLISH ON PROSPECTS FOR TGI [...] (SBU) On November 6, 2008 Ambassador Silverberg met with Umberto Quadrino, CEO of the Italian energy firm Edison. Quadrino was in town for meetings with EU officials, notably Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs. His objective was to promote the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) gas pipeline project [...]	2008-11-06 14:41:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EUN
08BRUSSELS1907	RWE PROPOSES TWO NEW APPROACHES TO GET NABUCCO [...] (SBU) In a December 9 meeting with Econ Officers, an official from German RWE raised two new approaches RWE is pursuing to advance the Nabucco gas pipeline project. The first approach he outlined would be for RWE and Austrian OMV to form a "Caspian Energy Corporation" to negotiate directly w [...]	2008-12-16 15:06:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EUN
08BRUSSELS34	EU DONOR COORDINATION IN THE BALKANS (KOSOVO) [...] SUMMARY: Kosovo generated the most interest at an all day donor coordination meeting hosted by the European Commission (EC) on December 13 to solicit bilateral input in advance of a new EC strategy for the Balkans. The meeting was attended by representatives from individual European Union ( [...]	2008-01-09 16:35:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL EUN XH ZL
08BRUSSELS361	EU OFFICIALS DISCUSS BURMA WITH PDAS DAVIES [...] (C) Summary. In an exchange with a group of Political and Security Committee (PSC) Ambassadors and member state representatives on the margins of U.S.-EU expert level discussions on Asia (reftel),EAP PDAS Glyn Davies discussed the U.S. position on Burma and encouraged further UN action and ad [...]	2008-03-10 09:58:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PHUM ETTC EUN BM
08BRUSSELS43	EU DONOR COORDINATION IN THE BALKANS (SERBIA) [...] SUMMARY: At a recent donor coordination meeting in Brussels, European Commission (EC) representatives hoped for a "smooth" Kosovo settlement while affirming that the relationship between Europe and Serbia is now at a "crossroads". Against this backdrop, the main EC development objective in [...]	2008-01-10 16:48:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL EUN XH ZL
08BRUSSELS500	IRAN: EU UNITY UNWINDS IN TEHRAN AND BRUSSELS [...] (S/NF) Summary: EU experts have begun to transpose UNSCR 1803 into EU policy guidance and regulation for adoption at the April 28-29 Foreign Ministers' meeting (GAERC). However, French and British Permreps may prefer to delay EU follow-up action on UNSCR 1803 for several weeks in the hopes th [...]	2008-04-04 10:58:00	USEU Brussels	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ETTC KNNP ETRD ENRG IR EUN
08BRUSSELS534	EU STRATEGY FOR THE SOUTHERN GAS CORRIDOR [...] (SBU) Summary. In an April 7 meeting, EU Commission officials discussed the EU's strategy for the Southern Gas Corridor to bring gas from the Caspian region to Europe. Jozias Van Aartsen, the EU's Coordinator for the Southern Gas Corridor, believes the EU and Turkey need to agree to prioriti [...]	2008-04-09 05:24:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET ETRD EU TU
08BRUSSELS700	U/S FRIED URGES EU TO SUPPORT KOSOVO, GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: Acting U/S Fried urged PSC Ambassadors May 7 to resist Russian pressure and continue integrating Kosovo and Georgia into the Euro-Atlantic sphere. He criticized UNMIK's slow transition of authority to EULEX in Kosovo, and emphasized that discussions between the Serbian government [...]	2008-05-09 14:30:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETTC KNNP EFIN BO GG RS IR EUN
08BRUSSELS704	YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE MAY 13 TRANSATLANTIC [...] The U.S. Mission to the European Union and I welcome you to Brussels for the May 13 meeting of the Transatlantic Economic Council. This meeting will help realize President Bush and Chancellor Merkel's aspiration for greater transatlantic economic integration, but much will depend on the app [...]	2008-05-09 15:39:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EIND EINV EFIN EAGR ENRG WTO EUN
08BRUSSELS770	TRANSATLANTIC REGULATORY DIALOGUE ADDRESSES [...] Summary: At the 25 April High Level Regulatory Cooperation Forum (HLRCF),senior U.S. and EU regulators discussed strengthening EU-US cooperation on import product safety, enhancing information sharing, collaborating on risk analysis, and the final joint OMB/Secretariat General report on the [...]	2008-05-22 14:19:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EIND SENV SOCI EUN
08BRUSSELS832	BELGIUM SEEKING A SOLUTION TO THE UNMEE DILEMMA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points June 2 to Wilm Geurts and Rudi Brieven of the Belgian MFA UN Directorate, Security Council, and also shared the points with the MFA Eritrea and Ethiopia Desk Officer Isabelle Maduda-Lukebamoko. Although they have no specific instructions yet, they said B [...]	2008-06-02 15:56:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC KPKO PBTS ET ER BE
08BRUSSELS959	EU COUNCIL MEETING WRAP UP [...] (C) SUMMARY. The June 19-20 European Union Council Meeting of Member State Foreign Ministers in Brussels deliberated at length on next steps regarding the Lisbon Treaty following the Irish "no" vote, agreeing that more time was needed to analyze the situation. The Council also discussed the W [...]	2008-06-24 16:47:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EU
08BRUSSELS98	EU DONOR COORDINATION IN THE BALKANS (ALBANIA) [...] SUMMARY: Development programs in Albania were among several discussed during a recent all-day donor coordination meeting organized by the European Commission (EC) in Brussels. EC assistance programs in Albania, estimated at around 55 million euros in 2007, are expected to increase by 15 per [...]	2008-01-18 10:34:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL EUN XH ZL
08BUCHAREST575	ROMANIA: TOURISM GROWING, BUT FALLING SHORT OF POTENTIAL [...] (SBU) Romania offers travelers an intriguing if complicated mix of stunning scenery and rich culture and history, juxtaposed with generally poor infrastructure, widespread litter, and often-disappointing service quality. Industry experts say that although the travel and tourism sector is expan [...]	2008-07-21 11:48:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD RO
08BUCHAREST997	ROMANIA: NUCLEAR POWER SECTOR ON THE RISE [...] Nuclear power accounts for an increasing share of Romania's electricity production. The country's two operating reactors at the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant currently provide 18 percent of Romania's domestic electricity production, with this number scheduled to double after two additional re [...]	2008-12-19 16:00:00	Embassy Bucharest	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON TRGY BEXP BTIO SENV EPET KSEI RO
08BUDAPEST1058	SPECIAL ENVOY GRAY TALKS PIPELINES, CLIMATE POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his two-day trip to Budapest to take part in an energy conference, Special Envoy Gray held a series of meetings with regional energy officials and experts. These conversations revealed that despite recent Russian diplomatic and financial setbacks, Gazprom and its partner [...]	2008-11-06 12:49:00	Embassy Budapest	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV SENV KGHG HU
08BUENOSAIRES1009	ARGENTINE CABINET CHIEF RESIGNS AND IS REPLACED BY [...] (C) Summary and introduction: After months of rumors of his impending departure, Argentine Cabinet Chief Alberto Fernandez (AF) stepped down July 23 and has been replaced by Sergio Massa, the 36-year-old mayor of suburban Tigre and Kirchner protege. Another top GOA official announced there w [...]	2008-07-23 23:16:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON AR
08BUENOSAIRES1011	MID-YEAR STATUS REPORT ON BILAT ECONOMIC ISSUES: [...] (C) This cable provides status of bilateral economic issues: Paris Club, holdouts, ExImBank tolling agreement, Post advocacy and ICSID cases, as well as updates on GoA/IMF relations and GoA finances. New Economy Mnister Carlos Fernandez supported his predecessor's Paris Club proposal to make [...]	2008-07-24 20:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL AR
08BUENOSAIRES1330	ABOUT-FACE: ARGENTINE PRESIDENT MAKES SURPRISE [...] (SBU) Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) made a surprise announcement yesterday that the GoA is considering a proposal by three banks to re-open the 2005 debt exchange to holdout bondholders. Barclays, Citi, and Deutsche Bank have developed the proposal, which will cover [...]	2008-09-23 22:53:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL AR
08BUENOSAIRES245	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, JANUARY [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period January 28 - February 22, 2008. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state. [...]	2008-02-27 17:13:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
08BUENOSAIRES329	ARGENTINA: NO TIME WASTED IN NAMING NEW VICE [...] (SBU) The Foreign Ministry, according to stories just coming out in the local press, has moved quickly to replace outgoing Vice FM Roberto Garcia-Moritan, who offered his resignation on March 11 (reftel). On March 13, Foreign Minister Taiana reportedly offered the VFM position to current Arge [...]	2008-03-14 15:24:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AR
08BUENOSAIRES426	ARGENTINA - U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IOM LOBBIES GOA OFFICIALS FOR SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary. Visiting Ambassador William Swing met with Argentine Minister of Interior Florencio Anibal Randazzo and then followed up with the MFA's Director General for Multilateral Affairs Raul Ricardes on March 31 to discuss his candidacy for Director General of the International Organi [...]	2008-04-04 19:30:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL PREF SMIG KJUS AR
08BUENOSAIRES496	ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT TAKEN BY SURPRISE AS CHAVEZ [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Venezuela's (GOV) announcement that it would nationalize Venezuela's largest steelmaker, Ternium Sidor, majority-owned by Argentine interests, has rattled local markets and complicated the relationship between Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (C [...]	2008-04-17 17:24:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EIND ETRD AR VE BR MX
08BUENOSAIRES506	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, APRIL 7 - [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period April 7 - 18, 2008. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and SIPDIS charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov [...]	2008-04-18 20:33:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
08BUENOSAIRES753	ARGENTINA ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL REVIEW, MAY 6 - [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period May 6 - 23, 2008. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econoff Chris Landberg at landbergca@state.gov to be inclu [...]	2008-05-30 21:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
08CAIRO2043	EGYPT NAMES PROBABLE COEPSU PARTICIPANTS FOR [...] The Italian Embassy informed us August 26 that they received a dipnote from the Egyptian MFA confirming that the Egyptian Ministry of Interior "agrees in principle" to send 10 officers to the COEPSU course beginning September 22, and listing the officers' names. Italian Emboff told us August [...]	2008-09-16 15:24:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS IT EG
08CAIRO2262	NOMINATION OF NEHAD ABOUL KOMSAN FOR THE 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: Nehad Aboul Komsan, Embassy Cairo's nominee for the Secretary's International Women of Courage Award, deserves USG commendation for her tireless campaigning on behalf of women's rights in Egypt in an often hostile public environment. Aboul Komsan's efforts as Chair of the Boar [...]	2008-10-27 14:54:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KPAO KWMN EG
08CAIRO2457	JOINT DEMARCHES ON INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE [...] On December 2 DCM joined with UK, German, French and Italian counterparts to deliver reftel Iran demarches to MFA Deputy Minister Wafa Bassim. By prior agreement, UK DCM took the lead in presenting the non-paper and talking points on financial pressure on Iran (ref A) and Italian DCM presente [...]	2008-12-03 13:53:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL KNOP MNUC IR EG
08CAIRO609	SUEZ UPDATE: INVESTIGATION, COMPENSATION AND [...] (C) Summary: As of March 27, embassy NCIS officer is conducting an investigation in Egypt. The MOD has agreed to provide autopsy results, but refused to provide the bullet fragments from the deceased's body. FM Aboul-Gheit publicly criticized the U.S. over the incident March 27, and complai [...]	2008-03-27 16:18:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL EG
08CAIRO612	ARCENT COMMANDER LOVELACE DISCUSSES BRIGHT STAR [...] (C) Summary. On March 9, U.S. Army Central Command (ARCENT) Commanding General LTG James Lovelace made his introductory calls on MOD Chief of Staff LTG Sami Enan and MOD Training Division Chief Major General Mohammed Hisham. LTG Enan said that the size of the joint U.S.-Egyptian BRIGHT STAR e [...]	2008-03-30 12:32:00	Embassy Cairo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PINR PREL MASS EG
08CAIRO786	EGYPT BALANCING EMPLOYMENT, ILLEGAL MIGRATION WITH WORKERS [...] (U) This is a joint US Embassy Cairo-US Embassy Tripoli message. 2. (SBU) Summary: Egyptians have long sought economic betterment by working - usually illegally - in Libya. Although constantly changing Libyan labor restrictions resulted in the return of some Egyptian workers to Egypt in [...]	2008-04-16 14:16:00	Embassy Cairo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREF PREL PHUM ECON EG LY
08CARACAS1724	PSUV STALWARTS RETAIN CONTROL IN SEVEN STATES [...] (C) Summary: The incoming United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) governors of Cojedes, Delta Amacuro, Falcon, Monagas and Sucre States face significant challenges in meeting the needs of their relatively poor, sparsely-populated regions. The new PSUV governor of Merida will have to bal [...]	2008-12-16 21:24:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV VE KDEM
08CARACAS332	ITALIAN AMBASSADOR ON MADURO, CHAVEZ MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Italian Ambassador to Venezuela Luigi Maccotta briefed the Ambassador March 6 on the Italian Foreign Minister Massimo D'Alema's February 29 visit to Venezuela. The visit comes shortly after a settlement agreement was reached between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (BRV) [...]	2008-03-10 17:04:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EPET IT VE
08CARACAS502	AIR ACCIDENTS SHAKE UP VENEZUELAN AVIATION [...] (C) Summary: Venezuela's civilian aviation authority, INAC, was recently restructured as a result of 13 aviation "incidents" including multiple plane crashes within a 2 month period. In one of his first acts, the new INAC Director rescinded US charter airlines Falcon Air Express and Sky King [...]	2008-04-09 15:42:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON PGOV VE
08CARACAS69	BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] Per request in reftel, this cable transmits the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Begin text ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Given economic and political uncertainties, a recent history o [...]	2008-01-17 20:38:00	Embassy Caracas	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC VE
08CARACAS862	VENEZUELAN INSPECTOR REPORTS CONCERNS WITH [...] (C) Summary: On June 10 an Air Accident Inspector (strictly protect throughout) from the Ministry of Popular Power for Infrastructure (Minfra) told Econ staff that in her opinion Venezuela has no intention of allowing TSA inspections. She noted drug trafficking represents a serious threat to [...]	2008-06-17 19:49:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON PGOV MARR VE ASEC
08CARACAS892	LAW ENFORCEMENT ATTACHES OUTLINE LACK OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. European and international police attaches told Legal Attache (Legat) that efforts to work with their Venezuelan counterparts to combat corruption and stem the flow of drugs through Venezuela have been largely unsuccessful. The law enforcement attaches and liaison officers cited [...]	2008-06-26 16:52:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR VE
08CHISINAU175	MOLDOVA: EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) Responses are keyed to questions in ref A, which requests post's contribution to the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. 2. (SBU) Summary: Anti-TIP efforts in the Republic of Moldova mostly were undertaken by NGOs and international organizations (IOs),primarily because [...]	2008-02-21 14:52:00	Embassy Chisinau	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD KCRM PREF MD
08CHISINAU306	MOLDOVA: ECONOMIC SQUEEZE NON-COMMUNIST LEADERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past several months, the Communist Party of Moldova (PCRM) seems to have used economic pressure to punish and hamper the ability of non-Communist leaders to govern. Demanding payment for historic debts incurred by a Communist predecessor and manipulating the non-transpare [...]	2008-03-19 15:23:00	Embassy Chisinau	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MD
08COLOMBO215	SRI LANKA: THE EIGHTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Mission's submission for the eighth annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for Sri Lanka follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Reftel. Mission point of contact is poloff Amy Trimble, telephone +94-11-249-8822, fax +94-11-249-8820. Paragraph 27: Sri Lanka Overview ----- [...]	2008-02-29 07:40:00	Embassy Colombo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ELAB ASEC PREF KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD CE
08CONAKRY178	PLANT VISIT - TIMBER EXPLOITATION IN GUINEA'S FOREST [...] (U) On April 20, Ambassador Carter visited Foret Forte facilities in the heart of Guinea's forest region, about an hour outside the provincial capital of N'Zerekore. The Taiwanese-owned company has been harshly criticized for its alleged environmentally harmful logging practices as well as its [...]	2008-05-09 10:16:00	Embassy Conakry	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	GV EAGR ECON ETRD ELAB
08DAMASCUS404	BASHAR'S USES ROAD TRIP FOR POSITIVE PR, MORE [...] (C) Summary: President Asad used a three-day Gulf trip to attract regional and international press attention to Syria's desire for progress on the Golan track and better relations with Saudi Arabia. Our sources say Asad's upcoming swing through North Africa next week (starting with Rabat, Algi [...]	2008-06-05 16:43:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SY LE
08DAMASCUS471	NORWEGIAN FM VISITS DAMASCUS, JUSTIFIES ENGAGING [...] (C) Summary: During a week in which Italian FM Fratini called FM Muallim regarding a possible U/S - level trip in mid-July to Damascus and UN Middle East Envoy Robert Serry heard "positive messages" from Syrian MFA officials, Norwegian FM Store visited Damascus July 1 and reported positive exc [...]	2008-07-02 16:03:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SY
08DAMASCUS491	TIME FOR TALKING POINTS TO COUNTER SYRIA'S "CHARM [...] (C) Summary: Eager to exploit growing European interest in engaging Syria, Damascus is taking credit for recent "stabilizing" regional developments, such as the Doha accord on Lebanon, peace talks with Israel, the Hamas-Israeli "calming," and even Israeli-Hizballah prisoner exchanges. Some [...]	2008-07-10 09:50:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL SY IS LE IZ
08DAMASCUS666	SPANISH FOREIGN MINISTER "GETS TOUGH" WITH SARG [...] (C) Summary: The September 17 visit to Damascus of Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Moratinos, portrayed by the Spanish Embassy as an opportunity for Spain to "get tough" with the SARG, lasted less then a day. Moratinos held short meetings with President Asad and Foreign Minister Muallem and [...]	2008-09-22 14:56:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PROG PREF PREL SY
08DAMASCUS735	PART II OF A SERIES: IRANIAN ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN [...] (SBU) This is the second cable in a three-part series examining Iranian economic activity in Syria. The largest Iranian investment projects in Syria are two car assembly plants that are struggling to break even just one year after opening. Several other projects touted as "investment" are ac [...]	2008-10-21 13:57:00	Embassy Damascus	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN EPET ETRD PGOV IR SY
08DAMASCUS792	SARG PREVENTING DISTRIBUTION OF WFP RICE; [...] (C) SUMMARY: SARG officials at the Syrian port of Lattakiya are holding a portion of a World Food Program (WFP) shipment of Indian rice, purchased with PRM funds and intended for distribution to Iraqi refugees in Syria. The Syrian government claims the rice is contaminated with small rocks a [...]	2008-11-10 15:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV IZ SY
08DAMASCUS820	SARG NOT BUDGING ON EMBARGOED WFP RICE FOR IRAQI [...] (C) Summary: World Food Program (WFP) Regional Director Daly Belgasmi briefed us on the latest developments surrounding two separate rice donations embargoed by the SARG. Finding no other solution, Belgasmi reported the remaining PRM-funded rice would be re-exported. A visibly upset Belgasm [...]	2008-11-19 15:32:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV IZ SY
08DAMASCUS847	2008 UN DROUGHT APPEAL FOR SYRIA [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable, see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: UNFAO (Food and Agriculture) Syria Representative Abdullah Bin Yehia is seeking USG commitment to the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 2008 Drought Appeal. Yehia proposes to use money from the appe [...]	2008-11-26 14:12:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EAID ECON FAO PGOV PHUM PREF SY
08DAMASCUS857	WFP COUNTRY DIRECTOR DISMISSED, STATUS OF [...] (C) WFP Country Representative Pippa Bradford informed Post on November 26 that she had been placed on administrative leave effective immediately. Bradford also informed us that she had been barred from her office and from communicating with her staff in Syria, adding she had only come to lea [...]	2008-12-01 13:47:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV IZ SY
08DAMASCUS874	MORE WFP RICE TO BE RE-EXPORTED: SARG PROXIES [...] Summary: The World Food Program (WFP) reported to us its plans to re-export the Vietnamese rice, destined for the Iraqi refugee population, in accordance with Syrian demands. This comes after several weeks of WFP working to find a solution to a SARG decision to refuse import. A close associa [...]	2008-12-04 17:16:00	Embassy Damascus	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREF PGOV IZ SY
08DHAKA727	ITALIAN GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATES CONSULAR [...] (C) Visa irregularities led the Italian Foreign Ministry to investigate consular operation at the Italian Embassy in Dhaka and to seek our analysis of Italian visa issuance practices. Based on information on the diplomatic circuit, including regular consular corps meetings, the Italian deci [...]	2008-07-08 10:23:00	Embassy Dhaka	CONFIDENTIAL	BG CVIS KFRD
08DJIBOUTI472	DJIBOUTI REPORTS ERITREAN "ULTIMATUM" TO REMOVE [...] (S) SUMMARY. Djibouti's Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf reports that Eritrean military officials have given Djibouti an "ultimatum" demanding the withdrawal of Djiboutian troops from Doumeira Island, claimed by Djibouti. Djibouti recently deployed troops on the island following Eritrea [...]	2008-05-20 17:01:00	Embassy Djibouti	SECRET	PREL MOPS PBTS PHSA DJ ER UN SO FR
08DJIBOUTI553	DJIBOUTI'S GROWING FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Djibouti has long served as a regional financial services center for the Horn of Africa. As Djibouti increasingly seeks to position itself as a world-class shipping and services platform, it has looked to cement its status as a financial services hub. Three new banks have recent [...]	2008-06-26 11:35:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PREL DJ
08DJIBOUTI576	DJIBOUTI REQUESTS EXPULSION OF WFP REPRESENTATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following months of growing tensions (refs A-B),Djibouti's acting foreign minister has formally requested the replacement of the current World Food Program Resident Representative (WFP ResRep),who is asked to depart "as soon as possible" due to "absence of cooperation" with aut [...]	2008-07-03 17:57:00	Embassy Djibouti	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID EAGR DJ UN
08DJIBOUTI859	DJIBOUTI'S QUEST FOR NEW ENERGY SOURCES [...] SUMMARY: Djibouti is completely dependent on expensive diesel-generated power, and its nascent service economy is fast outstripping modest domestic production capacity. Faced with trying to maintain and expand electricity access for a populace already strapped by high food prices, while answer [...]	2008-11-02 11:09:00	Embassy Djibouti	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EINV SENV PGOV PREL ET DJ
08DOHA687	AL JAZEERA: WE'LL SHOW ANOTHER 9/11 FILM FOR [...] (SBU) The USG's Open Source Centers in Amman and Doha provided the following summary of the "Zero 9/11" documentary, an Italian-produced film that aired on Al Jazeera Arabic in two parts on September 3 and 10 in prime evening time slots: -- The film casts doubt on the official U.S. Governm [...]	2008-09-24 13:48:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO QA
08DUBAI236	G8-BMENA SUBMINISTERIAL READOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor David Kramer led the U.S. delegation to the Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) subministerial meeting in Dubai on June 9, 2008. NEA DAS Kent Patton and DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles were part of the de [...]	2008-06-22 12:09:00	Consulate Dubai	UNCLASSIFIED	KMPI KDEM PGOV PREL AE
08DUBAI416	DIFX TO BECOME NASDAQ DUBAI [...] (C) Summary: Building on last year's deal with NASDAQ (ref a),the Dubai International Financial Market plans to announce its re-branding as "NASDAQ Dubai" in late November. As a continuation of industry trends in exchange management, Borse Dubai CEO Essa Kazim is considering potential NASDAQ [...]	2008-11-10 09:00:00	Consulate Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV AE
08DUSHANBE186	THE TRAPPINGS OF THE KING - HOW PRESIDENT RAHMON [...] (C) A tour of the President's biggest show project, the "Palace of the Nation," gave us a chance to see the extent of Rahmon's willingness to spend enormous sums on prestige projects, while his people sit shivering in the dark. Roberto Bertocchini (protect),the project manager for the Italian [...]	2008-02-04 03:10:00	Embassy Dushanbe	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PHUM TI
08DUSHANBE490	TAJIKISTAN COTTON SECTOR HEADING FOR MORE TROUBLE, AS IS [...] Summary: Visits to cotton growing regions and conversations with contacts in the Government of Tajikistan and in the development community show that the Government, despite declarations of "freedom to farm," is continuing its usual practice of coercing farmers to grow cotton. The "profitabilit [...]	2008-04-09 07:53:00	Embassy Dushanbe	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EINV ECON PGOV TI
08FLORENCE54	SAN MARINO ELECTS NEW GOVERMENT [...] The new San Marino Government was sworn in on December 3, 2008. Following the results of the November general elections (Reftel A),the Parliament elected a Center-Right coalition government formed by the Christian Democratic Party (PDCS),the Popular Alliance (AP),the Freedom Party (LDL),[...]	2008-12-04 16:39:00	Consulate Florence	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR SM
08FREETOWN563	NOVEMBER POLITICAL ROUND-UP - FREETOWN [...] (C) Summary: In November, the Freetown political scene focused on government budgeting and management issues. The 2009 budget, released November 21, revealed that the global economic crisis is having only small effects in Sierra Leone at the moment. The real GDP growth rate and national inflat [...]	2008-12-01 16:58:00	Embassy Freetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SL
08GENEVA111	OHCHR FACT-FINDING MISSION TO KENYA AHEAD, HUMAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) will depart February 6 for an approximately three-week fact-finding mission to Kenya. The mandate of the relatively low-level mission is to focus on human rights, including accountability for the recent violence, and [...]	2008-02-05 14:48:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UNHRC KE
08GENEVA446	RESPONSES IN GENEVA TO HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL \ [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Mission officers deployed \ reftel language in discussions with numerous delegations \ concerning the new USG posture toward the Human Rights \ Council. Most delegations with whom we spoke agreed that the \ Council was seriously flawed. While a few, notably Poland [...]	2008-06-13 15:39:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC PINR
08GENEVA751	PART TWO OF TWO -- BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-04 15:35:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CD PARM PREL BWC CWC CBW TBIO
08GENEVA836	UNAIDS: REPORT OF THE EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE [...] Summary: The UNAIDS Programme Coordinating Board (PCB) met in Extraordinary Session on October 2, 2008, to consider candidates for the position of UNAIDS Executive Director. The U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Ambassador Mark Dybul, chaired the meeting. While the PCB noted that all four short [...]	2008-10-09 08:58:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KHIV UNGA
08GENEVA913	ITALIAN UNECE CANDIDATE BELIEVES SYG BAN MAY ACT QUICKLY ON [...] (U) Paolo Garonna, Deputy Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE),met with Charge October 31 to seek USG support for his bid to be appointed by UN SYG Ban Ki-Moon as the UNECE Executive Secretary. Marek Belka is departing as ExecSec to work as an IMF Director in D [...]	2008-10-31 16:54:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN
08GUADALAJARA49	DHS/STATE HOSTS REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON SMUGGLING AND [...] Summary: In January, DHS and State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) hosted a seminar within the framework of the Regional Conference on Migration (RCM) in Manzanillo, Mexico. The workshop focused on best practices in the prosecution of human smugglers and traffickers in C [...]	2008-02-08 17:03:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM MX XM XS
08HAVANA325	PATTERN DEVELOPING IN ANNOUNCED "CHANGES" [...] (C) Summary: The announcement of a change in housing policy once again piqued interest in the international press, but that and other changes seem to be fitting a pattern: i.e., they formalize existing practices, they facilitate rather than loosen control, they lessen the bureaucratic burden [...]	2008-04-17 21:23:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU ECON PGOV PHUM
08HAVANA348	RAUL CASTRO ANNOUNCES COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the meeting of the 6th plenary of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) Central Committee, President Raul Castro announced that the next Communist Party congress will be held in the second half of 2009. If it takes place at that time, the congress will be the first full PCC in [...]	2008-04-29 21:37:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV
08HAVANA434	GOC TIGHTENS THE SCREWS ON OPPOSITION ACTIVITY [...] (C) In REF A, we commented that we believed that the May 19-21 media campaign centering on USINT's relations with various dissidents was directed primarily at the dissidents. Events in the succeeding days seem to support that thesis as the GOC has ignored our statement that they should make a [...]	2008-06-06 19:28:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CU
08HAVANA663	RIGHTS REPORT SHOWS DETENTIONS RISE WHILE NUMBER [...] (C) Summary. On August 12, the Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation (CCHRNR) released its report for the first six months of 2008. This is the most thoroughly researched of any report done within Cuba about the conditions of political prisoners on the island. The r [...]	2008-08-15 18:31:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA84	COUNTING CUBA'S POLITICAL PRISONERS [...] (C) Summary: The Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation (CCDHRN) released its end of year report on political prisoners in Cuba. The report lists 234 political prisoners, a drop from 246 named in the July 2007 report, and from the 316 political prisoners held in July o [...]	2008-01-24 21:58:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
08HAVANA88	DIPS CORPS COMMENTS ON CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: COM and other USINT officers have been making the rounds of the Dip Corps in Havana to gauge third country views and experiences on the situation in Cuba. The following reports meetings with officials in the Russian, Chinese, Romanian, Italian and Indonesian embassies. Meetin [...]	2008-01-25 16:59:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PINR PREL
08HONGKONG179	HONG KONG'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is the 2008 Investment Climate Statement for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. ----------------------------------- A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- 2. Hong Kong pursues a free market philosophy with minimal government interfe [...]	2008-01-28 06:34:00	Consulate Hong Kong	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MO
08ISLAMABAD1784	PAKISTAN COMMITMENT TO COESPU INVITATION FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 08:32:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PK PREL KTIA MARR MASS
08ISLAMABAD3075	SITREP 02, AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD: "LINE CROSSED" IN [...] (C) As of September 21, 0030 hours (local time),Pakistani media continues to report 40 persons were killed and more than 250 injured in the Marriott blast. According to Interior Minister Rehman Malik, as much as one thousand kilograms of explosives were used in the initial vehicle-borne blas [...]	2008-09-20 18:48:00	Embassy Islamabad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PK PREL AMGT CACS ASEC PTER PINR

08ISLAMABAD3783	FM BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC CORPS ON MUMBAI; GOI EMBASSY [...] (S) Summary. FM Qureshi briefed the diplomatic corps December 2 on the GOP reaction to the Mumbai attacks. He complained about the negative effect of Indian media hype and announced that Pakistan was proposing a joint investigation led by the two National Security Advisors. He reiterated that Pakis [...]	2008-12-05 10:40:00	Embassy Islamabad	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PK
08ISLAMABAD810	NATURAL GAS DEPENDENCY- A CHALLENGE FOR THE FUTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Natural gas meets about 50 percent of Pakistan's energy requirements, making the country one of the most natural gas dependent economies in the world. At the present rate of consumption, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) anticipates a natural gas shortfall in 2009. Although pipeli [...]	2008-02-26 01:30:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENGY EFIN ECON EINV PREL PK
08ISTANBUL166	REDEVELOPMENT PUSHING OUT THE ROMA [...] (U) The Fatih municipality of Istanbul is demolishing substandard homes in the predominantly ethnic Roma area of Sulukule to renovate the district before 2010, when Istanbul is slated to become the "Cultural Capital of Europe". A total of 541 homes adjacent to the ancient Byzantine city wall [...]	2008-04-04 16:31:00	Consulate Istanbul	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL SOCI TU
08ISTANBUL51	UMRANIYE ROUND-UP TARGETS DEEP STATE [...] (C) Summary. The January 22 police round-up of scores of people in Istanbul and other cities, related to the discovery of a weapons cache in Istanbul's Umraniye district last June, may be a battle in the war to fight the "deep state" in Turkey. The "deep state" is a vague, ill-defined networ [...]	2008-01-30 07:20:00	Consulate Istanbul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM TU
08JAKARTA2221	IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM -- URGING INDONESIA TO RAMP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Together with European counterparts, Mission delivered reftel message regarding Iran's nuclear program to key Indonesian officials. Emboffs and counterparts underscored the need for increased vigilance in implementing UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions regarding Iran's nucl [...]	2008-12-10 09:47:00	Embassy Jakarta	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM KNNP EFIN MNUC ID IR
08JERUSALEM1200	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/09): NATIONAL DIALOGUE - TO [...] Independent Al-Quds prints its daily editorial entitled, "National dialogue should be comprehensive" (7/09): "...Certainly Abu Mazen's visit to Damascus does not mean the end of... Palestinian national dialogue. [The dialogue] will not be successful unless it includes all of the factions and. [...]	2008-07-09 10:29:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM1208	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/10): VANISHING HOPES FOR [...] Independent Al-Quds prints its daily editorial entitled, "Truce talks, dialogue, and agreement" (7/10): "...it is obvious that the possibility of an agreement... or even a meeting [between Fatah and Hamas] has almost disappeared... The truce [with Israel in the Gaza Strip] will not last long fo [...]	2008-07-10 08:26:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM1237	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (7/14): WHICH COMES FIRST: UNITY [...] Al-Quds prints its daily editorial entitled, "Obstacles to Palestinian dialogue"(7/14): "...the overwhelming majority of [the Palestinian] people ...believe that dialogue is the solution [to internal Palestinian division]...[however]... the most dangerous obstacle in the way of dialogue is th [...]	2008-07-14 08:21:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM1919	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (10/22): THE ROAD MAP "HAS LOST [...] Al Quds editorial is titled "Palestinians embrace their olives despite settler aggression" (10/22): "No one, regardless of his barbarism and cruelty, can separate the Palestinian from his olive tree, which he considers to be one of his sons... the world and so-called international community s [...]	2008-10-22 12:04:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08JERUSALEM2164	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/28): POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-28 09:13:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
08KABUL1551	PRT Herat: Semi-Annual Herat Province Review [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Herat enjoys a relatively stable security situation, an improvement from this past spring when there was a series of kidnappings. Shindand and Guzara districts remain unsettled. Governor Anwari has worked closely with Coalition forces, the Italian-led PRT, international organiz [...]	2008-06-24 05:49:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER ECON AF
08KABUL1575	PANJSHIR PROVINCE: GOOD SECURITY AND GOVERNANCE; [...] (SBU) Summary: Panjshir remains one of Afghanistan's safest provinces. The Governor speaks out strongly against corruption and has taken action to avoid even the hint of impropriety, but the Provincial Council is largely in the Governor's shadow. Development and reconstruction is ongoing wit [...]	2008-06-24 12:01:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER AF
08KABUL2938	Indian and Pakistani Consulates Update [...] (SBU) Summary: Indian and Pakistani Consulates watch each others' activities carefully in Herat, while reaching out to Heratis in the medical area, in particular. The Indian Consul follows closely the progress of construction of the Indian-funded, 200-240 million dollar, 42-megawatt Salma dam [...]	2008-11-05 09:48:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF TI
08KABUL2970	The Details of Evolving the PRT Model in Afghanistan [...] (SBU) Summary. Reftel lays out the Mission's ideas for evolving the PRT model in Afghanistan and expanding our civilian support for Operation Enduring Freedom. This message provides a more in-depth look at the structures outlined in Kabul 2784, detailing the new initiatives and tailored grow [...]	2008-11-10 04:17:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN AF MOPS KDEM PINS
08KABUL585	UNHCR Moves to Zone Defense in Afghanistan But Donors Have [...] (SBU) Summary. UNHCR is urging donors to concentrate their refugee assistance projects in distinct geographic zones. Their proposal would have major donors working around ongoing efforts of the Japanese in the east, the Germans in the north, and the Italians in the west. Major donors who are [...]	2008-03-08 03:32:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF PREL PHUM AF
08KABUL623	PANJSHIR GOVERNOR OUT ON THE HUSTINGS [...] (U) Summary: Panjshir Governor Bahlul visited Panjshir's districts to hear directly from citizens in an open "town meeting" format. These sessions are examples of accountability in governance and reveal grass-roots concerns. DISTRICT-BY-DISTRICT "TOWN MEETINGS" ---------------------------- [...]	2008-03-12 05:26:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KABUL86	PANJSHIR PROVINCE: EXCELLENT SECURITY, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Panjshir has no insurgent threat and generally good governance, making reconstruction and development projects possible in the province. With Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP) and "Good Performer" money guaranteed to flow for at least the next fiscal cycle, Panjshir [...]	2008-01-08 04:16:00	Embassy Kabul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
08KAMPALA5	NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (December 1 - 31, 2007) [...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission's objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social [...]	2008-01-03 08:27:00	Embassy Kampala	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG SU CG
08KATHMANDU872	NEPAL PROVISIONALLY ACCEPTS INVITATION TO [...] (SBU) The Government of Nepal (GON) has accepted an invitation to participate in training at the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (COESPU) in Italy as soon as September 2008, provided that the United States or Italy covers travel and medical expenses. Sabina Shrestha, the Hono [...]	2008-08-01 09:04:00	Embassy Kathmandu	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS IT NP
08KHARTOUM1043	MFA OFFICIALLY WARNS OF "DISASTROUS, SERIOUS [...] (C) Summary: The Sudanese Foreign Ministry called in Charge to warn of "serious and disastrous consequences" if President Al-Bashir is indicted by the International Criminal Court. The Under-Secretary reiterated past requests (reftels) that the US use its influence to rein in ICC prosecutor Mo [...]	2008-07-11 12:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KPKO PGOV PREL AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM1044	MFA OFFICIALLY WARNS OF "DISASTROUS, SERIOUS [...] (C) Summary: The Sudanese Foreign Ministry called in Charge to warn of "serious and disastrous consequences" if President Al-Bashir is indicted by the International Criminal Court. The Under-Secretary reiterated past requests (reftels) that the US use its influence to rein in ICC prosecutor Mo [...]	2008-07-11 12:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KPKO PGOV PREL AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM1045	MFA OFFICIALLY WARNS OF "DISASTROUS, SERIOUS [...] (C) Summary: The Sudanese Foreign Ministry called in Charge to warn of "serious and disastrous consequences" if President Al-Bashir is indicted by the International Criminal Court. The Under-Secretary reiterated past requests (reftels) that the US use its influence to rein in ICC prosecutor Mo [...]	2008-07-11 12:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KPKO PGOV PREL AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM11	AEC COORDINATORS MEET TO PLAN WORK IN THE NEW YEAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AEC working group coordinators met January 3 at the behest of the Acting AEC Chairman (the Norwegian Ambassador) in advance of the first AEC plenary session for 2008. The Norwegian Ambassador said the NCP and the SPLM had agreed to brief the Commission on terms of the agreemen [...]	2008-01-03 14:18:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU
08KHARTOUM1185	AEC PLENARY OF AUGUST 5, 2008: MEMBERS STRESS NEED TO [...] (U) SUMMARY: At the 34th Plenary Session of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) held August 5, 2008, members unanimously stressed the need for the two CPA partners to finally agree on an interim administration for the Abyei area to build on the momentum of progress made on security [...]	2008-08-05 14:41:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU
08KHARTOUM1198	ANALYSIS OF SUDAN'S NEW ELECTION LAW REVEALS WELTER OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An analysis of Sudan's new election law reveals that the legislation contains many loose ends, some of which may be able to be repaired by the country's Ministry of Justice. However, the legislation's biggest shortcoming is probably the ambitious timeline it sets for the count [...]	2008-08-06 13:43:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU
08KHARTOUM1499	AEC PLENARY ADDRESSES DISARMAMENT, DEMOBILIZATION, AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 7, the Assessment and Evaluation Commission's (AEC) monthly plenary session focused on disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR). A/CDA Asquino attended the meeting for the U.S. Prior to a lengthy presentation by an UNMIS DDR expert, AEC Chairman Derek Plu [...]	2008-10-09 10:46:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM159	NCP OPEN TO ARBITRATION ON ABYEI [...] (SBU) During a meeting with CDA Fernandez January 31, NCP strategist and Director of the Strategic Studies Institute Dr. Sayed Al-Kkateeb said the NCP may be open to arbitration on Abyei. However, he said the NCP may not be open to a high-level meeting in Washington to inaugurate an Abyei initi [...]	2008-02-03 04:59:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1671	37th AEC PLENARY: ELECTIONS, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, AND JOINT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the Assessment and Evaluation Commission's (AEC) 37th plenary session on November 4, parties expressed concern at the slow pace of preparations for the mandated 2009 national elections, especially at the delays in adopting necessary legislation and in naming the National Elec [...]	2008-11-16 13:01:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM EFIN KDEM KPKO UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1779	38th AEC Plenary: Elections, Border Demarcation, and [...] (U) SUMMARY: At its 37th plenary session on December 2, the NCP and SPLM briefed the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) on progress in drafting and adopting key legislation, including new security and media laws, necessary to carry out national elections in 2009. The Power Sharing Work [...]	2008-12-14 09:57:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID KDEM KPKO UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM1810	UNAMID DEPLOYMENT UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: In discussions on December 14-15, UNAMID officials told poloff that the mission is still on target to meet its goal of 60 percent deployment by the end of December 2008. They also remain hopeful that 80 percent deployment is possible by March 2009, though it appears that this tar [...]	2008-12-17 15:56:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM258	FEBRUARY 17 ABORTED WEALTH-SHARING WORKING GROUP PLANNING [...] (U) SUMMARY: In the February 17 meeting of the Wealth Sharing Working Group (WSWG),the SPLM representative admitted he was neither prepared, nor qualified to speak on behalf of his party. The NCP accused the AEC secretariat of failing to deliver a document outlining the structure of the mid [...]	2008-02-21 16:20:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINS ECON EAID SU
08KHARTOUM39	LOOKING AHEAD ON THE SUDAN AEC [...] (C) Norway's Ambassador to Khartoum, in his capacity as Interim AEC (Assessment and Evaluation Commission) Chairman called AEC working group chairs (US, UK, Norway, Italy, Netherlands) together to survey the way ahead for the Commission over the next few months. UK Ambassador reported on the [...]	2008-01-11 11:17:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU UN SU
08KHARTOUM393	AEC CHAIRMAN REQUESTS U.S. ASSISTANCE WITH STAFFING FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Steering Committee of the Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) met March 16 to review a draft outline for the Mid-Term Evaluation (MTE) of the CPA. The MTE is due to be delivered to the Sudanese Presidency by July 9, requiring a robust series of meetings by the AEC's fo [...]	2008-03-17 05:12:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU
08KHARTOUM466	AEC TO URGE SPECIAL SESSION ON ABYEI [...] (C) Newly installed Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) chairman Sir Derek Plumbly met with AEC working group chairs (UK, Norwegian, Italian and Dutch Ambassadors plus CDA Fernandez) on March 30 to discuss a more aggressive AEC stance on political issues and to outline a common agenda fo [...]	2008-03-31 07:55:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM547	AEC PLENARY: DISAGREEMENT OVER ABYEI AND CENSUS [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Assessment and Evaluation Commission (AEC) met in plenary session April 8. Highlights included disagreement by the two sides over an Administrator for the Abyei area, and over inclusion of questions on ethnicity and religion in the upcoming census. CDA Fernandez briefed on h [...]	2008-04-09 15:24:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU
08KHARTOUM563	FM DENG ALOR ON ROME, ABYEI, AND "COLD" RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Sudan is likely to make some concessions on UNAMID deployment at the bilateral talks in Rome, such as agreement on the Thai and Nepalese troop contributions, FM Deng Alor advised CDA Fernandez in a meeting April 10. However Alor cautioned that the ruling National Congress Party (N [...]	2008-04-11 11:10:00	Embassy Khartoum	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPKO UN AU SU
08KHARTOUM568	WE NEED A CEASEFIRE COMMISSION, SAYS FRUSTRATED DPA [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 9, three members of SLM-Free Will (SLM-FW) informed emboffs about recent Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) bombings in their areas of control in North Darfur, emphasizing that there is no mechanism for them to report these incidents, since the Ceasefire Commission (CFC) remains [...]	2008-04-14 06:09:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KHARTOUM671	AEC PLENARY OF MAY 1, 2008 [...] (U) SUMMARY: The 31st ordinary plenary session of the AEC was held May 1, 2008. The two sides (SPLM and NCP) sparred over recent incidents around Abyei, while CDA Fernandez stressed the need to grant UNMIS forces freedom of movement in the Abyei area to reduce tensions (an expression support [...]	2008-05-02 10:36:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KSCA OTRA EAID CDC SU
