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08KYIV455	UKRAINE: AMBASSADOR IN LVIV HEARS VIEWS ON EURO [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a February 19-21 visit to the city of Lviv in western Ukraine, the Ambassador met with the First Deputy Oblast Governor Valery Pyatak, Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadoviy, and a group of young local politicians representing the political parties Pora, Svoboda, Ukrainian [...]	2008-02-28 10:03:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM UP

08KYIV474	UKRAINE: PRESIDENT CALLS FOR COALITION [...] (C) Summary. Meetings with Deputy Head of the Presidential Secretariat Roman Bezsmertniy, Deputy Prime Minister Hryhoriy Nemyria, Regions MP Andriy Klyuyev, and Regions financier Rinat Akhmetov in the past week revealed that efforts are being made to reformat the coalition, but opinions varie [...]	2008-03-04 13:59:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV504	UKRAINE: COALITION STABLE FOR NOW, RADA GETS BACK [...] (C) Summary. The Rada returned to work on March 6 after nearly a month's impasse, while Presidential Chief of Staff Baloha reassured the Ambassador that there was no plan to undermine the Prime Minister. Baloha said that he believed that Tymoshenko was conspiring against Yushchenko and he mad [...]	2008-03-07 12:47:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV522	UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO CONFIRMS COALITION UNITY, [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador and President Yushchenko met late March 11 to discuss Ukraine's bid for a NATO MAP at the April 2-4 Bucharest Summit. The Ambassador told President Yushchenko that President Bush was talking to NATO Allies about MAP for Ukraine and that the U.S. believes that unity [...]	2008-03-13 06:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV527	UKRAINE: PM TYMOSHENKO READY TO DO EVERYTHING IN [...] (C) Summary: PM Tymoshenko told the Ambassador that she would do "everything in her power" to get a MAP for Ukraine at Bucharest, during a 90-minute March 13 meeting. Tymoshenko said that she understood that it was important that her statements about wanting something positive at Bucharest not [...]	2008-03-13 11:56:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO UP
08KYIV606	UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE [...] (C) Summary. Your visit to Kyiv provides a historic opportunity to acknowledge the democratic transformation that has occurred in Ukraine since the Orange Revolution and to encourage further steps to consolidate reform and bring Ukraine fully into Europe. You will encounter intense interest i [...]	2008-03-21 13:27:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM OVIP UP
08KYIV612	UKRAINE: KOSOVO - GOVERNMENT HOLDS ITS GROUND, [...] (C) Summary: At a March 21 meeting, the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) determined that Ukraine should not change the nature of its participation in Kosovo peacekeeping activities in the wake of a March 17 incident in Mitrovica, Kosovo, during which a Ukrainian policeman was killed [...]	2008-03-25 03:18:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR KDEM NATO UNMIK KV UP
08KYIV722	WILL UKRAINE JOIN RUSSIA'S WTO WORKING PARTY? [...] (C) Summary: A GOU official recently told the press that Ukraine did not plan to join Russia's WTO Working Party, even though Ukraine looks set to join the WTO within a matter of months, well ahead of Russia. (Note: Ukraine's parliament April 10 ratified the protocol of accession, details sep [...]	2008-04-10 08:45:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD WTRO PGOV UP RS
08KYIV756	UKRAINE: NO SPLIT IN PARTY OF REGIONS EXPECTED - [...] (C) Summary. Although tensions exist between the Akhmetov and Yanukovych wings of the Party of Regions, the party shows no immediate signs of splitting. Moreover, by taking a stand against a NATO MAP for Ukraine at the Bucharest Summit and playing on rumors of possible Rada elections in late [...]	2008-04-15 07:58:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV771	UKRAINE: CRACKS IN THE COALITION [...] (C) Summary. Although the President, Prime Minister, OU-PSD, and BYuT all say they want the democratic coalition to last, public infighting, growing distrust, and mutual recriminations are making the tenuous majority even shakier. An April 16 spat erupted over the vote for the President's law [...]	2008-04-16 12:53:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV774	UKRAINE: VISITS HIGHLIGHT POSITIVE AND STABLE MID [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Although recent high-level Ukrainian visits to the Middle East seem to suggest a growing GOU interest in the region; when viewed in context, however, the visits are the most recent in a string of Middle East initiatives long on grandiose announcements of increased co [...]	2008-04-17 11:37:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG ETRD IR IZ ZR ZP UP
08KYIV782	UKRAINE: NATO/PFP TRUST FUND DESTRUCTION PROJECT [...] (SBU) Summary: PolCouns, Polmiloff, and DATT met April 16 with Deputy Defense Minister Valeriy Ivashchenko to discuss the status of the NATO PfP Trust Fund destruction project and deliver the corresponding non-paper (ref A),and raise the possible mid-May visit of the Special Envoy for MANPAD [...]	2008-04-18 12:32:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PARM NATO PINR US UP
08KYIV851	UKRAINE: DEFENSE MINISTER ON REGIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary and comment. Ambassador, Defense Attache, and Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Chief met with Minister of Defense Yuriy Yekhanurov at his request. Minister Yekhanurov came with a list of issues to discuss that concerned both relations with Ukraine's neighbors and internal mil [...]	2008-04-30 15:16:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MCAP MARR ETRD EINV NATO UP
08KYIV873	UKRAINE: CONSTITUTIONAL GAME HEATS UP [...] (C) Summary. Rada Speaker Yatsenyuk and adviser to the Prime Minister Zadorozhniy separately described to the Ambassador that BYuT-Regions collaboration on a new constitution was a reality that would move along quickly and that cooperation between President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymo [...]	2008-05-07 14:29:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV902	UKRAINE: COALITION TEETERING, BUT ALTERNATIVES [...] (C) Summary. Cracks in the coalition appeared to widen May 12-13 as the two sides faced off in the Rada and in public comments from President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Tymoshenko. Privately, Tymoshenko told the Ambassador that coalition was de facto dead, because the President had set hi [...]	2008-05-13 16:46:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV922	UKRAINE: STAYING FOCUSED ON THE LONG-TERM [...] (C) Summary: Official Kyiv appears determined to sink into another round of political turmoil and infighting (reftels) that could last for months. It will make our work here more difficult and could damage some of our short-term goals. However, it is critical that we not lose sight of our lon [...]	2008-05-16 14:56:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
08KYIV951	UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY BOYDEN [...] (SBU) Summary. Your visit to Ukraine comes as the fragile two-vote majority coalition struggles to move ahead with an ambitious agenda as dissension between the two parties increases. All eyes are on whether Prime Minister Tymoshenko and President Yushchenko can work together better than they [...]	2008-05-19 16:01:00	Embassy Kyiv	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET EINV ENRG PGOV UP
08KYIV960	UKRAINE: COALITION TOGETHER FOR NOW, BUT [...] (C) Summary. For now, Ukraine's fragile coalition is holding itself together -- barely-- for a variety of reasons and in spite of the public bickering and threats, and could continue to muddle along for weeks or months. All parties are reluctant to return to expensive and time-consuming new [...]	2008-05-21 13:33:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR UP
08KYIV97	UKRAINE: SENATOR LUGAR MEETS NEW GOVERNMENT; [...] (C) Summary. Ukraine's plan to request a MAP at the April NATO Bucharest Summit dominated discussion during visiting Senator Richard Lugar's January 15 meetings with President Yushchenko, PM Tymoshenko and opposition representatives. Yushchenko expressed the strong hope that Ukraine's request [...]	2008-01-16 13:06:00	Embassy Kyiv	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM UP
08LAPAZ2055	LIBYA PRESSES EVO TO JOIN SOUTH ATLANTIC ALLIANCE [...] (S) Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs contact provided PolOff an English-language copy of a Libyan-draft treaty for a South Atlantic Treaty Organization targeted at South American and African nations. The draft agreement appears to combine elements of a free-trade agreement with NATO-like [...]	2008-09-22 21:38:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	PGOV PREL PTER PINR ECIN EMIN EAGR EIND MARR
08LIMA1732	NEA A/S WELCH MEETINGS WITH SPANISH OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. NEA A/S Welch, accompanied by DCM, met with FM Moratinos, Director General for the Mediterranean, Magreb and Near Orient Fidel Sendagorta, and Policy Planning Director Andres Ortega on October 23 to discuss a wide range of issues including the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),the Magr [...]	2008-10-31 21:55:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON KHDP ETRD ENRG EC PE
08LIMA1748	REPORT OF RADICAL PROTESTS IN NOVEMBER [...] (C) Summary: In the run-up to the November APEC Summit, diverse political groups have announced plans for rallies and protests. Among these, the Lima newspaper Expreso recently published an article warning that a small ultra-nationalist fringe group linked to jailed radical leader Antauro Hum [...]	2008-11-04 21:49:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC PINR PE
08LISBON1155	PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS TO AMBASSADOR ON [...] (S/NF) Ambassador met with President Cavaco Silva on May 13 for a full hour (half an hour longer than scheduled). The warm, candid discussion mainly covered Kosovo, Afghanistan, and European energy security. Cavaco Silva also raised Guantanamo rendition flights and Venezuela. On Kosovo, Ca [...]	2008-05-14 16:28:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL ENRG PGOV PINR MARR PO AF SR VE
08LISBON1202	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY BODMAN'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Mr. Secretary: Your visit to Lisbon provides an excellent opportunity to strengthen collaboration with the Portuguese in the field of renewable energies, the number one goal of our Mission Strategic Plan. The centerpiece of your visit will be signature of an MOU which lays the groundwor [...]	2008-05-20 12:38:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG PO
08LISBON1291	ISAF ALLIES WEIGHING IN WITH PORTUGAL [...] (C/NF) Summary. Resident Ambassadors from NATO nations with uncaveated and militarily significant contributions to ISAF gave the ambassador a readout June 2 of their views regarding Portugal's contributions to that mission. While none of them have lobbied the GOP regarding the withdrawal of [...]	2008-06-02 17:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS MARR PREL PGOV AF PO
08LISBON1655	PORTUGAL POLDIR: CONCERN ON IRAN, WAIT ON KOSOVO [...] (C/NF) Summary. While just absorbing his portfolios, new MFA Political Director Nuno Brito relayed his optimism for a negotiated suspension of Iranian uranium enrichment. Brito also doubted Portugal would recognize Kosovo before September, but would maintain its support for NATO and EU missi [...]	2008-07-11 13:51:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM MNUC PGOV PO YI KV IR
08LISBON1976	PORTUGUESE FM AMADO EXPLAINS STANCE ON KOSOVO, [...] (C) In a cordial, one-on-one dinner with the Ambassador on August 7, FM Luis Amado confided that domestic political considerations and the Portuguese-Serbian relationship had delayed Portugal's recognition of Kosovo thus far. Nevertheless, he told the Ambassador that the GOP would recognize Ko [...]	2008-08-08 17:20:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ETRD MARR PO
08LISBON1999	TFGG01: PORTUGAL NOT PLANNING TO SUPPORT STRONG NAC STATEMENT REF: STATE 85678 [...] (C) Portugal is concerned about the crisis in Georgia but is not ready to make a statement against Russian actions at this time, according to MFA Director for European Affairs Liliana Mascarenhas Neto. She told us that Portugal would wait to hear the French report at the special GAERC meeting on Au [...]	2008-08-11 18:08:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PARM KCFE PO RU GG
08LISBON2035	TFGG01: AS USUAL, PORTUGAL MILDLY SUPPORTIVE [...] (C/NF) Charge conveyed points to Diplomatic Advisors to the Foreign Minister and President. (On some controversial issues, the Presidency stakes out a position that differs from the MFA's.) 2. (C/NF) MFA: Diplomatic Advisor stated, "We totally share your concerns about the current state [...]	2008-08-14 15:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PHUM OSCE UN GG RS PT
08LISBON2300	SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO PORTUGAL, SEPTEMBER [...] (SBU) Madam Secretary: Your visit is scheduled to coincide with two important Portuguese foreign policy moments ) recognition of Kosovo and Portugal leading discussion on the EU's trans-Atlantic policy. This is an opportune moment to stress that the US and EU generally share goals and to call for [...]	2008-08-29 14:21:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OTRA PREL PO
08LISBON2379	PORTUGAL BRIEFS SENATOR GREGG ON RUSSIA, CAUCASUS, [...] (C/NF) Summary. Portuguese MOD State Secretary Joao Mira Gomes told Senator Judd Gregg (R, NH) that Russia's illegal actions in Georgia required a diplomatic solution in which the West needed to stand firm on principle (including Georgia's territorial integrity) and suspend military cooperati [...]	2008-09-04 16:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OVIP PREL GG AF RS IR UP PO KV EUN
08LISBON2595	PORTUGUESE NATO CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) In response to reftel demarches, Portuguese MFA Deputy Director for Security and Disarmament Paolo Teles da Gama told us September 19 that he had been tasked by Political Director Nuno Brito to develop options for further Portuguese contributions to the International Security Assistance For [...]	2008-09-19 17:18:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS AF AL HR IZ PO
08LISBON2634	PORTUGAL RECOGNIZES KOSOVO [...] (C) After several months of indecision, the Government of Portugal (GOP) recognized Kosovo October 7. Foreign Minister Luis Amado also told Ambassador Stephenson privately October 8 that Montenegro and Macedonia would likely recognize Kosovo in the next few days. In addition to the recognitio [...]	2008-10-08 14:52:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KV PO
08LISBON2637	PORTUGAL ON NATO ENLARGEMENT: STEPS FROM [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 16:06:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	KTIA PARM MARR PREL PO AL HR
08LISBON2643	PORTUGAL RESPONSE: NATO AND UNGA DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 15:42:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS PO AF IZ
08LISBON2659	PORTUGAL'S 2009 BUDGET TO MAINTAIN DISCIPLINE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Portuguese Government's 2009 budget request maintains the record low budget deficit that was achieved last year (2.2% of GDP). There are no major policy or spending shifts in the budget request and, for that reason, there was little significant criticism from opposition pa [...]	2008-10-22 13:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV PO
08LISBON2689	(C) WHY PORTUGAL IS SOFT ON RUSSIA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Portugal has shown itself to be notably reluctant to criticize Russian misbehavior in recent months. There is no single reason for this, but rather a combination of Portugal's new economic diplomacy, a desire to find a "balance" on tough issues, and some preconceptions on the [...]	2008-11-03 16:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON RS PO
08LISBON2698	AFRICA COMMAND DCMA COORDINATES WITH PORTUGUESE [...] (U) Summary: Africa Command DCMA Amb. Yates conducted meetings with civilian interlocutors in Lisbon November 4 to develop potential partnerships, particularly in Lusophone Africa. Representatives from the Ministries of Interior and Justice lauded existing trilateral cooperation with the US i [...]	2008-11-07 16:09:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL XA PO
08LISBON2708	MEETING WITH PORTUGUESE FORMIN AMADO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Stephenson met with Portuguese Foreign Minister Amado November 13 and touched on a range of key topics. Amado is laying the political groundwork for an increase in Portugal's contribution to ISAF in Afghanistan, but new boots are unlikely to hit the ground before early [...]	2008-11-13 17:31:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PO
08LISBON2756	PORTUGAL SUPPORTS EU CONSENSUS ON ALL DECEMBER 8-9 [...] (SBU) Portugal's MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Florbela Cardy said the EU shares US concerns about Pakistan, the Western Balkans, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Middle East as outlined in reftel demarche. She further noted that Portugal fully agreed with the draft conclusions to be p [...]	2008-12-05 17:02:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PO
08LISBON35	PORTUGAL'S ISAF CAVEATS [...] (U) Even before my arrival in Portugal, the status of Portugal's contributions to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan was the most significant issue on our agenda. Following a review of the SHAPE Caveat Report, I believe it important to comment on the caveat prio [...]	2008-01-07 13:40:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR MOPS PREL AF PO
08LISBON350	PORTUGUESE LAMENT ELUSIVENESS OF EU KOSOVO UNITY, [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Portuguese MFA political director said he expects the EU to take as long as a week or two to achieve a consensus EU reaction to a Kosovar declaration of independence. He said some member states have made preparations difficult, that final negotiations cannot take place un [...]	2008-02-12 17:12:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN PGOV MOPS PO ZL
08LISBON510	PORTUGAL-U.S. BILATERAL COMMISSION; KOSOVO, [...] (U) Summary. The 23rd U.S.-Portugal Bilateral Commission examined the state of the bilateral relationship. Portugal will not remove its battalion in Kosovo, supports NATO membership for three MAP countries, and will present its action plan for the Community of Democracies in the near future. [...]	2008-02-27 16:50:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS KDEM PGOV ELAB PO XH AF
08LISBON606	PDAS VOLKER AND PORTUGUESE POLITICAL DIRECTOR; [...] (U) Summary: During PDAS Volker's visit to Lisbon for the February 22 Bilateral Commission (septel),Volker and Ambassador Stephenson met privately with Foreign Ministry Political Director Ambassador Vasco Bramao Ramos and, later in the day, with the Secretary of State for Defense, Joao Mira G [...]	2008-03-11 15:19:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PHUM KDEM AF EUN PO
08LISBON611	PORTUGAL'S ADDITIONAL ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (U) Action request. See paragraphs 6 and 7. 2. (C) Summary. The Portuguese Defense Minister told us Portugal will announce the contribution of a second OMLT before the Bucharest Summit. To encourage additional contributions, we recommend that other ISAF allies and the NATO SYG engage the [...]	2008-03-12 09:39:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF PREL MOPS MARR PO
08LISBON678	FM AMADO AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS LAJES AIR BASE, [...] (S) The Ambassador told FM Amado on March 19 that Lajes Air Base is important but not crucial to the United States, so it made sense to think about possible new missions that would make the base more attractive. They agreed to move forward with military-to-military exploration of a new train [...]	2008-03-19 16:54:00	Embassy Lisbon	SECRET	PREL PO IR
08LISBON777	PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON BUCHAREST NATO SUMMIT [...] Summary. The Government of Portugal expects the NATO Summit to be dominated by three topics: Russia, operations, and enlargement. On Russia, the Portuguese stress engagement and believe that true progress is available regarding CFE and missile defense. The Portuguese avoided discussions re [...]	2008-03-28 16:51:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS PREL RS PO
08LISBON811	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS TO [...] (SBU) Mr. Director: Your visit to Portugal will be the first high-level ONDCP visit since 1998 and underscores both our interest and concern about increasing cocaine flows through Portugal into Europe. As you may know, Portugal saw a marked increase in cocaine seizures in 2005 and 2006, fol [...]	2008-04-03 08:57:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR PGOV PREL ASEC PO
08LJUBLJANA114	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 10-11 GAERC [...] (C) In their March 5 meeting, European Correspondent Aljaz Arih told ADCM that the Foreign Ministers would issue Council conclusions on Bosnia and Herzogovina, the Stability Pact/Regional Cooperation Council (RCC),Afghanistan, Pakistan, the WTO, and Zimbabwe. He noted that other than the Cou [...]	2008-03-06 11:49:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ZL PK AF ZI IR GG IS SY LE SI
08LJUBLJANA136	SLOVENIA: DERMACHE DELIVERED ON PROPOSED NATO STATEMENT ON CFE [...] (C) On March 25, Emboff delivered reftel points, cover letter, and draft proposed CFE statement to MFA Security Policy Division official Darija Goroz, who stated that the GOS will review the proposed statement and provide a response as soon as possible. COLEMAN [...]	2008-03-25 15:22:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS KCFE MARR GG MD SI NATO
08LJUBLJANA141	SLOVENIA IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 28-29 GYMNICH [...] (C) On March 26, A/DCM delivered reftel's points on the March 28-29 Gymnich to European Correspondent Aljaz Arih. Arih noted that, in keeping with Slovenia's focus on the Balkans during its Presidency, FM Rupel had decided to devote the second day of the informal FMs' meeting to the Western Ba [...]	2008-03-26 11:44:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ZL PHUM IS SY LE RS CH SI
08LJUBLJANA145	SLOVENIA'S EXPECTATIONS FOR NATO BUCHAREST SUMMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 26, MFA Director of Division for Security Policy Stanislav Vidovic discussed with Emboff Slovenia's expectations for the April 2 - 4 NATO Summit in Bucharest. Vidovic expressed doubt that Slovenia will announce any increase or restructuring of its International Security [...]	2008-03-27 15:52:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR EUN SI NATO
08LJUBLJANA188	SLOVENIA ENCOURAGES GREECE AND MACEDONIA TO [...] (C) On April 22, Emboffs met with MFA Security Policy Division official Darja Golez to deliver reftel points asking Slovenia to urge Greek leadership to renew its commitment and exert greater flexibility in negotiating a solution to the Macedonia name issue. Golez stressed that Slovenia strongl [...]	2008-04-25 14:44:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO GR MK 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
08LJUBLJANA205	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS LIMITED CHANGES TO OSLO PROCESS [...] (C) On May 8, EmbOff delivered reftel points to Robert Strazisar, MFA Security Policy Division official and a Slovenian delegate to the May 19 Oslo Process negotiating session in Dublin, urging that Slovenia not take any action relating to the Oslo Process that would have a negative effect on [...]	2008-05-09 14:13:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO UN SI
08LJUBLJANA212	SLOVENIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Your visit to Slovenia for the U.S.-EU Summit provides an excellent opportunity to acknowledge the remarkable progress made in this small but dynamic country since your visit in 2001. Over the past seven years, Slovenia's own accomplishments reflect progress to a Europe that is [...]	2008-05-14 07:07:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA23	EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS TROIKA MEETING FINDS COMMON [...] (C) At the January 11 U.S. - EU Troika meeting, A/S Fried and EU Presidency, Council, and Commission representatives generally found common ground on Afghanistan, Ukraine, Belarus, and Burma. On Iran, the EU advised that even a weak UNSCR would help pave the way for stronger EU sanctions. The [...]	2008-01-18 08:09:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV IR IS BM SY ECON ENRG 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
08LJUBLJANA238	AMBASSADOR GHAFARI PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO [...] (C) Summary: On May 29, four days after arriving in Ljubljana, Yousif B. Ghafari presented his credentials as the new U.S. Ambassador to Slovenia to President Turk. At a follow-on courtesy call the President and the Ambassador agreed on the need for greater U.S. business activity in Sloveni [...]	2008-05-30 15:03:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN PGOV ECON EINV SI
08LJUBLJANA24	EUR A/S FRIED URGES SWIFT COORDINATED U.S.-EU [...] (C) In each of his bilateral meetings in Ljubljana January 10-11, EUR A/S Dan Fried discussed the U.S.-EU Summit, saying that it is likely to be in June and planning is underway. In meetings with the PM's advisors and the MFA, they identified possible themes for the summit as regional issues, [...]	2008-01-18 10:59:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN PGOV ECON ENRG MARR 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
08LJUBLJANA29	SLOVENIA TO PARTICIPATE IN ESDP DEPLOYMENT TO CHAD [...] (C) On January 17, Emboff delivered reftel points and nonpaper to Andrej Slapnicar of the MFA Security Policy Division, who stated that Slovenia appreciates U.S. support for the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) deployment to Chad and the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) and noted t [...]	2008-01-23 05:15:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN MARR PGOV PREL CD SI
08LJUBLJANA310	SLOVENIA WELCOMES NEW U.S. POLICY ON CLUSTER [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-10 09:21:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MOPS KPOA NATO SI
08LJUBLJANA313	SLOVENIA CONSIDERS EXPANDING NATO TRAINING [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-11 14:07:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO IZ SI
08LJUBLJANA359	SLOVENIA ON U.S. PROPOSAL FOR STRONG NAC STATEMENT [...] (C) On August 11, Emboffs met with Marko Purkart, acting head of the MFA's Security Division, to brief him and urge Slovenia's support for a strong NAC statement condemning Russian actions in Georgia. Purkart took our points under consideration and undertook to pass them to Slovenia's Mission [...]	2008-08-11 08:44:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PARM KCFE RU GG SI
08LJUBLJANA365	U.S. PROPOSED ELEMENTS FOR EU STATEMENT ON GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 14:45:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RU SI
08LJUBLJANA390	SLOVENIA: MED-D SOFA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 12:21:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA418	SLOVENIA HESITANT ON ISAF OPLAN AMENDMENT TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-11 14:41:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR SI
08LJUBLJANA420	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS RENEWED EOL FOR NTM-I [...] (C) On September 15, CDA met with Minister Plenipotentiary Stanislav Vidovic, Head of the Security Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to review the renegotiation of an Exchange of Letters (EOL) with the Government of Iraq (GOI) for the NATO Training Mission in Iraq (NTM-I) (ref [...]	2008-09-15 15:10:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS NATO SI
08LJUBLJANA421	PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: MARGINAL IMPACT ON [...] (C) Slovenia's September 21 parliamentary elections will either continue PM Janez Jansa's center-right government or bring in one led by a center-left coalition. In either case, however, we expect Slovenia to continue its deep, strong relationship with the U.S., and its active engagement in th [...]	2008-09-15 16:23:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ENRG SI
08LJUBLJANA433	SLOVENIA LIKELY TO REMAIN A FOLLOWER RATHER THAN A [...] (C) On September 22, Emboff met with Jure Zerovec, Deputy Director of the Division for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, to urge a strong and public response to Russia's claims against Georgia (reftel). Zerovec took our message on board, but was noncommittal. He admitted that Slovenia was "not [...]	2008-09-22 14:06:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM GG RS SI
08LJUBLJANA434	SLOVENIA FAVORS PREP COM MEETINGS IN THE NRC [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 14:49:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO SI
08LJUBLJANA442	SLOVENIA: WAIT AND SEE ON CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AFGHAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-01 15:05:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR SI
08LJUBLJANA456	SLOVENIA WAITING ON NEW PARLIAMENT FOR NATO [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 14:16:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MARR KTIA NATO PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA457	SLOVENIA: NO POSITION YET ON UNFC ISSUES OF NATO [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-09 14:16:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM MNUC UNGA SI
08LJUBLJANA459	SLOVENIA: INCOMING PM PROMISES CONTINUITY, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Future Prime Minister Borut Pahor assured the Ambassador October 9 that he would continue the current government's foreign policy. However, he did not allow himself to be drawn into a discussion of details, and he alluded to conflicting demands from his likely coalition partners [...]	2008-10-14 06:06:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO PGOV PINR MARR SI
08LJUBLJANA460	SLOVENIA: INCOMING PM PROMISES CONTINUITY, BUT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-14 06:06:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO PGOV PINR MARR SI
08LJUBLJANA461	SLOVENIA: INCOMING PM PROMISES CONTINUITY, BUT [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-14 06:06:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO PGOV PINR MARR SI
08LJUBLJANA482	PM JANSA GIVES INCOMING GOVERNMENT THE BENEFIT OF [...] (C) During a one-on-one lunch with the Ambassador, outgoing PM Janez Jansa predicted that - with the exception of Iraq - Slovenia's foreign policy would not change much under the new center-left government, and that the U.S.-Slovenia relationship would continue to be strong. The consensus for [...]	2008-10-24 13:07:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON MASS EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA496	KEY SLOVENIAN ECONOMIC ADVISOR IDENTIFIES AREAS OF [...] (C) At a November 4 meeting with the Ambassador, former Slovenian Central Bank Chair Mitja Gaspari, who will oversee the Ministries of Finance, Economy and Labor in the new government, stressed that the incoming government would like to continue good bilateral relations with the U.S. Gaspari [...]	2008-11-04 16:26:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD ENRG EINV PINR SI
08LJUBLJANA517	SLOVENIA SUPPORTS NATO MAP FOR GEORGIA AND [...] (U) This is a guidance request; please see para 5. 2. (C) Slovenia strongly supports a decision at the December ministerial to offer Georgia and Ukraine's entry into NATO's Membership Action Plan (MAP). In a November 19 meeting, MFA NATO-policy Advisor Tadej Rupel said that Slovenia's suppor [...]	2008-11-19 15:37:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MARR SI
08LJUBLJANA532	SLOVENIA TO SIGN CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-28 11:28:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM NATO MOPS PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA534	SLOVENIA: HELSINKI OSCE MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-28 16:04:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM KDEM OSCE GG RU SI
08LJUBLJANA537	NEW SLOVENIAN FM IS "PRO-AMERICA," BUT GIVES [...] (C) In a December 4 meeting with the Ambassador, new Foreign Minister Samuel Zbogar stressed that he was pro-American and that Slovenia wanted to continue to deepen its transatlantic ties. He confirmed that Slovenia would withdraw its two instructors from Iraq, either at the end of December o [...]	2008-12-05 12:31:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EUN PGOV ECON MARR HR SI
08LJUBLJANA542	SLOVENIA'S NEW DEFMIN LOOKING FOR NATO NICHES TO [...] (C) In a December 9 meeting with the Ambassador, new Defense Minister Ljubica Jelusic stressed both the importance of U.S. support and training for Slovenia's armed forces and the need for Slovenia to develop niche capabilities within NATO. She confirmed that Slovenia would likely withdraw its [...]	2008-12-11 10:32:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV SI
08LJUBLJANA549	SLOVENIA: COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM 2008 [...] (U) In 2007 Slovenia enacted a new Act on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism, which became applicable in January 2008. During Slovenia's Presidency of the EU Council, Slovenia chaired an EU troika meeting with the United States on the external aspects of fighting aga [...]	2008-12-12 13:37:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM SI
08LJUBLJANA564	"U.S. SUPPORT IS KEY" FOR SLOVENIA'S MOUNTAIN [...] (C) In a December 9 meeting with Ambassador Ghafari, new Slovene Defense Minister Ljubica Jelusic stressed that "U.S. support is key" to Slovenia's efforts to have its Mountain Warfare School accredited as a NATO Center of Excellence (COE) (ref A). In separate November 14 and December 15 meet [...]	2008-12-29 07:50:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR SI
08LJUBLJANA65	RUSSIA'S EU EXPERT EXPOUNDS ON KOSOVO, ODIHR, AND [...] (U) Dmitrij Poljanski, Head of the Russian Foreign Ministry's EU Affairs Unit and member of the Russian delegation in town for the Feb. 13 EU-Russia Troika, was the featured speaker at a Tuesday evening meeting of the Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia. After remarks on Russia's relationship [...]	2008-02-13 15:42:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN MARR NATO OSCE PARM PINR PREL
08LJUBLJANA70	SLOVENIA WANTS A NATO INVITATION FOR MACEDONIA [...] (C) On February 14, A/DCM met with MFA Head of Security Policy Division Stanislav Vidovic to outline our current thinking on Macedonia's candidacy and to encourage Slovenia to join our calls to both Skopje and Athens to use the Nimetz process to reach a solution on the name issue before Buchar [...]	2008-02-15 07:21:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL GR MK SI
08LJUBLJANA78	SLOVENIA PREPARING TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] (C) On February 19, Charge met with an expansive FM Rupel to urge Slovenia to recognize Kosovo as quickly as possible, per reftel. Observing that Charge was "preaching to the choir," FM Rupel sketched out Slovenia's plans for recognition. According to Rupel, Slovenia's Cabinet will meet on F [...]	2008-02-19 12:19:00	Embassy Ljubljana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EUN KV SI
08LONDON1017	HMG LOOKING FORWARD TO BUILDING ON GAINS OF NATO [...] (C/NF) According to FCO Deputy Director for Security Policy Chris Holtby, HMG shares U.S. views that the results of the NATO Bucharest Summit were better than expected going in, and looked forward to working closely with us to move forward soon on the outcomes which fell short of expectation [...]	2008-04-09 15:46:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NATO EU UK
08LONDON111	MISSILE DEFENSE: HMG CONCERNED POLAND WILL [...] (C) This is a State action request -- see para 9. 2. (C) Summary. HMG is concerned that public statements by Warsaw since the Polish elections are causing other NATO Allies to begin to question whether NATO should approve MD work at the Bucharest summit in April. HMG suggests the U.S. Gov [...]	2008-01-11 12:56:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PREL NATO UK PO
08LONDON1112	HMG WILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH ATHENS AND SKOPJE [...] (C) HMG has been engaging, and will continue to engage with, senior Greek leadership to encourage Athens to be more flexible in its position on the Macedonia name issue. FCO Balkans Group Deputy Director Adam Bye said that the British Ambaasador (HMA) to Greece had met with Foreign Minister [...]	2008-04-18 14:00:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO EU MK GR UK
08LONDON1338	(C) UK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON GERMAN OBSTINACY [...] (C) In response to refs a and b, Andrew Ford, Head of the International Security and Arms Control Security Group at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),reiterated HMG's position that the USG's unwillingness to participate in the Oslo process has been an impediment to a successful agre [...]	2008-05-13 16:28:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MOPS PGOV NATO GM UK
08LONDON1456	UK EXPECTATIONS FOR THE MAY 26-27 FOREIGN [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-23 17:51:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV EU UK
08LONDON1535	INTERNATIONAL SECURITY DISCUSSIONS WITH HMG [...] (C/NF) Summary. FCO and Treasury officials said that HMG was taking steps to restrict Iranian banking activity in the UK but is restricted by the legal tools available to it. FCO PolDir Mark Lyall Grant, FCO Director General for Defense and Intelligence Mariot Leslie, and HMT International and [...]	2008-06-03 16:21:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM MARR PREL IR SY UK
08LONDON1553	UK FEELS U.S. PAIN BUT OFFERS LITTLE LOVE ON [...] (C) The UK does not itself strongly object to the proposed U.S. language on Cuba and Venezuela in the U.S.-EU Summit document, but is bowing to the "significant" opposition of other EU Members and will not break rank on including U.S. language. Polcounselor delivered ref message on June 3 to [...]	2008-06-04 16:06:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM EUN UK
08LONDON1771	LIBERAL DEMOCRAT LEADER NICK CLEGG OUTLINES THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Nick Clegg, MP and leader of the Liberal Democrats, called for the UK to adopt the UN's "Responsibility to Protect" doctrine in his first major foreign policy address. In his speech, titled "Terms of Intervention" and delivered at Chatham House on June 23, Clegg enumerated criteria t [...]	2008-07-03 09:48:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL UK
08LONDON1886	UK'S LIBERAL DEMOCRATS: LOOKING FOR INFLUENCE NOT [...] (C/NF) Summary. Britain's third party, the Liberal Democrats, launched July 17 their "Make It Happen" campaign to communicate the party's core values and vision for the UK. In what is clearly Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg's latest attempt to build an ideologically consistent platform for a party often [...]	2008-07-18 14:23:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR UK

08LONDON1898	HMG CONSIDERING UPGRADES TO NATO AND BILATERAL [...] (U) Request for Guidance; see para 3. 2. (C) HMG is currently engaged in a cross-departmental discussion on its training commitments in Iraq, the results of which should become clearer by the end of July. According to MOD Joint Commitments officer Dan Hughes and FCO NTM-I officer Ian Living [...]	2008-07-21 13:52:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO IZ UK
08LONDON1924	CENTRAL ASIA/TURKMENISTAN: UK PRIORITIES IN [...] (C) The head of Turkmenistan's National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights in the Office of the President, Shirin Ahmedova, and the Turkmen Deputy Minister of Justice's early July visit to the UK was a result of HMG's long-term strategy to gradually increase engagement with Turkmenistan as it [...]	2008-07-23 16:38:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL IAEA PGOV ZK UK
08LONDON1967	IRAQ: UK LIKELY TO ASSUME ROLE OF "PRIME [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-29 15:45:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO IZ UK
08LONDON2107	GEORGIA: HMG PREDICTS TOUGH DIPLOMATIC ROAD AHEAD [...] (C/NF) FCO Georgia Task Force Director (and South Caucuses Office Director) Louise Savile predicted a tough diplomatic struggle ahead to return the situation in Georgia to the status quo ante August 6. As an example, she cited part of an August 13 telephone exchange between FM Miliband and Russian [...]	2008-08-13 14:00:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV RU GG UK
08LONDON2218	UK PERSPECTIVE ON NATO MEDITERRANEAN DIALOGUE [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 12:55:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL PGOV MARR 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
08LONDON2498	SOMALIA: UK CONFUSED BY USG POLICY ON PEACEKEEPING IN SOMALIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 12:20:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KPKO UNSC MOPS SO UK
08LONDON2643	UK/RUSSIA RELATIONS: HARD-HEADED ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary. FCO Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia Director Michael Davenport told DCM that HMG was conducting "parallel exercises" involving Cabinet, Intelligence and Foreign Office principals, designed to give PM Brown a clearer picture of Russian foreign policy making processes and recommendatio [...]	2008-10-20 15:11:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RU UK
08LONDON2651	USDP EDELMANâ€™S OCTOBER 15 MEETINGS IN LONDON [...] (S/NF) Summary. The UK is pessimistic about Pakistan, especially in light of President Zardari's poor leadership and the bad economy, although they praise efforts by Pakistani President Zardari to cooperate with Afghan President Karzai, UK senior officials at the Ministry of Defense (MOD),Foreign [...]	2008-10-21 17:03:00	Embassy London	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR UK ECON KNNP MOPS PTER AF FR
08LONDON2655	AFGHANISTAN: HMG SUPPORTS ELECTIONS AS SCHEDULED; UNLIKELY TO INCREASE TROOP NUMBERS ABOVE CURRENT DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) Summary. SCA DAS Pat Moon and INL PDAS Bill McGlynn exchanged views on the way ahead in Afghanistan with FCO South Asia Director Adam Thomson and Afghanistan Team Leader Matthew Lodge, as well as MOD Joint Commitments Policy Director Jeff Garrett and Director-Political Peter Watkins. Moon brief [...]	2008-10-22 07:30:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF UK
08LONDON2785	BOSNIA, EU-RUSSIAN RELATIONS, AND DRC ARE ON THE UK'S AGENDA AT NOVEMBER GYMNICH AND GAERC MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. Foreign Secretary Miliband intends to impress on his EU counterparts that worsening trends in Bosnia require a unified EU message, and to highlight the need for political action in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),during the November Gymnich and GAERC meetings. The UK Governm [...]	2008-11-03 17:47:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PGOV EUN GA IR IZ CG RS UK
08LONDON2833	CTF-150/SOMALIA: OUTBRIEF FROM CANADIAN SHIP [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Canadian vessel HMCS Ville de Quebec escorted five WFP vessels in and out of Mogadishu between August and October 2008, and the vessel's commanding officer noted that there is clear evidence of collusion between Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and pirates in Som [...]	2008-11-10 14:56:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO PTER SO CA UK
08LONDON2898	HORN OF AFRICA PIRACY - HMG SHARES ADDITIONAL [...] (C/NF) FCO Deputy Head Security Policy Chris Holtby (strictly protect) confirmed that HMG is satisfied with the progress in establishment of Operational Headquarters (OHQ) in Northwood UK, and afloat Force Headquarters (FHQ) for the EU counter-piracy mission "Atalanta." Holtby admitted that Gree [...]	2008-11-19 15:37:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EUN EWWT PHSA PTER PREL UK
08LONDON2960	AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY - UK WILL CONTRIBUTE TO [...] (C/NF) The UK concurs with U.S. views (reftel) that the NATO Afghanistan National Army (ANA) Trust Fund mandate should be broad and flexible enough to allow contributions from both NATO and non-Nato nations alike. FCO NATO/ESDP Team Leader Chris Holtby added that the disbursal system should be s [...]	2008-11-28 13:03:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF UK
08LONDON2964	AFGHANISTAN: PRESIDENT KARZAI NOT CONFIDENT ON [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a November 25 meeting in Kabul, Afghan President Karzai told FS Miliband that it would be difficult or impossible to hold a credible Presidential election. He said that Afghanistan's USD 13.4b of reserves, were the &best in the world." Miliband commented to Karzai that, after [...]	2008-11-28 15:46:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PTER AF UK
08LONDON3041	LONDON P3 CONSULTATIONS ON UNSCR 1540 COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: During a P3 working discussion hosted in London November 10 by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),both the British and French participants stressed that their countries remain committed to UNSCR 1540 Committee goals, but agreed that the Committee needs to be more focused and mo [...]	2008-12-04 16:53:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC PGOV PREL PARM UK
08LONDON3042	(U) QUEEN OPENS PARLIAMENT WITH A THIN LABOUR [...] (C/NF) Summary. The Queen laid out Gordon Brown's legislative plans for the coming year in the annual Queen's Speech at the December 3 State Opening of Parliament, but most of the political and media attention was not on PM Brown's legislative agenda (much of which had been released already) but on [...]	2008-12-04 16:57:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV ECON PREL PINR UK
08LONDON3183	UK SECURITY SUPPORT FOR 2009 AFGHAN ELECTIONS - [...] (C) HMG concurs with points contained in U.S. nonpaper (ref a) on the need for ISAF nations to provide enhanced security assistance in the run-up to and during the 2009 Afghan Presidential election. FCO Afghanistan Office Director Matthew Lodge said that the UK is currently engaged in a cross-dep [...]	2008-12-19 17:05:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS AF UK
08LONDON3218	SOMALI PIRACY:INDUSTRY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH ON-BOARD [...] SUMMARY: The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) hosted a Joint Industry and Naval Forces Workshop on Somali piracy in London on December 18, 2009. Military representatives from EU Naval Forces, Coalition Forces (CTF-150),and NATO outlined their operations and dilemmas in the Gul [...]	2008-12-29 12:20:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT PREL PHSA KCRM SO 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
08LONDON878	BROWN MEETS MCCAIN: DISCUSS IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, AND [...] (C/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Gordon Brown met Senators John McCain, Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham in London March 20. Brown used the meeting to present his big ideas about reforming the international financial institutions (IFIS) and increasing assistance to Africa as a means to preven [...]	2008-03-27 09:06:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER PHUM EFIN EAID UNSC IZ AF IS
08LONDON929	DAVID CAMERON TELLS JOHN MCCAIN TORIES WONâ€™T BREAK [...] (C/NF) Summary: Conservative party leader David Cameron told Senator John McCain the Tories won't break ranks with HMG on policies affecting British troops in battle. Cameron and Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague told McCain and Senators Joseph Lieberman and Lindsey Graham that Prime Minister [...]	2008-04-01 09:58:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR IZ AF IS IR PK UK
08LONDON930	WILLIAM HAGUE SAYS â€œNEAR DEATH EXPERIENCEâ€ HAS [...] (C/NF) Summary. Shadow Foreign Secretary William Hague told the DCM the Tories are "more likely to win than lose" the next general election. High approval ratings in the polls allow the Conservative Leader David Cameron a "latitude to maneuver" that he does not possess when the polls are running ag [...]	2008-04-01 10:06:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR AF UK
08LONDON954	NATO MACEDONIA INVITATION: UK EFFORTS FAIL TO MOVE [...] (C/NF) FCO Political Director Mark Lyall Grant told DCM that high-level UK intervention with Greece, including an appeal from FM Miliband to Greek FM Bakoyannis at the March 29 EU Gymnich, had failed to shift Athens off its hard-line position. Lyall Grant has been in close contact with Actin [...]	2008-04-02 15:29:00	Embassy London	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MK GR UK
08LUANDA172	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FITZGERALD'S MARCH 4-5 [...] (SBU) My staff and I warmly welcome your visit to Luanda March 4-6. This visit provides an excellent opportunity to capitalize on the positive momentum established during the February 21-23 visit of the HSV Swift and follow up on some of the issues addressed by General Ward during his December [...]	2008-02-29 06:13:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA MAAR PREL AO
