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09ABUJA2313	STRATEGIES TO NEGATE "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following information in support of the Department's strategy to engage the Nigerian Government (GON) to reverse its support of the United Nations (UN) "defamation of religions" proposal and back the U.S. alternative. ------------------------ INFLUENTIAL POW [...]	2009-12-21 16:54:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM KISL KEDM OPDC NI

09ABUJA2329	DEADLINES LOOM FOR NIGERIAN PRESIDENTIAL ACTION [...] (C) At least two deadlines requiring Presidential action loom for Nigeria's executive branch on activities affecting the interests of the country's legislative and judicial branches. One involves the signing of a budget supplemental bill to provide funding for major, Niger Delta post-amnesty [...]	2009-12-23 16:54:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NI
09ABUJA2331	NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- DECEMBER 23, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ----------------------------------- NEW NIGERIAN COUNTER-TERRORISM UNIT ----------------------------------- 2. (C) Nigerian Army School of Infantry (NASI) [...]	2009-12-23 19:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MCAP NI
09ABUJA2332	NIGERIA'S KATSINA STATE HAS POSITIVE VENEER THAT [...] (C) Katsina, the home state of President Umara Yar'Adua in Northern Nigeria, provides a positive, initial impression to visitors -- with the state's emphasis on infrastructure development, particularly in the education and health sectors. Interlocutors from the government, ruling People's Dem [...]	2009-12-24 12:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM SOCI KDEM NI
09ABUJA2333	(U) PROMINENT KATSINA POLITICIAN DISCUSSES PROSPECTS FOR A [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-24 14:23:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR NI
09ABUJA2334	NIGER DELTA EX-MILITANTS GROW IMPATIENT, BUT [...] (C) Ex-militants reportedly have grown increasingly impatient over perceived Nigerian Government (GON) inaction on post-amnesty rehabilitation and reintegration, but have refrained thus far from engaging in renewed attacks. A Movement for the Emancipation of the Delta (MEND) spokesperson atte [...]	2009-12-24 15:31:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EPET NI
09ABUJA2340	PROMINENT KATSINA POLITICIAN DISCUSSES PROSPECTS [...] (C) Prominent Katsina resident, former Governor, and ex-founding member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Lawal Kaita recently expressed confidence to Political Officer regarding prospects for formation of an opposition "mega-party" before the next national elections. He des [...]	2009-12-29 06:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NI
09ABUJA2341	DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST AND NOBEL LAUREATE WOLE SOYINKA [...] (S) Summary: Leading democracy activist, Nobel Laureate and Niger Delta mediator Wole Soyinka met with Ambassador December 23 at his home in Ogun State to discuss the state of affairs in Nigeria ranging from President Yar' Adua's health and his fears on election reform to his role as a negotia [...]	2009-12-29 15:01:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV NI
09ABUJA2344	ISLAMIC SECT CLASHES WITH SECURITY FORCES IN [...] (SBU) A clash in Zango, Bauchi State, between members of an Islamic sect and Nigerian security forces resulted in an estimated 20 to 30 deaths and the destruction of several houses, according to contacts and the local press. Members of the sect, known as "Maitatsine" but also called "Kala Kat [...]	2009-12-29 16:50:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL PHUM NI
09ABUJA2351	2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] (U) Nigeria remains a major drug trans-shipment point and a significant center for criminal financial activity. Individuals and criminal organizations have taken advantage of the country's location, porous borders, weak laws, corruption, lack of enforcement, and poor socioeconomic conditions to [...]	2009-12-30 15:32:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR KCRM KCOR EFIN KTFN EAID ASEC NI
09ABUJA2352	NIGERIAN MUSLIMS CONDEMN ATTEMPTED TERRORIST [...] (SBU) In the days following Faruk Umaru Abdulmutallab's December 25 attempted attack on a Detroit-bound U.S. commercial airliner, Nigeria's Muslim community condemned Abdulmutallab's actions in unconditional and unequivocal terms. In addition, Nigerians praised Mutallab's father for coming fo [...]	2009-12-30 15:49:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PTER KISL NI
09ABUJA2353	Text Message on Possible Associates of Nigerian Suspect [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-31 10:24:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PREL PGOV ASEC NI
09ABUJA2358	NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- DECEMBER 31, 2009 [...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. ------------------------------------------ BAYELSA STATE CRACKS DOWN ON PAYROLL FRAUD ------------------------------------------ 2. (C) Niger Delta Bayel [...]	2009-12-31 14:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ECON NI
09ABUJA248	NIGERIA: KWARA STATE MOVING IN RIGHT DIRECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki appears to be a popular governor who is trying to diversify his state's economy and foster religious tolerance, although his domination of state politics at every level is leaving little room for a viable political opposition. The Governor's c [...]	2009-02-10 13:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON EPET NI
09ABUJA259	(C) NIGERIA: SHELL BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON OIL GAS ISSUES, [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Shell's regional executive vice president for Africa Ann Pickard and government relations representative Peter Francis met with the Ambassador on January 27 in Abuja and provided an update on problems in the oil and gas sector. Pickard said that things were going from bad to worse, [...]	2009-02-10 16:10:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	EPET ENRG ELAB PINR ECON SENV PGOV NI
09ABUJA261	(S/NF) NIGERIA: VILLA ANALYST DISHES DIRT [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a wide-ranging January 29 conversation, Presidential Villa economist and policy analyst Sani Musa (strictly protect throughout) told PolCouns that President Yar'Adua's health appeared to have stabilized in the past couple of months. He added, however, that the Villa remain [...]	2009-02-10 18:01:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV NI
09ABUJA262	(C) NIGERIA: NEW PETROLEUM MINISTER LUKMAN PLANS TO REVAMP [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: In the Ambassador's February 3, 2009 meeting with the new Minister for Petroleum Resources Dr. Rilwanu Lukman, the Minister highlighted his intention to revamp the country's energy sector with both short-term and long-term plans. As an example, he said that the current Master G [...]	2009-02-11 06:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EPET ENRG ELAB ECON ETRD SENV PGOV NI
09ABUJA263	NIGERIA: MINISTER OF FINANCE PUSHING FOR REFORMS [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Finance Mansur Muhtar told the Ambassador on February 5 that his priority areas are minimizing the budget deficit, maintaining fiscal discipline with the excess crude account, implementing "holistic" economic policy reforms and cushioning the Nigerian economy from the [...]	2009-02-11 06:46:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD EAGR NI
09ABUJA265	NIGERIA: LABOR UNIONS AND ANTI-CORRUPTION NGOS [...] (C) Summary: PolOffs from U.S. Mission Nigeria met with labor union representatives and anti-corruption NGOs in the Lagos area January 14-15. The NGOs were unanimously critical of the GON's leadership and warned that, if the GON continues to ignore their issues, they foresee a dramatic negati [...]	2009-02-11 08:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI
09ABUJA268	ECOWAS: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT CHAMBAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 5, the Ambassador, in her capacity as U.S. permanent representative, met with Economic Community of West African States' (ECOWAS) President Mohamed Ibn Chambas to discuss a range of issues, including ECOWAS' next steps on the Guinea coup, the status of USAID projects [...]	2009-02-11 12:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID EAGR ECOWAS PGOV GV NI
09ABUJA286	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SOKOTO STATE [...] (C) Summary: On February 11, Ambassador (accompanied by Poloffs) met with Governor Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto State. The Governor denied that Sokoto has any religious conflict problems, and said the greatest challenge the state faces is poverty - with youth unemployment, low school enrollment, and [...]	2009-02-17 15:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV NI
09ABUJA291	NIGERIA: POLITICS IN THE POWER SECTOR; NERC GETS BLACK EYE [...] (C) The leadership of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) was arrested on February 4, 2009 following an investigation by the Nigerian Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and six Commissioners were charged with committing a 5 bill [...]	2009-02-18 08:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON ETRD SENV PGOV NI
09ABUJA308	NIGERIA: ABUJA ECON SECTION NATIONAL DAY OUTREACH TO [...] Summary: Led by Deputy Chief of Mission, EconStaff sponsored outreach events on February 16, 2009, as part of U.S. National Day celebration week, held in February because July is the rainy season, at the African School of Excellence (ASE) in Suleja, Niger State. DCM also delivered a lecture on [...]	2009-02-20 12:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PREL PGOV EAID NI
09ABUJA309	AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON NEW MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador met with newly appointed Minister of Police Affairs Dr. Ibrahim Yakubu Lame on February 10. Dr. Lame presented the Nigerian Government,s (GON) efforts to reform the police in order to improve Nigerian internal security as part of President Yar,Adua,s Seven Point [...]	2009-02-20 12:59:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KCRM PGOV PREL NARC NI
09ABUJA310	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW NIGER DELTA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 10, Ambassador met for the first time with Ufot Ekaette, Minister of the newly created Ministry for the Niger Delta. Ekaette began by reiterating that the creation of the Ministry in September 2008 shows President Yar'Adua's seriousness in tackling the problems of the [...]	2009-02-20 13:08:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET EAID PGOV NI
09ABUJA313	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR AND BENUE GOVERNOR DISCUSS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Benue Governor Gabriel Suswam (People's Democratic Party - PDP) at Government House in Makurdi on February 12 (PolOff notetaker). The discussion focused primarily on agricultural collaboration and partnerships, but also touched upon the pote [...]	2009-02-20 14:41:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAGR ETRD EINV NI
09ABUJA316	NIGERIA - BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR FEBRUARY 1-14, [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of February 1-14 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economy --Politics --Agriculture --Environment and Health --Aviation --Elections --Corruption and Crime --Oil, G [...]	2009-02-23 09:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI
09ABUJA317	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH KADUNA STATE [...] (C) Summary: On February 17, Ambassador (accompanied by Poloff notetaker) met with Governor Mohammed Namadi Sambo of Kaduna State (Peoples Democratic Party - PDP). Sambo shared with Ambassador the prevention and mediation programs Kaduna has in place to address ethno-religious conflicts, which [...]	2009-02-23 10:43:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON TBIO PGOV NI
09ABUJA325	NIGERIA: UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL - SUPPORTING JUDGE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-23 13:59:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA PGOV
09ABUJA326	(C) NIGERIA: NAPTIP'S NEW LEADER CAUSES CONCERN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Carol Ndaguba, Executive Secretary of the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP),was "officially retired" on February 19 and replaced by Simon Egede, a close confidante to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) Michael [...]	2009-02-23 16:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KTIP NI
09ABUJA329	NIGERIA: INAUGURATION OF COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE BY [...] (U) Summary: On February 10, in a well-attended ceremony, the Nigerian House of Representatives inaugurated a new Committee on Climate Change (CCC). In his inaugural address, Committee Chair Ezuiche Ubani declared that his committee will provide oversight and the legal framework for the Niger [...]	2009-02-24 07:48:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG EPET PGOV ECON NI
09ABUJA33	NIGERIA:DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RATIFICATION OF [...] (U) Charge d'Affaires Lisa Piascik delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Toyin Solaja, the incoming Director for North America and the Caribbean at the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja, during his courtesy call to the Embassy on January 8. CDA commended Nigeria for having an Additional [...]	2009-01-09 09:58:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM
09ABUJA331	NIGERIA: INAUGURATION OF COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE BY [...] (U) Summary: On February 10, in a well-attended ceremony, the Nigerian House of Representatives inaugurated a new Committee on Climate Change (CCC). In his inaugural address, Committee Chair Ezuiche Ubani declared that his committee will provide oversight and the legal framework for the Niger [...]	2009-02-24 15:54:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV ENRG EPET PGOV ECON NI
09ABUJA332	NIGERIA: CALM RETURNING TO BAUCHI AFTER WEEKEND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Calm appears to be returning to Bauchi after sectarian violence on both February 21 and 23, which was apparently touched off by a parking dispute. Press reports indicate 11 people killed, houses of worship destroyed, and shops and homes sacked and burned. The army and police are [...]	2009-02-24 16:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF CASC NI
09ABUJA342	NIGERIAN CANDIDATE FOR UNDT JUDICIAL POSITION: [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-25 17:15:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV NI
09ABUJA344	NIGERIA: CABINET COMMMITTEE TO REPORT ON ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: A committee headed by Attorney General (AG) and Justice Minister Michael Aondoakaa has been given until March 4 to prepare a report on the White Paper which an earlier committee had drawn up concerning the recommendations of the Electoral Reform Committee (ERC - see ref A). The n [...]	2009-02-26 16:29:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
09ABUJA345	NIGERIA: DELAY NAMING NEW SHEHU MAY SIGNAL TROUBLE [...] (C) Summary: On February 21 the Shehu of Borno (a traditional ruler and religious figure who is ranked second after the Sultan of Sokoto among Northern Nigeria's royals),Alhaji Mustapha bin Umar Kyari Amin El-Kanemi, died of cancer at the age of 85. Traditionally a new Shehu is named within [...]	2009-02-26 16:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PREL PGOV NI
09ABUJA351	NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON USG PARTICIPATION [...] (SBU) On February 27 Poloff delivered reftel demarche on USG participation in the UN Human Rights Council, and the USG's posture toward the Durban Review Conference, to Ambassador M.K. Ibrahim, Director of the Second United Nations Division at the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. [...]	2009-02-27 12:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL NI
09ABUJA36	NIGERIA: ISRAEL/GAZA CONFLICT INSPIRES PROTESTS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: From January 2-6, several media outlets reported that Nigeria's mostly Muslim north is condemning Israeli military strike in Gaza. Muslim groups also criticized the United States, European Union, the United Nations, as well as some Arab nations, which they claimed have done not [...]	2009-01-09 14:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI CD NG
09ABUJA361	NIGERIA-USG MAKING HEADWAY BUT STILL LOOKING FOR TAILWIND [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador met with Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Director General Dr. Harold Demuren February 20 to review progress since NCAA, Nigerian, and U.S. firms met in November for a public private-partnership (PPP) aviation workshop. Demurren was very positive stating that [...]	2009-03-02 15:55:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN NI
09ABUJA384	NIGERIA: GARBAI NAMED NEW SHEHU OF BORNO [...] (U) On March 2 Kyari Shehu Umar Garbai was named the 20th Shehu of Borno by Borno State Governor Ali Modu Sheriff. As reported in 'This Day' newspaper, Governor Sheriff justified his choice with Garbai's academic qualifications. 'This Day' reported increased security in the state capital Maid [...]	2009-03-04 14:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA386	NIGERIA: POSSIBLE SHI'ITE PERSECUTION IN SOKOTO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Poloffs traveled to Sokoto State on February 24-26 and met with members of the state government, non-governmental organizations, academics, and opposition parties. In many of these meetings, the issue of Sunni-Shi'a conflict in the state emerged as a theme. Though there was a f [...]	2009-03-04 14:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF NI
09ABUJA396	NIGERIA - 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite USG-sponsored training and capacity building efforts the Nigerian government (GON) in 2008 failed to curtail rampant, sustained and serious intellectual property rights (IPR) violations in Nigeria. The U.S. Mission recommends that Nigeria be included in the "Special Men [...]	2009-03-05 10:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON EINV EAID PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA417	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES AMISOM WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) On March 7, Ambassador met with the Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe, at his residence, to get a final decision on the GON AMISOM deployment as the extra grace days given to the Minister until March 5 had passed. Ambassador opened the discussion by noting that she realized the Foreig [...]	2009-03-10 17:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA438	NIGERIA: DEATHS OF TRADITIONAL LEADERS - GBONG [...] (C) Summary: On March 7 the third Gbong Gwom Jos, Da Victor Pam Dung Pam, died at the age of 73. The prominent contenders for the throne are former Comptroller General of the Nigeria Customs Service Jacob Gyang Buba (a cousin of Plateau Governor Jang and known as the favored candidate) and Se [...]	2009-03-12 13:36:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA444	NIGERIA: PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR PROMISES TO REVIEW [...] (C) On March 12, Ambassador took advantage of a meeting with President Yar'Adua's Chief Economic Advisor, Tanimu Yakubu, to discuss pending decision on the GON AMISOM deployment. Primary focus of meeting was in the context of previously scheduled appointment to review the bilateral Framework [...]	2009-03-12 17:57:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET MASS MARR KPKO NI SO
09ABUJA445	NIGERIA: AN ANALYSIS OF THE STATE OF THE ELECTORAL [...] (C) Summary: Below follows the Mission's analysis of the recommendations contained in the report of the Electoral Reform Committee (ERC),and subsequent White Paper and review reports by the GON Federal Executive Council (FEC -- essentially the Cabinet) on the ERC document. As for the ERC rep [...]	2009-03-12 18:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
09ABUJA455	NIGERIA: STATES SEEKING MORE DISBURSEMENTS FROM THE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Nigeria (GON) plans to share $1.5 billion from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) among the three tiers of government to make up for shortfalls in government revenue. Revenues from the sale of crude oil have dwindled due to the fall in the international price of c [...]	2009-03-16 15:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET PGOV NI
09ABUJA456	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR REVIEWS ROBUST NEXT STEPS WITH AVIATION [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador met with the new Minister of Aviation Babtunde Omotoba on March 5 to advocate for new Delta Airline routes from Abuja to Atlanta and Lagos to New York and reviewed the multilateral Open Skies Agreement signed between the United States and Nigeria in 2000. Omotoba [...]	2009-03-16 17:27:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA458	NIGERIA: FOREIGN MINISTER SETS UP SURPRISE [...] (C) Foreign Minister Maduekwe called the Ambassador late Saturday March 14 to ask her to lunch on March 15 to discuss AMISOM following his most recent talks with President Yar'Adua on the issue, as well as to discuss his upcoming trip to Washington to meet with SecState and attend other privat [...]	2009-03-17 11:55:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA473	NIGERIA-SOMALIA: FOREIGN MINISTER AND AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Ambassador and Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe further discussed the GON views on sending its troops to Somalia at a meeting at his residence on March 15. Maduekwe debriefed her on his latest conversation with President Yar'Adua on the issue after the last Federal Executive Council [...]	2009-03-18 17:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MARR KPKO NI SO
09ABUJA474	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA SIGNS 2009 BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary. Nigeria's President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua signed into law the 3.087 trillion naira ($21.29 billion) 2009 budget appropriation bill on March 10, 2009. The final 2009 budget represents a 17% increase (217 billion naira, $1.5 billion) by the National Assembly above the 2.87 trillio [...]	2009-03-19 07:17:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD EAID PGOV NI
09ABUJA476	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TIFA, BIT WITH ECONOMIC ADVISOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with President Yar'Adua's Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) Dr. Tanimu Yakubu on March 12 to discuss upcoming March 30-31 Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council Meeting in Washington, GON interest in a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) and areas o [...]	2009-03-19 14:04:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV KIPR ECON EAID EAGR PGOV NI
09ABUJA480	NIGERIA: OIL UNIONS TO STRIKE MARCH 25-27 [...] (U) According to our recent conversations the week of March 16-20, the strike reported in reftel para 3 by members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) and the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG),will take place on March 25-2 [...]	2009-03-19 17:05:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB ENRG NI