08KHARTOUM986	UNAMID ON PAE DEPARTURE [...] (SBU) New Deputy Director of the UNAMID Liaison office in Khartoum Aziz "Peter" Iskandar discussed UNAMID deployment issues with poloffs on July 1. Iskandar, a career UN administrator, arrived in Khartoum in early June to work in UNAMID's Khartoum-based liaison office. The small office on the [...]	2008-07-04 13:25:00	Embassy Khartoum	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
08KINSHASA1105	IMF, GDRC APPEAL TO DONORS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Both the IMF and Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GDRC) have appealed to donors to provide emergency support as the DRC confronts a significant economic downturn as a result of the global financial crisis. During a briefing to donors on December 10, the visiting [...]	2008-12-15 14:14:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAID EINV PGOV PREL CG
08KINSHASA1109	EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 16 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Anti-LRA Operation ------------------ 2. (SBU) According to MONUC sources, FARDC [...]	2008-12-16 11:58:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1113	CNDP CLAIMS FDLR BEHIND ATTACK ON ITALIAN NGO AND THREATENS [...] (U) CNDP spokesman Bertrand Bisimwa mass mailed a press statement as an attachment to an e-mail dated December 16, 2008 with his organization's reaction to the December 15 attack on an Italian NGO vehicle in CNDP-controlled territory (reftel). The statement also catalogues CNDP allegations of [...]	2008-12-16 18:03:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA1163	EASTERN DRC NOTES - DECEMBER 29 [...] (U) The items contained in this report consist principally of spot information from various sources. This report is not exhaustive, nor can all the information contained therein be confirmed at this time. Security Situation ------------------ 2. (SBU) The CNDP continued to accuse the [...]	2008-12-29 10:04:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF KPKO CG
08KINSHASA281	MBUSA SKEPTICAL ON RENEWAL OF MANDATE FOR UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-21 10:54:00	Embassy Kinshasa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV UN CG
08KUALALUMPUR1078	AMBASSADOR KEITH JOINS EU ENVOYS IN DELIVERING [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Keith joined chiefs of mission from France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom in delivering ref A and B demarches concerning Iran sanctions and financial pressure on Iran to Malaysian Foreign Ministry Deputy Secretary General (Multilateral) Kamal Yan bin Yahya on [...]	2008-12-11 08:04:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC EFIN KNNP GM IR MY
08LAGOS159	FRAUD SUMMARY - LAGOS FIRST QUARTER 2008 [...] Background: Nigeria covers 356,669 sq miles and has a population of approximately 144 million. The major languages are English (official),Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa. Approximately 60% of the population is below the poverty line for Nigeria. The current GDP is 1,500 dollars, and the inflation [...]	2008-05-05 07:44:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT ASEC NI
08LAGOS265	NIGERIA: DYNCORP AIRPORT PROJECT IN TERMINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: John Borden, project manager, told PolOff June 22 that Dyncorp employees left the Akwa Ibom (AI) airport site June 22, giving notice to the AI State government of project termination effective June 23. Dyncorp has been working under a contract to construct an international airp [...]	2008-07-18 08:30:00	Consulate Lagos	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EINV PREL NI
08LAPAZ1018	EVO'S MAY DAY DECREES AND REMARKS [...] (U) Summary: Speaking to a relatively small crowd of a few thousand on May 1, Bolivian President Evo Morales announced the state would "take immediate control" of Italian-owned telecommunications company Entel and three foreign-owned hydrocarbon companies (septel). Morales tried to soften the [...]	2008-05-02 20:34:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON EINV EPET IT BL
08LAPAZ1047	BOLIVIA: MORE BAD NEWS FOR MINING [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 6, Emboff met with Humberto Rada, president of Bolivia's Medium Miners Association (an organization of private mining companies that includes local affiliates of U.S. companies Coeur D'Alene, Apex Silver, and Newmont). Although Morales' May 1 decrees did not include nat [...]	2008-05-06 20:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV BL
08LAPAZ1168	EVO: ALIENATING FRIENDS, SEEKING NEW ONES [...] (C) Side by side with his friend Cuban Ambassador Rafael Dausa, President Evo Morales leveled a new barrage of old accusations against the USG on May 19. Meanwhile, the Italians and Peruvians both expressed their displeasure with recent Morales statements and actions. The Italian Ambassado [...]	2008-05-20 22:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID BL
08LAPAZ1588	BOLIVIAN GAS: STATE CONTROL DIGS DEEPER [...] (C) In June, Vice President Garcia Linera outlined the Bolivian government's plan to increase state involvement in the economy through nationalizations, the creation of productive enterprises, and the enlargement of state sectorial companies. The consequences of this state-oriented approach [...]	2008-07-22 12:58:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL
08LAPAZ1941	BOLIVIA: VIOLENCE ERUPTS, GOVT INSTALLATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Starting late morning September 9, civic groups and university students in opposition-aligned departments (states) attacked and took over government installations. The focus of the attacks included buildings belonging to government agencies, Entel (the recently-nationalized form [...]	2008-09-10 20:42:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PTER BL
08LAPAZ2375	VICE MINISTER CACERES FLOATS DEAL FOR DEA STAY [...] (C) Summary: In a follow-up meeting with the NAS Director and DEA country attache after President Morales' November 1 announcement that DEA would be expelled, Vice Minister of Social Justice Felipe Caceres suggested an alternate solution, which he says he has run by Morales. Under Caceres' p [...]	2008-11-06 13:09:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR ASEC PINR BL
08LIBREVILLE146	GABON: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2008 [...] (U) Embassy POC for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) issues is Poloff Leslie Doumbia, Tel: 241-76-20-03, Mobile: 241-07-91-02-21, Fax: 241-74-55-07. To prepare this report, Poloff Leslie Doumbia spent 25 hours, Political Assistant Cedric Pehoua spent 15, DCM Nathan Holt spent five 5 hours, and Amb [...]	2008-03-25 11:42:00	Embassy Libreville	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PREF PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
08LISBON2388	PORTUGAL FOCUSES ON TRANS-ATLANTIC AGENDA AT [...] (SBU) Summary: Portugal is expected to remain in the background on most of the Gymnich discussions this week including Russia and Georgia, the Middle East, and EU Security Strategy, but will take the lead on the Trans-Atlantic presentation. Portuguese FM Amado will prompt the EU ministers [...]	2008-09-05 08:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	GG PREL PGOV PHUM
08LISBON874	PORTUGAL STRENGTHENS ITS COUNTERTERRORISM TOOLS [...] (C) Portugal has faced a lower threat profile than nearby European nations despite its proximity to past terrorism targets like Spain, the UK, and Morocco. Nevertheless, the government of Portugal (GOP) has heeded the warnings from the attacks in London in 2005 and Madrid in 2004 by enhancing [...]	2008-04-10 16:55:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL PO
08LJUBLJANA101	SLOVENIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2008 [...] (U) This message transmits post's contribution to the Department of State's eighth annual report on Trafficking in Persons. Responses below are keyed to questions in paras 27-30 of reftel A. Embassy POC is Political Officer Albert Kraaimoore; tel. 386-1-200-5676, fax 386-1-200-5650. Based o [...]	2008-03-03 11:21:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMJN PHUM PREF SMIG SI
08LJUBLJANA20	EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS LUNCH FOCUSES ON KOSOVO [...] (C) At the January 11 EU luncheon, EUR A/S Dan Fried urged the EU Political Directors not to delay Kosovo's independence, anticipated after the second round of the Serbian elections February 3. The Slovenian Chair, Political Director Mitja Drobnic, and A/S Fried both recognized how far the EU [...]	2008-01-15 16:20:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ECON ENRG SI
08LJUBLJANA208	EU TRANSPORT MINISTERS FOCUS ON TRAN-EUROPEAN [...] (U) At their May 6 informal meeting, EU transport ministers examined the status of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) and discussed measures needed to reduce carbon emissions by 20 percent by 2020. At a related press conference, Slovene Minister of Transport and Transport Council p [...]	2008-05-12 12:25:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ELTN EAIR EWWT SENV PGOV EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA235	SLOVENIAN FM LOOKING FORWARD TO U.S.-EU SUMMIT [...] (C) At a May 28 lunch, Foreign Minister Rupel stressed to the Ambassador that Slovenia hoped the message of the June 10 U.S.-EU Summit would be our strong transatlantic partnership. He added that the bilateral meetings should not be as prominent. FM Rupel also highlighted the helpful role of [...]	2008-05-29 09:31:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN PGOV ECON EINV SI
08LJUBLJANA256	MINISTER OF DEFENSE ON DEPLOYMENTS, ACQUISITIONS, [...] (C) In a June 11 introductory call on Minister of Defense Karl Erjavec, Ambassador Ghafari expressed appreciation for Slovenian Armed Forces support of the June 9 - 10 POTUS visit and for the contributions Slovenia has made to NATO missions in the Balkans, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Erjavec thanke [...]	2008-06-12 13:17:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MASS MARR MCAP SI
08LJUBLJANA270	SLOVENIA TO SUPPORT EITHER SWING OR RICCARDI FOR [...] On June 3, MFA Division for International Organizations and Human Security Minister Counselor Robert Golobinek told Emboff that Slovenia had narrowed its choices of candidates for the position of International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director to either the U.S. candidate, Ambassador Bi [...]	2008-06-16 15:18:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF SMIG AORC SI
08LJUBLJANA414	SLOVENIA'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION UP FOR GRABS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Conventional wisdom holds that incumbent PM Janez Jansa's Slovene Democratic Party (SDS) will win a plurality of votes on September 21, despite being dogged by scandal. However, most observers also expect the combined weight of the Left opposition parties to be greater than tha [...]	2008-09-11 14:10:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA431	LEFT STAGES SURPRISE UPSET IN SLOVENIA'S ELECTION [...] (C) Summary. Unofficial results from the September 21 parliamentary elections indicate that the center-left Social Democrats (SD) defeated the center-right Slovene Democratic Party (SDS),leader in the governing coalition. SD won 30.5 percent of the vote, resulting in 29 parliamentary seats, [...]	2008-09-22 11:17:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG SI
08LJUBLJANA81	SLOVENIA - 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW - [...] (SBU) Slovenian legislation on intellectual property rights (IPR) and data protection is fully aligned with EU legislation, TRIPS, WIPO, and other ratified international treaties. In practice, U.S. pharmaceutical companies have access to the Slovene market. Recent efforts by the Government o [...]	2008-02-21 13:24:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR SI
08LONDON116	EUROPEAN SUMMIT ON FINANCIAL INSTABILITY SET [...] (SBU) Last October, France, Germany, and the UK agreed to a Summit to discuss current financial market problems. Italy and the EU will join that meeting, in London on January 29. In advance of that summit, the respective finance ministers will meet on January 17. A Cabinet Office source told [...]	2008-01-11 17:54:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN UK
08LONDON1586	U/S JEFFERY AND A/S Oâ€™BRIEN PRESS UK ON IRANIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: State Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery and Treasury Assistant Secretary Patrick O'Brien met with UK banking regulators on May 15 to urge increased scrutiny and tougher actions against Iranian banks operating in London. O'Brien and State Acting Assistant Secretary Patricia McNerney also d [...]	2008-06-09 10:58:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN KTFN ECON IR UK
08LONDON2441	NTMI: UK WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES BUT WILL BE SHORT ON SPECIFICS AT SEPTEMBER 26 MANPOWER COORDINATION CONFERENCE REF: A) LONDON 1967 B) STATE 99701 [...] (C) The UK supports in principle U.S. views that NATO Allies and Partners should provide additional resources to the Nato Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) and HMG will make a significant contribution. However, according to MOD Deputy Director for Joint Commitments Daniel Hughes, internal decision m [...]	2008-09-25 09:43:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PEL MARR MOPS NATO IZ UK
08LONDON3215	IRAN: READOUT FROM UK LEGISLATORS AND FROM XXXXXXXXXXXX REP ON MEK RECONCILIATION [...] (C/REL UK) Summary: The Tehran regime is giving high priority and visibility to its efforts to reconcile those former members of the terrorist entity Mujahaddin e-Khalq (MEK aka MKO aka NCRI, inter alia) who have returned to Iran, according both to UK Parliamentary legislators who in October and N [...]	2008-12-24 11:44:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KPRP PGOV PHUM PREL IS IA IR LE UK
08LONDON341	PM BROWN HOSTS SUMMIT: PROPOSALS FOR STABILITY IN [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 29, UK Prime Minister Brown, together with German President Merkel, French President Sarkozy, Italian PM Prodi, and EU President Barroso, issued a joint communiqu proposing steps to enhance transparency and promote stability in the global financial markets. The leade [...]	2008-02-04 11:59:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EU UK
08LONDON781	DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT AND PERMANENT UNDER [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt and Ambassador Tuttle met Peter Ricketts, UK Permanent Under Secretary (PUS) at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on March 10. Both sides agreed on the need to plan for the one-year review conference for the International Compact wi [...]	2008-03-17 10:20:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ECON EFIN
08LONDON801	DEPSEC TREASURY DISCUSES IRAN SANCTIONS, U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a March 10 meeting with Conservative Party leader David Cameron, Deputy Secretary Kimmitt told him that the Iranian financial sector was feeling the effects of Western sanctions and the EU-3 remain unified on tightening the ability of Iranian banks to do business, although [...]	2008-03-18 13:01:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN IR IZ UK
08LONDON803	DEPSEC TREASURY DISCUSSES FINANCIAL MARKETS, IRAN [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt outlined on March 10 to Yvette Cooper, British Treasury Deputy Secretary-equivalent, USG efforts to stimulate the U.S. SIPDIS economy and address problems in the U.S. housing market. Cooper described efforts to revitalize the securitization [...]	2008-03-18 15:24:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN ECON PGOV UK
08MADRID1025	MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, SEPT. 22-26 [...] (U) While visiting New York to speak at the UN, President Zapatero met with business executives in a September 24 event organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Spain. Executives from firms such as Boeing, Microsoft, IBM, Pfizer, and the Bank of America, as well as the MPAA, participate [...]	2008-09-29 06:25:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG KIPR SP
08MADRID1230	SPAIN: CIVIL GUARD OFFERS INSIDER ACCOUNT OF ITS [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a counter-terrorism (CT) conference co-sponsored by Embassy Madrid, General Pablo Martin Alonso, the Head of Intelligence for the Civil Guard -- known in Spanish as Guardia Civil (GC) -- discussed the role of the GC in detaining radical Islamic jihadists within Spain's borde [...]	2008-11-24 17:30:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PINS PREL PTER SP
08MADRID142	AMBASSADOR NULAND PRESSES SPANISH ON NATO/ISAF [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Victoria Nuland's January 16-17 visit to Madrid coincided with the announcement by the Secretary of Defense that the U.S. would deploy additional troops to Afghanistan, followed by misconstrued statements about the reliability of troop-contri [...]	2008-02-11 14:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR PREL PGOV SP
08MADRID171	THE ECONOMY'S IMPACT ON THE ELECTIONS [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified and not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Growing concern about the economy is getting a lot of attention as a possible factor in the March 9 elections. It would only require a shift of two or three points to move the election one w [...]	2008-02-15 11:58:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV SP
08MADRID218	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. When you arrive, Spain will be 4 short days away from what is looking to be a very close March 9 general election. President Jose Luis Zapatero and his Socialist Workers party are slightly ahead in the polls, although the opposition Par [...]	2008-02-28 08:40:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EAID PREL SP
08MADRID287	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE MARCH 1-7 [...] (U) The ICD came to an agreement with troubled real estate construction company Colonial owners Luis Portillo and Luis Nozaleda on 3/4/08. The Dubai fund will buy Colonial's bricks and mortar real estate assets and will end up paying something between euros 1.9 billion and 2.1 billion, i.e., [...]	2008-03-10 10:37:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ENIV ENRG ETRD KIPR SP
08MADRID317	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE MARCH 10-14 [...] (U) Two days after the elections, Second Vice President and Finance Minister Solbes told reporters that (GOS) analysts were now predicting 2008 GDP growth of between 2.5 and 2.7 percent. This is well below the 3.1 percent figure Solbes had cited earlier and much closer to other forecasts. The [...]	2008-03-14 15:04:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ELAB ENRG KIPR SENV SP
08MADRID370	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - MARCH [...] ECON/EFIN: 2008 Economic Growth Forecast at 2.5 Percent 2. ECON/EFIN: Budget Surplus Declines 3. EIND: Housing Sales Decline Continues 4. ECON/EFIN: Catalan Economy Minister Concerned About U.S., Global Woes 5. ELTN: Emboffs Meet with Rail Security Lead 6. ENRG: Renewable Electricity Cos [...]	2008-03-28 19:10:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ELTN ENRG EPET
08MADRID407	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE APRIL 5-11 [...] ECON/PGOV: Zapatero Announces Economic Measures During Investiture Debate 3. ECON: IMF, BBVA Revise Growth Projections Down, Economy Top Concern. 4. ECON/EFIN: Housing Downturn Continues to Hit Construction, Real Estate 5. ECON: Per Capita GDP Still Below Italy's After All 6. ECON/ELTN: [...]	2008-04-11 14:04:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ELTN PGOV SENV SP
08MADRID43	MANUEL PIZARRO TO RUN AS MARIANO RAJOY'S NUMBER [...] The opposition conservative PP leader, Mariano Rajoy, announced on 1/15/08 that the former head of energy utility Endesa, Manuel Pizarro, would occupy the number two spot on the PP's Madrid parliamentary list. Rajoy has the number one spot on the list. Should the PP win, Pizarro would likely [...]	2008-01-16 12:21:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SP
08MADRID467	SPAIN/CUBA: TOUGH ROAD ALONG TWO TRACKS TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cuba Transition Coordinator (CTC) Caleb McCarry met Spanish divergence from U.S. Cuba policy with considerable diplomacy; pressed Spain not to allow its growing policy of engagement with the GOC to leave behind the importance of supporting Cuban civil society and political pris [...]	2008-04-24 13:28:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM CU SP EUN
08MADRID552	SPANISH CABINET MEMBER BIOGRAPHIES - ZAPATERO'S [...] (U) SUMMARY. President Zapatero's center-left Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) was the victor in the March 9 general election. This cable gives brief biographies for the cabinet members in Zapatero's second administration. Overall, the cabinet reflects Zapatero's campaign promises to [...]	2008-05-19 16:13:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR SP
08MADRID56	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - JANUARY [...] (U) The FT,s Leslie Crawford says: International financial gridlock has destroyed the country,s recent bout of economic euphoria. The article describes December,s bad inflation and unemployment numbers, the international credit squeeze, lower growth estimates and signs of falling house prices [...]	2008-01-22 08:39:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET SCUL SOCI FR SP
08MADRID598	SPAIN REITERATES COMMITMENT TO UNSC SANCTIONS [...] (U) UNVIE Ambassador Gregory Schulte visited Madrid May 19-21 to raise the awareness of GOS officials and the public regarding the threat posed by the ongoing Iranian nuclear weapons program. Schulte briefed MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar, MFA Director General for the Middle East [...]	2008-05-29 09:53:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PINR IR SP
08MADRID692	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE JUNE 14-20 [...] (U) After suspending last week,s disruptive truckers, strike, independent truckers, groups also cancelled a Madrid demonstration scheduled for June 18, ostensibly due to security concerns. Demonstrations, however, continue within other sectors affected by high fuel prices. Over 10,000 member [...]	2008-06-24 08:45:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD EWWT PTER
08MADRID77	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE - JANUARY 21 [...] (U) Spain's Ibex-35 stock index rose by a relatively minor 0.3 percent on Friday to bring the net decline in a very volatile week to 3.8 percent. The index fell 7.5 percent on Monday, rose 1.7 percent on Tuesday, fell 4.6 percent on Wednesday and jumped a one-day record 7 percent on Thursday. [...]	2008-01-28 12:06:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD SP
08MADRID784	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES CLIMATE CHANGE, BIOFUELS, [...] (C) Summary: On July 16, Ambassador Aguirre met with Elena Espinosa, GOS Minister of the newly created Environment, Rural Development and Marine Affairs Ministry. Ambassador Aguirre discussed the importance of climate change, emphasizing the shared USG and GOS goal of reducing greenhouse gas [...]	2008-07-18 10:05:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR SENV TBIO KGHG SP
08MADRID8	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - DECEMBER [...] (U) "The economy hounds the socialists only two months before the elections" is the January 4th El Pais headline, a stinging statement coming from the largely pro-government daily, Spain's newspaper of record. December's 4.3% inflation rate (annualized) and a 5.5% increase in unemployment gav [...]	2008-01-04 19:47:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ELTN KIPR PGOV TBIO SP
08MADRID827	SPAIN ENGAGES WITH SYRIA TO PROMOTE CONSTRUCTIVE [...] (C) Ambassador conveyed reftel points to FM Moratinos the morning of July 24. Moratinos said the Spanish sought to engage Syria in dialogue; continual contact would keep Syria focused on the benefits of playing a more constructive role in the region. Moratinos believes that based on the s [...]	2008-07-24 17:09:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN SY SP
08MADRID84	MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE - JANUARY 21 [...] (U) Spain's Ibex-35 stock index rose by a relatively minor 0.3 percent on Friday to bring the net decline in a very volatile week to 3.8 percent. The index fell 7.5 percent on Monday, rose 1.7 percent on Tuesday, fell 4.6 percent on Wednesday and jumped a one-day record 7 percent on Thursday. [...]	2008-01-28 14:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD SP
08MADRID988	S/I SATTERFIELD BRIEFS SPANISH MFA ON IRAQ [...] (S) SUMMARY. September 11, S/I Ambassador Satterfield briefed Deputy Foreign Minister Lossada on developments in Iraq. He urged the Spanish to reinforce our call for increased regional support for Iraq and to encourage those countries that have already sent diplomatic representation and/or p [...]	2008-09-15 15:11:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET	MOPS PREL IZ SP
08MANAGUA304	NICARAGUA: EIGTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) During the April 2007 to March 2008 reporting period, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) maintained efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in the areas of prevention, raising awareness, and detection, but made little progress in terms of victim assistance and the prosecution and c [...]	2008-03-12 18:45:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG NU
08MANAGUA776	BIO REPORT: UNGA PRESIDENT-ELECT, MIGUEL D'ESCOTO [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 4 Miguel Jeronimo d'Escoto Brockmann of Nicaragua, a seventy-five-year-old U.S.-born and -educated, Maryknoll Catholic priest, was elected by acclamation to be President of the 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA). His election, as the sole candidate from the Latin America Gr [...]	2008-06-17 21:36:00	Embassy Managua	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PREL UNGA NU
08MANILA154	CATHOLIC PRIEST SLAIN IN APPARENT KIDNAPPING ON [...] (C) Summary: The murder of a Catholic priest and abduction of a school principal and fisherman in Tawi-Tawi, a remote island along a terrorist transit line in the southern Philippines, has sent shock waves through this usually peaceful island. Security officials believe a group of 10 armed [...]	2008-01-18 08:40:00	Embassy Manila	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL KISL RP
08MAPUTO1250	BEIRA MAYOR TO LEAD NEW NATIONAL POLITICAL MOVEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Beira, Daviz Simango, the independent breakaway candidate (Ref B),has been decisively re-elected as Mayor of Beira (Ref A),the historic stronghold of longtime opposition party RENAMO, making Beira a test case for a new style of independent third-party democracy, breaking a [...]	2008-12-12 06:38:00	Embassy Maputo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO1253	BIOFUELS IN MOZAMBIQUE: MORE ANALYSIS [...] (U) This cable represents the fourth in a series in an innovative collaboration in energy/resource reporting and commercial advocacy between Embassies Maputo and Pretoria. Embassy Pretoria Minerals/Energy Officer and Maputo Political/Economic officer visited energy/minerals projects in north [...]	2008-12-12 10:19:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET EMIN EINV EAGR SENV MZ SF
08MAPUTO231	Mozambique's Agricultural Sector Ripe for U.S. Investment [...] SUMMARY: Only 12 percent of Mozambique's arable land is under cultivation. Mozambique's agriculture minister is actively courting international agricultural investment. U.S. agribusinesses are ramping up operations in Mozambique. The GRM is reviewing a national biofuels strategy, and the c [...]	2008-03-18 06:38:00	Embassy Maputo	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV EINV ENRG PGOV TBIO MZ

08MEXICO3116	YUCATAN SEEKING TO REMAIN AN OASIS OF TRANQUILITY [...] (C) Summary. Local government officials and civil society representatives from the state of Yucatan insist their state is more peaceful than the rest of Mexico. The discovery of some eleven bodies in the center of the Merida, the capital of Yucatan, on August 28, served a graphic reminder th [...]	2008-10-21 20:26:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SNAR KCRM PHUM PINR MX
08MEXICO676	MEXICO RESTRUCTURES CUBAN DEBT, SRE ESPINOSA TO [...] (C) Summary. On February 18, 2008, Mexico Bancomext announced that an agreement had been reached to refinance the USD 400 million in debt owed by Cuba. President Calderon had previous stated that restructuring the debt was important to strengthening ties between the two countries. Foreign S [...]	2008-03-07 18:10:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU MX
08MILAN15	AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT: [...] (SBU) Alitalia cuts at Milan's Malpensa go into full force as of April 1, 2008. Flight reductions of over 25 percent of Malpensa's traffic and more than one third of its intercontinental routes will have an immediate, significant impact on the region's economy starting with job cuts of at le [...]	2008-02-01 17:39:00	Consulate Milan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON ELAB ETRD IT KPRV
08MILAN68	ITALY'S EDISON: IRANIAN GAS NOW, NUCLEAR POWER [...] (C) Edison CEO Quadrino told the Consul General that Europe will need to increase natural gas imports dramatically to meet increased demand and counter predicted supply shortages through 2020. New nuclear energy production is the long-term answer, but cannot realistically be brought online s [...]	2008-04-18 11:10:00	Consulate Milan	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET IT IR
08MILAN69	ITALY'S EDISON: IRANIAN GAS NOW, NUCLEAR POWER [...] (C) Edison CEO Quadrino told the Consul General that Europe will need to increase natural gas imports dramatically to meet increased demand and counter predicted supply shortages through 2020. New nuclear energy production is the long-term answer, but cannot realistically be brought online s [...]	2008-04-18 11:10:00	Consulate Milan	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET IT IR
08MILAN73	ITALY: PRIORITIES FOR PROBABLE DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Ignazio La Russa is the most likely candidate for Minister of Defense in Berlusconi's government. If given this portfolio, he said he would work to quickly increase MOD's budget, increase Carabinieri police patrols for domestic security, and try to establish military summer camps for Ita [...]	2008-04-23 08:29:00	Consulate Milan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TBIO MARR MCAP IT
08MILAN83	NORTHERN ITALY ELECTION RESULTS [...] (C) Berlusconi's People of Liberty (PdL) and Northern League (LN) coalition won every region in Northern Italy (excluding the autonomous regions of Val D'Aosta and Trentino-Alto Adige which elect local parties). The Northern League virtually doubled its vote share in the North, largely at the [...]	2008-04-24 15:43:00	Consulate Milan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IT
08MINSK247	BELARUS WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - DECEMBER 05, 2008 [...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - Entrepreneurs' Leader Charged with Petty Theft (para. 2) - Mogilyov Oblast Residents Protest Nuclear Plans (para. 3) - Opposition Youth Sentenced to One Year of "Khimiya [...]	2008-12-12 14:46:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
08MONTEVIDEO515	SUCCESSFUL EXTRADITION TO URUGUAY OF JUAN PEIRANO [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. - - - - Summary - - - - 2. (SBU) The extradition from the U.S. of Uruguayan fugitive Juan Peirano Basso was successfully concluded September 10. The financial implosion of businesses controlled by Juan [...]	2008-09-11 18:27:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CFED SOCI KCRM UY
08MOSCOW1213	PROGRESS, PROBLEMS FOR RELIGIONS IN RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: Recent conversations with representatives of Protestant and Roman Catholic denominations show that the rapid growth in membership that accompanied the turbulent '90s has come to an end. Most representatives ascribe the current stagnation to the unprecedented prosperity which, th [...]	2008-04-30 14:04:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV SOCI RS
08MOSCOW1624	ANNUAL OECD/NEA MULTILATERAL NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM [...] (SBU) The annual OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Multilateral Nuclear Environment Program in Russia (MNEPR) Committee Meeting took place May 13 in Moscow. Russian officials reviewed the status of the new Rosatom State Corporation. Participants also reviewed the Strategic Master Plan for Nort [...]	2008-06-06 12:46:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG OTRA TRGY TECH FR RS
08MOSCOW222	ENI RUSSIA CHIEF ON SOUTH STREAM, GAZPROM [...] Summary: (C) Ernesto Ferlenghi, Chief Representative of ENI Russia/CIS, told us January 28 that South Stream is not a competitor to Nabucco because European demand will absorb gas from all currently planned pipelines, "and even more." He said he will say as much to the EU Energy Commission wh [...]	2008-01-30 03:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS
08MOSCOW235	RUSSIA CONTINUES TO RESIST KOSOVO CDI [...] (C) Summary. Russia claims that it has developed a "roadmap" in its continuing efforts to forestall a CDI by Kosovo, and to tempt wavering EU states away from recognition. However, the GOR has also prepared an "action plan" in anticipation of a CDI in coordination with Belgrade. Consistent [...]	2008-01-30 15:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER UNSC KV RS
08MOSCOW2935	RUSSIA WORKING THE EU TO INFLUENCE THE U.S. [...] (C) Summary: On October 1, MFA European Cooperation Director Voronkov sketched a Russian strategy to improve relations with the U.S. by working through Europe. Russia's "pragmatic cooperation" with German Chancellor Merkel, Spanish PM Zapatero, Italian PM Berlusconi, and the French leadershi [...]	2008-10-03 03:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN COE RS
08MOSCOW3062	ELECTRICITY SECTOR REFORM: INVESTMENT BROWNOUT? [...] (C) A mere three months after RAO UES completed its privatization program, efforts to bring Russia's electricity sector into the post-Soviet period are being crippled by a lack of investment financing, sagging industrial demand, and a new "energy" team that includes state-centrists, such as D [...]	2008-10-16 09:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV ENRG RS
08MOSCOW3108	INITIAL SSL CASES REVEAL LITTLE; SKEPTICISM [...] (C) Summary. Almost six months after enacting the Strategic Sectors Law (SSL),the GOR has permitted the first two foreign investments under the legislation. Both of the deals had been pre-approved by Prime Minister Putin earlier this year and are thought to have been chosen to go first in o [...]	2008-10-22 06:51:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV RS
08MOSCOW462	RUSSIA'S EXPECTED NEGATIVE REACTION TO KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary. Two days after the announcement of Kosovo's independence, the reaction in Russia has been predictably negative. Russian officials have continued their heated rhetoric, repeating the usual arguments. Public reaction has been limited so far to two tiny peaceful protests at U.S. d [...]	2008-02-19 16:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KV RS
08MUNICH175	AUDI ON EU CO2 RULES, THE FUTURE OF THE AUTOMOBILE, AND THE [...] (SBU) Senior Audi officials told ConGen Munich they share BMW's view that proposed EU CO2 rules represent nothing less than French industrial policy. Going a step further, they made the questionable argument that the EU rules would effectively "kill" the European auto industry while achieving [...]	2008-05-14 05:30:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV EINV PREL FR GM
08MUSCAT344	SULTAN QABOOS BEGINS EXTENDED OVERSEAS VISIT [...] (U) All major Omani dailies on May 7 devoted colorful front page spreads to the start of the three-day official visit to Abu Dhabi by Sultan Qaboos, who departed Muscat the previous day. Accompanied by a delegation of seven ministers and other senior Omani officials, the Sultan was greeted at [...]	2008-05-07 13:11:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MU
08MUSCAT572	OMAN MEDIA REACTION TO SULTAN'S LIBYA VISIT [...] (U) Oman media reports Sultan Qaboos bin Said will arrive in Libya today for an official visit with Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Over the next several days, the two leaders will discuss the Oman-Libya relationship and explore opportunities for further cooperation. They will also discuss broader A [...]	2008-08-11 14:10:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	MU XF XI
08MUSCAT829	JOINT DEMARCHE TO OMAN ON INCREASING FINANCIAL [...] (C) The ambassadors of the E3 and the U.S. - the Italian was unavailable to participate - called on Ambassador Ahmed al Harthy, Chief of Middle East Affairs of the Omani MFA, and Lyeutha al Mughairy, Director of the MFA Secretary General's Office, to deliver reftel demarche. 2. (C) In o [...]	2008-12-03 12:11:00	Embassy Muscat	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN MNUC KNNP IR MU
08NAIROBI1363	Somalia -- Ayrow's Demise [...] (S/NF) The death of Aden Hashi Ayrow (Hawiye/Haber Gedir/Ayer) on May 1 will have several positive impacts: short-term disruption of terrorist operations of the Shabaab, set back efforts at reconciliation between the Shabaab and Islamic Court militias, and potentially improve prospects for Soma [...]	2008-06-03 14:01:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL ASEC MOPS SO
08NAIROBI2021	SOMALIA - PIRACY SPIKES, COALITION NAVIES BEGIN [...] (S/REL CMFC) Summary: U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) has assigned an international task force of warships to patrol the Gulf of Aden after five commercial vessels were attacked off Somalia's coast since August 19, resulting in three hijackings within the last 24 hours. NAVCENT w [...]	2008-08-22 13:16:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO
08NAIROBI2469	SOMALIA: IGAD SUMMIT URGES TFG ACTION ON DAY ONE [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 28 - 29 IGAD Extraordinary Council and Summit Meeting on Somalia was largely behind closed doors on its opening day. In presentations between closed sessions with Somalia's President, Prime Minister, Speaker, and parliamentarians, the Kenyan Foreign Minister, IGAD [...]	2008-10-28 15:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI SO ET
08NAIROBI2520	SOMALIA: IGAD SUMMIT ISSUES TIMELINE IN EFFORT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Like day one (reftel),the October 29 closing session of the IGAD Extraordinary Summit on Somalia featured protracted, closed-door negotiations, and pointed criticism of the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG). The Summit communique (para 9),established a timeline fo [...]	2008-10-30 15:14:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI SO ET
08NAIROBI2610	A TALE OF TWO EL WAKS [...] (SBU) El Wak, Kenya lies just across the border from El Wak, Somalia. Both towns are dominated by the Garre clan, which is now engulfed in a violent struggle for dominance over the Murulle clan. The conflict has spread into Somalia and has exacerbated relations between the Garre and Marehan, [...]	2008-11-18 13:34:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KCRM KE SO
08NAIROBI2626	NAIROBI EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS AL-SHABAAB IN KENYA [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Nairobi's Acting Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) convened Post's Core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 19 November 2008 to discuss recent events in El Wak, Kenya and recent reports of alleged al-Shabaab activity in country and their impact, if any, on Post operations, [...]	2008-11-20 13:02:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC KE PTER
08NAIROBI2660	EL WAK RESIDENTS ACCUSE KENYAN SECURITY FORCES OF [...] (C) Summary. 34 residents of El Wak, North Eastern Province, interviewed by Embassy Officers have alleged that Kenyan security forces, primarily police, engaged in human rights abuses as part of an operation in late October to confiscate illegal arms. The pattern of operations -- and allega [...]	2008-11-25 12:32:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MOPS ASEC KE
08NAIROBI763	KENYA: EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) The following information is keyed to the paragraphs in reftel. -------------------------------------- Overview of a country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: -------------------------------------- 2. A. (SBU) Kenya is a source, transit, and destination country for t [...]	2008-03-18 14:35:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREF EAID KCRM KWMN KFRD ELAB SMIG ASEC KE
08NAIROBI903	Somalia: SRSG Ould-Abdallah on Way Forward [...] (C) UN Special Representative of the Secretary General Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah called on the Ambassador and Special Envoy to discuss the visit to Nairobi of the Alliance for the Re-Libration of Somalia (ARS),to vent his frustrations over dealing with ?the Europeans,? and to provide details on h [...]	2008-04-04 16:09:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PGOV PREL SO
08NAPLES36	ORGANIZED CRIME IN ITALY I: THE POLITICAL DIMENSION [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: This is the first of a three-part series; this message offers some background on organized crime in Southern Italy and examines its political dimensions. Organized crime is one of Southern Italy's greatest challenges to economic growth and political stability, [...]	2008-06-04 15:34:00	Consulate Naples	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM ECON SNAR KCOR IT
08NAPLES37	ORGANIZED CRIME IN ITALY II: HOW ORGANIZED CRIME DISTORTS [...] (U) Summary: This is the second of a three-part series; this message examines the economic dimension of organized crime in Southern Italy. According to a recent study, organized crime is the biggest individual segment of the Italian economy, accounting for seven percent of GDP. Wherever it occurs, [...]	2008-06-06 10:50:00	Consulate Naples	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KCRM SENV SNAR EFIN PGOV KCOR IT
08NAPLES38	ORGANIZED CRIME III: CONFRONTING ORGANIZED CRIME IN [...] (C) Summary: This is the third of a three-part series (see reftels A-B for parts I and II); this message offers views on how to combat organized crime in Italy. The USG has a significant stake in the fight against organized crime in Italy. The Italian crime syndicates help support terrorist groups [...]	2008-06-06 17:20:00	Consulate Naples	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM ECON SNAR KCOR IT
08NAPLES48	VENEZUELAN CONSULATE PROMOTES CHAVEZ BRAND OF SOCIALISM [...] (C) Venezuela appears to be using its long-dormant Consulate General in Naples as a platform for spreading propaganda on behalf of the Chavez brand of socialism. After leaving the Consul General position vacant for over a year, reflecting Venezuela's apparently minimal interests in southern I [...]	2008-06-18 08:58:00	Consulate Naples	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR IT VE
08NAPLES79	SOUTHERN ITALY'S GROWING ENERGY SECTOR [...] Summary: While Italy continues to import up to 90 percent of its energy needs, increasing production in southern Italy has the potential to slightly reduce the country's dependence on oil and gas from Russia and North Africa. Ironically, the growing production in the South has not prevented [...]	2008-10-31 15:59:00	Consulate Naples	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON TRGY BEXP KGHG SENV IT RS
08NAPLES96	CAN CALABRIA BE SAVED? [...] (SBU) Summary: If it were not part of Italy, Calabria would be a failed state. The 'Ndrangheta organized crime syndicate controls vast portions of its territory and economy, and accounts for at least three percent of Italy's GDP (probably much more) through drug trafficking, extortion and usury. La [...]	2008-12-02 15:02:00	Consulate Naples	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL BEXP SENV SOCI KCRM KCOR IT
08NAPLES97	NAPLES TOURISM SECTOR HARD HIT [...] The tourism industry in the city of Naples and the surrounding area has been hard hit in 2008, according to official figures and ConGen contacts. Data compiled by the Provincial Tourism Board show a 13 percent drop in the total number of visitors in 2008, and a decline of 18 percent in the n [...]	2008-12-02 16:15:00	Consulate Naples	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON IT
08NDJAMENA491	SRSG ANGELO ON MINURCAT CURRENT AND FUTURE: [...] (C) UN SRSG Angelo told Ambassador October 21 that MINURCAT I was up to 750 of its authorized 900 personnel; that it was about to deploy the first of 450 Chadian police and gendarmes it has trained along with their UNPOL mentors to refugee camps in eastern Chad; and that Chadian President De [...]	2008-10-23 13:13:00	Embassy Ndjamena	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN PKO MARR PINR SU LY FR EU CD
08NEWDELHI1599	NEW DELHI ESTH REPORT: JUNE 2008 FIRST WEEK [...] Summary: This edition of the New Delhi ESTH biweekly includes details about increased U.S. investment in India in High-tech ventures, demand for setting up 20 new Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIIT) and a successful trial of indigenously developed Tejas Light Combat Aircraft. T [...]	2008-06-11 10:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SENV AMED CASC KSCA ECON ETRD BEXP EINV PGOV
08NEWDELHI2393	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 1 to September 5, 2008, including the following: -- NEW ROUND OF EU/INDIA FTA TALKS -- U.S.-INDIA COOPERATION IN THE ENERGY SECTOR CONTINUES -- INVESTMENTS CONTINUE TO POUR INTO TAMIL NADU -- [...]	2008-09-05 11:07:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP
08NEWDELHI2575	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of September 22 to September 25, 2008, including the following: -- RBI EASES ECB NORMS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE -- RBI EASES FOREIGN FUND RAISING RULES -- GOI CLEARS 18 NEW SEZ PROPOSALS -- ITALIAN FIRM EXECUTI [...]	2008-09-25 10:57:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ENRG EPET ETRD BEXP
08NEWDELHI3044	MUMBAI ATTACKS UPDATE: DIPLOMATS IN DELHI DELIVER [...] (C) Summary: Diplomatic missions in Delhi have agreed to offer a more sympathetic message to the Indians rather than pound on the government for its massive intelligence failure. Evidence that Pakistani-based extremist group Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) was the culprit is still not out in the open, alt [...]	2008-12-02 15:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM KISL PK IN
08NEWDELHI342	A RECHARGED BJP PUTS ITS HOUSE IN ORDER [...] (SBU) Summary: On the heels of its sweeping victories in the Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat state assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) national executive meeting on January 27-29 revealed a party reinvigorated with energy and direction. Unlike the previous national executive m [...]	2008-02-01 12:45:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR IN
08NEWDELHI573	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of Economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of February 18-22, 2008. BIOTECH COTTON INCREASES FARMER INCOME ----------- 2. (U) The International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications reports that biotech crops are gaining gr [...]	2008-02-22 13:05:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EFIN EINV EPET ETRD SENV IN
08NEWDELHI734	INDIA'S DEFENSE BUDGET RISES MODERATELY, BUT PROCUREMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The UPA government in its 2008-09 budget presented on February 29 increased its defense spending by 10% to Rs 1056 billion ($ 26.4 billion) from a budgeted Rs 960 billion ($24 billion) for FY 2007-08 and 14% compared to the actual spending for FY 2007-08. The budget seeks to est [...]	2008-03-11 08:34:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR PREL MARR IN
08NEWDELHI989	50-50 CHANCE AT BEST FOR NUCLEAR DEAL AFTER MAY 9, [...] (C) Summary: In light of the continuing political debate in Delhi, Indian observers have counseled that the central government will wait at least until Parliament approves the budget on May 9, after which the Congress Party may decide to move forward with the nuclear deal by submitting the saf [...]	2008-04-04 09:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN
08NICOSIA425	CYPRUS SUPPORTS EUROPEAN CANDIDATE FOR IOM [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-05 13:54:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PREF SMIG AORC CY
08NICOSIA559	G/C ENCLAVED IN KARPAS ARE ENDURING, BUT DWINDLING [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 06:36:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CY TU ECON
08NICOSIA68	CYPRUS SUPPORTS BANNING IMPORTS OF BURMESE GEMS [...] Per reftel, PolOff demarched Republic of Cyprus MFA Asia Desk Officer Nikos Panayi on January 25. Panayi responded that the European Union had a "high interest" in the situation in Burma, as demonstrated by the November 2007 appointment of Italian MP Piero Fassino as EU Special Envoy to Burm [...]	2008-01-28 15:18:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD PHUM BU CY
08NICOSIA698	CYPRUS IN FAVOR OF SERBIAN ICJ INITIATIVE ON KOSOVO [...] (C) PolChief on August 29 raised Reftel points to MFA Western Balkans Desk Officer Olympia Neocleous, emphasizing that Serbia's intention at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to seek an International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion on the legality of Kosovo's declaration of independence w [...]	2008-08-29 14:41:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNGA UN KV CY
08NOUAKCHOTT365	EMERGING MAURITANIAN "SOFT" COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (SBU) Both the Government of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (GIRM) and the U.S. have chosen similar paths to fight the root causes of terrorism in Mauritania. In April 2008, the GIRM developed an draft Action Plan addressing &Social and Economic Aspects of the National Strategy Against T [...]	2008-07-13 14:42:00	Embassy Nouakchott	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER EAID MR
08OSLO154	NORWAY: GROWING AWARENESS OF TERRORISM THREAT [...] (C) Summary: In a significant shift we have long advocated, the GON has strengthened its counter terrorism awareness, capabilities and planning. This includes a revised law on terrorism, an increased threat perception, arrests of terrorist financiers and new physical and electronic secur [...]	2008-03-14 14:43:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC KTER PGOV PREL ABLD NO
08OSLO246	ITALY, TURKEY INVITED TO AHLC [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-30 07:11:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EU IT PA PGOV PREL NO