08LUANDA435	SCENESETTER FOR DAS STEPHEN GANYARD'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) the Embassy Angola team warmly welcomes your June 14 - 17 visit to Angola. This visit provides an excellent opportunity to witness firsthand the devastating effects of landmine and UXO contamination in Angola and explore the ways in which USG support for humanitarian demining and weapons [...]	2008-06-05 13:35:00	Embassy Luanda	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID MCAP KHDP AO
08LUXEMBOURG194	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REQUEST TO GAIN ALLIES' [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-21 15:09:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL LU
08LUXEMBOURG217	LUXEMBOURG BRIEFED ON USG PROPOSAL FOR STRONG NAC [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-11 14:52:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PARM KCFE RU CG LU
08LUXEMBOURG301	LUXEMBOURG WILL SIGN THE CONVENTION ON CLUSTER [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-02 07:19:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS NATO PARM PREL LU
08LUXEMBOURG69	LUXEMBOURG SUPPORTS NATO MEMBERSHIP FOR CROATIA, [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. Ambassador discussed the Greece-Macedonia name dispute with Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn on 11 March emphasizing points contained reftel. Asselborn confirmed that Luxembourg was in agreement that Allies must work with both sides and that he was committed to the Nimetz proces [...]	2008-03-13 16:10:00	Embassy Luxembourg	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR NATO PREL PGOV GR MK LU
08MADRID1006	REQUEST FOR ESCORT ASSISTANCE FOR WORLD FOOD [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish MFA Assistant Deputy Political Director Maria Luisa Benitez-Donoso, who noted Spain sent a plane to the region last week to protect Spanish fishing vessels. She acknowledged our request for coordination with other efforts in the region. Polcoun [...]	2008-09-22 10:15:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP WFP XW SP
08MADRID1010	SPAIN: NRC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 16:10:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL GG RS
08MADRID1021	DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION'S SEPTEMBER 23, 2008, [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-25 09:42:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO SP
08MADRID1091	DCM DISCUSSES SPANISH DEFENSE BUDGET, ACQUISITIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief of Mission met September 30 with the new Spanish State Secretary for Defense Constantino Mendez. The two discussed strategic industrial cooperation; the status of major acquisitions programs, including Tomahawk; the budget outlook for Spain; and the upcoming vis [...]	2008-10-14 16:20:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SP
08MADRID1092	AMBASSADOR HITS RIGHT NOTES WITH NEW SPANISH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Aguirre ensured that Spain's outgoing Chief of Defense and the Chiefs of the Spanish Army, Navy and Air Force Staff were properly celebrated September 25. Hosting a cocktail reception for more than 90 attendees, complete with a color guard and a 6-piece military jazz band [...]	2008-10-14 16:20:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR SP
08MADRID1131	DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION'S OCTOBER 29, 2008, [...] (C) Summary. The Deputy Chief of Mission hosted MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta at lunch October 29. They discussed the U.S.-Spain Agreement on Defense Cooperation (which governs U.S. use of the bases at Rota and Moron),Afghanistan, Georgia, nuclear powered warship visits, Som [...]	2008-10-30 17:11:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO AF SP
08MADRID1132	NEA A/S WELCH MEETINGS WITH SPANISH OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. NEA A/S Welch, accompanied by DCM, met with FM Moratinos, Director General for the Mediterranean, Magreb and Near Orient Fidel Sendagorta, and Policy Planning Director Andres Ortega on October 23 to discuss a wide range of issues including the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),the Magr [...]	2008-10-31 09:42:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL IR IZ SY SP MR
08MADRID114	CODELS MARTINEZ AND LIEBERMAN MEET WITH SPANISH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senators Martinez, Lieberman and Craig met with Spanish National Security Advisor Carles Casajuana on January 11, discussing Afghanistan, Lebanon, Morocco, Cuba, and the Alliance of Civilizations. Senator Lieberman asked that Spain work to clarify and if possible remove caveats o [...]	2008-02-05 13:36:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
08MADRID1142	SPAIN'S VIEWS ON NOVEMBER GYMNICH AND JUMBO GAERC [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez Donoso on October 29. Regarding the agenda, Benitez said that given the Jumbo GAERC includes defense and development issues in addition to external relations, and that the Congo will likely be [...]	2008-11-03 08:03:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP EUN ETRD RS IS AF PK SY LE
08MADRID1207	INVITATION FROM SPANISH MINISTRY OF DEFENSE TO [...] (U) The Ambassador received November 13 the following letter (translated in relevant part) from Manuel Lopez Blazquez, Spanish MOD Director General of Institutional Relations. Begin text: The Ministry of Defense of Spain and the CIDOB Foundation of Barcelona (Center of Investigation of In [...]	2008-11-17 14:09:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL SP
08MADRID1212	CODEL SIRES VISIT TO MADRID, NOVEMBER 13-14, 2008 [...] (U) Summary: Codel Sires (Representatives Albio Sires, Lynn Woolsey, Phil Gingrey, Ron Klein, and Laura Richardson) visited Madrid November 13-14 to discuss rail transportation security, counter-terrorism, and bilateral relations. They met with Minister of Interior Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, M [...]	2008-11-18 08:10:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL SP
08MADRID1277	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DODD VISIT TO SPAIN DEC. [...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid welcomes your visit. The Spaniards you meet will be eager to share their assessment of financial developments, Latin American issues, and bilateral relations. Our elections were closely followed here, and a strong atmosphere of goodwill and optimism has emerged for incre [...]	2008-12-04 11:20:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON OREP PREL SP
08MADRID1281	REQUEST FOR INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING SPANISH DEFENSE [...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: MOD Carme Chacon continues to voice, publicly and privately, her desire to see the U.S. elevate the Agreement on Defense Cooperation (ADC) to treaty status. Chacon describes this in terms of legal parity and equilibrium in the bilate [...]	2008-12-05 06:56:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SP
08MADRID1291	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON VISIT TO SPAIN DEC. [...] (U) Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. U.S.-Spanish relations are strong and based on shared interests, including the fight against terrorism, the bilateral military relationship, our association in NATO, and rapidly expanding economic ties. The Spaniards you meet will be eag [...]	2008-12-09 11:12:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PTER OREP MARR SP
08MADRID1341	DEMARCHE: SECURITY SUPPORT FOR 2009 AFGHAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-22 09:52:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SP
08MADRID1366	SCENESETTER FOR JAN 8-9 VISIT OF ASSISTANT [...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. U.S.-Spanish relations are strong and based on shared global interests, including the fight against terrorism, the bilateral military relationship, our association in NATO, and rapidly expanding economic ties. Your Spanish interlocutors [...]	2008-12-31 13:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV 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
08MADRID202	SPAIN'S CONTRIBUTION TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Following conversations with visiting CSTC-A Deputy Commanding General George (in Madrid for an MOD-sponsored conference on PRT's in Afghanistan),Deputy Chief of Mission Llorens sought meetings with senior MOD officials to discuss SECDEF's recent letter to MOD Alonso requesting [...]	2008-02-22 18:04:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
08MADRID203	FOLLOW-UP WITH GOS ON KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since FM Moratinos' comment (repeated by President Zapatero) that Kosovo's declaration of independence was "illegal," the Ambassador and DCM have had numerous conversations with senior GOS officials including Deputy FM Bernardino Leon, National Security Advisor Carles Casajuana, [...]	2008-02-22 18:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNMIK UN YI KV 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
08MADRID23	SPAIN SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR NULAND'S JANUARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: I warmly welcome your visit to Madrid in the company of your Spanish counterpart. I am pleased at the initiative taken by Ambassador Benavides, and I know that you will be well received by his colleagues and our contacts. When you arrive, Spain will be emerging from the Holidays [...]	2008-01-11 16:08:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR SP
08MADRID289	TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, accompanied by DCM, discussed Iran, Iraq, Cuba, Afghanistan, and sovereign wealth funds with Spanish National Security Adviser Carles Casajuana in a March 6 meeting. Casajuana expressed pleasure that bilateral relations had evolved positively in recent [...]	2008-03-10 13:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV AF CU IR IZ KV SP
08MADRID342	SPAIN SUPPORTS NEW SRSG FOR AFGHANISTAN KAI EIDE [...] Poloff communicated full U.S. support for Norwegian Political Director Kai Eide in his new appointment as the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Afghanistan (reftel). Spanish MFA's Chief of Continental Asia Policy, Pedro Arostegui Llama, reiterated March 14 Spain's stated [...]	2008-03-18 18:49:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL SP AF
08MADRID348	SPANISH ELECTION WRAP UP: ZAPATERO SET TO FORM [...] (U) The absentee votes are in, and recounts have taken place in the most contested districts of Spain. The final electoral numbers for Spain's 350-seat Congress are as follows. The ruling Socialist party of President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (PSOE) - 169, the main opposition Partido Popular (PP [...]	2008-03-19 16:20:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SP
08MADRID350	SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY WINTER, [...] (C) SUMMARY: I warmly welcome your visit to Madrid, and I look forward to traveling with you to visit Spain's largest shipbuilder, Navantia, in the Galician town of El Ferrol. When you arrive, Spain will be emerging from Easter holidays and the aftermath of the March 9 general election, and al [...]	2008-03-20 10:18:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR SP
08MADRID351	SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY WINTER, [...] (C) SUMMARY: I warmly welcome your visit to Madrid, and I look forward to traveling with you to visit Spain's largest shipbuilder, Navantia, in the Galician town of El Ferrol. When you arrive, Spain will be emerging from Easter holidays and the aftermath of the March 9 general election, and al [...]	2008-03-20 10:18:00	Embassy Madrid	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR SP
08MADRID371	DISCUSSIONS REGARDING SENDING SPANISH CIVIL GUARD [...] (C) In Post's continued efforts to encourage the Spanish to do more in Afghanistan, Deputy Chief of Mission Llorens met on March 26 with Secretary of State for Security Antonio Camacho (Deputy Interior Minister equivalent) to discuss SECDEF's January 24 letter to MOD Alonso requesting Spain se [...]	2008-03-31 06:44:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SP
08MADRID372	MOD SECRETARY GENERAL FOR DEFENSE POLICY CUESTA ON [...] (C) Deputy Chief of Mission Llorens met March 28 with MOD Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta to discuss SIPDIS the Bucharest summit. He stressed the U.S. interest in enlargement (Croatia, Albania, and Macedonia) and our support for Georgian and Ukrainian aspirations to be part [...]	2008-03-31 06:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR SP
08MADRID376	MFA POLITICAL DIRECTOR DEZCALLAR ON NATO SUMMIT, [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission Llorens met March 31 with MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar, making the case for a more robust Spanish effort in Afghanistan, urging that the Spanish weigh in with Greece on Macedonia's NATO membership, encouraging Spanish recognition of Kosovo and [...]	2008-03-31 16:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO SMIG MK GR BO CU SP
08MADRID502	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ADMIRAL THAD W. ALLEN, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy Madrid Country Team warmly welcomes your visit. It will provide an important opportunity to highlight the importance we place on the relationship, particularly as it concerns our strategic interests such as the fight against terrorism and transnational crime. We a [...]	2008-05-08 16:42:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER SMIG SNAR SP
08MADRID518	WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S VISIT TO MADRID, [...] (C) WHA Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon visited Madrid April 30-May 1, 2008. He met with Secretary General of the Presidency Bernardino Leon and former President Jose Maria Aznar. He also attended a lunch in his honor hosted by Charge d' Affaires Hugo Llorens with Spanish private sector, media, and [...]	2008-05-09 16:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KSUM AR BL CO CU PE SP
08MADRID568	NEW SPANISH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR DEFENSE EAGER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief of Mission called May 21 on newly named Spanish Secretary of State for Defense Constantino Mendez Martinez. They discussed the importance and intensity of the U.S.-Spain military-to-military relationship, robust trans-Atlantic defense industrial cooperation, is [...]	2008-05-23 06:43:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SP
08MADRID569	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PETERSON VISIT TO MADRID [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. The Government of Spain (GOS) shares your interest in the development of renewable energy, including biofuels. However, what once promised to be a booming industry with plans for construction of 30 biodiesel and 20 ethanol plants, ha [...]	2008-05-23 07:18:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT ASEC BEXP OREP AFIN SP FR PO
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
08MADRID6	SPAIN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LIEBERMAN - CORRECTED [...] (SBU) Summary: I warmly welcome Senator and Mrs. Lieberman to Madrid. When you arrive, Spain will be emerging from the Holidays and starting to focus on what is likely to be a very competitive March 9 general election. Although the media here prefers to focus on differences in the U.S.-Spain [...]	2008-01-02 11:51:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PREL SP
08MADRID609	RECOMMENDATION FOR CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF [...] (C) First, many thanks to PM, EUR, H, and our colleagues at DOD, especially DSCA, for their steadfast support over many months on the sale of the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) to Spain. This has been a long process, and we are grateful for the personal and focused attention it has recei [...]	2008-05-30 13:51:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL SP
08MADRID610	DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION'S MAY 29 MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission Llorens met May 29 with Spanish Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta. They discussed bilateral relations, Afghanistan, NATO enlargement, AFRICOM, Cuesta's possible visit to Washington in June for meetings with DOD officials, a possible meeting [...]	2008-05-30 15:27:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR SP
08MADRID620	SCENESETTER FOR JUNE 8-11 VISIT TO SPAIN OF [...] (SBU) Summary: We warmly welcome your visit. We are convinced there is much Spain can do to support the AFRICOM mission, so this will be a key opportunity. The challenge will be to engage them constructively on what the U.S. is trying to accomplish with this new and innovative command. We have a st [...]	2008-06-04 17:31:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF SP
08MADRID676	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) As requested reftel, Post conducted inquiries into the development and end-use relating to electronic components referenced in application 05-050100474. Representatives from Indra confirmed to post on June 16 that the company is using reftel components to develop both civilian and milita [...]	2008-06-17 06:19:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC SP
08MADRID678	SPANISH DEFENSE MINISTER CHACON RECEIVES U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Spanish Minister of Defense Carme Chacon, who took office April 14 but has been on maternity leave since May 19, told Ambassador Aguirre during a congenial one-on-one breakfast meeting June 10 that she looked forward to working with the United States and would like to meet with her [...]	2008-06-18 06:36:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO SP
08MADRID685	JUNE 8-11 VISIT TO SPAIN OF COMMANDER, U.S. AFRICA [...] (C) Summary: General William E. "Kip" Ward, Commander U.S. Africa Command, visited Spain June 8-11 for meetings with Spanish officials regarding AFRICOM. The primary purpose of the visit was to meet with Spanish leaders to discuss AFRICOM as well as listen and learn from their experiences on the co [...]	2008-06-20 06:26:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AF SP
08MADRID738	DISCUSSION WITH SPAIN OF U.S. SHIP VISITS TO [...] (U) On June 17, 2008, Embassy and GOS officials met in the context of the U.S.-Spain Permanent Committee (this is the standing committee that manages the bilateral agreement on defense cooperation) to discuss the issue of U.S. ship visits to Gibraltar. This meeting was prompted by recent and [...]	2008-07-03 15:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SP
08MADRID741	DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION'S JULY 3, 2008, MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Chief of Mission Llorens met July 3 with Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Policy Angel Lossada. They discussed Lossada's visit to Washington, our concern over the tone of some recent public remarks by GOS and Socialist Party officials, the Global Initiative to Comba [...]	2008-07-07 11:21:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM NATO KV AF IR SP
08MADRID751	DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION'S JULY 2, 2008, MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta told the DCM on July 2 that U.S.-Spain defense talks in Annapolis and Washington the week of June 21 had been excellent, well organized, and uncontentious. Cuesta and the DCM discussed areas for follow-up from the High-Lev [...]	2008-07-08 12:22:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO SP
08MADRID757	TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY LEVEY SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. Your presence provides an excellent opportunity to reinforce our message on Iran financial sanctions with both government and private sector representatives. (Note: Your schedule has been sent via e-mail to staff.) You will also have an oppo [...]	2008-07-10 09:18:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV ETC ETTC ETRD KTFN PREL PARM
08MADRID780	SPAIN PLANS TO DESTROY ITS CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (SBU) Poloffs on July 9 delivered REFTEL demarche to senior officials in the Ministry of Defense (Brigadier General Munoz Castresana in the office of the Secretary General for Defense Policy) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Deputy Director General for Arms Control Ignacio Sanchez),and shared [...]	2008-07-18 06:52:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM PREL MOPS KPOA NATO SP
08MADRID790	SPANISH AIR FORCE GENERAL RODRIGUEZ TO BE NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Spain's Council of Ministers approved July 18 the changes to Spanish military leadership alluded to by Defense Minister Carme Chacon in her June 30 congressional testimony. Chacon, who assumed charge of the MOD April 14, was on maternity leave beginning May 19. In all likelihoo [...]	2008-07-18 12:49:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR SP
08MADRID848	SPAIN RECEIVES NAM DEMARCHE [...] Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for North America Fernando Prieto received reftel demarche and informed Embassy that the Spanish MFA did not send a delegation to the NAM conference in Teheran. Prieto also verifed that Spanish diplomatic representatives resident in Iran did not attend th [...]	2008-07-30 15:47:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PHUM PREL PTER SP IR
08MADRID885	SPAIN RECEIVES U.S. PROPOSAL FOR STRONG NAC [...] Reftel points are being conveyed to Director General for External Policy and Common Security Carlos Fernandez-Arias, who was enroute to Brussels today. His staff is transmitting to Fernandez-Arias our unclassified nonpaper with key points regarding tomorrow's NAC discussion of events in Geo [...]	2008-08-11 15:22:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PARM KCFE RU GG PREL SP
08MADRID916	RUSSIA - GEORGIA CONFLICT: DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel A points to Deputy FM Angel Lossada's chief of staff as well as Spanish MFA Deputy Political Director Carlos Fernandez-Arias on August 20, stressing support for Georgia's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity. As in our continuing demarches, Embassy [...]	2008-08-21 15:17:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL RU GG SP
08MADRID933	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SPAIN REGARDING NATO [...] (C) Polcouns and Pol-Mil officer met August 26 with Spanish MOD Deputy Director General for Defense Policy Brigadier General Jose Munoz Castresana, advising him that USNATO planned to raise the piracy issue in the August 27 NAC, asking the NAC to task the NMA,s with reviewing possible NATO res [...]	2008-08-26 16:39:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN NATO PREL
08MADRID94	SPANISH FM MORATINOS BRIEFS CODEL MARTINEZ ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Spanish FM Moratinos briefed Codel Martinez on bilateral developments during an hour-long meeting January 11. With regard to enhanced military support in Afghanistan, Moratinos said that it would be difficult to make any commitments in advance of the Spanish March 9 elections, [...]	2008-01-30 17:45:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	KPWR MEPP PREL SP CU
08MADRID984	DEMARCHE RESPONSE: AMENDMENT OF ISAF OPLAN TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-15 05:58:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF 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
08MANAGUA1124	NICARAGUA RECOGNIZES INDEPENDENCE OF SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 2, during a late night speech to commemorate the 29th anniversary of the Nicaraguan Army, President Daniel Ortega declared that Nicaragua would back the Russian government of Vladimir Putin, and recognize the independence of Georgia's separatist enclaves of South Osse [...]	2008-09-04 18:56:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL RU GG NU
08MANAMA235	SCENESETTER FOR CNO VISIT TO BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-10 13:54:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS IR BA
08MANAMA252	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICEâ€™S VISIT TO BAHRAIN [...] (S) Madame Secretary, Embassy Manama is delighted to welcome you back to Bahrain. This is just about as good a bilateral relationship as we have anywhere: Bahrain's leaders share our strategic vision for the region and they see their national interest as tied to ours. 2. (S) King Hamad and Sheikh [...]	2008-04-17 13:43:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV OVIP BA
08MANAMA496	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUSâ€™ VISIT TO BAHRAINClassified By: Charge dâ€™Affaires a.i. Christopher Henzel for reasons 1. 4 (b) and (d) [...] (S) General Petraeus, Embassy Manama and the Bahraini leadership look forward to welcoming you back to Bahrain. Following on Secretary Rice's dinner in Abu Dhabi with GCC-plus 3 officials July 21, and at a time when many in the Gulf are speculating about the trajectory of the tensions over Iran's n [...]	2008-07-25 18:50:00	Embassy Manama	SECRET	PREL PGOV IR IZ BA
08MANILA123	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL INOUYE [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy warmly welcomes Senator Inouye and Senator Stevens back to the Philippines! The relationship and spirit of partnership between the United States and the Philippines are strong. U.S. interests in this major non-NATO ally center on strengthening democracy, fostering eco [...]	2008-01-16 05:34:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN RP KS
08MANILA1800	SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL WEIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Manila warmly welcomes Staffdel Weil to the Philippines! The relationship and spirit of partnership between the United States and the Philippines are strong. U.S. interests in this major non-NATO ally center on strengthening democracy, fostering economic growth, fightin [...]	2008-07-29 23:06:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL KPAO RP
08MANILA1801	SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL WEIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Manila warmly welcomes Staffdel Weil to the Philippines! The relationship and spirit of partnership between the United States and the Philippines are strong. U.S. interests in this major non-NATO ally center on strengthening democracy, fostering economic growth, fightin [...]	2008-07-29 23:06:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL KPAO RP
08MANILA1959	SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL HIGGINS [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Manila warmly welcomes to the Philippines professional staff members Craig Higgins and Steven Marchese of the House Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs. The relationship and spirit of partnership between the United [...]	2008-08-15 10:47:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL RP
08MANILA2626	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRICE'S VISIT TO THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy warmly welcomes CODEL Price to the Philippines! The relationship and spirit of partnership between the United States and the Philippines are strong. U.S. interests in this major non-NATO ally center on strengthening democracy, fostering economic growth, fighting terro [...]	2008-11-28 10:10:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PINS PREL RP CH VM
08MANILA49	SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL GROVE [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Manila warmly welcomes Staffdel Grove to the Philippines! The relationship and spirit of partnership between the United States and the Philippines are strong. U.S. interests in this major non-NATO ally center on strengthening democracy, fostering economic growth, fighti [...]	2008-01-07 05:59:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL EAID RP
08MANILA53	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SMITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy warmly welcomes CODEL Smith to the Philippines! The relationship and spirit of partnership between the United States and the Philippines are strong. U.S. interests in this major non-NATO ally center on strengthening democracy, fostering economic growth, fighting terrori [...]	2008-01-07 12:24:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PREL EAID RP
08MINSK118	SATELLITE DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BELARUS [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-15 16:06:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PNAT KTIA PINS TSPA TPHY ESA CDG
08MINSK121	STRONG NEGATIVE GOB REACTION TO KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE [...] (SBU) Aleksandr Lukashenko and the Belarusian MFA have issued strong statements against Kosovo's February 17 declaration of independence, with Lukashenko even chastising Russia for not taking steps sooner on Serbia's behalf. Belarus' negative reaction to Kosovo's independence declaration was [...]	2008-02-20 06:03:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL BO YI KV
08MINSK174	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TEMPORARY DEPARTURE WITH [...] (C) Ambassador met March 12 with leaders of the Belarusian opposition to inform them of her impending departure for consultations in Washington. She reassured them that U.S. policy would remain firm: the release of all political prisoners is a precondition for any bilateral dialogue on impro [...]	2008-03-13 08:06:00	Embassy Minsk	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINR BO
08MINSK263	BELARUS: REGIME SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH IMF; OPPOSITION CALLS [...] (SBU) We have learned from a NATO embassy that the GOB and IMF mission signed an agreement for USD 2.5 billion late December 19. According to the same source, the GOB has not/not worked to accelerate IMF board approval, with the result that the IMF board is not expected to deliberate on the a [...]	2008-12-22 15:23:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PHUM ECON PREL BO
08MINSK264	BELARUS: REGIME SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH IMF; OPPOSITION CALLS [...] (SBU) We have learned from a NATO embassy that the GOB and IMF mission signed an agreement for USD 2.5 billion late December 19. According to the same source, the GOB has not/not worked to accelerate IMF board approval, with the result that the IMF board is not expected to deliberate on the a [...]	2008-12-22 16:42:00	Embassy Minsk	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PHUM ECON PREL BO

08MONTEVIDEO535	BRAZILIAN DEFENSE MINISTER BRIEFS MERCOSUR [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. - - - - Summary - - - - 2. (U) Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim outlined Brazil's vision for a South American Defense Council (CODESUR) for Mercosur's parliament September 16 in Montevideo. CODE [...]	2008-09-18 18:26:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS MCAP PINS UY
08MONTEVIDEO649	WHA DAS MCMULLEN STRESSES VALUE OF BILATERAL [...] (U) The October 27-30 visit of WHA DAS Christopher McMullen to Uruguay reaffirmed to the GOU and ordinary Uruguayans the importance of the U.S.-Uruguay bilateral relationship. McMullen came to Uruguay accompanying DOD DAS for Western Hemisphere Affairs Stephen Johnson, who was following up a [...]	2008-11-18 11:09:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SNAR UY
08MONTEVIDEO75	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CONCERNS ON OSLO PROCESS [...] (C) A/POL Chief delivered reftel points on February 14 to MFA Americas Office Director Laura Dupuy. Dupuy confirmed that Uruguay would participate in the Olso Process following up on its participation in the regional meeting held in Costa Rica in September 2007. In addition to the other poi [...]	2008-02-14 16:01:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO UN UY
08MOSCOW1055	PUTIN'S "INSTRUCTIONS" ON ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH [...] (C) Summary. Russia's new move on Abkhazia and South Ossetia was announced on April 16, not as a presidential decree but as instructions by Putin to the Russian government to protect the rights of residents of the two republics (including Russian passport holders) and to establish economic a [...]	2008-04-16 15:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW1061	MFA CALLS DISAPPOINTING ITS MISSILE DEFENSE TALKS [...] (C) In an April 16 meeting, MFA Section Chief for Strategic Stability Head Vladimir Yermakov characterized the April 8 MD talks between Russian DFM Kislyak and Polish DFM Vashikovski as "worrying and disappointing." Yermakov explained that Russia "simply could not understand" Poland's refusa [...]	2008-04-17 11:01:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MD NATO RS
08MOSCOW1073	RUSSIA UNMOVED BY CONCERNS OVER PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: In April 18 conversations with First Deputy Foreign Minister Denisov and Presidential Foreign Policy Adviser Prikhodko, the Ambassador conveyed reftel concerns and urged Russia to repeal its Presidential Instructions and engage directly with Georgia to reduce tensions. Denisov p [...]	2008-04-18 10:59:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW1090	RUSSIA "LOSES" BUCHAREST [...] (C) Summary. There is broad agreement in the Russian expert community that Russia suffered a foreign policy blow at Bucharest due to the future promise of membership for Ukraine and Georgia and Alliance solidarity on missile defense, with several arguing for a necessary change in tone with t [...]	2008-04-18 15:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR RS
08MOSCOW1173	GOR UNMOVED BY UPROAR ON UAV INCIDENT [...] (C) Summary: According to a debrief by the UK Embassy, UK Under Secretary Rickett used his April 24 meeting with First Deputy Foreign Minister Denisov to express concern over the UAV shoot-down and presidential "instructions," drawing from the four Friends' statement issued at the April 23 UN [...]	2008-04-25 15:14:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW1242	BLUE SKIES, BALLOONS AND BLATHER - MAY DAY IN [...] (U) Under clear blue skies over most of the country, Russia celebrated the beginning of the spring season amid a cacophony of traditional labor-oriented messages coming from all political perspectives. The holiday, solely dedicated to labor during Soviet times, has become a celebration of spr [...]	2008-05-02 13:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI ELAB RS
08MOSCOW1270	RUSSIA: NOT SEEKING CONFLICT WITH GEORGIA, BUT [...] (C) In a May 6 farewell call with the Ambassador, Chief of General Staff General Yuri Baluyevskiy said that Russia was concerned by the danger of a military conflict in the Caucasus. Citing Russian intelligence, Baluyevskiy warned that Georgia could "go to the extreme," which could lead to [...]	2008-05-06 13:48:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR RS
08MOSCOW1285	RUSSIA CONTINUES TO OVERPLAY HAND WITH GEORGIA: [...] (C) Summary: In the May 6 wake of FM Lavrov's "extreme concern" over Georgian military intentions, Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin warned the Ambassador that Saakashvili was unstable; while Russia did not seek conflict, if Georgia was intent on provoking hostilities, Russia would respond. R [...]	2008-05-07 15:20:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR RS
08MOSCOW1298	RUSSIA'S CALCULUS ON ABKHAZIA AND HOW TO CHANGE IT [...] (C) Summary: Abkhaz saber rattling, Tbilisi's war rhetoric, and the reinforcement of Georgia's lingering separatist problems - these are the hallmarks of Russia's policy of keeping Saakashvili's government off-balance and undermining European confidence that Georgia can be a reliable partner [...]	2008-05-08 12:35:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON MARR RS
08MOSCOW1330	MAYOR NON GRATA: MOSCOW REACTS [...] (U) Amid ample press reports on "Mayor Non Grata," the MFA issued a statement on May 12, expressing puzzlement over Ukraine's decision to bar Moscow Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov from entering Ukraine, following his speech during the May 12 celebrations of the 225th anniversary of the Russian Black Sea [...]	2008-05-13 13:19:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UP RS
08MOSCOW1334	RUSSO-BELARUSIAN POLITICAL-MILITARY RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 30 visit to Belarus, Minister of Defense (MOD) Anatoliy Serdyukov met with MOD Leonid Maltsev and proclaimed that close ties between the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) members were more important than ever before because of the threat posed by NATO enl [...]	2008-05-13 13:35:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PBTS PGOV PINS PREL MASS
08MOSCOW1335	RUSSIA REACTS TO DAS BRYZA'S STATEMENTS [...] (C) Russian officials continue to respond sharply to public statements by DAS Bryza in Tbilisi and Sukhumi on responsibility for the increased tensions between Georgia and Abkhazia. On May 13, MFA Fourth CIS Department Deputy Director Dmitriy Tarabrin told us that the GOR was "surprised" th [...]	2008-05-13 14:51:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW142	SENATOR HAGEL'S MEETING WITH FM LAVROV [...] (SBU) Summary: In his January 16 meeting with Senator Hagel, FM Lavrov stressed Russian interest in strengthening bilateral relations, but said U.S. efforts to "contain" Russia could undermine constructive engagement and underscored unhappiness over congressional failure to lift Jackson-Vanik [...]	2008-01-18 14:05:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KNDP ECON OVIP RS
08MOSCOW1425	MEDVEDEV CULTIVATES KAZAKHSTAN [...] (C) Summary: Medvedev's first official state visit will be to Astana on May 22-23, underscoring Russia's overarching focus on its neighborhood and particular attention to Kazakhstan. Previewing the visit, MFA Third CIS Director Peshkov stressed protocol over deliverables, emphasizing that Me [...]	2008-05-21 03:28:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV PGOV PREL PTER
08MOSCOW1448	GERMAN FM STEINMEIER REINFORCES RUSSIAN-GERMAN [...] (C) Summary: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier's week-long visit to Russia May 12-16, which will be followed by Medvedev's first trip to Europe as President, to Berlin on June 5-6, reinforced Germany as Russia's principal European partner. Steinmeier led a large German busines [...]	2008-05-22 14:42:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN ENRG GG GM IR RS
08MOSCOW147	RUSSIAN OPPOSITION TO UKRAINIAN NATO MAP UNCHANGED [...] (C) Russia's reaction to Ukraine's announcement that it would seek a Membership Action Plan (MAP) at the NATO Summit in Bucharest (reftel) has been negative, but relatively low-key, reflecting the GOR's assessment that MAP is unlikely. MFA Counselor for NATO issues Gregoriy Sumkin told us Ja [...]	2008-01-18 16:07:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO KCFE UP RS
08MOSCOW1489	RUSSIA-EU SUMMIT PREVIEW: PCA AND EFFORTS TO FIND [...] (C) Summary. Russian officials believe the long haggling within the EU over the mandate for a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) has eroded the credibility of the process, and hold out the option of reverting to a framework closer to the U.S.-EU agenda if negotiations fail. EU o [...]	2008-05-27 15:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ENRG EUN RS
08MOSCOW149	RUSSIA PREPARES FOR A KOSOVO COLLISION [...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks, Russia has dug a deeper line in the sand on Kosovo. Putin recently reaffirmed Russia's "extremely clear" position that Kosovo's status must be negotiated and will serve as a "precedent" for other conflicts. Russia's differences with us remain largely principled [...]	2008-01-19 14:45:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW1513	RUSSIAN OPPOSITION GRAPPLES WITH AUTHORITARIAN [...] (C) Summary: Carnegie analyst Masha Lipman argues that the success of Putin's authoritarian model of development has challenged Russian liberal assumptions that more democracy and better civil society are the engines of future growth. Based on recent conversations, many in the traditional l [...]	2008-05-30 03:25:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON RS
08MOSCOW1516	RUSSIAN OPPOSITION GRAPPLES WITH AUTHORITARIAN [...] (C) Summary: Carnegie analyst Masha Lipman argues that the success of Putin's authoritarian model of development has challenged Russian liberal assumptions that more democracy and better civil society are the engines of future growth. Based on recent conversations, many in the traditional l [...]	2008-05-30 03:29:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON RS
08MOSCOW1517	RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN RELATIONS MONOPOLIZED BY [...] (C) Summary: The consensus here is that Yushchenko's "clearly anti-Russia" agenda and his "blind pursuit" of NATO membership have hijacked Russian-Ukrainian relations. MFA officials confirmed that Russia's top issue in bilateral contacts with Ukraine, including Lavrov's meeting with Ukrainia [...]	2008-05-30 06:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW1568	BLACK SEA FLEET STIRS CONTROVERSY BETWEEN RUSSIA AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The dispute over the termination of Russia's Black Sea Fleet basing in Sevastopol by 2017 has only grown more intense since Russia celebrated the fleet's 225th anniversary on May 12. In response to Ukrainian President Yushchenko's order to draw up a draft law by July 20 to ter [...]	2008-06-04 03:47:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MCAP PBTS PGOV PREL ECIN ETRD WTRO
08MOSCOW1587	DFM BORODAVKIN DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND [...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 31 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Borodavkin was pleased Congressman Rohrabacher valued Russian cooperation in Afghanistan, but explained that Russia was disappointed in the response received so far to its offers of assistance. Borodavkin and Rohrabacher agreed on t [...]	2008-06-04 11:59:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OREP CH PK TX RS AF
08MOSCOW159	RUSSIA: XENOPHOBIA REMAINS SERIOUS PROBLEM [...] (SBU) Xenophobia continues to be a problem in the Russian Federation. In the last year, the number of violent incidents against those who are not Russian or who do not look Russian did not increase as dramatically as it has in the past, but the small but steady increase reveals an intractable [...]	2008-01-23 03:33:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI SMIG RS
08MOSCOW1607	DUMA RESOLUTION CALLS FOR WITHDRAWAL FROM BIG [...] (C) Summary: On June 4, the State Duma adopted a nonbinding resolution calling for the GOR to withdraw from the "Big Treaty" with Ukraine, should a NATO MAP be extended to the GOU. Prior to the vote, FM Lavrov said Ukraine's NATO accession would represent a "colossal geopolitical shift" that [...]	2008-06-05 14:54:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS PGOV PREL RS
08MOSCOW1647	SCENESETTER FOR COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP [...] No summary [...]	2008-06-10 11:20:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR MARR ECON RS
08MOSCOW1680	MEDVEDEV'S MESSAGE LADEN TRIP TO BERLIN [...] (SBU) Summary: The MFA assessed Medvedev's June 5 trip to Berlin - his first European trip as President - as having successfully demonstrated the importance of Russia-German and Russia-EU relations. Although the short, eight-hour visit yielded little on substance, it provided Medvedev an oppo [...]	2008-06-11 14:46:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GM RS
08MOSCOW1699	MEDVEDEV ON FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND THE RULE OF [...] (C) Summary: President Medvedev has publicly spoken out twice in recent weeks about supporting press freedom in Russia and the rule of law. While maintaining that the government would be responsible for upholding the rule of law with respect to the mass media, he also stressed that publisher [...]	2008-06-16 08:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECPS PHUM PGOV RS
08MOSCOW1714	MEDVEDEV'S NEW EUROPEAN SECURITY TREATY? [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak confirmed to Charge that Medvedev's call for a new European security treaty, made during his June 5 Berlin visit and repeated subsequently, was an amorphous concept, with the GOR still studying next steps in Russia-European security relations. Wh [...]	2008-06-16 14:40:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV RS
08MOSCOW1769	MARGELOV REFLECTS ON MEDVEDEV - PUTIN [...] (C) Summary: Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mikhail Margelov assured EUR DAS David Merkel June 18 that the GOR's unhappiness over Abkhazia was at bottom economic and that any friction would abate as the Sochi Olympics approached." Margelov comments on Iran were similar [...]	2008-06-20 13:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR RS GG UP
08MOSCOW1770	DAS MERKEL'S MEETING WITH DUMA CHAIRMAN KOSACHEV [...] (C) In a June 19 meeting, DAS Merkel and Duma International Affairs Committee Chairman Konstantin Kosachev discussed missile defense, NATO enlargement, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and the EU, and Russia's foreign policy structure. DAS Merkel briefed Kosachev on the status of missile de [...]	2008-06-20 14:23:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM UP GG MD RS
08MOSCOW1772	U/S BURNS'S MEETING WITH DFM KARASIN [...] (C) Summary. Prior to the CTWG Core Group consultations, on June 19, U/S Burns met with Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin and covered Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus, Moldova and Nagorno-Karabakh. Karasin described to U/S Burns Russia's reaction to the increasing distance between Russia and Ukraine [...]	2008-06-20 14:57:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON GG UP MD RS
08MOSCOW1774	SECURITY COUNCIL'S NAZAROV HOLDS FIRM ON IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: In a June 19 meeting with NSC Senior Director for Russia Mary Warlick, EUR/DAS David Merkel and EUR/RUS Office Director Ian Kelly, Russian Federation Security Council Deputy Secretary Vladimir Nazarov repeated the now well worn list of grievances against U.S. policy on Iran and [...]	2008-06-20 15:34:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR GG IR RS
08MOSCOW1811	RUSSIAN ANALYST WARNS OF CONSEQUENCES IF UKRAINE [...] (C) Summary: Dmitriy Trenin of the Moscow Carnegie Center told NSC Senior Director for Russia Mary Warlick and EUR/RUS Office Director Ian Kelly on June 19 that there was nothing the U.S. could do to convince Russia to accept Ukrainian membership in NATO. He thought that the GOR could abide by [...]	2008-06-24 20:08:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR GG UP RS
08MOSCOW182	LAVROV'S UPBEAT ASSESSMENT OF RUSSIAN DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Lavrov's annual public review of the impact of Russia's foreign policy reprised familiar themes, but was surprisingly less confrontational in tone. In his January 22 article, Lavrov characterized Putin's February 2007 Munich speech as a pivotal moment in interna [...]	2008-01-25 13:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW1864	RUSSIA-GEORGIA RELATIONS: ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary. Both the MFA and the Georgian Embassy rejected as "nonsense" Kommersant Daily's June 27 report that Georgia had proposed dividing Abkhazia into two separate zones, one controlled by Russia and the other by Georgia. The MFA termed Georgian DFM Vashadze's June 23 visit to Moscow a [...]	2008-07-01 14:13:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW1865	SIXTEENTH SESSION OF U.S-RUSSIA WORKING GROUP ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-02 10:22:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV EFIN AF IZ RS
08MOSCOW1867	CFE: MORE ON BALUYEVSKIY'S EXPANDED FLANK REGIME [...] (C) Sergey Federyakov, Counselor in the MFA's Office of Disarmament and Security Affairs, provided some details to us on the proposal to expand Russia's flank area under the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE) floated by former Chief of the General Staff Baluyevskiy after the May 15 Nat [...]	2008-07-02 15:45:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCFE MARR RS
08MOSCOW1875	SIXTEENTH SESSION OF U.S-RUSSIA WORKING GROUP ON [...] (C) Summary. The Sixteenth Session of the U.S. - Russia Working Group on Counterterrorism (CTWG) met in Moscow on June 19-20. U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs William Burns and Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Kislyak, co-Chairs of the CTWG, led the interagency delegations (delegatio [...]	2008-07-03 08:00:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV EFIN AF IZ RS
08MOSCOW1900	RUSSIA-EU SUMMIT GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO NEW PCA [...] (C) Summary. The principal outcome of the Russia-EU Summit held June 26-27 in the Siberian town of Khanty-Mansiysk was, as expected, the approval to start negotiations on a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA)(to begin July 4 in Brussels). MFA and European diplomats confirmed that [...]	2008-07-03 11:18:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN ETRD EAGR PGOV NATO RS