09ABUJA481	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS FORMER HEAD OF STATE [...] (C) Summary: On March 16, the Ambassador (Poloff notetaker) met with former Nigerian military Head of State from 1998 to 1999, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, at his residence, to discuss his views on Nigeria's democratic performance, particularly as in regard to the recent Electoral Reform Com [...]	2009-03-19 17:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA482	NIGERIA: GODFATHER PROBLEMS IN THE NORTHWEST [...] (C) SUMMARY. Kebbi State Governor Saidu Usman Nasamu Dakingari and Zamfara State Governor Mahmud Aliyu Shinkafi are locked in a battle with their political "godfathers" for control of their respective states. These standoffs, which are similar to ones which have played out in other states (an [...]	2009-03-19 17:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA483	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR FEBRUARY 14-28, [...] (U) HOUSE OF REPS COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL DONORS AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS INAUGURATED: On February 10 Poloff, EconOff, and Econ Specialist attended the Inauguration of the House of Representatives Committee on International Donors and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs). In her addre [...]	2009-03-20 06:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI
09ABUJA488	DEMOCRACY ACTIVIST AND NOBEL LAUREATE WOLE SOYINKA [...] (S) Summary: Leading democracy activist, Nobel Laureate and Niger Delta mediator Wole Soyinka met with Ambassador December 23 at his home in Ogun State to discuss the state of affairs in Nigeria ranging from President Yar,Adua,s health and his fears on election reform to his role as a negoti [...]	2009-12-29 13:06:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV NI
09ABUJA492	NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POST-QADHAFI [...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche on encouraging the African Union Peace and Security Council to reassert its authority following Chairman Muammar Qadhafi's trip to Mauritania to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Assistant Director for North and Horn of Africa M. Tahir and Afican Union Director E.T [...]	2009-03-20 16:53:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA493	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR AND UK HIGH COMMISSIONER SEEK [...] (C) Ambassador and the UK High Commissioner Bob Dewar went jointly to see the New Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Ufot Ekaette, March 16, to seek a better understanding of what the Ministry's plans were for forward progress on the Niger Delta. The meeting was an attempt to achieve se [...]	2009-03-21 16:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET MASS MARR NI
09ABUJA501	OIL CHIEF REQUESTS DIALOGUE ON ENERGY, CLIMATE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The new Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is requesting that USG officials visit Abuja in the near future to commence a dialogue on energy and climate policies, includ [...]	2009-03-24 06:28:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET SENV PREL ELAB ECON ENRG EFIN PGOV NI
09ABUJA506	NIGERIA: PRESS DEBATES INEC CHAIRMAN'S TENURE [...] (SBU) On March 23, Nigerian press quoted Lagos lawyer Femi Falana as alleging that Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Maurice Iwu's tenure expired in August 2008. Falana based his allegation on the fact that Iwu was appointed as a member of the Commission in August 2003 [...]	2009-03-24 16:40:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
09ABUJA514	NIGERIA: PDP BACKING PRESIDENT FOR SECOND TERM [...] (SBU) Ruling Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) Deputy National Chairman Haliru Bello Mohammed told press on March 24 in Abuja that the party leadership will reserve the 2011 presidential ticket for current President Yar'Adua. Bello Mohammed explained that the President's seven point agenda (the [...]	2009-03-25 16:02:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
09ABUJA517	NIGERIA: COUNCIL OF STATE FURTHER WEAKENS [...] (C) On March 24, President Yar'Adua presented the White Paper on electoral reform to the Council of State (a constitutionally established consultative body with over 50 members including, inter alia, the President, VP, all 36 serving Governors, all former Heads of Government, all former Chief [...]	2009-03-26 11:21:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
09ABUJA525	NIGERIA: MADAGASCAR GOVT UNCONSTITUTIONAL [...] (SBU) The Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Public Communications Department released a press statement on March 20 concerning the unconstitutional transfer of power in Madagascar from President Marc Ravalomanana to Andry Rajoelina, noting that the GON does not recognize the change in [...]	2009-03-26 15:20:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL NI MA
09ABUJA526	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR MARCH 1-14, 2009 [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of March 1-14, 2009 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economic News --Health --Northern Nigeria --Southern Nigeria --Delta Incidents Economic News -------------- [...]	2009-03-26 15:21:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI
09ABUJA529	19 OF NIGERIA'S OPPOSITION PARTIES TRYING TO UNITE [...] (C) On March 24, nineteen Nigerian opposition parties agreed to form what they described as a mega-party to challenge the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2011 elections. While most were very small, the largest (Buhari) faction of the All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) and the lea [...]	2009-03-26 15:35:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
09ABUJA532	NIGERIA: AONDOAKAA CONTINUES TO REPLACE EFFECTIVE [...] (C) Summary: Kehinde Ajoni, Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC),was "recalled to the Ministry of Justice" by Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Justice Michael Aondoakaa on March 18 and replaced by Roland Ewubare, an associate of Aondoakaa's. (FYI: Accordin [...]	2009-03-27 16:19:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL NI
09ABUJA533	NIGERIA: MARCH 2009 TRADE POLICY UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Since the unveiling of the 2008 - 2012 Tariff Book there have not been major improvements in Nigeria's trade policy (reftel M). Nigerian government (GON) officials tell us they are working with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to harmonize tariffs with its [...]	2009-03-30 07:20:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EINV PREL PGOV NI
09ABUJA535	NIGERIA: AVIATION AIRPORT SECURITY WORKSHOP WITH TSA [...] Summary. Ambassador and the new Minister of Aviation, Babatunde Omotoba, opened the third workshop of the U.S. and Nigeria's Public Private Partnership (PPP on Aviation Airport Security and Safety on March 17. The purpose of the PPP is to assist the GON in achieving U.S. Federal Aviation Admi [...]	2009-03-30 07:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EAID ASEC ERTD EINV PGOV NI
09ABUJA549	NIGERIA: KADUNA REFINERY - NOT READY FOR PRIMETIME [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 5, 2009 Engineer Olayinka Agora, the Managing Director of the Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company (KRPC),described the ongoing saga of poor planning and neglected maintenance that has reduced the effectiveness and usefulness of the refinery. He underscored that s [...]	2009-03-31 15:26:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON EINV ENRG EAID PGOV NI
09ABUJA573	NIGERIA: NEW MINISTER OF POWER BRIEFS AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 19 the Ambassador met with the new Minister of Power Dr. Lanre Babalola to discuss opportunities for the U.S and Nigeria to improve the power sector. The Ambassador provided a briefing paper on the USG's assistance to the GON in the power sector, encouraged that the bil [...]	2009-04-02 11:46:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON EINV PGOV EAID NI
09ABUJA577	NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON STATUS OF EQUIPMENT [...] (SBU) On March 30, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Minister of State for Defense Ademola Seriki. The Minister affirmed that the Nigerian Contingent Owned Equipment (COE) is in Lagos, awaiting shipment, and would be forwarded to Darfur as soon as possible. In a related conversation, N [...]	2009-04-03 12:14:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPKO PREL PGOV SU NI
09ABUJA586	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES PETROLEUM, SECURITY [...] (C) The new General Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),Mohammed Barkindo, accompanied by several of his senior staff, called on Ambassador at Embassy March 11. EconCouns also attended. Ref A reported on proposal by Barkindo for a dialogue on energy [...]	2009-04-06 09:44:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EPET MASS MARR NI
09ABUJA590	ECOWAS' RESPONSE TO EVENTS IN GUINEA-BISSAU [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 2, Poloff met with ECOWAS Director of Political Affairs Dr. Abdel Fatah-Musa to discuss ECOWAS' next steps in Guinea-Bissau. Fatah-Musa, who has long followed Guinea-Bissau politics, related background information about what he said had led to the double assassinations o [...]	2009-04-06 16:45:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECOWAS KPKO PGOV PREL MASS SNAR PU GV CU PO
09ABUJA592	NIGERIA: Delta Abuja-New York Route, One Step Closer [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador met with Minister of Aviation Babatunde Omotoba on April 3 to ensure that the Minister understood that Delta Airlines had taken steps to meet the Minister's request to upgrade their customer service and antiquated planes on the Lagos to Atlanta route as a condition fo [...]	2009-04-06 17:07:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EAID ASEC ERTD EINV PGOV NI
09ABUJA598	NIGERIA: BUHARI DISCUSSES LACK OF GON SINCERITY ON [...] (C) Summary: On April 1, Political Counselor (accompanied by Poloff notetaker and Political Specialist) met with General Muhammadu Buhari and his associate, Abubakar Buba Galadima. Buhari expressed dismay regarding the state of electoral reform in Nigeria and pointed out that he has said all [...]	2009-04-07 15:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA600	NIGERIA'S NON-MILITARY SECURITY CHALLENGES AND [...] (U) The following is U.S. Mission Nigeria's collective response to questions posed in reftel regarding the assessment of law enforcement and judicial training needs of the non-military security apparatus of the Government of Nigeria (GON). Given the poor performance of Nigeria,s top anti-graf [...]	2009-04-07 16:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KCRM SNAR KCOR KTIP KJUS KTFN KIPR
09ABUJA601	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT BROACHES AMNESTY FOR MILITANTS; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nigerian President Yar'Adua broached the subject of amnesty for those who have been fighting in the Niger Delta and "are prepared to lay down their arms" at the last National Executive Committee meeting of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja on April 2. During the [...]	2009-04-07 17:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MCAP MASS NI
09ABUJA609	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BUILDING BRIDGES [...] (C) Summary: On April 6, the Ambassador (with LabOff, notetaker) met with the new Minister of Labor and Productivity, Prince Adetokunbo Kayode, to identify his ministry's priorities as well as acquire an understanding of his strategy for working with organized labor. Kayode is from Ondo Stat [...]	2009-04-09 16:49:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI
09ABUJA611	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR March 15-31, 2009 [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of March 15-31 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economics --Politics --2011 Elections --Labor --Education --Environment and Health --Aviation --Elections --Cor [...]	2009-04-10 09:38:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI
09ABUJA612	NIGERIA: GON Approves Delta's Abuja-New York Route [...] (SBU) Ambassador received a letter on April 8, 2009 from Minister of Aviation Babatunde Omotoba recounting the agreement reached by the Minister and Ambassador in their April 3, 2009 meeting on Delta Airlines Abuja-New York route with operations to begin on June 8, 2009 with a upgrade to a Boei [...]	2009-04-10 10:04:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EAID ASEC ERTD EINV PGOV NI
09ABUJA627	NIGERIA: A FULLER PICTURE OF THE FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Poloff, PolAssist and a delegation from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) traveled to Bauchi March 30 to April 1 to gain a better understanding of the February 21-22 sectarian violence in the state. The team met with State government officials, re [...]	2009-04-15 16:58:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF NI
09ABUJA628	NIGERIA: EASTER MONDAY SECTARIAN VIOLENCE IN NIGER [...] (C) Summary: On April 13, sectarian violence broke out in the town of Gwada, Niger State before spreading to the capital of Minna, resulting in over 20 injured, three churches burned, and additional property destroyed. Press reports claimed that over 110 people were arrested in relation to t [...]	2009-04-15 17:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF ASEC NI
09ABUJA634	SHARI'A LAW IN NIGERIA: NOT EXPANDING, BUT [...] (C) Summary: With politics, religion and regionalism likely playing roles in Nigeria's 2011 elections, post will be preparing a number of analytical pieces to look at issues ranging from the influence of selected governors, to ethnicity and religion, with the latter particularly exploring the [...]	2009-04-16 15:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL PGOV NI
09ABUJA641	NIGERIA: SUPPORTING THE AU'S EFFORTS IN MADAGASCAR [...] (SBU) Post delivered Ref. A demarche to E. Josakweker, Director of the African Union Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Josakweker referred to the March 20 statement issued by the MFA (Ref. B) in which the GON strongly condemned the coup and affirmed that it will not recognize Rajoe [...]	2009-04-17 10:58:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MA NI
09ABUJA643	NIGERIA: PDP CONVENTION - NO DEBATE EXPECTED [...] (C) SUMMARY. As the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) approaches its April 20 Special National Convention, behind the scenes negotiations appear to have forestalled any real debate taking place on the convention floor. PDP National Executive Committee member Aminu Bello Masari told Poloff on Ap [...]	2009-04-17 13:22:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA666	NIGERIA: KADUNA PRIVATE SECTOR SEEKS US INVESTMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. During a March 5-6 visit to Kaduna by EconDeputy, Kaduna Chapter Members of the Nigeria-American Chamber of Commerce (NACC) were unanimous in their displeasure with the Yar'Adua administration's inability to increase electricity supply. They complained that epileptic electricit [...]	2009-04-20 10:41:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG CVIS EINV EAGR EAID PGOV NI
09ABUJA670	NIGERIA: ATIKU - BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE [...] (C) Summary: Over the past few weeks former Vice President and 2007 Action Congress (AC) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar's attempts at political maneuvering may have left him without a place in any party. Although Atiku reportedly hoped to rejoin the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),the [...]	2009-04-20 15:49:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA671	NIGERIA: PFIZER REACHES PRELIMINARY AGREEMENT FOR [...] (C) Summary. In an April 2 meeting with the Ambassador, Pfizer lawyers Joe Petrosinelli and Atiba Adams reported that Pfizer and the Kano State government had reached a preliminary settlement on lawsuits arising from medical tests conducted with Trovan (oral antibiotic) on children living in Kano d [...]	2009-04-20 16:00:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EAID ETRD PGOV NI
09ABUJA673	NIGERIA: MINISTER OF FINANCE ON EVE OF BANK/FUND [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador conveyed invitations from Treasury Secretary Geithner and other senior Treasury and State Department officials during meeting with GON Finance Minister Mansur Muhtar on April 17. Muhtar told the Ambassador that he appreciated efforts by the U.S. and U.K. governments t [...]	2009-04-20 17:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID ETRD EAGR NI
09ABUJA674	NIGERIA: NIGERIAN INVESTMENT PROMOTION COMMISSION SOLICITS [...] (SBU) Summary. During an April 9 courtesy call, officials of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) informed the Ambassador that the organization is working towards attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Nigeria, despite the global economic downturn. It is currently work [...]	2009-04-21 08:03:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD ECON PGOV NI
09ABUJA678	NIGERIA: BETWEEN THE LINES OF PRESS REPORTS ON KBR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Beginning in late March, Nigeria's Attorney General (AG) Michael Aondoakaa, has been manipulating the media coverage of the Department of Justice's February 11 press release related to former Kellogg, Brown, and Root (KBR) Director Albert "Jack" Stanley's guilty plea of conspirin [...]	2009-04-21 15:03:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KCRM CVIS KCOR NI
09ABUJA679	NIGERIA: BAUCHI GOVERNOR DEFECTS TO PDP [...] (C) Summary: On April 14, Bauchi State Governor Isa Yuguda formally defected from the All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Others within the state's senior ANPP leadership did not attend Yuguda's formal registration with the PDP, signaling that they are not l [...]	2009-04-22 10:49:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
09ABUJA682	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR YATES MEETING WITH FONMIN [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Commander for Civil Military Affairs for the Africa Command, Ambassador Mary Yates, along with Ambassador Sander, met with Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe at his home on April 21 where Yates briefed the FonMin on the new programmatic developments at Africa Command. [...]	2009-04-22 17:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR NI PU TO
09ABUJA696	NIGERIA TO HEAD THE FORUM OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY BODIES IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 10, ESTHOff met with the Director General of the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA),Professor Shemsiden Elegba, who reported that he has been elected to chair the newly-formed Forum of Regulatory Bodies in Africa (FORBIA). The forum aims to harmonize and str [...]	2009-04-23 08:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP ENRG ECON PARM TRGY PTER PGOV KRAD NI
09ABUJA707	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR YATES MEETING WITH SGF YAHYALE [...] (C) Summary: During her April 20-22 visit, Ambassador Mary Yates, Africa Command Deputy for Civil and Military Activities, had a brief late evening meeting April 21 with Nigeria's Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF),Yahyale Ahmed. Ambassador Sanders and Colonel Peter Teil ac [...]	2009-04-23 17:12:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCOR MARR MASS ECOWAS NI
09ABUJA708	NIGERIA: THE LATEST ON GUINEA-CONAKRY FROM ECOWAS' [...] (SBU) On April 21, Economic Community of West African States President Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas assembled Abuja's diplomatic corps to discuss the latest developments in Guinea. He said that overall, ECOWAS was pleased with the outcome of the efforts of the International Contact Group (ICG),w [...]	2009-04-24 11:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECOWAS PREL KDEM GV NI
09ABUJA710	ECOWAS: AMBASSADOR YATES MEETS WITH ECOWAS' CHAMBAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 21, visiting Africom Deputy Commander Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates met with ECOWAS President Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas to discuss regional affairs and the next steps in cooperation between Africom and ECOWAS. Ambassador Sanders, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, [...]	2009-04-24 11:57:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR PU TO NI

09ABUJA711	CORRECTED COPY: ECOWAS: AMBASSADOR YATES MEETS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 21, visiting Africom Deputy Commander Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates met with ECOWAS President Dr. Mohamed Ibn Chambas to discuss regional affairs and the next steps in cooperation between Africom and ECOWAS. Ambassador Sanders, ECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, [...]	2009-04-24 11:59:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR PU TO NI
09ABUJA712	NIGERIA: PDP HOLDS LESS "FLAMBOYANT" IF NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The People's Democratic Party (PDP) held its 2009 Special National Convention on Monday April 20 at Eagle Square in Abuja. Almost 4000 delegates voted overwhelmingly to approve amendments to the party's constitution regarding the composition of party congresses and the national c [...]	2009-04-24 12:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM NI
09ABUJA714	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR APRIL 1-17, 2009 [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of April 1-17 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Politics --2011 Elections --Human Rights and TIP --Labor --Environment and Health --Corruption and Crime --Oil, Gas, [...]	2009-04-24 13:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN EAGR KDEM NI
09ABUJA72	NIGERIA: TRAVEL OF FONMIN TO U.S. [...] (SBU) According to former Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for North America and Caribbean, FonMin will travel to the U.S. on January 15 to attend U.S. inauguration events and meetings with the Nigerian Embassy in Washington and meetings with the Nigerian Mission to the United Nations in [...]	2009-01-14 13:20:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR NI
09ABUJA74	THE DEFENSE LEVIES BILL -- A NEW WAY TO FUND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 13, Poloff met with Chairman of the House of Representatives Defense Committee, Oluwole Oke, to discuss the Nigerian military budget and other defense-related matters. Oke reiterated Nigeria's commitment to the African Mission in Somalia (AMISOM),but called the USG $ [...]	2009-01-14 16:27:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR MASS NI
09ABUJA740	NIGERIA: PRESS REPORTS OF NEW AMBASSADOR TO THE [...] (C) On April 12, Foreign Minister Maduekwe mentioned to Ambassador that the GON had settled on a candidate to be its Ambassador to the U.S., Dr. Tunde Adeniran, a Professor at the University of Ibadan who was formerly the Minister of Education and Ambassador to Germany in the Obasanjo governme [...]	2009-04-28 16:48:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR NI
09ABUJA743	NIGERIA FUEL TANKER STRIKE INDICATIVE OF LARGER [...] (U) Summary: On April 21, the Petrol Tanker Drivers Union (PTDU),an arm of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG),ended its three-day strike over the seizure of members' trucks and alleged harassment, intimidation, and extortion of tanker drivers by the Lagos State [...]	2009-04-29 11:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI
09ABUJA744	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PLANNING MINSTER TO DISCUSS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with the head of the National Planning Commission April 9 to discuss need for a President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Country Partnership Framework (CPF) Agreement and the way forward towards achieving one in the near future. Ambassador and Minister [...]	2009-04-29 11:58:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KISL PGOV KHIV ECON KOCI EAID PREL NI