08OTTAWA703	PCO INVESTIGATION ON "NAFTAGATE" FAILS TO SOLVE [...] (SBU) Following a two month investigation, the Privy Council Office released a May 22 report on "NAFTAGATE" related to alleged leaks by either or both Chief of Staff the Prime Minister Ian Brodie and Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Wilson regarding alleged comments from Democratic U.S. Presid [...]	2008-05-23 20:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ETRD CA
08OTTAWA725	SNAPSHOTS OF DIFFERING POLITICAL PRIORITIES IN MAY [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Bernier's sudden resignation on May 26 intensified the political pot-shooting in Parliament as it wraps up its spring session. It provided a gleeful Opposition with a welcome counter-message to Prime Minister Harper's May 27-29 four capital visit to Europe, or [...]	2008-05-30 19:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL SENV AF CA
08OTTAWA773	P/DAS VOLKER CONSULTS WITH CANADIANS ON NATO [...] (C) Summary: Senior Canadian officials emphasized to visiting EUR P/DAS Volker the similarity of views held by Washington and Ottawa on NATO issues. On ISAF, the Canadians were pleased by the Bucharest Summit outcomes, but they are worried about the weak commitment and focus of some key Eur [...]	2008-06-09 16:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF CA
08PANAMA119	PANAMA POST: 5TH EDITION -- THE POST-CARNIVAL [...] (C) Panama's four-day Carnival celebration may have turned most of Panama City into a ghost town as Panamanians headed to the interior, the beaches, or Transismica, one of the city's main thoroughfares, to celebrate, but politics did not stop. The Panama Post was able to button hole one Pan [...]	2008-02-08 18:36:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PM
08PARAMARIBO59	SUSI ON U.S. FOREIGN POLICY: PARAMARIBO, SURINAME [...] (SBU) Post is pleased to submit the following information for the candidate nomination. A. Nominee's full name as it appears on passport; Last name: Rudge First name: Eric Middle name: Patrick B. Date of birth (Month, Day, Year): November 16, 1960 C. City of birth: Paramaribo [...]	2008-02-14 18:24:00	Embassy Paramaribo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OEXC SCUL KPAO NS
08PARIS1168	NEA A/S WELCH DISCUSSION OF LEBANON/SYRIA AT [...] (C) Summary: Lebanon/Syria dominated NEA-themed discussions between visiting NEA A/S Welch and his French MFA counterpart, Jean Felix-Paganon, June 12. Felix-Paganon and members of his team voiced relative satisfaction with the situation in Lebanon after the Doha accord but were watching c [...]	2008-06-20 12:48:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KDEM FR LE SY IS IR IZ
08PARIS1201	PARIS CLUB: June 2008 Session, Private Sector Meeting, [...] Summary: At the Paris Club's June 10-12 session, the tour d'horizon addressed Burundi, Central African Republic, Grenada, Iraq, Libya, Moldova, Sudan and Togo. Germany requested an informal update on Argentina; Russia sought resolution of its promissory note issue. As for methodological iss [...]	2008-06-25 15:10:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
08PARIS1221	FRENCH MFA DAS-EQUIVALENT FOR THE LEVANT ON [...] (C) Summary: French MFA DAS-equivalent Ludovic Pouille on June 26 provided a rundown of key issues in his area of responsibility, most notably Sarkozy's visit to Israel, French views of where Israel is with Syria and Lebanon, Syria and the July 13 Paris summit, rumors of a Sarkozy visit to [...]	2008-06-27 16:03:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL FR IS SY LE SA
08PARIS1423	PARIS CLUB - JULY 2008 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's July 7-8 session, the Vice Chairman briefed creditors on his recent meetings in Kinshasa with the Ministers of Economy and Finance, noting concern that a proposed infrastructure deal involving a DRC sovereign guarantee was at odds with the Paris Club's project [...]	2008-07-24 16:53:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
08PARIS1703	ELYSEE READOUT OF SARKOZY'S SEPTEMBER 3-4 VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary: During his September 3-4 visit to Damascus,President Sarkozy told Syrian President Bashar al-Asad that in order to establish a relationship of trust with France, Syria would need to honor its commitments and respect certain principles (e.g., Lebanon's sovereignty and the International [...]	2008-09-09 18:13:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	FR LE UNSC PREL
08PARIS1868	France's Societal Preferences Trade Initiative - [...] (SBU) Summary: French initiatives to incorporate societal preferences into European trade policy were the theme of a lunch we hosted with agriculture, econ and commercial counterparts from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Brazil, The friendlies have been watching recent developments with c [...]	2008-10-09 17:18:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR SENV SOCI EU
08PARIS1869	FRENCH ESDP INITIATIVES POST-DEAUVILLE DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary and Comment. On October 1-2, European Union (EU) defense ministers decided on common directions for capacity-building initiatives and EU military operations at an informal ministerial in Deauville, France. As an informal ministerial, Deauville produced no formal decisions, rather [...]	2008-10-10 13:27:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MCAP MOPS EUN FR
08PARIS1927	FRANCE PREPARES TO ENGAGE NEW US ADMINISTRATION ON [...] (S/NF) Summary/comment: France's foreign policy establishment plans to engage the new U.S. administration as soon as possible (even, perhaps, before the formal inauguration) on a range of Middle East issues, including the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, Iran, and Syria/Lebanon. In the hope [...]	2008-10-20 16:55:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	FR PREL PGOV MEPP
08PARIS1960	THE POLITICS OF NYET: RUSSIA, GEORGIA, AND THE COE [...] (C) Russian intransigence, lack of EU unity for meaningful action, general European desire for dialogue with Moscow at almost any price, and a cautious Council of Europe (COE) Secretariat combine to provide little hope that even minimal COE monitoring of Russia and Georgia will succeed. Incom [...]	2008-10-24 15:57:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM COE FR GG RU
08PARIS1982	HHS SECRETARY LEAVITT SEPTEMBER VISIT TO FRANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Michael O. Leavitt traveled to France from September 8, 2008 to September 10, 2008 to promote U.S. interests in the areas of food and drug safety, pandemic influenza preparedness, and the development of medical countermeasures. [...]	2008-10-29 17:55:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON SENV AMED KSCA
08PARIS1997	FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY: EU DIPLOMATS COMMENT ON [...] (C) Summary. Halfway through its six-month French EU presidency, it seems fair to say that Paris seized the opportunity for a global leadership role offered by several unexpected crises on its watch, while still making progress on its previously cited goals. Early concerns about the penchan [...]	2008-10-30 17:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR EUN FR
08PARIS2259	FRANCE: SARKOZY'S JANUARY COLLOQUIUM - INVITATION TO NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy has received a formal invitation from the GOF inviting Ambassador Stapleton and representatives of the new U.S. Administration to participate in the recently announced January 8-9 Paris Colloquium on: New World, New Capitalism. Copies of the invitation and draft program [...]	2008-12-12 14:17:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL WTO EU FR
08PARIS258	FRANCE LOBBYING OSCE CAPITALS ON KOSOVO ISSUE [...] (C) Camille Grand, MFA DAS-equivalent for OSCE affairs, thanked the U.S. on February 13 for its engagement with capitals on efforts to prevent Serbia from invoking the Berlin Mechanism at the OSCE over the Kosovo issue. Grand explained that Paris began similar demarches in OSCE capitals last [...]	2008-02-13 16:59:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV YI EU OSCE FR
08PARIS735	AUSTRALIA GROUP: 2008 INFORMATION EXCHANGE (IE) [...] (S) The following describes highlights of the Information Exchange (IE) portion of the annual meeting of the Australia Group (AG),which met in Paris, April 12-18, 2008 (Report on AG Plenary provided septel). The IE included 30 presentations by twelve AG member states. The US provided 10 of the 30 [...]	2008-04-17 16:41:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PARM PREL CBW ETTC AS FR
08PARIS750	AUSTRALIA GROUP: PLENARY MEETING, PARIS, APRIL 14-18, 2008 REF: A. 07 MOSCOW 5535 B. 07 PARIS 2593 Classified By: ESTH/NP COUNSELOR ROBERT W. DRY FOR REASONS 1.4 (B),(D),(E),and (H). -------------------- SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW -------------------- [...] (C) The Australia Group (AG) held its 2008 plenary in Paris from April 14-18. In addition to approving several updates to the AG's Guidelines and control lists, the Group discussed Russia's continued interest in membership. AG members continued to express concern about Russia's implementation of ex [...]	2008-04-18 16:41:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PARM PREL ETTC AS FR RS CBW
08PARIS811	FRENCH GAERC RESPONSE [...] (S/NF) Summary. On April 21, MFA Political Director Gerard Araud presented French views on the top-priority concerns of Iran and the Balkans, while on April 25, MFA Office Director for CFSP Patrick Maisonnave provided the general French reaction to the April GAERC demarche. Araud said that [...]	2008-04-25 17:06:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL EUN PGOV ZL PK ZI IR IZ IS CH BM GG
08PARISFR2007	BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES AT UNESCO'S AUTUMN 2008 [...] Summary: UNESCO's Executive Board at its autumn 2008 Executive Board meeting (September 30-October 21) set in motion the process of preparing the program and budget for the 2010-2012 biennium. In this regard, the Board merely took note of the Director General's plea for a Zero Real Growth (ZRG [...]	2008-11-03 09:35:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO AORC
08PARISFR2153	UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL RACE - COMMENTS BY JAPANESE [...] (C) Summary: During a recent meeting with UNESCO'S Japanese Ambassador, UNESCO's Egyptian Ambassador learned that the Government of Japan will insist on supporting the strongest candidate for the UNESCO position of Director General, regardless of where that individual comes from. End Summary. [...]	2008-11-25 12:23:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	UNESCO PREL EG JA
08PARISFR2220	UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL CAMPAIGN: BELGIAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Belgian Ambassador to UNESCO told Ambassador Oliver December 5 that Belgium does not support the candidacy of Egypt's Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, for UNESCO's next Director General (DG). The Belgian Ambassador also speculated on the possibility that Ingrid Bettancour [...]	2008-12-08 16:58:00	Mission UNESCO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNESCO BE IT CO
08PARTO51302	(U) SECRETARY RICE'S APRIL 22, 2008 [...] (U) Classified by: Kevin Whitaker, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) April 22, 2008, Kuwait City, Kuwait 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary A/S C. David Welch, NEA Ambassador David Satterfield, NEA/I Ambassador Ryan Crocker, [...]	2008-05-13 23:27:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PGOV PREL PVTS
08PARTO8	(U) Secretary Rice's June 26-27 Participation in [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 27, 2008 at 18:00, and June 28, 2008 at 09:30; Kyoto, Japan. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary U/S Bill Burns A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. W [...]	2008-07-12 12:10:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHUM KNNP KWBG
08PODGORICA130	ITALIAN PROSECUTORS QUESTION PM DJUKANOVIC ABOUT '90S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegrin PM Milo Djukanovic voluntarily traveled to Bari, Italy on March 31 for questioning by Italian prosecutors. Djukanovic and another 14 Montenegrins have been under investigation by the Italian authorities since 1999 for "associating with the mafia to profit from cigaret [...]	2008-04-14 15:55:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCOR KCRM MW
08PODGORICA75	MONTENEGRO-EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] Post's submission of the draft Anti-trafficking in Persons (TIP) report for Montenegro follows. Beginning with Section I - Overview of Country Activities, responses are keyed to reftel. EMBASSY PODGORICA CONTACT INFORMATION Embassy Podgorica POC for anti-trafficking is Human Rights Offi [...]	2008-03-04 16:38:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MW
08PRAGUE546	CZECHS AGREE TO TALKS WITH RUSSIA ON ELIMINATING [...] (C) Summary: Despite earlier reports to the contrary, Russian crude oil deliveries still have not returned to normal as of August 15, with estimates of the shortfall for August ranging between 10 to nearly 30 percent. Nevertheless, Czech officials continue to downplay the significance of the [...]	2008-08-15 17:19:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RU EZ
08PRAGUE547	CZECHS AGREE TO TALKS WITH RUSSIA ON ELIMINATING [...] (C) Summary: Despite earlier reports to the contrary, Russian crude oil deliveries still have not returned to normal as of August 15, with estimates of the shortfall for August ranging between 10 to nearly 30 percent. Nevertheless, Czech officials continue to downplay the significance of the [...]	2008-08-16 15:10:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RU EZ
08PRAGUE683	CZECH REPUBLIC: GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech Republic has so far escaped the worst of the global financial crisis. The conservative Czech banks remain relatively healthy, with significant capital and liquidity, despite disruptions to the interbank lending and government bond markets. The global crisis is, howeve [...]	2008-10-29 16:59:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PREL EZ
08PRAIA105	CODEL FRANK ON-POINT WITH GOVERNMENT OF CAPE VERDE [...] Summary: During two one-day visits during the week of March 24, Congressman Barney Frank and seven accompanying Members of Congress met with local and senior officials, conveying continued USG interest in and support for Cape Verde. Despite unfortunate Sunday afternoon timing, the GOCV schedu [...]	2008-04-02 18:25:00	Embassy Praia	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP PREL EAID MARR CV
08PRETORIA2513	READOUT OF SOUTH AFRICAN BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH EVENTS [...] SUMMARY From September 15 - 19, Dr. Chris Wozniak, Biotechnology Special Assistant, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),was in South Africa under the auspices of the State/EB agricultural biotechnology outreach program to make presentations on the U.S. coordinated framework and risk ana [...]	2008-11-14 14:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO
08PRETORIA2628	SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings newsletter, November 2008, Volume 3, Number 11, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- US EMBASSY AND UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA INAUGURATE U.S. SCIENCE R [...]	2008-12-03 14:15:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV SOCI ETRD SF
08PRETORIA2707	READOUT OF MADAGASCAR AND MOZAMBIQUE BIOTECHNOLOGY [...] SUMMARY: From August 20 - 27, 2008, Dr. C.S. Prakash, Professor of Plant Molecular Genetics, Tuskegee University, and Dr. Martin Lema, Advisor to the Argentine Ministry of Agriculture and Professor of Biotechnology, Quilmes University, travelled to Madagascar and Mozambique to lead two agricul [...]	2008-12-12 12:04:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO
08PRISTINA584	KOSOVO: KOSOVO SECURITY INSTITUTIONS MOVE FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary: Kosovo, in cooperation with NATO advisors, is making progress developing its security institutions in line with the Ahtisaari Plan, and the new Kosovo Security Force is on schedule to be established January 5, 2009. Work continues on implementing the North Atlantic Council's [...]	2008-11-24 15:08:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK
08QUITO773	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA ATTENDANCE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on August 6, and followed up with Puma on August 18. Puma confirmed that President Correa would not attend, and that Foreign Minister Maria Isabel Salvador would represent Ecuador at the UNGA. [...]	2008-08-22 12:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EC
08QUITO877	FOLLOW-UP ON ECUADOR'S ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] (SBU) PolOff met with MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on September 5 to confirm which GOE officials would attend UNGA (Ref A). Puma said that President Rafael Correa would not be traveling to the U.S., that he was staying in Ecuador due to events leading up to Ecuador' [...]	2008-09-11 20:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EC
08RABAT1005	CORRECTED COPY: MOROCCO PROVIDES DETAILED [...] (S//NF) Summary: In response to a U.S. request, the Government of Morocco (GOM) recently provided detailed information, via diplomatic note to Embassy Rabat, on the backgrounds of two Moroccan citizens currently being held in the U.S. detention in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. In the note, the GOM [...]	2008-10-20 07:07:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL KCRM MO
08RABAT1049	MOROCCO: 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Summary: The Government of Morocco (GOM) has achieved significant reductions in its cannabis and cannabis resin production in recent years. Advances in Morocco,s counternarcotics efforts appear to be a function of the GOM's comprehensive counternarcotics strategy, which places emphasis on co [...]	2008-11-04 16:37:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR MO
08RABAT1169	AL ADL WA IHSAN: MOROCCO'S ISLAMIST DISSIDENTS [...] (C) Summary: The banned Islamist religio-political organization Al Adl wal-Ihsan (Adl) (more commonly known as the Justice and Charity or Justice and Good Works Organization) may be moving toward political participation, perhaps as a legal political party. Adl spokesman Fatallah Arsalane highlighte [...]	2008-12-18 17:26:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER PINR KISL IT MO
08RABAT150	EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON FOREIGN FIGHTERS [...] (S/NF) Summary: S/CT Amb. Dell Dailey and NEA DAS Gray visited Morocco February 7-8 to discuss enhancing security cooperation and especially countering the flow of Moroccan foreign fighters into Iraq. Amb. Dailey asked the highest level of concerned GOM officials to assert pressure on Syria [...]	2008-02-19 09:58:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER EAIR PINR PREL OVIP MO
08RABAT155	THE AMBASSADOR'S VISITS TO ZAGORA AND AGADIR [...] Summary: During January 24-25 visits to the provinces of Zagora and Agadir, the Ambassador called on ranking local officials, met with local civil society leaders, and visited a range of USG-funded projects. The Ambassador and Embassy team found in Zagora a rural and remote province beset by [...]	2008-02-19 17:48:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SCUL KPAO KMCA PREL MO
08RABAT38	NEXT WEEK'S 5 PLUS 5 AND EU-AMU MEETINGS IN RABAT [...] (C) MFA Director General for Bilateral Affairs Youssef Amrani (P-level) confirmed to DCM and PolCouns on January 14 that Morocco would be hosting the 5 plus 5 and AMU/EU meetings next week. The Foreign Ministers of the 5 plus 5 (France, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Malta, plus the 5 AMU states [...]	2008-01-16 08:48:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU ZM MO
08RABAT942	REQUEST FOR HELP ELIMINATING WATCH LIST HITS ON [...] (C) Summary: MFA Director for International Security Karim Halim, our primary interlocutor on Pol-Mil and Counterterrorism issues, requested Embassy assistance August 29 in helping two Moroccan diplomats whose names are similar to those on USG terror watch lists when they apply for visas or [...]	2008-10-03 07:24:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CVIS PTER MO
08RANGOON580	BURMA: ASSK SPENDS ANOTHER MARTYRS DAY IN [...] (C) Summary: The regime and NLD each held ceremonies commemorating Martyrs Day on July 19, but both were considerably more low-key than in the past. While there were no disturbances at the NLD event itself, authorities arrested at least six NLD members over the weekend. We have seen no sig [...]	2008-07-21 07:59:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM
08RANGOON775	BURMA - DEFIANCE AND TENSIONS MARK NLD'S 20TH [...] (C) Despite a recent warning from authorities to refrain from criticizing the regime, the NLD celebrated its 20th anniversary by publicly castigating the constitution and making clear the party's political agenda remains based on the 1990 parliamentary elections. All eyes at the September 27 [...]	2008-09-30 09:07:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM BM

08RANGOON815	DAMMING BURMA'S RIVERS [...] (C) Burma suffers from an acute electricity shortage, producing less than half of nationwide demand, according to internal Ministry of Electric Power-1 (MEP-1) documents. The GOB is turning to hydropower to make up at least part of the shortfall: it is currently constructing 19 dams through [...]	2008-10-20 08:05:00	Embassy Rangoon	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV SENV BM
08RIGA529	LATVIA HAPPY WITH EU COUNCIL ON GEROGIA; LOOKING [...] (C) Summary: Latvia views the Sep. 1 EU council on Georgia/Russia as a good first step and is pleased that many Latvian priorities were included in the final product. But they believe that the EU has much more it can do, including deployment of an ESDP mission. Latvia has been working closel [...]	2008-09-02 12:38:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EUN GG LG
08RIODEJANEIRO347	Brazil Telecom Operators To Cooperate With Police On [...] Brazilian telecommunications companies TIM (Italian majority-owned),Oi, and Brasil Telecom signed a cooperation deal on December 17, 2008 with the country's police authorities for quick supply of data in the investigation of internet child pornography cases. Representatives of the federal go [...]	2008-12-24 17:04:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT PGOV PHUM KCRM BR
08RIYADH1190	SAUDIS SLOWLY MOVING TOWARD KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (S) SUMMARY. According to the no. 3 official in the Saudi Foreign Ministry, the Saudi Arabian Government (SAG) is slowly moving toward official SAG recognition of Kosovo. He ascribed the SAG's reluctance to recognize the newly independent Balkan republic heretofore to concern over Russian se [...]	2008-08-04 10:37:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	EU EUN FR GR KPKO PGOV PREL RS SA UNC KV YI
08RIYADH1663	DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT,S MEETING WITH SAUDI [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-05 08:09:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PREL EPET KIPR SA
08RIYADH867	CONCERNS MOUNT REGARDING THE SAUDI GAS INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The early 2008 pullout of French energy giant Total from its Empty Quarter joint venture with Saudi Aramco and Royal Dutch Shell and the continued lack of success by Chinese, Russian, and Italian-Spanish JVs in efforts to discover commercially viable quantities of gas in the Em [...]	2008-06-03 14:45:00	Embassy Riyadh	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PREL SA
08ROME1018	TFGG01: ITALIANS NOT LIKELY TO BE HELPFUL ON NAC [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-11 16:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PARM KCFE RU GG IT
08ROME1021	SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S SEPTEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary. Mr. Vice President, Silvio Berlusconi's government has worked hard over its first months in office to regain its position as our best ally in continental Europe. Your September 4-10 visit comes as the Berlusconi government reconvenes for what promises to be an important legislat [...]	2008-08-12 14:52:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IT
08ROME104	KOSOVO: ITALIANS MAY NOT SEEK TO DELAY COORDINATED [...] (C) The GOI is backing away from a Spanish-inspired push to postpone Kosovo's declaration of independence from February to Mid-March, after the Spanish elections. On January 15, FM D'Alema told the Ambassador that the GOI preferred a go-slow approach to avoid interfering in the Spanish electi [...]	2008-01-24 12:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SR KV
08ROME1040	ITALY DEMARCHE DELIVERED, IRANIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-14 09:02:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	ECON EFIN IR KNNP PARM PINR PTER
08ROME1044	ITALY SUPPORT FOR THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP [...] (SBU) Post delivered on August 13th ref A points to Counselor Pierfrancesco De Cerchio of the office in Italy,s Foreign Ministry's Economic Bureau, which has the lead on the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) issues, and which will represent Italy at the August 21-22 NSG Plenary in Vienna. Post als [...]	2008-08-14 13:11:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ETTC IT KNNP PARM PREL
08ROME1045	TFGG01: DEBUNKING THE ITALIAN MYTH OF "BALANCE" ON [...] (C/NF) As originally predicted by post in the early days of the Berlusconi government, the GOI's close relationship with Russia could soon become a point of friction in the otherwise very close U.S.-Italy relationship. The GOI leadership, particularly FM Frattini, have gone to great lengths to insi [...]	2008-08-14 14:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV GG RU IT
08ROME1048	BERLUSCONI'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FIRST HUNDRED DAYS [...] (C) Defying expectations, Silvio Berlusconi used his first hundred days back in government to deliver results on election promises, though long-term solutions are still needed. The trash problem in Campania is not yet permanently solved, but the streets are cleared and troops are keeping dump [...]	2008-08-14 14:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT
08ROME105	ITALY UNDECIDED ON UNHRC GAZA RESOLUTION [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to Italian MFA Deputy Office Director for Israel and Palestine Daniele Bosio and Human Rights Office Director Laura Carpini on January 24. Carpini said Italy was aware of the OIC-Group of Ar [...]	2008-01-24 13:22:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL IT
08ROME1051	CITES/CORAL: ITALY WILL SUPPORT WORKSHOP; ASKS IF CHINA [...] (U) On August 6, Post met with Environment Ministry Nature Protection Directorate Director General Aldo Cosentino to discuss the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) proposal to convene an international workshop on corallium science, management and enforcement in Italy (ref b [...]	2008-08-18 12:55:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV CITES KSCA ETRD IT
08ROME1052	ANTARCTIC TREATY: ITALY REQUESTS DIPLOMATIC NOTE CONFIRMING [...] Summary and action request. Italian Foreign Ministry officials working on Antarctic issues are pushing for the measure creating the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat (Measure 1) to be approved, which can be done without Parliamentary review. Progress has been blocked by their need for an official [...]	2008-08-18 12:55:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY SENV AORC KSCA IT
08ROME1053	IAEA/CSC: ITALY WILL CONSIDER NUCLEAR LIABILITY CONVENTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Italian Government (GOI) officials have acknowledged the need to "dust off the files" on Italy's ratification of the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC),which has languished for a decade. They raised CSC ratification in a July 7 meeting with indu [...]	2008-08-18 15:09:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY ENRG KNNP KSTC IAEA PARM SENV IT
08ROME1072	ITALY: DELIVERY OF INFORMATION RE DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-22 07:44:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN GM IR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
08ROME1081	GGTF01: ITALY URGES RUSSIA NOT TO RECOGNIZE SOUTH [...] (C) Marco Clemente, MFA Russia Office Director told Poloff that Italy would "under no circumstances" recognize the independence of South Ossetia or Abkhazia. Clemente added that Italy would maintain a common Euro-Atlantic position on the conflict and would continue to support the efforts of th [...]	2008-08-25 16:05:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RU GG IT
08ROME1092	ITALY DEFENDS GEORGIA'S TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY [...]DIBBLE [...]	2008-08-27 16:36:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RU IT
08ROME1093	ITALY SUPPORTS AFGHANISTAN'S CANDIDACY FOR IAEA [...] (C) Poloff delivered Ref B demarche to Italian MFA Disarmament and Nonproliferation Agreement Implementation Office Director Vittorio Rocco on August 27. Rocco said Italy regards Afghanistan's candidacy for the IAEA MESA Board of Governors' seat as a positive development that will encourage o [...]	2008-08-28 13:05:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR SY IT AF
08ROME1094	TFGG01: ITALY WILL SUPPORT GEORGIA'S TERRITORIAL [...] (C) Poloffs delivered ref A and B demarches to MFA UN Desk Officer Leonardo Bencini and Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Office Director Marco Clemente on August 28. Poloffs urged Italy to instruct the Italian PermRep in New York to forcefully denounce Russia's recognition of South Os [...]	2008-08-28 14:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL GG IT
08ROME1101	EDISON CONCERNED ABOUT AVAILABILITY OF AZERI GAS [...] (C) Summary: Representatives of Italian energy company Edison told EconOff on an August 29 meeting that they are facing a tight deadline to fully commit to investing in the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) project, planned to bring gas from Azerbaijan into Europe starting around 2012 or 2013. They a [...]	2008-09-02 07:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ ENRG GR IR IT RS TU
08ROME1135	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOI CLAIMS TO BE VIGILANT IN [...] (U) Post delivered reftel A demarche on uranium shipments to Iran to Roberto Liotto of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). According to Liotto, the Ministry of Trade and the MFA work in concert to ensure that no Italian company exports Uranium to Iran or to other "countries in [...]	2008-09-10 15:21:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC EMIN ENRG KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TRGY
08ROME1136	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 1267 DE-LISTING REQUESTS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post presented reftel A points to Italian MFA and Treasury officials on the delisting requests of Youssef Nada and Ali Ghaleb Himmat. The GOI no longer thinks a USG public statement on Nada's case is necessary, though it continues to face pressure from his attorney to suppor [...]	2008-09-10 15:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER IT
08ROME1139	POCS FOR MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS IN [...] Per reftel, the POC for marine scientific research authorizations in Italy is: Ms. Jean Preston, Environment, Science and Technology Affairs Counselor (telephone: (+39) 06 4674-2691; e-mail: prestonj@state.gov). She will be in Italy until approximately August 2010. 2. The alternate POC i [...]	2008-09-11 07:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY KSCA KRVC EWWT IT
08ROME1143	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY STILL SUPPORTIVE OF ANA [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Coordinator for Afghanistan Sergio Mercuri and MFA Political-Military Office Deputy Director Carlo Batori on September 3. Mercuri and Batori both reiterated Italian support fo [...]	2008-09-12 08:26:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR NATO IT AF
08ROME1163	MFA MIDDLE EAST DG RAGAGLINI ON SYRIA AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary. During a September 16 courtesy call by Political M/C MFA DG for the Middle East Cesare Ragaglini said Syrian FM al-Moallem surprised the Italians during his September 11 visit by appearing to condition movement on delineating the Syrian-Lebanese border on prior progress on the Go [...]	2008-09-17 14:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IT
08ROME118	ITALY: PM PRODI RESIGNS AFTER LOSING CONFIDENCE [...] (SBU) Romano Prodi submitted his resignation to President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano January 24 after losing a confidence vote in the Senate 156 to 161 earlier that evening. Napolitano accepted Prodi's resignation "with reserve" and asked Prodi to remain as caretaker PM until Napolita [...]	2008-01-25 16:42:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV IT
08ROME1184	SCENESETTER FOR DOE DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR [...] (C/NF) The new Berlusconi government took office after winning a snap election in April 2008. Although it has a strong electoral mandate, the government needs to take decisive steps to revitalize the economy and reduce budget deficits. Over his first hundred days in office, Berlusconi deliv [...]	2008-09-23 07:52:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ENIV ENRG ETRD ETTC KNNP
08ROME1186	ITALY OPPOSES ABKHAZ AND SOUTH OSSETIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-23 12:42:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSCR PREL GG IT
08ROME1191	PROTECTING U.S. INTERESTS AS ITALY GOES NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: The Berlusconi Government tells us it is serious about re-launching the Italian nuclear energy sector. If the GOI actually follows through, there will be tens of billions of dollars in commercial contracts. Already, we see high-level lobbying by British, French and Russian governme [...]	2008-09-24 07:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ENRG ETRD ETTC IT KNNP
08ROME1192	VELTRONI TO REMAIN CAPTAIN--FOR NOW, BUT PD IS [...] (C) Having led the Democratic Party (PD) into defeat in national and local elections this spring, Walter Veltroni is proving no more adept in opposition. Veltroni has lost much of his support within the party and has until next spring's European Parliament elections to salvage his position and [...]	2008-09-24 08:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI IT
08ROME1207	DEMARCHE DELIVERED- PREVENTING IRANIAN ACQUISITION [...] (C) On 23 September, Post delivered reftel demarche on preventing Iranian acquisition of Italian technology for building centrifuges to Pierfrancesco De Cercio of the Italian MFA. De Cerchio was initially unaware of Iran's deceptive trade practices related to its nuclear program, particul [...]	2008-09-26 10:40:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP TRGY PREL PARM MNUC AORC IAEA IT
08ROME1210	EGYPT CONFERENCE ON PANDEMIC/AVIAN FLU - HEALTH DG [...] (U) On September 4, Post delivered reftel demarche to Welfare/Health Ministry (MOH) International Affairs officer Dr. Gaetano Guglielmi, and MOH Prevention and Infectious Disease expert Dr. Maria Grazia Pompa. Post Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) office also delivered reftel points to MOH V [...]	2008-09-26 16:38:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU AORC EAGR EAID PREL IT
08ROME1213	IRAQ: ITALY TO CONTRIBUTE MORE CARABINIERI TO [...] (C) Poloff delivered Reftel Demarche to Italian Political-Military Deputy Director Carlo Batori on September 19. He said he did not believe that the GOI would be prepared to announce any new commitments at the September 26 SHAPE manpower conference beyond what has already been announced (na [...]	2008-09-29 16:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO IT IZ
08ROME1219	ITALIAN FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO DECREASE 60% IN [...] (SBU) On 23 September, Counselor Massoni of the Italian MFA told Econoff that Italy's foreign assistance in 2009 is expected to decrease by 60% from 2008, dropping to 0.11% of GDP. This is expected to produce, in the year of the Italy's G8 presidency, a sharp reduction in Italy's humanitari [...]	2008-09-30 16:23:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRS KMCA EAID EFIN PREL
08ROME1226	SCENESETTER FOR PM BERLUSCONI'S OCTOBER 13 TRIP TO [...] (C/NF) Summary. Mr. President, Silvio Berlusconi's October 13 visit to Washington provides an opportunity to strengthen our close ties with a valuable ally in Europe. Since your June 11-13 visit, Berlusconi has consolidated the standing of his government in Italian public opinion through a ser [...]	2008-10-02 15:08:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IT
08ROME1231	ALITALIA STILL FLIES UNDER THE ITALIAN FLAG BUT AT [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Berlusconi appears to have achieved his campaign promise to save Alitalia and keep it Italian. On September 29 the last of Alitalia's nine unions signed onto a deal for a consortium of Italian business to purchase the carrier. This signals an end to the almost two-year [...]	2008-10-03 15:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON IT PGOV
08ROME1237	BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 050060873- C27J [...] (SBU) Post conducted reftel post-shipment check on license 050060873, concerning aircraft parts for the C-27J. The Italian Ministry of Defense confirmed that the GOI had ordered twelve C-27J aircraft, to be built by Alenia. The Italian MOD told Post it had no documentation concerning the re [...]	2008-10-07 13:01:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC IT
08ROME124	AUSTRALIA GROUP: ITALY UNDECIDED ON PLENARY [...] (C) On January 11, Econoff delivered to the Italian MFA reftel points on USG opposition to a proposed informal Australia Group (AG) meeting with Russia to discuss Russian AG membership during the 2008 AG Plenary. Roberto Liotto, the MFA Office-Director level official responsible for AG issue [...]	2008-01-28 15:49:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PARM PREL RU IT
08ROME1242	ALITALIA'S SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR GIVES ASSURANCE [...] (SBU) Toward the end of negotiations to secure a purchaser or reorganization for Alitalia, Post learned that the Export-Import Bank of the United States had guaranteed a Barclay's Bank loan to Alitalia for the purchase six Boeing 777s. In an October 7 phone call, Augusto Fantozzi, Alitalia's g [...]	2008-10-08 15:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAIR IT PGOV
08ROME1252	PRIORITY ACCESS TO CIVILIAN TELECOM UNAVAILABLE IN [...] (U) After consulting with a wide array of Italian ministries and private companies, Post has learned that priority access to civilian communications systems (reftel) is not available as an off-the-shelf product within Italy. The Italian Civil Protection Agency, which is analogous to FEMA, s [...]	2008-10-10 16:07:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ACOA AMGT ANET
08ROME1253	GOI WILL SEND DELEGATION TO EXPORT CONTROL [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) On 10 October Roberto Liotto and Pierfrancesco De Cerchio of the Italian MFA informed EconOff that the GOI will send a delegation to the October 20-22 export control conference, to be held in Cavtat-Dubrovnik, Croatia (reftel A). [...]	2008-10-10 17:54:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC HR KSTC PARM PREL
08ROME126	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008 - ITALY [...] SUMMARY: While the Government of Italy (GOI) continues to court foreign investors, economic reforms or other steps to ensure a more welcoming investment climate have been modest. Recent positive developments include passage of a more efficient bankruptcy law and the incorporation of the EU T [...]	2008-01-29 10:20:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
08ROME1269	YUSHCHENKO DISAPPOINTED BY ITALY'S TEPID SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary. During his October 8 visit to Rome, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko pressed for strong Italian support of Ukraine's MAP aspirations, EU integration and recognition of the Holodomor. Yushchenko's GOI interlocutors, President Napolitano and PM Berlusconi, told Yushchenko that [...]	2008-10-16 10:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO UP RS IT
08ROME1271	BASING: CONCLUSION OF HOST NATION CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (C) Post notified the GOI of DOD's intent to consolidate operations in Gaeta on the NATO pier installation and return to the Italian MOD that portion of the Monte Orlando Compound allocated to U.S. Forces' use via Diplomatic Note (no. 08-00763, dated September 11) to the Italian MFA and letter [...]	2008-10-17 07:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO IT
08ROME1273	ITALY TO GIVE ONLY 1.6M EUROS IN BILATERAL AID FOR GEORGIA [...] (C) On 16 October Econoff delivered reftel A demarche on assistance to Georgia to Stefano Soliman, Deputy Director for Balkans/ Middle East Development Cooperation at the MFA. According to Soliman, Italy will provide a minimum of 1.6 million euros in bilateral general aid for displaced person [...]	2008-10-17 13:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN GG KMCA PREL RS KCRS
08ROME1280	LEAHY VETTING FOR ITALIAN PARTICIPANTS IN [...] (U) In accordance with Leahy Vetting requirements, post has conducted a review of available information on the Italian Military Officers who have been selected as potential attendees at the the 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Foreign Military AttachQ (FMA) conference 17-20 November 2008 at Hurl [...]	2008-10-23 07:55:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS MARR PHUM IT
08ROME1284	ITALY SUPPORTS AFGHAN ELECTIONS, PLANS G8 [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2.(SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche requesting support for the 2009 and 2010 Afghan Elections to Italian MFA Special Envoy for Afghanistan Sergio Mercuri on October 21. Mercuri said that Italy has already contributed Euro 5 million [...]	2008-10-23 16:27:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV IT AF
08ROME1290	ITALY TO VOTE YES ON UNGA DEALERTING RESOLUTION [...] (C/NF) Italian MFA Deputy Director General for Political Cooperation Filippo Formica informed the DCM on October 23 that Italy would vote in favor of the UNGA First Committee Resolution on Dealerting (Reftel). Separately, MFA Director for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Emanuele Farruggia to [...]	2008-10-24 13:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM MNUC UNGA IT
08ROME1299	CAUTION PAYS OFF: ITALIAN BANKS UNSCATHED BY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Traditional, old-fashioned business practices prevented Italy's bankers from getting into the kind of problems plaguing their counterparts in the U.S. and elsewhere. Italian banks did not engage in sub-prime lending. There was no real housing bubble here, and almost none of the " [...]	2008-10-28 07:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IT
08ROME1304	GOI CONCERNED ABOUT IRITAL SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary: GOI officials expressed concerns that Italian firms may be subject to US sanctions through inadvertent use of Irital, a U.S.-designated Iranian shipping company based in Genoa. End summary. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - New Hazard for Italian Non-Dual Use Compan [...]	2008-10-28 11:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD EUN EWWT KNNP PARM PREL
08ROME1308	ITALIAN ENERGY ISSUES: SPECIAL ENVOY C. BOYDEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 9 and 10, 2008, Special Envoy C. Boyden Gray visited Rome and met with key energy officials of the Italian Government and private sector. Major points of discussion revealed Italian worry about Caspian gas, namely whether the Turks will agree to let a sufficient amount [...]	2008-10-29 07:30:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG IT RU AZ
08ROME1315	SUMMIT ON FINANCIAL MARKETS AND THE WORLD ECONOMY [...] Per REF A request, following are post's responses -- keyed to ref questions -- regarding Italy's posture, priorities and concerns at the Summit on Financial Markets and the World Economy in Washington on November 15, 2008. Embassy Rome POC for further information is Economic Officer Nick Noye [...]	2008-10-30 12:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IT
08ROME1320	AFRICOM COMPONENT COMMANDS: HOST NATION [...] (C) Summary: On October 14 Post completed an exchange of Diplomatic Notes with the GOI confirming Italy's willingness to host the USAFRICOM Army and Navy Component Commands at Vicenza and Naples, thereby concluding the Host Nation Notification process. However, the GOI has asked that Post del [...]	2008-10-30 16:42:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO IT
08ROME1322	ITALIAN REQUEST TO DECLASSIFY BILATERAL [...] (U) This is an action request. See Paragraph 8. 2. (C) The GOI presented Embassy Rome with a Diplomatic Note on July 7, 2008 requesting the declassification of the 1954 Bilateral Infrastructure Agreement (BIA). As justification for the request, the note cites the length of time elapsed si [...]	2008-10-31 09:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO IT
08ROME1326	ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES UNDER THE ITALIAN G8 PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff met with key Italian officials to review early ideas and plans for environmental issues under the Italian G8 Presidency, with particular reference to the G8 Environment Ministerial. Key issues discussed include: Mini [...]	2008-11-03 07:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG EAID EFIN EAGR IT
08ROME1327	ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES UNDER THE ITALIAN G8 PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) staff met with key Italian officials to review early ideas and plans for environmental issues under the Italian G8 Presidency, with particular reference to the G8 Environment Ministerial. Key issues discussed include: Mini [...]	2008-11-03 07:39:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG EAID EFIN EAGR IT
08ROME1331	GOI SEEKS TO DE-LIST HIMMAT; DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) On 27 October Lorenzo Tomassoni of the MFA presented a demarche to Econoff asking if the USG would support de-listing of Ali Ghaleb Himmat at the UN 1267 Committee. Tomassoni provided a letter from Himmat's lawyer noting that Swiss and Italian investigations against him had been closed [...]	2008-11-04 13:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR
08ROME1337	BERLUSCONI GOVERNMENT AND IPR -- FIRST SIGNS OF LIFE [...] (C) Summary: Fabrizio Mazza, head of the Intellectual Property Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hopes to see the GOI form an interministerial committee to deal with IPR, particularly Internet piracy, and would also like to see discussion of Internet Piracy featured in G-8 meetings durin [...]	2008-11-05 10:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD IT KIPR PGOV
08ROME1352	CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT [...] Following is the text of a congratulatory message to the President-elect from the Captains Regents of the Republic of San Marino. The letter has been translated from Italian. 2. Begin text: Mr. President-elect: On behalf of all the citizens from San Marino, we convey to you our deepest [...]	2008-11-06 15:05:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL OVIP
08ROME1354	WASHINGTON WORLD ECONOMY SUMMIT - MORE ON ITALIAN [...] (C) Summary -- A top advisor to the Minister of Economics and Finance told econoffs November 5 that Italy's objectives for November 15 are modest, rooted in the realization that the Washington summit will be just the first of a multi-step process to address problems in the global financial reg [...]	2008-11-06 17:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EU IT
08ROME1358	MEDVEDEV SECURITY PLAN GETS AN ITALIAN ROLLOUT [...] (C) A November 5 op-ed in the Italian journal Il Riformista by FM Frattini commenting on Medvedev's proposal for a new security architecture in Europe culminates a several-month-long initiative by high profile Italian officials on both sides of the political divide to support the Russian initi [...]	2008-11-07 16:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO RS IT
08ROME1359	GOI WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, MFA Counselor Emanuele Farruggia, Director for Arms Control and Non Proliferation, confirmed to PolOff that the GOI would not be sending any official delegation to Iran's Nuclear Conference, to be held in Tehran on the 30th of November. Farruggia was not a [...]	2008-11-07 16:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC IR MNUC TRGY PGOV IT
08ROME1363	WASHINGTON SUMMIT - ITALIAN POSITION PULLED IN [...] (C) Summary -- An advisor to Italian Economics and Finance Minister Tremonti foreshadowed a quite different Italian position on financial market reform than post has heard from other Finance Ministry and Bank of Italy officials (reftel). In particular, in a conversation November 7 we were told [...]	2008-11-10 07:36:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EU IT
08ROME1368	ITALY TO SUPPORT USG POSITION AT NSG MEETING [...] (C) On 5 November, Italian MFA Counselor for Nuclear Affairs Roberto Liotto informed Econoff that the GOI would support the US position at the November 19 meeting of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Consultative Group. The GOI agrees on the need for greater controls on transfers of enrichmen [...]	2008-11-10 15:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA
08ROME1386	BERLUSCONIâ€™S COMMENTS ON MISSILE DEFENSE AND KOSOVO CREATE FIRESTORM IN ITALY [...] (C) During a press conference on the margins of the Italy-Turkey summit in Izmir on November 12, Italian PM Berlusconi said that the U.S. had "provoked" Russia by unilaterally recognizing Kosovo's independence, pressing forward on Missile Defense, and inviting Ukraine and Georgia to have a closer r [...]	2008-11-13 19:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO RS IT
08ROME1387	ITALY/IUU FISHING: INFORMATION REQUESTED FOR PURPOSES OF [...] (SBU) Summary. In response to USG request for information pertaining to the Driftnet Moratorium Protection Act, the Government of Italy (GOI) stresses additional measures that it has taken in 2008 to combat illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing by Italian fishing vessels. Those m [...]	2008-11-14 07:30:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS SENV ETRD ICCAT IT
08ROME1389	RIO-PLUS-20 CONFERENCE: EU ASKS BRAZIL TO POSTPONE UN [...] (SBU) On 3 November 2008, SCICouns delivered reftel points, regarding Brazilian and South Korean proposals to host a Sustainable Development Summit in 2012 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1992 "Rio Earth Summit," to Italian Foreign Ministry Environment, Energy and Sustainable Developm [...]	2008-11-14 15:32:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV AORC PREL EUN IO IT