08MOSCOW1904	RUSSIAN PROPOSAL FOR EUROPEAN SECURITY TREATY AND [...] (C) Summary. Medvedev's proposal for a new European Security Treaty is not intended to create a new institution to replace NATO or other existing Euroatlantic organzations, but to eliminate remaining dividing lines in Europe and provide a mechanism for dealing with new threats and challenges [...]	2008-07-03 11:56:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MARR EUN RS
08MOSCOW192	RUSSIA-GEORGIA RELATIONS: A SMALL THAW? [...] (C) Summary. Amid abundant press coverage of FM Lavrov's attendance at Saakashvili's January 20 inauguration in Tbilisi, the MFA January 21 issued a terse statement reporting that Lavrov had met with the Georgian president, opposition leaders and the Catholic Patriarch during his visit. GOR [...]	2008-01-25 16:52:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW1951	THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF RUSSIA'S REGIONS: VIEW [...] (C) Summary: Regional governments in Belgorod and Kursk work closely with their Ukrainian and Belarusian counterparts, and are minimally affected by any disputes their national governments may have. Local officials meet to discuss ways to promote cross-border trade, cultural exchanges, and w [...]	2008-07-08 14:07:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EIND ETRD MD PBTS PGOV RS SNAR UP BO
08MOSCOW1960	RUSSIA - UKRAINE RELATIONS: STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. In recent conversations, both the MFA and the Ukrainian Embassy characterized the Russia - Ukraine bilateral relationship as at an all time low. Ukraine's NATO aspirations dominate and negatively affect all aspects of the relationship. Other disputes, including the sluggish, c [...]	2008-07-09 12:23:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UP RS
08MOSCOW1972	NEW U.S. POLICY ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS PASSED [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-10 09:57:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MOPS KPOA NATO
08MOSCOW1979	RUSSIA - GEORGIA RELATIONS: SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) Summary: The GOR's Special Envoy to the South Ossetian conflict worried to us July 8 about the potential for increased instability in Tskhinvali and urged that the Joint Control Commission be re-started as soon as possible in order to provide a forum for the parties to the dispute. Popov h [...]	2008-07-10 15:21:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW1980	GOR REACTS TO SECRETARY'S VISIT TO TBILISI [...] (C) Summary. While affirming that the GOR welcomed U.S. high-level visits to Tbilisi as a stimulus to facilitate the negotiation process, MFA officials expressed unease over the message delivered by Secretary Rice during her visit to Tbilisi. They were particularly "alarmed" by her support f [...]	2008-07-10 16:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW2019	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SPECIAL ENVOY GRAY [...] (C) Your visit is an opportunity to stress our shared interest in a productive and efficient Russian energy sector. Russia is the world's largest producer and exporter of energy. We believe a Russia that does business in multiple markets in well-regulated and modern jurisdictions will be les [...]	2008-07-16 07:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON RS
08MOSCOW2032	AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FEDERATION [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee Chair, Mikhail Margelov discussed Georgia, Iran and the U.S.-Russia 123 Agreement, NATO Membership Action Plan for Ukraine and Georgia, Missile Defense, Medvedev's proposal for a new European security architecture, Afgha [...]	2008-07-16 14:52:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW2033	MOSCOW VIEWS ON KOREA [...] (C) Summary. The GOR expressed satisfaction with the latest round of Six-Party meetings, with chief negotiator Aleksey Borodavkin confirming Russia's continued commitment to its Six-Party obligations. Most analysts thought that the success of the process depended on the U.S., the only Six-Pa [...]	2008-07-16 18:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KN KS JA RS
08MOSCOW2039	MEDVEDEV SPEECH AND FOREIGN POLICY PAPER HIGHLIGHT [...] Summary: Medvedev's July 15 address to Russian diplomats and the release by the Presidential Administration of an official concept paper laid out Russian policy goals and concerns without breaking new ground (ref A). The paper covered in detail many of the same themes Medvedev made in his spe [...]	2008-07-17 13:27:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EU NATO RS
08MOSCOW2045	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DUMA FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with Duma Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Konstantin Kosachev July 16, Ambassador highlighted the many areas where the U.S. and Russia worked together cooperatively and constructively, such as non-proliferation, civil nuclear energy, space, and business. He emph [...]	2008-07-18 11:29:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW2048	U.S.-RUSSIA COUNTERTERRORISM WORKING GROUP: [...] (C) Summary. At the June 19-20 meeting of the U.S. - Russia Working Group on Counterterrorism (CTWG),both sides agreed to exchange a list of follow-up items (reftel A). This cable presents Post's contributions to Washington's thinking on CTWG next steps. Post and MFA officials discussed th [...]	2008-07-18 12:11:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV AF RS
08MOSCOW2055	AMBASSADOR'S JULY 17 MEETING WITH DFM KISLYAK: [...] (S) Summary. During a 1 1/2 hour meeting July 17, the Ambassador and DFM Sergey Kislyak reviewed key issues in the relationship and agreed on the need to emphasize the positive areas of cooperation, as the Sochi Strategic Declaration had done. The Ambassador told Kislyak we expected a decisio [...]	2008-07-18 14:48:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PREL PGOV PARM NATO GG IR RS
08MOSCOW2058	MEDVEDEV SPEECH AND FOREIGN POLICY PAPER HIGHLIGHT [...] Summary: Medvedev's July 15 address to Russian diplomats and the release by the Presidential Administration of an official concept paper laid out Russian policy goals and concerns without breaking new ground (ref A). The paper covered in detail many of the same themes Medvedev made in his spe [...]	2008-07-18 15:28:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EU NATO RS
08MOSCOW2094	GEORGIA: STEINMEIER FAILS TO GET RUSSIAN SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary. Despite FM Lavrov's positive press spin about German FM Steinmeier's meetings in Moscow July 18, German colleagues characterized the trip as a "failure," and said Steinmeier made no progress in securing Russian support for direct Georgian-Abkhaz negotiations on security issues in [...]	2008-07-21 14:20:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW2120	SEA BREEZE 2008 SPARKS CONTROVERSY IN RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: The Sea Breeze 2008 exercises have sparked controversy and heated debate among Russia's politicians and defense experts. GOR officials characterized them as "anti-Russian" in nature and contend that demonstrations against the exercises were evidence of the Ukrainian population's [...]	2008-07-23 15:18:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR
08MOSCOW2132	SERBIAN FM JEREMIC REAFFIRMS TIES TO RUSSIA; GOR [...] (C) Summary. Russia welcomed Serbian FM Vuk Jeremic's July 17 visit to Moscow as reaffirming the importance of Russia as a partner in the face of the new Serbian government's pro-European integration policy. The GOR reiterated full support for Serbia's stance on Kosovo, and agreed to back Be [...]	2008-07-24 12:51:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO SR RS
08MOSCOW2261	UNORTHODOX POLITICS CONTRIBUTE TO MOSCOW-KIEV [...] (C) Summary. While newly arrived Ukrainian Amb Konstyantyn Gryshchenko told Charge on August 1 that relations with Russia were serious, MFA Director for the Second Department of the CIS Countries (Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine) Sorokin told us on August 1 that Yushchenko was responsible for [...]	2008-08-04 14:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RS UP CASC KIRF SOCI
08MOSCOW2263	MFA EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: In a July 30 meeting, MFA Afghanistan Deputy Director Khokhlov noted his office's support for two OSCE border guard initiatives, suggesting that GOR reservations were driven more by its broader unhappiness with the OSCE. Khokhlov undertook to make another bureaucratic push for the [...]	2008-08-04 15:54:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PREL MARR MCAP MASS RS AF OSCE
08MOSCOW229	RUSSIA'S INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY AND COOPERATION [...] (SBU) Summary. As Russia's new Institute for Democracy and Cooperation prepares to open its New York and Paris offices, Institute Chairman Kucherena claimed to us that its purpose was not "propaganda," but to provide a Russian perspective on human rights and democracy and to aid in the creat [...]	2008-01-30 14:32:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM RS
08MOSCOW2297	DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH GENERAL BUZHINSKIY [...] (C) Summary. Ministry of Defense Lt. General Yevgeniy Buzhinskiy told visiting EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Bryza August 1 that Russia shared the U.S.'s desire to avoid an armed conflict in Abkhazia. If there were such a conflict, Russia would likely not become directly involved, h [...]	2008-08-07 11:44:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO KCFE GG RS
08MOSCOW2317	RUSSIA-SOUTH OSSETIA SITREP AUGUST [...] (C) Summary. The MFA claims Russia's principal goal in taking military action in South Ossetia is to stop the bloodshed. Blaming the current crisis on Georgia, alluding to (but not confirming) the dispatch of Russian military to South Ossetia, accusing Tbilisi of "ethnic cleansing" in South [...]	2008-08-08 16:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR GG RS
08MOSCOW2321	TFGGO1: RUSSIA-SOUTH OSSETIA SITREP 3 AUGUST 9 [...] (C) Summary. Russian officials continued to deny that Russia was waging war, claiming Russia was "performing a peacekeeping mission," while Russian media reported the MOD had confirmed that 2,000 more paratroopers would be sent to South Ossetia. Reaction in Moscow to the conflict generally s [...]	2008-08-10 06:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR GG RS
08MOSCOW2324	TFGGO1: THE VIEW OF THE WAR IN MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary. PM Putin moved into the spotlight with his visit to Vladikavkaz in North Ossetia late August 9, though he and President Medvedev appeared jointly this morning to emphasize the "humanitarian tragedy" in South Ossetia and the need for legal consequences. The GOR has not veered from [...]	2008-08-10 13:20:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR GG RS
08MOSCOW2343	Russian TV paints Georgia-US plot in South Ossetia [...] (SBU) Summary: Russian broadcast coverage of the events in South Ossetia has placed the onus of the conflict on Georgia. We have noticed signs that some broadcast and electronic media outlets are distorting coverage to suggest that the conflict is part of a U.S./NATO plot against Russia. Broa [...]	2008-08-11 13:11:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PINR PINS PNAT PREL GG RS
08MOSCOW2351	TFGG01: RUSSIA-GEORGIA CONFLICT SITREP 4 [...] (C) Summary. An American journalist was reported injured in South Ossetia and taken to North Ossetia for medical treatment. Post is working to contact him. PM Putin said Russia would continue its mission to "its logical end," and lashed out at the West, and the U.S. in particular, for suppo [...]	2008-08-11 14:36:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR GG RS
08MOSCOW2360	TFGG01: RUSSIA-GEORGIA: ANTI-US BACKLASH; NEW [...] (C) Summary: Putin's harshly critical August 11 remarks about U.S. interference and bias in the Russian-Georgian conflict have set the tone for public and private accusations of U.S. encouragement or stage-managing of Saakashvili's decision to attempt to take Tskhinvali by force. The absenc [...]	2008-08-12 12:29:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR RS GE
08MOSCOW2364	RUSSIAN ONLINE OPINIONS LARGELY ANTI-AMERICAN, [...] (C) An analysis of Russian blogs and online fora on the South Ossetia conflict showed large resentment towards U.S. policy, and approval of Russia's handling of the conflict. However, a few online contributors spoke critically of Russia's military operations in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, co [...]	2008-08-12 15:00:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW2366	(SBU) TFGG01: Russian media continues to push anti-U.S., [...] (SBU) Summary: In a tone reminiscent of the early 20th century "yellow press", Russian media continues its nonstop coverage of the South Ossetian-Georgian conflict, through the prism of Georgian violence against South Ossetians. The major themes focus on foreign, particularly U.S., involvement [...]	2008-08-13 03:07:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PINR PINS PNAT PREL GG RS
08MOSCOW2383	TFGG01 Russian media on ceasefire and U.S. interference in [...] (SBU) Summary: The Russian media treated the ceasefire with Georgia as a Russian victory that sent a message of strength to Georgia and the West, but noted that the conflict was far from settled. Broadcast images of shelled homes and weeping victims underlined the human costs of the conflict. [...]	2008-08-13 13:54:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PINR PINS PNAT PREL GG RS
08MOSCOW2411	TFGG01: EFFECTS OF RUSSIA-GEORGIA CONFLICT ON GOR [...] (C) Summary: The war of words between Russia and Ukraine has intensified with the war in Georgia. Russia has decried Ukrainian announcements, including a presidential decree, calling for the Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) command to notify Ukraine about ships and aircraft returning to the Ukrainian [...]	2008-08-14 15:04:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS GG RS UP
08MOSCOW2414	TFGG01: RUSSIA DEFIANT [...] (C) Summary. Russian officials August 13 and 14 continued a defiant line, with Medvedev insisting that Russia would support an international agreement that recognized the rights of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. FM Lavrov questioned Georgia's territorial integrity and said Washington would need to cho [...]	2008-08-14 15:35:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR GG RS
08MOSCOW2428	TFGG01: Russian media declares war over - now what? [...] (SBU) Summary: The Russian media decreased its coverage of the South Ossetian conflict, shifting the focus to a post-game analysis of the war. Many media reports examined the future of U.S.-Russian relations after the conflict, responding to statements by President Bush and other senior USG o [...]	2008-08-15 11:36:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PINR PINS PNAT PREL GG RS
08MOSCOW2460	MFA SAYS RELATIONS WITH UKRAINE STRAINED, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary. While continuing to accuse Ukraine of supplying weapons to Georgia, and objecting to Kyiv's recent decrees on the Black Sea Fleet (BSF)(ref A),the MFA insisted to us that Russian relations with Ukraine were not threatened. Saying that Russia and Ukraine were interdependent in t [...]	2008-08-19 06:35:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG UP RS
08MOSCOW2497	TFGG01: Russian media focuses on American hostility toward [...] (SBU) Summary: In the week since the signing of the six-point agreement, the Russian media concentrated largely on the conflict's aftermath, U.S. antagonism towards Russia, the division in Europe over how to deal with Moscow, and continued Western media bias. Outrageous characterizations of Sa [...]	2008-08-21 11:40:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PBTS PINR PINS PNAT PREL GG RS
08MOSCOW2507	TFGG01: RUSSIA REACTS STRONGLY TO NAC STATEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Russia strongly condemned the North Atlantic Council's August 19 statement on the conflict in Georgia, and said NATO Ambassador Dmitry Rogozin would be returning to Moscow for consultations on the future of NATO-Russian relations. In addition, the creation of a NATO-Georgia Comm [...]	2008-08-22 03:29:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PGOV PREL MARR RS GE
08MOSCOW2535	TFGG01: PARLIAMENT TO URGE RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZ, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Russian upper (Federation Council) and lower (Duma) houses of parliament will hold simultaneous but separate emergency sessions at 10 a.m. local time on August 25 to review developments in South Ossetia and to consider steps in support of independence for both South Ossetia and [...]	2008-08-25 10:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW2550	DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION TEST DRIVES UNITY, [...] (C) Summary: Liberal opposition party SPS, former PM Kasyanov, and the unregistered Republican Party have attempted to increase cooperation through joint statements, public rallies, and opposition to the conduct of the war against Georgia. Although Yabloko did not sign the joint statement, so [...]	2008-08-26 07:29:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL RS
08MOSCOW2564	TFGG01: MEDVEDEV'S LETTER ON RECOGNITION [...] (C/NF) Text of Medvedev letter to Bush (Unofficial translation from the Russian) PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION August 26, 2008 No. 1765 Dear Mr. President, Dear George: In the spirit of the existing candid relations between us, I would like to inform you that the Russian [...]	2008-08-26 14:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OPDC GG RS
08MOSCOW2571	RUSSIAN MILITARY PERFORMANCE IN GEORGIA CRITICIZED [...] (C) Summary. Several of Moscow's leading military analysts offered mixed assessments of Russia's military performance in Georgia. Although many praised the Russian Armed Forces' (RAF) quick response to Georgian aggression and its decision to strike targets inside Georgian territory, allowing [...]	2008-08-27 10:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	RS MCAP PGOV MOPS
08MOSCOW2578	RUSSIA RETHINKS ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH NATO [...] (C) Summary. Russia attempted to beat NATO to the punch, preemptively announcing that it would suspend military cooperation with NATO and individual NATO members, but would continue supporting the Alliance's mission in Afghanistan for the time being. The announcement followed consultations b [...]	2008-08-27 14:37:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO RS
08MOSCOW2586	HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN LUKIN ON RECOGNITION, [...] (C) Summary: In a cordial but contentious discussion August 27, Ambassador Beyrle reviewed the Georgian-Russian conflict with Russian Human Rights Ombudsman Ambassador Vladimir Lukin. Lukin, a liberal on the Russian political scene, said he had refused to label Georgian actions in South Osset [...]	2008-08-28 14:00:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM RS GG
08MOSCOW2590	RUSSIANS REACT TO RECOGNITION: CRITICS [...] (C) Summary: Public and elite opinion in Russia is split into two, unequal camps over the decision to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The overwhelming majority of the population considers recognition unavoidable (87 percent),given the Georgian "aggression" and the [...]	2008-08-28 15:13:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR RS GG
08MOSCOW2601	MFA HANDS OVER PACKAGE DOCUMENTING GEORGIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 27, Deputy Foreign Minister Grigoriy Karasin passed to the Ambassador a package of photos and a video documentary meant to document Georgian aggression in South Ossetia. The documentary argued that Georgians intended to kill the South Ossetian people and destroy the [...]	2008-08-29 15:22:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV RS GG
08MOSCOW2618	RUSSIA DOWNPLAYS ISOLATION POST-SCO SUMMIT [...] (C) Russia has used the relative silence from countries in Asia and the Middle East regarding events in Georgia, coupled with the "ambiguous" August 28 statement from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO),to argue that its recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia has not left it isolate [...]	2008-09-02 12:39:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL GG RS XD XE XF
08MOSCOW2629	RUSSIA CAMPAIGNS FOR INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia's President, Prime Minister and Foreign Minister fanned out in an effort to gain support for the Russian decision to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Medvedev met with Armenian President Sargsyan in Sochi on September 2, while Putin went to Uzbe [...]	2008-09-03 06:46:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON AM GG TU UZ RS
08MOSCOW264	RUSSIA COMPLAINS AFGHANS HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO [...] (C) Russia is concerned by Afghanistan's failure to respond to its offer of military assistance, which the GOR believes is indicative of larger problems in the Karzai Government. MFA Afghanistan Desk Chief Yuriy Khokhlov told us on January 30 that the GOR invited Afghan Defense Minister Warda [...]	2008-02-01 14:19:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS AF RS
08MOSCOW265	NYET MEANS NYET: RUSSIA'S NATO ENLARGEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Following a muted first reaction to Ukraine's intent to seek a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) at the Bucharest summit (ref A),Foreign Minister Lavrov and other senior officials have reiterated strong opposition, stressing that Russia would view further eastward expansion as [...]	2008-02-01 14:25:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO UP RS
08MOSCOW2655	RUSSIA: MIXED MESSAGES ON UKRAINE; IRE OVER [...] (C) Summary: Russian officials have sent mixed signals regarding their commitment to Ukraine's territorial integrity and the future of Russian-Ukrainian relations. While Putin reassured the international community that Russia had no intention of redefining borders with Ukraine, Medvedev po [...]	2008-09-04 14:54:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON RS UP GG
08MOSCOW267	POLISH FM SIKORSKI PREPARES FOR TUSK VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Polish FM Sikorski visited Moscow January 21 in preparation for Prime Minister Tusk's February 8 consultations. No new ground was broken in discussions with FM Lavrov on missile defense; the GOR reiterated that it had no "veto" power over Poland's cooperation with the U.S., wit [...]	2008-02-01 14:57:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR PL RS
08MOSCOW2687	RUSSIA WANTS TO CONTINUE COOPERATION ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) MFA Afghan Desk Chief Yuri Kholkhov told us on September 5 that the GOR wanted to continue cooperating with the U.S. and NATO on achieving stability in Afghanistan, an issue that was too important to be sidetracked by tensions over Georgia. Kholkhov explained that there was a consensus wi [...]	2008-09-08 13:59:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID MARR AF GG RS
08MOSCOW2719	CSTO SUMMIT HAILED AS VICTORY FOR RUSSIAN DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary: In what many here perceive to be a diplomatic victory for Russia, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) issued a statement at the end of its September 5 summit that blamed Georgia for recent events in South Ossetia. The organization also expressed its support for an [...]	2008-09-10 13:44:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PBTS PNAT MARR MOPS GG RS
08MOSCOW272	MEETING WITH NEW OSCE MOLDOVA HEAD OF MISSION [...] (C) In a February 1 meeting with the Ambassador, recently appointed OSCE Head of Mission for Moldova Philip Remler reviewed the highlights of his round of meetings with the "5 2" partners on Transnistria status negotiations. In Moscow, Remler discussed possible ways forward with DFM Karasin, [...]	2008-02-04 07:50:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW2721	MFA ON SARKOZY-MEDVEDEV PLAN; DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a September 10 meeting, MFA Director Kelin said the September 8 Sarkozy-Medvedev agreement clearly limited new deployments of OSCE and EU monitors to Georgia proper, with Lavrov dismissing the Sarkozy-Barosso letter as an "unscrupulous attempt" to do Saakashvili's bidding. Ru [...]	2008-09-10 16:37:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR RS GG
08MOSCOW2735	RUSSIAN ANALYSTS ON "EGOCENTRIC" U.S., CHINA, [...] (C) Summary: During a September 8 roundtable held at the Embassy, several Russian analysts thought that the cooling in U.S.-Russia relations in the wake of the Georgia crisis was representative of the cyclical nature of the bilateral relationship, while others were pessimistic about achieving [...]	2008-09-11 14:11:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR CH GG IN IR RS
08MOSCOW2761	RUSSIA ON NEW MONITORS, RELATIONS WITH WEST [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador pressed DFM Karasin on September 12 to agree to the text authorizing the additional OSCE monitors with access to Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Karasin blamed Georgia for holding up the mandate, acknowledged eight OSCE monitors in the two zones were not many, and ind [...]	2008-09-12 15:16:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS

08MOSCOW2762	RUSSIAN LEADERSHIP CONTINUES OFFENSIVE [...] (SBU) The Russian leadership September 10 and 11 continued to justify Russia's actions in South Ossetia, while saying that Russia was not seeking a new Cold War. Putin told Western experts that Russia had no intention of invading any other former Soviet republics, and strongly refuted South O [...]	2008-09-12 15:38:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW2789	RUSSIA SENDS BOMBERS TO VENEZUELA [...] (C) Summary: On September 11 MFA officials announced that two Russian Blackjack bombers had landed in Venezuela. While the MFA focused its remarks on the regularity of long-range aviation (LRA) flights, MOD officials were more upbeat, arguing that these bomber flights proved the Russian Air [...]	2008-09-16 14:55:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP ENRG RS VE
08MOSCOW2791	RUSSIA LEANS TO THE RIGHT AFTER GEORGIAN CONFLICT [...] (C) Summary. Moscow's analytic community has embraced the idea that the Georgian conflict inaugurated a "new reality," not only for Russia's foreign policy, but also for Medvedev's domestic agenda. Our contacts, ranging from pro-Western to quasi-fascist, described a lurch towards a more author [...]	2008-09-16 15:05:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PHUM RS SOCI
08MOSCOW2808	RUSSIA-CHINA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP PAYING REAL [...] (C) Summary. The Russian government continues to claim publicly a diplomatic victory over what it declares as tacit Chinese support on Georgia despite Beijing's traditional emphasis on national sovereignty and territorial integrity. This is the latest example of successful coordination betwe [...]	2008-09-18 13:38:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD RS CH GG
08MOSCOW2822	GOR PROPOSES RECORD DEFENSE BUDGET AND CSTO'S [...] (C) Summary. Criticism of the Russian military's performance in the South Ossetian crisis factored into the GOR's decision to propose a record defense budget for 2009-2011 (reftel). After the conflict in South Ossetia, President Medvedev admitted that the Russian military was not yet an effe [...]	2008-09-19 10:45:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS MCAP ECON EFIN MARR
08MOSCOW2824	RUSSIAN POSITION ON IRAN REMAINS THE SAME [...] (C) Summary: Russia will not allow tension over Georgia to diminish unity among the P5 1, although the GOR is not ready to support a new UNSC resolution and prefers continued negotiations with Iran, according to the MFA. While Tehran hopes the current international situation will lead Moscow [...]	2008-09-19 11:18:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR UNSC IAEA GG IR TU RS
08MOSCOW2843	RUSSIA FIGHTS BACK AGAINST ISOLATION [...] (C) Summary. While reactions to the Secretary's September 18 speech have been fairly muted, with the exception of the customary harangue from the MFA, the Russian leadership is at pains to show that Russia is not isolated following the events in Georgia. Moscow is seeking to push back on clai [...]	2008-09-23 13:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO GG UP XH RS
08MOSCOW2853	MFA SAYS "FOREIGN ADVISORS" IN AFGHANISTAN SEEK TO [...] (C) MFA Afghan Desk Chief Yuri Kholkhov told us on September 23 that the MFA did not believe it was official U.S. policy to tell the Afghan government not to send law enforcement officials to counter-narcotics training in Russia, but suspected U.S. military officials in Kabul had persuaded the [...]	2008-09-24 11:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR SNAR NATO AF RS
08MOSCOW2865	KUDRIN ON RUSSIA'S RISING DEFENSE BUDGET AND [...] (C) During a September 23 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Aleksey Kudrin said defense spending in 2009 would increase only slightly. He acknowledged that there was pressure for greater increases because of the current tensions, but said Russia did not want and could not win a n [...]	2008-09-25 13:24:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON ETRD PREL PINR RS
08MOSCOW2895	DEPUTY FONMIN GRUSHKO ON NATO, OSCE MANDATE IN [...] (C) Deputy Fonmin Aleksandr Grushko (whose portfolio includes NATO, OSCE, EU, COE) told the Ambassador that despite tensions, cooperation with NATO in Afghanistan remained strategically important to Russia. Grushko criticized U.S. support for Saakashvili and a MAP for Georgia. He shed no new [...]	2008-09-30 08:37:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO OSCE RU GA
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
08MOSCOW2977	MEDVEDEV ANNOUNCES CREATION OF AIR-SPACE DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. As part of his five-point plan for modernizing the Russian military, President Medvedev announced September 28 that Russia would create an air-space defense system to bolster its nuclear deterrence by 2020. Its creation could transform the chain of command for Russia's strategic a [...]	2008-10-08 03:36:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PGOV PREL RS
08MOSCOW2991	RUSSIAN MFA SOUTH OSSETIA ENVOY ON KOKOITY, [...] (C) Summary: In an October 7 meeting, MFA Envoy for South Ossetia Popov reiterated that Russia would meet its October 10 withdrawal deadline. Predicting difficulty in establishing the framework for the October 15 Geneva meeting, Popov described Russia's South Ossetian clients as "elated" b [...]	2008-10-08 14:28:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM RS GG
08MOSCOW3031	ZABAIKALSKY KRAI FACES SOCIAL, ECONOMIC HARDSHIP [...] (C) Summary. Officials in the Trans-Baikal territory (Zabaikalsky Krai),a new federal subject of Russia created on March 1, 2008 as a result of a merger of the Chita region and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Area, prepared for the krai's first elections on October 12. Ahead of the elections, Green [...]	2008-10-10 15:07:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS
08MOSCOW3051	RUSSIAN RESPONSE TO SOMALI PIRACY REMAINS UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Contradictory statements to the press by Russian naval officials have further frustrated attempts to understand Russian intentions to respond to the hijacking of the M/V Faina or the larger issue of Somali piracy: 2. (U) ITAR-TASS reported on October 13 that a high-ranking MOD official [...]	2008-10-15 10:30:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT MOPS PREL PHSA XA SO UP RS
08MOSCOW3059	HFAC CHAIRMAN BERMAN MEETS FM LAVROV: U.S., IRAN, [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 14 meeting with HFAC Chairman Berman and the Ambassador, FM Lavrov argued against holding U.S.-Russian relations hostage to ideology and politics, reaffirming the Sochi Declaration commitments. He pushed hard for continued diplomacy with Iran, criticizing unila [...]	2008-10-16 07:53:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KNDP PTER OREP RS GG IZ IR
08MOSCOW3064	RUSSIAN ANALYSTS URGE U.S. NOT TO LET GEORGIA [...] (SBU) Summary: During an October 13 roundtable attended by HFAC Chairman Howard Berman and HFAC staff, analysts argued that Russians perceived NATO expansion as more of a threat than a nuclear Iran, which was not viewed by the political leadership as a "vital issue" for Russia. They warned a [...]	2008-10-16 10:45:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL OREP IR IS RS
08MOSCOW3109	RUSSIA ON CFE POST-GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary. The MFA continues to press for the resumption of meetings between Russia and the U.S. on the way ahead on the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE). While acknowledging that the conflict in Georgia has changed the dynamic for such discussions, the MFA has nothing new to offe [...]	2008-10-22 08:53:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCFE NATO RS
08MOSCOW3127	HFAC CHAIRMAN BERMAN MEETS DUMA IRC CHAIRMAN KOSACHEV: [...] (SBU) Summary: Duma International Relations Committee Chair Kosachev told House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Berman October 14 that the difficult state of U.S.-Russian relations was due to Russia's "disappointment" over European security structures following the end of the Cold War. He [...]	2008-10-23 13:55:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KNDP NATO MARR PARM OREP GG IR RS
08MOSCOW3130	RUSSIAN DFM BORODAVKIN ON NORTH KOREA, AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksey Borodavkin provided a readout of North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun's October 15 meeting with FM Lavrov and expressed concern that the North Korean interpretation of the October 3 verif [...]	2008-10-24 03:30:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM RS KN AF
08MOSCOW3148	LUKIN LOOKS FORWARD TO THE END OF HIS TENURE AS RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Russian Federation Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin told visiting HFAC Chairman Berman that his term as Ombudsman for the Russian Federation has been a "difficult job of compromises." Lukin said that during his almost five years as Ombudsman, it has been most important for him not to [...]	2008-10-27 13:37:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KCRM KJUS RS
08MOSCOW3209	INGUSHETIYA: WIDESPREAD APPROVAL OF ZYAZIKOV'S [...] (SBU) Summary: There has been widespread approval of the October 30 resignation of Murat Zyazikov as president of the northern Caucasus Republic of Ingushetiya. Representatives of one of the major opposition groups there said that they would work with the new president, former paratrooper an [...]	2008-10-31 13:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR RS
08MOSCOW3220	STRONG CRITICISM FOR U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. Russian officials have denounced the U.S. decision to renew sanctions against Rosoboronexport (ROE) and its subsidiaries under the terms of the Iran, North Korea and Syria Nonproliferation Act (reftel). Arguing that ROE's activity with Iran was fully compliant with international [...]	2008-11-03 04:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC RS
08MOSCOW3243	MEDVEDEV'S STATE OF RUSSIA SPEECH - FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary. Medvedev's first address to the legislature on November 5 combined hard-hitting Putinesque criticism of the U.S. role in Georgia and European missile defense, with a raft of domestic reforms, including electoral changes to "strengthen Russian democracy" and a renewed call for a [...]	2008-11-05 14:51:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM RS SOCI
08MOSCOW3303	UNDERSECRETARY BURNS' MEETING WITH FM LAVROV: [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-14 08:23:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KNNP KACT MNUC EFIN AF GG AM
08MOSCOW3333	UNDERSECRETARY BURNS' MEETING WITH FM LAVROV: [...] (C) Summary. FM Lavrov told U/S Burns and the Ambassador November 12 in Moscow that Russia saw the Sochi Strategic Declaration as the basis for future U.S.-Russian relations. He dismissed the contention that Medvedev's state of the union address had been a deliberate slap at President-elect O [...]	2008-11-18 12:16:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KNNP KACT MNUC EFIN AF GG AM
08MOSCOW3352	UNDERSECRETARY BURNS' LUNCH WITH DFM RYABKOV: [...] (S) Summary. DFM Ryabkov November 12 reiterated FM Lavrov's message to U/S Burns and the Ambassador that Russia saw the Sochi Strategic Declaration as the basis for future U.S.-Russian relations, and Medvedev's state of the union address had not been intended as a deliberate slap at President [...]	2008-11-19 12:22:00	Embassy Moscow	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR KNNP KACT MNUC EFIN AF GG AM
08MOSCOW3372	MFA ON AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND IRAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-21 13:05:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR AF IR PK RS
08MOSCOW3379	MFA ON RUSSIAN AND AMERICAN ROLES IN CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) Summary: On November 14, MFA officials expressed to DAS Krol Russian concern that the U.S. presence in Central Asia, combined with efforts to expand NATO, gave the appearance that Russia was "surrounded" and called for the U.S. to be transparent in its actions. The GOR understood, howeve [...]	2008-11-24 06:26:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG SENV SMIG SNAR AF RS ZK
08MOSCOW3396	RUSSIA RESISTING YUSHCHENKO'S BAIT, MOSTLY [...] (C) Summary: Russian political circles see Ukrainian president Yushchenko attempting to bait Russia in order to improve his domestic popularity and gain support from the West. However, mindful of the strong economic ties between the countries, Russia has so far limited itself to sniping bac [...]	2008-11-25 03:52:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON UP RS
08MOSCOW3410	GENERAL BUZHINSKIY WARNS DAS BRYZA ABOUT REARMING [...] (C) Summary. In a cordial but firm meeting with EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Bryza November 1, Ministry of Defense Lt. General Yevgeniy Buzhinskiy articulated what are clearly GOR-wide talking points on Georgia, contending that "someone in the USG outside the State Department" had giv [...]	2008-11-25 14:05:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR GG RS
08MOSCOW3492	SENATOR CORKER'S MEETING WITH DFM GRUSHKO: [...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Grushko told visiting U.S. Senator Bob Corker the U.S. and Russia should build off the Sochi Declaration to move the relationship forward. The U.S. was trying to impose its security interests on Russia with its missile defense proposal. Grush [...]	2008-12-04 08:13:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR PARM KNNP OREP GG RS
08MOSCOW353	DFM KARASIN ON UKRAINE, GEORGIA, TRANSNISTRIA, [...] (C) Summary. In a February 8 meeting with the Ambassador, DFM Karasin strongly cautioned against the Ukrainian government's push for NATO membership, underlining that a decision by the Alliance would be met with counter measures that would test our strategic relationship. Karasin urged the [...]	2008-02-08 16:51:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG UP MD AM BO RS
08MOSCOW3547	RUSSIA REACTS TO THE NATO MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Summary: The reaction by Russian officials to the December 2 NATO Ministerial was largely muted, with the MFA welcoming a "return to realism" as NATO decided to resume a political dialogue with Russia. GOR officials expect NATO to make the first step in reestablishing ties with Russia, a [...]	2008-12-08 15:26:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR RS NATO
08MOSCOW3555	INITIAL RUSSIAN REACTION TO OSCE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Russia's MFA has not yet issued a formal statement on the results of the OSCE ministerial, but the Russian press focused on President Medvedev's proposal for a new European security treaty and hailed the ministerial as an endorsement of it. Commentators were more restrained on the concept [...]	2008-12-09 12:00:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM OSCE RS
08MOSCOW3597	SENIOR ANALYST WARNS OF THE DANGER OF IGNORING [...] (SBU) Summary: Moscow Carnegie Center Director Dmitri Trenin provided an overview of Russia-U.S. relations for visiting Representatives Bill Delahunt and Dana Rohrabacher, explaining that Moscow was troubled by U.S. indifference toward Russian security concerns, and that Washington failed to [...]	2008-12-12 11:55:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP RS
08MOSCOW3611	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL TAUSCHER [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-12 14:44:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR PARM KNNP OREP RS
08MOSCOW3615	DFM KARASIN ON GEORGIA AND U.S. RELATIONS - MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 6 meeting with Congressman Bill Delahunt and Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin conceded Russia had lost the p.r. battle in the August conflict with Georgia, but reiterated why Russia had been compelled to respond militarily and then r [...]	2008-12-15 06:53:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR PARM KNNP OREP RS
08MOSCOW3616	Scenesetter for Senator Lugar's Visit to Russia [...] (SBU) Your visit to Moscow comes at a time of real disconnect in the U.S.-Russian relationship. Disagreements over European security, Russia's role in its neighborhood, and the Kremlin's creeping authoritarianism were followed by the rupture over Russia's decision to send forces into Georgia [...]	2008-12-15 06:55:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON EAGR MARR PARM KNNP OREP RS
08MOSCOW3654	RUSSIA-GERMANY TRANSIT AGREEMENT TO BE IMPLEMENTED [...] (U) In a November 20 statement, the MFA characterized the rail transit of German military hardware through Russian territory as a reaffirmation of the GOR's commitment to Afghanistan stabilization. The statement praised the close cooperation between Germany and Russia and said this would be t [...]	2008-12-17 12:23:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS MASS MCAP MOPS RS AF
08MOSCOW3655	RUSSIA-GERMANY TRANSIT AGREEMENT TO BE IMPLEMENTED [...] (U) In a November 20 statement, the MFA characterized the rail transit of German military hardware through Russian territory as a reaffirmation of the GOR's commitment to Afghanistan stabilization. The statement praised the close cooperation between Germany and Russia and said this would be t [...]	2008-12-17 12:37:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS MASS MCAP MOPS RS AF
08MOSCOW3659	RUSSIA CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT NAGORNO-KARABAKH [...] (C) Summary: In a December 10 meeting, MFA Counselor Elena Kravchenko said the Minsk Group planned to organize another meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents in the new year. She said the major obstacles for a conflict resolution were the Lachin corridor and the unwillingness of [...]	2008-12-17 14:13:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AZ RS
08MOSCOW3684	RUSSIA DOES LITTLE ON INDIA-PAKISTAN TENSIONS [...] (C) Summary: Russia has taken minimal action to calm tensions between India and Pakistan following the Mumbai attacks. While Medvedev stressed that the attacks should not be allowed to jeopardize India's dialogue with Pakistan, and has played up Russia's limited counter-terrorism cooperation [...]	2008-12-19 11:26:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ETRD MARR IN PK RS
08MOSCOW3707	SENATOR LUGAR MEETS FM LAVROV: U.S. RELATIONS, POST-START, [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 18 meeting, FM Lavrov welcomed the visit of Senator Lugar as recognition that the Senate appreciated the importance of relations with Russia. Lavrov emphasized Russia's interest in concluding a post-START treaty by December 2009 and urged a "quick start" to the [...]	2008-12-22 06:11:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KNNP ECON PARM OREP RS
08MOSCOW3708	SENATOR LUGAR: BUILDING BLOCKS FOR U.S. RELATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Senator Lugar heard a mixed, but mostly positive, message on Russian receptivity towards rebuilding U.S.-Russian relations, with a range of officials and respected observers calling for a return to the official diplomatic architecture that once governed bilateral dialogue. Th [...]	2008-12-22 06:12:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EFIN MARR PARM KNNP OREP RS IR AF
08MOSCOW3728	DFM Ryabkov meets Codel Tauscher: Iran, Missile Defense, [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting the Codel Tauscher delegation on December 16, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov stressed that Russia wanted improved relations with the U.S., even as he acknowledged the "negative mindset" of the Russian public and the damage that issues like NATO enlargement had p [...]	2008-12-23 12:07:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR PARM KNNP OREP RS
08MOSCOW375	THE INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY AND COOPERATION; [...] (C) Summary: The GOR has decided to establish an Institute for Democracy and Cooperation, which will be headquartered in Moscow with branch offices in New York and Paris. The Institute is intended to end what the GOR sees as the western "monopoly" on defining and reporting human rights abus [...]	2008-02-12 14:39:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI PINR RS
08MOSCOW3776	GENERAL BUZHINSKIY MEETS CODEL TAUSCHER: MD COOPERATION TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting the Codel Tauscher delegation on December 16, Lt. Gen. Buzhinskiy argued the U.S. and Russia could cooperate on short- and medium-range MD systems, but not if the U.S. also moved forward with plans to deploy a long-range MD system in Poland and the Czech Republic. He to [...]	2008-12-31 12:38:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR PARM KNNP OREP RS
08MOSCOW3777	DUMA DEFENSE COMMITTEE FIRST DEPUTY CHAIR BABICH - MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a December 15 meeting with Representatives Ellen Tauscher, Loretta Sanchez, Rick Larsen, and Doug Lamborn, Duma Defense Committee, First Deputy Chair Mikhail Babich said that Russia had high expectations for the incoming Obama Administration. He welcomed the proposal for regu [...]	2008-12-31 12:40:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KNNP OREP RS
08MOSCOW3778	KOSACHEV MEETS CODEL TAUSCHER: MORE DIALOGUE NEEDED [...] (SBU) Summary: Duma International Relations Committee Chair Konstantin Kosachev told CODEL Tauscher on December 16 that parliamentary dialogue between the U.S. and Russia needed to be revitalized. He suggested that the Duma International Relations and Defense Committees should meet with the H [...]	2008-12-31 12:57:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR PARM KNNP OREP RS
08MOSCOW391	RUSSIA CAUTIOUSLY APPROACHES IMPROVEMENT IN TIES [...] (C) Summary: The MFA told us that Russia remained committed to improving bilateral relations with Georgia, and was prepared to discuss "anything and everything" with the two Georgian DFMs visiting Moscow on February 15, but stressed that Russia was interested only in concrete action from Geor [...]	2008-02-13 15:07:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW421	MFA ON MULTILATERALIZING INF, NON-MILITARIZATION [...] (C) Summary. Vladimir Yermakov, MFA Director of Strategic Capabilities Policy, told us February 13 that FM Lavrov's proposal at the Conference on Disarmament (CD) on February 12 to "multilateralize" the Treaty on the Elimination of Medium-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF) was necessary t [...]	2008-02-15 10:55:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO RS
08MOSCOW434	DFM LOSYUKOV ON IRAN, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. In a February 14 meeting with Ambassador, DFM Losyukov expressed frustration with the Iranian regime's arrogance and inflexibility. Considering Iranian domestic politics, the GOR foresees no serious political discussion occurring prior to its March 14 parliamentary elections. Lo [...]	2008-02-15 14:41:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MNUC KNNP PINR AF IN JP IR RS
08MOSCOW435	DFM TITOV: RUSSIA WILL BE RESPONSIBLE ON KOSOVO, [...] (C) Summary: In a February 14 meeting with the Ambassador, DFM Titov reiterated warnings over the destabilizing consequences of Kosovo's impending UDI, but said Russia would respond "responsibly," including by convoking a UN Security Council special session, and issuing sharp statements of c [...]	2008-02-15 14:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON RS
08MOSCOW445	KOSOVO: RUSSIA REACTS PREDICTABLY, STOPS SHORT OF [...] (C) Summary: Russia responded quickly and negatively to Kosovo's declaration of independence, with the Kremlin and MFA labeling it illegal, illegitimate, and destabilizing. While the joint Duma/Federation Council statement is not expected until later today, both chairs of the international [...]	2008-02-18 14:20:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS KV
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