09ABUJA745	NIGERIA: USCIRF DELEGATION DISCUSSES JOS [...] (C) Summary: A delegation from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) visited Nigeria March 19-April 3 to analyze the situation of religious tolerance in Nigeria, with particular emphasis on recent incidents of religious tension and violence. Accompanied by Poloffs, [...]	2009-04-29 17:34:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KIRF KISL NI
09ABUJA746	NIGERIA: COUNTERFEIT MEDS ENFORCEMENT TRAINING IN LAGOS [...] (SBU) Summary: During a April 7-9 three-day counterfeit products and investigative techniques workshop, Nigerian government (GON) agencies made progress in better understanding what intellectual property rights (IP) are, how counterfeit medicines enter Nigeria, and what steps should be taken to [...]	2009-04-30 09:06:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON EINV EAID PGOV NI
09ABUJA748	NIGERIA: VISIT TO NIGERIA-BENIN BORDER AND LAGOS AIRPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 6, 2009 an interagency USG Team visited the Nigeria-Benin border to observe the movement of goods and people between the two countries. The Seme border crossing post is manned by 650 Nigerian Customs Officers and is a major transit point of goods in West Africa. On Apr [...]	2009-04-30 10:53:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON EINV EAID PGOV NI
09ABUJA75	NIGERIA, ECOWAS TO STAND FIRM ON GUINEA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 13, Poloff met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' ECOWAS Desk Officer, B.A. Nurudeen to discuss Nigeria's and ECOWAS' stance toward the coup in Guinea after the January 10 summit of regional Heads of State. Nurudeen emphasized Nigeria's commitment to working withi [...]	2009-01-14 16:35:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECOWAS PREL KDEM GV NI
09ABUJA79	GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS IMPACTING NIGERIA [...] (SBU) Summary. This cable responds to ref A tasking. Despite the Nigerian government's (GON) public statements, the global financial crisis (GFC) has impacted Nigeria in its most vulnerable area - revenue from crude oil sales. Crude oil accounts for over 80% of government revenue and over 9 [...]	2009-01-15 15:11:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV EPET ENRG PGOV NI
09ABUJA790	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR APRIL 18-30, 2009 [...] (U) The Following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of April 18-30, 2009 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economic News --Health --Political News --2011 Elections --House of Representatives Economic News --------- [...]	2009-05-06 14:58:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB EPET SENV EFIN EAGR KDEM NI
09ABUJA791	NIGERIA: USCIRF RELIGIOUS FREEDOM DELEGATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A delegation from the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF),accompanied by PolOff, met with Muslim and Christian religious and political leaders, including Kano State Governor Shekarau, on a March 24-27 trip to Kaduna and Kano. Christian Association of Nige [...]	2009-05-06 15:09:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL NI
09ABUJA792	NIGERIA: EKITI ELECTION UPDATE: MASS PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary: On May 5, concluding the disputed gubernatorial by-election between Segun Oni (PDP - Peoples' Democratic Party) and Kayode Fayemi (AC - Action Congress),the state representative for the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the PDP winner. This followed polling in th [...]	2009-05-06 17:01:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA793	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR AND FORMER NSA GUSAU DISCUSS [...] (C) On 4 May 2009 Ambassador and RAO Chief met with former Nigerian National Security Advisor (NSA) General (retired) Aliyu Mohammed Gusau on the fringes of his visit to the Embassy to renew his visa. Aliyu intends to visit Palo Alto California at some point for his yearly medical visit and [...]	2009-05-06 17:57:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA794	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR AND HOUSE SPEAKER DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met one-on-one evening May 5 with National Assembly Speaker Dimeji Bankole to discuss issues important to U.S.-Nigeria bilateral relations ranging from electoral reform, governance, and anti-corruption, and the seemingly slow progress of President Yar'Adua on all these [...]	2009-05-06 17:57:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA795	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FORMER PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: On May 4, Ambassador (accompanied by Poloff notetaker) met with former Nigerian President General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, commonly referred to as IBB. IBB spoke frankly about his disappointment with the electoral reform process, the unlikely possibility of a military coup, the [...]	2009-05-06 18:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KIRF NI
09ABUJA807	NIGERIA: PLATEAU STATE POLITICS, AS SEEN BY FAILED [...] (C) Summary: On April 29, PolOff, PolSpec, and PolAsst met with Prince Chuwang Rwang Pam, son of the second "Gbong Gwom Jos" (the title of the senior Traditional Ruler in the state); Pam was a candidate to be selected as Gbong Gwom Jos last March when the seat fell vacant with the death of the [...]	2009-05-07 09:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA809	NIGERIA'S FIRST NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT SUMMIT: A [...] (C) Summary: On April 23, the Ambassador participated in Nigeria's First National Employment Summit, which focused on the theme, "Meeting the Employment Challenges of the Global Economic and Financial Crisis." According to the Minister of Labor Prince Adetokunbo Kayode, the Summit's purpose w [...]	2009-05-07 12:47:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI
09ABUJA816	NIGERIA: STATISTICAL BREAKDOWN OF EKITI ELECTIONS [...] (C) Moshuud Erubami (strictly protect),Chairman of the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG),provided Lagos Poloff with numbers of registered voters for each of the LGAs in Ekiti state where the April 25 and May 5 rerun elections occurred. TMG is part of a consortium of local non-governmental or [...]	2009-05-08 06:45:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
09ABUJA819	NIGERIA: ACTION CONGRESS (AC) POLITICAL PARTY [...] (C) Summary: On April 29, Poloffs visited Dr. Usman Bugaje, National Secretary of the Action Congress (AC) political party, to discuss the future of the AC and his views about the fledgling opposition "mega party." Bugaje confirmed that former Vice President and 2007 AC presidential candidat [...]	2009-05-08 13:18:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA820	NIGERIA: PLATEAU STATE DEPORTS FULANI NOMADS [...] (C) Embassy began receiving reports on May 7 that Fulani nomads were being forcefully evicted from Wase local government area (LGA) in southeastern Plateau state. Salisu Mohammed Lawal (protect),a program manager at a USAID-funded organization, told Poloffs that, starting in late April, Fula [...]	2009-05-08 13:33:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF NI
09ABUJA821	NIGERIA: LABOR LEADERS CRITICIZE GON, ANNOUNCE [...] (U) Summary: The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) jointly organized a 2009 National May Day rally on May 1 in Abuja, which included organized labor representatives from across the country, as well as a small contingent of high-level government officials. The d [...]	2009-05-08 14:00:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI
09ABUJA826	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR VISITS KOGI STATE [...] (C) Summary: On April 30, Ambassador (accompanied by Poloff as notetaker) traveled to Kogi State where she paid a courtesy call on Governor Ibrahim Idris (Peoples Democratic Party - PDP) in Lokoja. Ambassador inquired about press reports alleging youth had stormed the government house in Loko [...]	2009-05-12 12:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA830	LABOR PROTEST MARCH CONFIRMED FOR MAY 13 [...] (U) Post confirmed on May 12 from Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress representatives that they have not canceled their planned protest march in Lagos on May 13. The protest march will begin at 1000 hours at the National Stadium and proceed to the governor's office in Ikeja. The [...]	2009-05-12 17:07:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB PREL PHUM ENRG ASEC NI
09ABUJA845	NIGERIA: STATE BATTLE LINES DRAWN FOR 2011 [...] (C) INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY. With Nigeria's next national elections still two years away in 2011, it is nonetheless clear that the battle over governorships in particular is already underway in many states. While there are states where the incumbent governor faces little or no opposition to a s [...]	2009-05-13 15:29:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
09ABUJA849	NIGERIA: THE VIEWS OF THREE SOUTH-SOUTH CONGRESSMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 4, Poloff and Pol Assistant met with West-Idahosa Ehiogie, Emmanuel Deeyah Nwiika, and Olaka Johnson Nwogu, all Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) national House of Representatives members from Nigeria's South-South zone (six states in and near the Niger Delta). In a wide-ran [...]	2009-05-15 10:12:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA850	CORRECTED COPY: NIGERIA: THE VIEWS OF THREE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 4, Poloff and Pol Assistant met with West-Idahosa Ehiogie, Emmanuel Deeyah Nwiika, and Olaka Johnson Nwogu, all Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) national House of Representatives members from Nigeria's South-South zone (six states in and near the Niger Delta). In a wide-ran [...]	2009-05-15 10:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA851	NIGERIA: PRESIDENT YAR'ADUA'S FIRST PRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: For the first time since his 2007 election, on May 12, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua held a press conference, speaking to reporters at the State House Media Center about electoral reform, the recent elections in Ekiti State, fuel scarcity, and the Halliburton scandal. Following [...]	2009-05-15 10:16:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KPAO PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA868	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR YATES' MEETING WITH MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 21, visiting Africa Command Deputy Commander Ambassador Mary Carlin Yates met with Minister of State for Defense Ademola Seriki to discuss regional security cooperation and the growing military-to-military partnership between the U.S. and Nigeria. Reviewing the recent [...]	2009-05-18 08:22:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PGOV NI
09ABUJA879	NIGERIA: DEFENSE HQ'S PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE [...] (SBU) On May 18, Colonel C.A. Jemitola, Defense Headquarters' Director of Information, gave a press conference to provide an update on the upsurge of fighting in Delta State between the Joint Task Force (JTF) and criminal/militant groups. The conference was attended by Poloff, other Mission [...]	2009-05-19 14:42:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA885	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSS: [...] (C) Summary: In a wide ranging May 18 discussion principally to execute ref A demarche, the Ambassador and Nigerian Foreign Minister (FonMin) Ojo Maduekwe discussed Somalia, where the GON stood on the AMISOM battalion, and the forthcoming visits to Nigeria of the Russian and Togolese Presid [...]	2009-05-20 14:30:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA887	NIGERIA: IRANIAN URANIUM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Polcouns and Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Maria Laose, Director of the Second United Nations (UN) Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 21. Laose formerly worked for the Nigerian mission to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna and is their point perso [...]	2009-05-21 17:43:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV NI
09ABUJA888	NIGERIA: TWO NORTHERNERS REFLECT THE DISENCHANTED [...] (C) Visiting State Department Nigeria Desk Officer traveled with PolOff and PolSpecialist to Kano, Zaria, and Kaduna on May 10-13, and met with a broad spectrum of Northern academics, politicians, and civil society leaders. Although several of these contacts touted "free and fair elections" as [...]	2009-05-21 17:56:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA890	NIGERIA: TWO NORTHERN MUSLIM VIEWS ON SHARI'A'S [...] (C) Summary: Visiting State Department Nigeria Desk Officer traveled with PolOff and PolSpecialist to Kano, Zaria, and Kaduna on May 10-13. During several meetings with academics, politicians, and civil society leaders, they discussed the impact of Shari'a law in Nigeria. Barrister Muzzamil [...]	2009-05-22 10:20:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KIRF KWMN SOCI PINR PHUM PREL KISL NI
09ABUJA891	NIGERIA UPDATE: GOVT. PRACTICES: INFO COLLECTION, [...] (C) The following are updates to Mission Nigeria's assessment of current host government practices with respect to information collection, screening and sharing per reftel A. Posts original November 2007 responses are contained in reftel B. Government of Nigeria (GON) capabilities remain [...]	2009-05-22 11:05:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	KVPR PTER PREL PGOV CVIS ASEC KHLS NI
09ABUJA895	NIGERIA: PP7750 AND CORRUPTION 212(F) [...] (C) Summary: On February 10, 2009, U.S. Mission to Nigeria PP7750 Interagency Committee unanimously agreed to target Ayodele Peter Fayose for visa ineligibility, invoking Presidential Proclamation 7750 (PP7750). Fayose is the impeached former Governor of Ekiti state, who is reliably believed [...]	2009-05-22 13:01:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET	CVIS KCRM PGOV KCOR NI
09ABUJA896	NIGERIA: THE FOREIGN MINISTER'S BRIEFING ON THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 22, Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe summoned the members of Abuja's diplomatic corps on short notice for a briefing on the latest concerning the violence in the Niger Delta. FonMin opened his briefing with a history of the Delta's troubles, giving statistics for various c [...]	2009-05-22 16:11:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NI
09ABUJA897	NIGERIA: EFCC AMENDMENT BILL REFERRED TO [...] (C) Summary: A bill to amend the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Act, privately sponsored by Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Henry Dickson, passed its "second reading" (meaning that it has been referred to the appropriate committee for detailed review) at the House of [...]	2009-05-22 16:27:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS KCRM PGOV KCOR NI
09ABUJA899	NIGERIA: KATSINA GOVERNOR TALKS PDP POLITICS AND [...] (C) On May 15, in a private meeting prior to the Ambassador's Pilot Engagement with States (PES) meeting (Septel) with Katsina Governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema, the Ambassador raised PDP politics and the 2011 Elections with the governor who had up until April, 2009, been considered one of Presiden [...]	2009-05-26 11:38:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NI
09ABUJA9	NIGERIA: EFCC DONORS FATIGUED, BUT DONOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the week of December 15-19, representatives from the British High Commission as well as the Netherlands and German embassies--all Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) major donors--shared with PolOff their increased skepticism of Nigeria's anti-corruption effort [...]	2009-01-05 10:06:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM NI
09ABUJA901	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR-LED INTERAGENCY TRIP TO [...] (U) Summary. On May 15, 2009, the Ambassador led an interagency delegation of USG officials to Katsina State for meetings with Governor Ibrahim Shehu Shema and key interlocutors from Katsina State as part of the Ambassador's Pilot Engagement with States (PES) Program. This is the second stat [...]	2009-05-26 12:00:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NI
09ABUJA914	NIGERIA: REMOVAL OF EFCC DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-27 08:30:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM KCOR NI
09ABUJA917	NIGERIA: LAND USE ACT TO BE AMENDED [...] Summary. The Land Use Act (LUA) vests all land rights with the 36 state governors requiring that all transfers or land sales be approved by the governors. The LUA makes it difficult for potential investors, homeowners, etc to secure title, which impedes the use of property as effective colla [...]	2009-05-27 14:04:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV ETRD PGOV NI
09ABUJA918	NIGERIA: RIVERS GOVERNOR DISCUSSES CURRENT NIGER DELTA [...] (C) Summary. On May 21, 2009, in a private meeting at Government House in Port Harcourt, Rivers State Governor Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi shared his views on the Niger Delta issue with the Ambassador. He blamed poverty and perpetual Federal Government inaction for the recent flare-up in Delta St [...]	2009-05-27 15:17:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NI
09ABUJA919	NIGERIA: THREE NORTHERN VIEWS ON YAR'ADUA, [...] (S/NF) Summary: Visiting State Department Nigeria Desk Officer traveled with PolOff and PolSpecialist to Kano, Zaria, and Kaduna on May 10-13 and met separately with three longtime Northern political observers. Our first meeting was with Dr. Usman Ahmed Jalingo, Secretary General of Arewa Con [...]	2009-05-27 15:28:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL NI
09ABUJA925	NIGERIA: MINISTER MAY DENY CONTINENTAL AIRLINE'S NEW ROUTE [...] (SBU) During the course of a May 11 meeting arranged so that a U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigator could brief Minister of Aviation Babatunde Omotoba on the status of reviews into the crashes of a two Nigerian Airliners several years ago, the Deputy Chief of Mission (D [...]	2009-05-28 14:05:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON EAID ASEC ERTD EINV PGOV NI
09ABUJA936	NIGERIA: SENATE REJECTS ELECTORAL REFORM PROPOSAL [...] (U) On May 26 the Senate voted to reject the Political Parties Registration and Regulatory Commission Act 2009, one of six electoral reform bills President Yar'Adua sent to the National Assembly (NASS). Senators debated the bill for three days before voting it down on the grounds that there is [...]	2009-05-28 15:51:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM NI
09ABUJA938	NIGERIA: A REVIEW OF CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR SOLUDO'S [...] (SBU) Summary. Professor Chukwuma Soludo's first term at the Central Bank ended on May 29. It appears unlikely he will be appointed to a second term (First Bank Group Managing Director Sanusi Lamido Sanusi appears to be the frontrunner at this point, but in Nigeria one can always expect last [...]	2009-06-01 10:12:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV NI
09ABUJA939	NIGERIA: EXCESS CRUDE ACCOUNT BEING DRAWN DOWN TO CUSHION [...] (U) During a May 26 interactive session with the House of Representatives Committee on Legislative Compliance, Minister of Finance Mansur Muhtar stated that the Excess Crude Account (ECA) could be depleted by the end of 2010 if the three tiers of government continue to fall back on the ECA to a [...]	2009-06-01 10:45:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV ENRG PGOV NI
09ABUJA941	NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR IN JIGAWA STATE, GOVERNOR EXPECTS LITTLE [...] (C) Summary. On May 14, 2009, the Ambassador traveled to Jigawa State, one of the poorest in Nigeria, to hand over HIV/AIDS equipment to the Dutse General Hospital on behalf of the USG through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Reli [...]	2009-06-01 12:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NI
09ABUJA943	NIGERIA: GOVERNMENT AND INDUSTRY AGREE TO FIGHT PIRACY [...] (U) Summary. At May 5-6 conference on the enforcement of copyrights, the Government of Nigeria (GON) was called upon, by stakeholders participating at the conference, to provide sufficient funding for Intellectual Property (IP) agencies, in addition to amending IP laws to strengthen enforcemen [...]	2009-06-01 14:27:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD PGOV NI
09ABUJA945	NIGERIA: ICRC SAYS MEDIA IS EXAGGERATING CIVILIAN [...] (C) On May 28, DATT, Marine Attache, and Poloff met with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) head of delegation in Nigeria Jacques Villettaz and Communications Director Anahita Kar to discuss their view of the humanitarian situation in the Niger Delta as a result of the Joint Task [...]	2009-06-01 15:13:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ICRC NI
09ABUJA946	NIGERIA: U.S. MISSION WORKS WITH CIVIL SOCIETY ON [...] (U) Summary: On May 19 to 21, Ambassador hosted three civil society workshops in Abuja, Lagos and Port Harcourt with PAS, IFESH, and USAID civil society (CSO) partners which were attended by representatives from 100 CSOs. The workshops entitled "Electoral Reform: Building Strong Coalitions an [...]	2009-06-01 15:19:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV NI
09ABUJA950	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR MAY 1-15, 2009 [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of May 1-15 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economics --Politics --Environment and Health --Oil, Gas, and Power Economics --------- 2. (U) U.S. PARTICIPATES [...]	2009-06-02 06:44:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN NI
09ABUJA967	ECOWAS: COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MEETING IN ABUJA, AND [...] (SBU) On May 26, the 62nd ordinary session of the ECOWAS Council of Ministers opened in Abuja, chaired by Nigeria's Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe. Maduekwe welcomed visiting ministers by challenging them to work together to increase regional efficiency and improve West African infrastructure, [...]	2009-06-04 09:10:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECOWAS NG NI
09ABUJA968	NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATES FOR MAY 16-31, 2009 [...] (U) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of May 16-31, 2009 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in our other reporting, covering: --Economic News --Health --Environment --Political News ECONOMIC NEWS ------------- 2. (U) FG TO REVIEW CBN' [...]	2009-06-04 14:25:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB EPET EFIN NI
09ABUJA976	NIGERIA: INDEPENDENT POWER PRODUCERS OFFERED USG [...] (SBU) The Independent Power Producer Association of Nigeria (IPPAN) met with EconOff and USAID Consultant on May 19 to discuss the challenges they are facing in the industry and propose a plan to overcome the obstacles, which included: an authorized power purchase agreement; loan guarantees; an [...]	2009-06-05 14:49:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET ECON EINV EAID PGOV NI
09ABUJA98	NIGERIA: NEW CUSTOMS COMPTROLLER GENERAL [...] (SBU) Former Nigerian Customs Comptroller General Alhaji Hamman Bello Ahmed resigned on January 14, 2009 and handed over his position to Dr. B. E. Nwadialo. H. B. Ahmed is retiring because he has reached the mandatory retirement age of 60. The media has reported that there are tensions within [...]	2009-01-16 12:37:00	Embassy Abuja	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON EAGR EINV EAID PGOV NI
09ABUJA982	NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) As suggested reftel, delivery of this demarche was coordinated with the British High Commission. On June 8 PolOff contacted John Gana, Deputy Director of the Second United Nations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stressing that the USG urges that there be a strong mandate re [...]	2009-06-08 15:30:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PHUM PREL PGOV NI