08ROME1392	ITALY ANGRY ABOUT "EXTRATERRITORIAL" IRITAL [...] (C) Summary: GOI officials have expressed strong objections to new US sanctions targeting firms that do business with Irital, an Iranian shipping company. A prominent Italian shipping company has ties to Irital. Extraterritoriality also seems to be a concern. This issue could spill over i [...]	2008-11-14 15:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ECON EFIN ETRD EWWT PARM PREL
08ROME1406	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR DECEMBER 3 VISIT TO ROME [...] (C) Summary. 1. (C) Summary. The political conditions in Italy are dramatically different from the conditions that existed when you last visited in July 2006. Silvio Berlusconi has returned to power after two years of a divided and ineffectual Prodi government. Berlusconi enjoys unparalleled levels [...]	2008-11-19 10:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO IT
08ROME1415	CLIMATE CHANGE: ITALIAN GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION [...] Sensitive But Unclassified - paragraphs as marked. 2. (SBU) Summary. Since the election of the Berlusconi Government in April, 2008, and in light of Italy's 2009 G8 Presidency, the G8 Sous-Sherpa for Foreign Affairs has taken the Italian lead for the Major Economies process. The European [...]	2008-11-20 16:13:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG IT
08ROME1416	THE ANTI-CORRUPTION AND TRANSPARENCY SERVICE: AN [...] (C) Summary. Italy abolished its Office of the High Commissioner Against Corruption in June 2008. The Berlusconi Government defended the closure as a cost-cutting move, and said the functions of the office would be subsumed by another, newly created GOI office, the Anti-Corruption and Transpar [...]	2008-11-20 16:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON KCOR KJUS PGOV
08ROME1417	ITALY WILL NOT FOLLOW USG IN DESIGNATING IRANIAN [...] (C) On 29 October, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Romana Piscitelli, of the Italian Treasury's Financial Sanctions Unit, concerning the U.S. designation of the Export Development Bank of Iran and three other entities under E.O. 13382. Piscitelli said Italy follows only UN and EU rule [...]	2008-11-20 16:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN
08ROME1432	READOUTS ON ITALIAN ENERGY TALKS IN MOSCOW AND [...] (C) Summary: PM Berlusconi discussed energy issues with Russian and Turkish leaders during recent bilateral summits in Moscow and Izmir. The Italians signed a nuclear research cooperation agreement with Rosatom; we are told this agreement has little significance. The GOI once again failed to [...]	2008-11-25 07:26:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL
08ROME1445	ITALY REDUCES IRAN EXPORT CREDIT AND INSURANCE [...] (C) Summary: SACE, the Italian government's export credit agency and foreign investment promotion and insurance arm, has over the last 12 months substantially reduced its exposure to Iran because of uncertainty surrounding future sanctions. SACE's Chief Economist told post that this reduction [...]	2008-11-28 13:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP EFIN ETRD IT IR
08ROME1451	CLUSTER MUNITIONS: ITALY SUPPORTS U.S. [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Director for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Emanuele Farruggia on November 28. Farruggia confirmed that the GOI intends to sign the convention but shares our interpretation of Article 21 as allowing not only for interoperability but also [...]	2008-12-01 07:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM NATO MOPS PREL IT
08ROME1464	ITALIANS URGE U.S. TO AGREE TO WATERED-DOWN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Elena Basile, MFA OSCE Office Director, on December 2. Basile noted the U.S. position and stated that she had just received instructions to contact post to urge the U.S. to accept softer language for the ministerial declaration to avoid a stalemate with R [...]	2008-12-03 10:59:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL PHUM KDEM RU IT
08ROME147	SYRIA: ITALY SUPPORTS EU DEMARCH ON SEIF'S ARREST [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-01 16:09:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL SY IT
08ROME1474	ITALY COUNTRY REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III [...] (U) This message is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been no significant change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. There wer [...]	2008-12-05 07:56:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU IT
08ROME1475	GOI SAYS NO NEW IRITAL CONTRACTS [...] (C) On 4 December, MFA Deputy Director General for Multilateral Economic and Financial Cooperation Claudio Spinedi informed Econoff that due to GOI "moral suasion," the Italian owners of Irital, a shipping company designated under US sanctions, have agreed not to sign any new shipping contr [...]	2008-12-05 07:58:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ECON EFIN ETRD EWWT PARM PREL
08ROME148	ITALY AND ISAF: NO NEW DEPLOYMENTS IN NEAR TERM, [...] (C) Summary: With the current political crisis likely to drag on for months, and a caretaker government prohibited from making significant policy changes, we see no prospect for new large-scale Italian military commitments in Afghanistan between now and the summer. However, GOI officials are [...]	2008-02-01 16:54:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PINS PREL MOPS MARR EAID AF IT
08ROME1484	BERLUSCONI ADVISER SAYS PM "IRRITATED" BY UK, [...] (C/NOFORN) SUMMARY: Italian energy official Sergio Garribba told us on December 5 that PM Berlusconi is "irritated" by efforts by Britain and France to shift energy and finance issues away from the G8 and into the G20. Garribba told us that Berlusconi is concerned about these moves and sees t [...]	2008-12-08 09:47:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ENRG EFIN OVIP PREL PGOV IT
08ROME1485	PIRACY: ITALY FAVORS ROBUST APPROACH BUT MAY LACK [...] (C) Poloffs raised reftel points with Italian MFA NATO Desk Officer Andrea Romussi and UN Desk Officer Gabriela Biondi on December 4. They said Italy shared U.S. concerns over the increasing danger of piracy and the threat it posed to commerce, maritime safety and the delivery humanitarian as [...]	2008-12-08 09:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER NATO IT
08ROME1489	ITALY PROPOSES (OVERLY?) MODEST ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE [...] (U) Summary: The economic stimulus package the GOI announced on Nov 26 is small compared to its EU neighbors', partly because it believes Italy's financial sector doesn't need much help, but primarily because the government's already high indebtedness precludes a more ambitious program. Cri [...]	2008-12-09 12:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON IT
08ROME1493	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EU REGULATIONS ON RECOGNIZED [...] (U) Econoff delivered the demarche regarding USG concerns about proposed regulations regarding recognized organizations in article 10 of the draft third maritime safety package. There was confusion on the Italian side as to which office had competence to respond to the concerns. We were redirec [...]	2008-12-10 11:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN EWWT IMO IT ECON
08ROME150	GOI NON-PAPER SETS GOAL OF ENERGY [...] (C) Summary. In late December, the GOI provided the Embassy and Department a non-paper on Italian energy/energy security policy in response to questions raised during the December 11, 2007, meeting between President Bush and Italian President Napolitano. The full text is included below. The [...]	2008-02-04 10:17:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL RU AJ IT
08ROME1500	ITALY IMPLEMENTS FATF/EU POLICY ON IRAN BUT IS [...] (C) Summary: According to Cristina Collura, Director of the Financial Crimes Unit at the Italian Treasury, Italy has implemented measures directed at Iranian finance -increased customer due diligence, improved record keeping and new Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) for proliferation fin [...]	2008-12-10 16:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PARM PREL KNNP
08ROME1509	ITALY SUPPORTS PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE, [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Director for South Asia Giampaolo Cutillo on December 12. Cutillo agreed that the postponement of the Pakistan donors conference was necessary to provide more time for potential donors such as Italy to come up with pledge packages. He agr [...]	2008-12-12 16:00:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF IT PK
08ROME1510	Update on 2009 G8 Environment Ministerial and Related [...] (U) Summary. Italian environment and foreign affairs officials described to visiting StaffDel Williams current plans for G8 and related environmental meetings, leading up to the G8 Environment Ministerial now scheduled for April 22-24, 2009. The StaffDel expressed strong interest in Italy's [...]	2008-12-14 02:23:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG OREP EFIN PBTS XV IT
08ROME1514	ITALIANS TELL DAS HALE LEBANON HAS MADE MAJOR [...] (C) Begin Summary: In a Dec. 2 meeting in Rome with NEA DAS David Hale, MFA DG for the Middle East Ragaglini said the GOI thought Lebanon had come a long way since the end of August 2006, and that UNIFIL had played a crucial role in bringing stability and calm to the south, given the politica [...]	2008-12-15 09:10:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC LE IS SY IT
08ROME1528	RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS AT ITALY'S [...] (U) This cable is classified Confidential (Releasable to Italy) for transmission purposes. Per Ref B, Post declassified and marked the recommendations as "SENSITIVE PHYSICAL SECURITY INFORMATION" prior to handing them over to appropriate personnel in the Italian government. 2. (SBU) Summ [...]	2008-12-17 12:16:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG IT KNNP TPHY TRGY
08ROME1530	MOVING FORWARD ON COORDINATED NATIONAL MEASURES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The December 12 meeting in Rome of the "likeminded group" that focused on the implementation of national measures on Iran usefully brought Australia, Canada, Japan, and the Republic of Korea into the group (previously limited to France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the Unite [...]	2008-12-17 13:06:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	KNNP ENRG ETTC PARM IR IT
08ROME1532	ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-17 14:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN IT
08ROME1534	ITALY SUPPORTS USG AT NSG BUT LACKS URGENCY ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: On 11 December, ISN Acting A/S Patricia McNerney held bilateral talks with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She and Treasury DAS Daniel Glaser later met with the Ministry of Finance. These talks focused on efforts undertaken to prevent Iran's acquisition of a nuclear w [...]	2008-12-18 14:21:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG ETTC PARM IR IT
08ROME1535	ITALY SUPPORTS USG AT NSG BUT LACKS URGENCY ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: On 11 December, ISN Acting A/S Patricia McNerney held bilateral talks with the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She and Treasury DAS Daniel Glaser later met with the Ministry of Finance. These talks focused on efforts undertaken to prevent Iran's acquisition of a nuclear w [...]	2008-12-18 14:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP ENRG ETTC PARM IR IT
08ROME1538	ITALIAN NUCLEAR MATERIAL: SOGIN RESPONSE TO GTRI [...] (U) This cable is classified Confidential (Releasable to Italy) for transmission purposes. For the purpose of discussion with officials of the Government of Italy (GOI) and wholly-GOI-owned entities such as the Societa Gestione Impianti Nucleari (SOGIN),the inventory below may be declassifi [...]	2008-12-19 08:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG IT KNNP TPHY TRGY
08ROME1539	ITALIAN SHERPA MASSOLO SEEKS USG VIEWS ON G8 [...] (C) Summary: Italian G8 Sherpa Giampiero Massolo told the DCM on December 15 that Italy wants to resist pressures to expand the G8 format during its 2009 Presidency. He asked whether the new U.S. Administration would favor another Major Economies leaders' Meeting (MEM) at the Summit to deal wi [...]	2008-12-19 08:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID SENV IT
08ROME1540	ITALIAN SHERPA MASSOLO SEEKS USG VIEWS ON G8 [...] (C) Summary: Italian G8 Sherpa Giampiero Massolo told the DCM on December 15 that Italy wants to resist pressures to expand the G8 format during its 2009 Presidency. He asked whether the new U.S. Administration would favor another Major Economies leaders' Meeting (MEM) at the Summit to deal wi [...]	2008-12-19 08:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID SENV OVIP OTRA IT

08ROME1551	G8 COMMISSIONER BERTOLASO ON SUMMIT LOGISTICS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: G8 Summit Commissioner Guido Bertolaso, Prime Minister Berlusconi's Commissioner in charge of logistics for the July 8-10 2009 Summit at La Maddalena, told the DCM on December 19 that construction of the two hote [...]	2008-12-22 11:03:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON OTRA OVIP ASEC AORC IT
08ROME1552	G8 COMMISSIONER BERTOLASO ON SUMMIT LOGISTICS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: G8 Summit Commissioner Guido Bertolaso, Prime Minister Berlusconi's Commissioner in charge of logistics for the July 8-10 2009 Summit at La Maddalena, told the DCM on December 19 that construction of the two hote [...]	2008-12-22 11:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON OTRA OVIP ASEC AORC IT
08ROME1567	HOA PIRACY: EMBASSY ROME REQUEST TO INCLUDE ITALY [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-23 11:28:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA
08ROME1568	ITALY SUPPORTS REGIONAL APPROACH TO SECURITY [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA NATO Office Director Massimo Marotti on December 17. Marotti said that Italy shares the view that a robust ISAF contribution to the Election Support Forces (ESF) is vital to the successful conduct of Presidential Elections in Afghanistan. I [...]	2008-12-23 11:32:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
08ROME1569	ITALIAN MIN FIN CALLS REPORTS OF BANK SEPAH RESUMING FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary: Italian Finance Ministry officials told Post that Iranian press accounts of Italy rescinding its restrictions on the Rome branch of Bank Sepah are "propaganda" and "totally inaccurate." Instead, Italian officials say the existing controls on Bank Sepah will be maintained. Moreov [...]	2008-12-23 15:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP EFIN PREL ETTC PARM IR IT
08ROME1573	GEN PETRAEUS DISCUSSES IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN WITH ITALIAN LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: Italy's leaders warmly welcomed the December 9-10 visit of U.S. CENTCOM Commander, Gen. David Petraeus. In his meetings with Prime Minister Berlusconi, Defense Minister La Russa, Foreign Minister Frattini, and Italy's military leadership, Petraeus stressed that the situation in Afghani [...]	2008-12-24 10:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF IZ IR LE PK
08ROME1577	INFORMATION ON ITALY'S PLANS TO RETURN TO NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] (U) In response to Ref A questions, post provides the following information. 2. Plans to expand Italy's nuclear power program: (U) The GOI's Economic Development Minister Claudio Scajola (i.e. Italy's de-facto energy minister) announced in May 2008 that Italy planned to return to nuclea [...]	2008-12-24 13:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO IT
08ROME1580	ANTARCTIC TREATY: ITALY APPROVES ATCM MEASURE 1, [...] On 2 December, Foreign Ministry (MFA) Counselor Francesco Capponi told SCICouns that Italy has approved Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) Measure 1, creating the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. He said that Italy has transmitted its instrument of ratification of Measure 1 through the [...]	2008-12-29 09:43:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY SENV AORC KSCA IT
08ROME1590	HOA PIRACY: ITALY PLEDGES FRIGATE FOR ESDP [...] C) The Italian MOD confirmed to Pol-Mil Off on December 24 that Italy plans to contribute a Maestrale-class Frigate or Soldati-class fleet patrol boat to the ESDP ATALANTA counter-piracy mission. The mission was approved by the Concil of Ministers in the year-end GOI overseas missions decree w [...]	2008-12-30 16:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO EWWT PBTS
08ROME167	ITALY TO HOLD ELECTIONS APRIL 13-14 [...] (SBU) President Napolitano dissolved Italy's parliament February 6, triggering new elections set by caretaker PM Prodi and his Council of Ministers for April 13-14. Prodi will remain caretaker PM until a new government is sworn in after the elections, probably in early-to-mid-May. As caretak [...]	2008-02-06 16:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IT
08ROME17	ITALY BRIEFED ON TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR UN SENIOR [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Coordinator for Afghanistan Sergio Mercuri on January 7. Mercuri appreciated the opportunity to review the latest version of the terms of reference/job description and was pleased to find that the Senior Civilian Representative would have t [...]	2008-01-08 13:24:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IO PREL AF NATO EU IT
08ROME170	ITALY: CONSIDERING FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR HARIRI [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points and dip note February 4 to MFA Levant Office Director Carlo Formosa who had just returned from a trip to Lebanon with MFA Director General for the Middle East Cesare Ragaglini. Formosa said Italy remains committed to Lebanon's stability, democracy, and econo [...]	2008-02-07 17:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM EFIN EINV LE SY IT
08ROME178	COESPU AT THE TWO-YEAR MARK: 1,000 PEACEKEEPERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Two years after its inception, the Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (CoESPU) in Vicenza, Italy, is well on its way to achieving its goal of training 3,000 gendarme/carabinieri-style police officers and trainers by the end of 2010. Since November 2005, Italian Cara [...]	2008-02-08 16:00:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IT ID NI UP CM IN
08ROME189	GOI EXPRESSES CONCERN ON TIMING OF NSG POLICY [...] On February 8, Econoff delivered reftel points on the status of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) draft policy exception for the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative to Roberto Liotto, the Italian MFA official responsible for GOI participation in the NSG. Although Liotto agreed it [...]	2008-02-11 15:54:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG KNNP PARM TRGY IN
08ROME190	ITALY/TERROR FINANCE: NEW POLICY RELIES ON LEGAL [...] (C) Summary: In response to a US request, the GOI will not reveal to Italian National Nada the US decision to oppose his de-listing at the 1267 committee. The GOI repeated its request to be informed of the US position on the de-listing case of Himmat, a colleague of Nada's, before the March 1 [...]	2008-02-11 16:02:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN IT KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
08ROME195	KOSOVO: ITALIANS PRESSING OSCE STATES TO AVOID [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-13 08:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNAUS UNMIK PGOV YI EU OSCE IT
08ROME197	ITALIAN THOUGHTS ON TRADE WITH IRAN IN THE RUN-UP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) During a February 8 meeting, Roberto Liotto, the Italian MFA official responsible for Italian participation in multilateral export control regimes, including the Wassenaar Arrangement, told Econoff the GOI has stopped issuing [...]	2008-02-13 14:23:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	ETRD ETTC PREL PARM IR IT
08ROME200	ITALIANS TO VOTE "NO" AT FEB 12 VOTE ON BIOTECH [...] (U) On February 11, Embassy Rome's Minister-Counselor for Agricultural Affairs delivered reftel points on EU approval of biotech corn, cotton, and soybean varieties to contacts at the ministries of Health and Agriculture. Director General Romano Marabelli of the Ministry of Health and Diploma [...]	2008-02-14 13:36:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR EUN TBIO IT
08ROME201	CLUSTER MUNITIONS: ITALY SEEKS TO PRESERVE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Acting Director for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Emanuele Farruggia on February 13. Farruggia was aware of the U.S. briefing to NATO allies on interoperability and said that Italy would oppose efforts of Olso Process leaders to push thr [...]	2008-02-14 14:39:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO IT
08ROME202	ITALIAN VIEWS ON INTERNATIONAL RUBBER STUDY GROUP [...] (U) On February 14, Econoff delivered reftel points outlining USG concerns regarding the performance of Dr. Hidde Smit, Secretary General of the International Rubber Study Group (IRSG),to Stefano Nicoletti, the Italian MFA official responsible for Italian participation in the IRSG. Nicolett [...]	2008-02-14 15:05:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD IT
08ROME212	ITALY: SUPPORTS MACEDONIAN NATO ASPIRATIONS; [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-19 17:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL GR MK IT
08ROME217	SOMALIA ICG: ITALY AWAITING RESPONSE TO SWEDISH [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) DCM delivered reftel points to MFA Director General for Africa Armando Sanguini February 22 and sought Italian concurrence on proposed changes to the International Contact Group on Somalia. Sanguini said Swedish Ambassador Marik [...]	2008-02-22 15:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID PGOV SO IT
08ROME239	ITALIAN FM D'ALEMA TRAVEL TO VENEZUELA FOR ENI [...] (C/NF) Italian FM D'Alema called the Ambassador Feb. 27 to inform that he planned to travel to Venezuela at the end of the week for a one-day visit for the signing of a major oil/gas concession to Italian energy firm ENI. D'Alema said ENI Chairman Scaroni had pushed him hard to attend and that [...]	2008-02-28 07:56:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL VE IT
08ROME243	ITALY SUPPORTS UNSCR ON REBEL GROUPS IN EASTERN DRC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA UN Deputy Office Director Leonardo Bencini February 19 and requested Italian support for a UNSCR condemning the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). Bencini responded to our demarche February 28, and said Italy agreed that we must add [...]	2008-02-28 14:34:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	CG PREL RW UNSC ASEC ETTC IT
08ROME247	IRAN: ITALY CONTESTS EDISON DEAL VIOLATES ISA; [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 10. Summary. -------- 2. (C) Econ M/C delivered points on the Iran Sanctions Act (ISA) and reported investment by Italian energy company Edison in Iran's Dayyer Block to MFA Political Director Giulio Terzi. Econ M/C also raised U.S. [...]	2008-02-28 16:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR IT
08ROME249	ITALIAN MFA OFFICIAL OUTLINES ITALIAN ENERGY, [...] (C) Summary. During a February 13 meeting with Embassy Officers, Giovanni Manfredi, the Italian MFA official responsible for energy issues, provided a wide-ranging and candid assessment of Italian energy and energy security policy. Manfredi said Italian demand for natural gas will continue t [...]	2008-02-29 12:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EPET ENRG RU IT
08ROME257	ISAF: CARETAKER PRODI GOVERNMENT MAY ANNOUNCE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Director for Political-Military Affairs Gianni Bardini on February 27. Bardini explained that the current caretaker government of PM Romano Prodi has no mandate to carry out anything more than basic administrative functions in the run-up to [...]	2008-02-29 16:24:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MARR MOPS AF IT
08ROME259	ITALY: COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Counternarcotics Officer Enrico Valvo on February 28. He thanked the USG for the information on the U.S. SBIRT and Cannabis resolutions and said he would pass the information to the interagency counternarcotics working group in the Italian [...]	2008-03-03 13:31:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC SNAR IT
08ROME263	ITALIAN ACTIONS TO FIGHT TUBERCULOSIS [...] Summary. A GOI action plan pre-dating the Berlin Declaration on Tuberculosis (TB) is advancing the implementation of most of ItalyQs commitments under paragraph five of the Declaration. Italy also has significantly increased its contributions to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis a [...]	2008-03-04 12:38:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO WHO EAID SOCI AF IT
08ROME268	ITALY: ERITREAN BEHAVIOR UNACCEPTABLE, BUT MORE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche March 4 to MFA East Africa Office Director Mario Sammartino and UN Desk Officer Gabriella Biondi, seeking Italian views on the future of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) and the possibility of sanctions or other measures targeted at Eritrea. [...]	2008-03-04 15:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC KPKO ER ET IT
08ROME274	AUSTRALIA GROUP: ITALIAN PARTICIPATION IN PLENARY [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-05 13:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC IT
08ROME276	ITALIAN ELECTIONS: WHERE THINGS STAND AS CAMPAGIN [...] (C/NF) Former PM Silvio Berlusconi's People of Liberty (PdL) party leads Walter Veltroni's Democratic Party (PD) by six to eleven percentage points in opinion polls as the campaign for Italy's April 13-14 parliamentary elections gets underway. A complicated electoral system and a change in the [...]	2008-03-05 17:02:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
08ROME294	ITALIAN PARLIAMENT RATIFIES U.S.-EU GPS-GALILEO [...] Per reftel, on March 4 SCICouns spoke with Counselor Raffaella Campanati of the Foreign Affairs Ministry's (MFA) European Union (EU) External Relations Office, to follow up on the status of Italy's ratification of the U.S.-EU Global Positioning System (GPS)-Galileo Cooperation Agreement. Camp [...]	2008-03-10 10:26:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA TSPL TPHY PREL SENV IMO ICAO ITU IT
08ROME312	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY STRESSES LONG-TERM COMMITMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Italy hosted a "West 4" meeting of ISAF RC-West contributor nations (Italy, Lithuania, Spain and the U.S.) in Rome on March 4. Italian MFA U/S for Asia Gianni Vernetti, in his opening address, said that Italy is in Afghanistan for the "long haul" in both its civilian and milita [...]	2008-03-12 11:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL PINS SNAR AF IT SP LH
08ROME315	ITALIANS CALL FOR "DEEP REFLECTION" ON EU IRAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. MFA Deputy Political Director Fillipo Formica told ECMIN on March 11 that GAERC discussions on Iran were "confused" and that a final decision on additional EU sanctions has been postponed until the next FMs meeting. At the GAERC lunch discussions on Iran, the GOI questioned EU [...]	2008-03-12 16:11:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EUN KNNP PARM PREL IR IT
08ROME316	ITALY: FIRST SECRETARY WILL ATTEND MARCH 14 BEIRUT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points requesting Italian participation in the March 14 Beirut Conference to MFA Syria/Lebanon Desk Officer Michele Tommasi March 10. At poloff's urging Tommasi said Italy had decided to send a first secretary to the conference. This was a reversal of Italy's ear [...]	2008-03-12 17:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREF PTER MASS PARM SY IS LE IT
08ROME323	IRAN: FM D'ALEMA SAYS ITALY FED UP WITH EU3; [...] (C) In a one-on-one meeting March 13, the Ambassador told FM D,Alema that Italy,s tactics on Iran were not working ) instead Italy was being isolated. D,Alema replied that Italy didn,t want to be told again by a small group of countries what it had to do without having any input. He said ot [...]	2008-03-14 11:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KNNP PARM EUN IR IT
08ROME33	ITALY CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN TLSA [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-10 16:47:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EUN KPKO MARR MASS IT
08ROME34	ITALY RECEPTIVE TO CHINA ANTI-SATELLITE TEST [...] (S) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Acting Director for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Emanuele Farruggia on January 7 and to East Asia Office Director Giuseppe Mistretta on January 10. Separately, Scioff delivered the demarche to MFA Director for Energy, Space, High Techn [...]	2008-01-10 18:35:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PREL PARM MNUC MARR TSPA CH IT
08ROME342	ITALY/EU: EUROPEAN COUNCIL TERMS BALI "IMPORTANT [...] (SBU) Summary. Italian MFA Minister Andrea Perugini correctly predicted to SCICouns on March 11 that the March 13-14 European Council conclusions would not mention the 25-40% greenhouse gas(GHG) reduction below 1990 levels by 2020 target, and would refer to the "important breakthrough" made at [...]	2008-03-18 09:21:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG KGHG EUN IT
08ROME357	U.S. COORDINATOR SCHWEICH ENGAGES ITALIANS ON [...] (SBU) Summary. In meetings with GOI officials and the Italian press on March 13-14, Amb. Thomas A. Schweich, Coordinator for Afghan Justice Reform and Counternarcotics and INL PDAS, drew a strong correlation between security and narcotics in Afghanistan. He presented new USG and UNODC data s [...]	2008-03-20 15:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR NATO IT MARR MOPS AF EAID
08ROME365	ITALY/CFE: GOI "POSITIVE" ON PROPOSED NATO CFE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA OSCE Desk Officer Emilio Giribone on March 25. He said that Italy will be represented at the March 27 HLTF by Brunella Borzi, MFA Envoy for OSCE Political-Military Affairs, who has already seen the draft U.S.-German Statement on CFE. Althoug [...]	2008-03-25 17:14:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO KCFE MARR RS MD GG IT
08ROME371	ITALY ON IRAN SANCTIONS: MFA SUPPORTS IMMEDIATE [...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Non Proliferation Office Director Farruggia and Iran desk officer Kluzer in separate meetings on March 26 to urge swift Italian implementation of the financial provisions of UNSCR 1803 (Ref A and B). Both said Italy supported a common EU policy on UNSCR 1803 implement [...]	2008-03-26 17:12:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM KNNP EUN IR IT
08ROME384	BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: ACHILLE AMERIO, NEW [...] Sensitive but unclassified; not for internet distribution. 2. (U) Italy?s new Ambassador in Damascus, Achille Amerio, reached post at the beginning of March, replacing Francesco Cerulli, who retired. Since 2004, Amerio was Diplomatic Adviser to two consecutive Defense Ministers, Antonio [...]	2008-03-28 15:56:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PREL SY IT
08ROME390	ITALIAN ENERGY: EXPERTS UNCONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Summary. On February 28, Ecmin hosted a roundtable discussion with Italian energy experts. The discussion focused on Italian energy security (especially security of Italian natural gas imports),and Italy's energy relationship with Russia. With one exception, the Italian experts did not [...]	2008-03-31 10:07:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD ENRG EINV EIND ETRN RU IT
08ROME396	ITALIAN FM CALLS GREEK FM TO PRESS FOR MACEDONIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-31 15:33:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MK GR IT
08ROME398	GLOBAL HAWK: ITALY APPROVES BASING AT SIGONELLA: [...] (U) This message contains an urgent action request at para 2. 2. (C) The Italian Defense General Staff (IDGS) notified the Embassy in writing on April 1 that Italy approved the deployment of the Global Hawk UAV to Sigonella Naval Air Station in Sicily (text of approval note at para 4). Th [...]	2008-04-01 14:09:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO IT
08ROME419	ITALY: "ALREADY IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1803" [...] (C) Econ and Poloffs discussed reftels on UNSCR 1803 implementation with MFA Terrorist Financing, Iran, and Non-Proliferation desk officers on April 3. MFA officials said Italy had been pushing the EU to adopt an EU common position on UNSCR 1803 by the April 28 GAERC. On the question of Ital [...]	2008-04-04 14:49:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD PARM PGOV PREL KNNP IR IT
08ROME435	ITALIAN ELECTIONS: U.S. INTERESTS TO BENEFIT [...] (C/NF) Former PM Silvio Berlusconi retained a 5 to 8 percentage point lead ahead of April 13-14 parliamentary elections with late March polls showing he will win a comfortable majority in the Chamber of Deputies. The situation in the Senate is less predictable because of a complicated regiona [...]	2008-04-08 09:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
08ROME440	ITALY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON UNSCR 1540 [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Director for Arms Control and Nonproliferation Emanuele Farruggia on April 4. Farruggia had seen the Russian draft language for the technical rollover and was satisfied with it, but said he would take the U.S. position in favor of a strength [...]	2008-04-08 14:38:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP IT
08ROME445	ITALY WANTS COORDINATED ANNOUNCEMENT OF NDRANGHETA [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) This message contains an action request at para 3. 3. (SBU). SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The Italian MFA informed Charge d'Affaires on April 9 that the GOI welcomes the possibility of a [...]	2008-04-09 14:50:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IT KCRM SNAR PTER
08ROME449	ITALY/IRAN: INTESA SAO PAOLO INVESTIGATION INTO [...] (S/NF) Post has learned that the U.S. Department of Justice has passed to Italian authorities a request under our Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) for information regarding possible violations of U.S. and New York criminal law. Banca Intesa San Paolo (Italy's largest bank) is suspected o [...]	2008-04-10 06:14:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN PTER ECON IT IR
08ROME451	ENI: WHAT SHOULD WE DO ABOUT GAZPROM'S ITALIAN PARTNER? [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-10 13:17:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND EINV ENRG ETRD IT RU
08ROME454	ITALY: PRESSING OUR PRIORITIES WITH THE NEXT [...] (C) Summary. Italy's upcoming elections and period of government formation will give us an opportunity to press our agenda with renewed vigor after four months with a caretaker government and more than two years with a government hampered by far left partners. While our relationship with the P [...]	2008-04-11 09:50:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
08ROME456	AUSTRALIA GROUP: GOI EXPECTS TO SUPPORT USG [...] (U) On April 10, Econoff met with Carlo Tripepi, one of the Italian MFA officials responsible for Australia Group (AG) matters, to discuss the USG proposals to revise AG controls for cross (tangential) flow filtration (CFF) equipment (Ref A) and to revise the AG's definition for highly pathog [...]	2008-04-11 11:49:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM ETTC CBW IT
08ROME461	SCENESETTER FOR ACTING DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY [...] (C/NF) Your trip to Rome for the International Energy Forum (IEF) will occur immediately after Italy's April 13-14 parliamentary elections. While you are here, Italian parliamentarians will be in the beginning of the government formation process. Romano Prodi's center-left coalition governm [...]	2008-04-14 09:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ENRG EPRT IT
08ROME471	ITALIANS SUPPORT EFFORTS FOR GREATER REGIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-15 11:51:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR IT
08ROME472	ITALY: BERLUSCONI WINS ITALIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C/NF) Former PM Silvio Berlusconi's coalition defeated center-left rival Walter Veltroni 46.8 to 37.4 in Italy's parliamentary elections, obtaining comfortable majorities in both houses of parliament. The populist, anti-immigrant Northern League, a Berlusconi ally, doubled its percentage to [...]	2008-04-15 13:15:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IT
08ROME484	AFGHANISTAN/ITALY: AMBASSADOR WOOD URGES INCREASED [...] (C) Summary. During an April 14-16 visit to Rome, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan William Wood praised Italian civilian and military efforts in Afghanistan while encouraging a vigilant military posture in Regional Command-West and urging greater involvement in police training activities. He re [...]	2008-04-18 11:08:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR MOPS NATO MARR EAID IT AF
08ROME519	GEORGIA/RUSSIA: ITALIANS PREFER DISCUSSING [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Marco Clemente, MFA Office Director for Russia and CIS affairs. Clemente agreed that Russia's Presidential Instructions on relations with Abkhazia represented a creeping annexation of the separatist region and stated that Italy was concerned by rising tens [...]	2008-04-23 13:25:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL GG RS IT
08ROME523	EEB DAS HENGEL PUSHES FOR MORE ROBUST ITALIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 14:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN IR IT
08ROME525	(C) DELIVERING TOUGH MESSAGES TO ENI CEO PAOLO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his May 5-6 visit to Washington, Post believes it would be helpful to U.S. interests if Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni is told very clearly of serious USG concerns about 1) his company's close collaboration with Russia's Gazprom and 2) his company's continuing involvement in Iran. E [...]	2008-04-24 14:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG IR IT PGOV PREL RU
08ROME527	NPT: ITALY APPRECIATES RECEIVING US NPT PREPCOM [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-24 15:06:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA
08ROME528	GREECE/MACEDONIA: ITALY IN FAVOR OF QUICK [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel points on April 18 to MFA NATO desk officer Piermario Dacco. Poloffs requested high-level Italian intervention with Greece to urge renewed commitment in resolving the Macedonia name dispute as soon as possible. Dacco said Italy shared the USG concern and also w [...]	2008-04-24 15:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MK GR IT
08ROME54	ITALY: POL DIRECTOR TELLS U/S ROOD ITALY SUPPORTS [...] (C) Italian MFA Political Director Terzi told U/S Rood that Italy supported additional measures to encourage Iran to suspend uranium enrichment (with a strong preference for a UNSCR, but also expressing openness to EU action). Terzi said the GOI believed in continuing the two-tracked approach [...]	2008-01-15 09:15:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KNNP XF IT
08ROME541	CSD: ITALIAN HIGH-LEVEL/POLITICAL REPRESENTATION [...] (C) Summary. Italian MFA officials told Emboffs that the head of Italy's delegation to the May 5-16 United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD),like that of the U.S., likely will be a senior career official, rather than a high-level or political figure. This is largely due to [...]	2008-04-30 06:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV AORC PREL EAGR EUN EAID ECON ZI XA IT
08ROME546	IRAQ: ITALY PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN ICI [...] Poloff delivered ref a points to Amb. Gianludovico De Martino, Director of the MFA Iraq Task Force, on April 29. De Martino said that Italy will have a new government by the ICI Ministerial and was hopeful that the new Foreign Minister would attend. De Martino noted that as IRFFI co-chair, Ita [...]	2008-04-30 11:41:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL IZ IT
08ROME568	SOMALIA PIRACY: ITALY CONCERNED ABOUT SETTING A [...] (C) On May 6 Poloff delivered reftel points to Leonardo Bencini of the MFA UN Office. Bencini said Italy agrees that piracy in Somali territorial waters is becoming an increasingly serious threat to international vessels and the that the international community needs to take action. Bencini n [...]	2008-05-06 11:12:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM UNSC SO IT
08ROME585	ITALY: HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO CYCLONE NARGIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 14:42:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PREL
08ROME586	LEBANON: ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF SINIORA GOVERNMENT IN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Lebanon/Syria Desk Officer Michele Tommasi on May 9. Tommasi said that Italian Ambassador to Lebanon Gabriele Cecchia had already delivered a strong message of support to the Siniora Government and to General Sleiman and would continue to do [...]	2008-05-09 15:09:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER LE IT
08ROME587	ITALIANS TELL WHA A/S SHANNON THEY WILL CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary. On May 2 WHA A/S Thomas Shannon met with Giovan Battista Verderame, MFA Director General for Latin American Affairs, and his staff to discuss recent developments in the region. Verderame said Italy's commercial relationship and large expatriate community meant Italy needed a str [...]	2008-05-12 06:13:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IT
08ROME602	ITALIANS CAUTIOUS ABOUT FRENCH UNSCR ON BURMA [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-12 14:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNSC BM IT
08ROME604	CLUSTER MUNITIONS: ITALY STILL FIRMLY WITHIN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Acting Director for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Affairs Laura Aghilarre on May 9. Aghillare stressed that the Italian position is still decidedly against any agreement that would compromise the "like-minded" approach and that the Italian [...]	2008-05-13 06:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IT MOPS PREL PARM NATO
08ROME613	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY CONSIDERING SIGNIFICANT PARIS [...] (C) Summary: Acting PolCouns met with Italian MFA Director General for Asia Iannucci on May 14 to discuss Iannucci's upcoming trip to Kabul and Farah Province and to discuss the new Berlusconi Government's plans for Afghanistan. Iannucci said that Italy had not yet decided what sort of pledge [...]	2008-05-14 16:01:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR MOPS NATO MARR EAID IT AF
08ROME621	ITALIAN FM CALLS ON HIZBALLAH TO AVOID CREATING A [...] (C) In the absence of the FM, who was in Peru attending the EU-Latin America Caribbean Summit, we delivered reftel points May 16 to the PM's Diplomatic Advisor for the Middle East Marco Carnelos, to MFA Near East Office Director Carlo Formosa, and to Lebanon desk officer Michele Tommasi, who [...]	2008-05-16 14:02:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LE SY IR IT
08ROME64	ITALY ON HCOC ANNUAL DECLARATIONS OF SPACE AND [...] (C) Poloff delivered Reftel demarche to Italian MFA Acting Director for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Emanuele Farruggia on January 15. Farruggia said that Italy should have no trouble submitting its Hague Code of Conduct Annual Declaration on space and ballistic missile policies by the M [...]	2008-01-16 11:42:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
08ROME650	ITALY: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (U) This is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been no significant change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. There were no high [...]	2008-05-22 13:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU IT
08ROME651	ITALY: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (U) This is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been no significant change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. There were no high [...]	2008-05-22 13:25:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU IT
08ROME657	ITALY/CUBA: ACTIVITIES FOR THE DAY SOLIDARITY WITH [...] (C) Summary: Per ref A-C requests, Post engaged in a robust effort to mark May 21's "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People." We placed the Cuba Solidarity op-ed May 20 in leading center-right daily Il Giornale. Lobbying by the Ambassador convinced Senate President Schifani, Chamber of Depu [...]	2008-05-22 15:34:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU IT
08ROME681	ITALY: BERLUSCONI'S IMPRESSIVE START: DELIVERING [...] (C/NF) Capitalizing on his strong electoral victory and a weak opposition, PM Berlusconi is enjoying high approval ratings for his quick delivery on campaign promises to reduce taxes and increase security. Since April, Berlusconi has dominated the Italian political stage. By reaching out to [...]	2008-05-30 11:24:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ECON IT
08ROME683	(S) GOI TO INVESTIGATE EXPORT OF MACHINE TOOL TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) On May 29, Econoff delivered to Roberto Liotto, the Italian MFA official responsible for Italian participation in the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) and Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Ref A non-paper on the export of an Italian compu [...]	2008-05-30 12:25:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL IT IR
08ROME684	IOM DG RACE: ITALY HAS NO BACKUP PLAN SHOULD ITS [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-30 15:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PREF SMIG AORC IT
08ROME71	ITALY: FM D'ALEMA ON KOSOVO, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, [...] (C/NF) Ambassador called on FM D'Alema January 15 to run through key foreign policy issues in advance of PM Prodi's February 4 visit to Washington. D'Alema was in a constructive mood and said Italian foreign policy on key issues was largely convergent with that of the U.S. He said that Kosov [...]	2008-01-16 16:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO UNSC EUN IT
08ROME711	ITALY/TERROR FINANCE: A NEW PROCEDURE ON 1267 [...] (C) Summary: The Italian Government has determined that it cannot continue to support the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban) listing of its nationals if they have been cleared of criminal charges. Italy will support delisting requests from persons cleared of charges, but it will forward delisting reque [...]	2008-06-04 15:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER KFIN IT
08ROME716	ITALY TO ATTEND JUNE VIENNA CONFERENCE ON LEBANON [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-05 12:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL PHUM LE UNRWA IT
08ROME726	ITALY: PM BERLUSCONI IN BROAD AGREEMENT ON KEY [...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met June 6 with PM Silvio Berlusconi and U/S Gianni Letta to frame issues President Bush may discuss with Berlusconi during their June 12 bilateral meeting in Rome. Berlusconi said he saw no problematic issues in the U.S.-Italian relationship. In office for less than on [...]	2008-06-09 11:52:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO ETRD IT
08ROME744	ITALY ALERT TO IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE [...] (C) Econoff delivered Ref A points on critical equipment needs for Iran's IR-2 centrifuge design to Roberto Liotto, the Italian MFA official responsible for export controls and Italian participation in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) on May 22. Liotto said he would pass the nonpaper to the [...]	2008-06-12 07:22:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP TRGY PREL PARM MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC IR IT
08ROME745	ITALY TO ATTEND BERLIN CONFERENCE FOR PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 11:37:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS EUN IT
08ROME747	ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 12:45:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNSC ZI IT
08ROME748	ITALY SUPPORTIVE OF SECURITY COUNCIL MEETING ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-12 12:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNSC ZI IT
08ROME752	(S) POSSIBLE EXPORT OF ITALIAN HELICOPTER PARTS TO [...] (S) Summary. Italian authorities deny that controlled helicopter parts may have been shipped from Italy to Iran, but weaknesses in Italy's export control regime make their denials unconvincing. Post recommends resumption of U.S.-Italy export control consultations. End summary. 2. (S) O [...]	2008-06-13 12:14:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	ETTC MASS PREL
08ROME772	ITALY: ITALIAN ASSISTANCE OFFICIAL TO ATTEND LIBERIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-18 16:10:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIN LI IT
08ROME774	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF U/S ROOD TO ROME, JUNE [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Rome presents a well-timed opportunity to engage the GOI on a number of important security issues in the wake of the successful meetings between the President and PM Berlusconi on June 12. In particular, the positive atmosphere generated by the visit should contribu [...]	2008-06-19 12:14:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PARM PREL MNUC MCAP MARR NATO ETTC KNNP IAEA
08ROME777	GOI MIN TRANSPORT ASKS EU TRANSPORT COMMISSIONER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Econ Couns met with Achille Vinci-Giacchi, Diplomatic Advisor to the Italian Minister of Transport, and with Massimo Gaiani, GOI's Director of the Secretariat for Coordinating European Union (EU) Affairs, to encourage the GOI to raise concerns about the EU's proposed aviation Emis [...]	2008-06-20 07:48:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR ECON ETRD SENV IT
08ROME778	ITALY: UNSCR 1267 LISTING REQUEST FOR AL-SHABAAB [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-20 15:24:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	KCRM PTER ASEC PREL PGOV
08ROME779	ITALIAN TRADE ROUND-UP: DOHA, POSSIBLE EU-CANADA [...] (U) Summary. During a June 9 meeting, Director General for Trade Amadeo Teti said he thought a Doha Round agreement on agricultural trade is close to being finalized, but noted negotiations on non-agricultural market access (NAMA) and services are far from over. Teti told Econ Counselor that [...]	2008-06-20 15:49:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO IT
08ROME786	ITALY: G-8 HEALTH INITIATIVES DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-23 15:10:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV TBIO IT
08ROME802	ITALY TO MAKE PRESENTATION AT CANBERRA MTCR PLENARY [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-27 12:44:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC IT KSCA MNUC PARM PREL TSPA