08MOSCOW475	RUSSIA'S MILITARY MUSCLE-FLEXING [...] (C) Summary. Russia's recent steps to flex its military muscles are designed both to impress the Russian public in an election year that Putin has reestablished Russia as a major player on the world stage, and to underscore that Russia will no longer engage NATO and the West from a position of [...]	2008-02-21 09:47:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO PARM RS
08MOSCOW482	RUSSIA NOTIFIED OF U.S SATELLITE ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) DCM delivered notification of U.S. satellite engagement to MFA North America Department Director Igor Neverov. He was appreciative of the information in advance of DoD's planned press conference. BURNS [...]	2008-02-22 08:04:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM PNAT KTIA PINS TSPA TPHY ESA CDG POUS
08MOSCOW501	RUSSIA REMAINS UNCOMPROMISING ON KOSOVO ILLEGALITY [...] (C) Summary: Russia continued to send an uncompromising message on the illegality of Kosovo's independence and the irresponsibility of international recognition outside a framework of a negotiated solution, with the MFA reacting furiously to former Ambassador Holbrooke's alleged assertion of [...]	2008-02-22 16:03:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KV RS
08MOSCOW502	CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (SBU) Embassy Moscow has proposed the following information on critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) in Russia which, "if destroyed, disrupted, or exploited, might have an immediate and deleterious effect on the United States" (ref A). As requested, this message also provides in [...]	2008-02-22 16:32:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC ECON PTER PGOV ETTC EAID EFIN RS
08MOSCOW520	ENCOURAGING RUSSIAN ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Russia is ready to do more to assist in stabilizing and rebuilding Afghanistan - a key area of overlapping Russian, U.S. and NATO interests. Absent concerted U.S. effort, however, Russian attempts to constructively engage with the Karzai government likely will continue to founde [...]	2008-02-26 15:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PGOV PINS PREL MASS RU AF
08MOSCOW539	MEDVEDEV MENDS BELGRADE FENCES, AFFIRMS CONTINUITY [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of scandalous comments by a Russian TV commentator calling the assassination of former Serbian PM Djindjic "well-deserved," First Deputy PM Dmitriy Medvedev and FM Lavrov traveled to Belgrade on February 25 to mend fences, reiterate Russia's support for Serbian terri [...]	2008-02-27 15:44:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SR KV RS
08MOSCOW54	DEMARCHE ON TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR UN SENIOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-10 14:38:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL AF IO
08MOSCOW56	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR HAGEL'S VISIT TO MOSCOW [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia's season for political surprises has ended. The country now looks set to continue Putin's domestic and foreign policies with the expected shift to Medvedev as President and Putin as Prime Minister this spring. The expected Putin-Medvedev team appears set to ensure conti [...]	2008-01-10 17:38:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON OVIP PGOV RS
08MOSCOW587	RUSSIA-UKRAINE RELATIONS: YUSHCHENKO AND [...] (C) Summary. After many last-minute changes and rescheduling involving Tymoshenko's visit, the February 12-13 Putin-Yushchenko Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) convened without Tymoshenko's participation. GOR officials expressed dismay at the complicated dynamics between Yushchenko and Tymoshenko [...]	2008-03-01 13:32:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON UP RS
08MOSCOW61	GOR ON GEORGIAN ELECTIONS AND BILATERAL TIES [...] (C) Summary. The GOR is watching closely the events in Georgia, and has been critical of the "hasty" stamp of approval given to the January 5 election by international organizations. It will continue to demand clarification of alleged election irregularities. Russian MFA officials stressed [...]	2008-01-11 13:52:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MOSCOW624	MFA REASSERTS SUPPORT FOR NATO MISSION IN [...] (C) In a March 5 conversation, Deputy Director of the MFA Second Asia Department Ali Mustafabeily dismissed as "ludicrous" possible statements made by Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Kabulov, who reportedly told the press he suspected that U.S. military aircraft were used to ship narcotics o [...]	2008-03-05 15:36:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF RS
08MOSCOW639	SIDELINED DEMOCRATS SPECULATE ABOUT MEDVEDEV, [...] (C) Summary: In recent meetings with Ambassador, three opposition politicians described some of their current difficulties, the prospects for cooperation among western-looking democratic forces, and the future under President Medvedev. The three --ex-PM Kasyanov, ex-Duma Deputy Ryzhkov, and [...]	2008-03-06 15:13:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI PINR RS
08MOSCOW662	RUSSIA SATISFIED WITH RESULTS OF BOSNIA PIC MEETING [...] (C) Summary. The MFA expressed satisfaction that the February 26-27 Bosnia Peace Implementation Council (PIC) meeting (ref A) had provided "a clear picture" of the benchmarks to be completed prior to the closure of the Office of the High Representative (OHR),but stressed that Russia still wa [...]	2008-03-07 14:42:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS
08MOSCOW663	RUSSIA SATISFIED WITH RESULTS OF BOSNIA PIC [...] (C) Summary. The MFA expressed satisfaction that the February 26-27 Bosnia Peace Implementation Council (PIC) meeting (ref A) had provided "a clear picture" of the benchmarks to be completed prior to the closure of the Office of the High Representative (OHR),but stressed that Russia still wa [...]	2008-03-07 14:46:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS
08MOSCOW677	NATO AND GOR OFFICIALS DISCUSS BUCHAREST SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Isabelle Francois, the Head of the NATO Information Office in Moscow, told us that NATO Deputy Secretary General Martin Erdmann used his February 28-29 SIPDIS visit to discuss deliverables for the NATO Summit in Bucharest, including: making training of Afghan counternarcotics [...]	2008-03-11 13:35:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV PREL
08MOSCOW682	RUSSIAN FASCINATION WITH U.S. ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Compared to Russia's recent presidential elections, Russian interest in the U.S. presidential elections is hard to miss here. Newspapers are filled with stories on the race and profiles of the leading candidates' views on U.S.-Russia relations. Polling data suggests that 63 per [...]	2008-03-11 15:50:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW725	DFM KARASIN ON NATO MAP, BELARUS, GEORGIA, [...] Summary: In a March 14 meeting with the Ambassador, DFM Karasin went to great lengths to emphasize the "disastrous consequences" of a NATO MAP offer for Georgia and Ukraine in Bucharest, warning (somewhat theatrically) that the U.S. and NATO had to choose between "peace and stability and anoth [...]	2008-03-15 09:56:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW748	ACTING U/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH DFM KARASIN [...] (C) Summary: In a lively and wide-ranging March 17 meeting with Acting U/S Fried, DFM Karasin underscored the depth of Russian opposition to the "explosive Kosovo precedent" and NATO MAP for Ukraine and Georgia. Karasin claimed that public opinion in Russia toward the U.S. had sharpened and [...]	2008-03-18 16:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RS
08MOSCOW759	ACTING U/S FRIED'S MARCH 17 MEETING WITH RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary. Meeting on the margins of the 2 2 in Moscow March 17, Acting Undersecretary for Political Affairs Daniel Fried and Russian Director for Security and Disarmament Anatoliy Antonov led delegations in a long discussion of outstanding issues on the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) [...]	2008-03-19 14:35:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KCFE NATO MARR RS
08MOSCOW805	DUMA LINKS KOSOVO AND NATO MAP TO FROZEN [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-24 16:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO GG RS
08MOSCOW806	RUSSIA'S EXPECTATIONS FOR NATO SUMMIT DEPEND ON [...] (C) Summary. According to the head of the NATO section at the MFA, Putin's swan song at the NATO Summit in Bucharest was envisioned to be "constructive" and to call for more NATO-Russia cooperation, but recent U.S. statements of support for a Membership Action Plan offer for Ukraine and Georg [...]	2008-03-25 04:43:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR PARM KCFE UP GG RS
08MOSCOW817	MOSCOW UNDERSTANDS IRANIAN AMBITIONS, SAY RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: In a recent round of meetings, prominent Russian analysts argued that Russia's long history of dealing with Iran and its willing understanding of Iran's ambitions to be a great power in the Middle East and wider Islamic world are two important factors in appreciating the GOR appr [...]	2008-03-25 14:17:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PARM KNNP ETRD IR RS
08MOSCOW859	RUSSIAN DEPUTY SECURITY COUNCIL NAZAROV ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: In a March 21 meeting with SFRC Staff Member Puneet Talwar and DCM, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Nazarov praised P5 1 unity on Iran, but argued that SIPDIS a lack of a roadmap, the failure to lay out positive inducements for Iranian action, over-reliance on sanct [...]	2008-03-28 13:40:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KNDP RS IR
08MOSCOW86	DEMARCHE ON TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR UN SENIOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-15 11:47:00	Embassy Moscow	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL AF IO
08MOSCOW884	RUSSIA ASKS FOR A "STRAIGHT ANSWER" ON AFGHAN [...] (C) MFA Afghanistan Desk Chief Yuri Khokhlov called in Poloff on March 31 to tell us Russia sought a "straight answer" from the U.S. on whether there was interest in the Russian offer to provide military aid to Afghanistan (refs). He said that while the GOR has dealt bilaterally with Afghanist [...]	2008-03-31 14:59:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR AF RS
08MOSCOW910	RUSSIAN VIEWS ON KOSOVO IN LEAD-UP TO BUCHAREST [...] (C) Summary: MFA Special Envoy for Kosovo Botsan-Kharchenko told us that Putin will reiterate Russian opposition to Kosovo's independence in Bucharest, but the issue is not expected to feature prominently, including during the President's visit April 5-6 visit to Sochi. The GOR will contin [...]	2008-04-02 16:14:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID RU
08MOSCOW911	RUSSIA-UKRAINE: NATO AND HOLODOMOR [...] (C) Summary. FM Lavrov, during his April 2 address to the Duma, characterized NATO enlargement as "artificial and unnecessary," while arguing that NATO members could no longer solve important tasks without Russia's help. While the Duma held a special hearing on the friendship agreement with [...]	2008-04-03 10:31:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UP RS
08MOSCOW914	LIBERALS ON LIFE UNDER MEDVEDEV, THE NATO SUMMIT, [...] (C) Summary: In a series of recent meetings, traditional SPS patron and UES Chairman Chubais, beleaguered Yabloko Chairman Yavlinskiy, and radio station Ekho Moskvy Editor Venediktov described a MAP for Ukraine as a "major strategic mistake," but thought that Putin's intention in Bucharest re [...]	2008-04-03 13:02:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR SOCI RS
08MOSCOW932	SOLZHENITSYN AND METROPOLITAN KIRILL ON RUSSIA, [...] (C) Summary: In separate conversations recently, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Metropolitan Kirill criticized the decision to recognize Kosovo's independence and sharply condemned plans for Ukraine to move closer to NATO. Solzhenitsyn, who is partially paralyzed by a stroke, but remains alert and very [...]	2008-04-04 06:57:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR RS
08MOSCOW962	RUSSIA'S REACTION TO SAAKASHVILI'S NEW ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary. The Russians have taken a dim view of Saakashvili's new Abkhazia proposal, dismissing it as a political maneuver designed to make Georgia look better in Bucharest. In their view, the rollout to the international community rather than to the Abkhaz speaks for itself about the in [...]	2008-04-08 12:16:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS
08MUNICH17	PREVIEW OF THE 44TH MUNICH CONFERENCE ON SECURITY POLICY [...] (U) The 44th annual Munich Conference on Security Policy, the "Davos" of the security policy world, is set to take place February 8-10, 2008 at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich, Germany. Invited guests include heads of state, foreign ministers, defense ministers, parliamentary delegations [...]	2008-01-11 17:03:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM NATO GM
08MUNICH384	GERMANY/MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE: Scene Setter for the [...] (SBU) The annual Munich Security Conference, the "Davos of the security world," uniquely brings official national delegations together with private opinion makers and experts in an informal setting conducive to lively debate and dialogue. The MSC this year holds its first session on Friday, F [...]	2008-12-08 10:37:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TAGS
08MUNICH52	OVERVIEW OF THE 44TH MUNICH CONFERENCE ON SECURITY POLICY [...] (U) The 44th annual Munich Conference on Security Policy, under the theme "The World in Disarray - Shifting Powers - Lack of Strategies?" took place February 8-10, 2008 at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich, Germany. Invited guests included more than 200 heads of state, foreign ministers, def [...]	2008-02-12 06:31:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM MARR NATO GM
08MUNICH53	ARMS CONTROL PANEL IGNORES REAL ISSUES AT MUNICH SECURITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 44th annual Munich Conference on Security Policy, with this year's theme "The World in Disarray - Shifting Powers - Lack of Strategies?" took place February 8-10, 2008 at the Bayerischer Hof hotel in Munich, Germany (see reftels). The second panel on February 9, "From Cooper [...]	2008-02-12 09:00:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM NATO GM MARR
08MUNICH54	AFGHANISTAN GETS TOP BILLING AT MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The need for greater Allied solidarity in meeting the demands of the ISAF mission in Afghanistan was the main topic of discussion at the February 8-10 Munich Security Conference (see ref A for full overview of conference). It was not only the subject of Secretary Gates' prepare [...]	2008-02-12 09:01:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR NATO GM AF
08MUNICH61	A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH UKRAINIAN DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: A/S Fried discussed Ukraine's NATO aspirations with Defense Minister Yekhanurov February 9, in particular Ukraine's interest in a NATO offer of a Membership Action Plan (MAP) at the April Bucharest Summit. Fried highlighted the challenge of getting NATO agreement on MAP, given [...]	2008-02-12 16:26:00	Consulate Munich	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PARM MARR GM UP
08MUNICH62	A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH MONTENEGRIN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Dan Fried met February 9 with Montenegrin Foreign Minister Milan Rocen. Rocen said Montenegro was ready for Kosovo,s independence and would control unwanted or destabilizing movement (e.g., paramilitaries) across the border while keeping it open for legitimat [...]	2008-02-13 14:32:00	Consulate Munich	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PARM PREL GM MW
08MUNICH63	A/S FRIED'S AND AMB NULAND'S MEETING WITH GEORGIAN [...] (C) Summary: In a bilateral meeting on the margins of the Munich Security Conference on February 9, EUR A/S Daniel Fried and US Ambassador to NATO Victoria Nuland urged President Mikheil Saakashvili to show leadership in convincing allies that Georgia is ready for a NATO Membership Action Pl [...]	2008-02-14 06:30:00	Consulate Munich	CONFIDENTIAL	GM MARR NATO PARM PREL GG
08MUNICH66	APPRECIATION FOR ENGAGEMENT AT THE MUNICH SECURITY [...] Consulate General Munich wishes to express its appreciation for the assistance provided by Mission Germany colleagues in supporting the 44th Munich Security Conference. 2. Attending the Conference were three heads of government, 20 foreign ministers, and 23 defense ministers. The U.S. del [...]	2008-02-14 06:40:00	Consulate Munich	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ASEC GM
08MUNICH68	A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH DUMA COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN [...] (C) Summary: A/S Fried noted that Deputy Prime Minister Ivanov's Munich speech was a welcome change in tone from other senior Russian statements. The discussion focused primarily on Kosovo. Fried urged Russia to be constructive with Serbia and Kosovo; the U.S. had a disagreement over Kosov [...]	2008-02-14 09:39:00	Consulate Munich	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PARM PREL GM RS
08MUNICH69	A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH MOLDOVAN PRESIDENT VORONIN [...] (C) Summary: In a bilateral meeting on the margins of the Munich Security Conference on February 9, EUR A/S Daniel Fried urged Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova, not to succumb to Russian pressure regarding international guarantees for Moldova,s neutrality. Voronin should resist Russia [...]	2008-02-14 09:39:00	Consulate Munich	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PARM PREL GM MD
08MUNICH70	FRIENDS OF BELARUS MEETING ON THE MARGINS OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Lithuania organized a meeting of the Friends of Belarus on the margins of the February 8-10 Munich Security Conference. The meeting was characterized by agreement that the U.S. and EU should maintain pressure on Belarus for the release of political prisoners, and by a commitmen [...]	2008-02-14 11:55:00	Consulate Munich	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PARM PREL GM BO
08MUSCAT171	GENERAL MOSELEY'S FEBRUARY 14 MEETINGS WITH OMANI [...] (C) General T. Michael Moseley, United States Air Force Chief of Staff, met separately on February 14 with Mohammed Al-Rasbi, Under-Secretary for Defense Affairs, and with Air Vice Marshall Yahya bin Rashid al-Juma'a, Commander Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO),to discuss the merits of Shared Ea [...]	2008-02-27 12:32:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MASS MOPS IR MU
08MUSCAT36	OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER REVIEWS PEACE PROCESS, IRAN [...] (SBU) In a January 8 meeting with a visiting U.S. Congressional delegation, Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs praised close U.S.-Oman ties and the two countries' "strategic" relationship. He applauded President Bush's renewed push to help create a Palestinian state, but feared [...]	2008-01-14 13:55:00	Embassy Muscat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAL IR MU

08MUSCAT729	SCENESETTER FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Mr. Deputy Secretary: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region (the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic" ),the Sultanate remains a trusted U.S. partner. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty [...]	2008-10-16 14:24:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	PREL PTER ECON ENRG ETRD KNNP KPAL KTIP SMIG
08MUSCAT797	SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL PETRAEUS' VISIT TO OMAN [...] (C) General Petraeus: Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. One of our oldest and most dependable friends in the region, Oman remains a valued ally. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty of Amity and Commerce," second oldest in the Middle East and North [...]	2008-11-19 14:28:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET	PARM PREL PTER MASS MNUC MOPS KNNP IR IZ PK
08MUSCAT812	BACKGROUND ON OMAN FOR CENTCOM ASSESSMENT TEAM [...] (C) One of our oldest and most dependable friends in the region, Oman remains a valued ally. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty of Amity and Commerce," second oldest in the Middle East and North Africa. In 2009, we will begin negotiations on renewal of our bilate [...]	2008-11-24 14:01:00	Embassy Muscat	SECRET//NOFORN	PARM PGOV PREL PTER ECON EFIN ETRD MASS MOPS
08NAIROBI1129	Somalia - Revised Travel Request [...] (U) This is a revised and updated version of reftels. Per DOD requirements, proposed travelers are concurrently seeking Special Area and Theater clearances. See paras 2 and 21 for action request. 2. (C) Embassy Nairobi requests Department approval for Bradley G. Anderson, Colonel, Defense A [...]	2008-04-29 14:44:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	OTRA PREL ASEC PTER MOPS ET SO
08NAIROBI1449	COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT FOR SMALL ARMS FOREIGN [...] The Government of Kenya has been a close partner for the U.S. in many areas, including in military cooperation. They have provided important support in the Global War on Terror in spite of the risk they face, and it is in our interest to help them modernize their military forces to better prov [...]	2008-06-12 14:56:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MASS PARM PREL KE XW
08NAIROBI1642	Somalia - Revised Travel Request [...] (U) This is a revised and updated version of reftels. Per DOD requirements, proposed travelers are concurrently seeking Special Area and Theater clearances. See paras 2 and 21 for action request. 2. (C) Embassy Nairobi requests Department approval for Bradley G. Anderson, Colonel, Defense A [...]	2008-07-03 13:24:00	Embassy Nairobi	SECRET	OTRA PREL ASEC PTER MOPS ET SO
08NAIROBI1809	DIVERSION REQUEST FOR CASE KE-B-UAD [...] The following letter was sent to the Director of Strategy, Plans and Policy at U.S. Central Command, the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command, and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency by COL David McNevin, the U.S. Defense Representative to Kenya. It is a follow up of reftel country team as [...]	2008-07-28 10:27:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC MASS PARM PREL KE XW
08NAIROBI2553	SOMALIA - Business and Investment Council Shares U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 26 the chairman and members of the Djibouti-based Somali Business and Investment Council (SBIC) told us that key business leaders are ready to support the peace process in Somalia and begin a new chapter in relations with the U.S. Government. The businessmen welcome [...]	2008-11-05 11:20:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID SO
08NAIROBI2793	GENERAL WARD DISCUSSES SECURITY WITH KENYAN LEADERS [...] (C) On November 24 and 25, AFRICOM Commander General William Ward had introductory meetings with President Kibaki, Prime Minister Odinga, Assistant Minister for Defense Major General (retired) Joseph Nkaisserry, and Chief of General Staff General Jeremiah Mutinda Kianga. The conversations foc [...]	2008-12-16 12:15:00	Embassy Nairobi	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP MOPS PHSA PBTS PREL KE SO SU CG
08NEWDELHI1432	SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR FEINGOLD'S MAY 2008 VISIT [...] (SBU) Dear Senator Feingold: The Country Team and I warmly welcome you to India. Your visit comes at a critical juncture in what has been a period of profound transformation in Indo-US relations. While we have successfully accelerated and expanded the ties between our two democracies into a [...]	2008-05-27 13:42:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KNNP IN
08NEWDELHI1756	SCENESETTER FOR REPRESENTATIVE ACKERMAN JULY 2008 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Dear Representative Ackerman and Delegation: The Country Team and I warmly welcome you to India. Your visit comes at a critical juncture in what has been a period of profound transformation in Indo-US relations. While we have successfully accelerated and expanded the ties between our [...]	2008-06-25 12:22:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KNNP IN
08NEWDELHI2126	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, [...] "A BIG SUCCESS," editorial in August 3 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily: "India's government and its diplomats should be given credit for the green signal given to the India- specific safeguards agreement by the IAEA board of governors. The next step is to secure the vital 45-member NSG's approval, w [...]	2008-08-04 10:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2665	MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-INDIA NUCLEAR DEAL, INDIA- [...] "AFTER THE NUCLEAR DEAL," editorial in the October 5 centrist DAINIK BHASKAR Hindi daily: "The US-India civil nuclear agreement has ensured that India's emergence as a global power has now been formally certified. The U.S.- India Nuclear Cooperation Approval and Nonproliferation Enhancement Ac [...]	2008-10-07 09:47:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI270	DAS FEIGENBAUM MEETS BRAJESH MISHRA AND M.K. [...] (U) Summary: Two of Delhi's top foreign policy experts, former National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra and former Foreign Secretary M.K. Rasgotra, told visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum that the civil nuclear initiative is may yet move through the governing coalition bu [...]	2008-01-28 06:35:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM PTER TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY
08NEWDELHI2721	MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY / FINANCIAL [...] "SELF-CREATED CRISIS", editorial in the October 15 right-of-center Urdu daily "HAMARA SAMAJ", New Delhi: "The President of the World Bank, Robert Zoellick, termed the present world financial crisis as man-made "catastrophe". His statement needs no comment. Need not to explain the reason behind [...]	2008-10-16 11:03:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI2749	MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, U.S. [...] "AMERICAN ATTACK ON PAKISTAN", editorial in October 18 right-of-center Urdu daily "MUNSIF", Hyderabad: "For the last few months, Pakistan is paying the price of friendship and cooperation with America. America sought no permission from Pakistan for air attacks within its territory. Either Amer [...]	2008-10-21 03:39:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI289	GORDON BROWN IN INDIA: "PARTNERSHIP OF EQUALS" [...] (C) Summary. Gordon Brown's first trip to India as Prime Minister brought nearly unanimous positive public reaction, despite "deliverables" being mostly reiterations of previous policy declarations and confirmations of the potential for a more prosperous future. The UK High Commission emphasi [...]	2008-01-29 10:04:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON UNSC IN
08NEWDELHI2904	MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION, [...] "CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE," editorial in November 10 centrist HINDUSTAN Hindi daily: "Iranian President Ahmedinejad's congratulatory message to US President- elect Barack Obama makes it evident that Obama's victory has raised optimism in the Muslim world, including Iran... The message indicates [...]	2008-11-12 10:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3032	INDIA CAREFULLY CONSIDERING ANTI-PIRACY PLANS, [...] (C) Summary. While media reports begin to surface that the INS Tabar sunk a pirated fishing boat with hostages -- and not a pirate "mothership," as the Indian Navy had first claimed -- Indian officials are struggling to come up with a policy for Indian involvement in anti-piracy operations i [...]	2008-12-01 16:16:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHSA MARR PTER EWWT KPKO IN
08NEWDELHI3035	SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (CONTINUED): MUMBAI [...] "GO TO THE SOURCE," editorial in the December 1 centrist English Daily THE TIMES OF INDIA (Circulation: 2.1 million). "It's also time for New Delhi to work together with the US, the UK and other concerned governments to evolve a common approach towards Pakistan, which is the world's central t [...]	2008-12-02 01:21:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3152	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA/PAKISTAN RELATIONS, GLOBAL [...] "PAKISTAN AT ITS DECEIVING BEST," op-ed article in December 14 DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by security affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "In the name of action, Pakistan has rounded up a handful of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists. This is out of fear that U.S. may declare Pakistan terrorist-sponso [...]	2008-12-15 11:09:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3204	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS, [...] "PAKISTAN UP TO ITS GAMES," op-ed article in the December 21 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic columnist K. Subrahmanyam: "With its statements, Pakistan is trying hard to provoke India to take military action. Its objective is to blackmail the U.S. Pakistan wants to use it [...]	2008-12-22 10:20:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3242	December [...] "STUMBLING BLOCK IN THE PATH OF U.S.," op-ed in December 28 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "What Pakistan is doing is nothing but a ploy to make the U.S. continue the struggle on Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a long time. U.S. troop [...]	2008-12-29 10:02:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI3244	MEDIA REACTION: INDIA-PAKISTAN RELATIONS; NEW [...] "STUMBLING BLOCK IN THE PATH OF U.S.," op-ed in December 28 right-of-center DAINIK JAGRAN Hindi daily by strategic affairs specialist K. Subrahmanyam: "What Pakistan is doing is nothing but a ploy to make the U.S. continue the struggle on Afghanistan-Pakistan border for a long time. U.S. troop [...]	2008-12-29 10:18:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL IN
08NEWDELHI560	CODEL BIDEN MEETING WITH NSA NARAYANAN [...] (C) Summary. In a February 20 meeting with Codel Biden (consisting of Senators Joe Biden, John Kerry and Chuck Hagel),National Security Advisor M.K.A. Narayanan disclosed that GOI negotiations with the IAEA on the India-specific safeguards agreement are going well and he expects the agreemen [...]	2008-02-22 09:55:00	Embassy New Delhi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PARM KDEM KNNP ENRG SOCI IS
08NEWDELHI763	SCENESETTER FOR SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE NANCY PELOSI [...] (SBU) Dear Speaker of the House Pelosi, Members of Congress Markey, McDermott, Miller, Sensenbrenner, Inslee, Holmes Norton, Solis, Eshoo, Holt and the Honorable Mr. Livingood: The Country Team and I warmly welcome you to India. Your visit comes at a critical juncture in what has been a peri [...]	2008-03-13 12:36:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON KNNP IN
08NICOSIA23	FIFTH CANDIDATE ENTERS RACE, DISMISSIVE OF FEDERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ending weeks of speculation, firebrand European Parliamentarian (MEP) and former Cypriot MP Marios Matsakis announced December 28 his intention to stand as an independent candidate in the February presidential elections. Matsakis, notorious for his anti-British and anti-Turk hi [...]	2008-01-09 15:02:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CY TU
08NICOSIA44	CYPRUS SUPPORTS DEPLOYMENT OF ESDP MISSION TO CHAD [...] (C) The Embassy January 17 delivered Reftel non-paper to Haris Christodoulidou, the Cypriot Foreign Ministry's acting head of ESDP/CFSP Affairs. In delivering the demarche, PolChief focused on the urgency of the European Union putting "boots on the ground" soonest in Chad and the Central Rep [...]	2008-01-18 13:14:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN CD CY TU
08NICOSIA479	PRESIDENT'S HANDLING OF LISBON TREATY CALLS INTO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cyprus likely will ratify the Treaty of Lisbon on July 3, becoming the 20th European Union member state (M-S) to accept Brussels's latest effort at bureaucratic streamlining. In spite of its redefining of M-S relations with Brussels, the matter has generated little substantive [...]	2008-06-26 10:46:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CY
08NICOSIA48	CANDIDATES GEARING UP FOR LAST MONTH OF CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: January 18 marked the beginning of the end of the Cypriot presidential race, with candidates formally depositing their paperwork with electoral authorities. With no clear favorite, the campaign is bound to become uglier and more personal in coming weeks. Incumbent Tassos Papa [...]	2008-01-22 14:18:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CY
08NICOSIA531	A/S FRIED'S MESSAGE OF USG SUPPORT FOR UN-BROKERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-14 08:38:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CY TU
08NICOSIA660	CYPRIOTS TORN BETWEEN SUPPORTING RUSSIA, GEORGIA'S [...] (C) In response to Ref A, PolChief on August 12 demarched Cyprus MFA Russia Desk Officer Alkys Ieromonachou and Ministerial Counselor Charis Christodoulidou, emphasizing that the Euro-Atlantic community must act in concert to condemn Russian aggression in Georgia, demand an immediate cease-fi [...]	2008-08-12 13:28:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CY RU GG
08NICOSIA715	GYMNICH: CYPRUS AGREES WITH U.S. POSITIONS ON [...] (SBU) Per reftel, PolOff demarched MFA European Division diplomat Nikos Panayiotou regarding issues likely to be raised at the September 5-6 Gymnich informal meeting of EU foreign ministers. Panayiotou stated the GOC supported the Middle East peace process and legitimate Palestinian Authorit [...]	2008-09-05 15:32:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM CY
08NICOSIA859	CYPRIOT STANCE AT UPCOMING GAERC/GYMNICH [...] (C) On October 30, Poloffs delivered Reftel demarche on upcoming Gymnich and GAERC meetings to MFA European Union desk officer Nikos Panayiotou. Turning first to the Gymnich meeting and its focus on transatlantic relations, Panayiotou stressed that Cyprus and the broader EU understood the nec [...]	2008-10-31 14:21:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD
08NICOSIA938	CYPRIOTS SUPPORT DISCUSSION OF RUSSIAN SECURITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The head of RoC President Demetris Christofias's diplomatic office, Leonidas Pantelides, met the DCM on November 25 to brief on Christofias's November 19-20 trip to Moscow. Pantelides had accompanied Christofias and was privy to discussions on Russia's European security proposa [...]	2008-12-01 14:47:00	Embassy Nicosia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OSCE CY RU
08NOUAKCHOTT681	A DAY WITH PRESIDENT ABDALLAHI [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-17 21:45:00	Embassy Nouakchott	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR
08OSLO119	NORWAY UNYEILDING ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (C) Norway continues to assert that the Oslo Process to ban cluster munitions will be a success and is not swayed by arguments over interoperability. The GON is openly modeling the Oslo Process on the Ottawa Land Mine Treaty and expects that the results will be similar, both in terms of forcin [...]	2008-03-04 09:41:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO UN NO
08OSLO123	NORWAY'S 2008 AFGHANISTAN CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) Norway's Minister of Defense told Ambassador Whitney on February 28th that Norway had little more to give on Afghanistan. Afghanistan remains Norway's largest military commitment and with the 50 percent increase in aid for 2008 Afghanistan will become its leading aid recipient. No new mi [...]	2008-03-05 14:34:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF NO
08OSLO177	NORWAY URGED TO ENGAGE GREEKS ON MACEDONIA NAME [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-31 14:47:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MK GR NO
08OSLO183	NORWAY'S NEW DEFENSE PLAN:ILLUSIONARY INCREASES [...] (C) Summary: Norway,s recently announced new long-term defense plan was touted as strengthening the armed forces but in reality politically motivated and costly elements leave little room for any real strengthening of Norway,s Armed Forces. The plan will continue to stress High North and terr [...]	2008-04-03 06:16:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP PGOV PINS PREL NO
08OSLO206	NORWAY'S FM PRAISES NEW NATO, STRESSES RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. In a gesture indicating the importance Norway places on the Bucharest summit, FM Stoere authored a lengthy article in Norway,s leading newspaper calling the new NATO an opportunity and challenge for Norway. Stoere notes that NATO gives Norway security and is the anchor of Norweg [...]	2008-04-11 14:36:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL NO
08OSLO219	NORWAY NOT INTERVENING IN MACEDONIA NAME ISSUE [...] As reported in ref A, DCM delivered reftel points to Vice Foreign Minister Raymond Johansen on March 31, asking that Norway contact Greece, particularly PM Karamanlis, directly on the name issue. Demarche points contained in Ref B were delivered on April 18. In response the MFA stated that Nor [...]	2008-04-18 15:06:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK GR NO
08OSLO321	LAVROV AND STOERE TALK BUSINESS, IGNORE TOUGH [...] (C) In two days of meetings, Norwegian FM Jonas Gahr Stoere and Russian FM Sergei Lavrov discussed an increased Russian presence on Svalbard, fishing enforcement, eased visa rules for the border area, and environmental questions. Meeting on June 9-10, first in Kirkenes on the Norwegian side o [...]	2008-06-11 13:54:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIS EPET PBTS PGOV PINR PREL RCA RS SENV NO
08OSLO330	IF NOTHING'S FISHY, NORWEGIANS MIGHT JOIN THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives from the Norwegian Ministry of Trade gave a cautious though positive reception to the idea of membership in the Global Maritime Partnership (GMP). A further response will be forthcoming from the GON after a July 1 interagency meeting. Rather than an unqualified [...]	2008-06-16 14:58:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS
08OSLO374	NORWAY - AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY INCREASE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-03 13:58:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AF PREL NATO NO
08OSLO406	NORWAY'S DEPUTY MINISTER OF DEFENSE, ESPEN BARTH EIDE, POWER IN NORWAY'S MOD AND RISING STAR IN THE LABOR PARTY [...] (C) Summary. Ministry of Defense State Secretary, Espen Barth Eide is one of the more powerful politicians in the current GON despite his deputy minister portfolio. His ties to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, think tanks, NGOs and the UN as well as his influential current position likely will resu [...]	2008-07-21 09:53:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	CIA INRA INRO PGOV PINR PREL NO
08OSLO452	NORWAY ON NAC STATEMENT ON GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-11 15:17:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO EUN RU GG NO
08OSLO458	NORWAY ON RUSSIAN PRESENSE IN GORI [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-14 14:08:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PHUM OSCE GG NO
08OSLO460	NORWEGIAN DEFENSE VIEWS: A TOUR DE FORCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In conjunction with an August 5-11 congressional staff delegation visit to Norway, State Secretary Espen Barth Eide gave a tour de force presentation on Norwegian defense policy. His presentations covered the High North, Norwegian military strategy, Russia's signaling behavior, a [...]	2008-08-15 13:01:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PBTS MCAP MOPS RU NO
08OSLO488	NORWAY WELCOMES AMBASSADOR VOLKER'S VISIT WITH A [...] (C) Ambassador Volker's August 21-24th visit to Noway featured extensive private and public discusions on Georgia and on Russia including a well received address at Norway's leading foreign policy institute and extensive media coverage. In private, GON officials, including FM Stoere and Deput [...]	2008-09-02 13:06:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MCAP NATO PGOV PREL NO
08OSLO489	NERVOUS ABOUT RUSSIA, NORWAY STRESSING HIGH NORTH [...] (C) Summary. Russian experts in Norway have a realistic and well informed view of negative trends in Russia but public statements by the GON will continue to stress Norway's positive bilateral relationship with Russia. After Georgia the GON will stress the potential for conflict in the High No [...]	2008-09-02 13:51:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS NO
08OSLO497	NORWAY CLAIM NATO ARTICLE FIVE PROTECTION FOR [...] (U) In remarks September 4 at a conference on the High North, Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere stated categorically that Svalbard was part of Norway and that NATO's Article Five protections applied to Svalbard. This is not a new statement of Norway's interpretation of the Svalbard [...]	2008-09-05 14:08:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PBTS PREL NO
08OSLO50	SMOKE AND MIRRORS OVER NORWAY'S AFGHANISTAN POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-25 05:33:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PREL NO
08OSLO500	NORWAY CLAIM NATO ARTICLE FIVE PROTECTION FOR [...] (U) In remarks September 4 at a conference on the High North, Norway's Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere stated categorically that Svalbard was part of Norway and that NATO's Article Five protections applied to Svalbard. This is not a new statement of Norway's interpretation of the Svalbard [...]	2008-09-05 16:05:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PBTS PREL NO
08OSLO504	NORWAY SUPPORTS AMENDMENT OF THE ISAF OPLAN TO [...] (U) Norwegian MFA Security Policy and Afghan experts agree that ISAF should have a greater role in counter narcotics. As part of a broader discussion on Afghan issues the Norwegians expressed support for greater ISAF involvement in counter narcotics before poloff made demarche points. Norway [...]	2008-09-12 13:15:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	AF MARR MOPS NATO PREL NO
08OSLO513	NORWAY, RUSSIA AND GEORGIA; OPPORTUNITY TO [...] (C) Summary. The GON is coming to terms with the changing nature of the West's relations with Russia after Georgia. Publicly, the GON has been critical of Russia's (and Georgia's) actions while stressing the need to continue close and productive bilateral relations with Russia. Privately, of [...]	2008-09-16 09:42:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET MARR PREL RS NO
08OSLO522	NORWAY FIGHTER PURCHASE: HIGH-LEVEL ADVOCACY NEEDED NOW [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 13:59:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV NO
08OSLO527	NORWAY CONSIDERING SUPPORT FOR ANA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-24 13:45:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	AF PREL MOPS MARR NATO NO
08OSLO568	NORWEGIANS SUPPORT DEALERT RESOLUTION, AND UNHAPPY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Norway will support the nuclear dealerting UN resolution assuming the text is similar to last year's, which they also supported. Our MFA interlocutor was upset that false rumors had surfaced that Norway would co-sponsor the resolution. He was also unhappy with several statements [...]	2008-10-23 06:31:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC UNGA NO
08OSLO57	NOT YOUR FATHER'S NORWAY [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-31 13:23:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR NO
08OSLO582	A/S KIMMITT'S OCTOBER 15-16 VISIT TO OSLO [...] Both POTUS candidates have indicated strong interest in an increase of U.S. support in Afghanistan; 2. The upcoming Afghan strategy review; 3. The appointment of General Petreaus as new theater commander and the application of lessons learned in Iraq. Iraq ----- 5. (C) A/S Kimmitt noted n [...]	2008-10-29 07:52:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MCAP MASS NO
08OSLO585	TURNING THE TIDE WITH NORWAY ON JSF [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-30 12:55:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV NO
08OSLO587	PRESIDENT SAAKASHVILI'S OCTOBER 29 VISIT TO NORWAY [...] (U) Summary: Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili visited Oslo on October 29, meeting with PM Stoltenberg, and holding a public address at the Nobel Institute. Georgian FM Eka Tkeshelashvili accompanied him and met with FM Stoere. In his remarks Saakashvili firmly blamed Russia for the conf [...]	2008-10-30 15:33:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO GG NO
08OSLO594	NORDIC DEFENSE COOPERATION: A RORSCHACH TEST [...] (C) Summary: The old idea of Nordic Defense cooperation (NDC) has had new life breathed into it, bringing with it uncertain implications for NATO and the region's transatlantic ties. The momentum for this stems from a 2007 joint report on potential areas of defense cooperation issued by Norwa [...]	2008-11-03 15:11:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV PREL MARR MCAP MOPS DA IC FI SW NO
08OSLO629	NORWAY CHOOSES THE F-35 [...] (C) On November 20, PM Stoltenberg and Defense Minister Strom-Erichsen announced that the GON recommends the purchase of the F-35 to replace Norway's aging F-16 fleet. The timing of the announcement was a surprise, coming earlier than expected, as was the exceptionally strong endorsement of the F-3 [...]	2008-11-25 10:31:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS MCAP PREL PGOV NO
08OSLO675	NORWAY HESITATES ON PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SECURITY [...] (SBU) The underdirector of the MFA Pakistan/Afghanistan section of the Norwegian MFA, and the special advisor on Afghanistan in the Ministry of Defense, were unwilling to commit at this stage to additional Norwegian military elements to provide security for the upcoming Afghan elections. Post [...]	2008-12-17 13:57:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF NO
08OSLO676	NORWAY RAISES QUESTION REGARDING US CLUSTER [...] (C) Summary. MoD Director of Security Policy, Svein Efjestad explained on December 17 that an MOD miscommunication caused a document to be sent to Parliament that erroneously indicated that the US is not storing CM in Norway. Efjestad outlined some possible ways to approach the USG regarding [...]	2008-12-17 15:28:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PREL
08OSLO72	NORWAY STANDING ALONE AGAINST MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: Norway remains opposed to U.S. plans for missile defenses and was the only NATO ally to publicly express skepticism over these plans during the recent Defense Ministerial in Vilnius. Defense Minister Anne-Grete Strom-Erichsen told the media that Norway doubts the need for missile defen [...]	2008-02-12 09:02:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PGOV PREL NO
08OTTAWA1	CANADA'S POLICY PRIORITIES FOR 2008 [...] (C) Summary: The government of Prime Minister Harper intends to maintain a steady course in implementing the policy priorities of the October 2007 ""Speech from the Throne"" (reftels),while the Conservative Party's minority status in both Houses of Parliament makes demonstrable progress prob [...]	2008-01-02 17:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON SENV AF CA
08OTTAWA1024	CANADIAN AIR FORCE EMBRACES, RUSHES TRANSFORMATION [...] (C//NF) Summary: The International Security Assistance Force's (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan is a "transformation driver" that has obliged the Canadian Air Force (CAF) to develop a new Air Expeditionary Wing. The current deployment of about 350 airmen to the Afghan theater will grow to about [...]	2008-07-31 17:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR NATO CA
08OTTAWA1027	CONSERVATIVES SETTING THE STAGE FOR THIS FALL [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past two months, the Conservative Party has fine-tuned the Cabinet, shaken up its managerial team, and revamped communications strategy to re-group ahead of the return of Parliament in mid-September. The new look was on display at the Conservative caucus summer policy [...]	2008-07-31 21:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CA
08OTTAWA1054	CANADIANS TO ORGANIZE RC-S MINISTERIAL ON MARGINS [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force Director Richard Arbeiter said on August 8 that Canada plans to propose a meeting of ISAF Regional Command Sounth (RC-S) country ministers on the margins of UNGA. The Canadians envision limiting the meeti [...]	2008-08-08 17:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MOPS NATO UNGA AF CA
08OTTAWA1064	CANADA SUPPORTS STRONG NAC STATEMENT CONDEMNING [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-11 16:21:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS RU GG CA
08OTTAWA1090	CANADA STRONGLY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON GORI [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-14 18:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL NATO OSCE GG RS CA