09ABUJA983	NIGERIA: WHITHER 2011 ELECTION: PRESIDENTIAL [...] (S/NF) Introduction: As Nigeria marks the second anniversary of President Yar'Adua's inauguration, the country has already begun the political maneuvering leading up to the 2011 Presidential elections. This will make it even more difficult for Nigeria to move forward on good governance issue [...]	2009-06-08 15:56:00	Embassy Abuja	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM NI
09ABUJA984	NIGERIA: Yar'Adua Worrisome Physical Appearance during GE [...] (C)Before the May 28 signing ceremony of General Electric's (GE) first Country-to-Company Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Government of Nigeria (GON),the Ambassador had a personal opportunity to observe Nigeria President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua for 40 minutes as he struggled physically [...]	2009-06-08 16:37:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR KDEM NI
09ABUJA99	NIGERIA: SENATOR SARAKI ON CABINET RESHUFFLE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloffs met with Kwara State Senator Gbemisola Saraki-Fowora (sister of Kwara State Governor Saraki) of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) at her Abuja residence on 13 January to discuss the cabinet reshuffle, constitutional reform, and President Yar'Adua's health. While Saraki [...]	2009-01-16 13:30:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON EPET NI
09ACCRA1040	NDC GAINS ADDITIONAL SEAT IN PARLIAMENT [...] (SBU) Summary/Comment: The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) won the Chereponi by-election September 29, taking a seat that had been held by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP). By winning this Northern Ghana constituency, the NDC increased its majority in parliament to 116 seats [...]	2009-10-02 12:00:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM KWMN GH
09ACCRA1068	Mills under pressure to act following corruption [...] (U) Summary: President Mills' commitment to aggressively fight corruption is under scrutiny following a September 25 guilty plea by British company Mabey and Johnson (M&J),in which the company admitted paying 470,000 pounds in bribes to eight current and former Ghanaian officials during the 19 [...]	2009-10-08 13:14:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM PREL GH
09ACCRA1070	COUNTER NARCOTICS HEAD DENIES POLITICS AT BOARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) Executive Secretary Yaw Akrasi Sarpong told Poloffs October 5 that while he is a staunch supporter of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC),party politics has no place at the NACOB. Sarpong complained about the lack of effective narcotics enforc [...]	2009-10-08 15:25:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV CVIS XA GH
09ACCRA1085	MINISTERS RESIGN FOLLOWING LINKS TO UK CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: Following allegations that current and former government officials accepted bribes from British company Mabey & Johnson during the 1990s (reftel),two serving ministers were forced to resign their posts October 9. President Mills also directed the Commission on Human Rights and Ad [...]	2009-10-14 17:24:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KCRM PREL UK GH
09ACCRA1093	GHANA SUPPORTS UN ROLE IN INVESTIGATING GUINEA [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-16 13:19:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PINS GV GH
09ACCRA1113	FIRE DESTROYS GHANA MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (U) At about 17:00 local time on October 23, a fire gutted the ten story Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) building in central Accra. The structure and its contents, including historical documents dating back to Ghana's independence in 1957, were completely destroyed. The only reported injury [...]	2009-10-22 15:47:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV GH
09ACCRA1119	GHANA POLITICAL ROUNDUP SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2009 [...] (U) Following is an Embassy Accra compilation of political highlights from late September to early October that were not otherwise covered in mission reporting. This report covers the following issues: -- President nominates new ministers to replace those implicated in corruption scandal - [...]	2009-10-23 11:39:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM KCOR PHUM PREL GH
09ACCRA1122	GHANA CONVICTS TRAFFICKER AND ARRESTS OTHERS IN [...] (U) SUMMARY: In two recent cases, Ghanaian law enforcement used undercover operations to arrest human traffickers. A man from the Western Region was sentenced to four years in prison for attempting to sell his eight year old brother, and a woman from the Ashanti Region is being prosecuted for [...]	2009-10-23 13:12:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP PHUM PGOV XA GH
09ACCRA1125	FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER INDICTED FOR CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 14, the State Prosecutor indicted former Foreign Minister Akwasi Osei-Adjei and former Chief Executive Officer of the National Investment Bank (NIB) Daniel Gyimah on corruption charges over their role in importing 10,000,000 Pounds worth of rice from India during the f [...]	2009-10-26 11:29:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM KCOR PREL GH
09ACCRA1139	FOREIGN MINISTER UPDATE ON MFA FIRE AND REQUEST FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) On October 27, Foreign Minister Alhaji Mohammed Mumuni told the diplomatic corps that the October 14 MFA fire (reftel) resulted in no injuries or deaths, but that there was significant loss of equipment, furniture, fixtures, and [...]	2009-10-28 14:51:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL GH
09ACCRA1155	GHANAIAN FOREIGN AFFAIRS ADVISOR TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador hosted Presidential Foreign Affairs Advisor Victor Gbeho for lunch and a tour d'horizon on October 20. Highlights of the discussion follow. END SUMMARY. GHANA WILL SUPPORT GOOD GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA -------------------------------------------- 2. (C) Aske [...]	2009-11-04 16:48:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KCOR MOPS GH TO
09ACCRA1166	GHANA: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SECURITY DIALOGUES [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-09 12:29:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MARR GH
09ACCRA1179	GHANAIAN CONCERN OVER DRUG SMUGGLING BY VIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 4, the head of the UK's "Operation Westbridge," the British government's anti-narcotics operation at Accra International Airport, told Poloff that President John Atta Mills wants itemizers for the Presidential suite at the airport to screen his entourage for drugs when leav [...]	2009-11-10 09:04:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR KCOR GH
09ACCRA1215	GHANA TENTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (SBU) In 2009, Ghana has increased its investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in human trafficking, convicting at least five people and sentencing them to terms in prison. At least nine investigations remain in progress, and 18 trafficking victims were rescued. Ghana collaborat [...]	2009-11-17 16:44:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG PGOV
09ACCRA1226	KOSMOS ENERGY ACCOUNTS FROZEN IN GHANA [...] (U) Please note that this is an action request. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Ghana's Serious Fraud Office has ordered banks immediately to freeze the Ghanaian accounts of Kosmos Energy as part of the Attorney-General's corruption investigation in the oil and gas secto [...]	2009-11-18 15:30:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PGOV EFIN PREL KCOR GH
09ACCRA1234	Corrected Copy: 2009 TIP Interim Assessment-Ghana [...] (SBU) In 2009, Ghana has increased its investigation and prosecution of individuals involved in human trafficking, convicting at least five people and sentencing them to terms in prison. At least nine investigations remain in progress, and 18 trafficking victims were rescued. Ghana collaborat [...]	2009-11-20 11:27:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG PGOV
09ACCRA1262	Military Personnel Accused of Human Rights Violations in [...] (SBU) Summary: A video and still photos were released to the Ghanaian media November 23 depicting military personnel in Bawku (Upper East Region) interrogating and abusing two naked civilian suspects. Earlier media reports stated that soldiers stripped the suspects and paraded them through th [...]	2009-11-30 16:26:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KCRM GH
09ACCRA1283	Anti-Corruption Chief cites need to attack culture of [...] (SBU) Summary: Emile Short, the head of Ghana's leading anti-corruption institution, the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ),said that combating corruption is his highest priority, but resource limitations limit his agency's effectiveness and low salaries cause exces [...]	2009-12-03 14:50:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCOR PHUM GH
09ACCRA1299	MILLS AIDE DISCUSSES RULING PARTY DIVISIONS, [...] (C) A senior Presidential aide said that President Mills has faced a challenging first year in office, dealing with economic difficulties and managing high expectations from National Democratic Congress (NDC) party faithful. He said Mills is determined not to repeat the ethical lapses of the [...]	2009-12-08 16:36:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR SNAR ECON GH
09ACCRA131	ACCRA RESPONSE: ASSESSMENT ON THE NEED FOR LAW [...] (C) Ghana's law enforcement and judicial sectors have a wide range of training needs, from basic criminal investigation to intelligence and surveillance techniques. In September 2008 post hosted a State/INL interagency team which assessed to Ghana's counter-narcotics capabilities. The Mission's res [...]	2009-02-19 15:45:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI ASEC KCRM SNAR GH
09ACCRA132	PRESIDENT MILLS SWEARS IN FIRST MINISTERS AS [...] (U) Summary. President Mills has sworn in ten of his new ministers, in a ceremony where he asked them to give selflessly for the country and to avoid ostentatious lifestyles. An additional four ministers received parliamentary approval on February 18. Parliament continues the process of vett [...]	2009-02-19 15:50:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09ACCRA1325	NDC LEADERSHIP ON PARTY DIVISIONS AND MILLS [...] (C) Amidst growing public criticism of the Mills Administration as it approaches the end of its first year in office, senior National Democratic Congress (NDC) officials - including the President - met December 9 to discuss their difficulties and attempt to close ranks ahead of the NDC's Janua [...]	2009-12-15 14:58:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM GH
09ACCRA1339	GHANA: KOSMOS ENERGY UPDATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bank of Ghana rescinded its account freeze order against Kosmos Energy LLC and its Ghanaian affiliate Kosmos Energy Ghana HC as of November 19. However, it left frozen the accounts of some Ghanaian individuals and organizations contained in the original freeze order. No char [...]	2009-12-18 14:01:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PGOV EFIN KCOR GH
09ACCRA144	GHANAQS 2009 UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following updated information on the elimination of the worst forms of child labor ("WFCL") in Ghana. POC for this report is Paul Stevenson (StevensonPW@state.gov). A) Laws and regulations proscribing the WFCL --------------------------------------- [...]	2009-02-20 11:07:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SOCI ELAB ECON GH
09ACCRA18	ACCRA RESPONSE TO GUINEA DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] (C) POLOFF delivered subject demarche January 8 to Mr. Kingsley Karium, Director, Africa and Regional Cooperation Department, of the Ghana Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and NEPAD. Mr. Karium was leaving later in the day to attend the ECOWAS meeting scheduled in Abuja. Kari [...]	2009-01-09 11:42:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC GV KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL GH
09ACCRA182	ACCRA 2009 ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Ghana (GoG) continued to make progress during the reporting year toward combating trafficking in persons. The Ghana Police Service (GPS) was involved in several rescues, particularly of children; during July and August of 2008, nearly 200 children were rescu [...]	2009-03-04 16:23:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG ELAB KTIP KCRM KFRD GH
09ACCRA19	GHANA'S NEW PARLIAMENT SWORN IN [...] (U) SUMMARY. Ghana's fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic was sworn in on January 7, just hours prior to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party's John Evans Atta Mills taking the oath of office as Ghana's new president. As their first order of business, members elected a new Speaker [...]	2009-01-09 11:44:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09ACCRA24	MILLS MOVES QUICKLY TO CONTROL LEVERS OF GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-13 14:39:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON GH
09ACCRA26	GHANA'S MUSLIM LEADERSHIP REMAINS NEUTRAL ON GAZA [...] (C) SUMMARY. A trio of socialist organizations, backed by the Palestinian Embassy, is planning a demonstration on January 15 during which they will present a petition to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs urging the GOG to take firm action against Israel. Ghana's National Chief Imam was approach [...]	2009-01-14 14:30:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09ACCRA263	KUFUOR'S RETIREMENT PACKAGE STIRS DEBATE [...] (C) Summary. President Kufuor's retirement package, approved in the dying moments of the outgoing parliament, continues to be controversial. The package, with generous pension, bonus, housing and travel benefits, followed recommendations made by a committee chaired by an advisor to former Pres [...]	2009-03-27 09:54:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL GH
09ACCRA289	GHANA: SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL INHOFE VISIT TO [...] (U) Senators Inhofe and Enzi and Representative Boozeman: Our entire mission joins me in extending to you a very warm welcome to Ghana. We hope your visit here helps inform you and your team, and we look forward to supporting your objectives. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Ghana?s December, 2008 electi [...]	2009-04-01 15:41:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OTRA OVIP PREL PGOV ECON AMGT GH
09ACCRA29	NDC HOPES TO BRING MINOR PARTIES INTO THE TENT [...] (U) SUMMARY. Poloff met on January 13 with Hannah Tetteh, the new ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) party's head of communications for the transition. She discussed the state of the handover, parliamentary issues, party appointments and changes, Kufuor's final actions as President, ND [...]	2009-01-16 11:23:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09ACCRA294	GHANA CONVICTS HUMAN TRAFFICKER--AND U.S. JUSTICE [...] (U) Summary. A Ghanaian court has convicted a Nigerian woman for her role in the trafficking of a fourteen year old Togolese female. The conviction is the second under Ghana's 2005 Human Trafficking Act, with at least one other high profile case pending. The head of the Ghana Police Service's [...]	2009-04-02 15:29:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GH PHUM PREL KTIP SNAR JUS PGOV
09ACCRA31	NDC HOPES TO BRING MINOR PARTIES INTO THE TENT [...] (U) SUMMARY. Poloff met on January 13 with Hannah Tetteh, the new ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) party's head of communications for the transition. She discussed the state of the handover, parliamentary issues, party appointments and changes, Kufuor's final actions as President, ND [...]	2009-01-16 11:25:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09ACCRA311	POST ELECTION, GHANA'S POLITICAL PARTIES REGROUP [...] (SBU) Summary. Ghana's political parties are regrouping following the December election. Members of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) have voiced frustration over their belief that President Mills has shut out sections of the party from decision making. The NDC is also in the ear [...]	2009-04-07 16:06:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PHUM PGOV GH

09ACCRA328	PRESIDENT MILLS FOCUSING ON GOOD GOVERNANCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a one-on-one meeting on April 2, President Mills emphasized his intent to govern Ghana within the law and to stand up to any pressure (read: Jerry Rawlings) to do otherwise. He expressed his strong support for the formation of an anti-narcotics "vetted unit" in cooperat [...]	2009-04-09 12:16:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SNAR GH
09ACCRA338	CODEL INHOFE MEETS WITH PRESIDENT MILLS [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-14 15:08:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PGOV OREP OVIP MASS OTRA GH
09ACCRA4	SUGGESTED MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT-ELECT JOHN EVANS [...] (U) Embassy Accra recommends the Department send the following congratulatory message to Ghana's President-elect John Evans Atta-Mills: Please accept our nation's heartfelt congratulations on your victory in Ghana's recent presidential elections. You and your team deserve credit for a stro [...]	2009-01-05 12:05:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09ACCRA41	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT MILLS [...] (C) Ambassador met January 16 with President John Atta-Mills, who had requested a meeting the day before. Mills was alone in his office for the meeting, which he had made clear was to establish a personal relationship with the Ambassador. 2. (C) In the midst of background media noise over [...]	2009-01-16 13:02:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09ACCRA43	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT MILLS [...] (C) Ambassador met January 16 with President John Atta-Mills, who had requested a meeting the day before. Mills was alone in his office for the meeting, which he had made clear was to establish a personal relationship with the Ambassador. 2. (C) In the midst of background media noise over [...]	2009-01-20 07:37:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09ACCRA5	SUGGESTED PRESS STATEMENT ON GHANA'S ELECTION [...] (U) Embassy Accra recommends the Department use the following text for its press briefing on Ghana's elections: The United States congratulates the people of Ghana for their resolve and deep commitment to democratic processes as they participated in their nation's presidential and parliament [...]	2009-01-05 12:07:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09ACCRA53	AMBASSADOR CALLS ON VICE PRESIDENT MAHAMA [...] (SBU) Ambassador called on newly elected Vice President John Mahama at Osu Castle on January 23. He congratulated Mahama on his election and pledged the goodwill of the US government and the continuation of bilateral programs. Mahama spoke primarily about economic programs that his new govern [...]	2009-01-26 10:01:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09ACCRA54	PARDON ME, BUT I (DIS)RESPECTFULLY DECLINE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On his final day in office, former president John Kufuor, in an act of exculpation that still has some scratching their heads, granted more than 500 pardons to a variety of Ghanaians ranging from political opponents to imprisoned nursing mothers. Several prominent political figu [...]	2009-01-26 13:10:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09ACCRA55	AKUFO-ADDO SHARES POST-ELECTION THOUGHTS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-26 17:05:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GH
09ACCRA553	AMBASSADOR TEITELBAUM DISCUSSES US EDUCATIONAL [...] (U) AmbassadoQTeitelbaum discussed US educational opportunities for Muslim students in an hour long session with the National Chief Imam Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu and 25 Muslim religious and community leaders at the Imam's residence. The Chief Imam, a moderate and long-time friend of the U [...]	2009-06-15 08:11:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM SCUL XA XY GH
09ACCRA57	PRESIDENT MILLS NAMES FIRST MINISTERIAL NOMINEES [...] (U) SUMMARY. President John Atta Mills announced 15 nominees for ministerial positions on January 22, drawing on a range of seasoned National Democratic Congress (NDC) politicians and some relative newcomers. Mills is seeking to strike a balance in his appointments, and Vice President John Ma [...]	2009-01-27 16:58:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09ACCRA580	GHANAIAN PRESIDENT ADDRESSES ETHICS BUT CAUSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: President John Evans Atta Mills has made restoring trust in the public sector a priority of his new administration. Mills, a former law professor, is thought to be a decent man who "does the right thing". He has consistently said that he will not engage in a political "witch hunt [...]	2009-06-19 11:52:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KCOR XA XY GH
09ACCRA59	VICE PRESIDENT MAHAMA AT AU SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Embassy has delivered a non-paper informing Vice President John Mahama of the issues reftel that Acting A/S Carter hopes to discuss at AU summit. Mahama will be departing Accra on January 30, and is expecting to meet with the acting A/S on February 1. His advance team, headed by the Mi [...]	2009-01-28 16:08:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09ACCRA6	GHANA ELECTIONS: AT LONG LAST, A WINNER [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ghana's marathon presidential elections, which had begun on December 7, finally drew to a close on January 3 when the director of the Electoral Commission (EC) pronounced the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) party's John Evans Atta-Mills President-elect of the Republi [...]	2009-01-05 17:20:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	GH KDEM PGOV PHUM PINS PREL
09ACCRA60	MILLS FIRES HEAD OF POLICE IN SHAKEUP OF SECURITY [...] (C) Summary. President Mills has made changes in key security service leadership positions, retiring the Inspector General of Police, Patrick Acheampong and the Chief of Defense Staff as of January 28. The President has also named a new director for the country's Narcotics Control Board. The [...]	2009-01-29 08:24:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM SNAR GH
09ACCRA612	PARTY POLITICS IN GHANA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ghana is a stable democracy after having completed five presidential elections in the past 17 years, two of which involved a transition of power between parties. Although Ghana has the best record of inter-party transfers in Africa, the peaceful transitions mask an underlying ani [...]	2009-06-29 16:32:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV XA XY GH
09ACCRA619	GHANA PRESIDENT LEADS FIGHT AGAINST NARCOTICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President John Evans Atta Mills has made private statements backed with public actions about his intention to reduce Ghana's growing role in the drugs trade. GOG agencies are following his lead and have also made a discernible effort to eliminate drugs in the country. END SUMMARY 2. [...]	2009-06-29 16:57:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR XA XY GH
09ACCRA702	2009 AGOA FORUM INVITATION DELIVERED IN ACCRA [...] (U) Ambassador delivered reftel invitation to Ghana's Minister of Trade and Industry, Hannah Tetteh on Tuesday July 21. Minister Tetteh said she would lead Ghana's delegation of about eight persons and will provide a list of the delegation as soon as it is finalized. Minister Tetteh has agre [...]	2009-07-23 17:01:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON GH