08ROME823	ISAF: ITALY PLEDGES MORE FLEXIBLE USE OF TROOPS [...] (C) Summary. Poloff met with Italian MFA Acting NATO Office Director Carlo Batori on June 25 to review Italian commitments to ISAF in the wake of the June 12 meeting between President Bush and PM Berlusconi. Batori confirmed that Italy is "removing" geographic caveats on Italian forces unde [...]	2008-07-02 15:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR AF IT NATO
08ROME828	ITALY WELCOMES NASA-CNSA TALKS, STRATEGIC SPACE [...] (U) SCICOUNS delivered reftel non-paper to Giovanni Manfredi, Director for Energy, Space, High Technology and Aerospace and Defense Programs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on June 27, 2008. Manfredi,s successor, Counselor Roberto Liotto, also attended the meeting. Due to reorganizat [...]	2008-07-03 09:20:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	PARM PREL TSPA TPHY TSPL KSCA CH IT

08ROME835	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY RECEPTIVE TO ANA TROOP INCREASE [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Poloff delivered Reftel demarche on July 3 to Italian MFA Deputy Afghanistan Coordinator Paola Munzi and Deputy NATO Office Director Carlo Batori. Munzi said that the Italian government supports the Afghanistan Compact goal [...]	2008-07-03 13:02:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
08ROME840	ITALY: BERLUSCONI HITS STRONG HEADWINDS [...] (C/NF) After a very strong first month in office, PM Berlusconi's political honeymoon has been upset by prosecutors accelerating proceedings in criminal cases pending against him. These proceedings, leaked wiretaps, as well as the probability of further leaks have Berlusconi insiders concerned. The [...]	2008-07-03 16:54:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV IT
08ROME843	MERCURY MANAGEMENT: ITALY NOW FAVORS A BINDING INSTRUMENT [...] Summary. On June 17, Post delivered reftel questions to Ms. Giuliana Gasparrini of the Environment Ministry (MOE) Directorate for Environmental Research and Development. Gasparrini heads the V Division, which deals with European Union (EU) and United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (U [...]	2008-07-07 13:35:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC EAGR ETRD UNEP IT
08ROME859	ITALY DOES NOT SUPPORT ARAB GROUP DRAFT UNSCR ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-09 16:53:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC IS LE SY IT
08ROME865	ITALY BEGINS CENSUS OF ROMA CAMPS [...] (C) With a large majority in both houses of parliament and a public united in feelings of insecurity in large cities, PM Berlusconi's government has begun to crack down on illegal immigration and crime. A plan to conduct a census of residents of encampments, aimed at Italy's Roma population, [...]	2008-07-10 16:02:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM IT
08ROME873	ITALIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] Post delivered reftel talking points to Dr. Loredana Vellucci of the Health Ministry (MOH) Directorate for Health Prevention On April 2. Vellucci heads Office III, which coordinates the Italian network of Maritime, Air and Border Health Offices (USMAF),as well as prevention activities relat [...]	2008-07-11 16:10:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AORC PREL WHO IT
08ROME881	AMB. PRESSES ITALIAN MOD AND PM ADVISER ON NATO SAC [...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with MOD La Russa and PM Berlusconi's principal adviser U/S Gianni Letta on July 15, the Ambassador noted the importance of the NATO Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) to provide mission critical assistance in Afghanistan and lamented that an Italian withdra [...]	2008-07-16 14:41:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NATO LE AF XF IT
08ROME883	ITALIAN MFA SUGGESTS QUINT DISCUSSIONS ON P5+1 [...] (C) Poloff discussed points in reftel regarding U/S Burns attendance at the P5 1 meetings in Geneva with Italian MFA Non Proliferation Director Emanuele Farruggia July 17. Farruggia said Political Director Terzi appreciated Ambassador Spogli's phone call on July 16 regarding U/S Burns' parti [...]	2008-07-17 15:17:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM IR IT
08ROME888	ITALY: SUPPORTIVE ON INDIA-IAEA SAFEGUARDS [...] (C) Summary. Italy will seek to be supportive of India in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG),but MFA officials urgently request information on the Indian sites to be placed under safeguards, and on the likely substance of the NSG waiver request. [...]	2008-07-18 14:57:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	IAEA ETTC KNNP AORC PARM PREL IT
08ROME892	ITALY SUPPORTS EXPANDED NTM-I; CONSIDERING [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-21 16:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO IZ IT
08ROME893	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DASD WHELAN: AFRICOM [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Italy offers an opportunity to engage the GOI at the highest levels on the pending issue of U.S.- GOI consultations on AFRICOM component headquarters in Italy. Initial readings from top-level Italian civilian officials are encouraging. However, the devil will be in t [...]	2008-07-22 09:20:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IT NATO
08ROME900	FM FRATTINI TO COORDINATE WITH U.S. ON IRAN, [...] (C) Summary. Italian FM Franco Frattini told the Ambassador on July 21 that Italy is prepared to do more to make EU measures against Iran more effective but opposition from Spain and Austria make it unlikely that it will happen during the July GAERC. In a recent phone conversation, Syrian FM [...]	2008-07-22 16:29:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO ECON IT
08ROME910	ITALY: RESPONSE TO INFORMATION ABOUT ITALIAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 15:40:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET	IR IT MTCRE PARM PREL
08ROME914	ITALY: RESPONSE TO POSTAL UNION CONGRESS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-24 15:22:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECON ETRD WTRO IT
08ROME915	ITALIAN SUPPORT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1816 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-24 15:23:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KCRS KJUS EWWT PHSA PREL IT
08ROME94	YOUR FEBRUARY 4 MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER PRODI [...] (C/NF) Summary. Mr. President, on February 4 you will be seeing Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, who has surpassed my expectations in both his ability to manage for more than 18 months an inherently unstable governing coalition and to advance domestically controversial policies in support [...]	2008-01-23 13:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV IT
08ROME943	ITALY: TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION MUST STAY ON TRACK [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-29 08:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV TU EUN IT
08ROME944	ITALY WANTS TO HOST OFF-CONTINENT AFRICOM HQ [...] (C) SUMMARY. DASD Whelan, the Ambassador and DATT briefed the Italian PM's principle advisor and U/S Gianni Letta on DOD strategic thinking with respect to AFRICOM and our desire to establish Army and Navy service component commands (at Initial Operational Capability) in Italy by October 1, 20 [...]	2008-07-29 15:23:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IT NATO
08ROME945	ITALY: PROPOSED WAY FORWARD ON AFRICOM [...] (U) This cable is an ACTION request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request. Post welcomes reftel instructions to begin official consultations on the establishment of U.S. AFRICOM Army and Navy service component headquarters in Italy. We have already broached the sub [...]	2008-07-29 16:04:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IT NATO
08ROME95	ITALY: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON HOST [...] (SBU) The following are Embassy Rome's answers to the questionnaire on host government information collection, screening and sharing practices contained in Reftel. 2. (SBU) Section A: Watchlisting -------------------------------- Question: If host government maintains a "watchlist," how [...]	2008-01-23 14:00:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS IT
08ROME959	ITALY: ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-31 16:19:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA IT
08ROME960	ITALY PASSES NEW SECURITY LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Italian Senate approved the security package on July 25, finalizing one of the more controversial and complicated pieces of legislation passed since the Berlusconi government took office in May. Rooted in campaign promises to improve security on Italian streets and crack down [...]	2008-07-31 17:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM IT
08ROME988	U/S ROOD DISCUSSES IRAN, MISSILE DEFENSE WITH [...] (C) Summary: Italian MFA Political Director Terzi thanked U/S Rood on June 23 for the U.S. assistance in including Italy in pre P5+1 consultations on Iran. He said Italy was pushing for stronger EU measures against Iran and wanted to include a robust discussion of Iran by the Quint on the m [...]	2008-08-05 12:28:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL MNUC MCAP MARR NATO ETTC KNNP IAEA
08ROME995	ITALY: OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-06 11:35:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PREL PHUM KDEM IT
08ROME998	TREASURY U/S LEVEY NOTES ITALIAN COOPERATION ON [...] (S/NF) Summary. Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey visited Italy on July 14/15 to discuss efforts to increase financial pressure on Iran and prevent Iran from misusing the international financial system to support its proliferation activities. U/S Le [...]	2008-08-06 14:30:00	Embassy Rome	SECRET//NOFORN	EFIN IR KNNP PREL IT
08RPODUBAI39	IRAN ON BRINK OF DECISION TO ENGAGE ON P5+1 OFFER [...] (C) Summary: Coverage in the Iranian press of Iran's reaction to the P5+1 proposal suggests that the Iranian government may propose talks based on the proposal's first step of pre-negotiations, featuring a "freeze for freeze." The Iranians continue to emphasize the common points of their May [...]	2008-07-02 14:12:00	Iran RPO Dubai	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MASS IR
08SANAA88	PART TWO OF TWO: YEMEN'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel A, part two of Yemen's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement follows. This second section covers protection of property rights, transparency of the regulatory system, efficient capital markets and portfolio investment, political violence, corrup [...]	2008-01-15 11:37:00	Embassy Sanaa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC YM
08SANJOSE911	COSTA RICA: TIP WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] The 2008 TIP Tier Two Watchlist downgrade succeeded as a wake-up call for the GOCR's anti-TIP National Coalition (officially the National Coalition against Smuggling of Migrants and Trafficking in Persons),headed by Vice Minister of Public Security and Governance Ana Duran. The GOCR made sign [...]	2008-11-21 21:39:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG CS
08SANSALVADOR480	EX-FINANCE MINISTER CRITIQUES SACA GOVERNMENT, [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to former Finance Minister Manuel Hinds, El Salvador's economic growth has been close to 6% per year over the last several years, not the 2-4 % officially reported. The Saca Administration, which Hinds calls the "most corrupt" in El Salvador's history, has intentionally [...]	2008-04-18 22:35:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV ES
08SANTIAGO98	INDIGENOUS RIGHTS, SOCIAL ISSUES, ENERGY SHORTAGES [...] (C) Secretariat General of the Presidency Minister Viera Gallo told the Ambassador January 30 that the GOC - and Chilean society - are only belatedly taking seriously a growing problem with Chile's indigenous (largely Mapuche) population, which has never been fully integrated and is becoming increa [...]	2008-01-31 20:14:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI CI
08SANTODOMINGO1666	SANTIAGO: THE OTHER DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Whereas piles of trash and crumbling sidewalks decorate Santo Domingo, Santiago - the DR's second largest city - demonstrates what public-private partnerships and civic pride can achieve. The entrepreneurial spirit of the region was on display during Ambassador Fannin's recent [...]	2008-10-30 14:03:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM EINV ECON DR
08SANTODOMINGO371	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: PROSECUTION SEGMENT FOR 8TH [...] Please find the following information in response to REF A questions regarding prosecution of human traffickers in the Dominican Republic. This information completes Embassy's 8th Annual TIP Report, initially submitted in REF B. --------------------------------------------- Investigations, [...]	2008-03-13 20:24:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG DR
08SAOPAULO49	BRAZIL: INFRASTRUCUTRE COOPERATION AND SECURITY ISSUES: [...] (SBU) Ambassador met January 28 with Sao Paulo Governor Jose Serra to follow up on previous discussions of cooperation between the state government and the USG on law enforcement and public security issues. He also conveyed USG's interest in supporting Brazil's efforts to develop its physical [...]	2008-02-01 13:54:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR EINV EFIN BEXP ASEC KJUS EAIR BR
08SARAJEVO226	BOSNIA - QUINT DISCUSSES SHORT-TERM (TIHIC) AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Lajcak met with Quint Ambassador on February 5 to discuss two political challenges. The first was February 2 decision by Sulejman Tihic, President of the Party for Democratic Action (SDA),to apparently repudiate the Mostar Agreement on police reform. Tihic's [...]	2008-02-05 19:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
08SARAJEVO757	BOSNIA - NO GOOD OPTIONS ON SREBRENICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Quint Ambassadors met with High Representative Lajcak on April 24 to discuss options for addressing concerns that the October 2008 municipal elections could put Serbs in control of the entire Srebrenica municipal administration. This outcome would likely spark another destabilizi [...]	2008-04-25 11:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KAWC RU BK
08SEOUL1319	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - June 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-01 23:34:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD SENV SOCI KS KN
08SEOUL2408	NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - NOVEMBER 2008 [...] (U) DPRK Bond Prices Low and Falling: Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported November 7 by quoting Exotix Limited, a United Kingdom-based investment bank, regarding North Korean bond prices -- "The price has fallen since July this year. The market then was in the mid 20 cents, but it is now in the te [...]	2008-12-16 05:56:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
08SEOUL2499	ROKG VIEWS ON INCREASING PRESSURE ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Econ MinCouns and Deputy Econ Couns followed up on reftel demarches on December 16 and 22 to multiple officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) and the Ministry of Strategy and Finance (MOSF) to discuss financial pressure on Iran as well as Korea,s energy rela [...]	2008-12-31 02:32:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KNNP MNUC IR KS
08SEOUL881	NORTH KOREA STRUGGLES WITH SHORTAGE OF MEDICINE AND [...] (SBU) Famine, natural disaster, mismanagement, a lack of safe drinking water, and shortages of essential drugs and vaccines have left the population of the Democratic Peoples' Republic (DPRK) vulnerable to infectious diseases, despite the existence of an adequately-trained corps of medical per [...]	2008-04-30 01:53:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO EAID PINR ECON SOCI KN
08SKOPJE139	U.S. COMPANY A PIONEER INVESTOR IN MACEDONIA [...] (SBU) In March the U.S. multi-national company Johnson Controls will begin production at its factory in Macedonia's free trade zone (FTZ) and will start exporting electronic circuit boards to major automobile companies. The Johnson Controls factory represents a breakthrough for Macedonia - th [...]	2008-02-20 16:14:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EIND PGOV MK
08SOFIA124	BULGARIA: 2008 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides Embassy Sofia's input for the eighth annual Anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Bulgaria is primarily a country of origin and transit, and to a lesser degree a country of destination for human trafficking. The past year has seen a significant energizing o [...]	2008-02-29 11:54:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BU
08SOFIA44	BULGARIA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-17 09:47:00	Embassy Sofia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU
08SOFIA684	STRATEGY FOR EXPANDING BULGARIAN ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (C) Summary. Bulgaria has 470 soldiers in Afghanistan (up from 80 in 2006),most of whom are in Kandahar. The Bulgarians will add their first Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (OMLT),in cooperation with the Tennessee National Guard, to Kandahar in February 2009. Withdrawal of 152 troop [...]	2008-10-29 11:55:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BU
08SOFIA713	STRATEGY FOR EXPANDING BULGARIAN ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (NATO CONFIDENTIAL REL/UK) Summary. Bulgaria has 470 soldiers in Afghanistan (up from 80 in 2006),most of whom are in Kandahar. The Bulgarians will add their first Operational Mentor and Liaison Team (OMLT),in cooperation with the Tennessee National Guard, to Kandahar in February 2009. [...]	2008-11-07 09:12:00	Embassy Sofia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BU
08STATE101218	AFGHANISTAN: GUIDANCE FOR UNSC RENEWAL OF THE [...] The Department instructs USUN to support UNSC adoption of the Italian draft resolution (para 4) renewing the International Security Assistance Force's (ISAF) mandate in Afghanistan. The Department also refers USUN to the following guidance in negotiating the final text of the resolution. U [...]	2008-09-22 22:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC ISAF AF
08STATE104778	QUINT POLITICAL DIRECTORS SEPTEMBER 26 MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Quint Political Directors (U.S., France, Germany, UK, and Italy) met on September 26 with EU Special Envoy for Georgia Pierre Morel to discuss the October 15 Geneva talks on Georgia. Morel presented his vision of the talks proceeding along two tracks: a plenary session that is co [...]	2008-10-01 14:43:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA UNSC RS GG
08STATE108108	DEMARCHE AL-JAZEERA TO RETRACT 9/11 FALSEHOODS [...] (U) This is an action request. See para. 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Al Jazeera's decision to air the Italian-produced documentary "Zero 9/11" on September 3 and 10 has raised serious concerns here in Washington. The film presents conspiracy theories which attempt to cast do [...]	2008-10-08 21:32:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PREL QA
08STATE11586	MIDDLE EAST MULTILATERAL WORKING GROUP ON WATER [...] This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ------------------------ Summary and Introduction ------------------------ 2. (U) The Executive Council (ExCouns) of the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) held its twenty first meeting in Muscat, Oman [...]	2008-02-05 14:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SENV XF MU IS JO JA KS NL QA KWBG
08STATE117478	DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, November 4, 2008 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 7-22 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 23-36 4. (U) Threats & Analysis ) Paragraphs 37-50 5. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 51-58 6. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 59-68 7. [...]	2008-11-04 20:42:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC
08STATE12428	AMBASSADOR WILLIAM SWING, U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs four through seven. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The USG strongly supports the candidacy of Ambassador William Swing for Director General (DG) of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The Department seeks post's as [...]	2008-02-06 20:32:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL SMIG
08STATE125441	INCREASING FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three and four. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and the U.S. (E4 1) have agreed to pursue additional national measures to increase the pressure on Iran to end its proliferation-sensiti [...]	2008-11-26 17:36:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KNNP MNUC IR GM
08STATE125496	JOINT DEMARCHE WITH EUROPEAN LIKEMINDED ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 5-6. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE: To participate in a joint demarche with France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom to the Government of Switzerland to prompt its implementation of national sanctions measures on Iran. 3. (SBU) BACKGROU [...]	2008-11-26 18:20:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	KNNP MNUC PARM IR
08STATE125548	UNSCR 1267: ENGAGING WITH ITALY, FRANCE, ALGERIA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4 through 6. ------------------------- BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES ------------------------- 2. (SBU) In July 2003, the USG co-sponsored a request by the Government of Italy to list under the UNSCR 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban sanctions) regime [...]	2008-11-26 19:29:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
08STATE125551	SUBSTANTIVE REVISION: INCREASING FINANCIAL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs three and four. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, and the U.S. (E4 1) have agreed to pursue additional national measures to increase the pressure on Iran to end its proliferation-sensiti [...]	2008-11-26 19:31:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KNNP MNUC IR GM
08STATE125658	COORDINATED DEMARCHE ON IRAN WITH EUROPEAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE: To participate in a joint demarche with France, Germany, Italy, and the United Kingdom to the Republic of Korea and Malaysia regarding the implementation of national sanctions measures on Iran. 3. (SBU) BACKGR [...]	2008-11-26 22:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM IR
08STATE129774	TRAVEL ALERT - MALI [...] This Travel Alert is being issued to warn U.S. citizens of security concerns in Mali. This replaces the Travel Alert for Mali issued on February 12, 2008, expires on March 31, 2009, updates information on security incidents and areas of concern, including Essakane, and strongly urges U.S. cit [...]	2008-12-10 17:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC ML
08STATE13105	JANUARY 30 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first G-8 Global Partnership Working Group meeting (GPWG) of the Japanese G-8 Presidency, which took place on January 30, 2008 in Tokyo, focused on expanding the geographic scope of GP activities and developing benchmarks to ensure that current pledges for GP projects in Rus [...]	2008-02-07 22:21:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR
08STATE132279	ITALY: TIP ACTION GUIDE TO COMBAT TIP (2008-2009) [...] This is an action request (see para 5). 2. The 2008 Trafficking in Persons Report rates countries as Tier 1 when host governments are fully meeting the minimum standards to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA). Remaining on Tier [...]	2008-12-17 21:30:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL SMIG IT
08STATE17895	MGKV01: KOSOVO MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Belgrade reports rioters breached Embassy grounds at 1858 local time. Police used tear gas but were unable to disperse the crowd. Rioters set fire to an unoccupied area of the consular section. While the Embassy was closed at the time, 14 Embassy personnel were inside during t [...]	2008-02-22 02:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT KV
08STATE19438	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 13, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee General Ray Henault briefed that ISAF is seeking to diversify its fuel supply away from reliance on Pakistani transit. SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations MG Rudy Wright described a dramatic drop [...]	2008-02-26 22:57:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08STATE19466	USG RESPONSE TO ITALIAN PROPOSAL FOR RC-WEST [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-26 22:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AF IT MARR MOPS NATO PREL
08STATE22352	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE MARCH 10-11 [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 10. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on March 10-11. [...]	2008-03-04 22:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08STATE22936	AFGHANISTAN: INSTRUCTIONS FOR CONSULTATIONS ON [...] The Department requests that USUN share the following draft elements of a resolution renewing the UN Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) with the Italian delegation, responsible for drafting the resolution, and other delegations currently engaging in discussions on the resolution text, with the ai [...]	2008-03-06 00:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL AF
08STATE24292	INFORMATION ON BANK MELLI FOR ITALY,S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The EU is expected to consider sanctions against Iran the week of March 10. On February 6, EU experts prepared a list of 19 new entities and 15 new individuals to be designated under the EU's Comm [...]	2008-03-07 23:42:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	EUN IT KNNP PARM
08STATE24923	ITALIAN CARABINIERI TRAINING FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C/Rel Italy) SUMMARY: A critical part of the counter-insurgency plan for Afghanistan is assisting the Afghans in standing up an effective police force. The U.S. is committing a number of U.S. Marine trainers, due to arrive in Af [...]	2008-03-11 00:29:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AF IT MOPS NATO PREL
08STATE42905	US-EU-CANADA TRILATERAL MEETINGS ON IRAN AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the April 10 U.S.-EU-Canada trilateral meetings on Iran for the Slovenian EU Presidency, all three delegations agreed that Iran sought to undermine everything that the international community sought to achieve in the Middle East, and that its nuclear program and state spo [...]	2008-04-23 16:56:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EUN UN XG XF AR IR
08STATE43742	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE APRIL 28-29 [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 16. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on April 28-29. [...]	2008-04-24 21:16:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN ZL PK ZI IR IZ IS SY LE CH
08STATE45220	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050060873 for the export of C27J aircraft wing components to Italy. Embassy is requested to [...]	2008-04-29 18:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC IT
08STATE4740	ITALY: INFORMATION REQUEST CONCERNING UN 1267 [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraphs 11-14 and 18-19. 2. (C) Summary: On December 21, Stefania Fancello at the Italian MFA's Office of International Cooperation against Terrorism conveyed a request to Embassy Rome officials for more information on the 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban [...]	2008-01-15 22:07:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIN IT KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
08STATE53922	U/S JEFFERY AND ITALIAN ENI CEO SCARONI DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary. Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery met with Italian energy firm Eni's CEO Paolo Scaroni on May 6 in Washington. Scaroni came to Washington seeking U.S. views on Eni's activities in Iran and to discuss its growing relationship with Russia's Gazprom. U/S Jeffery pushed back hard when [...]	2008-05-20 21:05:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ETTC EFIN EUN LY AG TU RS IR IT
08STATE54663	MGLBO1: LEBANON MONITORING GROUP SITUATION [...] (SBU) Hizballah has begun to dismantle its tent city surrounding the government complex at the Grand Serail, while Lebanese Armed Forces remove roadblocks around Beirut, media report. (Ops/Embassy Beirut e-mail, NOWLebanon.com) 2. (SBU) Embassy Beirut reports Hizballah leader Nasrallah [...]	2008-05-21 23:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT LB
08STATE55497	ITALIAN MACHINE TOOLS SOLD TO IRANIAN CLIENTS VIA [...] This is an action request. Embassy Rome, please see paragraph 4. 2. (S) Background: The U.S. has information that the Italian machine tool manufacturer, CMS Industries, sold computer numerical controlled (CNC) processing machines to clients in Iran. Specifically, CMS Industries sold to [...]	2008-05-23 15:10:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL IT IR
08STATE61421	(S) POTENTIAL TRANSFER OF HELICOPTER PARTS TO IRAN [...] (S) Summary: The U.S. has information indicating that the Rome based office of a Swiss firm has been providing Iran with U.S.-origin helicopter parts. Such transfers may be in violation of the company's obligations to the United States and could result in the imposition of sanctions or the co [...]	2008-06-06 21:23:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	ETTC MASS PREL IT SZ IR
08STATE62450	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JUNE 16-17 [...] (U) Classified by Jeffrey Giauque, Senior Political Officer, EUR/ERA. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 24. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on Jun [...]	2008-06-10 18:57:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV ZL ZK IR IZ IS SY LE
08STATE62585	DJIBOUTI: SEEKING UNSC BRIEFING ON [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Over the last several weeks tensions between Eritrea and Djibouti have risen due to an initial Eritrean military build-up along their shared border and Eritrean military incursions into Djiboutian territory. Djibouti responded with its own military build-up [...]	2008-06-10 21:41:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	UNSC PREL DJ XA XW
08STATE63759	GUIDANCE FOR JUNE 13 UNSC MIDYEAR REVIEW OF MNF-I [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following text in its statement at the June 13 UNSC midyear review of MNF-I. 2. Begin text: I am pleased to report to the U.N. Security Council on behalf of the Multi-National Force-Iraq(MNF-I). I would like to welcome Foreign Minister Zebari and am grat [...]	2008-06-13 02:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MOPS UNSC IZ
08STATE71896	DELEGATION GUIDANCE FOR THE 7 JULY IRFFI DONORS [...] (U) This is an action cable for Embassy Baghdad. See guidance in paragraphs 3 through 12. 2. (U) Along with Iraq and the U.S, EU/EC, UN, and World Bank, the info addressee countries of this cable constitute the membership of the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq Donors Com [...]	2008-07-03 18:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON IZ PGOV PREL
08STATE74485	(S) FOLLOW-UP TO OUR REQUEST TO BOARD [...] (S//REL Malta) Post is requested to approach appropriate-level host nation officials regarding our request over the weekend of June 7-8 concerning the Maltese-flagged vessel M/V FIFTH OCEAN. Post may draw from background, objectives, and talking points/non-paper below, as appropriate. As ap [...]	2008-07-11 12:20:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PREL MNUC EWWT MT
08STATE74922	(U) Secretary Rice's June 26-27 Participation in [...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) June 27, 2008 at 18:00, and June 28, 2008 at 09:30; Kyoto, Japan. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary U/S Bill Burns A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Lt. Gen. Wil [...]	2008-07-12 14:20:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHUM KNNP KWBG
08STATE75132	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ITALIAN [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Rome, please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background/Objective: In May 2008, the U.S. provided information to the GOI that the Italian machine tool manufacturer, CMS Industries, sold computer numerical controlled (CNC) processing machines to clients in I [...]	2008-07-14 15:16:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	PARM MTCRE PREL IT IR
08STATE76655	WORLDWIDE CAUTION [...] This Worldwide Caution updates information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against Americans and interests throughout the world. In some countries, the rise in oil and food prices has caused political and economic instability and social unrest. American citizens ar [...]	2008-07-16 23:49:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC PTER ASEC
08STATE7679	APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE JANUARY 28- [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 15. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on January 28-2 [...]	2008-01-24 23:34:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN PHUM PREL PGOV KV IR IZ IS SU
08STATE77504	T LETTER OF THANKS TO ITALY MFA OFFICIAL FOR PSI [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: Italian MFA Deputy Director General for Political Affairs Filippo Formica made a formal statement at the Senior-Level Meeting for all states endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) held May 28, 2008, in Washington, DC, on the occasion of the PSI's Fifth [...]	2008-07-18 16:39:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IT
08STATE80262	INITIATION OF HOST NATION CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2 for requested action and paragraph 8 for suggested talking points. 2. (C//REL ITA) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to initiate consultations with Italy at the appropriate time and level, regarding the establishment of USA [...]	2008-07-25 13:02:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	IT MARR PREL
08STATE80869	ISN LETTER OF THANKS TO ITALY PSI PRESENTER [...] SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND: On May 29, 2008, the United States hosted a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Outreach Workshop in Washington, attended by representatives of 21 countries that have not yet endorsed the PSI, as well as most of the 92 PSI participating states. The workshop provi [...]	2008-07-28 13:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL IT
08STATE82414	CORRECTED COPY: INITIATION OF HOST NATION [...] (C//REL ITA) This is a corrected copy of State 80262. The final talking point in Para 9 has been changed to reflect that the Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe will be dual, vice triple-hatted. 2. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3 for requested action and paragraph 9 [...]	2008-07-31 14:33:00	Secretary of State	SECRET	IT MARR PREL
08STATE93970	LIFELINES FOR IPCC WORKING GROUP ELECTION [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Summary. Missions should be prepared to assist the U.S. Delegation to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in its efforts to secure a positive outcome to elections for working group co-chair positions at the IPCC Plenar [...]	2008-09-02 23:30:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL UNEP WMO KGHG IR ML AR MA MO
08STATE96580	USUN INSTRUCTIONS: UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON SUDAN [...] USUN may draw on the following points during the September 11 Security Council Consultations on the UNSC Sudan Sanctions Committee: -- The United States would like to thank Italian Ambassador Terzi for his statement and for his efforts as the new Chair of the Security Council Committee esta [...]	2008-09-09 23:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER SU UNSC
08STATE97531	ACTION REQUEST: INITIATE HOST NATION [...] (C) This is an action request for Embassy Rome. Post is requested to conduct host nation consultations at the appropriate level regarding the proposed return of the Monte Orlando Compound, at Gaeta, Italy, operated by U.S. Naval Forces, Europe, to the Government of Italy, as described in para [...]	2008-09-11 20:06:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL IT
08STATE98089	AFGHANISTAN: GUIDANCE FOR UNSC RENEWAL OF THE [...] The Department instructs USUN to support UNSC adoption of the Italian draft resolution (para 4) renewing the International Security Assistance Force's (ISAF) mandate in Afghanistan. The Department also refers USUN to the following guidance in negotiating the final text of the resolution. USU [...]	2008-09-13 00:56:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNSC PREL ISAF AF
08STOCKHOLM84	SWEDISH MFA ON KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE AND ESDP MISSION [...] (C) The Swedish position on Kosovo recognition appears to be starting to move in a positive direction. Sweden supported the January 30 approval of an ESDP mission. MFA contacts tell us Sweden will likely join in recognizing Kosovo, but would prefer for this to occur with substantial EU unity [...]	2008-02-01 16:20:00	Embassy Stockholm	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SW YI
08TAIPEI1694	PRESIDENT MA YING-JEOU TAKES CRITICISM FOR NIXING [...] (C) Summary: The DPP and even some KMT politicians have criticized President Ma Ying-jeou for saying on December 3 that this is not a good time for the Dalai Lama to visit Taiwan. DPP critics charge Ma with yielding to pressure from Beijing, contrasting his agreement to a visit by the PRC's [...]	2008-12-05 11:07:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CH TW
08TASHKENT1155	UZBEKISTAN: EU DIPLOMATS EXPECT SANCTIONS TO BE [...] (C) Summary: During a six-day visit to Uzbekistan, DRL Foreign Affairs Officer Rachel Waldstein on September 23 participated in an informal roundtable at the Embassy with diplomats from the German, French, Italian, and Latvian Embassies in Tashkent. The diplomats reported that the EU would mo [...]	2008-10-09 11:41:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EUN PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT1192	UNODC REPORTS GREATER COOPERATION FROM CENTRAL [...] (U) Summary: On September 19 poloff attended a donor coordination roundtable hosted by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office in Central Asia. UNODC Senior Law Enforcement Advisor, Mark Colhoun, reported increased cooperation with law enforcement agencies in the f [...]	2008-10-17 05:25:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM TX IR TI UZ ASEC
08TASHKENT1204	UZBEKISTAN: COTTON STILL KING AT 4th [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Fourth International Uzbek Cotton Fair and Fourth International Cotton and Textile Conference took place in Tashkent on October 14-15, 2008. The conference and exhibition highlighted Uzbekistan's continued strong position as a leading producer and exporter of cotton. It a [...]	2008-10-21 06:16:00	Embassy Tashkent	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI PINR UZ
08TASHKENT1256	UZBEKISTAN: UNICEF SHARES RESULTS OF CHILD LABOR [...] (C) Summary: During a recent meeting with foreign diplomats, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) office in Tashkent announced that an informal assessment of child labor conducted by its employees found that students were still being mobilized for the cotton harvest, despite the governm [...]	2008-10-30 08:31:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EAGR ECON ELAB PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT1341	FATF Member Embassies Not United on Uzbekistan [...] (C) Ambassador delivered reftel points to Uzbek Deputy Prime Minister Azimov and Foreign Minister Norov on November 19 on the margins of meetings with TRANSCOM Commander General Duncan McNabb. Azimov was already aware of the upcoming FATF team's visit and mentioned DAS Glaser by name. He nodded [...]	2008-11-21 10:44:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PINR PREL KCRM UZ
08TASHKENT552	HUMAN RIGHTS IN UZBEKISTAN: THE CASE AGAINST [...] (C) Ambassador's introduction: The U.S. faces a decision in June on possible sanctions against Uzbekistan given ongoing concerns about the government's poor performance on human rights. Reftel cites upcoming leadership transition issues as a key factor in this decision, arguing that now is [...]	2008-05-14 13:36:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
08TASHKENT771	UZBEKISTAN: SPECTER OF CORRUPTION STIFLES [...] (C) Summary: On July 1 poloff met with an affluent, well-connected young acquaintance from Bukhara whose extended family has successfully established a syringe-making factory. The family is also planning to diversify and start another factory to manufacture diapers. The young man wants to st [...]	2008-07-03 08:47:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR ECON BTIO EPET SOCI UZ
08TASHKENT927	EMBASSY TASHKENT HOSTS ROUNDTABLE ON IMPRISONED [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 6, poloff hosted an informal roundtable at the Embassy with Arslan Umarov, the son of imprisoned Sunshine Coalition leader Sanjar Umarov. The roundtable was attended by the Charge, the Swiss Ambassador, the French and Italian DCMs, and officers from the German and Bri [...]	2008-08-12 08:51:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KDEM KPAO ICRC PGOV PINR PREL UZ

08TASHKENT949	EMBASSY TASHKENT HOSTS CHILD LABOR ROUNDTABLE [...] (U) Summary: On August 11, poloff hosted an informal roundtable at the Embassy on child labor in Uzbekistan in conjunction with representatives from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the International Labor Organization (ILO). The roundtable was also attended by the Charge, the [...]	2008-08-15 09:00:00	Embassy Tashkent	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ECON ELAB KPAO PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
08TBILISI1513	GEORGIA: SITREP 24: GEORGIANS WELCOME VICE [...] (C) Summary. President Saakashvili warmly welcomed Vice President Cheney to Georgia, with the visit receiving extensive local coverage. The September 3 announcement of a one-billion-dollar U.S. aid package was also well received, with some calling it a Marshall Plan for Georgia. The OSCE w [...]	2008-09-04 13:14:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM RU GG
08TBILISI2118	GEORGIA: EUMM SEEKS CHANGES TO PROPOSED INFO [...] (C) Begin Summary and Comment: In a November 12 meeting, European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) Head Hansjoerg Haber told the Ambassador he is seeking additional modifications to the proposed Exchange of Information Agreement which is pending signature between the EUMM and the Georgian De [...]	2008-11-13 14:09:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RU GG
08TBILISI2271	GEORGIA: ABKHAZIA SITUATION UNTENABLE [...] (C) Summary and comment. During December 2-3 meetings in Zugdidi, government officials, EUMM and UNOMIG monitors, and NGO representatives all told the Ambassador that the security situation in and outside Abkhazia is precarious, with frequent violent incidents and provocations. Georgian poli [...]	2008-12-08 13:38:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS RU GG
08TBILISI2495	GEORGIA: SOUTH OSSETIA INCIDENTS: LESS FATAL, BUT [...] (C) Summary. Although the area around South Ossetia has not seen any conflict-related fatalities since November 17, several recent incidents have caused injuries and shown a brazen attitude by the South Ossetian or Russian perpetrators. Georgian Interior Ministry forces have been the target [...]	2008-12-30 14:56:00	Embassy Tbilisi	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS KBTS RU GG
08TBILISI741	RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES [...] Summary: Food price inflation was 14 percent in 2007 in Georgia. Higher food prices make meeting calorie intake needs more difficult for many Georgians, especially those living in poverty. The government does not subsidize agriculture, other than to provide some equipment that can be rented [...]	2008-05-02 14:22:00	Embassy Tbilisi	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON PGOV GG
08TEGUCIGALPA107	NEW HONDURAN FM EDMUNDO ORELLANA: WE CAN WORK WITH [...] (C) Summary: On his first day in office, Foreign Minister Edmundo "Mundo" Orellana received the Ambassador for a courtesy call. They discussed moving the bilateral agenda forward, especially in the areas of security and migration issues. Orellana lamented the chaos the Foreign Ministry was [...]	2008-02-04 12:12:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PTER SMIG CVIS VE HO
08TEGUCIGALPA1073	PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF HONDURAN PRIMARIES: LOBO [...] (C) Summary. Honduran voters from the two main parties (National and Liberal) went to the polls November 30 to elect the candidates from their respective parties. The election process was smoothly run, with all observers and the press describing them as a clear success. At this point, they a [...]	2008-12-01 02:38:00	Embassy Tegucigalpa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV SOCI EFIN EAID HO
08TELAVIV1456	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz and other media reported that Israel has signed a prisoner exchange agreement with Hizbullah, according to a statement released yesterday by the Prime Minster's Bureau. The media [...]	2008-07-08 10:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1470	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media (lead stories in The Jerusalem Post and Makor Rishon-Hatzofe) reported that yesterday the Water Authority unveiled an emergency plan to combat the "worst water cr [...]	2008-07-09 10:00:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1483	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The three major Hebrew-language dailies and Israel Hayom led with the Morris Talansky affair and PM Ehud Olmert's political future. Maariv quoted an Israeli law-enforcement official as sayi [...]	2008-07-10 10:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1512	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] PM Olmert's Legal Entanglement 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Over the weekend all media reported on new police accusations against PM Ehud Olmert that 12 of his trips received multiple funding -- one trip was allegedly funde [...]	2008-07-14 10:15:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1657	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-01 09:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1743	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. China Olympics ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that a top Israeli defense official has told the daily that if Russia goes through with the sale of its most advanced anti-aircraft missile system to I [...]	2008-08-08 09:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1783	ISRAELI-UNIFIL RELATIONS IMPROVING [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/DAO Chere and A/POLC met with Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Northern Command's Liaison Officer (LNO),LTC Sorrel Hershkovitz, on July 31 to discuss the IDF's relations with UNIFIL and the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF). The LNO, who has served at Northern Command for nearly three y [...]	2008-08-13 14:12:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS KPKO UN LE IS
08TELAVIV186	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. World Financial Crunch ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Ha'aretz reported that according to defense sources, Israel intends to keep the crossings into the Gaza Strip permanently closed and will only allow emergency humanitaria [...]	2008-01-23 13:32:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV1870	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-22 10:10:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2114	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-16 10:03:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2311	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 12:01:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2315	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 10:47:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV262	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-01 11:02:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV2918	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-30 10:53:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV437	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Kosovo 3. U.S.-Israel Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Yediot reported that preparations are well underway for President Bush's "farewell" visit to Israel in May. Ha'aretz reported that PM Ehud Olmert will meet [...]	2008-02-22 11:50:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV500	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran-Iraq Relations ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post reported that the prevalent feeling in Jerusalem is that despite the recent flare-up in Gaza, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's discussions in Cairo wi [...]	2008-03-04 12:22:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV868	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was quoted as saying in an interview with Ha'aretz on Sunday that peace cannot be achieved without talking to all the relevant people and that he intends [...]	2008-04-15 11:37:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV887	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] Mideast 2. Italy: Parliamentary Elections ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media reported on the killing of three IDF soldiers and the wounding of three others in a Hamas ambush yesterday. Major media characterized what was the most int [...]	2008-04-17 11:58:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08TELAVIV916	ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-22 10:19:00	Embassy Tel Aviv	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR IS
08THEHAGU799	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR SEPTEMBER 15-19, 2008 [...] (U) Budget consultations continued apace, with a session on the International Cooperation and Assistance Branch September 15 and the first wrap-up session September 19. Questions flowed but there was no sign of agreement on the key issue -- the increase in OCPF inspections. The first facilit [...]	2008-09-25 12:12:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE1021	CWC: MEETINGS ON THE MARGINS OF THE CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) As always, the Conference of the States Parties offered a platform for a variety of meetings on its margins. The European Union hosted a day of meetings for National Authorities on December 1 that bridged the gap between the official National Authorities' meetings and the CSP; notable a [...]	2008-12-15 15:28:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE1025	CWC: INDUSTRY SPECIFIC MEETINGS ON THE MARGINS OF [...] (SBU) Before and during the Conference of the States Parties (CSP 13),Doug Brown, visiting Director of the Treaty Compliance Division of the Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce, met with a number of officials on industry- specific issues. This cable follows the wrap up r [...]	2008-12-17 13:07:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE1035	CWC: WRAP UP FOR DECEMBER 8-18, 2008 [...] (SBU) During his brief visit December 8, A/DAS Kenneth Staley met with the Algerian Ambassador to discuss plans for a conference on chemical terrorism and security in Algeria next year. Delrep followed up later in the week with the Algerian delegate to OPCW; it appears that Algeria's concept [...]	2008-12-19 08:52:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE122	NETHERLANDS/LEBANON: DUTCH SUPPORT FOR LEBANON [...] (C) On February 6, poloff shared reftel points with Gert Kampman, deputy director of Middle East Affairs at the Dutch MFA. Poloff expressed appreciation for the Netherlands' role as host for the Lebanon Tribunal and outlined USG efforts to secure sufficient funding for the Tribunal. 2. (C) [...]	2008-02-08 15:49:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM NL LE