08OTTAWA1092	CANADA REITERATES BACKING U.S. POSITION ON GEORGIA [...] (C) Colleen Swords, Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security Affairs (and Canada's G-8 Political Director),called DCM August 15 to follow up on the Ambassador's demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Edwards (refs b and c). Swords said the Ambassador's points had been "well receiv [...]	2008-08-15 15:12:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL NATO OSCE GG RS CA
08OTTAWA1122	CANADA SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN-PAKISTAN [...] (C//Rel Can) Summary: Canada has shared with Embassy a draft of the Dubai Process's yet-to-be approved Pakistan-Afghanistan Cooperation Action Plan (PACAP) to improve security and efficiency along the two countries' shared borders and legal crossing points. After the final Dubai Process meet [...]	2008-08-21 15:50:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO EAID AF PK CA
08OTTAWA1137	CANADIANS CALL IN RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR RE: GEORGIA [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Minister Len Edwards called in Russian Ambassador to Canada Georgiy Mamedov on August 26 to encourage Russia to reconsider its actions and cooperate fully with the international community [...]	2008-08-27 12:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS NATO GG RS CA
08OTTAWA1140	CANADA WANTS TO COORDINATE SUPPORT FOR GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: Canada wants to deepen bilateral coordination on support to Georgia. Canadian officials have asked for specific advice regarding the potential deployment of OSCE monitors and separate explosives abatement capability to Georgia. They would also like to coordinate U.S. and Canad [...]	2008-08-27 16:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MOPS NATO GG RS CA
08OTTAWA1151	CANADA IN RECEIPT OF DEMARCHE ON MED DIALOGUE SOFA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-29 16:22:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR NATO CA
08OTTAWA1152	CANADA SEEKS U.S. HELP TO PRESS ISI ON BORDER [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director for South Asia Jim Nickel told pol/miloff on August 28 that Pakistani ISI Director General Lieutenant General Nadeem Taj had just canceled his September 4-5 meetings with senior Canadian officials in Ottawa. Nickel sa [...]	2008-08-29 20:56:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO PK AF CA
08OTTAWA1200	ISAF AMENDMENT OPLAN TO EXPAND CN AUTHORITIES [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 20:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA1216	CANADIAN FEDERAL ELECTION: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE [...] (C) Summary. The most likely outcome of the October 14 Canadian federal election is another Conservative victory, with the real question being whether Prime Minister Harper's party wins only a stronger minority or an actual majority. Neither result would likely cause any significant shift of [...]	2008-09-16 20:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CA
08OTTAWA1231	VANCOUVER OLYMPIC SECURITY UPDATE - COORDINATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The February 12-28 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver will present Canada, and the United States, with complex multi-jurisdictional security challenges. The RCMP has the security lead, but is planning for the Canadian Forces (CF) to render military support of civilian security a [...]	2008-09-17 20:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ASEC PTER KOLY CA
08OTTAWA1234	U.S. AND CANADA DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: An inter-agency USG delegation met recently in Ottawa with Canadian counterparts to discuss civilian and military cooperation in South Afghanistan. Canadian interlocutors described the strategic coordination and outreach efforts embodied in their Kandahar Action Plan. Canada seek [...]	2008-09-17 21:05:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO EAID AF PK CA
08OTTAWA1236	CANADIAN RESPONSE TO IRAQ COALITION DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Adviser for NATO Amy Galigan confirmed that no Canadian Forces (CF) troops are participating in NTM-I, or are otherwise engaged in Iraq and that the Government of Canada is not pla [...]	2008-09-18 17:20:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS IZ CA
08OTTAWA1237	CANADIANS WORKING ON INTER-AGENCY RESPONSE TO RC-S [...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Senior (DFAIT) Adviser for Afghanistan Policy and Advocacy David Fairchild expressed appreciation for reftel demarche of September 17, noting that the current version appeared to have taken into consideration earlier Canadian concern [...]	2008-09-18 17:26:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA1238	CANADIAN ELECTION WILL DELAY DECISION ON FUNDS FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian government will not consider reftel request that it provide $100 million per year in additional funding for the sustainment of the Afghan National Army (ANA) until a new government takes office after the October 14 federal election. End summary. 2. (C) On Septe [...]	2008-09-18 17:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA124	OPPOSITION REACTION TO MANLEY REPORT PREDICTABLE [...] (U) Summary: The New Democratic Party (NDP) and the Bloc Quebecois moved quickly, and predictably, on January 22 to reject the central recommendation of the Manley panel to extend Canada's combat mission in Afghanistan. Their decision puts the onus on the official opposition Liberals to clarify [...]	2008-01-24 21:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA1254	CANADIANS WORKING ON RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche on September 19, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Advisor for Defense and Security Sarah Robertson said that Canadian officials were now consulting internally on whether they could extend the HMCS Ville de Quebec's current depl [...]	2008-09-19 20:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS MCAP XW CA
08OTTAWA1258	THE U.S. IN THE CANADIAN FEDERAL ELECTION -- NOT! [...] (C) Summary. Despite the overwhelming importance of the U.S. to Canada for its economy and security, bilateral relations remain the proverbial 900 pound gorilla that no one wants to talk about in the 2008 Canadian federal election campaigns. This likely reflects an almost inherent inferiority c [...]	2008-09-22 18:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CA
08OTTAWA1259	NATO: CANADA SHARES U.S. VIEW OF NO BUSINESS AS [...] (C) Summary: Canada agrees with the U.S. position that there should be no business as usual at the NATO Russia Council (NRC),and at the NRC Prep Com, and Canada is making this point to its NATO allies. End summary. 2. (C) On September 22, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAIT) [...]	2008-09-22 20:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO PARM KCFE RS GG CA
08OTTAWA1315	NO CHANGE IN CANADIAN VIEWS OF CHINA FOLLOWING [...] (SBU) Many Canadians viewed the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics through the prism of Canadian preparations for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, and were deeply impressed by the smooth success of the sporting events in China, as well as by the dramatic new sporting venues. The Beijing Olympic [...]	2008-10-10 15:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPAO CH CA
08OTTAWA1317	CANADIAN CHALLENGES RELATED TO ACCESSION OF [...] (U) Action request -- see para 4. 2. (SBU) In response to reftel, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Policy Adviser for Defence and Security Robert Bissett told pol/mil officer that Canada would move as quickly as possible to complete the ratification of the pro [...]	2008-10-10 20:40:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM NATO MARR PREL KTIA AL CA HR
08OTTAWA1318	CANADIAN REACTION TO DEMARCHE ON ISSUES OF [...] (C) Summary: Canada at the 2008 UNGA First Committee will most likely abstain on the resolutions related to "de-alerting" and depleted uranium munitions. Canada likely will vote for the resolution on telecommunications in the context of international security, but will not repeat its co-spo [...]	2008-10-14 20:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM MNUC UNGA NATO CA
08OTTAWA141	PM HARPER SEEKS AFGHAN EXTENSION, WITH CAVEATS [...] (SBU) Summary: PM Harper publicly voiced his agreement with the Manley panel's call for an extension of Canada's mission in Kandahar after February 2009 - as long as NATO provides additional troops and equipment to help out (ref a). He pledged personally to take the lead to press Canada's alli [...]	2008-01-28 21:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA147	CANADA KEEN TO COOPERATE ON COUNTERNARCOTICS AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-29 22:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA1493	CANADA SUPPORTS BROADENING ANA TRUST FUND MANDATE, [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (C) In the absence of the Ambassador, DCM spoke to David Mulroney, Deputy Minister and Afghanistan Coordinator in the Privy Council Office, regarding the U.S.-led initiative to broaden the mandate of NATO,s ANA Trust Fund (ref a). Mulron [...]	2008-11-26 18:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA1494	CCM: CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR INTEROPERABILITY [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (C) Director of the Mine Action and Small Arms Team Earl Turcotte of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) confirmed to PolMinCouns on November 28 that Canada will make a "helpful" statement during the December [...]	2008-11-28 15:24:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL NATO MOPS CA
08OTTAWA1496	CANADA IN KANDAHAR; MODEST PROGRESS, LITTLE PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary and comment. The government's second quarterly report on progress toward Canada's benchmarks through 2011 in Afghanistan's Kandahar province claimed slight gains on the capabilities of Afghan army battalions in Kandahar, infrastructure projects, education and literary training, [...]	2008-11-28 19:25:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV AF CA
08OTTAWA1501	CANADA SEEKING TO KEEP EXCHANGE OFFICERS IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) This is an action request -- see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: Canada is seeking ways to keep its 13 military exchange officers in Iraq embedded in American and British military units after December 31, 2008, when the UN mandate for Iraq expires. In a December 1 meeting, Canadian interlocu [...]	2008-12-01 21:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO IR CA

08OTTAWA1508	US-CANADA PERMANENT JOINT BOARD ON DEFENSE (PJBD) [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada hosted the 222nd bi-national Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD) meeting in Quebec City, November 12-14, 2008, with U.S. Chairman George Nethercutt and Canadian Chairman Rick Casson leading the discussions. The PJBD's Record of Decision (ROD) recognized the merit of [...]	2008-12-02 22:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS CA
08OTTAWA1535	CANADA CRAFTING PIRACY POLICY RESPONSES [...] (C) Summary. Canada is still deliberating about its policy on piracy in the Horn of Africa, but is somewhat stymied by its domestic legal framework, which makes no provision for prosecuting international piracy. DFAIT legal and policy officers continue to search for answers on how best to co [...]	2008-12-09 17:15:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PTER PBTS CA
08OTTAWA1558	CANADA STUDYING SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN ELECTION [...] (C) Canada is well aware of the currently circulating SHAPE estimate of force contributions required for Election Support Forces (ESF) in Afghanistan, and is now actively studying the "realm of the possible" to enhance security in the run up to the 2009 Afghan elections, according to Departmen [...]	2008-12-16 20:43:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA1574	CANADA'S SHRINKING POLICY PRIORITIES FOR 2009 [...] 1. (C) Summary. For the Canadian government, only three true policy priorities remain for 2009: rescuing the economy (or, more accurately, creating a public perception that it is earnestly trying to do so); remaining in power in face of new threats from the opposition parties; and, buildi [...]	2008-12-19 21:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL CA
08OTTAWA1576	CANADA TO HALVE IRAQ EXCHANGE OFFICER CONTINGENT [...] (C/NF) Summary: Canada has run out of time to secure an agreement with Iraq that would allow Canadian exchange officers to receive immunities consistent with the U.S. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). Canada will halve its contingent of military exchange officers embedded with American units [...]	2008-12-22 21:11:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS NATO IZ CA
08OTTAWA1578	CANADA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) During 2008 Canada secured its first convictions under the 2001 Anti-Terrorism Act. In September, a Toronto court convicted a 20-year-old man, whose identity is protected by the Criminal Youth Justice Act, for conspiring in a group plot to bomb several Canadian targets, including Parliamen [...]	2008-12-22 21:36:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL ASEC CA
08OTTAWA175	BRITISH MINISTER OF STATE PRAISES CANADIAN ROLE IN [...] (C) According to British High Commission Head of Political Section Colin Smith, Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) Dr. Kim Howells used his February 2 visit to Ottawa to reinforce the multi-national nature of NATO's involvement in Afghanistan -- already including in Kandahar [...]	2008-02-04 22:30:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF UK CA
08OTTAWA188	POLISH FM OFFERS HELICOPTERS FOR KANDAHAR [...] (C) During a February 3-4 visit to Ottawa, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski informed Canada that Poland was prepared to offer two Russian-made helicopters to support Canadian Forces in Kandahar. According to Polish Embassy DCM Artur Michalski Sikorski -- during a private [...]	2008-02-06 19:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PL CA AF
08OTTAWA211	INCHING TOWARD A SPRING ELECTION? [...] (C) Summary. Chances of a spring election are on the upswing, with upcoming confidence votes on Afghanistan, the crime bill, and the budget. Polling numbers do not look like either major party would have any realistic hope of forming a majority government any time soon, however, and the res [...]	2008-02-08 22:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF CA
08OTTAWA221	GOVERNMENT, OPPOSITION NEGOTIATING A WAY AHEAD IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: THE GOVERNING CONSERVATIVES AND THE OPPOSITION PARTIES APPEAR CLOSER THAN EVER ON A WAY FORWARD FOR THE AFGHAN MISSION OF THE CANADIAN FORCES, WITH A NEW LIBERAL AMENDMENT TO THE GOVERNMENT'S MOTION. THERE REMAIN SOME IMPORTANT DIFFERENCES OVER WHETHER THE TARGET DATE FOR THE E [...]	2008-02-12 23:18:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA26	S/CRS COORDINATOR HERBST'S MEETINGS IN CANADA [...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with Canadian officials to discuss areas for collaboration in improving post-conflict stabilization and reconstruction, Ambassador John Herbst of the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) heard that there is an emerging consensus in C [...]	2008-01-07 21:39:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS CA HA
08OTTAWA270	COMPROMISE AFGHAN MOTION SETS END DATE IN 2011 [...] (SBU) Summary: In a new compromise motion, PM Harper acceded to the Liberals' call for a firm end date to the Afghan mission of Canadian Forces in Kandahar, with pull-outs beginning in July 2011 and ending by December 2011. The new language apparently draws heavily from the Liberals' amendmen [...]	2008-02-21 20:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA280	LIBERALS CLARIFY AFGHANISTAN NO TRIGGER FOR [...] (U) In remarks to reporters in Winnipeg on February 22, Liberal Party leader Stephane Dion explicitly stated that his party "prefers" that the future mission of Canadian Forces in Afghanistan not be the trigger for a federal election. He indicated that the Liberals welcome the debate on the [...]	2008-02-22 22:31:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS PGOV AF CA
08OTTAWA290	NEW BILATERAL CIVIL ASSISTANCE SPARKS SOME [...] (SBU) Summary: A new U.S. - Canada Civil Assistance Plan (CAP) is one in a series of post-9/11 bilateral defense and security measures designed to serve both countries when natural or manmade disasters occur. Lack of public information here about this bilateral military accord has begun to [...]	2008-02-25 22:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS PTER CA
08OTTAWA291	NEW BILATERAL CIVIL ASSISTANCE SPARKS SOME [...] (SBU) Summary: A new U.S. - Canada Civil Assistance Plan (CAP) is one in a series of post-9/11 bilateral defense and security measures designed to serve both countries when natural or manmade disasters occur. Lack of public information here about this bilateral military accord has begun to [...]	2008-02-25 22:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS PTER CA
08OTTAWA303	CANADA'S PARLIAMENT DEBATES AFGHANISTAN MISSION [...] (C) Summary. Parliamentary debate on the future of the Afghan mission has reflected a new consensus between the Conservatives and Liberals to extend the mission until 2011, as long as there are additional troops and support. The government has voiced optimism about finding 1,000 more troop [...]	2008-02-28 16:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV AF CA
08OTTAWA310	CANADIAN FORCES RESUME DETAINEE TRANSFERS IN [...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force Senior Adviser Cory Anderson confirmed to pol/miloff on February 29 that Canadian Forces (CF) operating under ISAF in Kandahar had decided to resume the transfer of Canadian-captured detainees to Afghan A [...]	2008-02-29 17:51:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA325	CANADA: SUCCESS AT BUCHAREST CRITICAL FOR NATO, [...] (C) SUMMARY: CANADA WILL DEFINE SUCCESS AT THE NATO SUMMIT IN BUCHAREST AS (1) AGREEMENT TO A STRONG POLITICAL MILITARY PLAN REAFFIRMING THE ISAF MISSION AS THE ALLIANCE'S TOP OPERATIONAL PRIORITY, AND (2) THE PROVISION BY AN ISAF PARTNER OF A BATTLE GROUP TO PARTNER WITH THE CANADIANS IN KA [...]	2008-03-03 22:54:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA346	CANADA'S TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW OF CANADA'S ACTIVITIES TO ELIMINATE TIP A. Canada is principally a transit and destination country for trafficking in persons (TIP). NGOs estimate that approximately 2,000 people are subject to trafficking into Canada each year. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has [...]	2008-03-07 19:10:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD CA
08OTTAWA351	CANADIAN VIEWS ON UPCOMING AFGHANISTAN-RELATED [...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force (FTAG) Deputy Director for Policy and Advocacy Christopher Gibbins, Canada was "keen" see strong U.S. participation and close coordination with U.S. officials at two upcoming meetings on Afgh [...]	2008-03-10 17:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA358	CANADA KEEN TO WELCOME EUPOL TO KANDAHAR [...] (C) In a discussion with pol/miloff about the positioning agreement required for EUPOL to deploy to PRT Kandahar (reftel),Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force (FTAG) Deputy Director for Policy and Advocacy Christopher Gibbins and Senior Adviser [...]	2008-03-11 17:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA361	CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR UNSG'S SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE [...] (U) Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier on March 11 expressed Canada's support for Kai Eide as the UN Secretary General's new Special Representative for Afghanistan, and will brief the media on March 12. (Full text in para 2.) The House of Commons again debated the future of the Canadian mission [...]	2008-03-12 13:52:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL AF CA
08OTTAWA372	CANADA: DISCORD OVER OSLO PROCESS AND NATO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Embassy discussions with Canadian officials March 11-12 regarding cluster munitions (CM) inter-operability revealed a worrisome lack of interagency coordination. It appears that the delegation head may be attempting more to burnish his own credentials with anti-landmine and [...]	2008-03-14 14:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PREL NATO MOPS CA
08OTTAWA373	CANADA EXTENDS TROOP MANDATE IN AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Canada's House of Commons on March 13 adopted by a vote of 198 to 77 a government motion to extend the mandate of the Canadian Forces (CF) in NATO's International Security Assistance Force in Kandahar through 2011, contingent upon NATO's provision of 1,000 more troops as well as adequate [...]	2008-03-14 14:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA395	CANADIAN RECOGNITION OF KOSOVO [...] (U) In a statement on March 18, Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier announced Canada's recognition that Kosovo's independence was now an "international reality," without being a precedent (reftel). Full statement in para 3. 2. (U) The Serbian Ambassador to Ottawa told the media on March 18 [...]	2008-03-18 19:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EU KV CA
08OTTAWA418	DELIVERY OF NATO HIGH LEVEL GROUP CHAIRMAN'S LETTER [...] On March 25, the Charge delivered reftel letter to Colleen Swords, Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security and Political Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Swords expressed her thanks. Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at http://w [...]	2008-03-26 14:28:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO KCFE MARR RS GG MD CA
08OTTAWA420	CANADA ON PROPOSED NATO CFE STATEMENT [...] (C) In a meeting with Charge on March 25, Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security and Political Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Colleen Swords expressed appreciation for reftel points on the CFE statement, explaining that she had not yet rece [...]	2008-03-26 14:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO KCFE MARR RS GG MD CA
08OTTAWA435	CANADIANS EXPECT FRANCE, OR U.S., TO DEPLOY TROOPS [...] (C) Summary: Canada has redoubled its efforts to convince France to deploy a reinforced battle group to the Kandahar region of Afghanistan by February 2009. The Canadians are especially working to allay French concerns about improvised explosive devices (IEDs),which have emerged from milit [...]	2008-03-31 11:58:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF FR CA
08OTTAWA443	CANADA UNLIKELY TO WEIGH IN WITH GREECE [...] (C) In Ambassador's absence, DCM delivered reftel demarche to the Prime Minister's Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor, Susan Cartwright, and urged that PM Stephen Harper raise the issue of Macedonia's NATO membership directly with Greece's president at the Bucharest Summit. Ms. Cartwright, [...]	2008-03-31 21:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MK GR CA
08OTTAWA536	DESPITE CONTROVERSY, USEFUL FM VISIT TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C/NF) Summary. Apart from unfortunate remarks to the media by FM Bernier suggesting replacement of Kandahar's governor -- which Bernier quickly retracted -- his visit to Afghanistan along with his French counterpart was useful, with a special focus on policing and health. Canada's next st [...]	2008-04-17 21:32:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EAID MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA545	SUPPORT FOR LONGER AFGHAN MANDATE IN CANADIAN [...] (C) In a meeting with PolMinCouns on April 18, Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence Chairman Colin Kenny described a strong bipartisan consensus within his committee for a much longer-term commitment to Afghanistan than authorized by the March 13 Commons motion extendin [...]	2008-04-18 20:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID MOPS PGOV AF CA
08OTTAWA626	REGIONAL COMMAND - SOUTH MEETING, APRIL 28, OTTAWA [...] (U) Summary: On April 28 in Ottawa, Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) hosted a DAS-level officials' meeting for countries contributing to NATO-ISAF Regional Command - South (RC-S). NATO and United Nations Peace Keeping Operations (UNPKO) representatives als [...]	2008-05-07 15:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA627	U.S.-AUSTRALIA BILATERAL ON MARGINS OF RC-SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: At their April 27 meeting in Ottawa, the U.S. and Australian delegations agreed the RC-South Plan should emphasize a counterinsurgency approach and retain its counternarcotics elements. The U.S. delegation agreed to include language in the Plan on a long-term approach and period [...]	2008-05-07 16:01:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF AS CA
08OTTAWA636	SCENESETTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TRILATERALS, MAY 15-16 [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada remains a key partner of the United States in the protection and promotion of human rights worldwide, in addition to being the home of one of the world's most successful democratic systems and strongest rule of law. Prime Minister Stephen Harper leads one of the most st [...]	2008-05-08 13:42:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM CA
08OTTAWA647	CLUSTER MUNITIONS: CANADA CONCERNED ABOUT NATO [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (C) In response to ref a and b demarches, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAIT) Oslo Process and CCW Head of Delegation Earl Turcotte observed that there was at best a "50-50 chance" that the Oslo Process (OP) on Cluster Munitions [...]	2008-05-12 16:33:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MOPS NATO GM CA
08OTTAWA651	U.S.- CANADA BILATERAL AT REGIONAL COMMAND - SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: On the margins of the Regional Command-South meeting (reftel),Canadian representatives provided an overview of their security, reconstruction, and rule of law efforts in Kandahar Province. The Canadians emphasized the need for close U.S.-Canada cooperation in the transition to a [...]	2008-05-13 15:07:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO AF CA
08OTTAWA707	FOREIGN MINISTER'S RESIGNATION A BLOW TO [...] (U) Foreign Minister Maxime Bernier on May 26 submitted his resignation as minister, effective immediately, to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, who accepted it and appointed Minister of International Trade David Emerson to the additional post "on an interim basis." In his letter, Bernier admi [...]	2008-05-27 19:44:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL 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
08OTTAWA753	CANADA: NATYNCZYK NEXT CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE STAFF [...] (U) Defence Minister Peter MacKay on June 6 introduced Lieutenant-General Walter Natynczyk to the media as Canada's next Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS),succeeding General Rick Hillier (reftel),who will retire on July 4. (Text of the Prime Minister's statement on the appointment in para 4. [...]	2008-06-06 15:48:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PINR CA AF
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
08OTTAWA790	CANADA FURTHER INCREASES AFGHANISTAN AID, WITH NEW [...] (C) Summary: The Canadian government on June 10 announced an increase of C$600 million in its assistance package to Afghanistan, taking the total from C$1.3 billion to C$1.9 billion through 2011. Also marking a shift favoring some "signature projects" and increasing its diplomatic presence [...]	2008-06-11 21:53:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA868	CANADA WILL LIKELY ENGAGE JAPAN ON CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (C) On June 25, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) NATO Officer David Hutchison expressed appreciation for reftel demarche and remarked that it looked like something Canada would want to do. Hutchison promised to seek approval to convey the talking points to Minist [...]	2008-06-25 22:34:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS NATO AF JA CA
08OTTAWA880	CANADA BRIEFS KEY PARTNERS ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (SBU) Deputy Minister of Canada's Afghanistan Task Force in the Privy Council Office David Mulroney on June 25 briefed Canada's key partners on Canada's new priorities in Afghanistan. Mulroney told the chiefs of mission or representatives of Great Britain, Germany, Japan, Australia, New Zeala [...]	2008-06-27 20:57:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA908	SENATORS MCCAIN AND GRAHAM MEET NEW CANADIAN [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on June 20, new Foreign Minister Emerson welcomed Senators McCain and Graham and Ambassador Wilkins to Ottawa, and emphasized progress Canada's Conservative government had made on re-equiping and enlarging the Canadian Forces (CF) as well as the political support th [...]	2008-07-07 19:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS AF CA
08OTTAWA929	CANADIAN RECEIPT OF NEW U.S. POLICY ON CLUSTER [...] (U) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Mine Action Team Coordinator Carly Volkes expressed appreciation for reftel demarche on July 8. Volkes noted that Canadian delegation head Earl Turcotte and his colleagues were in Geneva for the July 7 - 25 Convention on Conventional [...]	2008-07-11 15:03:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MOPS KPOA NATO CA
08OTTAWA936	CANADA BACKS INCREASE IN SIZE OF AFGHAN NATIONAL [...] (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Defence and Security Relations Anne Burgess said that Canada was "ready to support" the proposed increase in the size of the Afghan National Army fighting force from 80,000 [...]	2008-07-11 19:59:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL NATO MOPS MARR AF CA
08OTTAWA938	CANADIAN DIRECT INVOLVEMENT IN NTM-I UNLIKELY [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Defence and Security Relations Anne Burgess promised to float our request for support to NATO Training Mission-Iraq (NTM-I) through the Canadian interagency (septel). Burgess [...]	2008-07-11 20:13:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO IZ CA
08OTTAWA951	COUNSELOR, CANADIAN OFFICIALS DISCUSS PAKISTAN AND [...] (C) Summary: Senior Canadian officials discussed challenges confronting Canada and the United States in Pakistan and Afghanistan with Counselor of the State Department Eliot Cohen in Ottawa July 2 and 3. The Canadians shared Dr. Cohen's bleak assessment of developments in Pakistan and raised [...]	2008-07-14 22:38:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR NATO PK AF IR CA
08PARAMARIBO249	SURINAME: RESPONSE TO CARIBBEAN SECURITY [...] (C) Post is pleased to respond to Reftel request for information. Answers are keyed to Reftel. A. REFTEL QUERY: How could the United States help enhance Caribbean regional cooperation in addressing transnational crime and terrorism, including by providing additional resources? ----------- [...]	2008-06-06 20:13:00	Embassy Paramaribo	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL MASS MOPS SNAR XL NS
08PARIS1011	S/CRS HERBST DISCUSSES CIVIL-MILITARY COOPERATION [...] (C) On May 16, S/CRS John Herbst met with French Government and OECD officials to brief on S/CRS activities and discuss potential areas for cooperation. At the MFA, Jean-Hughes Simon-Michel, PDAS for Strategic Affairs, discussed French activities to promote civil-military cooperation within [...]	2008-05-28 13:58:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	MCAP PGOV PREL KCRS AF FR
08PARIS1086	USDP DISCUSSES LEBANON, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND [...] (S) Summary. On May 29, Eric Edelman, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, met with French interlocutors including Gerard Araud, Political Director at the MFA, Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the MOD and Francois Richier, Strategic Affairs Advisor at the Elysee, to discus [...]	2008-06-09 07:52:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL MOPS MCAP AF LE PK IR SY FR
08PARIS114	SARKOZY, KOUCHNER ADVISERS ON NATO, RUSSIA, IRAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 16, Joseph Wood, Deputy Assistant to the Vice President for National Security Affairs, met with Philippe Errera, strategic affairs adviser to FM Kouchner, and Francois Richier, strategic affairs adviser to President Sarkozy. Errera and Richier provided their views on [...]	2008-01-23 14:53:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO FR RU IR GG UP AG
08PARIS130	PRESIDENT SARKOZY ARTICULATES HIS FRAMEWORK FOR [...] (U) In this annual New Year's message to the Diplomatic Corps on delivered on January 18, President Sarkozy laid out a theoretical justification for recasting France's role on the international scene in the twin challenges before the international community: climate change and the "return of [...]	2008-01-24 16:36:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV FR
08PARIS1325	THALES PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN END USE CHECK [...] (SBU) On July 10, Thales Alenia Space President/CEO Reynald Seznec and Thales Group Senior VP for EU and NATO cooperation met with Econ Mincouns and Econoff in response to Embassy's letter relaying DTCC request for information (reftel). They previewed their pending written response, leaving a [...]	2008-07-11 11:39:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC FR
08PARIS1333	COUNSELOR COHEN ENGAGES FRENCH ON PAKISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. On July 8 and 9, State Department Counselor Eliot Cohen discussed Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel-Palestine, terrorism, ESDP, and the French Defense White Paper with officials from the French MFA, Elysee, MOD, and Secretariat General of National Defense (SGDN). MFA interloc [...]	2008-07-15 10:13:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	MCAP PGOV PREL EUN AF PA IR IZ FR
08PARIS1360	FRENCH VIEWS ON NATO TRAINING MISSION - IRAQ [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-17 17:03:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO IZ FR
08PARIS1587	TFGG01: FRENCH EFFORTS TO RESOLVE CRISIS IN GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: Since President Sarkozy and Foreign Minister Kouchner met with Secretary Rice on August 14, President Sarkozy has maintained high-profile efforts to implement the Russia/Georgia six-point cease-fire accord he negotiated in his capacity as EU President -- especially the main p [...]	2008-08-18 18:24:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHUM MOPS OSCE UNSC FR GG RU RS UN
08PARIS1616	TFGG01: FRENCH VIEW OSCE MONITORS IN GEORGIA AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 21, French Elysee Advisor Boris Boillon and MFA A/S for Eurasia Roland Galharague, who traveled with FM Kouchner to the region, provided us with a consistent interpretation of the arrival of OSCE monitors: the new monitors are responding to the emergency situation; they [...]	2008-08-21 18:11:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PHUM MOPS OSCE UNSC FR GG RU RS UN
08PARIS163	TWO-MONTH TARGET TO PRIORITIZE FRENCH MILITARY [...] (S) Summary. French military and civilian authorities are "feeling the pressure" to step up France's military engagement in Afghanistan and are actively reviewing options that they plan to announce at the NATO summit in Bucharest. In addition to planning associated with President Sarkozy's [...]	2008-01-30 14:58:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL MOPS NATO FR AF
08PARIS1694	FUTURE U.S.-EU RELATIONS AND GEORGIA/RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: Gathered in Avignon for the Gymnich informal September 5-6, EU Foreign Ministers, the High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP),and European Commission members discussed the future of U.S.-EU relations, updating the European Security Strategy, the Georgia [...]	2008-09-08 17:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN FR
08PARIS1696	SARKOZY PLANS ON GEORGIA-RUSSIA CONFLICT [...] (S/NF) Summary. In a September 5 meeting with U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker, Francois Richier, the Strategic Affairs Advisor to President Sarkozy, discussed EU plans for the September 8 meeting with Russian President Medvedev (other topics will be reported septel). Present for the Sep [...]	2008-09-09 08:36:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS RU GG FR UN
08PARIS1697	U.S. AMBASSADOR TO NATO DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, [...] (U) This message contains an action request -- please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary. On September 5-6, U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker met with Francois Richier, Strategic Affairs Advisor to President Sarkozy and Michel Miraillet, the Director of Strategic Affairs at the MOD, to di [...]	2008-09-09 08:58:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL NATO FR AF PK SO
08PARIS1704	THE FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY: INSTITUTIONAL GOALS IN [...] (C) Summary. French Presidency EU Advisor Fabien Raynaud provided his views on the first months of France's EU Presidency in an mid-August introductory meeting. Setting external issues aside to focus on internal EU cooperation, he said that the GOF is encouraged by progress thus far on its [...]	2008-09-10 16:50:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EUN FR
08PARIS1707	IRAQ COALITION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-11 17:02:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	FR PREL MOPS IZ
08PARIS1715	FRANCE CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTIVE OF EXPANDING ON ISAF [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 17:17:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF FR
08PARIS1721	SOMALIA: UNSC SANCTIONS AND PIRACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Somalia desk officer Thierry Caboche said on September 12 that France favored a 12-month time limit to the UNSC Somalia sanctions resolution now under consideration in New York, to allow the Security Council to maintain closer supervision over the sanctions process than wou [...]	2008-09-15 09:55:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC EUN MOPS SO FR
08PARIS1728	FRANCE CONSIDERING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AFGHAN [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche on September 15 to Francois Delmas, who is responsible for NATO and Afghanistan issues in the Strategic Affairs bureau at the MFA. Delmas said that the GOF was expecting this demarche soliciting contributions for the Afghan National Army and is currently cons [...]	2008-09-16 08:09:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATEU MOPS MARR FR AF
08PARIS1745	MORE FROM EU SPECIAL REP FOR GEORGIA AND FRENCH [...] (C) Summary: EU Special Representative for the Georgia Crisis Pierre Morel took a few minutes from intensive preparations for the EU/Central Asia forum to discuss his thinking about preparations for the mid-October Geneva meeting on Georgia. As noted in reftel, he plans to visit New York a [...]	2008-09-17 17:47:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PBTS MARR FR GG RS EU UN
08PARIS1751	USDP EDELMAN DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. On September 12, USDP Edelman and Counselor Eliot Cohen met with Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs Advisor to FM Kouchner; Francois Richier, Strategic Affairs Advisor to President Sarkozy; and Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the MOD, to discuss Afghanistan, P [...]	2008-09-19 09:17:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS NATO AF PA GG RU FR
08PARIS1753	FRENCH UPDATES ON COUNTER-PIRACY; EU COORDINATION [...] (C) Summary. France has not yet identified another nation to take over escorting World Food Program shipments (which the French call "Operation Alcyon") once Canada's scheduled escort duty stops on September 27, according to MFA desk officers Samer Melki and Guillaume Dabouis during a Septem [...]	2008-09-19 14:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL FR EUN
08PARIS1845	FRENCH PLAN FOR RATIFICATION OF NATO ENLARGEMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) The MFA wants the French Parliament to approve NATO membership for Croatia and Albania before the April 2009 NATO summit in Strasbourg-Kehl, according to DAS-equivalent for the Balkans, Thierry Guichoux, who discusse [...]	2008-10-06 16:09:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PARM MARR PREL KTIA FR AL CR
08PARIS1853	GENERAL PETRAEUS DISCUSSES AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. During a September 25-26 visit to Paris to receive military honors, General David Petraeus met with French interlocutors including DefMin Herve Morin, PM Franois Fillon, Secretary-General of the MFA Gerard Errera (D-equivalent) and President Sarkozy's diplomatic advisor Jean-Dav [...]	2008-10-07 17:31:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MOPS FR AF PA SY LE IR
08PARIS1863	FRENCH SUPPORT STREAMLINING U.S. COMMAND AND [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) During the recent visits to Paris of USDP Eric Edelman (ref B) and General David Petraeus (ref C),both men raised with their French interlocutors the recent designation of General McKiernan as ISAF as well as OEF co [...]	2008-10-08 16:24:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF FR
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
08PARIS1893	FRANCE PROPOSES INFORMAL MEETING OF AFGHANISTAN'S [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary. On October 15, Pol M/C met with Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs advisor to FM Kouchner, to discuss the French proposal for a meeting to discuss regional cooperation among Afghanistan's neighbors. Errera apologized that t [...]	2008-10-15 17:22:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AF FR UZ TI TX IR PK
08PARIS1942	USDP EDELMAN'S CONSULTATIONS IN PARIS, OCTOBER 16 [...] (C) Summary. On October 16, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy (USDP) Eric Edelman met with GOF officials Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the Defense Ministry, and Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs Advisor to Foreign Minister Kouchner. They agreed on the importance of [...]	2008-10-22 16:06:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS AF PA IS IZ LE SY IR TU FR
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
08PARIS2056	FRENCH VIEWS ON THE NOVEMBER 10 EU GAERC [...] (SBU) French MFA Deputy Chief for EU Common Foreign and Security Policy Mathieu Carmona responded on November 7 to reftel points on the upcoming EU GAERC. He began by observing that this one would be the most complicated of the current French presidency, since it would also involve a joint [...]	2008-11-07 17:41:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR EAID XA FR RS LE CG CH IZ BK
08PARIS2079	FRENCH OFFICIALS: NATO UNITY REQUIRES NO DECISION [...] (C/NF) Summary. During PDAS Marcie Ries' meetings on Friday, November 7 with French officials Philippe Errera, Strategic Affairs Advisor to FM Kouchner; Francois Richier, Strategic Affairs Advisor to President Sarkozy; and Jacques Audibert, Director of Strategic Affairs at the MFA; all of he [...]	2008-11-10 15:10:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO FR RU
08PARIS2156	EU DIPLOMATS PREDICT LITTLE PROGRESS WITH TURKEY [...] (C) Summary. A quick survey of EU diplomats in Paris in November 2008 produced consensus that expectations for Turkey-EU relations in 2009 should be modest. Though the incoming Czech and then Swedish EU presidencies are more pro-Turkey than President Sarkozy's France, our contacts agree wit [...]	2008-11-26 12:24:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EUN TU FR
08PARIS2158	SENIOR FRENCH ADVISOR DISCUSSES THE FINANCIAL AND [...] (SBU) Senior advisor in the office of the French President Damien Loras and House Armed Services Committee Chairman Skelton and colleagues engaged in a lively discussion of the financial and economic crisis during a meeting November 24. They also briefly discussed relations with Russia. Part [...]	2008-11-26 14:07:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PREL OREP FR
08PARIS2162	FRENCH CONSIDERING SUPPORT FOR THE EXPANSION OF [...] (C) On November 26, Post delivered reftel demarche supporting the expansion of the Afghan National Army at the NATO Foreign Ministerial meeting to Nicolas Niemtchinow, Sous-Director (DAS-equivalent) of Strategic Affairs at the MFA. Niemtchinow appreciated our comments and noted general Frenc [...]	2008-11-26 15:54:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MARR MOPS AF FR
08PARIS2256	P-3 PLUS GERMANY DISCUSS COUNTER-PIRACY AND THE [...] (SBU) Summary: At a 12/2 meeting hosted by the French MFA on combatting piracy off the Horn of Africa, the P-3 plus Germany agreed in principle to the creation of an international Contact Group (CG) and deliberated on the timing of its roll-out with respect to a planned UNSC Ministerial Mee [...]	2008-12-12 10:40:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MARR EWWT KPKO UNSC FR PHSA
08PARIS245	P3 MEETING ON NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT [...] (S) Summary. On February 7, Acting U/S John Rood and his delegation met his French and British P3 counterparts, Philippe Carre and Mariot Leslie respectively, to discuss a broad range of nonproliferation, arms control and disarmament issues. Unusually, the French were closer to the U.S. than were t [...]	2008-02-12 10:58:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL NATO PARM MARR KACT FR UK CH EG IN RU
08PARIS267	FRENCH RESPONSE ON MACEDONIA'S NATO ASPIRATIONS [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche discussing Macedonia's NATO candidacy and the name dispute with Greece to Philippe Carre, Director of the Strategic Affairs bureau at the MFA (A/S equivalent). Carre said that France had been worried that Macedonia was treating the name dispute with Greece too [...]	2008-02-14 14:53:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO MARR PREL GR MK FR
08PARIS304	S/I SATTERFIELD DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH FRENCH [...] (C) Summary: S/I Satterfield discussed Iraq at the French Presidency and the MFA February 14 and 15. The French provided their formal response to the paper Satterfield had presented at the end of December. In addition to briefing the French on our view of the situation in Iraq, Satterfield [...]	2008-02-21 13:14:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID EFIN SHUM FR IZ
08PARIS305	GOF: U.S. PUSHING FOR "TOO MUCH, TOO SOON" ON [...] (S) Summary. In two meetings on February 14, one with Philippe Carre, the Director of Strategic Affairs bureau at the MFA and the second with Philippe Errera, the Strategic Affairs Advisor to FM Kouchner, the French expressed disappointment that an agreement that they understood had been rea [...]	2008-02-21 14:04:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	MARR MOPS NATO PREL FR EZ PL
08PARIS338	SARKOZY PROMISES UKRAINE POSITIVE SIGNAL AT [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: Damien Loras, President Sarkozy's Counselor for Ukraine (as well as Russia, Central Asia, the Balkans, the Caucasus and the Americas),told us on February 25 that Sarkozy told Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko during their meeting in Paris on February 20 that he will seek [...]	2008-02-26 16:07:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO MARR PREL UP FR
08PARIS365	GOF WANTS TO IMPROVE NATO-EU COOPERATION [...] (C) On February 29, Political M/C met with Philippe Carre, A/S-equivalent for Strategic Affairs at the MFA, to discuss the demarche on improving NATO-EU cooperation (reftel). Carre was pleased to receive our message, because the current impasse has been both frustrating and worrisome for the [...]	2008-03-03 11:01:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS EU FR TU CY
08PARIS383	FRANCE: ONE MONTH FROM NATO SUMMIT IN BUCHAREST [...] Summary. (C) With the NATO summit in Bucharest only a month away, the French are solidifying their positions and anxious to find consensus on the key issues on the agenda: NATO enlargement, missile defense and Afghanistan. GOF officials believe that the Bucharest summit, President Sarkozy' [...]	2008-03-04 16:26:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL MARR MOPS NATO FR AF GG UK
08PARIS398	FRENCH PLANS FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Afghanistan Coordinator Patrick Moon met MFA DAS for South Asia Didier Leroy on February 27 to discuss next steps in Afghanistan, including an Afghanistan Donors conference and potential increases in French military contributions to the security effort. Leroy noted the Afghan D [...]	2008-03-05 14:46:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR EAID NATO AF FR
08PARIS456	"LUKE-WARM" FRENCH-RUSSIAN MARCH 11 SECURITY [...] (C//NF) In a meeting on March 12, French MFA officials characterized French/Russian March 11 security talks as "luke-warm," and producing almost no results. Alexandre Vulic, the MFA's DAS-equivalent for Russia, told us that the day-long annual talks between foreign and defense ministers, know [...]	2008-03-12 16:42:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PARM PGOV RU CD SU FR