09ACCRA712	GADDAFI CANCELS VISIT TO GHANA [...] SUMMARY: (U) An international conference of West African traditional rulers scheduled to be held in Ghana was abruptly canceled three days before Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was scheduled to be crowned "king of kings" at the event. Reasons for the cancellation are not clear, but press specul [...]	2009-07-28 09:42:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED	AU PGOV XA XY XF LY GH
09ACCRA747	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL RUSH [...] (U) Our entire mission joins me in extending to CODEL Rush a very warm welcome to Ghana. We hope your visit here helps inform you, and we look forward to supporting your objectives. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Ghana,s December, 2008 election saw the country,s second peaceful transfer of power betwee [...]	2009-08-05 14:05:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP OTRA OVIP PREL PGOV ECON GH
09ACCRA770	GHANA TURNS TO COURTS TO COMBAT CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Two recent corruption cases have received media attention, and suggest an increasing propensity for government and non-governmental actors to use the legal system to combat public corruption. Government prosecutors charged a government official for his role in fraudulently orga [...]	2009-08-11 16:57:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM KDEM CVIS GH
09ACCRA813	MILLS ADMINISTRATION FOCUS ON DECENTRALIZATION [...] (SBU) Recent statements by senior Ghanaian officials suggest a renewed focus on decentralization as the Mills Administration moves to implement its agenda. President Mills has designated the Minister for Local Government as point person for decentralization, which officials claim will enhance [...]	2009-08-19 14:43:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM GH
09ACCRA814	MILLS ADMINISTRATION RENEWS FOCUS ON DECENTRALIZATION [...] (SBU) Recent statements by senior Ghanaian officials suggest a renewed focus on decentralization as the Mills Administration moves to implement its agenda. President Mills has designated the Minister for Local Government as point person for decentralization, which officials claim will enhance [...]	2009-08-20 07:51:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM GH
09ACCRA832	GHANA PROMOTES REGIONAL INVESTMENT HUB TO CODEL BUTTERFIELD [...] (SBU) Summary: During an August 17-19 visit to Ghana, CODEL Butterfield discussed ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation on trade and investment with Government of Ghana (GOG) leaders. President Mills underlined Ghana's commitment to removing investment obstacles, and said Ghana aspires to r [...]	2009-08-25 08:48:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD GH
09ACCRA860	GHANA'S OPPOSITION ENERGIZES GRASSROOTS SUPPORTERS THROUGH [...] (SBU) At its August 22 National Conference, Ghana's main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) made important amendments to the party's constitution that broadly expand the voting base for choosing parliamentary and presidential candidates. Upon the recommendation of the incumbent National Exec [...]	2009-08-27 14:36:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM GH
09ACCRA916	Ethnic and Political Dispute leads to violence in Accra [...] (SBU) Summary: In an incident of violence with political and ethnic undertones, three individuals were hacked to death August 25 following a dispute over a piece of land at the notorious Kontonba Yam market in Accra. The conflict took place between members of rival migrant communities from nor [...]	2009-09-10 13:35:00	Embassy Accra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCRM GH
09ACCRA935	RESPONSE FOR UNGA POTUS INVITATIONS - ACCRA [...] SUMMARY. President Mills will attend President Obama,s Peacekeeping meeting, but is unlikely to arrive in New York in time for the Africa working lunch. If the separate meeting he has requested with President Obama takes place, he does not expect to raise new issues, but to update issues rai [...]	2009-09-11 15:03:00	Embassy Accra	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNGA GH
09ADANA11	TURKEY: KURDISH PROTESTS ERUPT TO MARK DATE OF OCALAN'S [...] (SBU) PKK supporters came out in the thousands to mark the 10th anniversary of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan's capture. Defying a ban on pro-Ocalan demonstrations, protesters gathered at the headquarters of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) in several southeastern cities. In the ens [...]	2009-02-17 12:45:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER ASEC IZ TU
09ADANA12	TURKEY: ADANA'S MAYORAL RACE - PERSONALITY VS. PARTY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With five weeks before the voting, three candidates are in the running for Adana's mayoralty, but four-term incumbent Aytac Durak is still the man to beat. Durak is running from MHP (his fourth party affiliation) after being publicly dropped from his former perch in AKP. His [...]	2009-02-20 09:34:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TU
09ADANA15	TURKEY: ADANA ELECTIONS: THE GLOVES COME OFF AS AKP VIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Adana mayoral race is heating up as AKP seeks new attack angles to unseat incumbent Aytac Durak, who only months ago jumped ship (while being pushed off) from AKP to join MHP. Sidestepping its own candidate, AKP's party apparatus is using bigger guns - parliamentarian Den [...]	2009-03-24 15:56:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TU
09ADANA16	TURKEY: AKP FACING LOSSES, POSSIBLE EMBARRASSMENT IN SE [...] (SBU) Of the 22 provincial capitals in southeastern Turkey, AKP holds the mayoralty in 15 cities, the pro-Kurdish DTP runs five municipalities and the CHP and DP have one mayor each. While AKP candidates will do very well again this year, the party is likely to lose two-to-four seats and its v [...]	2009-03-26 07:07:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TU
09ADANA18	TURKEY: DTP SCORES KEY ELECTION VICTORIES IN SOUTHEAST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With over 99% of the votes tallied, official election results confirm a better-than-expected showing in the southeast for pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP),which picked up eight mayoral victories as well as 50 district mayor slots. As predicted, the Justice and Dev [...]	2009-03-30 14:08:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TU IZ
09ADANA19	TURKEY: SLIM VICTORY FOR INCUMBENT ADANA MAYOR STILL HOTLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Initial election results from Adana's mayoral race showed incumbent Mayor Aytac Durak, who switched to the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) after the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) declined to renominate him, had edged out his primary AKP rival by fewer than 1,500 [...]	2009-04-07 05:24:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV TU
09ADANA20	TURKEY: VIOLENT AFTERSHOCKS CONTINUE IN SANLIURFA AFTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Tensions continue in Kurdish-populated areas of Sanliurfa province after two protesters were fatally injured during clashes with police on April 4, the birthday of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan. Community leaders dispute official declarations that police did not use firea [...]	2009-04-08 15:14:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER TU
09ADANA51	TURKEY: SIGNIFICANT DECLINE IN NUMBER OF SOUTHEAST VIOLENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: When compared with previous years, the 2009 anniversary of the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) saw significantly lower levels of violence in Turkey's southeast, with only two notable incidents. The night of August 15, one police officer died in clashes between PKK sympathizers [...]	2009-08-18 11:35:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER TU
09ADANA55	TURKEY: ARREST OF DTP PARTY MEMBERS SPARKS PROTESTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Turkish police apprehended 19 members of the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) during September 11 anti-terror operations. The arrests sparked a week of protests in Kurdish-populated areas throughout the southeast. Kurdish contacts have divergent assessments of what [...]	2009-09-18 14:11:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER TU
09ADANA6	TURKEY: ADANA REGION SEES SPIKE IN VIOLENCE IN LEAD-UP TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Increasing incidents of violence in Kurdish-populated areas of Adana's consular district may be related to the upcoming February 15 anniversary of the capture of PKK terrorist leader Abdullah Ocalan. Local and regional anti-terrorism units are preparing for possible demonstra [...]	2009-01-29 11:15:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS PTER TU
09ADANA7	Habur Gate Operations [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local contacts in the Southeast say sustained pressure from the business community and high-level interest in Ankara has led to increased capacity and efficiency of operations at the Turkey-Iraq border crossing at Habur Gate. From October 2008 to January 2009, Habur Gate's dai [...]	2009-02-06 09:44:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ADANA76	ONE STUDENT DEAD IN DIYARBAKIR STREET PROTESTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Diyarbakir chapter of the Human Rights Association (HRA) said police fatally shot a 23-year-old student during December 6 demonstrations against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP). According to local media, clashes erupted when demonstrators, who had gathered [...]	2009-12-07 15:32:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS PGOV TU PINR
09ADANA8	TURKEY: LOCAL CONTACTS IN SOUTHEAST REPORT BUSINESS IS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Local contacts in the Southeast say sustained pressure from the business community and high-level interest in Ankara has led to increased capacity and efficiency of operations at the Turkey-Iraq border crossing at Habur Gate. From October 2008 to January 2009, Habur Gate's dai [...]	2009-02-06 09:55:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ADANA80	TURKEY: SOUTHEAST PERSPECTIVE: POLICE SWEEP NETS DOZENS OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Media report police have detained more than 30 incumbent and former mayors and active party members from the recently banned Democrat Society Party (DTP) in raids in 11 provinces that began the night of December 23. Consulate contacts confirm the Diyarbakir chief public prosec [...]	2009-12-24 11:02:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS PINR PGOV TU
09ADANA82	TURKEY: UNREST CONTINUES IN SOUTHEAST TURKEY FOLLOWING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Kurdish community in SE Turkey continues to manifest its outrage following December 24 arrests of more than 60 Kurdish leaders including seven incumbent mayors. Significant street protests continue in Hakkari, Sirnak, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, and other heavily Kurdish-populat [...]	2009-12-31 11:33:00	Consulate Adana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PINS PINR PGOV TU
09ADDISABABA1060	Ethiopian Government Builds Case Against VOA [...] (SBU) Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Tekeda Alemu asked the Ambassador May 4 if the United States has now taken an anti-Ethiopia position and Ethiopia is no longer considered an ally of the United States in the region or in counterterrorism programs. Tekeda based his question [...]	2009-05-07 06:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PHUM ET
09ADDISABABA107	ETHIOPIA: MINISTER BEREKET OFFERS EPRDF VIEWS ON [...] (C) The Ethiopian government (GOE) will not release the re-jailed Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) leader Birtukan Mideksa (Ref A) because the state must uphold rule of law and Birtukan violated the terms of her pardon, long-time Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Advisor and newly ap [...]	2009-01-16 09:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAO ET
09ADDISABABA1136	ETHIOPIAN GOVERNMENT: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT IS "FULL [...] (C) From May 3 to 7, the Ethiopian Government (GoE) aired a three-part television series entitled "U.S. State Department Human Rights Report (HRR): Patronizing and Full of Lies" (loose translation). The Foreign Ministry-initiated investigation was conducted by the Ethiopian News Agency (ENA - [...]	2009-05-14 13:31:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL ET
09ADDISABABA1201	PRIME MINISTER MELES ON REGIONAL CHALLENGES [...] (C) Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told visiting USUN Ambassador Susan Rice May 16 that over the long term normalization of relations with Eritrea will guarantee a peaceful demarcation of the border. Meles also acknowledged to former U.S. mediator Rice that Ethiopia made mistakes in handling the [...]	2009-05-21 14:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PGOV ET ER SU SO
09ADDISABABA1202	PRIME MINISTER MELES ON THE FUTURE OF AFRICA [...] (C) Prime Minister Meles Zenawi relayed to USUN Ambassador Susan Rice May 16 that he would like to step down as Prime Minister, hinting that it could be after the 2010 elections. According to Meles, Africa faces unprecedented challenges from the world economic downturn to climate change. Afric [...]	2009-05-21 14:58:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EAID PINR ET
09ADDISABABA1235	PRIME MINISTER MELES ON PILLARS OF THE BILATERAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-26 12:21:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON EAID ET SO
09ADDISABABA1241	PRIME MINISTER MELES ON PILLARS OF THE BILATERAL [...] (C) Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, in a follow-up to a meeting with Ambassador Susan Rice May 16 (septel),underscored to the Ambassador during a private meeting on May 22, the importance of security cooperation, economic development, and governance as pillars in our relationship requi [...]	2009-05-27 06:54:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EAID ET SO
09ADDISABABA1280	MAKING A POINT ON DEMOCRACY IN ETHIOPIA [...] (S/NF) During a series of meetings with Ethiopia's senior leadership, the Ambassador stressed the importance of inter-party talks between the opposition and ruling parties, and the critical necessity for the ruling party and government entities to investigate transparently and expeditiously an [...]	2009-06-01 11:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PREL ET
09ADDISABABA1317	SOMALI REGION UPDATE: HUMANITARIAN [...] USAID officials attended the Regional Humanitarian Coordination meeting on May 25 in Jijiga town (Jijiga Zone, Somali Region). Points of discussion were the poor performance of the main April to June rains, the soon-to-be released nutrition survey for five districts of the Somali Region, re [...]	2009-06-08 11:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA1318	UNDERSTANDING THE ETHIOPIAN HARDLINERS [...] (S) In a rare meeting with the elusive head of the Ethiopian National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) and main hardliner within the powerful executive committee of the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) party, Ambassador and NISS chief Getachew Assefa discusse [...]	2009-06-08 12:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PGOV PINR PREL KPAO ET
09ADDISABABA1319	PRIME MINISTER MELES ON GOVERNANCE AND FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Meles Zenawi met with the joint Ambassadors and Donors group on June 5, the first such meeting with this group and the first in several years with any broad group of Ambassadors. Organized by the American Embassy chair, Meles explained that international observers will be i [...]	2009-06-08 13:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL ET SO SU ER
09ADDISABABA1334	AU PANEL OF THE WISE REPORTS ON ELECTION-RELATED [...] The African Union's Panel of the Wise has completed a report examining election-related disputes and violent conflict that often characterize electoral processes in Africa. One of the report's major recommendations is to strengthen Africa's capacities at the national, regional and continental [...]	2009-06-09 07:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM EAID AU
09ADDISABABA1339	ETHIOPIA: 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The United States Government is aware of seven (7) claims by U.S. persons which may be outstanding against the Government of Ethiopia (GOE). There is one new reported claim. 2. Included in these claims are three (3) disputes involving the confiscation of property by current U.S. citizens wh [...]	2009-06-10 05:42:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA1347	RECALIBRATING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ETHIOPIA [...] (S/NF) The Ethiopian Government's (GoE) growing authoritarianism (Ref. A),intolerance of dissent, and ideological dominance over the economy since 2005 pose a serious threat to domestic stability and U.S. interests. The GoE has come to believe its own anxieties about a fundamental shift in U [...]	2009-06-10 11:06:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ASEC ECON ET
09ADDISABABA140	TWO YEARS ON: STRUCTURING USAU TO MEET THE [...] SUMMARY: The United States Mission to the African Union (USAU) has the opportunity to play a much more influential role in the deliberations and actions of the African Union (AU) in 2009 and beyond than it has had since its establishment as an observer mission in 2006. Both the AU Commission [...]	2009-01-20 09:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT APER AU EAID PGOV PREL
09ADDISABABA142	USAU: AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON ETHIOPIA'S [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-20 10:01:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AU
09ADDISABABA143	USAU: AMBASSADOR'S FAREWELL CALL ON CHAIRMAN PING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 17 the Ambassador paid a farewell call on African Union Chairman, Jean Ping. In a wide-ranging conversation the Chairman confided he anticipates the January AU Summit will be difficult. While cautiously optimistic about the progress being made on peacekeeping in So [...]	2009-01-20 11:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU
09ADDISABABA144	FOOD SHORTAGES IN TIGRAY REGION DUE TO POOR 2008 RAINS [...] Local and regional officials, relief organizations, and affected communities report deterioration of food security in southern and eastern areas of Tigray Region. Failed belg rains and uneven meher rains in 2008 resulted in poor crop production, insufficient feed and pasture for livestock, an [...]	2009-01-20 11:21:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA1451	Ethiopian Stowaway Detained in U.S. [...] (SBU) Action Request and Summary: Embassy requests guidance, update and information to allow us to respond to an official diplomatic note from the Ethiopian Government (GOE) demanding the immediate return of an Ethiopian stowaway, Asfaw Mekonnen, an official of the Ethiopian National Intelligen [...]	2009-06-22 14:06:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ASEC AEIR ET
09ADDISABABA1473	ETHIOPIA: IMF DETAILS ECONOMIC PROGRESS AND CONCERNS [...] (SBU) On Saturday June 20, 2009, representatives of the donor community were invited to a briefing by the head of the IMF review delegation which had been consulting with the Ethiopian government over the previous week. The IMF team was both reviewing progress on the agreed macro-economic acti [...]	2009-06-24 07:08:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EAGR PREL PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA148	FORMER OLF HEAD ABABIYA SEEKS GOE-OLF [...] (C) Former leader of the banned Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) Ababiya Abajobir told the Ambassador on January 16 that he has returned to Ethiopia (with the permission of the Government of Ethiopia (GOE)) after 17 years' exile to "move forward with peace." Ababiya, who said he formally quit the [...]	2009-01-20 12:19:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ET
09ADDISABABA149	ETHIOPIA: TPLF STALWART SEBHAT NEGA ON AMCHAM, [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-20 12:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PHUM KDEM KPAO ET
09ADDISABABA1498	ETHIOPIA ACTION PLAN TO ADDRESS FOOD SECURITY SITUATION [...] On June 17, 2009 the U.S. Ambassador convened a meeting with key members of the humanitarian community to discuss an action plan to address the worrisome food security situation exacerbated by consecutive seasons of failed rains and an impending food relief pipeline break in mid - July. 2. [...]	2009-06-26 08:09:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA1526	DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW AND PRIME MINISTER MELES [...] (SBU) Summary. Prime Minister Meles told visiting Deputy Secretary Lew on June 29 that he was grateful for U.S. assistance to Ethiopia, and they both agreed that shifting from emergency food aid to sustainable agriculture development should be a priority for Ethiopia. Meles was comfortable [...]	2009-06-30 10:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PHUM PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA1556	ETHIOPIA: HUMANITARIAN SITUATION DETERIORATING [...] The humanitarian situation in large parts of Ethiopia is deteriorating due to successive seasons of failed rains evidenced by increased food insecurity and subsequent upward spikes in admissions of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) to therapeutic feeding centers. The key indicator [...]	2009-07-02 14:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA1587	ETHIOPIA'S PROPOSED ANTI-TERRORISM LAW [...] (SBU) On its final day in session, the Ethiopian parliament passed the government's Antiterrorism Law (ATL, reftel) on July 7. In a July 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Head of the Prime Minister's Office and Cabinet Affairs Minister Berhanu Adello -- one of the key drafters of the ATL and other [...]	2009-07-07 13:56:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PREL ET
09ADDISABABA1599	PRIME MINISTER MELES ON BALANCING AND [...] (C) Ethiopia's Prime Minister Meles Zenawi underscored to visiting Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson on July 6 that Ethiopia welcomes a broad and balanced relationship that focuses not just on security but also encompasses economic development and political stability. As he commented to othe [...]	2009-07-08 05:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID ET
09ADDISABABA1607	USAU: ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON'S CALL ON AU [...] (U) Summary: After meeting African Union Commission Chairperson Jean Ping on the margins of the AU Summit in Sirte several days earlier (SEPTEL),A/S Carson called on Deputy Chairperson Erastus Mwencha in Addis Ababa on July 6. Their discussion covered a range of issues, including structural [...]	2009-07-08 07:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON PGOV PREL AU
09ADDISABABA1608	PRIME MINISTER MELES ON TFG SURVIVAL AND ERITREAN [...] (C) In a three hour July 6 meeting with Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles praised U.S. support of cash and arms to the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) as essential for the survival of the TFG. Meles urged the U.S. to strengthen Somaliland and Punt [...]	2009-07-08 08:04:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SO ER ET DJ
09ADDISABABA1611	OPPOSITION LEADERS TELL A/S CARSON OF ETHIOPIA'S [...] (C) During his July 6-7 visit to Ethiopia, Assistant Secretary for Africa Johnnie Carson met with opposition leaders and Members of Parliament (MPs) to discuss the current state of democracy in Ethiopia, the role of opposition MPs, and the direction the democratization trajectory has taken in [...]	2009-07-08 13:59:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL ET