08THEHAGUE180	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (U) The week of February 18 saw quite a number of meetings and consultations, several of which were convening for the first time this year ) Article X (February 18),the entire industry cluster followed by sampling and analysis and transfer discrepancies (February 19),the Host Country Commit [...]	2008-02-26 14:45:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE185	NETHERLANDS: DEFENSE ISSUES HEADING INTO BUCHAREST [...] (C) Summary: The Dutch MOD is facing several defense issues leading up to and beyond the NATO Bucharest summit in April. Dutch MOD senior leadership is facing criticism over the way it is handling the investigation into three possible friendly fire incidents in January. The MOD continues to review [...]	2008-02-27 12:30:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL AF NL
08THEHAGUE249	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (SBU) Executive Council 52 (EC-52) followed the unfortunate recent pattern of deferring a large proportion of its substantive business to the next session )- not only the facility and verification documents, but also some routine reports from the Technical Secretariat (TS) and Director General [...]	2008-03-13 14:47:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE306	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP UP FOR [...] (SBU) The last week in March moved from more formal meetings on the Review Conference to less formal but more focused discussions of the Chairman's revised draft text for the report, which was distributed on March 26. The first such informal meeting on March 28 slowly worked through the first [...]	2008-04-02 09:40:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE355	NETHERLANDS/IRAN: IMPLEMENTING IRAN SANCTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 22, Charge D'Affaires discussed Iran sanctions with MFA Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Baroness van Lynden-Leijten, who confirmed continuing Dutch support for robust implementation of UNSC resolution 1803. At the same time, the Netherlands wants to keep t [...]	2008-04-23 12:09:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MNUC KNNP IR UNSC NL
08THEHAGUE42	NETHERLANDS/ESDP: DUTCH SUPPORT DEPLOYMENT TO CHAD [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Huub Buise, Head of the Dutch MFA's Sudan Task Force and Horn of Africa section, and Jaime de Bourbon Parme, policy officer for Peacekeeping Operations and the lead officer for the Chad/Central African Republic deployment (EUFOR TCHAD/CAR). In a discussion [...]	2008-01-15 12:10:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NL CD
08THEHAGUE425	CWC REVIEW CONFERENCE PART II: EVENTS AND [...] (U) This cable is part of a series on the Second Chemical Weapons Convention Review Conference (RevCon) April 7-18, 2008. It follows the initial report at the end of the Conference (ref a),and the opening plenary sessions of the Conference and the general debate (ref b). Other cables will f [...]	2008-05-19 15:24:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE482	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): CONVERSION OF [...] (SBU) On June 3 and 4, U.S. Delreps met with representatives of the UK and Italy, and separately with Libya, to share the non-paper from Reftel and discuss Libyan steps necessary for the U.S. to approve the request to retain the sandbag wall around the former chemical weapons production facili [...]	2008-06-05 15:50:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	LY PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE521	CWC: WRAP UP FOR WEEK ENDING JUNE 13, 2008 [...] (U) This report covers the week of June 9-16. Preparations for the upcoming Executive Council (EC) are proceeding apace, with the first informal consultation held on June 12 under the new EC Chairperson. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) discussed the EC agenda in some detail on Ju [...]	2008-06-16 13:33:00	Embassy The Hague	SECRET	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE755	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR AUGUST 25 TO SEPTEMBER 5, 2008 [...] (SBU) August ended along with the dry spell of formal meetings at the OPCW. Delrep met with Technical Secretariat (TS) officials to discuss the final inspection of the U.S. Chemical Weapons Storage Facility at Newport, Indiana on August 26 and 27. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) [...]	2008-09-15 10:32:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE776	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR SEPTEMBER 8-12, 2008 [...] (SBU) Budget negotiations began in earnest September 8 and a consultation on the External Auditor's Report was held on September 10. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) met twice, once for its regular weekly discussion and again on September 11 as the "WEOG PLUS" (including non-WEOG [...]	2008-09-22 10:35:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE860	CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OCTOBER 6-10, 2008 [...] (U) Consultations continued at what is, for the OPCW, a rapid pace with three budget meetings, and facilitations on Articles VII, X, XI and universality. None made much progress, but the budget discussions reached a climax with new documents proposing a 531,540 Euro adjustment that would req [...]	2008-10-14 12:14:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE866	CWC: REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 25-26, 2008 CWC [...] (U) On September 25-26, 2008 the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) sponsored a two day workshop in Florence for selected Western Europe and Other Countries Group (WEOG) State Parties and Japan in an effort to find common ground on two issues noted during the Second Review Conference(Re [...]	2008-10-15 16:27:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL CWC IT
08THEHAGUE88	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): STATUS OF U.S. [...] (U) At the end of the tenth anniversary year of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC),most U.S. priorities at the OPCW for 2007 were advanced if not fully achieved. An Executive Council (EC) chairman very supportive of the U.S. was elected in May. Article VII implementation moved forward, a [...]	2008-01-29 15:35:00	Embassy The Hague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE896	CWC: DISCUSSION WITH LIBYA ON DESTRUCTION AND [...] (U) On October 16, Delreps met with Dr. Hesnawy (from the Libyan National Authority) and Mr. Gheton (Libyan Representative to the OPCW) to discuss the status of and issues related to proliferation sensitive equipment, progress on the Rabta CW Destruction Facility progress on the Rabta CW Pro [...]	2008-10-24 14:01:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
08THEHAGUE927	NETHERLANDS/SYRIA: "REAL CHANGE" BEFORE EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch state they want "real change" in Syria's behavior before expanding relations. At the same time, the Dutch have exchanged high-level visits with Syria, including an October 22 meeting between FM Verhagen and D/PM Dardari. The Dutch requested more information on the repo [...]	2008-11-04 15:31:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR SY EU NL
08THEHAGUE928	CWC: WRAP UP FOR OCTOBER 20-31, 2008 [...] (U) Following the busy schedule leading up to and during the Executive Council's Fifty-fourth Session (EC-54),life at the OPCW geared down to a slower pace. In addition to weekly meetings of the Western European and Others Group (WEOG),only one consultation -- on Article VII -- was held dur [...]	2008-11-04 16:09:00	Embassy The Hague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC
08THESSALONIKI71	GREEK MFA DIRECTOR OF THRACE AFFAIRS AND CG INSTANBUL SWAP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Greek MFA's Director for Thrace Affairs has switched positions with Greece's Consul General in Istanbul, in what both men describe as a small but sincere effort to improve Greek-Turkish relations. Both intend to continue the work of the other, while bringing their differen [...]	2008-10-14 11:21:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL GR TU
08THESSALONIKI78	THESSALONIKI: GOG INVITES FORMER ADVERSARIES TO NATIONAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a reconciliatory gesture, Defense Minister of Greece Evangelos Meimarakis invited his counterparts from Turkey, Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia and other outheastern European countries, to attend the traditional military parade on Greece's national day, October 28 (Greece's e [...]	2008-10-31 13:33:00	Consulate Thessaloniki	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GR MK TU IT BK BU MW AL HR YI
08TIRANA103	ALBANIA'S INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: 2007 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-11 06:29:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	AL ECON ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR
08TIRANA126	EXBS: ALBANIA MARITIME, ADRIATIC REGION REPORTING CABLE [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- January 1, CROATIA: Ecological and Fisheries Protection Zone (EFPZ),essentially the Adriatic's practical application of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ),came in effect, applying the existing EFPZ to EU fishing fleets, countrie [...]	2008-02-20 08:20:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
08TIRANA152	ALBANIA: 2007 TRFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-28 11:10:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM AL KCRM KWMN SMIG KRD ASEC PREF
08TIRANA251	THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MARCH 22-28, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ----------------------------------- POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ----------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Choreogr [...]	2008-03-28 17:32:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PARM AL
08TIRANA28	THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, JANUARY 4-10, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. These updates will supplement post's DAR reports and reporting cables. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------- [...]	2008-01-11 18:07:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL AL
08TIRANA292	SUPREME COURT SUSPENDS TWO MAJOR CRIMINAL CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chief Justice of the Albanian Supreme Court, Thimio Kondi, issued two suspension decisions in December 2007 that froze the application of criminal sentences on two trafficking-related cases pending the final decision of the Supreme Court. Kondi's decision froze the enforc [...]	2008-04-14 14:39:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KCRM PGOV PREL AL IT
08TIRANA338	THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, APRIL 19-25, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) A GRAND CELEBRATION OF THE PROPHET'S BIRTHDAY: [...]	2008-04-25 16:00:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON AL
08TIRANA414	THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MAY 24-30, 2008: THE MEDIA ISSUE [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. With the death of one of Albania's most powerful media moguls, this week's issue focuses on the media. ------------------ MEDIA [...]	2008-06-02 13:36:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AL
08TIRANA426	THIS WEEK IN ALBANIA, MAY 31 - JUNE 6, 2008 [...] (U) The following is a weekly report prepared by Embassy Tirana's local staff to provide political and economic context and insight into developments in Albania. ---------------------- POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS ---------------------- 2. (U) CLASHES OVER HIGH COURT NOMINATIONS: It has been [...]	2008-06-06 16:52:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AL
08TIRANA555	Albania Shuffles Ministers [...] (SBU) After several months of media speculation, Prime Minister Berisha on July 23 submitted the following proposed changes to his cabinet to President Topi for approval: -- Education Minister Genc Pollo, head of the New Democracy Party, will become Deputy Prime Minister. -- Deputy Speaker [...]	2008-07-24 15:33:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV AL
08TIRANA60	CONSUMERS FLOCKING TO SHOPPING MALLS AS ALBANIA'S ECONOMY [...] The opening of modern shopping malls in Tirana is a sign of Albania's economic development and growing affluence. The retail economy is beginning to transition away from small family-owned stores with limited product lines to large, Western-style shopping centers. These new shopping outlets [...]	2008-01-24 06:23:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV SOCI AL
08TIRANA745	GREECE PRESSURING ALBANIA ON BORDER, CEMETERY [...] (C) Summary: The Greek government is pressuring the GOA to accept its demands in bilateral negotiations to demarcate the two countries' maritime border. Athens is also threatening to refuse to ratify Albania's Stabilization and Association Agreement with the EU over a contentious issue inv [...]	2008-10-09 13:28:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GR AL
08TIRANA770	SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS STUART JONES' VISIT TO [...] (U) Embassy Tirana warmly welcomes your visit to Tirana, a city you will find unrecognizable since your last visit to Albania 14 years ago. 2. (C) Your visit comes at a time of growing uncertainty for the Albanian public and especially for Albania's political class. Although the past yea [...]	2008-10-24 09:30:00	Embassy Tirana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KJUS ECON MARR AL
08TIRANA786	Embassy Tirana Weekly Report [...] As Albania enters the rainy season, common citizens are waiting for the rain to provide some security in the supply of electricity over the winter season. The government is looking forward to a rain of money, which is expected to hit Albania due to large projects currently in the planning sta [...]	2008-10-31 15:10:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM AL
08TIRANA828	ALBANIA: ELECTRICITY UPDATE [...] (SBU) Albania's electricity generating capacity is totally dependant on hydroelectric power. So far, rainfall in 2008 has been below normal, causing key reservoir levels to drop. The GOA, facing parliamentary elections in June 2009, fears a return to the 2006/2007 electricity crisis, during w [...]	2008-11-20 15:45:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON PREL AL
08TIRANA870	Embassy Tirana Weekly Report [...] (SBU) The legal defense team of Foreign Minister Basha (and former Minister of Transportation) appears determined this week to use any procedural trick possible to keep Basha from facing trial on crimes allegedly committed during the tendering process of the construction of the Durres-Kukes ro [...]	2008-12-09 15:46:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM KJUS AL
08TIRANA888	EXBS ADRIATIC REGION MARITIME REPORTING CABLE FOR OCTOBER [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- November 19: Prime Minister Sali Berisha issued a statement indicating that the Council of Ministers approved the list of military items and dual use goods and technologies subject to state control and tasked the State Export Cont [...]	2008-12-18 10:22:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
08TIRANA901	REVISED EXBS ADRIATIC REGION MARITIME REPORTING CABLE FOR [...] (U) BROAD ITEMS OF INTEREST TO ADVISORS AND AGENCY MANAGERS -- November 19: Prime Minister Sali Berisha issued a statement indicating that the Council of Ministers approved the list of military items and dual use goods and technologies subject to state control and tasked the State Export Cont [...]	2008-12-23 15:26:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AL
08TIRANA919	Embassy Tirana Weekly Report [...] The visit of the Italian PM Berlusconi earlier this month attracted a lot of attention for good and for bad. During the short visit both Berlusconi and Prime Minister Berisha hailed the current bilateral relationship. They agreed on further intensifying economic ties, particularly energy and [...]	2008-12-31 15:31:00	Embassy Tirana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ENRG EFIN PREL PHUM KJUS AL
08TOKYO1034	TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PUTIN/MEDVEDEV [...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Wednesday morning include an informal decision by the GOJ to reject a bid by a British investment fund to increase its stake in a Japanese electricity company on the grounds that the plan runs the risk of "undermining the maintenance of public order." 2. "Presi [...]	2008-04-16 02:30:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO JA
08TOKYO1110	G-8 BUSINESS SUMMIT CALLS FOR STRONG CLIMATE [...] (SBU) Summary. The 2008 G-8 Business Summit featured a lively debate over climate change and a challenge to business to take a lead in finding technological solutions to the situation. Although the U.S. delegation came under strong European pressure for firm numerical emission targets in the [...]	2008-04-22 08:36:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD SENV PREL OECD JA
08TOKYO1207	BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE PLANNING MEETING IN [...] SUMMARY. At the Forum for the Future planning meeting in Tokyo on April 24-25, participants discussed political reform and sustainable development as the two thematic pillars for the 2008 Forum. The Forum subministerial will be held on June 9 in Dubai, followed by a senior officials planning [...]	2008-05-02 05:20:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM KMPI PHUM XF JA
08TOKYO1241	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/08/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-08 05:41:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1335	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/15/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-15 08:25:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1386	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/21/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-21 02:00:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1508	PM FUKUDA BEGINS EUROPE TRIP [...] (C) Summary: PM Fukuda began a five-day trip to Europe June 1, with meetings scheduled with his German, British, French and Italian counterparts, as well as an address to the Food and Agricultural Organization's food security conference and talks with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. During h [...]	2008-06-02 08:35:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAGR GM IT UK FR
08TOKYO1516	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/03/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-03 08:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1519	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/04/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-04 02:04:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1642	G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS MEETINGS IN TOKYO, JUNE 10, [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Bill Burns participated in the June 9-10, 2008 Tokyo meetings of the G8 Political Directors, hosted by Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Kenichiro Sasae. Discussion topics included Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Zimbabwe and a review of the plan [...]	2008-06-16 22:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER UK IT GM RS CA SI AF PK
08TOKYO1753	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/26/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-26 02:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1774	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/27/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-27 08:18:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1882	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-09 01:10:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO1962	JAPANESE THINKING ON UPCOMING WTO MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry (METI) DG for Multilateral Trade Ogawa met with EMIN July 15 to outline thoughts on the upcoming WTO ministerial meeting on the Doha Development Agenda. Ogawa argued the U.S. and EU need to help establish a positive tone at the start if th [...]	2008-07-15 22:50:00	Embassy Tokyo	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD JA PREL WTRO
08TOKYO2330	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/25/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-25 07:44:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2538	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 09//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-17 01:31:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2779	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/06/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-06 08:07:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO278	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 01//08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-04 01:45:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2983	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/27/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-27 01:33:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO2997	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/27/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-27 22:49:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO3432	3-4 DECEMBER NUCLEAR SAFETY AND SECURITY GROUP [...] (SBU) Summary: During the third meeting of the G8 Nuclear Safety and Security Group (NSSG) held in Tokyo December 3-4, NSSG members reviewed the status of ongoing projects, discussed the future of initiatives proposed during Japan's 2008 G8 presidency, and reviewed a draft plan of work for t [...]	2008-12-17 07:27:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM ENRG TRGY NRR MNUC PUNE JA
08TOKYO65	DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 01/09/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-09 08:21:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO849	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/28/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-28 01:28:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TOKYO933	JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/07/08 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-07 01:16:00	Embassy Tokyo	UNCLASSIFIED	OIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
08TORONTO44	Toronto's Iranian Diaspora [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At over 60,000 residents, Toronto's Iranian Community is a small but visible group in a city where over half of its 4 million people are foreign-born. Concentrated in the northern neighborhoods and suburbs of Canada's largest city, Toronto's Iranian community is constantly grow [...]	2008-02-15 13:08:00	Consulate Toronto	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PINR CVIS CA IR
08TRIPOLI119	GOL POSTPONES ISN VISIT TO LIBYA'S RABTA SITE, TRILATERAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-14 15:13:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PARM PREL LY CWC UK
08TRIPOLI120	EXTREMISM IN EASTERN LIBYA [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-15 12:50:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	PGOV PREL KISL PTER LY IZ
08TRIPOLI227	BACK TO THE FUTURE? QADHAFI CALLS FOR DRAMATIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHANGE IN GPC SPEECH REF: TRIPOLI 166 TRIPOLI 00000227 001.2 OF 005 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-17 10:09:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN LY
08TRIPOLI230	LIBYA MAKES PROGRESS ON BANKING REFORM REF: TRIPOLI 126 [...] (C) Summary: Libya's banking reform program continues to make progress. Buoyed by the windfall that accompanied the February 13 sale of a share in state-run Wahda Bank to Jordan's Arab Bank, the Central Bank is pressing forward with its own restructuring and training programs. There may be opportun [...]	2008-03-17 16:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON PGOV EFIN EINV PTER IT LY
08TRIPOLI298	ASSASSINATION OF SECURITY OFFICER IN EASTERN LIBYA [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-08 16:08:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PTER KISL LY

08TRIPOLI307	MFA DISCOURAGES IDEA OF SOFT POWER PROGRAMMING IN EASTERN LIBYA REF: A) TRIPOLI 120, B) TRIPOLI 278 TRIPOLI 00000307 001.2 OF 002 [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-10 13:44:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR SOCI KISL
08TRIPOLI319	DEBT, ARMS, AND ENERGY ON AGENDA FOR QADHAFI-PUTIN MEETING [...] (C) Summary: With Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled to arrive on April 16 for an overnight visit, hundreds of Russian security and support staff have descended on Tripoli, filling the capital's major hotels, old city and shopping districts. Confirming media reports, Russian Embassy of [...]	2008-04-15 15:54:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KNNP ETTC ENRG PINR ELTN RS LY
08TRIPOLI321	DEBT, ARMS AND ENERGY ON AGENDA FOR QADHAFI-PUTIN MEETING [...] (SBU) Copy corrected to reflect correct overall classification of the cable. 2. (C) Summary: With Russian President Vladimir Putin scheduled to arrive on April 16 for an overnight visit, hundreds of Russian security and support staff have descended on Tripoli, filling the capital's major hote [...]	2008-04-16 09:27:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KNNP ETTC ENRG PINR ELTN RS LY
08TRIPOLI430	DIE HARD IN DERNA [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-02 16:59:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KISL PTER PHUM LY IZ
08TRIPOLI466	CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): CONVERSION OF THE RABTA CHEMICAL WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITY [...] (C) Summary: The GOL's lead interlocutor on CWC issues told us: 1) conversion of the Rabta chemical weapons production facility would not be completed until December 2009 (which the GOL appears to have known since early 2006),2) the GOL would not submit a new National Paper at the upcoming June 2 [...]	2008-06-15 15:48:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW CH JA IT LY
08TRIPOLI474	ENI'S OIL AND GAS DEAL EXTENDED, OTHER COMPANIES WORRY TERMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Soaring oil prices are allowing Libya to press for more stringent long-term contracts with foreign oil and gas producers. A twenty-five year extension for Italian firm Eni North Africa BV, which entailed a sizeable bonus payment and dramatically reduced the company's production [...]	2008-06-17 10:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV LY
08TRIPOLI532	GOL SENDS MIXED SIGNALS ON WHETHER IT COULD CUT OIL [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting, the head of Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) reiterated that Libya could/could cut oil production as a response to U.S. legislation facilitating attachment of Libyan assets and lawsuits against it; however, other GOL sources cautioned that his remarks wer [...]	2008-07-03 14:30:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EINV ENRG EPET PINS LY
08TRIPOLI567	THE EU-LIBYA FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT: VENI, VISAS, VETO [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-14 07:39:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EU ECIN ECON PBTS LY
08TRIPOLI574	U.K. VISIT TO RABTA CHEMICAL WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITY [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-14 15:50:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW IT UK LY
08TRIPOLI588	LIBYA ENFORCES TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS AGAINST U.S. OFFICIALS REF: A) TRIPOLI 530, B) TRIPOLI 412, C) STATE 55839, D) TRIPOLI 478 (NOTAL),E) 07 TRIPOLI 165, F) TRIPOLI 515 [...] (C) Summary: Four years after re-establishing diplomatic relations, the Government of Libya (GOL) remains deeply concerned about efforts to cover internal political issues and actively seeks to prevent Emboffs from traveling in-country and engaging with Libyans. The GOL has actively enforced new s [...]	2008-07-21 16:35:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ODIP OFDP LY
08TRIPOLI592	THUG LIFE: HANNIBAL AL-QADHAFI'S ARREST PROMPTS FISSURE IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-22 16:34:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCRM CVIS ECON EAIR LY SZ
08TRIPOLI594	TRIPOLI EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE - JULY 21, 2003 [...] (S/NF) CDA convened an EAC meeting on July 21 to discuss recent threat reporting (reftel) and the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul. The following personnel attended: CDA, CONS, DAO, MGT, PAO, GRPO, RSO. The EAC considered recent threat reporting and the shooting attack in Istanbul, an [...]	2008-07-23 07:31:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC LY
08TRIPOLI6	LIBYA IMPOSES NEW CURRENCY REQUIREMENT FOR TOURISTS [...] (SBU) Post received January 3 a copy of a note sent from the GOL's Civil Aviation Committee to airlines announcing that as of 7 January, all tourist visa holders -- except bearers of Egyptian and Tunisian passports -- will be required to present USD 1000 or the equivalent in another convertible [...]	2008-01-07 15:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS CMGT CASC PREL PGOV LY
08TRIPOLI642	HANNIBAL GOES TO SEA: INSIGHTS INTO ANOTHER AL-QADHAFI FAMILY BUSINESS [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 15:32:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET EWWT PGOV KCOR CY LY
08TRIPOLI650	LIBYA SEEKS TO PURCHASE 130,000 KALASHNIKOVS FOR UNKNOWN END-USERS [...] (C) UK Embassy PolOff told P/E Chief on August 10 that HMG's Embassy in Tripoli had recently received a request from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to vet a request for a license to export to Libya a sizeable quantity of automatic rifles. UK company York Guns, acting as the intermediary betwe [...]	2008-08-18 16:15:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PARM KNNP LY UK UP CD SU
08TRIPOLI666	LIBYAN REACTION TO CLAIMS SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT POSITIVE, [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-25 16:40:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PTER KPAO LY
08TRIPOLI688	QADHAFI, BERLUSCONI SIGN HISTORIC AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) The Italian Ambassador in Tripoli briefed local heads of mission on a "historic treaty of friendship and cooperation" (or "colonial compensation agreement", as the Libyan government has characterized it) signed on August 30 in Benghazi by Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi and Italian prime [...]	2008-09-03 18:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IT LY
08TRIPOLI803	U.S. FOREIGN COMMERCIAL SERVICE OPENS FOR BUSINESS IN LIBYA [...] (SBU) Summary: During his October 5 visit to Tripoli, Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service Israel Hernandez officially opened the new Foreign Commercial Service office at the Embassy and discussed commercial opportunities [...]	2008-10-08 03:57:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND LY EPET ETRD
08TRIPOLI827	CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR OUTLINES LIBYA'S REACTION TO THE FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-17 09:52:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV EPET LY PGOV PREL
08TRIPOLI829	AL-QADHAFI: TO RUSSIA, WITH LOVE? [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-17 14:46:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS LY BO RS UP VZ
08TRIPOLI856	LIBYA'S CENTRAL BANK CONTINUES FINANCIAL SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Libya's Central Bank Governor briefed a visiting U.S. trade expert and Emboffs on efforts by the Government of Libya (GOL) to modernize the financial sector, in part to attract greater foreign direct investment in non hydrocarbon sectors. Libya is working with international org [...]	2008-10-30 11:58:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EFIN PGOV LY EAID
08TRIPOLI912	LIBYA COMMERCIAL ROUND-UP FOR OCTOBER 2008 [...] (U) A New Oil Discovery by Sirte Oil Company: On October 7, Sirte Oil, a state-owned company, announced a new oil discovery in the well A1-NC216A in the Ghadames Basin. The well is located approximately 310 km southwest of Tripoli. The initial production testing established an oil rate of 1,725 [...]	2008-11-25 11:04:00	Embassy Tripoli	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EIND ECON EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV LY
08TRIPOLI916	TREASURY OFAC DIRECTOR SZUBIN'S MEETING WITH LIBYAN MINISTRY [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Libyan finance, banking and security officials on November 12, visiting Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control Director Adam Szubin stressed two key messages: 1) the U.S. stands ready to help the GOL engage more effectively with the U.N 1267 Committee to ensur [...]	2008-11-26 14:53:00	Embassy Tripoli	SECRET	EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER PREL PGOV UNSC LY
08TRIPOLI918	LIBYA: WE ARE AN EFFECTIVE MEDIATOR FOR SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary: Libyan officials were evasive on whether the GOL had agreed to offer financial support to Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) - they suggested that Libya would not be in a position to deny "humanitarian assistance" to its "Somali brothers" - during the recent visit to [...]	2008-11-26 15:44:00	Embassy Tripoli	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU SO DJ LY
08TUNIS1030	GOT SUPPORT FOR TUNISIAN TOURISM: ALL TALK NO [...] (SBU) Summary: Tunisia's tourism sector, which accounts for 11 percent of GDP, grew 8.6 percent in the first quarter of 2008 and in 2007 generated more than 3.05 billion TD (roughly $2.5 billion) in revenue. Though overall figures look strong, they are consistent with the package-deal low-end [...]	2008-09-15 16:31:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PGOV TS
08TUNIS183	TUNIS SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS A. (SBU) ARE THERE ANY ETHNIC OR RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES IN COUNTRY CAPABLE OF CARRYING OUT SIGNIFICANT ANTI-AMERICAN DEMONSTRATIONS? The Government of Tunisia (GOT) is capable of controlling and dispersing any demonstration directed against U.S. facilities. That being [...]	2008-02-29 10:16:00	Embassy Tunis	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER
08TUNIS340	TUNISIA ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains highlights of recent economic developments in Tunisia on the following topics: A. Tunisia Economy Posts 5.8 Percent Year-On-Year Growth B. Hike in Gasoline Prices C. Stock Market Records Largest IPO To Date D. Central Bank Keeps Benchmark Interest Rate Steady E. [...]	2008-04-04 10:51:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD SENV EFIN BEXP ENRG TS
08TUNIS69	TUNISIA: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Tunisia's 2008 Investment Climate Statement. Topics covered include: Paragraph -- Topic 2 -- Openness to Foreign Investment 12 -- Conversion and Transfer Policies 17 -- Expropriation and Compensation 18 -- Dispute Settlement 21 -- Performance Requirements and Incentives 30 -- Right to Pri [...]	2008-01-23 13:44:00	Embassy Tunis	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR TS
08UNVIEVIENNA343	IAEA/GC: ONE MIDDLE EAST, TWO RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Both Egypt and the Arab League have circulated their respective draft IAEA General Conference resolutions (paras 27-28). The revised Egyptian text purports to be based on consensus UNGA language and incorporates some of the French-proposed amendments rejected last year, but is still not a [...]	2008-06-13 08:33:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM AORC KNPP IS EG
08UNVIEVIENNA427	WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: EXPERTS GROUP JUNE 23 - [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Delegation to the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) Experts Group (EG) intersessional meetings had a successful round of negotiations from June 23 ) July 4, 2008. The two topics that consumed the most time were the Technical Working Groups (TWGs) on low-light level (LLL) sen [...]	2008-07-29 08:13:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ETTC KSTC PARM
08UNVIEVIENNA453	IAEA/BOG: MESA REBUFFS KAZAKHSTAN; AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Acting on instructions, Kazakhstan sought to present its candidacy for the 2008-2010 open MESA seat on the Board of Governors to Indian MESA Chair Kumar, but was rebuffed by Kumar who disputed Kazakhstan's eligibility and bona fides as a MESA group member. The IAEA Statute is silent on MES [...]	2008-08-14 06:15:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY
08UNVIEVIENNA454	IAEA/BOG: MESA REBUFFS KAZAKHSTAN; AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Acting on instructions, Kazakhstan sought to present its candidacy for the 2008-2010 open MESA seat on the Board of Governors to Indian MESA Chair Kumar, but was rebuffed by Kumar who disputed Kazakhstan's eligibility and bona fides as a MESA group member. The IAEA Statute is silent on MES [...]	2008-08-14 06:15:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY
08UNVIEVIENNA460	IAEA/GC: EGYPT AND ISRAEL AT LEAST TALKING ABOUT [...] (C) Israeli and Egyptian Ambassadors made at least a first attempt to discuss the Egyptian draft Middle East Safeguards (MES) resolution in bi-lateral consultations in Vienna. Neither had a "mandate" to negotiate, and they did not get very far, Israeli Ambassador Michaeli reported to Ambassador [...]	2008-08-18 14:47:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM KNPP IS EG
08UNVIEVIENNA478	FRIENDS OF AFGHANISTAN TAKES SHAPE IN PREPARATORY MEETING [...] (U) Representatives from Afghanistan, France, Italy, U.K., and U.S. met at the Italian mission in Vienna on August 27 to discuss the structure and format of the proposed "Friends of Afghanistan" group. Charge delivered guidance points from reftel, which were well received across the board. [...]	2008-08-27 15:12:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR UN AF FR UK IT CA AS NL GM DA NO TU RS PK
08UNVIEVIENNA523	VIENNA'S FRIENDS OF AFGHANISTAN ON COMPACT AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-25 11:48:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	AF AS AU CA EAID FR IT KCRM NL NO PREL
08UNVIEVIENNA559	WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: SUCCESSFUL FALL EXPERTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Delegation to the Wassenaar Arrangement's (WA) Fall Experts Group (EG) successfully negotiated agreement on fifteen of the seventeen proposals tabled by the U.S. this year. The final count is likely to be sixtenn of seventeen as Russia is the only country blocking con [...]	2008-10-15 12:31:00	UNVIE	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC KSTC PARM
08UNVIEVIENNA602	IAEA/UNCOPUOUS: FIFTH JOINT EXPERTS GROUP MEETING ON THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The UNCOPUOS Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (STSC)/IAEA Joint Expert Group (JEG) met in Vienna during the week of 20 October 2008 to review comments from IAEA Member States to the revised draft Safety Framework for Nuclear Power Source (NPS) Applications in Outer Space. J [...]	2008-11-14 15:48:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA UNGA UNPUOS AORC ENRG TRGY KNNP OTRA AU
08UNVIEVIENNA622	UNIDO: POTENTIAL PARTNER ON CLIMATE CHANGE, BUT REFORMS [...] (U) The UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has implemented a substantial reform over the last decade that has improved its efficiency and relevance, making it a potential partner for the U.S. on issues like climate change and energy as well as a useful exemplar for the reform of ot [...]	2008-11-25 13:36:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND ENRG EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KUNR KGHG
08UNVIEVIENNA663	NUCLEAR SAFETY: U.S. DEL REPORT ON THE THIRD ORGANIZATIONAL [...] (SBU) Confrontation and procedural machinations marred the October 2008 Organizational Meeting on the Joint Convention. The meeting's main purpose was to elect officers for the May 2009 Third Review Meeting of the Contracting Parties. The U.S. candidate for presidency of the Third Review Meet [...]	2008-12-19 16:04:00	UNVIE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG TRGY KNNP AORC
08USEUBRUSSELS845	READOUT OF EU LATIN AMERICAN WORKING GROUP FROM [...] Deputy Pol Minister Counselor and PolOff met with Veronika Bajgarova, Deputy Director of American States at the Czech MFA, Jarmila Povejsilova, desk officer in the Department of the Americas, and Katerina Beckova from the Czech Perm Rep this afternoon following today's meeting of the Latin Am [...]	2008-06-03 17:12:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CU EUN
08USEUBRUSSELS859	Second Meeting of the U.S.-EU Transatlantic [...] Summary: The May 13 U.S.-EU Transatlantic Economic Council: -- discussed in a principals-only lunch policy issues related to Russia and protectionism (reported septel); -- agreed that EU Commission would follow through on its November 2007 commitment to remove a major impediment to EU i [...]	2008-06-06 13:39:00	USEU Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EIND EINV EFIN EAGR ENRG
08USEUBRUSSELS872	CSTC-A COMMANDER DISCUSSIONS WITH EU PERMREPS: [...] (C) Summary: In a presentation to EU permrep officials in Brussels on May 23, MG Robert W. Cone, Commander of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A),provided a wide-ranging briefing on the challenges confronting the international effort to create a modern Afghan police fo [...]	2008-06-10 06:28:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM PGOV NATO BO EUN GG IR MARR MOPS
08USEUBRUSSELS882	CSTC-A COMMANDER DISCUSSIONS WITH EU PERMREPS: [...] (C) Summary: In a presentation to EU permrep officials in Brussels on May 23, MG Robert W. Cone, Commander of Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A),provided a wide-ranging briefing on the challenges confronting the international effort to create a modern Afghan police fo [...]	2008-06-11 13:15:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PARM PGOV NATO BO EUN GG IR MARR MOPS
08USEUBRUSSELS959	EU COUNCIL MEETING WRAP UP [...] (C) SUMMARY. The June 19-20 European Union Council Meeting of Member State Foreign Ministers in Brussels deliberated at length on next steps regarding the Lisbon Treaty following the Irish "no" vote, agreeing that more time was needed to analyze the situation. The Council also discussed the W [...]	2008-06-24 16:47:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV EU
08USNATO130	READOUT OF NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING - APRIL [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The NATO IS was tasked to lay out how ISAF,s &internal plan8 agreed at Bucharest will be implemented. Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) General Henault announced the opening of a Border Coordination Center in Nangarhar. SHAPE anticipa [...]	2008-04-14 05:20:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO144	PM MALIKI ADDRESSES THE NAC AND CALLS FOR EXPANDED [...] (C) SUMMARY. On Thursday, April 17, Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki urged the North Atlantic Council to extend and expand the mission of the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I). Maliki stressed that Iraq needs to develop the security structures required to recruit, train, and maintain the Iraq Sec [...]	2008-04-23 10:26:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL MARR IZ
08USNATO15	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 9, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG reported that President Musharraf may come to NATO on his upcoming visit to Brussels, and the NAC will visit Afghanistan February 19-21. He urged Allies to nominate candidates for the unfilled NATO Senior Civilian Representative s [...]	2008-01-10 17:18:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO151	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - APRIL 30, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said that Karzai urged caution in judging the Kabul security situation following the April 27 assassination attempt. IMS Assistant Director for Operations Li Gobbi stated that Pakistani "peace deal [...]	2008-04-30 18:14:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO16	USD/P EDLEMAN, COUNSELOR COHEN UPDATE NATO SECGEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ambassador Eric Edelman and Counselor of the Department of State Dr. Eliot Cohen used a January 9 meeting at NATO with Secretary General (SYG) Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to assure him SIPDIS that U.S.-led efforts among RC-South Allies to produc [...]	2008-01-11 16:56:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK EZ PL
08USNATO160	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 7, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Secretary General announced his choice of an Italian as the new NATO Senior Civilian Representative. The IMS reported it hopes to have consolidated Bucharest force generation review from SHAPE by May 13. The ANSF are leading approxima [...]	2008-05-08 14:30:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO167	NATO: ALLIES RESOLVED TO ADDRESS INTEROPERABILITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: At their May 13 coffee, NATO Permanent Representatives discussed the Oslo process to ban cluster munitions. The Chairman of NATO's Military Committee reported that preliminary military advice raised serious concerns about the impact such a ban could have on NATO operations, cap [...]	2008-05-14 15:40:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO170	CORRECTED COPY - NATO MILITARY ADVICE ON OSLO [...] (U) Corrected copy sent to clarify the subject line and update approver information. 2. (C) SUMMARY: At their May 13 coffee, NATO Permanent Representatives discussed the Oslo process to ban cluster munitions. The Chairman of NATO's Military Committee reported that preliminary military ad [...]	2008-05-15 10:47:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS NATO PARM PREL
08USNATO174	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 14, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Independent Directorate for Local Governance Head Jelani Popal briefed the NAC in ISAF format on his goals and challenges, and took questions on the Paris Conference, the delivery of assistance by PRTs, reconciliation, and Musa Qala. He c [...]	2008-05-16 15:28:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO181	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MAY 21, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The SYG noted that a draft report by UN Human Rights Rapporteur Alston was critical of international forces and ISAF in Afghanistan, but NATO was providing Alston with more information to make the final report more balanced. The SHAPE Ope [...]	2008-05-22 15:24:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO199	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JUNE 4, 2008 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Former COMISAF General McNeill commended Allied unity and enhanced efforts in ISAF over the course of his command, but stressed the need for Allies to fill ISAF force requirements, open a political avenue to address the challenge of Pakistani [...]	2008-06-06 14:56:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO205	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JUNE 11, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) again urged more action on providing embedded trainers (OMLTs). SHAPE reported a 45 percent increase in theater-wide activity levels in May 2008, with the vast majority occurring in the south a [...]	2008-06-11 17:16:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO206	CORRECTED COPY: NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - [...] (U) This corrected copy is being circulated to include information on the Medium-Term Resource Plan. 2. (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) again urged more action on providing embedded trainers (OMLTs). SHAPE reported a 45 pe [...]	2008-06-11 17:51:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO208	USD(P) EDELMAN BRIEFS ON AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman used his June 5 meeting with NATO PermReps and a separate session with NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer to brief on his May 27-June 5 visit to Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Lebanon and to urge Allies to contribute more to Afghan police trainin [...]	2008-06-18 13:26:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK
08USNATO21	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JANUARY 16, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Please note a typo in the Afghanistan portion of last week's notes. The corrected sentence should read: "UNAMA assesses that the areas of Badghis province that were the site of recent fighting are now stable enough for relief agencies to operate." 2. (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meet [...]	2008-01-16 16:57:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO215	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 18 2008 [...] (S) SUMMARY: -- The NAC exchange of views with Georgian FM Tkeshelashvili reported septel, USNATO 00213. -- Farewell to Ambassador Nuland: Secretary General Hoop de Scheffer (SYG) gave an emotional and affectionate tribute to Ambassador Nuland, in this, her last NAC after two tours at NAT [...]	2008-06-20 16:55:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO224	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT JUNE 25, 2008 [...] (S) SUMMARY: -- Afghanistan: SHAPE briefed on recent events in Kandahar and Arghandab, emphasizing the role of the ANA and the fact that Arghandab was clearly a tactical and logistical win for the ANA. Responding to the briefing, Charge Olson emphasized the importance of the ANA and suggest [...]	2008-06-27 13:40:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO241	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 9, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Chairman of the Military Committee (CMC) provided an update of the EUPOL mission which currently has 166 personnel deployed to Afghanistan to assist the Afghan National Police. The SYG stated that there had been a number of additional [...]	2008-07-10 16:02:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO265	A/S FRIED WARNS NATO SYG, PERM REPS OF DANGER OF UN, EU DELAY IN KOSOVO AND OF POLITICAL DRIFT IN GEORGIAN-ABKHAZ CONFLICT [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-25 15:45:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS NATO EZ GG KV MK PL RS UNMIK