08PARIS745	FRENCH PROMOTE COMPROMISE, BUT WON'T PRESSURE [...] (C) In response to reftel, Post has raised with various French officials the need to urge the Greeks to renew their commitment to finding a mutually acceptable solution to the Macedonia name issue. However, in the post-Bucharest environment, French officials have not retreated from their ear [...]	2008-04-18 13:37:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MK GR FR
08PARIS749	CENTRAL ASIA: A/DAS SPRATLEN'S CONSULTATIONS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In April 4 meetings with French officials responsible for Central Asia, SCA A/DAS Pamela Spratlen was briefed on GOF plans for future engagement in the region, including FM Kouchner's April 10-11 visits to Ashgabat and Dushanbe as well as France's priorities for the region during [...]	2008-04-18 16:25:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ZK UZ TI KZ KG TX FR
08PARIS763	AFTER THE NATO SUMMIT: GOF LOOKS AHEAD [...] (C) Summary. President Sarkozy is reportedly "very satisfied" with his first NATO summit, a meeting which demonstrated to the world the change in France's approach to the Alliance. President Bush's endorsement of a strong European defense in Bucharest gave the GOF the green light it wanted [...]	2008-04-22 09:10:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MARR MOPS FR AF GG UP UK MK GR
08PARIS766	PRIME MINISTER FRANCOIS FILLON'S VISIT TO U.S. MAY [...] (C) France's Prime Minister Francois Fillon will travel to the U.S. May 1 - 2. The current focus of Fillon's visit is the international economy -- and how it affects France's domestic reform program. He is set to meet with Federal Reserve Board Chairman Bernanke, Secretary of the Treasury P [...]	2008-04-22 13:28:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	SOCI PTER PGOV PINR ECON EUN FR
08PARIS77	USDP EDELMAN AND COUNSELOR COHEN DISCUSS [...] (S) On January 8, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Eric Edelman, and Dr. Eliot Cohen, Counselor for the Department of State, met with Philippe Carre, Director of the Strategic Affairs bureau at the French MFA, and Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the Ministry of Defens [...]	2008-01-14 13:52:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	PREL PARM MARR MOPS NATO FR RU CH GG AF IR
08PARIS858	USD/P EDELMAN,S APRIL 28 MEETINGS WITH ELYSEE AND [...] (C) Summary. On April 28, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman met with Francois Richier, Elysee Counselor for Strategic Affairs, and Michel Miraillet, Director of Strategic Affairs at the Ministry of Defense. Richier and Miraillet said France is satisfied with the outcomes of [...]	2008-05-02 08:52:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MARR MCAP MNUC EUN IR LE SY UK UP
08PARIS94	DEFMIN MORIN ON HIS TRIP TO THE U.S., AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. On January 16, the Ambassador met with Defense Minister Herve Morin to discuss Morin's upcoming trip to the United States. Morin offered views on the situation in Afghanistan and strongly advocated the French strategy of strengthening European defense capabilities "along side [...]	2008-01-18 10:30:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS NATO FR AF
08PARIS957	YOUR JUNE 14-16 VISIT TO PARIS [...] (C) Mr. President, you will arrive in France as Nicolas Sarkozy begins the second year of a five-year term as President. You will meet a Sarkozy chastened by the experience of a first year marked by a sharp drop in his political stock at home, but during which he nevertheless reclaimed French leade [...]	2008-05-19 14:41:00	Embassy Paris	SECRET	ECON FINR KPAL NATO OVIP PGOF PREL PTER SENV

08PARTO22804	(S) Secretary Rice's February 27, 2008 Meeting [...] (U) February 27, 2008; 3:15 p.m.; Tokyo, Japan. 2. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary Amb. J. Thomas Schieffer Lt Gen William Fraser III, Assistant to the Chairman, JCS NSC Senior Director for East Asian Affairs Dennis Wilder A/S Sean McCormack, PA LTG Edward A. Rice, Jr., C [...]	2008-02-28 11:35:00	US Delegation, Secretary	SECRET	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PARM MARR JA
08PARTO22807	(U) Secretary Rice's February 27, 2008, Meeting [...] (U) February 27, 2008; 6:00 p.m.; Tokyo, Japan 2. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary Amb. J. Thomas Schieffer A/S Sean McCormack, PA Lt Gen William Fraser, III, Assistant to the Chairman, JCS NSC Senior Director for East Asian Affairs Dennis Wilder Paul Hersey, Interpreter [...]	2008-02-28 19:12:00	US Delegation, Secretary	SECRET	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL ECON MOPS PHUM
08PARTO60602	(U) Secretary Rice's May 30, 2008 lunch meeting [...] (U) Classified by: Kenneth Merten, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) May 30, 12:15 p.m., Reykjavik, Iceland. 3. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary Ambassador Carol van Voorst Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery III, E Assistant [...]	2008-06-06 18:50:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL MARR NATO ECON
08PARTO91701	SECRETARY RICE'S SEPTEMBER 5, 2008 BREAKFAST WITH [...] (U) Classified by Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (d) 2. (U) September 5, 2008, 0900, Lisbon, Portugal. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Thomas Stephenson Assistant Secretary Dan Fried Legal Advisor John Bellinge [...]	2008-09-17 03:34:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PGOV ECON EI KV RU
08PARTO91702	SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PM SOCRATES [...] (U) Classified by Paul Wohlers, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4 (d) 2. (U) September 4, 2008, 1930, Lisbon, Portugal. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Thomas Stephenson Assistant Secretary Dan Fried Assistant Secretary C. David [...]	2008-09-17 03:45:00	US Delegation, Secretary	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PGOV ECON EI KV RU
08PESHAWAR381	FRONTIER CORPS COMMANDER ON JUNE 10 MOHMAND INCIDENT, [...] (C) Inspector General of the Frontier Corps, Major General Alam Khattak told the Counselor of the Department of State, Dr. Eliot Cohen and Peshawar PO on June 26 that the morale of his troops had been badly shaken in the wake of the June 10 incident on the Mohmand Agency/Afghanistan border that [...]	2008-07-01 03:05:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PINR PK AF
08PESHAWAR384	FATA AND NWFP: BI-WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION: JUNE [...] (C) A brief period of detente between GOP officials and militants was disrupted in late June as militant activity surged in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP). A deteriorating security situation in Khyber agency including the kidnapping [...]	2008-07-03 11:19:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
08PESHAWAR431	FATA AND NWFP: BI-WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION: AUGUST [...] (C) Increased violence and intense fighting in Swat, Kurram and Bajaur characterized the first two weeks of August. Operations in Swat continue although the military's primary focus appears to have shifted to Bajaur. The government aggressively attacked militants in Bajaur, where air bombardme [...]	2008-08-22 09:16:00	Consulate Peshawar	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
08PESHAWAR435	FATA AND NWFP: BI-WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION: AUGUST [...] (C) Increased violence and intense fighting in Swat, Kurram and Bajaur characterized the first two weeks of August. Operations in Swat continue although the military's primary focus appears to have shifted to Bajaur. The government aggressively attacked militants in Bajaur, where air bombardme [...]	2008-08-26 00:37:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
08PESHAWAR449	FATA AND NWFP: BI-WEEKLY INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION: AUGUST [...] (C) Aggressive military operations in Bajaur and Swat continued into the start of Ramadan. Pakistani military sources estimate that 560 Pakistani and foreign fighters were killed in the Bajaur operation, which started on August 7. Local taliban denied that the Bajaur-based Tehrik-i Taliban d [...]	2008-09-16 07:37:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
08PESHAWAR496	BOUCHER MEETS NORTHWEST FRONTIER GOVERNOR GHANI IN PESHAWAR [...] (C) Northwest Frontier Province Governor Owais Ghani told Assistant Secretary Richard A. Boucher during an October 20 visit to his office in Peshawar that the situation in the Federally Administered Tribal Area had "turned around" largely due to activation of public opinion. The public sees th [...]	2008-10-29 11:06:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PINR PK
08PESHAWAR504	FATA AND NWFP: INCIDENTS OF TALIBANIZATION: SEPTEMBER 16 - [...] (C) NWFP and FATA residents celebrated Eid with less enthusiasm than in past years after the September 20 Marriott bombing while battles raged in Bajaur, Swat, Darra Adam Khel, and on the outskirts of Peshawar. GOP statistics released on October 10 supported the seeming sense of fear in t [...]	2008-11-07 12:14:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER MOPS PGOV PK
08PESHAWAR513	NWFP/FATA: SENIOR LOCAL OFFICIALS ON SECURITY CONDITIONS [...] (C) In the wake of the killing of a USAID contractor, Principal Officer called on key senior local officials on November 13 to reinforce that the United States will stay engaged on the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP). Across the board, thes [...]	2008-11-17 09:14:00	Consulate Peshawar	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER ASEC PGOV MOPS PK
08PODGORICA104	MONTENEGRO'S FINAL PRE-BUCHAREST BLITZ ON NATO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Affirming that Montenegro is ready and capable of entering a "new phase of relations with the Alliance," PM Djukanovic called on NATO Ambassadors 3/31 to support his country's inclusion in Intensified Political Dialogue (IPD) at the upcoming Bucharest Summit. Granting IPD to Mon [...]	2008-03-31 16:03:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR SR MW
08PODGORICA106	MONTENEGRIN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: MANDIC STRESSES UNITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Andrija Mandic of the Serbian People's Party (SNS) has inched into second place in the polls -- albeit far behind incumbent President Vujanovic (who is knocking on the door of a first-round victory) -- in the run-up to the April 6 presidential election. Defying his reputation a [...]	2008-04-01 16:41:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
08PODGORICA119	MONTENEGRIN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: UNOFFICIAL RESULTS SHOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Unofficial results have incumbent President Vujanovic of the ruling Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) winning more than 50 percent of the vote April 6 in Montenegro's first post-independence presidential election. Serbian People's Party (SNS) candidate Andrija Mandic came in [...]	2008-04-07 11:15:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MW
08PODGORICA152	DEFENSE MINISTER REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR MONTENEGRO'S [...] (SBU) Under cover of a diplomatic note, the Montenegrin Ministry of Foreign Affairs forwarded an April 29 letter to the Ambassador from Minister of Defense Vucinic, in which the Minister requests USG support for Montenegro's membership in the Adriatic Charter (A-3). According to the letter (se [...]	2008-05-23 10:03:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
08PODGORICA193	SERBIA TELLS MONTENEGRO TO HOLD OFF ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Serbian FM Jeremic appealed strongly to the GOM leadership 7/9 to not recognize Kosovo prior to the September UNGA. Jeremic laid out a plan whereby Serbia would persuade Russia to lift its opposition in the UNSC to EULEX in exchange for European assent to Serbia's effort to h [...]	2008-07-11 15:13:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MW KO
08PODGORICA210	SUMMER OF SQUABBLES FOR MONTENEGRO'S RULING COALITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Relations between coalition partners the Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) have hit a rough patch of late, fueling rumors that the DPS might consider early elections. While highly unlikely -- the partners' decade-long coalition has surviv [...]	2008-08-14 12:16:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
08PODGORICA215	TFGG-1: MANDIC HEATS UP ON GEORGIA, DOMINATES MONTENEGRIN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegro's ethnic Serb parties continue to be overshadowed by the inflammatory public statements of Andrija Mandic, president of the Serbian People's Party (SNS) and the coalition Serbian List (SL) who is using the Russia-Georgia conflict to draw parallels with Kosovo and attac [...]	2008-08-21 08:44:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MW
08PODGORICA217	MONTENEGRO EAGER TO MOVE QUICKLY TOWARD MAP AND NATO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Djukanovic enthusiastically welcomed the USG initiative to focus the GOM on priority goals related to its NATO aspirations (reftel). The PM reiterated Montenegro's strong commitment to seeking membership in MAP in 2009 and membership in the Alliance in the longer term. He r [...]	2008-08-21 12:37:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NATO MASS MARR MW
08PODGORICA222	MONTENEGRIN MOD AND MFA READY TO ROLL UP THEIR SLEEVES FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the Ambassador's discussion of Montenegro's NATO aspirations with PM Djukanovic (Ref A),both the Defense and Foreign Ministers reaffirmed the GOM's interest in seeking a MAP invitation at the 2009 NATO Summit. They also welcomed the idea of regular bilateral consultat [...]	2008-08-22 17:08:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MW
08PODGORICA228	TFGG01: EMBASSY PODGORICA ACTIVELY SUPPORTING USG PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The Embassy has aggressively pressed, privately and publicly, the USG message on the Georgia-Russia conflict. The Montenegrin Government has so far been largely silent on the issue, except for brief comments, by the Foreign Minister as a result of a meeting with the Ambassador. [...]	2008-08-27 07:01:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
08PODGORICA231	ESTABLISHING A NATO OFFICE IN MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Because the GOM's pro-NATO orientation has potential benefits for the wider region (including Serbia and Bosnia),it is in U.S. interest to encourage Montenegro to accelerate its vigorous push for closer ties with the Alliance. Yet, despite the GOM's strong pro-NATO orientation, [...]	2008-08-28 15:10:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS MW SR
08PODGORICA232	SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FITZGERALD VISIT TO MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Montenegro. Your visit comes as the Montenegrin leadership continues its pro-West, pro-NATO, pro-American stance, while simultaneously looking to maintain good relations with Belgrade. Its effort to maintain this balance is currently being put to the test over the is [...]	2008-08-28 17:20:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS MW
08PODGORICA233	GOOD CANDIDATES FOR NEXT NATO CONTACT POINT EMBASSY IN [...] (SBU) As Montenegro works towards its goal of NATO membership, the decision as to which Ally's Embassy will serve as NATO Contact Point Embassy (CPE) in Podgorica is an important one. This is especially true in light of the GOM's goal of attaining entry into MAP at next year's NATO Summit, as [...]	2008-08-29 10:03:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MW PGOV PREL NATO
08PODGORICA240	MONTENEGRO PRESSES AHEAD WITH NATO ACTIVITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: An informal working group, consisting of GOM and Embassy representatives, has started regular meetings to monitor Montenegro's progress toward NATO (REF A). The group will consider, inter alia, GOM steps to make progress on the eleven priority goals laid out in REF B and accepte [...]	2008-09-12 15:32:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MW
08PODGORICA244	VISIT OF JOINT FORCES COMMANDER HIGHLIGHTS MONTENEGRO'S FIRM [...] (SBU) Summary: On his first visit to Montenegro, NATO Joint Forces Commander Admiral Fitzgerald highlighted publicly the strong partnership between NATO and Montenegro. The GoM confirmed its commitment to pursuing NATO membership as its top foreign policy objective. The Admiral's visit also sti [...]	2008-09-19 21:21:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MW
08PODGORICA246	MONTENEGRO ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT EXPANSION OF ADRIATIC CHARTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy delivered reftel points for Montenegro on expansion of the Adriatic Charter simultaneously to the MFA and MoD on 22 September. Both welcomed the initiative and reiterated Montenegro's readiness to join and participate fully. End summary. 2. (SBU) PolCouns reviewed p [...]	2008-09-22 17:25:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL NATO MW MK HR AL BK SR
08PODGORICA248	MONTENEGRO'S SLOW BUT FORWARD PROGRESS IN WAR CRIMES CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Montenegro is beginning to confront its role in the Balkan wars of the 1990's. Until recently, it had done little to address the four pending war crimes cases committed on its territory (Kaludjerski Laz, Morinj, 1992 deportation of Muslims, and Bukovica). However, investigations [...]	2008-09-29 11:22:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KAWC SOCI XH MW
08PODGORICA251	MONTENEGRO PARLIAMENT OPENS DOOR TO KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In its first session since the summer recess, the Montenegrin Parliament adopted a controversial resolution endorsing Montenegro's policy of Euro-Atlantic integration. In the debate beforehand, FM Rocen and PM Djukanovic both suggested that integration with Europe implies a respo [...]	2008-10-06 16:17:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR NATO MW
08PODGORICA254	PARLIAMENT AUTHORIZES MONTENEGRIN PARTICIPATION IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Montenegrin parliament adopted the Bill on the Use of the Montenegrin Military in International Forces and Peacekeeping Missions with a 44-19 vote. Montenegrin soldiers will now be able to volunteer for deployment to overseas peacekeeping missions. Despite opposition criti [...]	2008-10-09 17:18:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MARR MW
08PODGORICA261	OPPOSITION PROTEST AGAINST KOSOVO RECOGNITION SPARKS CLASHES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 9, in possibly its biggest foreign policy decision since independence, the GoM announced Montenegro's recognition of Kosovo. Opposition parties united to oppose the decision in a letter to the GoM presented late on October 10. On October 13, about 10,000 people assem [...]	2008-10-14 19:03:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
08PODGORICA262	ROLE OF PROPOSED NATO OFFICE IN MONTENEGRO [...] (SBU) Summary: Establishment of a NATO office in Podgorica will facilitate intensified, practical cooperation between Montenegro and the Alliance. NATO can reap tangible benefits quickly, for example, expediting the deployment of Montenegrin military units to ISAF and sharing information on r [...]	2008-10-15 19:55:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MW
08PODGORICA265	STATUS OF MONTENEGRO'S NATO-RELATED REFORMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GoM has continued to make progress on fulfilling the USG's NATO-related priorities (Ref D). Most significantly, the Parliament recently passed two acts -- a resolution endorsing Montenegro's policy of integration with the Euro-Atlantic community and a law authorizing deployme [...]	2008-10-22 22:40:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MW
08PODGORICA273	MONTENEGRO: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] Summary: Organized crime groups use Montenegro as a transit country for cannabis from Albania and Kosovo, and smaller amounts of other narcotics from the Middle East (heroine) and Latin America (cocaine),destined for the western Balkans and Western Europe. A small proportion of the smuggled na [...]	2008-11-03 16:46:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR KCRM MW
08PODGORICA278	MONTENEGRO'S FOREIGN MINISTER SEEKS NATO MEMBER SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The FM presented copies of the GoM's request for MAP consideration at the NATO summit in April to member missions in Podgorica. He urged member governments to consider Montenegro's strong commitment to joining the Euro-Atlantic community and examine the progress it has made in a [...]	2008-11-07 19:11:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MW
08PODGORICA281	TEXT OF MONTENEGRIN PM DJUKANOVIC'S LETTER TO NATO SECGEN [...] Post received an official copy of the letter from H.E. Milo Djukanovic, Prime Minister of Montenegro, which was delivered to NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on November 5 in Brussels. Original will be hand delivered to EUR/SCE. Begin Text Podgorica, 4 November 2008 [...]	2008-11-10 17:24:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MW
08PODGORICA283	MONTENEGRO: PROGRESS REPORT ON NATO-RELATED REFORMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Against the backdrop of Montenegro's official request last week to be invited to MAP next April, the GoM continues to work hard on fulfilling the USG's NATO-related priorities (Ref C). Notably, the MoD is on track to fulfill its goal of participation in two NATO partnership exer [...]	2008-11-13 11:48:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MW
08PODGORICA289	MONTENEGRO FOCUSES ON PRACTICAL STEPS TOWARD NATO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a December 1 meeting with the Ambassador and DCM, the Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs stressed their commitment to reinforcing Montenegro's ties with NATO in the coming months. The Ambassador welcomed this commitment, while cautioning that support by the U.S. or it [...]	2008-12-04 17:12:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MOPS MW
08PODGORICA299	MONTENEGRO: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] As requested in reftel, Post submission for the 2008 Country Reports on Terrorism follows. POC for the terrorism report for Montenegro is Alexandra Bonura. Tel number is (382) 20 410 - 500 ext. 528 and e-mail is BonuraAD@state.gov 2. There were no terrorist attacks or terrorist-relate [...]	2008-12-22 10:39:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR MW
08PODGORICA64	MONTENEGRO TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO, BUT NOT YET [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-21 16:34:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MW
08PODGORICA88	MONTENEGRIN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: MEET THE CANDIDATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The deadline for registration for Montenegro's presidential election is March 17, but the identities of the four leading candidates have been clear for some time. (The first round of the election will be April 6, with an if-needed second round on April 20). The contenders are i [...]	2008-03-13 16:52:00	Embassy Podgorica	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MW
08PRAGUE118	SCENESETTER FOR CZECH PM TOPOLANEK'S VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Topolanek's visit next week to Washington will be a key milestone for the Czech leader, who is a convinced and committed Atlanticist with a firm belief in strong ties with the United States. He is coming to Washington with the goal of demonstrating -- especially to his domest [...]	2008-02-21 16:49:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ OVIP
08PRAGUE132	CZECH CONTRIBUTIONS TO IRAQ (C-RE8-00009) [...] (C) Summary: The Czech Republic has maintained troops in Iraq since 2003, and its support will continue at a reduced level through 2008. While no final decision has been made on 2009, the Foreign Ministry would like to see a small number of Czech troops remain in Iraq so long as the NATO Trai [...]	2008-02-27 16:39:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR EAID EUN KDEM MARR NATO PREL EZ
08PRAGUE139	CZECH CHAIRMAN OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE ON [...] (C) Summary: Jan Hamacek, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Czech Parliament, recently shared with us views on a broad range of topics, including missile defense (MD),Afghanistan, relations with the Topolanek government, and contacts with countries like Iran and Russia. On M [...]	2008-02-29 12:56:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ MARR
08PRAGUE16	TUSK VISIT TO PRAGUE: NO CHANGE IN CZECH POSITION [...] (C/NF) Summary: The January 10 meeting of the Czech and Polish PMs appears not to have resulted in any significant change in the Czech approach to missile defense (MD) negotiations. PM Topolanek stated during a joint press conference with Tusk that the Czech side still intends to conclude neg [...]	2008-01-11 11:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PREL PGOV PL EZ
08PRAGUE17	CZECHS ON TRACK FOR MARCH PRT DEPLOYMENT TO LOGAR, [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech government is moving forward with sustained enthusiasm and great attention to detail in advance of the Czech Provincial Reconstruction Team's (PRT's) March deployment to Logar, Afghanistan. This January and February the Czechs have several training programs planned for [...]	2008-01-11 15:55:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL NATO AF MARR MASS EZ EUN
08PRAGUE207	PROPOSED NATO STATEMENT ON CFE [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-28 11:55:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL RS NATO KCFE MARR CG MD EZ
08PRAGUE208	CZECH REPUBLIC: MISSILE DEFENSE RATIFICATION END [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-28 16:19:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV NATO EZ RU PL
08PRAGUE22	CZECH REPUBLIC: STRATEGIC DIALOGUE NON-PAPER [...] (C) Political Counselor delivered reftel non-paper to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Security Policy Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova January 15. Smigolova emphasized the political importance of the Strategic Dialogue to highlight how the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement (BMDA) deepen [...]	2008-01-15 14:03:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE224	CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ALLIES TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-08 13:17:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MK EZ
08PRAGUE226	RUSSIAN VIEWS FROM THE CZECH REPUBLIC ON MISSILE [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-08 14:36:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR PGOV NATO EZ RU
08PRAGUE241	CZECH REPUBLIC: SEVENTH VISIT OF THE STATUS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-16 08:41:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
08PRAGUE261	CZECH CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATS ENDORSE MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The April 19-20 congress of the Christian Democratic Union-Czechoslovak People's Party (KDU-CSL) endorsed missile defense but also highlighted the party's internal divisions and a leadership crisis that may speed the party's ongoing political decline. The congress was probably [...]	2008-04-28 15:32:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ PGOV PREL
08PRAGUE264	CZECH REPUBLIC: EIGHTH VISIT OF THE STATUS OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-04-29 13:11:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
08PRAGUE284	CZECH RATIFICATION OF MISSILE DEFENSE AGREEMENTS [...] (C) Summary: While no final decision has been made, it appears increasingly likely that Czech ratification of the missile defense (MD) agreements will not occur until after the regional and Senate elections this fall. This reflects the reality that we have not yet been able to work out an ag [...]	2008-05-07 15:38:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EZ
08PRAGUE303	CZECH REPUBLIC: NATO INTEROPERABILITY CONCERNS AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-16 14:31:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PARM PREL NATO UN EZ
08PRAGUE328	CZECH COMMENTS ON DRAFT U.S.-EU SUMMIT DECLARATION [...] (C) Emboff spoke with Czech MFA Department of the Americas official, Jan Buben, who is coordinating the Czech positions and comments on the draft U.S.-EU summit declaration. With reference to the specific elements (Latin America and Missile Defense) highlighted in Ref A, Buben reiterated the C [...]	2008-05-30 16:39:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN EZ CU PGOV PREL
08PRAGUE339	COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ VISIT TO PRAGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Commerce Secretary Gutierrez visited Prague on June 3. His program included meetings with PM Topolanek, FM Schwarzenberg, Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Hovorka, and a group of NGOs and other activists on Cuban issues. In addition to Cuba, discussion focused on missile [...]	2008-06-06 15:46:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PGOV PREL MARR ENGR NATO PHUM CU EZ XG
08PRAGUE37	CZECHS TWEAK THEIR MISSILE DEFENSE GAMEPLAN [...] (C) Summary: There are signs that the Czech approach to missile defense has shifted slightly in recent days, partly as a result of the Jan 17 Security Council meeting, partly in response to changes in Poland. For the most part these are not major shifts but simply adjustments to the Czech time [...]	2008-01-24 14:13:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PREL NATO PL EZ
08PRAGUE401	DASD GETZ VISIT TO PRAGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 9 2008, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Colleen Getz visited Prague for meetings with Czech MoD and MFA officials to discuss ongoing and future Czech contributions to coalitions in Afghanistan and Iraq. The meeting provided a good opportunity to review the [...]	2008-06-26 06:53:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MARR MASS NATO AF EZ EUN
08PRAGUE416	CZECH SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO [...] (SBU) Czech MFA desk officer for Kosovo, Josef Zrzavecky, who just returned from the International Steering Group meeting in Kosovo, informed Emboff that the GOCR plans to actively engage at the July 11 European Commission-sponsored donors conference in Brussels on July 11. The Czechs plan to [...]	2008-07-01 14:54:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UN UNMIK YI KPKO KV EZ EUN
08PRAGUE418	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) Madam Secretary, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit is much anticipated by Prime Minister Topolanek and his government as an important signal of our strong transatlantic partnership. The signing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement, which [...]	2008-07-01 17:29:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
08PRAGUE419	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) Madam Secretary, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit is much anticipated by Prime Minister Topolanek and his government as an important signal of our strong transatlantic partnership. The signing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement, which [...]	2008-07-02 07:01:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
08PRAGUE420	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE'S VISIT TO THE [...] (C) Madam Secretary, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit is much anticipated by Prime Minister Topolanek and his government as an important signal of our strong transatlantic partnership. The signing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement, which [...]	2008-07-02 07:02:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
08PRAGUE46	PM TOPOLANEK'S YEAR OF PAINFUL VICTORIES [...] (C) Summary: Czech PM Topolanek's government marked its first year in office on January 19. Topolanek described the past year as one of "painful victories," an assessment that is right on the mark. Topolanek, who is governing with an evenly split parliament, has managed to advance his reform [...]	2008-01-25 15:54:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EZ
08PRAGUE460	CZECH REPUBLIC AND MISSILE DEFENSE: BUILDING UPON [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Secretary Rice's visit to the Czech Republic and the signing of the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement (BMDA) on July 8 was a major success. Her discussions with the Czech Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and Parliamentarians, especially skeptical Green and oppositio [...]	2008-07-17 11:31:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EZ
08PRAGUE471	CZECH REPUBLIC: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Ambassador Graber met on July 23 with DPM Alexandr Vondra to deliver reftel proposal on concluding the SOFA negotiations. PM Topolanek was unable to participate in the meeting due to an ongoing marathon cabinet session, which will be the government's last before a 3-week summer break. Am [...]	2008-07-23 16:50:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EZ PARM MNUC
08PRAGUE486	CZECH REPUBLIC NOT PLANNING TO SUPPORT NATO [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-25 16:06:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO IZ EZ
08PRAGUE487	CZECH REPUBLIC: AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY FORCE SIZE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-28 16:19:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO AF EZ
08PRAGUE491	CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE ON NATO-EU CRISIS [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-30 07:22:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO EZ EUN
08PRAGUE516	MISSILE DEFENSE: USG ENGAGEMENT DURING CZECH [...] See action request in Paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Despite the delay in concluding the SOFA, we still expect that the Topolanek government will send the package of missile defense (MD) agreements to the parliament for ratification before the end of 2008. Success in the Czech [...]	2008-08-04 12:58:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ MARR NATO PGOV PREL
08PRAGUE535	TFGGO1: CZECHS ENGAGED ON SITUATION IN SOUTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs discussed the upcoming August 12 NAC with Czech MFA Director of Security Policy, Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova, who noted that the Czechs share a similar perspective to the USG and offered her assurance that they want to coordinate closely with us. As noted in Ref B., Czech Fo [...]	2008-08-12 06:34:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	NATO PARM KCFE EUN RU GG EZ
08PRAGUE576	CZECH REPUBLIC: AMBASSADOR GRABER'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: In an August 22 meeting with Czech Deputy Defense Minister Bartak, Ambassador delivered ref A talking points in response to the Czech Ministry of Defense's August 6 non-paper (ref B). Bartak said the GOCR accepts in principle U.S. proposals for tax exemptions in the SOFA. Bartak [...]	2008-08-22 16:41:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EZ MARR PGOV PREL
08PRAGUE606	CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE IRAQ COALITION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 15:52:00	Embassy Prague	SECRET//NOFORN	PRE IZ NAT MARR
08PRAGUE612	ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO NATO TRAINING MISSION - [...] (C) Pol/Econ Counselor delivered ref a demarche on September 18 to Czech MFA Security Policy Department Director Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova. Kuchynova-Smigolova said the Czech Republic is considering transferring to NTM-I at least some of its approximately 17 military personnel currently d [...]	2008-09-19 07:26:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO IZ EZ
08PRAGUE623	THE CZECH REPUBLIC AND A RESURGENT RUSSIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-22 15:07:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG ECON PREL RU EZ
08PRAGUE631	CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SEEKING [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-26 15:40:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO RU EZ MARR
08PRAGUE640	CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON SUPPORTING [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-02 15:24:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF EZ
08PRAGUE647	AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 6 MEETING WITH CZECH DPM [...] (C) Summary: During his October 6 meeting with Czech DPM Alexandr Vondra, the Ambassador raised PM Topolanek's upcoming meeting with President Bush and DHS Secretary Chertoff's upcoming visit to the Czech Republic. The Czechs intend to invite the next U.S. President to an EU-U.S. summit in [...]	2008-10-07 14:39:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP CMGT CVIS EUN MARR PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE653	CZECH REPUBLIC: GOVERNMENT APPROVES MINISTRY OF [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-10 16:37:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AF EZ MARR PREL MASS
08PRAGUE663	SCENESETTER FOR USDP EDELMAN'S VISIT TO CZECH [...] (C) Under Secretary Edelman, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you again to the Czech Republic. Your visit will underscore the importance of our strong transatlantic partnership. The year since your last visit has seen tremendous progress on Missile Defense, with the Ballistic Missile [...]	2008-10-16 14:13:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE666	CZECH REPUBLIC: PM TOPOLANEK SUFFERS MAJOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Czech voters turned out in record numbers in the October 17-18 regional and senate elections to deal PM Topolanek and his coalition partners a stunning defeat. PM Topolanek's Civic Democratic Party (ODS) lost control over 12 out of the 13 regional governor's seats which were con [...]	2008-10-20 10:01:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE667	CZECH REPUBLIC: DAS MERKEL DISCUSSES ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State (DAS) David Merkel held day-long discussions October 10 in Prague on relations with Russia, energy security, relations with the countries of the former Soviet Union, and Russia,s relations with NATO. He met with MFA Political Director Martin Po [...]	2008-10-20 15:47:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EZ NATO RU
08PRAGUE668	SCENESETTER FOR CZECH PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Czech Prime Minister Topolanek's October 29 White House meeting will come a day after his visit to Afghanistan, where he plans to celebrate with Czech troops the 90th anniversary of his country's founding. This will be Topolanek's second Washington trip this year, and it promises [...]	2008-10-20 16:22:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE674	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Secretary Chertoff, Embassy Prague looks forward to welcoming you to the Czech Republic. Your visit will underscore the importance of our strong transatlantic partnership, which has received a significant boost from the President's announcement of the Czech Republic's entry into [...]	2008-10-23 12:14:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE681	CZECH PM TOPOLANEK SUFFERS ANOTHER DEFEAT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the October 24-25 second round of Senate elections, Czech voters dealt another blow to PM Topolanek's Civic Democratic Party (ODS),which was still reeling from the defeat it suffered in the October 17-18 regional elections. In the 27 Senate races, ODS managed to hold onto o [...]	2008-10-27 16:33:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE688	CZECH REPUBLIC: NATO ACCESSION OF ALBANIA AND [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 12:43:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL KTIA HR AL EZ
08PRAGUE696	USDP EDELMAN,S 21 OCTOBER MEETINGS IN PRAGUE [...] No summary [...]	2008-11-05 08:51:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EZ NATO EPET ENER MARR EU
08PRAGUE704	CZECH REPUBLIC: PROSPECTS FOR MISSILE DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 29, the Czech government took its first steps toward ratifying the two missile defense (MD) agreements, the BMDA and SOFA. In both chambers of the parliament, however, these initial steps were thwarted by 1) the new political reality brought about by the October regi [...]	2008-11-07 10:22:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE738	MISSILE DEFENSE: CZECH SENATE APPROVES MD [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 27, the Czech Senate debated and approved the U.S.-Czech Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement (BMDA) and the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The nearly five-hour debate brought no new arguments, and the opposition failed to push through motions for a constitutional [...]	2008-11-28 16:03:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE74	FIFTH VISIT OF STATUS OF FORCES NEGOTIATION TEAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Ambassador Jackson McDonald and an interagency delegation met with representatives of the Czech Government in Prague to continue negotiations on a supplemental Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) on January 27-30 and on the Ballistic Missile Defense Agreement on Janua [...]	2008-02-06 08:26:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MASS MARR EZ
08PRAGUE773	CODEL MURTHA VISIT TO CZECH REPUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: Representative John Murtha's November 25 trip to the Czech Republic focused on missile defense (MD). DFM Tomas Pojar outlined the reasons the Czech government favors MD and prospects for ratification in the Czech parliament. Murtha discussed alternatives to interceptors in Pola [...]	2008-12-15 16:37:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR EZ
08PRAGUE779	DEFIANT OPPOSITION LEADER BLOCKING CZECH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Graber, together with the UK, Dutch, and Polish ambassadors to the Czech Republic, called on Czech opposition Social Democrat (CSSD) leader Jiri Paroubek December 17 to underscore Allied concern over an impasse in the Czech parliament regarding the Czech overseas troo [...]	2008-12-17 16:36:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV AF EZ
08PRAGUE787	CZECH REPUBLIC - 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Czech authorities continue to cooperate with the USG across a wide spectrum of security, law enforcement and military matters as part of the global war on terrorism. Whether protecting the Prague headquarters of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and other U.S. facilities, providing critical mil [...]	2008-12-18 16:38:00	Embassy Prague	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EFIN PTER KCRM EZ
08PRAGUE788	CODEL TAUSCHER'S DECEMBER 18 MEETINGS IN PRAGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a December 18 trip to Prague, Representatives Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) and Doug Lamborn (R-CO) met with Czech FM Schwarzenberg, DFM Pojar and DPM Vondra. Representative Tauscher stressed linking a possible radar site in the Czech Republic to short and medium range missile [...]	2008-12-19 14:10:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP MARR PREL PGOV NATO RS PL EZ
08PRAGUE792	STANDOFF CONTINUES AS CZECH PARLIAMENT VOTES DOWN [...] (C) Summary: The political standoff on Czech troop deployments to Afghanistan and other foreign missions between PM Mirek Topolanek and main opposition Social Democrat (CSSD) leader Jiri Paroubek continued on December 19, when parliament's lower house failed to approve a resolution authorizi [...]	2008-12-22 15:52:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PGOV EUN NATO AF EZ
08PRAGUE803	REPRESENTATIVE WEXLER'S MEETINGS IN PRAGUE [...] (C) Summary: During a December 4 trip to Prague, Representative Robert Wexler (D-FL) met with DFM Tomas Pojar, DPM Alexandr Vondra, and opposition MP Jan Hamacek. Pojar and Vondra urged continued Congressional support for missile defense (MD). Representative Wexler expressed appreciation f [...]	2008-12-23 15:03:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV EZ
08PRAGUE808	CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-30 14:53:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM NATO MOPS PREL CZ

08PRAGUE810	CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-12-31 13:10:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	KCFE PREF PARM NATO EZ
08PRAGUE84	UPDATE ON EVE OF CZECH PRT DEPLOYMENT TO LOGAR, [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 11, the Czechs will send the first of their troops to establish a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in Logar, Afghanistan. With the exception of a few remaining issues (see paragraph 4),the Czech PRT continues to be on track for a successful deployment by mid-Ma [...]	2008-02-08 16:33:00	Embassy Prague	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO AF MARR MASS EZ EUN
08PRISTINA13	KOSOVO BIO: PRIME MINISTER HASHIM THACI [...] (C) SUMMARY: Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) chairman Hashim Thaci is Kosovo's new prime minister after his party's victory in the November 17 elections and Assembly approval on January 9. PDK's electoral success crowned a long and sustained campaign by Thaci to become prime minister, [...]	2008-01-10 17:52:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UNMIK KV
08PRISTINA15	KOSOVO: WHO'S WHO IN THE NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (U) On January 9 the Kosovo Assembly approved the following slate of ministers of Kosovo's new goverment coming out of the November 17, 2007 central elections (see bios at para 2; septels report January 9 Assembly action; PM Thaci bio; and Assembly Speaker Krasniqi bio): Prime Minister Hashi [...]	2008-01-10 18:26:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV UNMIK KV
08PRISTINA348	KOSOVO: HANDOVER PLANNING FOR THE POLICE MISSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: CDA met with European Union Planning Team (EUPT) Head Roy Reeve on June 27 to discuss the evolution of plans for UNMIK's handover to the EU Rule of Law Mission (EULEX). Reeve noted that the UN's instruction cable of June 24 to UNMIK enabled handover planning to move forward. He [...]	2008-07-05 11:12:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK
08PRISTINA354	KOSOVO: JULY 11 DONORS CONFERENCE A MILESTONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The European Commission (EC) will host a donors conference in Brussels on July 11 to mobilize funding for Kosovo's continued development in the wake of independence. The Government of Kosovo (GOK) will need 1.5 billion dollars over three years in donor support to address existin [...]	2008-07-07 15:20:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID KV UNMIK
08PRISTINA388	KOSOVO: DONORS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS PROGRESS, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Kosovo Donors Conference held in Brussels on July 11 garnered 1.2 billion euro to support Kosovo's socio-economic development and gave the Kosovo Government a high-profile opportunity to tell its story, informing donors about progress made since independence and of its futur [...]	2008-07-21 16:32:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID KV UNMIK
08PRISTINA515	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY GATES TO KOSOVO [...] (C) Mr. Secretary: It has been a difficult but in many ways successful seven months since Kosovo declared its independence on February 17. Though we spent much time planning for the possibility of large-scale population flows after the declaration and took precautions lest the independence [...]	2008-09-27 09:47:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNMIK KV
08PRISTINA563	KOSOVO: CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES TO PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA [...] (U) On November 5, 2008, U.S. Embassy Pristina received the following congratulatory letters from President Fatmir Sejdiu and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci to President-elect Obama. 2. (U) Letter from President Fatmir Sejdiu to President-elect Obama dated November 5, 2008. //BEGIN LETTER TE [...]	2008-11-06 17:15:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KV
08PRISTINA582	KOSOVO: VISIT OF EUR A/S FRIED NOVEMBER 17-18 [...] (C) Summary. Over the course of two days in Pristina November 17-18, 2008, EUR A/S Daniel Fried engaged the Government of Kosovo (GOK) leadership on establishing conditions for the full deployment of the EU's rule of law mission in Kosovo (EULEX). Discussions were difficult and held in a te [...]	2008-11-24 07:13:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KV
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
08PRISTINA633	(KOSOVO): 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Following is the submission from U.S. Embassy in Pristina for Kosovo's 2008 Counterterrorism Report. 2. (U) The UN Interim Administrative Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) administered Kosovo under the authority of UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1244 of 1999 until June 15, when Kosovo's [...]	2008-12-22 16:49:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PGOV KJUS KCRM KV