09ADDISABABA1612	WILL VOTE FOR FOOD- REPORTED POLITICIZATION OF [...] (C) A four day trip to the Southern Nations and Nationalities (SNNPR) and Oromiya regions shed light on the possible politicization of donor cash and food resources delivered through the Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP),coercive recruitment tactics by the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolut [...]	2009-07-08 13:59:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PHUM KDEM PREL ET
09ADDISABABA1613	PROMINENT HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS FLEE ETHIOPIA [...] (C) The leaders of the two most prominent human rights organizations in Ethiopia have fled the country within weeks of each other due to fear of persecution. Chairman of the independent Ethiopian Human Rights Council (EHRCO) and former Supreme Court Justice Abebe Worke and Director of Ethiopia [...]	2009-07-08 14:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL ET
09ADDISABABA1617	DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW HIGHLIGHTS U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AND [...] (U) Deputy Secretary of State Jacob Lew's visit to Ethiopia on June 29-30 signaled the importance the new Administration is placing on how U.S. foreign policy and foreign assistance is working in Ethiopia. Deputy Lew held discussions with the Country Team, met with the Prime Minister (reftel),[...]	2009-07-09 05:44:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PREL PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA1662	AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT WRAP-UP: QADHAFI PULLS IT [...] (C) Summary: The African Union (AU) Summit in Sirte, Libya, resulted in a strong call by member states for the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on Eritrea for its support of al-Shabaab forces who are threatening the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of President Sheikh S [...]	2009-07-15 06:42:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR AU
09ADDISABABA1673	A/S CARSON DISCUSSES FOOD SECURITY IN ETHIOPIA [...] (SBU) In a meeting with humanitarian community representatives, Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson described the Obama administration's plans to promote food security by emphasizing agricultural development. Participants described Ethiopia's chronic food insecurity and Government of Ethiopia [...]	2009-07-15 13:37:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAGR PHUM PGOV PREL ET
09ADDISABABA1682	ETHIOPIAN AUTHORITIES FORCEFULLY ARREST AND DEPORT [...] (C) On July 9, 14 American college students, a British program director, and an American researcher were forcefully removed from their host families' homes and detained by federal police in East Hararge zone, Ethiopia. The students came to Ethiopia in mid-June as part of a Learning Enterprise [...]	2009-07-17 05:05:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL ET
09ADDISABABA1745	MADAGASCAR POLITICAL RIVALS AGREE TO MEET IN [...] (SBU) Summary: The second International Contact Group meeting on Madagascar hosted by the African Union (AU) July 22 condemned the violence occurring in Madagascar, called on all parties to refrain from extremism, expressed concern about arbitrary arrests, welcomed the appointment of former M [...]	2009-07-23 06:01:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MA AU
09ADDISABABA1746	USAU: AFRICAN UNION RUNNING OUT OF PATIENCE WITH [...] (C) The African Union will continue to try to persuade Nigerien President Tandja to drop the August 4 referendum, but a senior official with the continental organization concedes that Tandja's stubborn refusal to step down at the end of his mandate in December may lead to a grave situation in [...]	2009-07-23 08:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL NG AU
09ADDISABABA1753	ETHIOPIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION REPORTS ON [...] (C) The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) released its first-ever thematic report on prison conditions in Ethiopia in December 2008. The report sheds light on inadequate prison conditions - including overcrowding, unhygienic conditions, insufficient medical care, food, water, and educa [...]	2009-07-23 13:00:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KJUS PREL ET
09ADDISABABA1770	MELES: ETHIOPIA FOLLOWING DIFFERENT "DEMOCRATIC" [...] (S) Prime Minister Meles Zenawi told Ambassador Yamamoto on July 23 that Ethiopia is pursuing a "democratic" paradigm fundamentally different from that accepted by the United States. Meles stated that he rejects President Obama's assertion -- as posed in the President's July 11 speech in Ghan [...]	2009-07-27 06:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM ET
09ADDISABABA1797	INCREASED ONLF ACTIVITY, POLICE PRESENCE REPORTED [...] (C) Reliable sources in Ethiopia's Somali Region report ONLF attacks on Ethiopian Government (GoE) road construction workers, increased scrutiny of passenger vehicles, and looting of commercial goods in the Somali region. Increasingly violent ONLF attacks on police and military elements lead N [...]	2009-07-28 08:23:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM MOPS ASEC EAID SO ET
09ADDISABABA1842	SCENESETTER FOR USTR AMB. KIRK'S VISIT TO ETHIOPIA [...] (C) Your visit to Addis Ababa comes at a challenging time for the Ethiopian economy. The economy is punctuated by a chronic -- and largely endogenous -- macroeconomic imbalance and the government and ruling party's dominance over most economic sectors. The global economic downturn has only e [...]	2009-08-03 10:37:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAID ETRD PGOV PREL ET
09ADDISABABA1861	USAID/ETHIOPIA'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY RESPONSE (GFSR): [...] USAID/Ethiopia inaugurates a series of background pieces profiling livestock, food security, Comprehensive Agriculture Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) status, private sector and other topics related to GFSR. We hope these information sharing cables will be useful in keeping the G [...]	2009-08-04 06:07:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA1866	AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT ON RESOLUTION OF CONFLICTS IN [...] (U) The African Union (AU) will hold a Special Session of the Assembly of the Union (heads of state) in Tripoli, Libya, on August 31. According to AU Commission officials, the Special Session will be devoted to the consideration and resolution of conflicts in Africa, and specifically those in [...]	2009-08-04 09:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC AU
09ADDISABABA1908	SCENESETTER FOR STAFFDEL THOMAS VISIT TO ETHIOPIA [...] (SBU) Your visit to Addis Ababa comes at a challenging time for the Ethiopian economy. Average inflation stands at 36 percent -- the second highest in Africa, after Zimbabwe. Despite two rounds of devaluation of the Birr by 10 percent each this year, the real exchange rate remains overvalued. [...]	2009-08-06 10:19:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OTRA ECON ETRD EAID PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA1914	ADDIS ABABA ON SOMALIA SITUATION IN LIGHT OF [...] (C) On August 5, Charge d'Affaires and Deputy Political-Economic Counselor met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver Reftel points. The Government of Ethiopia (GoE) is pleased with USG support to Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG),including in-kind support and pledged [...]	2009-08-07 07:41:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER SO EAID KPKO
09ADDISABABA1971	SOMALILAND - ETHIOPIA CONCERNED THAT POLITICAL [...] (C) In a one-on-one meeting with Acting Deputy Chief of Mission on August 13, Prime Minister Meles Zenawi noted Ethiopia's concerns that the emerging political crisis in Somaliland risks undermining the region's stability, democratic record, and prospects for improved engagement with the inter [...]	2009-08-13 14:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM SO ET
09ADDISABABA1972	SUDAN - ETHIOPIA'S ANALYSIS, FEARS, AND [...] (C) The failure of Sudan's Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) is Ethiopia's "nightmare scenario" Prime Minister Meles told Admiral (ret.) Bill Fallon, Dr. Steve Morrison from the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS),and Acting DCM on August 13. Meles assessed that the Nation [...]	2009-08-13 15:59:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC SU ET
09ADDISABABA2017	CHARGE CALLS ON AFRICAN UNION COMMISSION CHAIR PING [...] (SBU) In his first visit to the African Union as CDA for the bilateral mission and USAU, Ambassador Meece met with AU Commission Chairperson Jean Ping and reaffirmed USG interest in deepening ties with the continental organization. U.S. interest in Africa is growing, the CDA told Ping, citing [...]	2009-08-19 13:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU
09ADDISABABA2034	MELES' RETIREMENT PLANS - ONE MORE TERM [...] (C) In response to a direct question by Admiral (ret.) Bill Fallon on August 13 on his future, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi responded that although he would like to retire at the end of his current term in office, "it looks like the (Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front - [...]	2009-08-20 15:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ET
09ADDISABABA2057	ETHIOPIA TO INVITE SELECT FOREIGN ELECTION [...] (SBU) In an August 19 courtesy call with Charge, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin stated that the Ethiopian Government (GoE) has decided to invite select foreign election observers to monitor the country's 2010 national elections. Seyoum noted specifically that the Foreign Ministry ha [...]	2009-08-25 04:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL ET
09ADDISABABA2060	ETHIOPIA TO INVITE SELECT FOREIGN ELECTION [...] (SBU) In an August 19 courtesy call with Charge, Ethiopian Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin stated that the Ethiopian Government (GoE) has decided to invite select foreign election observers to monitor the country's 2010 national elections. Seyoum noted specifically that the Foreign Ministry ha [...]	2009-08-25 04:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL ET
09ADDISABABA2072	ETHIOPIA'S ECONOMY FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF THE URBAN [...] (SBU) The rising cost of fuel and imported goods, as well as the power shortages that have plagued Addis Ababa for several months, are having a sharply negative impact on families and livelihoods of the urban poor. Over a two-week period, EconOff visited several of Addis Ababa's poorest neigh [...]	2009-08-26 07:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SOCI PHUM ELAB PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA2076	ETHIOPIA - ENGAGING IGAD ON COUNTERTERRORISM [...] (C) The head of the IGAD Capacity Building Program Against Terrorism (ICPAT),Ambassador Hiruy suggested there is significant additional room for cooperation between Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) states. Amb. Hiruy noted that while member states do share intelligence on cou [...]	2009-08-26 11:05:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER ASEC PGOV
09ADDISABABA2086	ETHIOPIA - INTERPARTY DIALOGUE IMMINENT ON CODE OF [...] (C) In early August Prime Minister Meles formally considered sample codes of conduct suggested by the Ethiopian Partner's Group (EPG) of Ambassadors. Through the mediation of the EPG, via the British Embassy, the EPRDF has invited major opposition parties to engage in negotiations about a cod [...]	2009-08-28 08:13:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PREL
09ADDISABABA2092	SOMALILAND: ETHIOPIA BROKERS ELECTION IMPASSE [...] (C) In an August 26 courtesy call with Charge, Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Tekeda Alemu discussed his August 19-24 trip to Hargeisa, Somaliland in which he attempted to broker a resolution to the elections impasse between the ruling and opposition political parties. Tekeda [...]	2009-08-28 09:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SO ET
09ADDISABABA2094	CDA COURTESY CALL ON PM MELES; WATCHING THE [...] (C) In an introductory August 21 courtesy call by the CDA, PM Meles reviewed a range of bilateral interests. While not covering much new ground, Meles did reiterate that he and the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) generally very much value the strong relationship with the U.S., underscoring points [...]	2009-08-31 13:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM SO ET
09ADDISABABA2106	U.S. EFFORTS IN SUDAN "LAST HOPE" TO AVOID [...] (C) During an August 22 meeting with U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Gration, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles said the United States, efforts in Sudan were "the last hope" for a country on a near-certain path to implosion. He underscored his support for the Obama Administration's approach to creati [...]	2009-09-01 08:55:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ASEC

09ADDISABABA2107	SOMALILAND: UK EMBASSY VIEWS ON ETHIOPIAN [...] (C) Acting Deputy Chief of Mission met with UK Charge d'Affaires John Marshall on August 31 to cross-check the Ethiopian Government's (GoE) report on political mediation efforts in Somaliland (reftel) and discuss Marshall's August 28-29 visit to Hargeisa in support of that effort. Marshall as [...]	2009-09-01 08:55:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SO ET
09ADDISABABA2125	ETHIOPIA ALLAYS SOUTH SUDANESE ANGST ABOUT [...] (C) Just one week after U.S. Special Envoy for Sudan Gration witnessed the signing of a new protocol between North and South Sudan to accelerate implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),a South Sudanese minister (NFI) expressed angst to Ethiopian Minister and State Minister f [...]	2009-09-01 16:13:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SU ET
09ADDISABABA2126	RELIGIOUS CONFLICT FUELED BY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) A recent visit by PolOff to Dessie sheds light on a violent clash that erupted between Orthodox Christians and local police in Dessie town in late June. The local government granted the Orthodox Church a plot of land to build a church in 2006, but later prevented Christians from building [...]	2009-09-02 04:44:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
09ADDISABABA214	IMPACT OF REDUCED COFFEE AND SWEET POTATO [...] Late, uneven, and generally poor 2008 seasonal rains resulted in poor coffee production and expected decreases in sweet potato cultivation, negatively affecting food security in eastern Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples (SNNP) Region. Humanitarian agencies expect food insecurity [...]	2009-01-29 05:57:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA2155	POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC DYNAMICS OF THE AFAR REGION [...] (C) A visit by PolOff to eastern Amhara and southwest Afar regions in late August sheds light on the political and economic dynamics of this geographically important region bordering Djibouti. Opposition political parties reported multiple cases of harassment and intimidation, and are cynical [...]	2009-09-03 14:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL EAGR ET
09ADDISABABA2164	CHOLERA SPREADS THROUGHOUT ETHIOPIA [...] (SBU) To date, seven of 10 regions of Ethiopia have been affected by cholera or acute watery diarrhea (AWD). The percentage of cholera cases is not known but it is expected to be significant. While cholera is an endemic disease in Ethiopia, it is rarely seen in Addis Ababa. However, a recent [...]	2009-09-04 09:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID PHUM SENV EAGR PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA2168	SOMALILAND AMBASSDOR TO ETHIOPIA LOOKS FOR U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY . Somaliland Ambassador to Ethiopia Hassan told Charge on September 4 that he believes the UK/Ethiopian mediation on the Somaliland elections dispute has potential, when more fully developed, to produce a government-opposition agreement that would allow the staging of elections. [...]	2009-09-08 16:23:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SO ET
09ADDISABABA2208	DO NOT INTERVENT IN OUR AFFAIRS: GOE LAYS DOWN A MARKER [...] (SBU) Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Mike Gonzales and Public Affairs Officer Alyson Grunder met with the Director of the Office of Government Communications Affairs, Minister Bereket Simon, on September 4 to discuss two opinion pieces published in the state-owned Amharic language Addis Zemen n [...]	2009-09-14 08:34:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAID KDEM ET
09ADDISABABA2241	TELECOM CEO TOES THE ETHIO-CHINA PARTY LINE [...] (C) Summary: Ethiopian Telecommunications Corporation (ETC) CEO Amare Amsalu told Embassy officials on September 8 ETC would stay state owned for the time being. He deflected questions about poor telecom services in Ethiopia and instead focused on foreign investment. He praised the Chinese f [...]	2009-09-15 14:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON PREL PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA2269	ETHIOPIA: LEAHY VETTING ASSISTANCE/APPROVAL FOR [...] (SBU) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following Ethiopian citizens and units who have been identified for receipt of USG-funded equipment, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on these units or individuals. 2. (SB [...]	2009-09-21 04:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PMIL PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA2273	POLITICAL INDOCTRINATION IN ETHIOPIA [...] (C) Political opposition leaders and Chairman of the National Teacher's Association allege that the government has held several political indoctrination "trainings" in recent months. They told PolOffs that students, teachers, farmers, and civil servants are being targeted for "political re-ed [...]	2009-09-21 12:24:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL ET
09ADDISABABA2299	EXPERIENCE ENGAGING THE ETHIOPIAN DIASPORA [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Embassy Addis Ababa compiled experiences engaging the Ethiopian diaspora community from relevant agencies at post. Post's point of contact for future submissions is Political/Economic Officer Skye Justice (justicess@state.gov). Responses to specific reftel questions follow: [...]	2009-09-24 14:43:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OIIP SCUL SMIG PGOV BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC PHUM PREL
09ADDISABABA2313	SOMALILAND ELECTIONS: HERDING SELF-DESTRUCTIVE [...] (C) Summary: With a good deal of activity yesterday stretching into the evening, and despite an apparently resistant President Riyale, it appears that an agreement has been reached in Hargeisa the morning of September 25 to avert the immediate crisis brewing over the issue of a president ter [...]	2009-09-25 10:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM SO ET
09ADDISABABA2318	ETHIOPIA SEEKS ENERGY SECTOR INVESTMENT [...] (U) Charge d'Affairs (CDA) Meece met with Ethiopia's Minister of Mines and Energy, Mr. Alemayehu Tegenu, for a courtesy call on September 23, 2009. Accompanied by DCM Mushingi and the Regional Environment Officer, CDA requested a briefing on the GoE's energy sector development priorities. Ale [...]	2009-09-28 10:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA SENV ENRG ETRD PGOV ECON ET
09ADDISABABA2319	PRE-EMPTING POLITICAL VIOLENCE; ETHIOPIA ORDERS [...] (C) A close media contact on September 24 showed Information Officer a recently released tender from the Ethiopian Federal Police inviting bids to provide riot control equipment. Among the list of specific equipment required was: 8,500 riot control batons, 8,500 riot force helmets, protec [...]	2009-09-28 12:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM ASEC PREL ET
09ADDISABABA2323	USAU: AFRICAN UNION UNDETERRED BY ATTACK ON AMISOM [...] (U) The African Union Commission's Acting Head of the Peace and Security Department, El-Ghassim Wane, told international partners on September 25 that the African Union is keen to get the remaining three AMISOM battalions into Somalia by the end of the year, although he acknowledged that could [...]	2009-09-29 05:14:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MASS SO AU
09ADDISABABA2339	ETHIOPIAN TRADE MINISTER DISCUSSES WTO ACCESSION [...] (SBU) Ethiopia's Minister of Trade and Industry (MoTI) Girma Birru discussed World Trade Organization (WTO) and African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) issues with CDA, Pol/Econ Chief, and EconOff during a September 22 courtesy call meeting. Birru stated that MoTI is working closely with US [...]	2009-09-30 08:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA2342	ETHIOPIA: OPPOSITION WANTS INTERNATIONAL HELP, BUT [...] (C) On September 22, CDA hosted a lunch for 9 opposition political leaders at the CMR to discuss the domestic political environment, current talks regarding an electoral Code of Conduct, and 2010 elections. The two-hour event provided an opportunity the CDA and new country team members to me [...]	2009-09-30 12:01:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM ET
09ADDISABABA239	UPDATE ON THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY ON [...] (SBU) Program Head (Ambassador) Hiruy Amanuel briefed PolOff on the Intergovernmental Authority on Development's (IGAD) Capacity Building Program Against Terrorism (ICPAT),which is wholly funded by foreign assistance (Denmark, Netherlands, Canada, Sweden, Spain, Norway and Italy participate). [...]	2009-01-29 13:36:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV PINR ET
09ADDISABABA2425	ETHIOPIA: PRESIDENT GIRMA PROMISES CONTINUED [...] (U) On October 5, Ethiopian President Girma Woldegiorgis presented the Ethiopian Government's (GoE) parliamentary agenda at the opening of the joint session of the House of Federation (HoF) and the House of Peoples' Representatives (HoR). In traditional fashion, it was a short laundry list o [...]	2009-10-09 07:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EAGR ET
09ADDISABABA2427	USAU: DARFUR PANEL HANDS OVER REPORT TO AU CHAIR [...] (U) Summary: The African Union (AU) High-Level Panel on Darfur handed over its report to AU Commission Chairperson Jean Ping on October 8. Ping promptly announced that he would deliver the report to the AU Peace and Security Council (head of state level) at a late October meeting in Abuja to [...]	2009-10-09 09:40:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM UNSC SU AU
09ADDISABABA2442	DIPLOMATS IN ETHIOPIA OFFER PERSPECTIVES ON [...] (C) Summary: AF/E Senior Somalia Desk Officer visited Addis Ababa on October 1-2 for meetings with the U.S. Embassy, USAU mission and other diplomatic and AMISOM officials to get the Ethiopian perspective on Somalia and Somaliland. The British Deputy Head of Mission and Somaliland Ambassado [...]	2009-10-14 09:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER ASEC SO ET
09ADDISABABA2494	USAU AMBASSADOR AND AU'S PEACE AND SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: In their first meeting, USAU Ambassador Battle and AU Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra reviewed political crises on the African continent and each pledged to reinforce cooperation in the peace and security arena, including in the emerging counternarcotics effort. [...]	2009-10-20 08:52:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AU
09ADDISABABA2495	USAU: AU DEPUTY CHAIRPERSON AND USAU AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In their first official meeting, USAU Ambassador Battle and AU Commission Deputy Chairperson Erastus Mwencha affirmed the need to broaden and deepen the U.S./AU partnership that began when the AU emerged seven years ago. Specifically, the AU leadership is seeking a strategic di [...]	2009-10-20 09:13:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AU