08USNATO268	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - JULY 30, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Briefing on his recent visit to Afghanistan, NATO Secretary General de Hoop Scheffer expressed concerns with suggestions by Afghan President Karzai that upcoming elections may not be held due to security concerns in the south and east of t [...]	2008-08-01 08:43:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO270	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - AUGUST 6, 2008 [...] (S/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The International Military Staff (IMS) reported that that Significant Activities (SIGACTS) were at the highest levels since ISAF began operations, which they attributed to seasonal increases, ISAF operations in RC-South and RC-East, and op [...]	2008-08-07 09:43:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO316	OUTGOING KFOR COMMANDER GIVES SOBERING ASSESSMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY & COMMENT: Outgoing Kosovo Force (KFOR) commander Lieutenant General de Marnhac on 3 September told NATO Perm Reps and non-NATO KFOR contributors that KFOR needed adapted guidance from the NAC and that getting working arrangements right between KFOR, the EU Rule of Law Mission in K [...]	2008-09-03 17:00:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS KV
08USNATO317	READOUT: SEPTEMBER 3 NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY FROM THE NAC: -- AFGHANISTAN: The SYG reviewed his September 1 phone conversation with President Karzai, who said civilian casualties were now "beyond the tolerance and comprehension of the Afghan people." The SYG said he underscored that NATO is making every effort to avo [...]	2008-09-04 16:42:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO326	SENATOR LUGAR DISCUSSES RUSSIA/GEORGIA WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senator Lugar and staff had a series of productive meetings with the NATO Secretary General, SACEUR, the principal NATO supporters of Georgia, the German Permanent Representative to NATO, and a dinner that included notable EU, NATO, and bilateral dignitaries. The Senator stres [...]	2008-09-11 10:59:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS GG RS
08USNATO352	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL VISIT TO TBILISI [...] (C) Summary: The North Atlantic Council (NAC) visited Georgia September 15-16 to take stock following Russia's invasion of Georgia, to reaffirm support for Georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and to strengthen NATO-Georgia relations (including by inaugurating the NATO-Georgia Comm [...]	2008-09-30 17:49:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO MOPS PREF GG RU
08USNATO37	ITALIAN PROPOSAL FOR RC-WEST MEETINGS IN [...] (SBU) The Italian Mission to NATO passed USNATO a non-paper on January 25 proposing meetings among ISAF RC-West contributing nations, modeled after ". . . the one currently adopted by Australia, Canada, Estonia, Netherlands, Romania, United States, (and) United Kingdom for their political-mil [...]	2008-01-30 13:29:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF IT
08USNATO403	USNATO/USEU: NAC-PSC MEETING HIGHLIGHTS CONCERNS [...] (U) This is a joint USNATO-USEU cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: NATO HQ Sarajevo Commander Major General Wightman and Deputy SACEUR and EUFOR Operational Commander General McColl briefed a joint meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and EU Political and Security Committee (PSC) on October 27 [...]	2008-10-29 19:54:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MOPS
08USNATO404	USNATO TODAY: READOUT FROM 29 OCTOBER NORTH [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 12:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO AF
08USNATO416	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 5, [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: The Secretary General (SYG) continued last week,s message of guarded optimism about the voter registration process and recent improvement in the Pakistan-Afghanistan political dialogue. He supports an &instructed8 NAC Away Day focused on [...]	2008-11-07 13:31:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO419	READOUT: AMR MOUSSA'S 6 NOVEMBER DISCUSSION WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 6, Mr. Amr Moussa, Secretary General of the League of Arab States, held a broad exchange of views with the North Atlantic Council at NATO HQ. Striking a conciliatory tone early on as he read from his prepared text, Moussa lauded the election of President-elect Obama, [...]	2008-11-10 13:54:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PARM PREL AL XI XF
08USNATO429	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Major General Wright reported an increase in security events, continued ISAF operations to support voter registration, and noted indications opposing militant forces (OMF) intend to continue a hi [...]	2008-11-13 16:07:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO436	READOUT NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- AFGHANISTAN: Deputy Secretary General (D/SYG) Claudio Bisogniero chaired the NAC and announced that the Secretary General will soon issue a &roadmap8 to the April 2009 Summit for Afghanistan, outlining ways for the Council to have strategic discussions [...]	2008-11-21 13:53:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF NATO PREL
08USNATO44	USNATO RESPONSE TO SECOND SURVEY OF IRAQ [...] (C) SUMMARY: We assess that almost all NATO Allies will insist on the cover of a relevant UNSCR mandate to continue the NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) into 2009. With effort, we could likely sell something less than Chapter VII, given that NATO's mission is training not combat. We could [...]	2008-02-06 13:25:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL
08USNATO48	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 6, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: The Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) is meeting this week in Japan at the Political Director level. Chairman of the NATO Military Committee (CMC) General Henault reported on additional Afghan National Police in Musa Qala, in [...]	2008-02-07 18:10:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO60	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 13, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Chairman of the Military Committee General Ray Henault briefed that ISAF is seeking to diversify its fuel supply away from reliance on Pakistani transit. SHAPE Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations MG Rudy Wright described a dramatic drop [...]	2008-02-14 19:43:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO62	NATO: THE DAY AFTER KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The North Atlantic Council (NAC) met in a special February 18th session to discuss the situation in Kosovo following the February 17th Declaration of Independence by the Kosovo Assembly in Pristina. General Craddock, SACEUR, and Admiral Fitzgerald, Commander JFC Naples, briefed [...]	2008-02-18 16:59:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PGOV PREL KV
08USNATO82	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - FEBRUARY 27, 2008 [...] (C) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: SHAPE briefed on ISAF flood relief, and Ambassador Nuland urged quick work and additional resources to make flood relief a good news story at Bucharest. SHAPE described excellent cooperation between ISAF and ANSF resulting in a counter-IED s [...]	2008-02-28 14:43:00	Mission USNATO	SECRET//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USNATO96	NORTH ATLANTIC COUNCIL READOUT - MARCH 12, 2008 [...] (C/NF) Summary from the NAC Meeting: -- Afghanistan: Secretary General De Hoop Scheffer welcomed the appointment of Kai Eide as Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Afghanistan, and urged Allies to support him fully. Deputy Chairman of the Military Committee (D/CMC) LTG Eik [...]	2008-03-13 12:42:00	Mission USNATO	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PREL AF
08USOSCE111	FSC APRIL 23: RUSSIANS BRANDISH "BLACKLIST" OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia protested it did not want to be a mentor to participating States who may have violated the Vienna Document timelines for requesting inspections or evaluations, but other delegations asked the CPC to broaden the scope of the inquiry into violations. Several states have c [...]	2008-04-24 15:52:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
08USOSCE135	CFE: MAY 20 JCG PLENARY: RUSSIA WANTS GUARANTEES [...] (SBU) Summary: At the May 20 JCG Plenary, Russia dissected the 28 March NAC Statement on CFE in a futile attempt to draw Allies into interpreting and discussing the details of the text. Russia complained that the NAC statement had few specifics on ratification of A/CFE, accession, the defi [...]	2008-05-21 16:25:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS
08USOSCE145	DAYTON ARTICLE IV - CONTACT GROUP BRAINSTORMS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 15, the Contact Group (CG),absent Italy and UK, met in Vienna with the OSCE Personal Representative (PR) for Dayton Article IV at his request to informally exchange views on the future of the Dayton Article IV regime. Most agreed with Periotto's assessment and there we [...]	2008-05-30 15:08:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL OSCE KCFE BK HR MW SR
08USOSCE196	OSCE DISCUSSES ROMA/SINTI INTEGRATION [...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On July 10-11, the OSCE and civil society representatives discussed Roma and Sinti Integration, highlighting the need for increased Roma/Sinti participation, taking an integrated approach to addressing the root causes of discrimination, and more comprehensive data c [...]	2008-07-29 14:08:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM IT CZ BU RO OSCE
08USOSCE204	DAYTON ARTICLE IV ON EX-YUGOSLAVIA ARMS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sixth Review Conference for Dayton Article IV implementation was held in Vienna on 3-4 July 2008. The conference went very smoothly -- there were no contentious issues between Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro. Indeed, the main area of discussion centered on ways th [...]	2008-08-07 13:35:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	BK KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS SR
08USOSCE235	CFE: ANTONOV FAILS TO DIVIDE ALLIES AT VIENNA LUNCH [...] (C) Summary. The Russian chief arms control delegate, Mikhail Ulyanov, hosted a lunch on October 2 in honor of the head of the Russian MFA arms control and disarmament division, Anatoliy Antonov. The lunch was billed as an effort to put forward Russian views on the current state of arms cont [...]	2008-10-06 11:56:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG
08USOSCE259	OPEN SKIES 27 OCTOBER: U.S. GETS 15TH MISSION [...] (SBU) Summary: At the 27 October Plenary, the Open Skies Consultative Commission (OSCC) adopted a decision to increase the U.S. number of active missions over Russia from 14 to a record number of 15 for 2008. The OSCC also adopted the Decision on the Distribution of Active Quotas for Obser [...]	2008-10-28 15:23:00	Mission USOSCE	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OSCE PARM PREL
08USOSCE278	CFE/JCG: RUSSIA AGAIN ASSERTS IT HAS A LEGAL BASIS [...] (SBU) Summary: At the November 18 JCG, Italy, Poland, and the United States called out Russia for refusing their recent requests for CFE inspections. There was broad support for the Italian, Polish, and U.S. statements as several delegations voiced concern that Russia's continued noncompli [...]	2008-11-18 17:18:00	Mission USOSCE	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE OSCE PARM PREL
08USUNNEWYORK1017	SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON - TRANSITION FROM [...] (U) Action request in paragraph eight. 2. (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary-General/Legal Counsel Patricia O'Brien and International Independent Investigation Commissioner Daniel Bellemare have agreed that Bellemare should seek a two-month extension (beyond its December 31, 2008 mandate expi [...]	2008-11-04 23:34:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER EAID UNSC LE
08USUNNEWYORK1033	UN/AU PANEL PUSHES ASSESSED FUNDS ENVELOPE [...] (U) This message contains an action request -- see paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Although UNSCR 1809 expressly recognizes "the challenges in accessing United Nations assessed contributions for funding regional organizations," Romano Prodi and his colleagues on the UN/AU "Panel of Distingui [...]	2008-11-06 22:15:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KPKO UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK1051	UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS:COMMITTEE DIVIDED ON EXPERT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 4, the Sudan Sanctions Committee discussed possible Committee response to the recommendations made by the Sudan Panel of Experts (POE) in its final report. The Committee reviewed POE recommendations that the Committee should encourage Sudan to cease its violations of t [...]	2008-11-10 19:07:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV
08USUNNEWYORK106	SYG BRIEFS UNSC ON KENYA, SUDAN, CHAD [...] (C) Summary. Secretary-General Ban briefed the Security Council on February 5 on his recent trip to Africa. Ban reported on the critical nature of the situations in Kenya, Sudan, and Chad, highlighting recent progress in mediations in Kenya and in SOFA discussions with the Government of Sudan, [...]	2008-02-06 15:17:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM UNSC CD KE SO SU XA XW ZF
08USUNNEWYORK1065	UNSC REFORM: OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP MEETS; PGA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the first meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) during the 63rd UNGA session, the President of the General Assembly (PGA) reiterated his October 10 letter to the membership about launching intergovernmental negotiations November 21, though he had previously indicate [...]	2008-11-13 23:01:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC UNGA KUNR IN BR IT JP GM
08USUNNEWYORK1134	SUDAN: SANCTIONS COMMITTEE SPLITS ON PROPOSALS [...] (C) Summary: The Sudan Sanctions Committee on December 2 discussed two separate proposals for action: first, a Belgian suggestion to invite the Permanent Representatives of Chad and Sudan to discuss with the Committee the last Sudan Panel of Experts (POE) report (ref A),and second, an offer fr [...]	2008-12-04 20:28:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC PGOV ETTC
08USUNNEWYORK1190	UNSC: OUTGOING PERM REPS ANALYZE AND DISSECT BODIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 15, outgoing Security Council Perm Reps from Italy, South Africa, Indonesia, Belgium and Panama provided the Council with analysis, personal reflections and "lessons learned" about their Chairmanships of UN Security Council Subsidiary Bodies. The Belgian Perm Rep la [...]	2008-12-19 19:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC PGOV ETTC
08USUNNEWYORK1199	UNSC: OPEN DEBATE ON MIDDLE EAST - MOST STATES [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 18, the Security Council held its first Open Debate on the Middle East in five months only two days after a ministerial-level Security Council meeting that saw the passage of UN Security Council Resolution 1850 which confirms the irreversibility of the bilateral neg [...]	2008-12-23 19:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG
08USUNNEWYORK1200	UNGA: UNSC REFORM: LOW-KEY PLENARY DEBATE GIVEN [...] (SBU) Summary: The General Assembly met November 18-20 to discuss Security Council expansion, as well as the annual Report on the Security Council (reported ref A). Given the November 11 and 17 meetings of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) (ref B),the plenary debate on Council expansion wa [...]	2008-12-23 19:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KUNR UNGA UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK140	UNSC CALLS FOR INCREASED ACCOUNTABILITY ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. SRSG for Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) Radhika Coomaraswamy on February 12 urged the Council to implement targeted measures against persistent violators against children. She also called for the Council to add rape/sexual violence as a trigger to list a country in the ann [...]	2008-02-14 14:05:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PGOV PHUM PREF UNSC BM FR

08USUNNEWYORK162	PRESIDENT TADIC PROTESTS "HISTORIC INJUSTICE" OF [...] (SBU) Summary. In a public meeting of the Security Council on February 18, SYG Ban said the situation on the ground in Kosovo remained calm following of the February 17 declaration of independence. Ban said he would continue to view UNSCR 1244 as the basis for UNMIK's operations, but may be re [...]	2008-02-20 22:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNMIK YI UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK180	UNSC: GAZA SITUATION UNDERMINING ANNAPOLIS OPTIMISM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Recently appointed UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Serry and UN Under Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Holmes provided SIPDIS the Security Council on February 26 with a detailed description of the situation in the Palestinian territories, a [...]	2008-02-27 00:39:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER IS LE KPAL KWBG
08USUNNEWYORK199	CANADIAN PERMREP URGES MORE UN INVOLVEMENT ON [...] (C) The Canadian Mission to the UN hosted a select meeting of PermReps from key coalition countries active in Afghanistan on March 3 to consider how to improve the effectiveness of the UN role in Afghanistan and to ensure UN leadership in New York dedicates more attention and resources to its [...]	2008-03-04 22:54:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK217	GUEHENNO REPORTS HE WAS TOUGH WITH JEREMIC ON [...] (C) Summary: On March 6 USUN joined several EU missions in telling U/SYG Guehenno that the UN must take a firm stance in Kosovo in the face of Serb provocations. Guehenno said customs points in northern Kosovo will be re-opened soon and staffed for the time being by international civil servant [...]	2008-03-07 22:06:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNMIK UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK242	UNSC QUALIFIED ANGER AT ERITREA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On March 13 U/SYG Guehenno told the Security Council that UNMEE has completed the relocation of personnel and equipment from the Temporary Security Zone (TSZ) to Asmara. Guehenno listed several incidents that he described as Eritrean attempts to "humiliate" UNMEE during the ev [...]	2008-03-17 19:58:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC KPAL ET ER MOPS
08USUNNEWYORK258	UNSC REFORM: GERMAN-LED GROUP TABLES PROPOSAL IN [...] (SBU) Summary. During a March 18 meeting of the German-led Over-Arching Process on UNSC reform, Cyprus presented a proposal on behalf of a small drafting group that it hoped could serve as a basis for the inter-governmental negotiations on Council expansion set to take place in 2008. The prop [...]	2008-03-20 23:54:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KUNR UNSC GM JA IT BR IN PK
08USUNNEWYORK298	GUEHENNO SAYS DPKO WILL LIMIT SAMARDZIC TRAVEL TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Quint mission representatives delivered to UN U/SYG Guehenno demarche points (ref) on Kosovo transition issues. Guehenno said any dialogue UNMIK conducts needs to include key stakeholders and that DPKO takes preventing violence seriously, but called for practical engagement in [...]	2008-04-03 16:45:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNMIK YI UNSC KV
08USUNNEWYORK308	NEW YORK STILL IN DISARRAY ON KOSOVO END GAME [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the aftermath of the February 19 and March 17 violence in Kosovo, UN component parts (DPKO, UNMIK, OLA) have been warily eyeing one another and approaching the UN-EU transition with different perspectives. Quint missions collectively have had little strategic guidance to offer [...]	2008-04-04 23:15:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	UNMIK UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK32	DEMARCHE ON TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR UN SENIOR [...] (C) Summary: Per reftel, USUN met with the UK, French, German, Canadian and Italian delegations to discuss the proposal that Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appoint Lord Paddy Ashdown as the new Special Representative to the Secretary-General (SRSG) and Senior Envoy for Afghanistan. SIPDIS Up [...]	2008-01-12 00:39:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC AF
08USUNNEWYORK343	UNSC REFORM: MOSTLY PROCESS AND LITTLE SUBSTANCE [...] (SBU) Summary and comment. President of the General Assembly (PGA) Serdjam Kerim convened the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on April 10 to discuss the four proposals he received as a basis for inter-governmental negotiations (IGN) on UNSC reform -- the Cypriot paper, Italian letter, African [...]	2008-04-11 22:57:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KUNR UNSC BR IN JA GR
08USUNNEWYORK397	SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS BURMA PRST [...] (SBU) Summary: The Security Council adopted a Presidential Statement (PRST) May 2, in advance of Burma's upcoming constitutional referendum, calling on the regime to permit the participation of all political actors and demonstrate respect for fundamental political freedoms. This action follo [...]	2008-05-02 23:23:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNSC BM
08USUNNEWYORK404	SECURITY COUNCIL INTEREST IN ZIMBABWE GROWING [...] (C) SUMMARY. UN Under Secretary-General Pascoe briefed Security Council members on April 29 on the situation in Zimbabwe, describing a pre-election period marked by threats of violence from government officials, a relatively open and fair elections process, and a post-election surge in governm [...]	2008-05-05 21:30:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZM
08USUNNEWYORK407	DPKO'S UNMIK PLAN: STATE RECONFIGURATION INTENT, [...] (C) Introduction and Summary: The U.S., UK, France, Germany, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia, the EU Council, and NATO had an extensive exchange with UN U/SYG Guehenno and his team on May 1 about the future international community role in Kosovo. Guehenno said the UN wants to leave Kosovo as quickly [...]	2008-05-07 20:20:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK UNSC YI KV
08USUNNEWYORK421	UN/1267 SANCTIONS: COMMITTEE DISCUSSES DELISTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Security Council representatives to the 1267 (al-Qaeda/Taliban) Sanctions Committee met May 5 with representatives of Denmark, Liechtenstein, Sweden and Switzerland, at their request, to discuss the Committee's procedures for lifting sanctions against individuals (or, delisting pr [...]	2008-05-12 18:00:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK423	UN/1267 SANCTIONS: COUNCIL CONSIDERS NON-COMPLIANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Belgian PermRep and Chairman of the 1267 (al-Qaeda/Taliban) Sanctions Committee Johan Verbeke briefed the Council on April 24 on issues related to non-compliance with the 1267 sanctions regime. The Committee's discussions of specific instances of possible non-compliance were incon [...]	2008-05-12 18:20:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK424	UN/COTE D'IVOIRE: BRIEFINGS BY SRSG CHOI AND [...] (C) Summary: SRSG for Cote d'Ivoire Choi briefed the Security Council on April 28 on political developments in Cote d'Ivoire since January, noting that the Ivorian parties and the international community were making a serious commitment to facilitate upcoming elections on November 30, which ha [...]	2008-05-12 18:29:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	CDI ETTC PGOV PREL UNSC
08USUNNEWYORK511	LEBANON: IDF GENERALS BRIEF UNSC MEMBERS ON [...] (SBU) IDF Generals Yossi Baidatz and Yossi Heymann briefed UNSC delegations June 5 on Israel's assessment of the situation in south Lebanon and the performance of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers. They said Hizballah had fully re-armed in south Lebanon since summe [...]	2008-06-10 22:03:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER KPKO UNSC SY LE IS
08USUNNEWYORK549	UNSCR 1540: EU MEMBERS BRAINSTORM ON COOPERATION [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: USUN Legal Officer met with UK and French representatives to the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) ("1540 Committee") on June 18 to share information concerning U.S.-European Union coordination to promote implementation of resolution [...]	2008-06-23 14:59:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC KPAO UNSC KNNP UK FR
08USUNNEWYORK559	SYG BAN AND UNSC MEMBERS DISCUSS SOMALIA, SUDAN, [...] (SBU) Summary. As President of the UN Security Council for June, Amb Khalilzad hosted SYG Ban Ki-Moon for the monthly lunch with UNSC Ambassadors on June 23, for a discussion that focused mostly on Zimbabwe, Somalia, Sudan, and Burma. Based on his conversations with African leaders, Ban said [...]	2008-06-24 23:16:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV PTER KPKO KHUM SU BM AF
08USUNNEWYORK58	COUNCIL ADOPTS STATEMENT REGRETTING LITTLE [...] (SBU) After a heated Security Council debate January 17 on the question of whether Burma had responded to the demands of the international community, Council members adopted a press statement reiterating support for UN Special Advisor Gambari, including a call for his early return to Burma, [...]	2008-01-18 23:03:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNSC BM
08USUNNEWYORK612	UN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL: COMMITTEE ON NGOS [...] Summary: At its resumed session May 29 - June 6 and June 25, ECOSOC,s Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (CNGO) recommended ECOSOC consultative status for a number of U.S. NGOs, including the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) and the Hudson Institute. Action on the Democracy Coali [...]	2008-07-09 23:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PHUM USUN
08USUNNEWYORK621	UN: RUSSIA, CHINA VETO ZIMBABWE SANCTIONS [...] (U) On July 11 Russia and China vetoed the adoption of the U.S.-authored draft Security Council resolution that would have imposed a comprehensive arms embargo on Zimbabwe and subjected fourteen senior members of the Zimbabwean government most responsible for the campaign of violence against t [...]	2008-07-12 02:53:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM ETTC UNSC ZI
08USUNNEWYORK630	CHINA, RUSSIA OUTLINE THINKING ON ZIMBABWE, SUDAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY. Chinese PermRep Wang told P-5 counterparts this morning that Beijing had instructed him to veto last weekend's Security Council resolution on Zimbabwe after South African President Mbeki called Chinese President Hu to complain that the U.S. and UK were actively discouraging the Zi [...]	2008-07-16 01:21:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO SU ZM
08USUNNEWYORK631	SETTLEMENTS UNSCR: FRANCE AND UK TO PROPOSE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) P-3 Ambassadors met in the evening of July 15 to discuss a response to the Arab draft resolution condemning Israeli settlements. French Amb Ripert reported that earlier in the day Qatari Amb Nasser had agreed, on behalf of the Arab [...]	2008-07-16 01:36:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV KPAL KWBG IS PA
08USUNNEWYORK716	UNSC REFORM: PGA KERIM ASKS FOR USG HELP REIGNING [...] (C) Summary: General Assembly President Srgjan Kerim described to Ambassador Khalilzad August 7 a growing divide on UN Security Council reform between the G4 and the Uniting For Consensus (UFC) blocs, with the Brazilians threatening to join the Indians in tabling a resolution if inter-governme [...]	2008-08-08 20:42:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KUNR UNSC GM JA IN PK BR
08USUNNEWYORK724	1540 COMMITTEE: RUSSIANS INSIST ON ADDING NINTH [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The Security Council's 1540 Committee remains divided over Russia's proposal to add a ninth member to its Group of Experts. Many members support Russia's initiative, the unstated goal of which is to guarantee that a new Russian expert (Antonin Litavrin) [...]	2008-08-12 23:02:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP
08USUNNEWYORK755	DESPITE SOME SUPPORT, UNSC MEMBERS MOSTLY IN [...] (C) Summary: In response to reftel demarche, France showed an enthusiastic commitment for the Secretary General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Peter Van Walsum and a fifth round of negotiations--as did non-UNSC member Spain, which proactively told Poloff of Spain's support. Most UNSC memb [...]	2008-08-21 00:26:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PREL UNSC WI MO
08USUNNEWYORK766	UNSC: FRENCH RESIST ADDING PREAMBULAR LANGUAGE TO [...] (U) Action request in paragraph 4. 2. (C) Ambassador Wolff spoke August 22 with French Charge Jean-Pierre Lacroix to emphasize the U.S. request (contained in ref) to add a preambular paragraph to the current draft French text that would reiterate the 12th preambular paragraph in UNSCR 177 [...]	2008-08-25 20:20:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC IS LE FR
08USUNNEWYORK794	RE-ENERGIZING THE FRIENDS OF UNAMID [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 14. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Recent meetings of the &Friends of UNAMID8 (FoU),co-chaired by the United States and Canada have focused on: 1) following up on UN Under Secretary General (U/SYG) Susanna Malcorra's July 2 list of requests, especially for air [...]	2008-09-03 21:32:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL KPKO SU
08USUNNEWYORK796	UNSC REFORM: OPEN-ENDED WORKING GROUP DEEPLY [...] (U) The Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on Security Council reform met September 2 to discuss the draft report and decision that must be sent to the General Assembly for adoption before the end of the 62nd session (Sept. 12). The debate illustrated the continuing divide between the Group of [...]	2008-09-04 22:54:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR UNSC IN BR PK IT JP GM
08USUNNEWYORK801	RUSSIA REGROUPING ON ABKHAZ/OSSETIAN PARTICIPATION [...] (C) Summary: In closed consultations on August 28, the Security Council decided to hold a public meeting as requested by Georgia and decided not to invite South Ossetian and Abkhaz representatives to participate in it as requested by Russia. Several Council members said inviting the separatis [...]	2008-09-05 16:48:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PREL GG RS
08USUNNEWYORK810	QUINT CONFERS ON KOSOVO ICJ REFERRAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-09 23:12:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA ZL
08USUNNEWYORK828	UN/IRAN SANCTIONS: COUNCIL FOCUSES ON FINANCIAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-17 23:14:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM IR UNSC MNUC ETTC KNNP
08USUNNEWYORK840	UNSC REFORM: GENERAL ASSEMBLY PASSES CONSENSUS [...] (SBU) Summary: The final, acrimonious negotiations September 15 over the end-of-session report and draft decision by the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on Security Council expansion were only resolved with a last minute negotiation on the floor of the General Assembly, prior to closing the [...]	2008-09-18 21:28:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR UNSC IN BR PK IT JP GM
08USUNNEWYORK845	GEORGIA: RUSSIAN PERMREP LINKS ARRIA VISAS TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-19 18:21:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC RS GG
08USUNNEWYORK851	UNSC: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS FOCUS MORE ON UN [...] (SBU) In another low key set of consultations on the Middle East on September 18, Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Robert Serry's briefing was the main focus. He lauded the "gradual but systematic process of Palestinian self-empowerment" in the West Bank and later said t [...]	2008-09-20 00:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA LE
08USUNNEWYORK86	RUSSIA CRITICIZES GEORGIA IN UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In closed UNSC consultations on January 29, UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) Special Representative of the Secretary-General (SRSG) Jean Arnault reported to Council members that there had been few developments since the release of the SYG's latest quarterly report. Arna [...]	2008-01-30 00:49:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNSC GG
08USUNNEWYORK875	UNSC MEETS AT SAUDI/ARAB LEAGUE REQUEST [...] (SBU) The UN Security Council met September 26 in response to the request by Saudi Arabia on behalf of the Arab League to discuss Israeli settlement activity. The Saudi FM spoke first and accused Israel of intransigence and a lack of good faith in dealing with the settlements issue. Arab Le [...]	2008-09-29 17:26:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG UNSC IS PA LE SY IR
08USUNNEWYORK897	SYG BAN'S SEPTEMBER 25 HIGH-LEVEL EVENT ON THE FOOD CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary. Discussion of the global food price crisis dominated UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's September 25 high-level event on food security and climate change. Ban committed to providing leadership on the food crisis through the High-Level Task Force process, and stated that policy [...]	2008-10-01 20:47:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ENRG SENV UN
08USUNNEWYORK915	SUDAN: UN EXPERTS DOCUMENT SANCTIONS VIOLATIONS [...] This is an action request -- please see paras 2 and 15. 2. SUMMARY: The Sudan Panel of Experts (POE),a UN-mandated group charged with monitoring implementation of Sudan-related UN sanctions, has issued a report documenting extensive violations in Sudan. The report criticizes Khartoum for [...]	2008-10-07 23:55:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV
08USUNNEWYORK927	UNSC REFORM: GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SCHEDULES [...] (SBU) In an October 10 letter addressed to all missions, the President of the General Assembly (PGA) Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann announced: (1) a meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on November 11, 2008; and (2) an informal plenary of the General Assembly on November 21, 2008, to com [...]	2008-10-10 23:17:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR UNSC IN BR PK IT JP GM
08USUNNEWYORK946	UN/SUDAN SANCTIONS: EXPERTS BRIEF COMMITTEE ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sudan Panel of Experts, a UN-contracted group charged with monitoring the implementation of the Darfur arms embargo and targeted sanctions imposed on Sudan, reported to the Sudan Sanctions Committee on October 10 numerous and serious violations of the sanctions regime. The p [...]	2008-10-17 16:19:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC ETTC SU PGOV
08USUNNEWYORK961	UNGA DELEGATES DISCUSS NEPAD AND MALARIA [...] In plenary session on October 20, The UN General Assembly (UNGA) received the Secretary General's reports on progress toward fulfillment of UNGA Resolution 62/180: 2001-2010: Decade to Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countries, Particularly in Africa (A/63/206, A/63/212 and A/63/219). UNGA su [...]	2008-10-22 19:10:00	USUN New York	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON XA
08USUNNEWYORK978	UNGA: SOUTH KOREAN PERM REP ON POSSIBLE NEW SC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Park told Ambassador Khalilzad October 24 that the Indian Perm Rep may send a letter to the UN General Assembly President (PGA) pressing for a compromise start date of mid-December for UN Security Council reform intergovernmental negotiations. Park and Khalilzad agreed [...]	2008-10-27 22:47:00	USUN New York	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN SENV UNSC UNGA IN BR PK IT JP GM
08VATICAN10	HOLY SEE: SECRETARY OF STATE BERTONE DISCUSSES CUBA, [...] (C) Summary. Holy See Secretary of State Bertone previewed his February trip to Cuba with Ambassador, and also discussed Israel and the Pope's spring visit to the United States. Bertone hopes to see Fidel and Raul Castro, to deliver a speech at a Cuban university, to inaugurate a monument to Po [...]	2008-01-10 13:37:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM SOCI OVIP CU IS VT
08VATICAN17	HOLY SEE: CONVERSATIONS ON INTERFAITH RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Senior Holy See officials and scholars discussed interfaith relations with the visiting Deputy Assistant to VP Cheney, Joseph Wood, January 14-15. Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran and Father Miguel Ayuso described the increasing Church engagement with the signers of "A Common Word", co [...]	2008-01-30 17:19:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KIFR VT
08VATICAN28	LAY MOVEMENTS, PART II: SANT'EGIDIO, COMUNION AND LIBERATION, AND OPUS DEI [...] (U) This is the third in a series intended to facilitate cooperation with Holy See and Catholic Church entities to promote U.S. goals through a greater understanding of the Holy See's institutions, agencies and structures (reftel B). In this cable, we continue our discussion of ecclesial movements [...]	2008-02-25 13:34:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF VT
08VATICAN3	MUSLIM-CHRISTIAN DIALOGUE: ITALIAN IMAM COMMENTS ON [...] (C) Summary: A meeting with Imam Yahya Pallavicini offered fresh perspectives on the nascent dialogue between 138 Muslim scholars and Christian leaders, including the Pope (reftels). The Pope, according to Pallavicini, was a key "target" of "A Common Word." The Holy See's recent response (ref [...]	2008-01-04 11:45:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF PREL PHUM VT
08VATICAN44	CATHOLIC-MUSLIM FORUM TO MEET IN NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary: The Holy See will host in November the first meeting of the Catholic-Muslim Forum established in response to the dialogue proposal included in the October 13, 2007 "A Common Word" letter from Muslim scholars to the Pope and other Christian leaders. An original signatory of the [...]	2008-06-18 14:05:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF VT
08VATICAN47	EMBASSY CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS LATIN AMERICAN AND CATHOLIC [...] Summary. Ambassador Glendon recently hosted a substantive and well-attended conference commemorating the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the critical contributions of Latin American countries and Catholic social teachings to the creation of that documen [...]	2008-07-02 12:16:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO KIRF SOCI XM XL CU VT
08VATICAN55	HOLY SEE ON TARIQ AZIZ [...] (C) Summary: The Holy See has expressed verbally and in writing its wishes that Tariq Aziz, who as Saddam Hussein's Deputy Prime Minister was the highest ranking Christian in the Iraqi government, be tried fairly. The Holy See opposes the death penalty in Iraq, and would appreciate Aziz be giv [...]	2008-07-23 14:30:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF IZ VT
08VATICAN57	SANT'EGIDIO ON ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) The Community of Sant'Egidio point person on mediation and international relations, Dr. Claudio Betti, confirmed that --if asked-- Sant'Egidio is available to promote peaceful change in Zimbabwe. End summary. 2. (SBU) During a meeting with poloff on July 25, Betti reiterated an offer [...]	2008-07-30 14:32:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF ZI VT
08VATICAN62	THE POPE'S MEGAPHONE: A SURVEY OF HOLY SEE MEDIA [...] (U) Media coverage of the Holy See is as global as the Catholic Church itself. The international dimension of the Holy See's own communication efforts, as well as that of the media covering it, provides Embassy Vatican with a unique platform to reach linguistically and geographically diverse [...]	2008-08-13 18:32:00	Embassy Vatican	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KPAO KIRF VT
08VATICAN68	VATICAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS GEORGIA CRISIS, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 9, Vice Presidential Advisor Joseph Wood, accompanied by the DCM , held separate meetings with two senior Vatican officials to seek views from the Holy See on the situation between Russia and Georgia. Vatican officials raised humanitarian issues as the primary conc [...]	2008-09-19 13:56:00	Embassy Vatican	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KIRF GG RS UP IR KZ VT
08VIENNA106	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 24, 2008 [...] Austria's Economics Minister Martin Bartenstein from the OeVP says he is committed to clearly defined climate protection goals. However, he told Austrian radio, he is opposed to the climate guidelines put forward by Brussels, which call for the share of renewable energies to be increased to 34 [...]	2008-01-24 13:43:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
08VIENNA1099	Austrian Elections: "Italianization" Ahead? [...] Less than two months before the September 28 national parliamentary elections, two smaller parties, in addition to the five parliamentary parties, are also entering the race, with some chance of passing the 4% hurdle to enter parliament. The "List Fritz Dinkhauser" is a spinoff from the conser [...]	2008-08-01 08:02:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AU PGOV
08VIENNA122	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 25, 2008 [...] Right-wing opposition party BZOe leader Peter Westenthaler has called for an end to immigration to Austria. He made an exception, though, for needed skilled workers, who should be allowed into Austria as holders of "green-card"-type permits similar to those used in the USA and Canada. Westentha [...]	2008-01-25 12:57:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
08VIENNA1414	TREASURY U-S LEVEY TALKS IRAN WITH AUSTRIAN [...] (S) SUMMARY. On September 10, Treasury Under Secretary Stuart Levey met Austrian financial regulators and representatives of the Raiffeisen and Bank Austria-Creditanstalt groups to warn of the continued risks of doing business with Iranian entities. Austrian regulators were receptive but quest [...]	2008-09-24 14:46:00	Embassy Vienna	SECRET	ECON EFIN IR AU
08VIENNA145	AUSTRIAN MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS: January 30, 2008 [...] Carinthian Governor Joerg Haider (BZOe) has said that he sees no legal obstacles to a provincial referendum on the new EU Reform Treaty in the wake of his party's collection of 15,000 signatures in support of such a move. Haider claims that ratification of the Treaty would affect the province i [...]	2008-01-30 14:44:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KPAO AU
08VIENNA1619	Kommunalkredit To Be Nationalized; More [...] SUMMARY: The GoA will take over 99.78% of the troubled Austrian bank Kommunalkredit (which provides state/municipal financing) in an 11th-hour move to rescue the bank. Other large Austrian banks and insurance companies appear better off, but rumors are that most will eventually make use of [...]	2008-11-03 15:34:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AU
08VIENNA1665	Austrian Government Establishes Bank Rescue [...] SUMMARY: The GoA has established a bank rescue holding company, known by its acronym as FIMBAG, to administer the EUR 15 billion from the bank rescue package available for GoA equity injections for banks and insurance companies. Its first acquisition was Kommunalkredit, which the GoA nation [...]	2008-11-13 15:40:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AU
08VIENNA1733	Austria-Russia Economic Ties Deepening [...] (U) SUMMARY: Austria's commercial ties with Russia, which date to the Soviet era, have grown significantly since 2000. Despite a brief dip in 2007, imports from Russia (dominated by energy) are rising again. In recent years, Austrian firms (especially banks) have expanded aggressively into [...]	2008-11-26 07:27:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON ENRG PREL RS AU
08VIENNA175	AUSTRIA ON IRAN SANCTIONS; OMV; INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL [...] (C) Summary. At a Feb. 4 lunch with USUNVIE Amb. Schulte and Embassy Vienna Charge Kilner, MFA PolDir Thomas Mayr-Harting and Chancellery Foreign Policy Advisor Bernhard Wrabetz detailed GoA objections to sanctions against Iran outside the UNSC framework. Austria's concerns rest on a commitm [...]	2008-02-05 14:08:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP ENRG IR EPET AU ETTC
08VIENNA1751	Austrian Government Bank Rescue - Update [...] SUMMARY: As expected, more large Austrian banks (Raiffeisen Zentralbank, Volksbank, and Hypo Alpe Adria) have applied for GoA equity injections; no insurer has showed interest so far. Volksbanken AG, after its Kommunalkredit flop and other write-offs, will likely show a loss for 2008. Hyp [...]	2008-12-01 15:16:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN AU
08VIENNA635	AUSTRIA FULLY SUPPORTS USG ON WIPO DG ELECTION [...] On May 7, emboffs delivered reftel talking points to Robert Ullrich, Head of the Patent Office's Legal Department, a part of the Ministry of Transportation, Innovation and Technology. Ullrich will represent Austria at the WIPO Coordination Committee May 13-14. We also conveyed the USG positi [...]	2008-05-07 15:31:00	Embassy Vienna	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL AU
08VIENNA752	SARKOZY IN VIENNA: IRAN, SYRIA, ENERGY, AND [...] (C) Summary. French President Sarkozy made little progress in efforts to persuade Austria to accept autonomous EU sanctions on Iran; was briefed on Austrian plans for their June 23 conference on reconstruction of a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, discussed European energy strategy in gene [...]	2008-06-02 14:21:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU AU
08VIENNA87	FRENCH EMBASSY ON EU-3 SANCTIONS INITIATIVE [...] (C) Summary. According to the French Embassy in Vienna, the EU-3 expect some progress on adding names of Iranian entities and individuals to existing sanctions lists. The French willl enlist German help in persuading the Austrians to accept the addition of Bank Melli to the existing sanction [...]	2008-01-18 15:52:00	Embassy Vienna	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP EU AU
08VILNIUS858	THE BANKS OF LITHUANIA ARE PRIMARILY THE BANKS OF [...] Begin Summary. Lithuania's banking sector is composed of 15 banks, with the majority of assets held by Scandinavian institutions. Entities besides the top 15 hold only 1 percent of all bank assets. So far the Scandinavian and locally owned banks appear stable. Nonetheless, in response to [...]	2008-10-15 08:32:00	Embassy Vilnius	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN LH
08WARSAW1140	POLAND WRESTLING WITH CIVILIAN CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland begins its fourth Afghanistan rotation November 1 with the consolidation of 1,450 soldiers in Ghazni province. The GoP agreed to take sole responsibility for operations in Ghazni in March 2008, and began detailed military planning at that time -- particularly to secure t [...]	2008-09-29 14:06:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MAPP AF PL
08WARSAW1271	POLAND INTENSIFIES EMISSIONS DIPLOMACY [...] (U) Summary: Recent robust Polish diplomacy on climate change issues has raised the country's profile in the EU's internal energy and climate debate and spotlighted its role as host of the 14th Annual Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP-14) in December. In visits to Madrid, Paris, Be [...]	2008-11-03 16:56:00	Embassy Warsaw	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN EMIN ENRG SENV PL
08WARSAW1437	CODEL SCHWARTZ/POLAND - NATO, EU MUST DO MORE ON [...] (C) Polish National Security Advisor Wladyslaw Stasiak and prominent Polish MPs, including Sejm Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Krzysztof Lisek, told CODEL Schwartz that NATO must do more to address Georgia's security problems. If NATO does not offer MAP, it must offer something tangible to r [...]	2008-12-19 11:27:00	Embassy Warsaw	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CG PL
08YAOUNDE35	CAMEROON: NEW TWISTS IN ANTI-CORRUPTION COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Justice Amadou Ali's anti-corruption effort, with USG support, made headline news in Cameroon on January 9. Ambassador Garvey and the Ambassadors of Italy and the Netherlands met with Ali that evening. The Minister reaffirmed his and President Biya's commitment to [...]	2008-01-14 15:51:00	Embassy Yaounde	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR PREL PGOV CM
08YEREVAN1034	HOTELS CONFIRM GOAM PRESSURE TO DENY VENUES FOR [...] (C) Two western hotels operating in downtown Yerevan confirmed that the National Security Service (NSS) continues to pressure them to deny rented meeting space to organizations that seek to hold events of a political nature (reftel). Both the Armenian-American-owned "Marriott Armenia Yerevan" [...]	2008-12-23 14:08:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM AM
08YEREVAN141	ARMENIA: VISIT OF E.U. TROIKA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An EU Troika delegation met with senior GOAM officials as part of a 3-day visit to the South Caucasus February 4-6. The delegation discussed, among other things, issues related to Armenia's upcoming presidential elections, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement, as well as other [...]	2008-02-15 14:38:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CVIS SMIG KDEM AM
08YEREVAN179	ARMENIA SITREP: VIOLENT PROTESTS AFTER DAWN RAID [...] (C) Riot police drove opposition squatters from Freedom Square at about 06:45 local time on March 1. Former President Levon Ter-Petrossian (LTP) was taken home, and apparently placed under house arrest. Police established perimeter around Freedom Square, and forcefully dispersed media, would [...]	2008-03-01 13:22:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC PREL PHUM KDEM AM
08YEREVAN186	ARMENIA SITREP: ARMY CALLED IN TO RESTORE ORDER; [...] (C) Calm prevailed in Yerevan March 3, after pitched battles between opposition protesters and security forces ended in the early hours of March 2. Official GOAM reports state that eight people died in the armed clashes, 33 police were injured, and 100-200 injured overall, although a higher d [...]	2008-03-03 14:42:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC CASC PREL PHUM KDEM AM
08YEREVAN415	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SCHIFF, MAY 24-25, 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit comes during a critical phase in post-independence Armenia's political development, and democracy is firmly at the top of the U.S. agenda. After flawed and hotly disputed presidential elections February 19, violent clashes, a 20-day state of emergency, and the arrest [...]	2008-05-21 02:40:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL OTRA OVIP KDEM AM