08PRISTINA76	KOSOVO: REQUEST FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS [...] On February 17, the Assembly of Kosovo declared the independence of Kosovo. Kosovo President Fatmir Sejdiu has asked that we convey immediately to President Bush the following request for U.S. recognition of Kosovo's statehood and the establishment of diplomatic relations with the United State [...]	2008-02-17 15:16:00	Embassy Pristina	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KV
08PRISTINA99	KOSOVO: SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH MODERATES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kosovo's hardline church leader Bishop Artemije Radosavljevic has responded to independence by ordering his clergy to break off contact with any organization or person supporting independence, including the Kosovo government and foreign diplomats. He has also deemed invalid the [...]	2008-03-05 17:01:00	Embassy Pristina	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EAID KV UNMIK
08QUITO880	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON RUSSIA-GEORGIA [...] (C) PolOff delivered points from reftels to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on September 5. Puma reiterated her regular mantra that the GOE was particularly sensitive to issues of sovereignty. She noted that the GOE would not make a public commitment for or against Ru [...]	2008-09-11 20:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR KPKO GG RU EC
08RABAT1100	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTINGS [...] (SBU) Representative Hastings, my staff and I warmly welcome your visit. As you are aware, Morocco is a member of the OSCE Mediterranean Partnership and has hosted OSCE meetings in Rabat, but there is potential for more engagement. Morocco has given us exemplary cooperation in the struggle [...]	2008-11-25 14:09:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP PGOV PHUM PREL PBTS KDEM AG WI MO
08RABAT1198	MOROCCO: REP. HASTINGS AGREES WITH MFA SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Summary: Chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE) Representative Alcee Hastings encouraged Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Secretary General Youssef Amrani to enhance Moroccan participation in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Eu [...]	2008-12-24 17:17:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP ETRD OSCE MO
08RABAT170	SCENESETTER FOR A/S WELCH'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (C) Ambassador Welch, the Moroccans will roll out the red carpet for you, including an audience with King Mohammed VI in Marrakech, as well as expected meetings with Foreign Minister Fassi Fihri and Intelligence Chief Mansouri. They are delighted you are visiting them before Algiers and will [...]	2008-02-22 17:42:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ECON MO
08RABAT390	MOROCCO SIGNALS DESIRE FOR CLOSER SECURITY TIES TO [...] (C) Summary: Senior Moroccan military and diplomatic officials indicate that they would give serious consideration to the Status of Forces Agreement, but needed to review the U.S. draft. Morocco,s Inspector General of the Armed Forces (CHOD) General Bennani recently pledged to sign the Acqui [...]	2008-04-30 17:06:00	Embassy Rabat	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PINS MCAP MO
08RABAT4	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL JOHNSON [...] (U) SUMMARY: The U.S. Mission warmly welcomes your upcoming visit to Morocco. Your visit, the third by a congressional delegation in the New Year, following visits by delegations headed by Senators Martinez and Harkin, will help to underscore the importance the United States accords to our r [...]	2008-01-03 16:21:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP ECON EAID PGOV PREL SENV MO
08RABAT420	MOROCCO CONSIDERS U.S. REQUEST FOR SHAPING OSLO [...] No summary [...]	2008-05-09 18:46:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PARM PREL NATO UN MO
08RABAT489	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF GENERAL WARD TO [...] (C) Summary: General Ward, we are looking forward to your visit to Morocco. Since your last visit in February 2007, our governments have become even closer. Continuing close military-to-military cooperation, with a flourishing training/exercise program, was highlighted by Morocco,s agreeme [...]	2008-05-23 18:31:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	OVIP MARR PREL PTER MO
08RABAT727	MOROCCO'S MILITARY: ADEQUATE, MODERNIZING, BUT [...] (C) Summary: The Moroccan Royal Armed Forces (FAR) are modernizing but remain weighed down by long-standing problems. King Mohammed VI, who in 1999 inherited a military in need of professionalization, has implemented some needed reforms, but much remains to be done. Civilian control, if as [...]	2008-08-04 16:13:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	MARR MASS PGOV PREL PTER KCOR KPKO MO
08RABAT940	MOROCCO: MFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES ALGERIA, SAHARA [...] (S) Summary: During an unexpectedly wide-ranging pre-UNGA discussion, MFA International Security Chief Karim Halim (strictly protect) complained about "bumps" in the normally good security cooperation between Morocco and Algeria. Halim griped that the current level of USG military assistance [...]	2008-09-30 17:26:00	Embassy Rabat	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV PBTS MARR NATO AG WI MO
08REYKJAVIK127	CLOSING OUT THE ICELAND AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM TRANSFER [...] (C) Summary: Twenty-one months after the closure of U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik, one major issue remains unresolved: the ultimate disposition of the residual parts and equipment associated with the Iceland Air Defense System (IADS). The Government of Iceland has made the IADS radar syst [...]	2008-07-01 12:51:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL MARR NATO PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK139	SUPPORT REQUEST TO GAIN ALLIES' AND UKRAINIAN SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-16 15:54:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO IZ IC
08REYKJAVIK151	ICELAND INFORMED OF NEW U.S. CLUSTER MUNITIONS POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 15:55:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPOA PARM PREL NATO MOPS IC
08REYKJAVIK166	NAC STATEMENT ON RUSSIAN ACTIONS IN GEORGIA [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-11 16:56:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PARM KCFE RU GG IC
08REYKJAVIK173	TFGG01: ICELAND ON RUSSIAN ACTIVITIES IN GEORGIA [...] (SBU) In discussion of the current situation in Georgia with Political Director Greta Gunnarsdottir, the highest available MFA official, the Ambassador urged August 14 that Iceland press Russia to take the necessary steps detailed in reftel. Gunnarsdottir will raise the message with the Foreign [...]	2008-08-14 17:22:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PHUM NATO UN GG RS IC
08REYKJAVIK188	GEORGIA: ICELAND OPPOSES RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF S. OSSETIA [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kurt Volker previewed reftel demarche in August 25 meetings with the Icelandic Foreign Minister and other senior officials, and embassy followed up on August 27 to reiterate the points. In press comments on August 26, Foreign Minister Gisladottir immediate [...]	2008-08-27 16:03:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PREF GG RU IC
08REYKJAVIK195	ICELAND: PEACEKEEPING TAKES ON A MORE CIVILIAN LOOK AFTER [...] (U) Summary: On August 26, Minister for Foreign Affairs Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir announced that Icelandic peacekeepers would only in rare circumstances carry arms, and that civilian and military tasks would be more clearly separated in future peacekeeping assignments. Gisladottir made the [...]	2008-09-09 17:00:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS KPKO MARR PGOV PREL AF IC
08REYKJAVIK198	ICELAND SUPPORTS MOVING ISAF COUNTER-NARC DISCUSSION TO [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-12 16:55:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS NATO MARR PREL AF IC
08REYKJAVIK199	Iceland's Bid for the UN Security Council [...] (C/NF) Summary: Iceland's bid for one of two available WEOG seats on the UN Security Council in 2009-10 is rapidly drawing to a close. The campaign, hamstrung by a slow start and tepid support at home, has found its legs over the last year under the enthusiastic direction of Foreign Minister [...]	2008-09-12 16:57:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL UNSC UN AU TU IC
08REYKJAVIK225	ICELANDIC ECONOMIC CRISIS, TIME FOR USG TO GET INVOLVED? [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-08 19:24:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK254	ICELAND: NATO ACCESSION OF ALBANIA AND CROATIA [...] (U) PolOff contacted Icelandic MFA MinCouns for International Organizations Nikulas Hannigan on October 28 to follow up on reftel demarche. Hannigan said that the MFA's Legal Advisor is preparing a draft parliamentary resolution for consideration by the cabinet at the weekly government meeting [...]	2008-10-30 08:14:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR NATO PREL KTIA AL HR IC
08REYKJAVIK255	ICELAND'S REQUEST FOR A LOAN: WHAT'S IN IT FOR US [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-31 08:46:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK256	Iceland's Financial Crisis: The Russia Angle [...] (C) The announcement by Iceland's Central Bank on October 7 that Russia would provide a USD 5.4 billion loan created an international stir, unleashing a wave of speculation as to who had approached Russia, why and when the contact was made, and what the Russians could be contemplating as the q [...]	2008-11-03 16:51:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN ECON PGOV RS IC
08REYKJAVIK258	ICELAND: PRIME MINISTER CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT-ELECT [...] (U) Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde has sent U.S. President-elect Barack Obama a letter of congratulations, according to a November 5 press release from the PM's Office. In the release, Haarde further noted that he looks forward to meeting the new President at the next NATO Summit in 200 [...]	2008-11-05 15:56:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL IC
08REYKJAVIK264	Iceland's economic troubles: Implications for the defense [...] (C) Summary: Iceland's economic collapse is spurring painful but necessary cost cutting measures by the Icelandic government. One expected target of reductions is the defense budget, a very small part of the national budget but a line item with a high profile. Although a funding reduction i [...]	2008-11-10 18:15:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL NATO PGOV IC
08REYKJAVIK269	ICELAND: MFA SLASHES BUDGET, WILL REPLACE AMBASSADOR TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Iceland's Foreign Minister has announced a twenty percent reduction in the Ministry's budget for FY 2009. Four Icelandic missions will be closed down and the positions of six Ambassadors, who are retiring, will not be filled. Some Icelandic foreign service staff at overseas posts [...]	2008-11-14 17:03:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EFIN PREL MARR ODIP IC
08REYKJAVIK279	Foreign Minister Assesses Icelandic Domestic and Foreign [...] (U) At a November 28 lunch hosted by the Danish Ambassador, the dean of the diplomatic corps, Foreign Minister Gisladottir told the assembled heads of mission she viewed Iceland's financial collapse as part of a global meltdown that must be resolved globally. In a pointed repudiation of the ha [...]	2008-12-01 16:57:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EU IC
08REYKJAVIK286	Iceland: Political parties considering EU membership as [...] (U) Summary: Iceland's economic crisis has radically changed opinions here on the possibility of joining the European Union, and the country's political parties are struggling to adapt. Polls show support for joining the EU and adopting the euro reaching 70 percent, while support for the gov [...]	2008-12-05 16:28:00	Embassy Reykjavik	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON EUN IC
08REYKJAVIK46	Demarche on Use of FYROM for NATO Candidature (U) [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-31 17:33:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO PGOV MK GR IC
08REYKJAVIK52	Scenesetter for the Secretary's meeting with Icelandic [...] (C/NF) Icelandic Foreign Minister Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir's visit to Washington April 10-12 will be her first visit with a bilateral agenda. Since her Social Democratic Alliance party came into government last June, she has quickly forged a solid relationship with her center-right coalit [...]	2008-04-03 16:47:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV PINR NATO KWMN IC
08REYKJAVIK8	Iceland: Russian activities in region a growing concern [...] (C) Summary: Russian foreign policy continues to irritate and puzzle the Government of Iceland. In the hour-long special on Russia, broadcasted by an Icelandic television channel on January 15, Russian Ambassador Tatarintsev claimed that recent Russian foreign policy moves are tied to Russia' [...]	2008-01-23 14:58:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PGOV RU IC
08REYKJAVIK91	Scenesetter for the Secretary's visit to Iceland May 30, 2008 [...] (U) The Icelanders are delighted to welcome you to the High North. Your visit to Reykjavik is the first by a Secretary of State since Secretary Powell attended the NATO Summit here in 2002, and the first bilateral visit since Secretary Albright overnighted in 2000. Under Secretary for Politic [...]	2008-05-19 14:34:00	Embassy Reykjavik	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PINR NATO KWMN ECON UNSC IC
08RIGA123	Scenesetter for Secretary Chertoff's visit to Riga [...] We look forward to welcoming you in Riga. Your visit, and the accompanying signing of the MOU (assuming agreement can be reached on the text) on the Visa Waiver Program (VWP),is a significant marker of the strength of our bilateral relationship. Joining the VWP is the foreign policy issue th [...]	2008-03-10 11:15:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PGOV KCOR OVIP CHERTOFF MICHAEL LG
08RIGA144	LATVIA, BUCHAREST AND ISAF [...] (C) Summary: We assess that it is unlikely that the Latvian government will make significant new contribution to ISAF at Bucharest. Military op tempo, an unsure defense minister, and funding concerns all contribute to the reasons this is unlikely. Latvia is likely to continue with participatio [...]	2008-03-19 07:32:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR PREL NATO AF LG
08RIGA199	PRESIDENT ZATLERS' VISIT TO WASHINGTON [...] (C/NF) Latvian President Valdis Zatlers makes his first visit to Washington April 23 - 25 significantly stronger in his job than when he started, but still not the dominant figure in Latvian politics that his predecessor was. Given the strong constitutional limitations on his role, this is on [...]	2008-04-17 09:58:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS CVIS ENRG MARR NATO RS LG
08RIGA38	LATVIAN PLANS IN IRAQ FOR 2008 AND BEYOND [...] (S) In response to reftel, post submits the following responses to the questions posed: A. (S) WHAT ARE EUROPEAN LEADERS' LONG-TERM (I.E., BEYOND 2008) PLANS FOR THEIR FORCES AND OTHER EFFORTS IN IRAQ? (S) Latvian leaders believe that they have made their contribution to Iraq with their [...]	2008-01-16 15:48:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET	PINR MARR PREL MOPS EAID NATO EUN IZ LG
08RIGA389	LATVIAN SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-02 09:42:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EAID KV LG
08RIGA391	LATVIA WAVERING ON STRATEGIC AIR CONSORTIUM; [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Latvia is in the midst of making decisions on cuts for its 2008 budget (which covers the calendar year). As growth has plummeted from nearly 10 percent to 3.5, expected revenues have fallen significantly and the government is seekin [...]	2008-07-02 12:12:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PGOV PREL NATO LG
08RIGA401	NOT LOOKING GOOD FOR SAC IN LATVIA [...] (C) Summary: Despite our direct intervention with the Prime Minister and the office of the President and the Foreign Ministry, we see it as highly likely that Latvia will decide not to proceed with participation in NATO Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) Consortium. Direct appeals to the high [...]	2008-07-08 07:06:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV NATO LG
08RIGA405	LATVIA OFFICIALLY PULLS OUT OF SAC [...] (C) PM Godmanis called Ambassador Larson July 9 to inform him that the government had decided at its meeting on July 8 that it could not afford participation in NATO's Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) Consortium. Godmanis stressed that Latvia supported the project in principle, but simply co [...]	2008-07-10 13:06:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL PGOV NATO LG
08RIGA429	LATVIA: FEW RESOURCES AVAILABLE FOR NATO TRAINING [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-23 15:48:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO IZ LG
08RIGA463	TFGG01: LATVIA ON GEORGIA/SOUTH OSSETIA - BLAME RUSSIA [...] (C) On the afternoon of August 8, Charge was summoned to the MFA to meet with State Secretary Normans Penke to discuss developments in Georgia/South Ossetia, where Penke expressed the GOL's great concern about the escalating situation. While he initially described that he had held discussions earli [...]	2008-08-08 14:40:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RU LG
08RIGA472	TFGG01: LATVIAN FM WANTS STRONG NATO AND EU [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 09:57:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS ENRG NATO EUN RS GG LG
08RIGA478	TFGG01: MFA STATE SECRETARY UNUSUALLY BLUNT IN [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-12 13:51:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS EAID PINR EUN NATO RS GG LG
08RIGA496	TFGG01: WHAT GEORGIA MEANS TO LATVIA [...] (C) Summary: Events in Georgia have dominated the news and discussion here like few other events in recent memory. Latvians, at least ethic Latvians, look at Georgia and think that this could easily be them. As the EU and NATO have been unable to respond forcefully to Russia -- and many members a [...]	2008-08-15 10:13:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM NATO EUN RS GG LG
08RIGA497	TFGG01: LATVIAN NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS ON [...] No summary [...]	2008-08-15 13:53:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO EUN RS GG LG
08RIGA511	TFGG01: SUPPORTING LATVIA IN LIGHT OF GEORGIA [...] (C) Post leadership met internally to discuss ways the USG could show support for Latvia in the aftermath of the Russian invasion of Georgia, both to reassure the Latvians of our security commitment and to help them make policy adjustments to deal with the new international relationship with Ru [...]	2008-08-22 12:44:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PHUM NATO EUN RS GG LG
08RIGA548	ZATLERS' GROWING COMFORT IN THE JOB [...] (C/NF) In our most recent meeting, I saw a President Zatlers more comfortable in his job, more confident in himself, and with more mastery of the issues. Accompanying General Brady, I was pleasantly surprised to see the President take charge of the meeting from the start. He articulated clea [...]	2008-09-11 07:59:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PGOV LG
08RIGA554	NO LATVIAN POSITION ON EXPANDING ISAF OPLAN [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-15 04:34:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS NATO PREL MARR AF LG
08RIGA560	OUTCOMES - U.S.-BALTIC CFE CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The three Baltic states used annual CFE and conventional arms control consultations with the U.S. HLTF delegation on September 8-9 to underscore the need for increased cooperation on NATO defense planning in light of Russia's actions in Georgia. Far from fixated on notions of de [...]	2008-09-16 10:59:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL KCFE LG EN LH
08RIGA590	LATVIAN RESPONSE: DEMARCHE TO MOD FOR ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-24 13:00:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS NATO LG
08RIGA654	LATVIA NO POSITION ON STREAMLING AFGHANISTAN COMMAND [...] No summary [...]	2008-10-27 04:41:00	Embassy Riga	UNCLASSIFIED	NATO PREL MOPS MARR LG
08RIGA682	LATVIA TELLS GEORGIA SUPPORT FOR MAP NOT UNLIMITED [...] (C) Summary: Latvian officials are telling Georgian counterparts that Tbilisi should not take Latvian support for MAP for Georgia for granted and that irresponsible actions/statements by the Georgians will cause Latvia to lessen its support. End summary. 2. (C) In recent days, officials at [...]	2008-11-07 13:24:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO GG LG
08RIGA743	LATVIA WILL NOT SIGN THE CONVENTION ON CLUSTER [...] (C) Poleconoff delivered reftel demarche to Ieva Jirgensone, the MFA's Acting Head of the Arms Proliferation Division. Jirgensone stated that Latvia will participate in the Oslo conference as observers only, however, the GOL will not sign the convention. Of biggest concern to the GOL was int [...]	2008-12-01 14:33:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM NATO MOPS PREL LG
08RIGA84	LATVIA FOLLOWING MACEDONIA NAME DISPUTE WITH [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-14 11:26:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR NATO MK GR LR
08RIGA88	AMBASSADOR LARSON'S COURTESY CALL WITH LATVIAN [...] (C) Summary. On February 14, Ambassador Larson met Latvian Prime Minister Ivars Godmanis for introductory discussions on a range of issues. They discussed Afghanistan, Kosovo, Visa Waiver, and the Latvian economy. End Summary 2. (C) Ambassador Larson paid his courtesy call on Prime Minis [...]	2008-02-15 15:35:00	Embassy Riga	SECRET	PREL PGOV CVIS ECON NATO RS LG
08RIGA94	LATVIA RECOGNIZES KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE [...] (U) On the afternoon of February 20, Latvian FM Riekstins formally recognized the independence of Kosovo (text e-mailed to EUR/NB). The statement announcing the decision noted the importance of protection of minority rights in the context of implementation of the Ahtissari plan and reaffirmed [...]	2008-02-20 14:55:00	Embassy Riga	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KR LG
08RIYADH768	LEBANON: SAG FM SAYS UN PEACE KEEPING FORCE NEEDED [...] (S) SUMMARY. S/I Ambassador David Satterfield and an MNF-I/Embassy Baghdad team met with SAG Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal on May 10. While Iraq was the main topic discussed, Saud brought up events taking place in Beirut and emphasized the need for a "security response" to Hizballah,s "mil [...]	2008-05-14 09:24:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	IR IS IZ LE MASS MCAP MNUC MOPS PGOV PINR
08RIYADH986	RUSSIAN ARMS SALE TO SAUDI - DELAYED [...] (S) In a routine diplomatic reception on June 18 hosted by the Canadian Embassy in Riyadh which included diplomatic representatives from various Embassies, Acting Pol Counselor inquired with Russian Political Counselor Alexander Bagdatiev on the status of the Russian weapons sale to Saudi Arabi [...]	2008-06-24 05:16:00	Embassy Riyadh	SECRET	ASEC CIA ECON EU INRA MASS MCAP MOPS NATO
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
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
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
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
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
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
08ROME1251	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY SUPPORTS ANA TROOP INCREASE BUT [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Afghanistan Envoy Sergio Mercuri and Deputy Director for Political Military Affairs Carlo Batori on September 17 and followed up with them on October 9. Batori said that the MFA had circulated our request within the GOI interagency and the initial r [...]	2008-10-10 14:06:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
08ROME1452	AFGHANISTAN: ITALY SUPPORTS ANA EXPANSION BUT [...] (C) Charge met with MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Luca Giansanti on November 25 to encourage Italy to announce substantial contributions to the NATO trust fund for the Afghan National Army (ANA) at the December NATO Foreign Ministerial. Giansanti noted that Afghanistan remai [...]	2008-12-01 07:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS NATO PREL AF
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
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
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
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
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

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
08ROME196	PRODI TO ATTEND BUCHAREST SUMMIT, SEES NO EASY SOLUTION TO GARBAGE CRISIS [...] (C) On February 11, the Ambassador met with outgoing PM Romano Prodi to discuss a range of outstanding issues. Prodi said he had just spoken with President Bush and regretted that their February 4 meeting in Washington did not take place. He confirmed that despite the government crisis he would att [...]	2008-02-13 09:50:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO 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
08ROME204	ITALY: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (SBU) Post has reviewed reftel request for information about critical infrastructure and key resources (CI/KR) in Italy and has not identified any whose loss would have an immediate, first-order impact on the national security, economic stability, and/or national public health or safety of th [...]	2008-02-15 15:12:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ECON PTER PREL PGOV ETTC EAID EFIN IT
08ROME212	ITALY: SUPPORTS MACEDONIAN NATO ASPIRATIONS; [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-19 17:55:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR NATO PREL GR MK IT
08ROME246	ITALY: PD LEADER VELTRONI SEES NO FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-28 16:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL 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
08ROME260	GOI WORKING TO IMPROVE NATO-EU RELATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-03 13:46:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO MOPS EU TU CY 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
08SANJOSE119	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CONCERNS ON OSLO PROCESS [...] On February 12 we met with Carlos Cordero Madrigal, Director of the Disarmament, Terrorism, and Organized Crime Section of the MFA and conveyed reftel concerns and talking points. 2. Cordero indicated he will gladly convey our concerns to the GOCR mission in Geneva for consideration, as the [...]	2008-02-13 17:57:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS PARM PREL NATO UN CS
08SANJOSE774	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GUTIERREZ,S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes Secretary Gutierrez, the first USG cabinet-level official to visit Costa Rica since HHS Secretary Leavitt in March 2007. Secretary Gutierrez,s visit comes as the Arias administration is into its third year, feeling embattled by challenges on CAF [...]	2008-09-25 23:26:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ETRD OVIP PGOV PINR PREL
08SANSALVADOR1103	EL SALVADOR OPPOSES IRAN/SYRIA IAEA CANDIDACIES; [...] (C) Summary: El Salvador supports our efforts to prevent Iran and Syria from winning a seat on the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors, but its voting rights in that agency remain suspended because its dues are in arrears. The Salvadorans raised concerns about Russia' [...]	2008-09-23 13:49:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IAEA PARM MNUC KV ES
08SANSALVADOR240	EL SALVADOR DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OSLO PROCESS [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-27 20:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PGOV NATO UN
08SARAJEVO1021	BOSNIA - ENSURING A CHOD TRANSITION THAT KEEPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: We have been working for several months with NATO HQ Sarajevo, including Major General Wightman, to ensure that the July 21 transition from outgoing CHOD LTG Sifet Podzic (Bosniak) to a new CHOD is as smooth as possible (Reftel). The right leadership within the uniformed military [...]	2008-06-16 12:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1036	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE JUNE 24-25 PEACE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: The June 24-25 Peace Implementation Council (PIC) will take place in the warm glow of Bosnia's June 16 signing of its Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU. Though this fulfills one of the two conditions set by the PIC in February for closure of OHR. Prog [...]	2008-06-18 16:53:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KAWC MARR ECON EAID EU
08SARAJEVO1090	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: We are looking forward to your July 8-12 visit to Bosnia, and I am pleased that you will be able to join me on July 11 for the commemoration in Srebrenica of the 1995 genocide that took place in and around the municipality. Your participation in the event will signal, particularly [...]	2008-07-03 12:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PGOV KJUS KAWC KCRM EAID BK EU
08SARAJEVO1110	BOSNIA- PRESIDENCY APPROVES NEW IRAQ DEPLOYMENT, [...] (C) At its July 4 session, the Presidency gave final approval for the deployment of a "platoon-plus" to serve with coalition forces in Iraq for fixed-site security duties. The unit is currently scheduled to arrive in Iraq on or about August 1, and will be the first multi-ethnic operational uni [...]	2008-07-07 15:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1111	BOSNIA- PRESIDENCY APPROVES NEW IRAQ DEPLOYMENT, [...] (C) At its July 4 session, the Presidency gave final approval for the deployment of a "platoon-plus" to serve with coalition forces in Iraq for fixed-site security duties. The unit is currently scheduled to arrive in Iraq on or about August 1, and will be the first multi-ethnic operational uni [...]	2008-07-08 06:35:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR BK
08SARAJEVO112	BOSNIA- IRAQ EOD UNIT MANDATE EXTENDED; EXPANDED [...] (SBU) The Presidency voted January 17 to extend the mandate of Bosnia's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit in Iraq through the end of 2008. The EOD extension is pending parliamentary confirmation by both the House of Representatives and House of Peoples. Following up on a USG request fir [...]	2008-01-18 16:50:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ BK
08SARAJEVO1226	BOSNIA -- PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW IRAQ DEPLOYMENT; [...] (SBU) On July 30, the Bosnian House of Peoples voted to confirm the Presidency's decision to deploy a platoon-plus, 49 men, of Bosnian soldiers for fixed-site security duties in Iraq by a vote of 11 in favor, 0 opposed and 2 abstentions. The previous day, the House of Representatives voted to [...]	2008-07-30 14:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1238	BOSNIA -- PRESIDENTS' ADVISORS PLAY SIGINIFICANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past year and a half, we have worked closely with the cabinets and advisors to the three members of Bosnia's Tri-Presidency: Bosniak Haris Silajdzic, Serb Nebojsa Radmanovic, and Croat Zeljko Komsic. As we reported previously, (reftel),the advisors play a significant role [...]	2008-08-01 08:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR BK
08SARAJEVO128	BOSNIA- SCENESETTER FOR MINISTER CIKOTIC'S JANUARY [...] (C) Summary. Minister Cikotic will lead a high-level delegation from the Bosnian Armed Forces and Parliament to visit Bosnia's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit and consult with senior MNF-I commanders in Iraq January 28-30. Bosnia's nearly three year deployment of its EOD unit continues [...]	2008-01-23 17:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR IZ BK
08SARAJEVO129	BOSNIA- AMBASSADOR AND NATO HQ PUSH MOVABLE [...] (C) On January 23, the Ambassador, NATO HQ Sarajevo Commander US MG Wightman, and NATO POLAD met with President Nebojsa Radmanovic and Prime Minister Spiric to stress the importance of resolving movable defense property issues in the near-term. In particular, the Ambassador told Radmanovic an [...]	2008-01-23 18:37:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1417	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR ADMIRAL FIZTGERALD'S [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite Bosnia's having achieved formal progress in its path toward candidacy for the EU and NATO, the political situation in Bosnia has not improved, and in some ways it has continued to deteriorate since your January visit. Political leaders continue to engage in a destabili [...]	2008-09-04 16:14:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1418	BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR DAS JONES' SEPTEMBER 8-9 [...] (C) SUMMARY: You are coming to Bosnia at a time when rising ethnic nationalism, a weakened Office of High Representative (OHR) and threats by Russia to break off cooperation with its partners in the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) have brought reform to a standstill and could potentially t [...]	2008-09-04 18:07:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL EU BK
08SARAJEVO1454	BOSNIA--ABKHAZIA, SOUTH OSSETIA, RUSSIA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: A resurgent Russia and the crisis in Georgia are casting a shadow on politics in Bosnia. In the latest manifestation of Russia's increasingly unhelpful role here, the Russian Ambassador exploited a foreign policy vacuum at the state level to give Republika Srpska (RS) leaders the [...]	2008-09-12 08:26:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BK RS
08SARAJEVO1468	BOSNIA--INFORMED OF CHANGES IN IRAQ COALITION [...] (C) Ambassador informed the Tri-presidency, and, separately, the Minister of Defense that Bosnian armed forces would no longer be needed in Iraq in 2009 (Reftel). All three members of the Presidency expressed their satisfaction that Bosnia was able to assist in the stabilization of Iraq and [...]	2008-09-15 13:28:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1492	BOSNIA - DIVISIONS, DIVISIONS, AND MORE DIVISIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 9, as part of his two day visit to Bosnia, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Stuart Jones met with Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik and had dinner with political leaders from the six parties that make up Bosnia's state-level go [...]	2008-09-18 13:31:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KJUS EU BK
08SARAJEVO1494	BOSNIA - DAS JONES' SEPTEMBER 8-9 VISIT TO SARAJEVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his September 8-9 visit to Sarajevo Deputy Assistant Secretary Stuart Jones met with Republika Srpska Prime Minister (RS PM) Milorad Dodik and attended a dinner hosted by the Ambassador with leaders from coalition parties and the leading opposition party (both events repor [...]	2008-09-18 15:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KJUS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL EU BK
08SARAJEVO150	BOSNIA- AMBASSADOR AND NATO HQ ENGAGE SILAJDZIC [...] (C) On January 24, the Ambassador, NATO HQ Commander US MG Wightman and NATO POLAD met separately with Presidents Haris Silajdzic and Zeljko Komsic to continue their outreach with senior leaders on movable defense property issues. The delegation urged the Presidents to support the new Ministry [...]	2008-01-25 16:12:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1510	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Thirteen years after Dayton, Bosnia and Herzegovina remains a deeply divided society. Dayton's division of the country into two entities - one overwhelmingly Serb (Republika Srpska - RS),and one divided between a Bosniak (Muslim) majority and a Croat minority (the Federation) - [...]	2008-09-23 15:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV PINR KDEM KAWC BK
08SARAJEVO1515	BOSNIA--EXPANDING THE ADRIATIC CHARTER [...] (SBU) We discussed the possibility of Bosnia and Herzegovina joining an expanded Adriatic Charter with Deputy Minister of Defense and Head of Bosnia's interagency NATO Commission Igor Crnadak (Reftel). Crnadak told us that he thought membership would be very useful for Bosnia's NATO aspiratio [...]	2008-09-24 15:51:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1559	BOSNIA - DODIK IMPLIES RS POLICE WILL RESIST [...] (SBU) Commenting on the ongoing standoff between Republika Srpska (RS) and state-level law enforcement and judicial authorities, RS PM Milorad Dodik implied that RS police would prevent the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) from obtaining documentation requested by the State Pro [...]	2008-10-03 15:24:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KJUS KAWC BK
08SARAJEVO1560	BOSNIA - DODIK IMPLIES RS POLICE WILL RESIST [...] (SBU) Commenting on the ongoing standoff between Republika Srpska (RS) and state-level law enforcement and judicial authorities, RS PM Milorad Dodik implied that RS police would prevent the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) from obtaining documentation requested by the State Pro [...]	2008-10-03 15:32:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KJUS KAWC BK
08SARAJEVO1561	BOSNIA - DODIK IMPLIES RS POLICE WILL RESIST [...] (SBU) Commenting on the ongoing standoff between Republika Srpska (RS) and state-level law enforcement and judicial authorities, RS PM Milorad Dodik implied that RS police would prevent the State Investigation and Protection Agency (SIPA) from obtaining documentation requested by the State Pro [...]	2008-10-03 16:01:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM KJUS KAWC BK
08SARAJEVO1573	BOSNIA - VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In meetings with the Presidency, Minister of Defense and Prime Minister of Bosnia, Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England emphasized the U.S. Government's commitment to Bosnia's stability and our continued cooperation to help Bosnia achieve its goals of reform and progress [...]	2008-10-07 08:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	MARR PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1585	BOSNIA - DODIK,S PARTY PRESENTS MORE DEMANDS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In two recent op-eds, Rajko Vasic, Secretary General of Republika Srpska (RS) PM Milorad Dodik's Alliance of Independent Social Democrats (SNSD),presents a state-level investigation into possible corruption in the RS and the 13-year post-Dayton effort to strengthen the state as p [...]	2008-10-09 15:32:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR BK
08SARAJEVO1587	BOSNIA -- RADMANOVIC'S BLEAK ASSESSMENT OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a lunch with the Ambassador, Serb Member of Bosnia's Tri-Presidency and member of Republika Srpska (RS) PM Dodik's Alliance of Independent Social Democrats party (SNSD) Nebosja Radmanovic sent troublesome signals about the current political climate in Bosnia and the country's f [...]	2008-10-10 11:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
08SARAJEVO1598	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR HIGHREP'S OCTOBER 20-21 [...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Miroslav Lajcak will visit Washington on October 20-21 as part of his consultations with Peace Implementation Council (PIC) capitals prior to the November 19-20 PIC. Lajcak's stop in Washington follows visits earlier this month to Quint capitals, Brussels, and [...]	2008-10-14 14:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KAWC KDEM PHUM BK
08SARAJEVO1619	BOSNIA - DODIK SENDS MIXED MESSAGES TO AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16, the Ambassador met with Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik and warned him that the U.S. was growing increasingly concerned with his statements and actions, particularly his attempts to undermine state-level institutions. The Ambassador underscor [...]	2008-10-17 14:03:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KCRM KDEM KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO162	BOSNIA- AMBASSADOR AND NATO HQ PREPARE TO ENGAGE [...] (C) On January 28, the Ambassador and NATO HQ POLAD continued their outreach in support of the NATO draft transfer agreement for movable defense property, meeting with the Chairman and Deputy Chairmen of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Defense and the Federation Prime Minister. NATO HQ a [...]	2008-01-29 13:18:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1656	BOSNIA -- DETERIORATING POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: NATO SYG De Hoop Scheffer called Bosnia's Foreign Minister, Sven Alkalaj, to Brussels October 15 to discuss the deteriorating political climate in Bosnia and the threat it poses to Bosnia's progress towards NATO membership. Members of Bosnia's NATO Coordination Group admit that p [...]	2008-10-25 07:15:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BK
08SARAJEVO1721	BOSNIA:EU PROGRESS REPORT REPORTS LITTLE PROGRESS [...] Summary. The European Commission (EC) on November 5 published its 2008 progress report on BiH's accession efforts. It acknowledges that progress since November 2007 in the four key areas led to the signing of a Stabilization and Accession Agreement (SAA) in June 2008, but that since then Bos [...]	2008-11-07 15:58:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECIN PREL PGOV EU BK
08SARAJEVO1724	BOSNIA - SCENESETTER FOR NOVEMBER 19-20 PEACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peace Implementation Council (PIC) will meet in Brussels on November 19-20 against the backdrop of continued political deterioration in Bosnia. The major parties continue to focus on their narrow ethnic agenda, not the reforms required for Euro-Atlantic integration. Republika [...]	2008-11-07 17:52:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KDEM EU BK
08SARAJEVO1728	BOSNIA - DODIK, TIHIC, COVIC AGREE TO A POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 8, Bosnia's three main political party leaders -- Sulejman Tihic, Dragan Covic, and Milorad Dodik -- issued a joint statement outlining a common approach to a number of controversial issues. The statement deals with constitutional reform, state and defense property, th [...]	2008-11-10 18:48:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1863	SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit comes days after the last of Bosnia's deployments to Iraq have returned. Although Bosnia's Tri-presidency will ultimately make any decision about a new deployment to ISAF/OEF, Bosnia's defense institutions are keen to contribute however they can, and the broad politica [...]	2008-12-15 07:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL BK
08SARAJEVO1869	BOSNIA - PROGRESS ON PRUD AGREEMENT SLOW AND SHAKY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A month after the signing of the November 8 Prud Agreement (Ref A),the leaders of all three signatory parties continue to profess their support for the document. However, intra-party rifts, quibbling over details, continued concern over the element of the Agreement pertaining to [...]	2008-12-15 16:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR PHUM KDEM BK
08SARAJEVO1883	BOSNIA - 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Attached is the 2008 update to the Country Report on Terrorism. Embassy Point of Contact for this report is Deputy Political Counselor Michael Martin (martinmb@state.gov). 2. (U) Bosnia and Herzegovina Despite ethnic polarization and disputes among Bosnian political leaders that h [...]	2008-12-19 11:08:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC BK
08SARAJEVO244	BOSNIA - RADMANOVIC DISCUSSES DEFENSE PROPERTY, [...] (C) On February 6, the Ambassador met with Bosnian Serb member of the Tri-Presidency Nebojsa Radmanovic over lunch for a wide-ranging discussion on current political developments. The Ambassador and Radmanovic had detailed discussions on defense reform, and Radmanovic again signaled his suppo [...]	2008-02-07 17:17:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
08SARAJEVO246	BOSNIA- DODIK BACKS OUT OF DEFENSE PROPERTY DEAL, [...] (C) Reneging on a clear commitment to the Ambassador and NATO HQ, Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik failed to have his government approve the transfer agreement on movable defense property on February 7 and instead referred the matter to a working group to negotiate a "comprom [...]	2008-02-07 19:16:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR BK
08SARAJEVO307	BOSNIA- UNDER PRESSURE, SPIRIC SECURES COM [...] (C) Prime Minister Nikola Spiric presided over a Council of Ministers (CoM) decision approving the Transfer Agreement on Movable Defense Property at its February 14 session. This development comes after sustained mission engagement with PM Spiric following the February 7 decision by the Republ [...]	2008-02-15 17:40:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR BK
08SARAJEVO361	BOSNIA - BRCKO SUPERVISOR REQUESTS EUFOR/NATO [...] (C) On February 21, Brcko District Supervisor and Principal Deputy High Representative Raffi Gregorian sent a letter to EUFOR Commander General Villalain and NATO Commander General Wightman noting "implicit and explicit calls by Republika Srpska (RS) government officials, politicians and non-g [...]	2008-02-22 17:34:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR BK
08SARAJEVO398	BOSNIA - SUBMISSION FOR 2008 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2008 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Danielle Harms, phone 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax 387-33-659-722, e-mail HarmsDA@state.gov. Time spent in preparing report: Po [...]	2008-03-03 06:55:00	Embassy Sarajevo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
08SARAJEVO414	BOSNIA - SENIOR MILITARY COMMANDERS CONCERNED [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate discussions, Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFBiH) Generals Mirsad Gutic and Dragan Vukovic, a Bosniak and Bosnian Serb respectively, expressed concern about the impact the long-running series of political crises were having on the armed forces. They warned t [...]	2008-03-04 14:45:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR BK
08SARAJEVO454	BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC ASSUMES PRESIDENCY CHAIR; SHOWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bosniak Member of the Presidency Haris Silajdzic assumed the chairmanship of the institution on March 6. Silajdzic's actions and comments in recent weeks indicate that he plans to use his chairmanship to promote his divisive political agenda. His agenda, rooted in the past, has [...]	2008-03-07 06:42:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
08SARAJEVO455	BOSNIA - SILAJDZIC ASSUMES PRESIDENCY CHAIR; SHOWS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bosniak Member of the Presidency Haris Silajdzic assumed the chairmanship of the institution on March 6. Silajdzic's actions and comments in reent weeks indicate that he plans to use his chairanship to promote his divisive political agenda. His agenda, rooted in the past, has co [...]	2008-03-07 06:43:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BK
08SARAJEVO478	BOSNIA - RADMANOVIC TAKES FIRM LINE ON POLICE [...] (C) The Ambassador spoke with Nebojsa Radmanovic, Bosnian Serb member of the Presidency, by phone on March 10 to raise concerns over Republika Srpska (RS) and SNSD actions on three important issues: the failure to approve the transfer agreement on movable defense property; threats to scuttle p [...]	2008-03-11 17:26:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR BK
08SARAJEVO494	BOSNIA - BRAMMERTZ VISITS BOSNIA; RADMANOVIC [...] (U) SUMMARY: Serge Brammertz, the Chief International Prosecutor at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY),visited Bosnia March 5-8. He met with key government leaders; representatives from the judicial and law enforcement services; representatives from internat [...]	2008-03-14 17:16:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS BK
08SARAJEVO529	BOSNIA- RS APPROVES MOVABLE DEFENSE PROPERTY [...] (C) After intense discussions with the Ambassador, Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik agreed to have the RS government approve the agreement on movable defense property that transfers ownership of all arms, ammunition and explosives from the entities to the state. Dodik has bee [...]	2008-03-21 15:31:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR PINR BK
08SARAJEVO569	BOSNIA - MOVABLE DEFENSE PROPERTY AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] (C) State-level Prime Minister Nikola Spiric, Federation Prime Minister Nedzad Brankovic, and Republika Srpska (RS) Minister of Trade and Tourism Pedrag Gluhakovic signed the agreement on movable defense property on March 27 during a ceremony held at the Armed Forces of BiH's (AFBiH) ammunition [...]	2008-03-28 17:20:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR BK