09ADDISABABA2511	OPPOSITION COALITION GETTING ORGANIZED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following up on its inaugural General Assembly (GA),the opposition "Forum for Democratic Dialogue" (Forum) plans in coming days to formally apply to the National Elections Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) for legal status as a coalition of political parties and to produce a series of i [...]	2009-10-21 15:37:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA2535	INCREASED INTIMIDATION OF THE PRIVATE PRESS [...] (C) In recent months, the Ethiopian Government (GoE) has significantly ramped up intimidation of the foreign and private press. In early October, the State Prosecutor requested the file of Washington Post reporter Kassahun Addis from the Government Communications Affairs Office (GCAO),promp [...]	2009-10-26 14:56:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO ET
09ADDISABABA2536	ETHIOPIA INVITES EUROPEAN UNION TO OBSERVE 2010 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-27 04:10:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA2539	LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS ON NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FROM [...] The United Mission to the African Union (USAU) has received the following letter addressed from the AU Commission Chairperson Jean Ping to President Obama on October 26. Original follows by pouch. BEGIN TEXT: Mr. President, I was very pleased to learn that you had been awarded the Nobel [...]	2009-10-27 07:57:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PGOV PREL AU
09ADDISABABA2554	OPPOSITION GROUP LOOKING MORE LIKE A PARTY, STILL [...] (C) Summary: The Forum for Democratic Dialogue (Forum) continues to try to transform itself from a collection of eight separate parties into a coherent whole. In a series of recent meetings with USG officials and the broader international diplomatic community, however, Forum representatives [...]	2009-10-28 15:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA257	ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS PM MELES [...] (C) Acting Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Phil Carter highlighted to Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles over a two-hour January 30 meeting that while principal themes of our foreign policy are unlikely to change across U.S. Administrations, the U.S. will certainly emphasize the diplomacy [...]	2009-02-02 14:29:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ECON EAID ET
09ADDISABABA258	ACTING A/S CARTER RAISES THE ISSUE OF POLITICAL [...] (S) In a January 30 lunch with ruling party officials, Acting Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Phil Carter dramatically expanded U.S.-Ethiopian bilateral dialogue in highlighting clearly the United States' view that Ethiopia's political space has been shrinking since 2005 and pressing f [...]	2009-02-02 14:30:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PREL PGOV KDEM ECON ET
09ADDISABABA259	MELES ON SUDAN: ICC AND U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] (S/NF) In a January 30 meeting, Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles told Acting AF Assistant Secretary Phil Carter and AF/SPG Director Tim Shortley that with the expected ICC indictment of Sudanese President Bashir either 1) someone within Khartoum would take advantage of the move to attempt to rem [...]	2009-02-02 14:31:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ASEC SU ET
09ADDISABABA260	ETHIOPIA MAKES CASE FOR SOMALILAND [...] (C) On the margins of a discussion with Acting AF Assistant Secretary Phil Carter On January 30, Ethiopia Prime Minister Meles made the case for "semi-recognition" of Somaliland as a critical step necessary to enhance the international community's ability to support Somaliland on regional secu [...]	2009-02-02 14:31:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO ET
09ADDISABABA261	MELES OFFERS PLANS "A" AND "B" ON SOMALIA [...] (C) In the first U.S.-Ethiopia bilateral meeting on Somalia since Ethiopia's January 26 withdrawal from Somalia, Prime Minister Meles laid out Ethiopia's views on a best case scenario "Plan A" and containment strategy "Plan B" regarding Somalia in a January 30 meeting with Acting Assistant Sec [...]	2009-02-02 14:32:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC MARR SO ET
09ADDISABABA2615	OGADENI TRIBAL CHIEF HELD TWO YEARS WITHOUT [...] (C) PolOff recently met with Hassan Ahmed Makhtal (strictly protect),a former Ogadeni (Somali region) tribal chief, who claimed that he was imprisoned without trial for two years and denied medical treatment despite severe health problems. Hassan was released in June after having spent two y [...]	2009-11-04 11:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL ET
09ADDISABABA2616	HIGH RISK OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS FOR RURAL [...] (SBU) Rural Ethiopian girls are more at risk of having their rights violated compared to the general Ethiopian population due to harmful traditional practices and cultural attitudes towards females. While there are laws in place to protect girls from some rights violations, the laws are not e [...]	2009-11-04 11:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA2624	ETHIOPIA: FOUR PARTIES SIGN ELECTORAL CODE OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After nearly three months of often tedious negotiation, four Ethiopian political parties -- including the ruling EPRDF -- have signed a preamble to a code of conduct (CoC) intended to govern the political campaign leading to the May 2010 parliamentary elections. Speaking at the [...]	2009-11-04 14:32:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM ET
09ADDISABABA2641	USAU: AFRICAN UNION CHAIRPERSON DISCUSSES [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-06 06:52:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU
09ADDISABABA2642	USAU: SYNOPSIS OF AMISOM CONSULTATIVE MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The November Consultative Meeting of AMISOM stakeholders reveals a precarious security situation and danger in continuing status quo support to both AMISOM and the TFG. While all stakeholders agree that AMISOM must not fail, few donors are willing to provide sufficiently flexible [...]	2009-11-06 07:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	IO PGOV PREL SO AU
09ADDISABABA2643	ETHIOPIA STUDYING" APPROPRIATE RESPONSE ON NIGER [...] (C) Pol/Econ Counselor discussed Niger with Diector of the Americas Directorate Tesfaye Wilma on November 2 and with Ethiopian Ambassador to the African Union Konjit Sinegiorgis on November 6. Tesfaye said Ethiopia is very concerned about the situation in Niger and welcomes ECOWAS activism on [...]	2009-11-06 11:21:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ET
09ADDISABABA2644	USAU: UNECA EXECUTIVE SECRETARY DISCUSSES DONOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USAU Ambassador Battle and Under Secretary General Abdoulie Janneh, Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA),affirmed the partnership between the USG and the UN system in support of African development priorities. Janneh shared information about two [...]	2009-11-06 12:04:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV IO PREL AU
09ADDISABABA2645	ETHIOPIA: PARLIAMENTARIAN RECOUNTS HARASSMENT AT [...] (C) Summary: Member of Parliament and Central Committee member of the opposition Oromo People's Congress Mekonen Geleta reported harassment by woreda (municipal equivalent) officials of the Oromia Region during a recent trip to visit constituents and deliver official Parliamentary documents. [...]	2009-11-09 10:23:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA2648	G/TIP VISIT REVEALS PROGRESS, CHALLENGES IN ETHIOPIA [...] (SBU) The Government of Ethiopia (GoE) continues to take steps to curb the international trafficking of Ethiopian citizens, but is challenged by economic realities, limited law enforcement capacity, and ever-changing trafficking patterns. To combat international trafficking, the GoE passed a [...]	2009-11-09 13:42:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP PHUM PGOV SMIG ELAB KWMN PREL EAID DJ SU ET
09ADDISABABA265	AU SUMMIT: AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH AU [...] (C) Summary: AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter, joined by Ambassador Donald Yamamoto, USAID Acting Assistant Administrator Earl Gast, and Sudan Programs Group Director Timothy Shortley, met with AU Peace and Security Commissioner Ramtane Lamamra January 31, on the margins of the AU [...]	2009-02-02 16:54:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO SU ZI CG
09ADDISABABA2688	ETHIOPIA: MFA DISCOURAGED OVER ANOTHER POOR MCC [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-12 14:02:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID PGOV PREL ET
09ADDISABABA2689	ETHIOPIA: EU ELECTION EXPLORATORY MISSION TO [...] (C) The European Commission plans to send an exploratory mission to evaluate the prospects for fielding a team to observe the 2010 Ethiopian parliamentary elections, but will not do so until February 15, 2010. In a November 12 meeting, First Counsellor and Head of the Political and Informatio [...]	2009-11-12 14:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA269	AU SUMMIT -- AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH [...] (C) Begin Summary: The Ambassador, AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter, Acting USAID Assistant Administrator Earl Gast, and Sudan Programs Group Timothy Shortley met with Sudanese Foreign Minister Deng Alor January 31 on the margins of the AU Summit in Addis Ababa. Deng described a L [...]	2009-02-02 17:53:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU SU
09ADDISABABA2693	ELECTORAL PROCESS:ETHIOPIAN OPPOSITION SKEPTICAL [...] (C) At the request of the four political parties who drafted an electoral Code of Conduct (CoC),the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) hosted a series of discussions in order to solicit input from other Ethiopian political parties before submitting the companion legislative package t [...]	2009-11-16 04:06:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL ET
09ADDISABABA270	AU SUMMIT -- AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter met with UN Under Secretary General for Peacekeeping Operations Alain Le Roy and UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Eastern Congo Alan Doss January 31 on the margins of the AU Summit in Addis Ababa. Carter brought Le [...]	2009-02-02 18:04:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU XA SU SO CG RW
09ADDISABABA2732	ETHIOPIAN PM APPLAUDS U.S. SUDAN POLICY, TELLS S/E [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Meles told visiting U.S. Special Envoy Scott Gration he was impressed with the revised U.S. policy on Sudan. Meles said previous U.S. policy cut off a soft landing whereas the new policy, if complemented with patience, could provide an opening for peace. Meles th [...]	2009-11-18 16:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SU ET
09ADDISABABA274	AU SUMMIT: AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH DARFUR [...] (C) Summary: AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter met with UN/AU Joint Darfur Mediator Djibril Bassole on the margins of the AU Summit. Carter thanked Bassole for his efforts thus far. Bassole predicted that if the International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Sudanese Pr [...]	2009-02-03 09:24:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SU AU CD
09ADDISABABA277	AU SUMMIT: AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH CHINESE [...] (C) Summary: On January 30, AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter met with Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister for Africa Zhai Jun on the margins of the AU Summit. Zhai was chiefly interested in trying to talk the United States out of its stated opposition to a UN Security Council Articl [...]	2009-02-03 11:57:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU SU CH
09ADDISABABA2770	INCREASE IN TCN IMMIGRANT VISAS CAUSES CONCERN IN ADDIS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Consular section in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia has noted a substantial increase in the number of third country national immigrant visa cases. From FY08 to FY09, post recorded a 13 percent increase in the total number of immigrant visa cases scheduled. Over the same period, post [...]	2009-11-24 07:58:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS KTIP PHUM PGOV SMIG ELAB KWMN PREL EAID
09ADDISABABA2808	USAU: AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT - THEME AND SCHEDULE OF [...] The African Union (AU) has announced that the theme of the 2010 AU Summit will be "Information and Communication Technologies in Africa: Challenges and Prospects for Development." 2. The schedule of meetings is as follows: a) Permanent Representative Committee of Ambassadors (PRC): 25- [...]	2009-11-25 14:31:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV PREL AU
09ADDISABABA2809	PARTY PATRONAGE AND FOREIGN ASSISTANCE IN ETHIOPIA [...] (C) Recent allegations of the politicization of foreign assistance in Ethiopia, including humanitarian food aid, are consistent with reports by non-governmental organizations, opposition political parties, the media, and members of the international donor community. The manipulation of humani [...]	2009-11-25 14:33:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM ET
09ADDISABABA2816	SOMALILAND NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION TRAINING [...] (SBU) CDA was invited to a November 22 dinner hosted by the British Ambassador for the members of the Somaliland National Electoral Commission (NEC). The members of the commission are in Addis Ababa for training in electoral systems and procedures, apparently organized by the British, under t [...]	2009-11-30 14:31:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM SO ET
09ADDISABABA2817	ETHIOPIAN PM CONSIDERING PRO-ACTIVE OPTIONS ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles told visiting AF/DAS Wycoff and CDA on November 19 that he wanted to give the USG a "heads up" that Ethiopia was considering actively supporting armed Eritrean opposition groups if the international community fails to take action to isolate Asmara. [...]	2009-11-30 15:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ET
09ADDISABABA2843	OCT-NOV REGIONAL ENVIRONMENT NEWSLETTER, EAST AFRICA [...] (U) Summary: This Regional Environment Office (REO) eastern Africa newsletter combines reporting from October and November 2009, with an emphasis on energy developments, the latest USG and Africa climate change positions in the run up to Copenhagen, updates on the Nile Basin Initiative, and an [...]	2009-12-03 12:00:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA SENV ENRG ETRD PGOV ECON ET
09ADDISABABA2856	SOMALI REGIONAL PRESIDENT'S VISA DELAY PERCEIVED [...] (C) An ongoing delay in the issuance of a visa to Somali Regional State President Dawed Mohammed has been interpreted in the region as U.S. condemnation of his alleged participation in human rights abuses. Ethiopia's ethnic Somali population has largely welcomed this action, viewing it as a c [...]	2009-12-07 05:18:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CVIS ET
09ADDISABABA2877	ETHIOPIA: OPPOSITION WEIGHS ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES [...] (C) Visiting DAS Wycoff discussed in separate November 19 meetings with prominent Ethiopian opposition leaders their strategies for engagement in the 2010 national elections. Bulcha Demeksa of the "Forum" opposition coalition expressed deep resentment towards the ruling EPRDF for what he called [...]	2009-12-09 04:39:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL ET
09ADDISABABA2880	ETHIOPIA: GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATION AFFAIRS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a November 19 meeting with visiting AF Deputy Assistant Secretary Wycoff, Ethiopian Minister for Government Communication Bereket Simon promised equal air time for opposition parties in the run-up to Ethiopia's parliamentary elections in 2010. The government will offer l [...]	2009-12-09 07:41:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ET
09ADDISABABA2895	USAU MEETING WITH SOUTH SUDAN'S REPRESENTATIVE IN [...] (SBU) On December 8 USAU Ambassador Battle and the U.S. Charge to Ethiopia Mushingi attended a lunch hosted by the French Ambassador to the African Union and Ethiopia, Ambassador Jean-Christophe Belliard, and attended by Ambassadors from the AU Partner Nations and the Sudan Head of Mission fo [...]	2009-12-09 09:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SU SO ER AU
09ADDISABABA2902	USAU: AFRICAN UNION, UNECA HOLD PARTNERS DIALOGUE [...] (U) SUMMARY: From December 1-2, the AU and UNECA hosted a Partners Dialogue in Addis Ababa, bringing together 15 donor nations and other entities to discuss how to create a more strategic and equitable partnership between the AU/ECA and donors. Key themes that emerged included: the need for a [...]	2009-12-10 10:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UN AU
09ADDISABABA2903	NATIONAL ELECTORAL BOARD WELL-TRAINED, SOLID ON [...] (C) Summary: The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) Chairman told visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary Karl Wycoff the NEBE was prepared to hold free, peaceful and fair parliamentary elections in 2010. Over the past year, the NEBE has carried out strategic planning, structural reform [...]	2009-12-10 10:28:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ET
09ADDISABABA2905	ETHIOPIAN FM ON TFG AND ERITREA DURING WYCOFF VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs Seyoum Mesfin highlighted to visiting AF/DAS Wycoff the severe financial crisis facing the TFG, reiterating comments made by PM Meles. He also noted that Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheik Sharif had said during a [...]	2009-12-10 11:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ET
09ADDISABABA2911	USAU: AFRICAN UNION OPPOSES DADIS' RETURN TO GUINEA [...] (C) On December 10, USAU Ambassador Battle discussed with the African Union Commission Chairperson's Chief of Staff, Ambassador John Shinkayie, the future status of Guinean coup leader Dadis Camara as well as the planned International Contact Group meeting on Guinea. Ambassador Shinkayie state [...]	2009-12-10 13:58:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU
09ADDISABABA2912	USAU: AFRICAN UNION PUSHING FOR SOLUTION IN [...] (SBU) In a December 10 meeting at AU headquarters, Ambassador John Shinkayie, the Chief of Staff of the AU Commission Chairperson, told USAU Ambassador Battle that the African Union is establishing an office in Antananarivo to help coordinate the transition period per the Maputo Agreement. Th [...]	2009-12-10 14:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AU
09ADDISABABA2916	ETHIOPIA: GINBOT 7 TRIALS, CONVICTION AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ginbot 7 case -- which began on April 24 when security forces rounded up 35 individuals allegedly involved in a coup plot against the Meles Zenawi government -- is currently in the sentencing phase following convictions handed down on November 19. Police investigation and p [...]	2009-12-11 08:30:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
09ADDISABABA292	ETHIOPIA A DICTATORSHIP, DON'T LET AID ENABLE IT: [...] (C) Ethiopian opposition party leaders told Acting Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Phil Carter and Assistant USAID Administrator for Africa Earl Gast on January 30 that Ethiopia is increasingly becoming a military dictatorship where dissenting opinions are suppressed and access to cons [...]	2009-02-04 13:31:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PREL EAID ET
09ADDISABABA2941	FORUM CALLS FOR FAIR VOTE COUNTING AND FAIRLY [...] (C) Summary: Leaders of the Ethiopian Federal Democratic Unity Forum (Forum) told members of the Ethiopian Partners Group (EPG) the 2010 election could not be free and fair because the selection of 200,000 public observers was inherently skewed to the benefit of the ruling party, including r [...]	2009-12-15 14:50:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
09ADDISABABA2944	USAU: AFRICAN UNION CONTEMPLATING SUMMIT OF ALL [...] The African Union is contemplating a summit in early 2010 that would assemble all of Sudan's political leadership ahead of the 2010 elections. AU Commissioner for Peace and Security Ramtane Lamamra raised this possibility during a meeting of the African Union Partners Group on Peace and Secur [...]	2009-12-16 08:54:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV SU AU
09ADDISABABA2946	USAU: AMISOM MEETING UNDERSCORES FRUSTRATION, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a December 14 meeting at the AU, AMISOM stakeholders and partners expressed their frustration with the ongoing danger in Somalia and discussed how to improve the situation. Many underscored the need to enhance the TFG and its security forces, as well as the need for partners [...]	2009-12-16 14:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AU
09ADDISABABA2952	USAU: AU COMMISSIONER LAMAMRA DISCUSSES GUINEA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) for African Affairs Karl Wycoff met with the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, Ramtane Lamamra, on November 20 in Addis Ababa to address a range of issues. On the topic of Guinea, Lamamra said that while the AU had discussed [...]	2009-12-17 08:11:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU
09ADDISABABA2977	SUSPICIONS REMAIN HIGH AS CONFLICT, ABUSES [...] (C) Contacts in Ethiopia's Somali Regional State report that although humanitarian access has improved, the humanitarian situation has declined since 2007, as a result of continued conflict, restricted humanitarian access, trade blockage, and repeated seasons of poor rain. Government of Ethio [...]	2009-12-22 09:10:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM ASEC MOPS PREL SO ET
09ADDISABABA2981	USAU: TUNISIAN AMBASSADOR PREVIEWS KEY ISSUES FOR [...] (C) In a December 22 meeting with USAU Ambassador Michael Battle, incoming African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC) Chair, Tunisian Ambassador Hatem Atallah, discussed the key issues that he anticipated would dominate his chairmanship and the upcoming Heads of State Summit in January. B [...]	2009-12-22 14:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	AU PGOV PREL
09ADDISABABA2982	ETHIOPIA: DEATH SENTENCES FOR FIVE GINBOT 7 DEFENDANTS [...] (U) In a packed courtroom on December 22, Ethiopia's Federal High Court sentenced 40 Ginbot 7 defendants (reftel). The Court sentenced five defendants to death, 33 defendants to life terms, and two defendants to 10 years. The charges in which the defendants were convicted included: conspirac [...]	2009-12-22 14:54:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
09ADDISABABA3010	ETHIOPIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES ELECTORAL CODE OF [...] (U) On December 22, the Ethiopian Parliament passed a new electoral code of conduct into law, following more than three months of negotiations between the ruling Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) and opposition political parties, and a further two months of review in Pa [...]	2009-12-24 08:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ET