08YEREVAN507	SCENESETTER FOR A/S KRAMER VISIT TO YEREVAN, JUNE [...] (C) Your visit comes during a critical phase in post-independence Armenia's political development, and democracy and human rights are at the top of the U.S. agenda here. After significantly flawed and hotly disputed presidential elections February 19, violent clashes, a 20-day state of emerge [...]	2008-06-19 11:42:00	Embassy Yerevan	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PREL OTRA OVIP KDEM KJUS AM
08ZAGREB42	GORDAN JANDROKOVIC, CROATIA'S NEW FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (U) In a new Croatian government that consists largely of too familiar faces (reftels),perhaps the most important new face, certainly for U.S. engagement with Croatia, belongs to new Foreign Minister Gordan Jandrokovic. From 2004 to the present, Jandrokovic was chair of the Croatian parliame [...]	2008-01-22 12:58:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR HR POLITICAL PARTIES
08ZAGREB49	CROATIA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART II) [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-24 14:06:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR
08ZAGREB727	CROATIAN BANKS ARE STABLE, FOR THE MOMENT [...] Summary: Croatia's economy and banking system remain reasonably stable, although not entirely immune to the effects of the world financial crisis. The central bank has temporarily removed a restrictive reserve requirement on Croatian banks that draw credit from abroad. The government also [...]	2008-10-17 09:35:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN HR
08ZAGREB834	CROATIA FEARS SLOVENIA WILL BLOCK EU ACCESSION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Croatian officials say they are increasingly concerned that Slovenia will be unwilling to compromise on a French-brokered statement clarifying that nothing in Croatia's EU accession negotiations could prejudice the outcome of Croatia and Slovenia's bilateral border disputes. C [...]	2008-12-08 12:51:00	Embassy Zagreb	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUC HR SI
08ZAGREB94	FIRE BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL ON SHIP OFF CROATIAN [...] (U) Croatia's Ministry of Sea, Transport, and Infrastructure told emboff today that the fire on the Und Adrijatic, a Turkish cargo ship, is under control. Five tugboats (3 Croatian and 2 Italian) continue to work to cool the ship's hull. When temperatures are lowered sufficiently, a Dutch team [...]	2008-02-08 14:06:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	PHSA EWWT HR
09ABUDHABI296	UAE CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (S/NF) In response to reftel request, post provides the following information on critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) in the United Arab Emirates whose destruction or disruption could immediately affect the economic security and national security of the United States: A) Strait [...]	2009-03-23 12:59:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV ASEC MARR EFIN ENRG KCIP AE
09ABUDHABI575	UAE SEEKS CLEAR MESSAGE ON IRAN SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 10:58:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	SECRET//NOFORN	AE ECON IR KTFN PREL PTER
09ABUJA1961	IMF TEAM PROVIDES BRIEFING ON ITS REVIEW OF THE [...] (C) An IMF team provided a briefing to the diplomatic and development community on its recent review of the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB). The team was sympathetic with the PIB's intent but had a number of reservations. The team concluded that the proposed fiscal terms are too aggressive, th [...]	2009-10-26 17:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET EINV EFIN NI
09ABUJA2104	S/CIEA GOLDWYN DISCUSSES PETROLEUM INDUSTRY BILL WITH [...] (C) Coordinator for International Energy Affairs (S/CIEA) David Goldwyn and Ambassador Sanders met with the Dutch, French, and Italian ambassadors and the U.K. Deputy High Commissioner (DHC) to discuss the status of the GON's Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) on November 10. The Dutch Ambassador d [...]	2009-11-20 11:59:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV ETRD ECON NI
09ABUJA316	NIGERIA - BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR FEBRUARY 1-14, [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of February 1-14 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economy --Politics --Agriculture --Environment and Health --Aviation --Elections --Corruption and Crime --Oil, G [...]	2009-02-23 09:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI
09ABUJA714	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR APRIL 1-17, 2009 [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of April 1-17 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Politics --2011 Elections --Human Rights and TIP --Labor --Environment and Health --Corruption and Crime --Oil, Gas, [...]	2009-04-24 13:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI
09ADDISABABA110	USAU: UN ASSESSMENT TEAM BRIEFS AU PARTNERS ON [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in paragraph 11. 2. (C) Summary: The United Nations Technical Assessment Team (TAM) met with the USAU, EUAU, and the Italian Ambassadors in Addis Ababa the morning of January 16. The team,s focus is on providing a short-term logistics package to su [...]	2009-01-16 15:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SO AU
09ADDISABABA1672	GROWING WAHABI INFLUENCE IN ETHIOPIA - AMHARA [...] (C) PAO visited Dessie, in Wello province of the Amhara Region, June 3-5, to visit the Jama Negus Mosque, which is a site for a potential Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) grant proposal for FY-10. A major Sufi shrine, the mosque is the focal point of the &Moulid al-Nebi8 (&B [...]	2009-07-15 13:37:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO KISL KIRF SCUL PROP ET
09ADDISABABA2639	UN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION: [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-05 16:11:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA
09ADDISABABA324	AU SUMMIT: AF ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARTER [...] (C/NF) Summary. UN Special Envoy for Somalia Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah told Acting Assistant Secretary for Africa Phil Carter and Special Envoy for Somalia John Yates on February 2 that newly elected Transitional Federal Government /Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (TFG/ARS) President S [...]	2009-02-06 05:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ADDISABABA648	PUNTLAND MOVING FURTHER AWAY FROM THE TFG [...] (C/NF) Summary. The newly elected President of Puntland, Dr. Abdirahman Mohamed "Farole," told the Ambassador on March 14 that he felt Puntland was not being represented within the Djibouti peace process, and that UN Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Ahmedou Ould-Abdall [...]	2009-03-17 06:24:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS KPKO SO ET
09ALGIERS1141	ALGERIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) The security situation in Algeria was marked by a decrease in the number of high-profile terrorist attacks throughout the country, although ongoing low-level terrorist activities, comparable to guerilla insurgency operations, continued in non-urban areas. Previously, the Salafist Group fo [...]	2009-12-23 07:47:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC AG
09ALGIERS177	ALGERIA: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) The TIP Officer for Embassy Algiers is Ryan Campbell; tel. (213)-(0)770-08-20-00, ext. 2264; fax (213)-(0)21-60-73-35; unclassified email: campbellrt@state.gov. Number of hours spent by rank: 1 hour FE-MC, 2 hours FE-OC, 2 hours FS-02, 15 hours FS-03, 25 hours FS-06, 10 hours FSN. SUMM [...]	2009-02-23 17:02:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09ALGIERS196	CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (C) Post does not recommend any modification to the CI/KR list as it relates to Algeria at this time. We note, however, that Algeria and international joint venture partners are constructing two undersea natural gas pipelines to Europe, one of which may be operational in late 2009. Once opera [...]	2009-02-25 17:18:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP AG
09ALGIERS983	CTAG MEMBERS DISCUSS REGIONAL CT CHALLENGES [...] (C) Participants at the Italian-hosted Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting of G-8 Embassies in Algiers on October 25 discussed the current status of regional CT cooperation, ongoing Algerian and bilateral CT efforts, and the activities of the African Union Center for the Study and Res [...]	2009-11-04 10:06:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR PGOV AG ML MR NG
09ALGIERS993	UK DEFENSE SECRETARY AINSWORTH VISIT TO ALGERIA, [...] (C) The UK Ambassador in Algiers told us that the UK Secretary of State for Defense, during his October 26-27 visit to Algiers, signed a bilateral defense cooperation agreement that establishes a framework for UK training of Algerian military, information exchanges and joint exercises. A heli [...]	2009-11-05 15:26:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AG UK IR
09AMEMBASSYHANOI911	Thrown Under the Popemobile? Hanoi Archbishop Submits Letter [...] (C) Summary: Sources in the Hanoi Archdiocese have confirmed that embattled Archbishop Ngo Quang Kiet has offered to resign, citing health concerns and fatigue. The head of the Vatican's delegation to a Jubilee marking the Catholic Church's 350-year presence in Vietnam told the DCM November [...]	2009-11-25 10:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL VM

09AMMAN230	Update on Labor Issues in Jordan [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has continued to take measures to strengthen its institutional capacity to identify and correct labor violations, in part by hiring 60 new inspectors in 2008. Inspectors for the International Labour Office's (ILO) Better Work Jordan program have [...]	2009-01-27 12:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ECON ETRD EAID KTIP KTEX JO
09AMMAN2449	JORDAN: PUBLIC'S HIGH HOPE IN PEACE SINKS TO NEW [...] (C) Jordanian public hope for a rapid, positive outcome for the peace process deflated enormously over the past week, down from extremely high levels following the President's initial statements and actions in January and his June 4 speech in Cairo. 2. (SBU) Headlines from recent days inc [...]	2009-11-09 16:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL JO
09ANKARA1139	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-06 11:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1144	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-07 10:11:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1150	LET'S MAKE A DEAL (OR TWENTY): PUTIN IN ANKARA [...] (C) Summary. Russian Prime Minister Putin's August 6 visit to Ankara resulted in a flurry of deals and media frenzy, further heightened by the last-minute participation of Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi. The visit focused on energy pipelines and economic cooperation, and twenty separate ag [...]	2009-08-07 15:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PREL RS IT TU
09ANKARA1226	TURKEY FRUSTRATED WITH AZERI GAS NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Following the recent round of gas negotiations between Turkey and Azerbaijan, Turkish interlocutors expressed frustration at the lack of progress. Going into the meetings, the Turks had fully expected that they would be finalizing the deal and were surprised by what they see as A [...]	2009-08-20 08:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PGOV AJ TU
09ANKARA1370	IRANIAN ELECTION PROTESTER'S TORTURE ALLEGATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. CONOFF spoke with Ebrahim Sharifi (please strictly protect) on Thursday September 17 concerning his involvement in Iran,s recent election and post election activities as well as his detainment, torture, and sodomy by government authorities. Sharifi discussed his efforts to expose [...]	2009-09-17 16:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
09ANKARA1414	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-30 05:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1520	IRAN ASYLUM SEEKER ALLEGES TORTURE AND SIGNS OF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On Monday October 19th, CONOFF and LEGATT interviewed Ebrahim Ali MEHTARI (strictly protect),an Iranian asylum seeker in Ankara, regarding MEHTARI's claims that he saw writing by Robert LEVINSON at an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) detention center during MEHTARI' [...]	2009-10-21 12:29:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	CVIS IR PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SCUL SOCI TU
09ANKARA1527	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-22 12:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1589	DOE DEP SEC PONEMAN VISIT: TURKS POSITIVE ON SOUTHERN CORRIDOR AND RENEWABLES [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with Minister of Energy Yildiz and BOTAS Acting Director General Konuk, DoE Deputy Secretary Poneman stressed U.S. support for the Southern Corridor and the urgent need to resolve negotiations with the Azeris to make the Corridor a reality. Both Yildiz and Konu [...]	2009-11-05 09:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PREL TU AZ
09ANKARA1630	IPR TRAINING FOR TURKISH CUSTOMS: LESSONS LEARNED [...] Summary. Between May 2008 and September 2009, Post provided six sessions of training for Turkish Customs on how to recognize and seize counterfeit products, working with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on an INL-funded program. In total, w [...]	2009-11-13 14:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV KCRM KIPR TU
09ANKARA1640	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 12:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1647	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-17 11:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1666	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 11:59:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA1689	BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED [...] (SBU) We visited the office of Helper Ltd (reftel) and met with company president Sezai Cihan Dalmis on November 24. Dalmis told us that the company is not directly involved in the import or storage of items on the US Munitions List but serves as an intermediary for U.S. and Turkish firms invol [...]	2009-11-24 10:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KOMC ETTC TU
09ANKARA1771	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 12:38:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA218	ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-11 06:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA297	TURKEY'S AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR RUNNING ON EMPTY [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-25 15:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN TU
09ANKARA437	DAS BRYZA HEARS OPTIMISM ON NABUCCO IGA, SILENCE [...] (C) Summary. In a whirlwind afternoon on March 12, GOT and private sector representatives stressed to EUR DAS Bryza the importance of making tangible, concrete progress on Nabucco within the next few months. All eyes are focused on the Nabucco Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) which RWE and [...]	2009-03-24 07:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET TU
09ANKARA499	TURKEY: IRANIAN ACADEMIC AND DIPLOMAT OUTLINES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The study of Iranian foreign policy suffers from reductionist and simplistic approaches that boil the subject down to sound bites and labels, Ambassador Seyed Mohammed Kazem Sajjadpour, Associate Dean of Research at the Iranian MFA College of International Relations, told a smal [...]	2009-04-01 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR TU
09ANKARA583	Media Summary [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-21 11:44:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANKARA625	TURKEY'S MILITARY CHIEF ADDRESSES MEDIA ON [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a April 29 press conference, Turkey's top military official GEN Ilker Basbug rejected media speculations of military links to the shadowy "Ergenekon" organization, whose alleged aim is to foment a coup against the current government. He reiterated the military' [...]	2009-04-30 09:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR TU
09ANKARA78	KEEPING CALM IN THE AEGEAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The list of potential flashpoints between Turkey and Greece is long, and both sides have tried to drag the U.S. or NATO into these disputes, particularly on the status of demilitarization of islands in the eastern Aegean. To help ensure Greece -Turkey relations do not go off track [...]	2009-01-15 17:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO GR TU
09ANKARA807	TURKEY UNDECIDED ON ICSC THIRD CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-09 05:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA TU
09ANKARA933	TURKISH PARTICIPATION IN THE MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM [...] (U) For Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern from Ambassador James Jeffrey 2. (C) We understand that the NSC notified the Turkish Embassy in Washington on June 30 that the USG would not support Turkey's proposed participation in the July 9 Major Economies Forum meeting in Italy. Our [...]	2009-07-01 15:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SENV TU
09ANKARA969	TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-08 10:28:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO
09ANTANANARIVO811	COMOROS STILL VERY FRAGILE AS ELECTIONS APPROACH [...] (C) Summary. During a three-day visit to Grande Comore, only my second visit to the country in 2009, I found the country busily if somewhat tensely preparing for December legislative elections. President Sambi was typically upbeat in his assessment and asked again for the USG to increase its [...]	2009-11-25 10:21:00	Embassy Antananarivo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV KPIR MA IR
09ASHGABAT1117	TURKMENISTAN: PETROCHINA TO TAKE OVER AMU DARYA PROJECT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) A number of international media outlets reported this week that PetroChina will acquire assets from the Chinese National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC),PetroChina's parent company, including CNPC's share in the Amu Darya pro [...]	2009-09-02 12:59:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV EINV ECON TX
09ASHGABAT1312	TURKMENISTAN: EXXONMOBIL STILL MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 14 ExxonMobil representatives met with the Charge to discuss recent meetings between company executives and Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly. ExxonMobil representatives described the meetings as "a little positive, [...]	2009-10-16 06:40:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT1531	ITALIAN COMPANY ENI SIGNS MOU WITH TURKMEN [...] (SBU) On November 25, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Turkmen State Agency for Hydrocarbon Resources and Italy's state-owned energy company ENI during President Berdimuhamedov's recent visit to Rome. ENI acquired Burren Energy in 2008, after Burren had long been a party t [...]	2009-11-27 11:58:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX IT
09ASHGABAT1568	TURKMENISTAN: AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY EXCHANGE [...] (U) Sensitive, but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) On November 27, Poloff met with the Rector of the Turkmen Agricultural University, Gurbandurdy Mammetgulyev, and Chary Taganov, Head of the Academics Department, to discuss the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) fund [...]	2009-12-07 09:29:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR PGOV PREL SCUL TX
09ASHGABAT1643	ASHGABAT'S PRICEY WHITE MARBLE DECOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) In the mid 1990s, the late Turkmen President Niyazov ordered that each newly-built, multistoried house or office building be decked with white marble siding, in order to beautify Turkmen cities, especially Ashgabat. Althou [...]	2009-12-22 05:12:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EIND EMIN BBSR BEXP BTIO TX
09ASHGABAT262	TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT MAY BE AVOIDING U.S. AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bertling Amcit Logistic General Manager, a longtime Ashgabat resident, shared news he had heard about a potential new government policy on Italian and U.S. energy majors being kept out of the running on field development, and also shared his views on how to bring Turkmenist [...]	2009-02-26 07:12:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET EINV TX
09ASHGABAT339	TURKMENISTAN: ITALY - TURKMENISTAN RELATIONS - [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to an Italian Embassy Moscow Counsellor, in Turkmenistan to advance the upcoming visit of a Deputy Foreign Minister, President Berdimuhamedov should visit Rome sometime in 2009. Hopefully, a Berdimuhamedov visit will give a kick start to bilateral relations, which the [...]	2009-03-13 15:21:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV EPET TX
09ASHGABAT389	TURKMENISTAN: BURREN ENERGY STILL HOPING THAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.K.-based Burren Energy is continuing to pull 25,000 barrels of oil per day from wells southwest of Balkanabat, and has at least ten more years to do so. But while the company is on a steady course with its PSA, its takeover in 2007 by Italian conglomerate ENI is still cau [...]	2009-03-26 13:02:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EINV EPET TX UK
09ASHGABAT402	TURKMENISTAN: MINI-DUBLIN GROUP MEETS IN ASHGABAT [...] (SBU) At a March 13 meeting in Ashgabat of Mini-Dublin Group members organized by the Italian Embassy in Moscow, representatives of the U.S.,French, UK, Polish, Romanian, Turkish, Japanese and Russian embassies exchanged views with two officials of the State Counter-Narcotics Service (SCNS) on [...]	2009-03-30 11:51:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SNAR TX
09ASHGABAT600	TURKMENISTAN: A REBORN PUSHKIN THEATER PUSHES BOUNDARIES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ashgabat's resurrected Pushkin theater has on its own initiative begun to introduce audiences to a growing variety of international plays, some of which push the boundaries of what is generally acceptable in offic [...]	2009-05-13 04:18:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX
09ASHGABAT740	TURKMENISTAN: SOUTH KOREAN COMPANIES DOMINATE A [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The June 7-9 textile exhibition in Ashgabat, organized by the Turkmen Government, hosted the representatives and displays of local enterprises and some 30 foreign companies seeking to enter the market or expand th [...]	2009-06-11 12:42:00	Embassy Ashgabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ERD EIND TX KS
09ASHGABAT84	TURKMENSITAN: GENERAL PETREAUS MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. On January 16, following his conversation with Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov, CENTCOM Commander Petraeus, accompanied by Charge Miles, met for an hour and a half with Turkmen Foreign Minister Meredov. The Minister was accompanied by the Ministry's North American Office Chief [...]	2009-01-19 07:54:00	Embassy Ashgabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL TX
09ASMARA195	CHINESE MINING WOES IN ERITREA [...] (C) LOWERED CHINESE EXPECTATIONS: The Chinese mining company "Eritrea-China Exploration and Mining Company" (ECEM),one of four Chinese mining or exploration companies operating in Eritrea, has run into substantial problems and is pessimistic about its prospects, according to a well-placed Ch [...]	2009-06-25 12:29:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON PINS PREL ER CH
09ASMARA198	ERITREAN DEFENSE MINISTER ON U.S.-ERITREAN [...] (S) Major General Sebhat Efrem, Eritrea's popular minister of defense, warmly greeted the ambassador on the margins of an Italian defense attache function June 25. He was aware of the letter from President Obama to President Isaias (ref) and said he seemed pleased at the prospect of improved r [...]	2009-06-26 07:54:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET	PREL MOPS ER
09ASMARA261	ISAIAS PUSHES ITALIAN GOVERNMENT FOR MORE [...] (C) The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General for Sub-Saharan Africa, Giuseppe Morabito, visited Asmara the week of July 27. According to an Italian embassy source, Morabito obtained a last-minute meeting with President Isaias on Friday. The president made a strong push for gr [...]	2009-08-07 07:45:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ER SO IT
09ASMARA278	ERITREAN AIR ASSETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Asmara is aware of nine former or current airports in Eritrea, based on unclassified imagery or personal observation. Four airports have long concrete runways capable of handling jet aircraft. Only Asmara airport has military aircraft visible; over half of the 43 airc [...]	2009-08-20 07:00:00	Embassy Asmara	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS EAIR PINR PGOV ER
09ASMARA290	ERITREAN YOUTH: "I'M FLEEING... AND HERE'S WHY" [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff recently met with several young Eritreans who have all mentioned their plans to flee the country. The reasons range from avoiding national service to anger at the Eritrean government (GSE) for its dictatorial practices. This cable highlights the story of one particular Er [...]	2009-08-26 05:06:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PGOV ECON CPAS ER
09ASMARA340	Eritrea Fraud Summary through August 2009 [...] The Eritrean government (GSE) continued its harsh economic policies, which further increased the scarcity of basic goods and the impoverishment its people. Grocery stores are thinly stocked; meat and fish are not always available, and basic commodities such as sugar, flour, cooking oil, coffee [...]	2009-10-01 14:05:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC DJ ET ZA IL KE SD EG ER
09ASMARA57	2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) ERITREA'S TIP SITUATION: --------------------------------- --A. Information on trafficking in persons was scarce during the reporting year. The government remained elusive to requests to provide information for this report and published neither data nor statistics regarding TIP. Vari [...]	2009-02-18 15:05:00	Embassy Asmara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP SOCI PREF PGOV ER
09ASMARA96	SECURITY REPRESENTATIVES SHARE CRIME INFORMATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post hosted a meeting of security officers and others who handle security affairs at their embassies. Topics of discussion included the rapid increase of crime in Asmara, food security in Eritrea, and reports of attacks outside of Asmara by insurgent groups. END SUMMARY. 2. [...]	2009-03-23 13:00:00	Embassy Asmara	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL ER
09ASTANA1920	KAZAKHSTAN: PLANS FOR THE NATIONAL SULFUR STORAGE CENTER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As Kazakhstan continues to debate sulfur storage, the Caspiy Socially Responsible Corporation has contracted feasibility and technical studies for the government's planned National Sulfur Storage Center (NSSC) in [...]	2009-10-26 07:58:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET SENV KZ
09ASTANA193	KAZAKHSTAN: ASTANA MAYOR TASMAGAMBETOV DETAILS PLANS FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Astana Akim (Mayor) Imangali Tasmagambetov told the Ambassador on January 28 that government assistance is facilitating a recovery of Astana's construction sector. He maintained that signature projects in the city' [...]	2009-02-03 01:22:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI KZ
09ASTANA2004	KAZAKHSTAN: STAFFDEL WOOLFORK HEARS VIEWS ON KAZAKHSTAN'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 11, Staffdel Woolfork met with DCMs from several European embassies, who said that Kazakhstan has made some progress on liberalization, but it needs to do more. The Spanish DCM said Spain will not suppo [...]	2009-11-12 09:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE KZ
09ASTANA2007	MINISTER OF ENERGY ON BN-350, SEMIPALATINSK AND ALATAU [...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 12, the Ambassador discussed non-proliferation issues, specifically the transfer of BN-350 spent-fuel and the Semipalatinsk and Alatau projects, with Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Sauat Mynbayev. The Minister welcomed further cooperation on BN-350 security [...]	2009-11-13 06:29:00	Embassy Astana	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR ECON EPET MARR KNNP IT TU KZ
09ASTANA2053	KAZAKHSTAN: SUBSTANCE BEFORE SUMMIT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a November 16 dinner, representatives from the Embassies of Italy, Spain, the UK, and the Netherlands reasserted that their governments' insistence on substance before they commit to a 2010 OSCE Summit. Se [...]	2009-11-19 01:54:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OSCE KZ
09ASTANA2139	KAZAKHSTAN: ASTANA TO HOST SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT [...] SUMMARY: The Kazakhstani Ministry of Environment hosted the Advisory Council Meeting on Preparation for the Ministerial Conference on Environment and Development (MCED) to be held in Astana in 2010. The MCED is held every five years, and the next Ministerial theme will be to adopt "green gro [...]	2009-12-10 03:38:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON SENV OSCE UN KZ
09ASTANA442	KAZAKHSTAN: ITALY REMAINS A MAJOR INVESTOR, ACTIVE IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: PolOff met on February 17 with Ugo Boni, First Secretary and DCM at the Italian Embassy in Astana, to discuss the Kazakhstan-Italy relationship. Boni characterized the overall Kazakhstan-Italy relationship as pos [...]	2009-03-13 08:30:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD IT KZ
09ASTANA494	KAZAKHSTAN: NATO REP FOR CENTRAL ASIA BRIEFS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons told NATO Ambassadors in Astana on March 18 that the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Security Forum is administratively on track for June 24-25 in Astana, even though Kazakhstani officials made [...]	2009-03-19 09:43:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR NATO OSCE RS KZ
09ASTANA498	KAZAKHSTAN: FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO OSCE ENGAGES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: French Ambassador to the OSCE Eric Lebedel briefed a select group of Western Ambassadors on March 19 that he was in Astana to promote the European Union's perspective on the OSCE and to emphasize Kazakhstan's need to take seriously its responsibilities on democracy, human rights [...]	2009-03-20 05:20:00	Embassy Astana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM SENV OSCE KZ
09ASTANA675	KAZAKHSTAN CASPIAN TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The government of Kazakhstan is committed to developing alternative oil export routes, whether by pipeline, rail, or tanker, that reduce its dependence on Russia. From April 9-17, Energy Officer joined a definiti [...]	2009-04-22 07:55:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV RS IR KZ
09ATHENS1331	Greek-U.S. Partnership in Afghanistan and Pakistan [...] (C) The Government of Greece continues to respond positively to USG requests for increasing military and civilian assistance to Afghanistan and Pakistan, despite its dire fiscal realities. According to Hellenic Aid (HA),Greece's development agency, the GoG has pledged 3.7 million euro to Afgha [...]	2009-07-27 07:20:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF PK EAID GR SNAR CA UK
09ATHENS1471	MFA ON TURKISH INVOLVEMENT IN EU FRONTEX AND OLYMPIC AIR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Greek MFA told us September 10 that the recent warning by Turkish air control to a Latvian air force helicopter flying an EU Frontex mission in Greek airspace over Farmakonisi to "leave Turkish airspace immediately" was only one in a series of such actions directed at Frontex [...]	2009-09-11 14:20:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM EAIR GR TU EUN LG
09ATHENS1549	ATHENS LAY OF THE LAND FOR PM A/S SHAPIRO [...] (C) Andrew: Welcome to Greece. Your visit comes at a time of calm between two storms; the first being the recently concluded Parliamentary elections in which PM Papandreou scored a decisive victory over the moribund Karamanlis administration, and the second being Greece's dismal economic sit [...]	2009-10-15 15:38:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PREL PHSA PGOV EWWT MARR MASS GR
09ATHENS1560	FIRES IN GREECE: AUGUST 26 SITREP [...] (SBU) Wildfires in towns north of Athens subsided on 25 August after four days of destruction. No casualties were reported, but press reports indicate about 50,000 acres of land had been burnt and 50 homes destroyed. Following an "emergency" cabinet meeting on August 25, the Government of Gree [...]	2009-08-26 15:58:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EAID PREL SENV SOCI GR
09ATHENS1605	MOD VENIZELOS: POSITIVE SIGNS, BUT SOME TOUGH ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Minister of Defense Evangelos Venizelos expressed his commitment to a strong bilateral defense relationship in the Ambassador's first one-on-one meeting with him November 4. Well-briefed on Afghanistan, he said Greece would keep its medical teams (there for the elections suppo [...]	2009-11-05 17:29:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS GR AF TU
09ATHENS1685	Greece: New Government Tackles Migration and Asylum Issues [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greece's new PASOK-led government has placed migration and asylum policy reform high on its agenda, announcing new measures to combat organized human smugglers, ease naturalization requirements for immigrants born in Greece, provide status to illegal economic migrants, and transfer Gre [...]	2009-12-04 16:07:00	Embassy Athens	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PREF PTER SMIG KCRM GR
09ATHENS1920	Greece: 2009-2010 INCSR, Part 1 [...] (U) Greece's submission for the 2009-2010 INCSR, Part 1: Greece 2009-2010 INCSR Part I: Drugs and Chemical Control I. Summary Greece is a "gateway" country in the transit of illicit drugs and contraband. Although not a major transit country for drugs headed for the United St [...]	2009-10-30 16:31:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR KCRM GR
09ATHENS270	GREECE/NATO: GREECE SUPPORTS CONTINUATION OF THE [...] (C) Pol-Mil Chief met March 3 with MFA D2 NATO Department Deputy Director Theodoros Daskarolis and his staff to review reftel points on continued support for the NATO Training Mission-Iraq. Reftel points had been shared with the MFA prior to the February 27 Policy Coordination meeting at NATO [...]	2009-03-03 15:03:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL IZ GR
09ATHENS272	GREECE/AFGHANISTAN: VIEWS ON "ENGAGING ALLIES AND [...] (C) Pol-Mil Chief met March 3 with MFA D2 NATO Department Deputy Director Theodoros Daskarolis and his staff to review reftel points on engaging Allies and Partners on Afghanistan. Daskarolis thanked us for the paper (which had been provided previously),terming it a "very positive paper." H [...]	2009-03-03 16:09:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF GR
09ATHENS471	Greek Contributions to Afghanistan [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to ref A instruction to urge Allies and partners to provide specific support for Afghanistan, Post has reached out to a range of Greek contacts in the MFA and MOD. Ambassador spoke on April 2 with Ambassador Kostas Chalastanis, Chief of the Foreign Minister's Diplomati [...]	2009-04-03 14:54:00	Embassy Athens	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR GR
09BAGHDAD1045	WORLD BANK MEETS DONOR COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVES [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 7, Daniela Gressani, World Bank Vice President of Middle East and North Africa Region, recently discussed her organization's Iraq strategy and exchanged views on the Bank's role in Iraq with donor country representatives. Donors requested a larger World Bank presence to [...]	2009-04-17 10:45:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD1096	Nasiriyah's Old and New Refineries [...] (SBU) Summary: PRT Dhi Qar Deputy Team Leader and visiting Embassy Baghdad EconOff met with Nasiriyah Refinery manager Abdul Hasan al-Lawi on April 12. The 30,000 barrel per day Nasiriyah Refinery is representative of the small refineries scattered throughout Iraq. Lawi came across as a dedi [...]	2009-04-23 15:25:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EINV ENRG IZ
09BAGHDAD1437	ICI - BAGHDAD COORDINATION GROUP DEMANDS RESULTS [...] (C) Summary: The International Compact with Iraq (ICI) Ministerial set for October or November, 2009 in Baghdad must have substance to persuade ministers to attend, UN Special Advisor to the Secretary General Ibrahim Gambari told Ambassador Hill May 25. Gambari met with the Ambassador prior t [...]	2009-06-01 16:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD1480	MAY 2009 PRT TEAM LEADERS CONFERENCE: SECURITY, STABILITY, [...] (U) Summary: On May 26-27, Embassy Baghdad's Office of Provincial Affairs (OPA) hosted its quarterly conference for leaders of the Iraq Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs). All PRTs, embedded Provincial Reconstruction Teams (ePRTs) and Regional Embassy Offices (REOs) participated, including [...]	2009-06-05 11:34:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON AMGT EAID EAGR SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD1483	ROMANIAN PRESIDENT ATTENDS END OF MISSION CEREMONY [...] (C) Summary: Romanian President Basescu presided over a ceremony on June 4 at COB Adder, Tallil to commemorate the End of Mission (EOM) for Romanian forces in Iraq. The ceremony included a wreath-laying in honor of three Romanian soldiers who died in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). [...]	2009-06-06 07:48:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ ES RO AS UK
09BAGHDAD1541	DHI QAR MARKET BOMBING: PRIME SUSPECTS BELIEVED TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The explosion of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) at the vegetable market in Al-Bathaa on June 10 claimed 19 lives and 81 wounded. The Dhi Qar police chief attributed the bomb to an Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) cell operating "from a different province" and announce [...]	2009-06-13 12:46:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV IZ
09BAGHDAD175	FM ZEBARI ON "NEW ERA" FOR AMERICA, KUWAIT SUMMIT [...] (C) Foreign Minister Zebari told Ambassador Satterfield and Senior Advisor Gray January 22 that Iraqis are following closely the first days of President Obama's Administration, and that early signals to the region have been reassuring. He said the Iraq-Kuwait bilaterals on the margins of the [...]	2009-01-24 10:02:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS EFIN ECON IZ KU
09BAGHDAD2877	BAGHDAD BOMBINGS: USG ASSISTANCE COORDINATION [...] (C) Summary: Post has established an interagency working group to coordinate assistance to the GOI following the October 25 car bombings at several GOI buildings, including the Ministry of Justice (MOJ),Ministry of Interior (MOI),Higher Judicial Council (HJC),Ministry of Municipalities and [...]	2009-10-27 12:39:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ASEC PGOV PTER IZ
09BAGHDAD2899	Reduced Turkish and Iranian Water Flows to Iraq's Tigris [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Daily water flows into three major Iraqi dams (the Mosul, Dokan, and Derbendikahn) indicate significant reductions in waters crossing into Iraq from both Turkey and Iran. Iranian river blockages and diversions contribute to low Tigris River and Shatt Al Arab water flows in Iraq [...]	2009-10-29 15:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PBTS PREL SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL EAGR EAID
09BAGHDAD2902	Reduced Turkish and Iranian Water Flows to Iraq's Tigris [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Daily water flows into three major Iraqi dams (the Mosul, Dokan, and Derbendikahn) indicate significant reductions in waters crossing into Iraq from both Turkey and Iran. Iranian river blockages and diversions contribute to low Tigris River and Shatt Al Arab water flows in Iraq [...]	2009-10-30 13:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG PBTS PREL SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL EAGR EAID
09BAGHDAD2930	WATER RESOURCES MINISTER DISCUSSES MAJOR WATER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Transboundary water negotiations, repair of the Mosul Dam, salinity issues in Basra province, and improvement of irrigation drainage are the major water issues facing Iraq, Minister of Water Resources Dr. Latif Rashid told USG personnel in late October. END SUMMARY Three Prima [...]	2009-11-02 15:20:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PBTS SENV TNGD TPHY EAGR
09BAGHDAD3003	BIG OIL'S ABOUT-FACE ON IRAQ: THREE WORLD CLASS [...] (U) The first week of November saw significant progress towards realizing the GOI's vision of tripling oil production over the next eight years. On November 1, a consortium led by Italian firm ENI and including U.S. firm Occidental and South Korea's Kogas initialed a contract for the Zubair oi [...]	2009-11-15 14:50:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD3188	MEK/ASHRAF: UNAMI RECONVENES [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a follow-up meeting with members of the international community, UNAMI reiterated its call for (largely) EU cooperation on resettlement of Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK) refugees and those with ties to Europe. He voiced concern about the possibility of MEK-provoked violence on [...]	2009-12-12 13:17:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER IR IZ
09BAGHDAD3196	OIL STAMPEDE: IRAQ,S 2ND BID ROUND RESULTS [...] (U) Summary: In a landmark event for Iraq and the global oil industry, Iraq's 2nd oil bid (licensing) round on December 11-12 showcased the potential of Iraq's oil sector. Overall, the event proceeded with remarkable organization, precision, and transparency. The bidding started as a rush and [...]	2009-12-14 12:06:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	EPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
09BAGHDAD386	PRT TEAM LEADERS CONFERENCE: FOCUSING EFFORTS POST [...] (U) Summary. On February 9-10, Embassy Baghdad Office of Provincial Affairs (OPA) hosted its quarterly Team Leaders Conference of Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs). Addressing the post-provincial elections theme, Ambassador Ryan Crocker said the next 18 months will be pivotal to Iraq's [...]	2009-02-13 14:09:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON AMGT EAID EAGR SOCI IZ
09BAGHDAD511	SHIFT TO IRAQI PRIORITIES IN FIFTH ANNUAL RULE OF LAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Embassy Rule of Law Coordinator's Office (ROLC) and the Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) Staff Judge Advocate's Office co-hosted the Fifth Annual Rule of Law Conference at the New Embassy Compound February 17-18. The purpose of the conference was two-fold. The first day [...]	2009-02-27 04:53:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL IZ US
09BAGHDAD658	MOI OFFICIALS SEEK CONTINUED, EVOLVING U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy and U.S. military officials met between February 21 and March 7 with senior Government of Iraq (GOI) officials to discuss Iraq's priorities for the future development of its civilian security forces. Mi6dqOS8QA](KQAffairs (DOIA) met with several senior Government of Ira [...]	2009-03-13 11:08:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IZ MARR MOPS PGOV PREL
09BAGHDAD72	ACTION REQUEST: MANAGING NATO EXPECTATIONS FOR [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraphs 6 and 7. 2. (C) Summary: According to USNATO (Ref A and B),in the North Atlantic Council (NAC) meeting on 7 January, NATO member states proposed to send Assistant Secretary General for Operations Howard and Legal Advisor DeWidts to Baghdad to c [...]	2009-01-12 04:29:00	Embassy Baghdad	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS IZ NATO
09BAGHDAD960	WHO'S WHO IN MARSHLAND RESTORATION (PART 2 OF 2) [...] (SBU) Marsh restoration is a nexus of delicate political, economic, and cultural issues, spanning three provinces and 12 Iraqi ministries. While only a few tens of thousands of Iraqis still lived in the marshes area in early 2003, estimates are that over 150,000 people have returned, with man [...]	2009-04-08 07:47:00	Embassy Baghdad	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAID SOCI SENV EWWT KGHG IZ
09BAKU192	AZERBAIJAN: NABUCCO PARTNER RWE CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A high-level executive from Nabucco Consortium partner RWE Gas Midstream said the next four to six months were "crucial" for the pipeline project's fate. If the Nabucco transit countries can initial an Intergovernmental Agreement at the May 7 Prague Summit it would "send a strong [...]	2009-03-11 12:42:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ TU ENRG
09BAKU22	BAKU'S PERSPECTIVES ON NAGORNO-KARABAKH [...] (C) Summary: One of the few positive effects of Russia's war on Georgia in August 2008 was a reinvigoration of efforts to solve the Caucasus' other frozen conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh. Many observers, and even officials at the highest levels of both governments, felt that the stark demonstr [...]	2009-01-13 13:00:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	PREL PGOV AJ AM RU TU
09BAKU646	AZERBAIJAN: DAS BRYZA'S ENERGY TALKS AUG 12 [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an August 12 farewell meeting with EUR DAS Matthew Bryza, President Aliyev described the latest round of Turkey gas transit talks as going "bad, almost hostile." He instead focused on the prospects of concluding purchase and sales agreements with Greece and its neighbors, an [...]	2009-08-17 06:52:00	Embassy Baku	SECRET	ECON ENRG PREL AJ TU TX GR
09BAKU825	CONOCPHILLIPS SEEKS EXPLORATION BLOCK IN AZERBAIJAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: ConoCPhillips (CP) representatives visited Embassy Baku October 15 to discuss interest in renewing their energy exploration in Azerbaijan. CP left its two exploration fields in Azerbaijan about 4 years ago due to differences with SOCAR, the state oil company. It now believes the [...]	2009-10-16 10:57:00	Embassy Baku	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET AJ TX RS
09BAMAKO151	MALI FORECASTS A CHANCE OF OIL FOR 2009 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Five years into its renewed push for oil exploration (Ref. A),Mali has yet to strike black gold. During a January 4 speech to the nation, however, President Amadou Toumani Toure served up a rather optimistic New Year's resolution: Malian oil would flow by the end of June 2009. T [...]	2009-03-13 09:33:00	Embassy Bamako	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND ETRD EINT EAGR ML
09BAMAKO68	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT MALI: FY 2009 [...] In response to reftel, this cable provides the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Mali. 2. Investment Climate Statement: A. Country Investment Policies and Practices. A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment: The Malian government has made efforts to encourage foreign investment. It [...]	2009-02-02 14:09:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD EIND EAID EFIN KTDB OPIC USTR ELAB
09BAMAKO842	MALI: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] The following constitutes Embassy Bamako's responses for the 2009 country report on terrorism for Mali per reftel. 2. In contrast to 2008, 2009 saw offensive terrorist activity on Malian soil. On May 31, Al-Qa,ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) executed a British citizen, Edwin Dyer, who had [...]	2009-12-31 08:34:00	Embassy Bamako	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PHUM ML
09BANGKOK499	THAILAND: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - 2008 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-27 08:16:00	Embassy Bangkok	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG TH
09BANJUL18	THE GAMBIA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, Embassy Banjul presents its Investment Climate Statement for 2009. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Gambian government publicly espouses a liberal, open economic environment and free-market pricing, with a [...]	2009-01-22 17:59:00	Embassy Banjul	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR
09BEIJING1335	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 13 [...] (U) As of May 18, there are three confirmed cases of H1N1 on Mainland China. China's Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on May 16 the first confirmed case of infection of influenza A(H1N1)in Beijing Municipality. There are two other confirmed H1N1 cases on Mainland China (REF D and F). Hong K [...]	2009-05-18 10:43:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING1352	TFFLU01: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK - CHINA SITREP # 14 [...] (U) As of May 19, there are four confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1) on Mainland China. China's Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that the suspected case in Guangzhou reported on May 18 has been confirmed as influenza A (H1N1) positive by China CDC (REF A). There are three other confirmed H [...]	2009-05-19 10:50:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09BEIJING146	CHINA-AFGHANISTAN RELATIONS [...] (C) Afghan Embassy First Secretary Meerwais Nab told PolOffs January 14 that China and Afghanistan have good bilateral relations, but he noted Chinese concerns, including the presence of U.S. forces near the Sino-Afghan border, India's influence in Afghanistan, "elements" in Afghanistan assist [...]	2009-01-16 08:45:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KSCA PTER SNAR ETRD PK IN AF CH
09BEIJING332	FEBRUARY 10 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SECRETARY VISIT, MIDDLE [...] Key points at the February 10 MFA Press Briefing: -- China hopes Secretary Clinton's visit will "strengthen dialogue, increase mutual trust, broaden cooperation and push China-U.S. relations on a track of healthy and stable development." -- China "hopes U.S. Middle East policy can help ease [...]	2009-02-10 23:11:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM SENV CH CA FR IR XF IT SA

09BEIRUT1051	DEFMIN MURR ON GOVERNMENT FORMATION [...] (C) Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri has no new strategy to form the government since his renomination on September 16, caretaker Defense Minister Elias Murr told the Ambassador September 23. Murr said he advised Hariri to make President Michel Sleiman a "real partner" in the government f [...]	2009-09-24 15:36:00	Embassy Beirut	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM KPKO MARR PINR PINS SY IT SP LE

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