08SARAJEVO596	BOSNIA - MANPADS OUTREACH [...] (S) Special Envoy for MANPADS Threat Reduction, Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr., visited Sarajevo from March 19-21 to discuss with Bosnian and international law enforcement and security officials the possibility of remaining unsecured MANPADS in Bosnia. Ambassador Bloomfield stressed that if a blac [...]	2008-04-01 16:00:00	Embassy Sarajevo	SECRET	PREL PARM EAIR MCAP MARR BK
08SARAJEVO599	BOSNIA - POLICE REFORM APPEARS HEADED FOR ANOTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The prospects for passage of draft police legislation on April 2 do not look good. If the legislation is not adopted, it is unlikely that Bosnia will sign a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) later this month, as the EU had suggested might be possible. Passage depends [...]	2008-04-01 19:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EU BK
08SARAJEVO852	BOSNIA - SPIRIC, ALKALAJ, AND THE POLITICS OF [...] (C) Prime Minister Nikola Spiric's recent request to parliament to dismiss three members of the Council of Ministers (COM),Foreign Minister Sven Alkalaj of the Party for BiH (SBiH),Deputy Defense Minister Igor Crnadak of the Party for Democratic Progress (PDP),and Deputy Civil Affairs Minis [...]	2008-05-14 15:27:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR BK
08SARAJEVO971	BOSNIA - A GOOD DAY IN PARLIAMENT FOR RULE OF LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: During its June 4 session, the BiH House of Representatives (HoR) voted on three initiatives of interest to our rule of law and political-military agendas. It passed a Law on State Salaries that protected U.S. investments in state-level judicial and law enforcement institutions [...]	2008-06-06 09:52:00	Embassy Sarajevo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI PREL PINR PTER KCRM KAWC KJUS
08SECTIN01OF02BUDAPEST836	HUNGARY: CODEL LUGAR SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Welcome to Budapest. Your visit comes as the Hungarian Government slowly re-engages following the long summer "cucumber season" and offers an excellent opportunity for discussion of Georgia and energy security. While Hungary remains a committed partner in the trans-Atlantic relationsh [...]	2008-08-22 12:31:00	Embassy Budapest	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON GG RU HU
08SEOUL1272	ASD SHINN MEETINGS WITH ROK DFM LEE: PROGRESS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Foreign Minister (DFM) Lee Yong-joon told visiting Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for Asia and Pacific Security Affairs James Shinn that discussions on a number of U.S.-ROK Alliance issues would be "temporarily postponed" in light of the domestic political situation [...]	2008-06-26 03:54:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MASS KS AF
08SEOUL1355	AFGHAN NATIONAL ARMY FORCE SIZE INCREASE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2008-07-08 07:39:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL NATO AF KS
08SEOUL1957	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ROK PRESIDENT LEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a thirty-minute meeting immediately upon concluding the presentation of credentials ceremony, President Lee warmly welcomed the Ambassador, telling her that she was in a position to bring Americans and Koreans even closer together. Lee said that he took pride in restoring trus [...]	2008-10-06 10:00:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
08SEOUL349	REPLY: INTERNATIONAL NOTIFICATION OF U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-21 08:59:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIA PREL PARM PNAT PINS TSPA TPHY ESA CDG
08SEOUL45	2020 VISION OF A MORE VIABLE AND STRATEGIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In our previous message (ref A),we described the impact that changes in and around the Korean Peninsula are having on the U.S.-ROK Alliance and argued that the mission and footprint of our military presence must adapt to meet those changes. We pointed out that while many aspec [...]	2008-01-09 04:38:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS MARR MASS KN KS
08SEOUL592	SCENESETTER: MARCH 26 MEETING WITH ROK FOREIGN [...] (C) Madam Secretary, the main reason for Foreign Minister Yu Myung-hwan's March 26-27 visit to Washington is to set the stage for a successful April 18-19 summit meeting at Camp David between President Lee Myung-bak and the President. Since your meeting with FM Yu on February 25, political in [...]	2008-03-25 05:56:00	Embassy Seoul	SECRET	PREL PGOV MARR MNUC KN KS OVIP
08SEOUL80	LEE KYUNG-SOOK DISCUSSES TRANSITION TEAM PRIORITIES [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Ambassador, Presidential Transition Committee Chair Lee Kyung-sook discussed the political realities of the transition team's agenda and President-elect Lee Myung-bak's personal management style. Lee Kyung-sook, who is clearly one of the president-elect [...]	2008-01-15 00:58:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	KN KS PGOV PREL PINR
08SHANGHAI253	SHANGHAI SCHOLARS' VIEWS ON THE SHANGHAI COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars described Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states as committed to cooperation on issues of common interest, but divided over any larger role the organization should play over the long term. The August 2008 summit will not break new ground but will [...]	2008-07-01 01:25:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG CH RS XD XE IR

08SHANGHAI375	SHANGHAI ACADEMICS COMMENT ON GEORGIA: IMPLICATIONS AND [...] (C) Summary: Leading Shanghai academics on Russia and international security fault both Russia and Georgia for escalating the conflict, and state that China will not support independence for South Ossetia and Abkhazia because of concerns over setting a precedent for Taiwan, Tibet, and Xinjiang [...]	2008-09-08 05:51:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ENRG MCAP PARM PREL RS TW
08SHANGHAI386	GEORGIA CRISIS TESTS SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION (SCO) [...] No summary [...]	2008-09-11 08:49:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ENRG GG IR PREL RS XD XE
08SHANGHAI88	DASD SEDNEY'S SHANGHAI ACADEMIC MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: During his February 27-March 2 trip to Shanghai, in addition to leading the U.S. delegation to the Defense Policy Coordination Talks (DPCT),Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia (DASD) David Sedney exchanged SIPDIS views on U.S.-China relations with Shanghai's le [...]	2008-03-07 03:31:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR CH TW BM RS JA
08SKOPJE103	MACEDONIA: A STEP FORWARD ON THE NAME ISSUE [...] (C) President Crvenkovski's Chief of Staff, Natasha Savova, gave us a brief readout by phone on the February 8 closed-door meeting between the President and Prime Minister to discuss the approach to the name issue and Macedonia's NATO candidacy. Savova said she and the President were "shocked [...]	2008-02-08 15:23:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK GR
08SKOPJE104	MACEDONIA: UNUSUALLY POSITIVE NAME ISSUE MEDIA [...] (C) Front-page press on February 8 covered statements on the name issue by President Crvenkovski, PM Gruevski and FM Milososki. A day after the Ambassador's meetings with Crvenkovski and Gruevski (reftels),the two leaders, who disagree on nearly every other issue, issued a unified message a [...]	2008-02-08 16:03:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV NATO MK GR
08SKOPJE108	MACEDONIA: CODEL TANNER SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Welcome to Macedonia, a strong NATO membership contender and a multi-ethnic democracy, the only one in the region. From 2001, when the country teetered on the brink of an inter-ethnic civil war, to today, when it is at peace, implementing reforms, and pursuing an ambitious free-market e [...]	2008-02-11 15:39:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP MK
08SKOPJE109	MACEDONIA: CODEL TANNER SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Welcome to Macedonia, a strong NATO membership contender and a multi-ethnic democracy, the only one in the region. From 2001, when the country teetered on the brink of an inter-ethnic civil war, to today, when it is at peace, implementing reforms, and pursuing an ambitious free-market e [...]	2008-02-11 15:39:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OVIP MK
08SKOPJE120	MACEDONIA: SECULARISM CALLED INTO QUESTION AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Controversial GOM decisions to use taxpayer money to fund the construction of an Orthodox church in the main city square of Skopje, and to reconstruct a mosque in Tetovo, have sparked political gamesmanship and debate on preserving state secularism. Concerns about the impact [...]	2008-02-14 16:10:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MK
08SKOPJE13	MACEDONIA: PLANS FOR IRAQ FOR 2008 AND BEYOND [...] (S/NF) The following responses are keyed to the questions in ref A: A. (S/NF) Macedonia's leadership is committed to staying the course in Iraq in 2008 and beyond, as long as the U.S. remains engaged in Iraq and indicates Macedonian support is needed. Macedonia recently doubled its troop d [...]	2008-01-11 13:58:00	Embassy Skopje	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR KDEM MARR NATO PREL MK IZ
08SKOPJE140	MACEDONIA'S PRESIDENT ON LATEST NAME PROPOSAL [...] (C) President Crvenkovski briefed the Ambassador February 19 on the state leadership's reaction to the latest Nimetz proposal, which had been provided to the Greek and Macedonian sides the night before. In a dispassionate, moderate analysis, Crvenkovski said the proposal was unexpected and co [...]	2008-02-20 16:22:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL MK
08SKOPJE143	MACEDONIA: CONSTRUCTIVELY LAYING THE GROUNDWORK [...] (C) The government is laying the groundwork for public acceptance of a compromise on the most recent Nimetz name proposal (reftel). In an encouraging break with the past, it has moved a giant step away from its dual-name position toward acceptance of a name for use in international organizatio [...]	2008-02-21 13:26:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MK GR
08SKOPJE146	MACEDONIA'S LUSTRATION LAW: OPENING PANDORA'S BOX? [...] (SBU) Parliament unanimously adopted on January 22 a Lustration Law that is likely to make it difficult for those accused of having once served as informers to clear their name, or to fully exercise their constitutional right to employment in the public sector. International observers are con [...]	2008-02-22 15:25:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MK
08SKOPJE153	MACEDONIA MEETING NATO MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA [...] (C) In striving to meet NATO membership requirements, the GOM is taking a constructive approach to resolving the name dispute with Athens, although there are concerns the Greeks will veto Macedonia's NATO bid even if Skopje demonstrates additional flexibility. The government has shown signific [...]	2008-02-25 16:42:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM NATO MK GR
08SKOPJE155	MACEDONIA: "BIG FISH" CONVICTED IN CORRUPTION CASE [...] (SBU) Summary. In a landmark ruling, a Macedonian court has convicted two high-profile defendants in a major corruption case. A former National Bank Governor and a controversial businessman were convicted and sentenced to four-and-a-half-years imprisonment on February 25 for a financial frau [...]	2008-02-26 15:01:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KCRM KCOR NATO MK
08SKOPJE157	MACEDONIA COMMITTED SUPPORTING ISAF [...] No summary [...]	2008-02-27 14:10:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF MK
08SKOPJE166	MACEDONIA'S 2008 BUDGET: MORE, BUT RESPONSIBLE, SPENDING [...] (SBU) The GOM's 2008 budget is significantly larger than last year's budget, allowing the GOM the room to pursue a number of politically popular policies. The GOM has increased government employees' wages by 10 percent and intends to increase spending on infrastructure projects by a whopping 4 [...]	2008-02-29 12:18:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV MK
08SKOPJE167	MACEDONIA: FM MILOSOSKI ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION & [...] (C) IN A FEBRUARY 29 MEETING WITH THE CHARGE, FM MILOSOSKI REITERATED THE GOM'S STANCE THAT DEMARCATION OF THE KOSOVO-MACEDONIA BORDER SHOULD BEGIN BEFORE MACEDONIA RECOGNIZES KOSOVO. SKOPJE ALSO WANTS TO AVOID ANY DISCUSSIONS WITH PRISTINA OF THE 2001 SKOPJE-BELGRADE AGREEMENT ON THE BORDER [...]	2008-03-03 12:36:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO KV MK GR
08SKOPJE17	MACEDONIA: PM GRUEVSKI REQUEST FOR A WHITE HOUSE [...] (U) This message contains a recommendation and action request in para 4. 2. (SBU) In a January 11 meeting with the Ambassador (septel),FM Milososki officially requested USG support for a visit by PM Gruevski to Washington in March to meet with President Bush. 3. (SBU) During the visit, [...]	2008-01-14 13:01:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MK
08SKOPJE171	MACEDONIA: HDAC CODEL SCENESETTER (CODEL PRICE) [...] (SBU) Ambassador Gillian Milovanovic and the embassy team warmly welcome you to the Republic of Macedonia, a strong NATO membership contender and the only multi-ethnic democracy in the region. Macedonia has made tremendous strides from 2001, when the country teetered on the brink of an inter- [...]	2008-03-03 17:15:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MK NATO GR
08SKOPJE173	MACEDONIA: PREPARING FOR NIMETZ NAME TALKS, ROUND [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-04 16:24:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MK GR
08SKOPJE174	CODEL TANNER REVIEWS MACEDONIA'S NATO PROGRESS [...] (U) During CODEL Tanner's February 22 visit to Macedonia, the President, Prime Minister, and other senior Macedonian officials described recent progress in implementing NATO MAP-related reforms, noted continuing high levels of public support for NATO membership, and highlighted Macedonia's suc [...]	2008-03-05 08:11:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV AA
08SKOPJE179	MACEDONIA/GREECE NAME ISSUE: HOPING FOR A MIRACLE, [...] (C) In separate meetings March 6, Macedonia's name negotiator Ambassador Dimitrov and UN mediator Ambassador Nimetz briefed the Charge on the latest round of high level discussions earlier the same day. Still disappointed over the latest Nimetz proposal, Macedonian leaders are not yet prepare [...]	2008-03-06 16:40:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE181	MACEDONIA: FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT [...] The GOM has developed a relatively high degree of fiscal transparency, as a result of reforms it has undertaken as part of its effort to join NATO and the European Union. Macedonia, as an EU candidate country, is in the process of raising its budgetary practices to EU standards and receives s [...]	2008-03-07 16:04:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON PREL PGOV MK
08SKOPJE186	MACEDONIA BEFORE MIDNIGHT: ACTING U/S FRIED [...] (C) During March 7 meetings with President Crvenkovski and PM Gruevski, Acting U/S Fried urged both leaders to redouble efforts to close a deal on the name dispute with Greece to avoid a Greek veto of Macedonia's chances for a NATO invitation at the Bucharest summit. He warned that the USG co [...]	2008-03-11 06:54:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO KV MK
08SKOPJE194	MACEDONIA: ETHNIC ALBANIAN LEADERS ON NATO AND THE [...] (C) In March 7 meetings with ethnic Albanian leaders Thaci, from junior governing coalition partner DPA, and Ahmeti, from DUI, the Charge stressed the importance of resolving the name dispute with Greece as the key to ensuring Macedonia receives a NATO membership invitation this April. Both Th [...]	2008-03-12 19:02:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MK GR
08SKOPJE197	MACEDONIA: ETHNIC ALBANIAN PARTY EXITS GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Ethnic Albanian junior coalition partner DPA announced March 12 that it would leave the government, citing the failure of PM Gruevski to meet six key DPA demands. Although the DPA exit robs Gruevski of his majority in the parliament, it is likely that the government will wobble but not f [...]	2008-03-13 17:35:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MK GR
08SKOPJE198	MACEDONIA: ETHNIC ALBANIAN PARTY EXITS GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Ethnic Albanian junior coalition partner DPA announced March 12 that it would leave the government, citing the failure of PM Gruevski to meet six key DPA demands. Although the DPA exit robs Gruevski of his majority in the parliament, it is likely that the government will wobble but not f [...]	2008-03-13 17:35:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MK GR
08SKOPJE205	MACEDONIA: MOJ REAFFIRMS ANTI-TIP COMMITMENT [...] (SBU) In a March 10 meeting, Minister of Justice (MOJ) Manevski briefed the Charge on recent MOJ prosecutorial and court consolidation activities that should enhance Macedonia's efforts to combat trafficking-in-persons (TIP). Additionally, on March 12 the National Commission for Combating TIP [...]	2008-03-14 15:32:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE21	MACEDONIA: NATIONAL NATO COORDINATOR ON THE NAME [...] (C) Macedonia's NATO Coordinator/Name Negotiator, Nikola Dimitrov, told the Ambassador during a January 11 meeting that it appeared increasingly likely that Greece would veto NATO membership for Macedonia in the absence of a resolution of the name dispute before the NATO summit in April. He sa [...]	2008-01-14 16:38:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MK GR
08SKOPJE212	MACEDONIA: PRESIDENT & PRIME MINISTER ON VIENNA [...] (C) In separate meetings with President Crvenkovski and PM Gruevski on March 17, the Ambassador said the US wants to help Macedonia and Greece reach a compromise on the name issue that will ensure Macedonia receives a NATO invitation at the NATO summit in Bucharest. Time is short, however, and [...]	2008-03-20 15:14:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE213	MACEDONIA: ETHNIC ALBANIAN LEADERS ON NATO AND [...] (C) In March 19 meetings with ethnic Albanian leaders Thaci, from junior governing coalition partner DPA, and Ahmeti, from DUI, the Ambassador stressed the importance of maintaining political stability and resolving the name dispute with Greece to secure a NATO membership invitation this April [...]	2008-03-21 07:18:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR NATO MK
08SKOPJE220	MACEDONIA: ETHNIC ALBANIAN DPA BACK IN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) DPA, the ethnic Albanian junior governing coalition partner, announced March 23 it would return to the VMRO-led government of PM Gruevski. The announcement came only 11 days after DPA President Thaci declared that DPA had left the coalition because of PM Gruevski's failure to meet six c [...]	2008-03-24 16:05:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR NATO MK
08SKOPJE231	CODEL PRICE'S MACEDONIA MEETINGS [...] (SBU) CODEL Price visited Macedonia March 15 to 18. CODEL members met with parliamentary leaders to advise on effective parliamentary procedures. The CODEL also met with President Crvenkovski, Prime Minister Gruevski, Foreign Minister Milososki, and Defense Minister Elenovski to discuss Mace [...]	2008-03-27 06:39:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OVIP KDEM PGOV PREL MK
08SKOPJE239	MACEDONIA: "YES" TO NIMETZ PROPOSAL ON THE NAME [...] (C) SUMMARY: The President's and Prime Minister's Chiefs of Staff informed us today that the GOM will accept the latest Nimetz proposal on the name (reftel) without any modifications. Though areas of disagreement remain between the President and PM regarding the substance of the proposal, t [...]	2008-03-28 16:28:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MK GR
08SKOPJE240	MACEDONIA: 110 YEARS IMPRISONMENT FOR TIP GROUP [...] (SBU) The Skopje Appellate Court upheld February 1 the sentences of 21 defendants in the 2007 trafficking-in-persons (TIP) case Jug 2 (reftel). Less than a year after the beginning of the trial, the court system has concluded this high-profile TIP case, giving the 21 defendants a total of ove [...]	2008-04-01 07:20:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE250	MACEDONIA: PM GRUEVSKI AFTER THE NATO SUMMIT [...] (SBU) In an April 4 meeting with PM Gruevski in the aftermath of Greece's veto of Macedonia's NATO membership bid at Bucharest, the Ambassador urged the PM to re-engage in the Nimetz process to resolve the name issue as soon as possible. Gruevski said he was willing to re-engage with Nimetz so [...]	2008-04-04 16:39:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NATO MK
08SKOPJE253	MACEDONIA UNITED, MODERATE FOLLOWING GREEK VETO IN [...] (SBU) Macedonia's leaders, media and intellectuals responded to Greece's decision April 3 to block Macedonia's NATO accession with deep disappointment, but couched in moderate and sober statements. Emotional appeals for national unity and perseverance in implementing reforms have been the mai [...]	2008-04-07 15:03:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE254	MACEDONIA: MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON EARLY [...] (C) FM Milososki informed the Ambassador April 7 that the ruling VMRO-DPMNE party intends to initiate the procedure for early elections. The earliest such elections could be held is between 60 and 90 days after Parliament votes for its dissolution, which could come as early as the end of this [...]	2008-04-08 09:06:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR NATO MK
08SKOPJE262	MACEDONIA TO HOLD EARLY ELECTIONS JUNE 1; OFFICIAL [...] (SBU) Following two days of debate, the Macedonian Parliament adopted April 12 a decision to disband itself. The decision starts the clock on the first-ever early elections, now set for June 1, since Macedonia's independence 17 years ago. Before stepping down, the MPs authorized the next regu [...]	2008-04-15 07:17:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR NATO MK
08SKOPJE265	MACEDONIAN ECONOMY: PERIOD OF UNCERTAINTY [...] (SBU) Since 2001, the GOM has maintained conservative fiscal and monetary policies. Those policies, agreed with the IMF, have sustained a foundation of economic stability that has supported the GOM's implementation of structural reforms. Over the past few months, Macedonia's inflation rate [...]	2008-04-16 08:59:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL MK
08SKOPJE273	MACEDONIA: IMPLEMENTING NEW RELIGIOUS FREEDOM LAW [...] (SBU) With implementation of an acclaimed new Law on Religious Groups due to begin on May 1, internal opposition is growing against GOM-backed programs and trends perceived as running counter to a clear separation of church and state. Specifically, some government agencies, political parties [...]	2008-04-18 12:25:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV MK PREL KIRF
08SKOPJE276	MACEDONIA: NATO SECGEN ENCOURAGES NAME RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) During his April 21 visit to Skopje, NATO SecGen de Hoop Scheffer pressed his interlocutors to resolve the name issue with Greece before July 9 in order to allow Macedonia to join Albania and Croatia in signing their NATO accession protocols on that date. He urged them to continue the na [...]	2008-04-22 13:32:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE290	MACEDONIA: PM GRUEVSKI ON ELECTIONS, NAME DISPUTE, [...] (C) During an April 24 meeting, the Ambassador urged PM Gruevski to work for free, fair, and peaceful parliamentary elections on June 1. She also asked him to ensure his government refrained from provocative actions/statements that could make it more difficult to resolve the name dispute with [...]	2008-04-25 14:31:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO ETRD MK GR
08SKOPJE292	MACEDONIA: EARLY ELECTIONS PREPARATIONS IN FULL [...] (SBU) In a series of meetings with Macedonia's political leaders April 21-23, the Ambassador and DCM urged all parties to ensure free, fair and non-violent parliamentary elections on June 1. Although the official campaign period begins May 11, parties already are floating their campaign platfo [...]	2008-04-30 09:40:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR NATO MK
08SKOPJE299	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR FM MILOSOSKI'S MAY 6-7 [...] (SBU) FM Milososki's visit comes at a time when pro-U.S. sentiment in Macedonia is at its highest level in recent years. President Bush's solid support for Macedonia's NATO candidacy at Bucharest, coupled with subsequent U.S. actions to demonstrate our support for a fair and speedy resolution [...]	2008-05-02 13:17:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NATO MK GR KV
08SKOPJE301	MACEDONIA: CHARTER FLIGHT BARRED FROM GREEK [...] (SBU) On April 28, an Egypt-bound Macedonian Airlines (MAT) charter flight was denied overflight rights for Greece without any explanation. This first-ever denial of overflight rights, coupled with other irritants such as the lack of a Greek government reply to Macedonia's request to purchase [...]	2008-05-02 14:33:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO EAIR MK GR
08SKOPJE304	MACEDONIA'S SUCCESSFUL ANTI-TIP RECORD: THE CASE [...] (SBU) This is a request for reconsideration or guidance. 2. (SBU) Embassy Skopje has worked intensively with the Macedonian government (GOM) to bring their anti-trafficking efforts up to international standards. We have documented Macedonia's success in meeting Tier 1 criteria for prosecut [...]	2008-05-05 13:34:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE310	MACEDONIA: NATO SIDELINE DISCUSSIONS OVERSHADOW [...] (SBU) Macedonia's President hosted the 15th Summit of Presidents of Central European States, May 2-3, in Ohrid. Seventeen states, spanning a geographic region from Germany to Ukraine, participated in the meeting. Kosovo is not yet a member of the group, and was not invited to participate. Th [...]	2008-05-07 15:19:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE311	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR USAID ADMINISTRATOR [...] (SBU) Ambassador Milovanovic and the Embassy Skopje team look forward to welcoming you to Macedonia. Your visit comes at a time when pro-U.S. sentiment in Macedonia is at its highest level in recent years. President Bush's solid support for Macedonia's NATO candidacy at Bucharest, coupled w [...]	2008-05-08 15:43:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE314	MACEDONIA: ELECTION COALITIONS READY FOR MAY 11 [...] (SBU) A week before the May 11 official kick-off of the election campaign (reftel),the State Electoral Committee (SEC) approved 19 party lists, including the VMRO-led coalition "For Better Macedonia" and the opposition SDSM-led "SUN - Coalition for Europe." Minority and small parties traditi [...]	2008-05-09 12:58:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE32	MACEDONIA: GETTING TO "YES" ON NATO MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) A NATO invitation for Macedonia would strengthen domestic reforms and inter-ethnic relations here, bolstering Macedonia's positive influence as a factor for regional stability as Kosovo status develops. NATO Ambassadors in Skopje share that view, and believe Macedonia has met NATO perform [...]	2008-01-17 10:13:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MK GR
08SKOPJE328	MACEDONIA: TROUBLED START TO ELECTION CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) The State Electoral Committee (SEC) gave the green light to the May 11 election campaign kick-off (reftel) with the publication of the 18 candidate lists. Tensions rose in northwest Macedonia, where ethnic Albanian parties DUI and, to a far lesser extent, DPA have suffered a number of vi [...]	2008-05-16 12:00:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE332	MACEDONIA: AMBASSADOR PRESSES PM GRUEVSKI ON [...] (C) The Ambassador and EUSR Fouere jointly demarched PM Gruevski May 15 to urge him to take rapid and effective action to deter intra-Albanian election-related violence (reftels) and to adequately fund and staff state electoral administration and monitoring institutions. Gruevski said he woul [...]	2008-05-19 13:33:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK
08SKOPJE333	AMBASSADOR AND EUSR URGE ETHNIC ALBANIAN LEADERS [...] (C) Summary. On May 16, the Ambassador and EU Special Representative Erwan Fouere met jointly in separate meetings with ethnic Albanian party leaders Menduh Thaci and Ali Ahmeti to urge them to use their influence to end the violence in the parliamentary election campaign (ref B). Thaci compl [...]	2008-05-19 13:36:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM MK
08SKOPJE339	MACEDONIA'S PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION TROUBLES [...] (SBU) In the run up to the June 1 parliamentary election, tensions between ethnic Albanian parties DUI and DPA continued sporadically over the past week, with DUI sustaining most of the property damage to its facilities. The State Electoral Committee (SEC) announced May 20 the completion of ac [...]	2008-05-23 11:18:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE356	MACEDONIA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN ENDS ON A LOW NOTE [...] (SBU) The final week before the June 1 parliamentary elections has been marked by continued tensions between ethnic Albanian parties DUI and DPA. Although DUI property sustained most of the damage, there also were reports of DUI activist violence against an ethnic Macedonian spectator at a Ma [...]	2008-05-30 12:15:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE359	MACEDONIA'S ELECTIONS: RULING PARTY WINS, COUNTRY [...] (SBU) Macedonia's June 1 snap parliamentary elections resulted in an expected victory and absolute majority for the ruling VMRO party. Despite numerous international community (IC) and media appeals for free and fair elections in the run-up to Election Day (reftel),voting was marred by numer [...]	2008-06-02 17:06:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE360	MACEDONIA: FOREIGN MINISTER ASKS U.S. TO INFLUENCE [...] (C) Following the June 1 early Parliamentary elections, marred by violence and fraud (reftel),FM Milososki called to ask the Ambassador to influence the initial ODIHR report on the elections, due out later that day. Specifically, he asked the Ambassador to ensure that the report adopted his [...]	2008-06-03 13:01:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR NATO MK
08SKOPJE361	MACEDONIA: PM GRUEVSKI PLEDGES CLEAN ELECTION [...] (C) In the wake of seriously flawed early parliamentary elections held June 1 (reftel),PM Gruevski told the Ambassador that he will not pursue coalition talks until free and fair re-runs are held at all polling stations where problems were noted. He said ongoing law enforcement actions would [...]	2008-06-03 13:27:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MK
08SKOPJE364	MACEDONIA: OPPOSITION LEADER STEPS DOWN FOLLOWING [...] (SBU) Following her party's defeat in the June 1 early parliamentary elections (reftel),Radmila Sekerinska, President of the largest opposition party, the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM),stepped down on June 3. Sekerinska conceded ruling party VMRO's landslide victory, but noted [...]	2008-06-04 15:02:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO PINR MK
08SKOPJE366	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR USAID ADMINISTRATOR [...] (SBU) Ambassador Milovanovic and the Embassy Skopje interagency team welcome you to Macedonia. Your visit comes at a time when U.S. influence in Macedonia is higher than at any time in recent memory. President Bush's solid support for Macedonia's NATO candidacy at the NATO Summit in Buchare [...]	2008-06-05 13:22:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE368	MACEDONIA: PLANNING FOR ELECTION RE-RUNS, MORE [...] (SBU) Working nearly non-stop for 48 hours, the State Electoral Committee (SEC) by June 6 had ordered election re-runs in 98 polling stations (PSs),due to violence and intimidation or other irregularities that marred the June 1 elections (reftels). In the meantime, the police have charged 88 [...]	2008-06-06 12:37:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE372	MACEDONIA: STATE ELECTORAL COMMISSION RULES ON [...] (SBU) Following a review of political parties' complaints of irregularities and violence during the June 1 parliamentary elections (reftel),the State Electoral Commission has invalidated voting in 196 polling stations. The SEC decision opens a window for as many as 170,000 voters in northwes [...]	2008-06-10 13:22:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE388	MACEDONIA: SUPREME COURT SHOWS BIAS IN [...] (SBU) In a biased decision for which little justification was offered, the Supreme Court overturned the State Electoral Commission's (SEC's) decision to invalidate voting in 11 polling stations cited for fraud and/or violence in the June 1 parliamentary elections. The Court's decision decrease [...]	2008-06-13 14:05:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE394	MACEDONIA: ELECTION RE-RUNS PASS MUSTER; [...] (SBU) The conduct of voting in parliamentary election re-runs on June 15 improved substantially compared to the June 1 elections, which had been marred by violence, intimidation and widespread electoral fraud. Significantly and visibly increased police presence created a safer, more secure vo [...]	2008-06-17 08:31:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE399	MACEDONIA: INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION [...] (SBU) In response to the request for information on Macedonia's commitment to human rights and fundamental freedoms for the OSCE's annual Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (reftel),Post offers the following summary of progress in areas of democratic development, human rights, religious [...]	2008-06-18 13:29:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM OSCE PGOV KDEM PREL MK
08SKOPJE411	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS DICARLO'S JUNE [...] (SBU) Welcome back to Skopje! The country is slowly recovering from the post-election blues it suffered after the badly-flawed June 1 early Parliamentary elections. Re-run elections on June 15, despite incidents of group, proxy, and family voting, were an improvement over the June 1 balloting, [...]	2008-06-24 09:07:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE418	MACEDONIA: SECOND PARLIAMENTARY RE-RUNS -- MORE [...] (SBU) The June 29 second round of re-runs of the June 1 Parliamentary elections were again marked by instances of serious electoral irregularities (reftel). Although the security environment was improved compared to the June 1 elections, static monitoring by international observer teams did [...]	2008-06-30 15:37:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE435	DAS DICARLO DISCUSSES GOVERNMENT FORMATION, NAME [...] (C) DAS DiCarlo visited Skopje June 27 and met separately with: Prime Minister Gruevski and FM Milososki; President Crvenkovski; DUI leader Ali Ahmeti; DPA leader Menduh Thaci; SDSM Vice President Jani Makraduli; and name negotiator Dimitrov. Gruevski is in the process of determining whethe [...]	2008-07-07 13:41:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MK
08SKOPJE453	MACEDONIA: PM GRUEVSKI SUBMITS NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) PM Gruevski's new government program, submitted to parliament on July 12, is heavy on economic goals but also includes a commitment to Euro-Atlantic integration, resolving the name dispute with Greece, combating crime and corruption, improving inter-ethnic relations (including Framework [...]	2008-07-14 15:41:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR MK
08SKOPJE461	MACEDONIA: RESOLVING THE NAME ISSUE -- BACK TO [...] (C) In order to maximize chances for resolving the name issue by the December NATO NAC, we recommend the following: --getting UN mediator Nimetz to refocus talks on the core issues of a name formulation and scope of use; --dealing with "peripheral" issues after the name issue has been reso [...]	2008-07-17 15:39:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MK GR
08SKOPJE463	MACEDONIA: CHOD'S CONCERNS ABOUT IMPACT OF MOD [...] (S/NF) The GOM's July 15 budget rebalance transfers 14 million euros from the MOD to the MOI, heavily impacting future Macedonian military readiness, and calling into question its ability to meet its commitments in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to CHOD LTG Stojanovski, it also suggests the [...]	2008-07-18 11:21:00	Embassy Skopje	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE473	MACEDONIA: FM MILOSOSKI ASSURES AMBASSADOR THAT [...] (SBU) Macedonia remains "NATO-ready" despite apparent recent steps away from democratization and a supplemental budget re-balance that directed funds away from the Ministry of Defense, according to Foreign Minister Milososki in his July 22 meeting with the Ambassador. He sought to deflect our [...]	2008-07-24 15:22:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE48	MACEDONIA OFFERS EXPANDED CBM'S TO GREECE ON NAME [...] (SBU) During bilateral talks on the name issue in Ohrid January 21, Macedonia offered Greece an expanded set of confidence-building measures (CBMs),including a joint committee to review and update historical textbooks; proposed high-level and working-level meetings and agreements on a range o [...]	2008-01-22 11:10:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NATO GR MK
08SKOPJE486	MACEDONIA: PM GRUEVSKI REAFFIRMS STANCE ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: Macedonia remains committed to its NATO and EU orientation, PM Gruevski told the Ambassador July 25. He rejected claims that the GOM is stepping away from its democratic obligations, citing opposition intransigence and unpopularity. The PM insisted the recent budget rebalancing [...]	2008-07-28 15:00:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO PARM EINT MK KV
08SKOPJE491	MACEDONIA/GREECE: WHAT THE MACEDONIANS NEED TO [...] (C) Embassy Skopje assesses that in the context of an agreement that clears the way for NATO membership and the start of EU accession talks, the Macedonian government would ultimately accept the following terms: -- Name: Republic of Northern Macedonia (or: Republic of North Macedonia) -- [...]	2008-07-29 15:31:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO GR MK
08SKOPJE492	MACEDONIA: NEW GOVERNMENT LINEUP [...] (U) Summary: In the absence of the opposition parties, the Macedonian Parliament approved the new VMRO-DPMNE/DUI coalition on July 26. Much of the new cabinet lineup is familiar, with many key officials returning for a second term. This message provides biographical information for the ne [...]	2008-07-29 16:08:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NATO MK PINR
08SKOPJE496	MACEDONIA PASSES LANGUAGE LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: In a surprise action on a long-standing ethnic Albanian objective, the Macedonian Parliament adopted a new language law on July 25. The law consolidates existing language use provisions from other laws and adds new provisions for use of minority languages in the Parliament an [...]	2008-07-31 11:22:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE507	MACEDONIA: ANGRY SDSM RETURNS TO PARLIAMENT AS [...] (C) President Crvenkovski reached agreement August 1 with the main opposition party SDSM to end its boycott of parliament and the Association of Local Self-Government Units (ZELS). The party returned in exchange for a presidential pardon on all charges against SDSM VP and Strumica mayor Zoran [...]	2008-08-07 05:50:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE513	MACEDONIA: ANGRY SDSM RETURNS TO PARLIAMENT AS [...] (C) President Crvenkovski reached agreement August 1 with the main opposition party SDSM to end its boycott of parliament and the Association of Local Self-Government Units (ZELS). The party returned in exchange for a presidential pardon on all charges against SDSM VP and Strumica mayor Zoran [...]	2008-08-07 14:10:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE519	MACEDONIA PREPARED TO CONTINUE WITH ADRIATIC CHARTER, BUT [...] (SBU) Per reftel, we discussed the future of the Adriatic Charter August 13 with Zoran Dabik, MFA Director for Political-Security Cooperation and Multilateral Affairs. Dabik responded that Macedonia was prepared to participate eagerly in a new Adriatic Charter arrangement with Montenegro, Bosn [...]	2008-08-13 13:54:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR NATO PGOV HR AL MK
08SKOPJE53	MACEDONIA: LATEST POLLS FUEL EARLY ELECTION [...] (SBU) Recent opinion polls showing continuing strong support for PM Gruevski personally, despite a slight drop in support for his government, have intensified local speculation that the Prime Minister will call for snap elections after the NATO Summit in Bucharest this April. Support for the g [...]	2008-01-22 16:42:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MK
08SKOPJE556	GEORGIA: MACEDONIA SUPPORTS GEORGIA QUIETLY, ALSO SEEKS [...] (C) Charge called on FonMin Milososki Sept. 3 to reinforce reftel points condemning Russia's recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia and called on the GoM to make a forceful public statement to that effect. Milososki replied that "we will never recognize" these territories, and Macedonia wan [...]	2008-09-04 05:23:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV GG RS MK
08SKOPJE559	MACEDONIA: LEADERSHIP CRISIS IN ISLAMIC COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) On the eve of Ramadan the reinstatement of Skopje Mufti Taxhedin Bislimi by Islamic Community of Macedonia (ICM) President Sulejman Rexhepi marked an easing of tensions over leadership of the organization. The two sides had carried out a bitter battle in the media and in a letter-writin [...]	2008-09-04 13:04:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE56	MACEDONIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AND GREEK AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) During a January 18 MFA briefing for NATO Ambassadors in Skopje, Greek Ambassador Papadopolou engaged FM Milososki in a diplomatic but pointed exchange on Macedonia's NATO candidacy. Omitting direct discussion of the "name issue," the Greek Ambassador instead focused on what she charact [...]	2008-01-24 07:21:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MK
08SKOPJE574	MACEDONIA SOLDIERS SERVING IN IRAQ [...] (S) CDA conveyed points in reftel para. 8 to PM Gruevski on Sept. 11, emphazing deep U.S. appreciation for the outstanding service that Macedonia's soldiers have been providing as part of coalition forces in Iraq. Gruevski asked several clarifying questions and understands that due to the imp [...]	2008-09-12 10:38:00	Embassy Skopje	SECRET	MOPS PREL PGOV PARM MK
08SKOPJE58	MACEDONIA: NATO READINESS ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Macedonia has made steady progress on NATO-related reform tasks over the past year, including implementation of most of the May 29 Agreement between governing VMRO and opposition DUI (ref A). Implementation of the 2001 Framework Agreement is on track, with timely progress on decentralizat [...]	2008-01-24 10:37:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL
08SKOPJE590	MACEDONIA: ALI AHMETI SPEAKS OUT ON COALITION DYNAMICS [...] (SBU) Summary: The GoM's decision to prosecute the four cases which the ICTY recently decided not to pursue is a clear violation of the 2002 amnesty law and threatens inter-ethnic relations, ethnic Albanian DUI Party leader Ali Ahmeti told visiting NAVEUR ADM Fitzgerald on Sept 17. Despite his [...]	2008-09-23 05:22:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL MK AL KV
08SKOPJE600	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY GATES' OCT 7-8 VISIT TO MACEDONIA [...] (S) Summary: Macedonia faces an uncertain international future, quiet but deep-seated domestic divisions, and an economy still struggling to reach full potential. Their appreciation for U.S. support and friendship remains very strong. We have concerns about recent GoM steps in rule of law, r [...]	2008-10-01 11:05:00	Embassy Skopje	SECRET	PREL MOPS MK
08SKOPJE601	AMBASSADOR MEETS MACEDONIAN LEADERSHIP AS [...] (C) In their first official meeting, PM Gruevski told the Ambassador Sept. 29 that NATO and EU membership remain the GoM's top strategic priorities, adding that despite their political differences he and President Crvenkovski have a similar strategic view of the name issue with Greece. Gruevsk [...]	2008-10-01 18:55:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KAWC ENRG MK GR KV SR MW RS
08SKOPJE606	MACEDONIA: PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER IN BITTER PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: The Macedonian leadership -- PM Gruevski and President Crvenkovski -- are deadlocked on how to proceed with the name talks with Greece, name negotiator Dimitrov told the Ambassador Sept. 30. UN Negotiator Nimetz will reportedly present a "take it or leave it" proposal to both side [...]	2008-10-06 06:25:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK GR
08SKOPJE617	MACEDONIA: DPA LEADER THACI ON ICTY CASES, NAME [...] (SBU) Summary: The prosecution of the returned Hague cases by the Macedonian justice system is a violation of the 2002 amnesty law, ethnic Albanian DPA leader Menduh Thaci told Ambassador Reeker in their first meeting October 3. Thaci also said the October 2 meeting of the four major political [...]	2008-10-09 14:05:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PGOV PHUM PREL KV AL MK
08SKOPJE619	MACEDONIA: DUI'S AHMETI STILL WORRIED ON HAGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Macedonian government is forming a task force to determine if the 2002 amnesty law should apply to the four cases returned to Macedonia by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY),ethnic Albanian DUI Party leader Ali Ahmeti told Ambassador Reeker [...]	2008-10-09 14:12:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO PGOV PHUM PREL KV AL MK
08SKOPJE64	MACEDONIA: READOUT OF JANUARY 21 NIMETZ TALKS ON [...] (C) The January 21 talks in Ohrid on the name issue between Skopje and Athens resulted in no new substantive developments, although UN Special Negotiator Nimetz characterized the discussions as positive (ref A). The Macedonian side offered a new list of CBMs as a goodwill gesture and is await [...]	2008-01-25 10:09:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MK GR
08SKOPJE669	MACEDONIA: FORMER PRESIDENT GLIGOROV CALLS FOR [...] (SBU) Still sharp and spry at 91, former President Kiro Gligorov met with Ambassador Reeker November 3 to welcome him back to Macedonia and to share his views on the current political situation and prospects for the future. Gligorov expressed his disappointment in the current Government's lac [...]	2008-11-05 14:42:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NATO MK
08SKOPJE673	DAS STUART JONES VISIT TO SKOPJE, OCTOBER 27-29 [...] (C) Summary: In addition to discussions on the name issue, Macedonian leaders discussed regional, economic, and bilateral issues with EUR DAS Jones during his October 27-29 visit. GoM officials pressed for further development of the Trade Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) U.S. cooperation [...]	2008-11-06 14:52:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PGOV PHUM PREL KV AL MK
08SKOPJE696	MACEDONIA SUES GREECE IN INTERNATIONAL COURT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Macedonia has filed legal proceedings against Greece in the International Court of Justice (ICJ),claiming that in blocking Macedonia's NATO membership Greece has violated the terms of the 1995 Interim Accord. Proposed press guidance in para. 6 End summary. 2. (SBU) FonMin [...]	2008-11-17 17:04:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MK GR NATO EUN
08SKOPJE710	100 DAYS INTO THE SECOND VMRO GOVERNMENT: A [...] (C) Despite a nation-wide ad campaign touting 100 separate accomplishments in its first 100 days, PM Gruevski's VMRO-led government is failing to confront effectively the big issues: the name dispute with Greece; meeting the EU benchmarks; and improving political dialogue, rule of law, and inte [...]	2008-11-25 08:14:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MK
08SKOPJE748	MACEDONIA: THE RETURN OF "BRAT LJUBE" BOSKOVSKI [...] (C) Former Interior Minister (and ICTY indictee, acquitted) Ljube Boskovski appears ready to return to politics, most likely as a candidate for president in March elections. He claims to be fully committed to Euro-Atlantic integration and to a multi-ethnic Macedonia. Boskovski asserted that [...]	2008-12-12 11:15:00	Embassy Skopje	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL MK
08SKOPJE752	MACEDONIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE DECEMBER 17-19 [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes you to Macedonia. To follow is an overview of the current political and economic situation in Macedonia as well as logistical information for your visit. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Macedonia faces an uncertain international future, quiet but deep-seated domestic d [...]	2008-12-12 16:16:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MK

08SKOPJE82	MACEDONIAN GOVERNMENT AND GREEK OIL COMPANY SIGN [...] (SBU) The GOM signed a settlement with Hellenic Petroleum on December 31, 2007 to pay 40 million dollars in penalties for Macedonia's past violations of the 1999 privatization agreement of the OKTA oil refinery, which is owned and operated by Hellenic Petroleum. The agreement also extended t [...]	2008-01-30 15:25:00	Embassy Skopje	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL ETRD MK

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