09ADDISABABA3026	MELES IN COPENHAGEN: ETHIOPIA GIVES CAVEATED APPROVAL [...] (SBU) In the aftermath of the December 2009 United Nations Framework Convention's Fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP15) meeting in Copenhagen, Ethiopia has mixed reactions to the Accord. As Chair of the African Union (AU) Conference of African Heads of State and Governments on Climate Ch [...]	2009-12-29 11:41:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA SENV ETRD PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA3027	ETHIOPIA: HUMAN RIGHTS TRENDS REGARDING SEXUAL [...] (SBU) Ethiopia is a conservative society, as the vast majority of the population identifies itself as Ethiopian Orthodox Christian or Muslim. Leaders of both religious groups have denounced homosexuality. Homosexual conduct between adults is criminalized under Ethiopian law and punishable by [...]	2009-12-30 05:09:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA3067	THREATS AGAINST WORLD FOOD PROGRAM IN ETHIOPIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. World Food Program (WFP) officials in Ethiopia have reported to U.S. Mission officials that three threats have been communicated to WFP staff during December by individuals claiming to be members of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF). Each of the communications was a th [...]	2009-12-31 12:48:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA3068	ERITREAN OPPOSITION IN ETHIOPIA ASKS FOR INCREASED [...] (C) Summary: The new Head of Foreign Relations for the Eritrean National Salvation Front (ENSF),Dr. Yusuf Berhanu Ahmeddin, told Poloffs the party seeks to replace Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki, and is broadening contacts with the diplomatic community to keep diplomats informed of the o [...]	2009-12-31 13:13:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
09ADDISABABA31	ETHIOPIA PASSES RESTRICTIVE CSO LAW [...] (SBU) On January 6, the Ethiopian Parliament passed a new Charities and Societies Proclamation (CSO law)(Refs A-C) to regulate the conduct of civil society organizations. As expected, the law prohibits civil society organizations that receive more than ten percent of their funding from foreign [...]	2009-01-06 13:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PHUM EAID ET
09ADDISABABA314	ETHIOPIAN COUNTRYSIDE: SUPPRESSING DISSENT, [...] (C) A four-day visit to Western Oromiya by PolOff revealed a political environment that suppressed dissent, created fear, and clearly focused on eliminating any opportunity for political dialogue with the opposition. Landlords refused to rent out office space to opposition parties, and oppositi [...]	2009-02-05 13:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
09ADDISABABA318	AU SUMMIT -- AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter met with Mauritania's National Assembly President Messaoud Ould Boulkheir on February 1 on the margins of the AU Summit in Addis Ababa. Boulkheir thanked the USG for its unwavering support of the legitimately elected government of Presi [...]	2009-02-05 15:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU MR
09ADDISABABA32	ETHIOPIA'S NEW PRESS LAW: BEWARE "OFFENSES" [...] (SBU) Ethiopia's new press law, the "Freedom of the Mass Media and Access to Information Proclamation," came into effect December 4, 2008 (although Part Three, the "Access to Information" portion, will enter into force on December 4, 2009 unless that deadline is extended by Parliament). The n [...]	2009-01-06 13:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KPAO PHUM ET
09ADDISABABA320	AU SUMMIT -- AF ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY MEETS [...] (U) Action for Embassy Antananarivo -- see paragraph 5. 2. (C) On February 2 AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter met Malagasy Foreign Minister Marcel Ranjeva on the margins of the African Union (AU) summit. The discussion focused exclusively on the crisis arising from the conf [...]	2009-02-05 15:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MA AU
09ADDISABABA321	AU SUMMIT -- AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH EU [...] (C) Begin Summary: AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter, joined by Ambassador Yamamoto and Sudan Programs Groups Director Timothy Shortley met with EU Special Envoy Torben Brylle January 31, on the margins of the AU Summit in Addis Ababa. Carter discussed the potential impact of the [...]	2009-02-05 15:57:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU SU CD
09ADDISABABA322	AU SUMMIT -- ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY MEETS UK [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 1 Acting Assistant Secretary Carter met U.K. Minister for Africa, Asia and the United Nations, Lord Mark Malloch Brown, on the margins of the African Union Summit. They discussed Sudan, Somalia, Zimbabwe and the situation in the Congo. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) U.K [...]	2009-02-05 16:08:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU SO SU ZI CG XA
09ADDISABABA325	AU SUMMIT: AF ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARTER [...] (C/NF) Summary. Malawi Foreign Minister Joyce Banda told Acting Assistant Secretary for Africa Phil Carter on January 31 that Malawi would not accept any attempt by the United States to establish a "parallel election process." Carter assured her that the United States' only goal was to help [...]	2009-02-06 05:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL KDEM PGOV KPKO MI ZI
09ADDISABABA326	AU SUMMIT -- AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter met with Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe on February 1 on the margins of the AU Summit in Addis Ababa. They discussed a range of topics including the Secretary's call to Nigerian President Yar'Adua, Nigerian troop contribution [...]	2009-02-06 05:36:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EAID SO NI AU
09ADDISABABA332	USAU: PEACE AND SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVES [...] (U) This message contains an action request in para. 6. 2. (U) Summary: At its February 5 meeting, the African Union's (AU) Peace and Security Council decided to impose targeted sanctions on the Mauritanian junta that overthrew democratically elected President Abdallahi six months ago. The [...]	2009-02-06 15:08:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MR AU
09ADDISABABA354	AU SUMMIT -- AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: AF Acting Assistant Secretary met with French Ministry of Foreign Affairs AF A/S-Equivalent Stephane Gompertz, Presidential Advisor for African Affairs Remi Marechaux, and Ambassador Jean-Christophe Belliard February 2 on the margins of the African Union Summit. On Sudan, the Fr [...]	2009-02-09 16:12:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV FR XA AU
09ADDISABABA355	AU SUMMIT -- AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH [...] (U) Action request for Embassy Cairo -- see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter met February 2 with Egyptian Assistant Minister for Africa Mona Omar Atteya on the margins of the African Union Summit. Carter asked Atteya to pressure Sudan to pause [...]	2009-02-09 16:24:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SU EG AU CD XA
09ADDISABABA356	AU SUMMIT -- AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH EU [...] (C) Summary: AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter, joined by Acting USAID Assistant Administrator for Africa Earl Gast, met with European Commission Director General for Development Stefano Manservisi on February 1 on the margins of the African Union Summit. Carter sought EU support [...]	2009-02-09 16:40:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU XA AU
09ADDISABABA357	AU SUMMIT -- AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 2, AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter met South African Foreign Minister Dlamini Dlamini-zuma on the margins of the African Union Summit. Their discussion focused primarily on the situation in Zimbabwe and touched on Sudan and Congo. Dlamini-zuma made tw [...]	2009-02-09 17:06:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XA AU
09ADDISABABA373	AU SUMMIT -- AF ACTING A/S CARTER MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: On February 2, on the margins of the African Union Summit, AF Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter met Rwanda's Foreign Minister, Rosemary Museminali, to discuss the Rwandan role in stabilizing Eastern Congo. They recognized the need for a delicate balance in managing the [...]	2009-02-10 17:03:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV RW CG AU
09ADDISABABA379	INSIDE MFA: PARTY HACKS AND VIEWS ON BILATERAL [...] (S/NF) In a private February 10 meeting with Pol/Econ Chief, a long-term Foreign Ministry (MFA) official lamented that the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) has begun stacking government offices with newly-recruited party members through the on-going Business Pra [...]	2009-02-11 13:44:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM PREL ASEC ET
09ADDISABABA381	ETHNIC INSURGENCY AND POLITICAL OPPOSITION IN [...] (S/NF) This cable responds to reftel request for information on political opposition and ethnic insurgent movements in Ethiopia. A. (C) WHAT POLITICAL OPPOSITION GROUPS ARE ACTIVE IN ETHIOPIA? ARE ANY OF THEM LOOKING TO MERGE AND PRESENT A CHALLENGE TO THE GOVERNMENT IN 2010? -- Unity f [...]	2009-02-11 18:47:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PTER ET ER
09ADDISABABA393	ANECDOTES ON UNITED WESTERN SOMALI LIBERATION [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief has debriefed two Somali-speaking development workers who have recently traveled throughout Ethiopia's Somali region regarding reports about the United Western Somali Liberation Front (UWSLF). While we cannot independently verify the information provided, the consistencies [...]	2009-02-13 10:38:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET	PTER ASEC PGOV MOPS ET
09ADDISABABA472	WORLD BANK PBS VOTE - SETTING BENCHMARKS AND REVIEW [...] (SBU) The World Bank's Protecting Basic Services (PBS) project has filled a gap in providing critical health and education services to rural Ethiopians while creating a limited window of significant transparency in illuminating budget allocation and expenditure data to the public. Still, three [...]	2009-02-25 12:21:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON PREL PGOV ET

09ADDISABABA49	USAU: AU'S URGENT REQUEST TO EQUIP AMISOM, SOMALI [...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request in paragraph 10. 2. (U) Summary: The African Union is asking the international community, principally the US, EU, and UK, to commit immediate financia and logistical support not only to AMISOM, but also to a 10,000 strong joint security force compose [...]	2009-01-12 12:27:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV USUN AU
09ADDISABABA505	ETHIOPIA CIRCULATES DRAFT ANTI-TERRORISM [...] (C) The Government of Ethiopia (GoE) has drafted a comprehensive anti-terrorist statute (the "Anti-Terrorism Proclamation" (ATP)) that, if enacted in its current form, would give the GoE authorities comparable to those of a police state in matters related to terrorism, as it eliminates most ci [...]	2009-03-03 13:07:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ET
09ADDISABABA557	ETHIOPIA: INFORMATION REQUEST FOR G-20 MEETINGS [...] (C) Per Ref A, the Government of Ethiopia (GoE) relishes its role as the chair of The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) as the G-20 is set to convene March 14 to 15, 2009, and sees the position as a platform to help NEPAD revitalize its role in achieving policy autonomy for Afri [...]	2009-03-04 14:32:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA567	AMBASSADOR DELIVERS MESSAGE OF CONCERN TO TIGRAY [...] (C) In a February 26-27 visit to Mekele, the Ambassador met with Central Committee members from the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF, the core party within the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) Coalition) to highlight U.S. concerns about Ethiopia's narrow [...]	2009-03-05 05:17:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL ET
09ADDISABABA574	KENYA: DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP CONDITIONS [...] (U) Regional Refugee Coordinator (Refcoord) Inga Heemink and Refugee Program Officer Matt Austin visited Dadaab Refugee Camp in Kenya January 19-26 to review current conditions at the camp, discuss ongoing negotiations for additional land allocation, and monitor PRM-funded projects. Despite th [...]	2009-03-05 11:15:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF PGOV EAID KE ET SO
09ADDISABABA578	MELES COMPLAINS OF SHIFTING U.S. POLICY [...] (S/NF) Prime Minister Meles Zenawi called in Ambassador February 25 to discuss Ethiopia's perception that the U.S. has taken a tougher policy shift towards Ethiopia, stressing human rights concerns over shared objectives on regional stability, counterterrorism and development. The meeting rei [...]	2009-03-06 08:26:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM EAID ET
09ADDISABABA594	BIRTUKAN MIDEKSSA IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT [...] (SBU) Ms. Almaz Gebre-Egzabhier, mother of incarcerated opposition leader Birtukan Midekssa (reftel),informed Pol/Econ Chief on March 11 that her daughter has been held in solitary confinement at Kaliti prison since January. Birtukan's attorney was able to visit her once in January but has si [...]	2009-03-11 14:21:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KDEM PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA606	ETHIOPIA: SOMALI REGIONAL PRESIDENT DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Newly-appointed Somali Regional President Dawood Mohammed told the Ambassador and delegation that Ethiopia's Somali region wants U.S. and international support for long-term development, especially in exploiting water resources. Security is still a major issue in the Somali region, Dawo [...]	2009-03-13 11:01:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV EAID ET
09ADDISABABA63	ETIOPIA CSO LAW AND OPPOSITION LEADER ARREST [...] (SBU) The Ambassador, accompanied by the UK and French DCMs, called on Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu on behalf of the Ethiopia Partner's Group (EPG)(which consists of ambassadors accredited to Ethiopia) to provide an advance copy of a statement to be issued by the EP [...]	2009-01-13 13:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM EAID ET
09ADDISABABA64	ETIOPIA CSO LAW AND OPPOSITION LEADER ARREST [...] (SBU) The Ambassador, accompanied by the UK and French DCMs, called on Ethiopian State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tekeda Alemu on behalf of the Ethiopia Partner's Group (EPG)(which consists of ambassadors accredited to Ethiopia) to provide an advance copy of a statement to be issued by the EP [...]	2009-01-13 13:51:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM EAID ET
09ADDISABABA640	ETHIOPIAN PRIME MINISTER MELES CAUTIONS DIPLOMATS [...] (C) Prime Minister Meles cautioned the Ambassador during a March 7 meeting that foreign diplomats and governments are giving misleading messages to the opposition and domestic insurgent group, the Oromo National Liberation Front (ONLF). The opposition and ONLF come away from their meetings wit [...]	2009-03-16 12:49:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL EAID ET
09ADDISABABA677	PARTY-STATALS: HOW THE RULING PARTIES' [...] (C) Upon taking power in 1991, the ruling Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF) liquidated non-military assets held by the movement to found a series of companies whose profits would be used as venture capital to rehabilitate the war-torn Tigray region's economy. The TPLF bestowed a porti [...]	2009-03-19 12:04:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EAID ET
09ADDISABABA697	MELES TOUTS "GREAT VICTORY" IN SOMALIA, CONCEDES [...] (SBU) Answering questions from Parliament, Prime Minister Meles' touted Ethiopia's "great victory" in Somalia. Meles said that Ethiopia had achieved its objective of greatly reducing the threat to the Ethiopian "system" posed by the "conspiracy" of Eritrea, Somali extremists and "anti-peace e [...]	2009-03-24 04:56:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL MOPS ECON ET
09ADDISABABA725	AMHARA REGION TRIP REVEALS POLITICAL TENSIONS [...] (C) A two-day visit to the Amhara region by Poloff revealed a tense political environment. Despite harassment and intimidation by the local administration, opposition party members and officials were numerous in attendance in meetings with Poloff, indicating a certain amount of freedom of ass [...]	2009-03-26 14:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL ET
09ADDISABABA729	(S) BIOGRAPHIC NOTE: INFERRING PRIME MINISTER [...] (S/NF) After scores of meetings with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, Post has strong confidence in our ability to infer Meles's Myers-Briggs type. We strongly believe that Meles is a strong ISTJ. A STRONG INTROVERT "I" 2. (S/NF) We have a high degree of confidence that Meles is a [...]	2009-03-27 12:24:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PREL ET
09ADDISABABA732	USAU: AFRICA COMMAND DEPUTY MEETS ETHIOPIAN PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Mary Yates, Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Activities (DCMA) at Africa Command, met on March 25 with Prime Minister Meles Zenawi. Their discussions covered a range of security issues including Somalia, Sudan, and Eritrea, as well as the command's fledgling m [...]	2009-03-30 08:07:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AU
09ADDISABABA734	USAU: AFRICA COMMAND DEPUTY MEETS WITH AU [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-30 09:20:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL XA AU
09ADDISABABA735	USAU: AFRICA COMMAND DEPUTY MEETS WITH AU PEACE [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Mary Yates, Deputy to the Commander for Civil-Military Activities at AFRICOM, met on March 25 with African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security Ramtane Lamamra at AU headquarters. Their discussion centered on the political and security situation in Somalia as well [...]	2009-03-30 09:30:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU XA
09ADDISABABA737	INSIDE ETHIOPIA'S JAILS [...] (C) Recent interviews with individuals who have been held in non-traditional detention facilities have shed anecdotal light on beatings and abuse by Ethiopian security officials against civilians in country. While we cannot confirm the scope or persistence of such mistreatment, these first-han [...]	2009-03-30 10:59:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM KJUS PGOV KDEM PREL ET
09ADDISABABA738	PARTY-STATAL DASHEN BREWERY SHOWS PROFITS AND THE [...] (C) In a recent visit to Gonder, PolOff and Political Specialist visited ruling party owned Dashen Brewery to explore a mid-2008 labor dispute, the media coverage of which showed the long arm of the ruling party in protecting its commercial interests. We found a company both profitable and ex [...]	2009-03-30 11:01:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ETRD ET
09ADDISABABA745	LUCY CLAIMS ASYLUM [...] (SBU) In a move that shocked the paleo-human rights community, Lucy -- the 3.2 million year old hominid fossil discovered in rural Ethiopia in 1974 -- claimed asylum in Seattle during the second leg of her North American tour. The move has illuminated socio-political dynamics among our ancesto [...]	2009-04-01 04:59:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV CASC PREL ET
09ADDISABABA753	USAU: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON LOOKING FOR CHAMPION [...] (C) The U.S. Mission to the African Union (USAU) discussed ref A points with African Union PermReps from Burkina-Faso and Uganda. Both reacted very favorably to the suggestion that one or both of their countries propose to the UNSC a UN Presidential Statement (PRST) on coups in Africa. Burkin [...]	2009-04-02 05:46:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU LY MR UG
09ADDISABABA76	USAU: US INTERESTS AT STAKE AT ADDIS AU SUMMIT, [...] (SBU) Summary: The African Union Summit in Addis Ababa from January 26 through February 3 presents an opportunity to advance US interests Q or see them take significant steps backward. The crises in Zimbabwe, Somalia, Sudan, Mauritania, Guinea, and Eastern Congo will all likely be items of d [...]	2009-01-14 12:09:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AU
09ADDISABABA797	PRIME MINISTER MELES PRESSES ON HIGH LEVEL SENIOR [...] (S/NF) After a brief meeting with Senator Inhofe and his delegation on April 7 (septel),Prime Minister Meles took Ambassador to the side and privately raised three issues: 1) the need to "improve" the State Department Human Rights Report (HRR),which he felt was filled with errors; 2) allegat [...]	2009-04-09 09:16:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM ET
09ADDISABABA82	FORMER PRIME MINISTER TAMRAT LAYNE MEETS AMBASSADOR [...] (C) On January 5, the Ambassador met former Prime Minister Tamrat Layne, who spent 12 years in prison before his release in late December, 2008. Tamrat was a stalwart of the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) befo [...]	2009-01-14 14:24:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ET
09ADDISABABA83	USAU: AU'S URGENT REQUEST TO EQUIP AMISOM, SOMALI [...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request in paragraph 10. 2. (U) Summary: The African Union is asking the international community, principally the US, EU, and UK, to commit immediate financial and logistical support not only to AMISOM, but also to a 10,000 strong joint security force compo [...]	2009-01-14 14:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV USUN AU
09ADDISABABA84	AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN ETHIOPIA [...] The American Chamber of Commerce in Ethiopia (AmCham Ethiopia) held a successful launch ceremony on January 12, 2009. In prepared remarks, Girma Biru, Minister of Trade and Industry, lauded AmCham Ethiopia as a step forward in Ethiopian-American economic and commercial ties, and the Ambassad [...]	2009-01-14 14:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV KPAO EAID ET
09ADDISABABA85	AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN ETHIOPIA [...] The American Chamber of Commerce in Ethiopia (AmCham Ethiopia) held a successful launch ceremony on January 12, 2009. In prepared remarks, Girma Biru, Minister of Trade and Industry, lauded AmCham Ethiopia as a step forward in Ethiopian-American economic and commercial ties, and the Ambassad [...]	2009-01-14 14:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV KPAO EAID ET
09ADDISABABA86	FORMER PRIME MINISTER TAMRAT LAYNE MEETS AMBASSADOR [...] (C) On January 5, the Ambassador met former Prime Minister Tamrat Layne, who spent 12 years in prison before his release in late December, 2008. Tamrat was a stalwart of the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and the ruling Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) befo [...]	2009-01-14 14:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ET
09ADDISABABA877	OPPOSITION HOLDS FIRST PUBLIC PROTEST SINCE 2005 [...] (SBU) Mainstream opposition party Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) staged a peaceful public demonstration in Addis Ababa on April 16 to protest the re-jailing of its Chairperson, Birtukan Midekssa (reftel). The demonstration was authorized by municipal authorities and was the first oppos [...]	2009-04-20 10:54:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM ET
09ADDISABABA898	COURT ORDERS VISITATION RIGHTS FOR BIRTUKAN; [...] (C) On Wednesday April 15 the Federal First Instance Court ordered the Kaliti prison administration to respect Birtukan's constitutional right to be visited by family members, friends, religious figures, and her laywer. However, when Deputy Chairman of Unity for Democracy and Justice (UDJ) Yac [...]	2009-04-21 10:29:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV PHUM ET
09ADDISABABA904	ETHIOPIA: REPORT ON FISCAL TRANSPARENCY [...] (SBU) This cable presents post's response to reftel questions on Ethiopia's fiscal transparency and direct USG foreign assistance. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The Government of Ethiopia (GoE) is poised to receive U.S. foreign assistance using FY 09 funds. While the overwhelming majority of U.S. [...]	2009-04-21 12:11:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV ET
09ADDISABABA953	RELIGIOUS TENSIONS RISE IN GONDER [...] (C) The spate of religious conflict that erupted briefly in Gonder earlier this year is a manifestation of a long, tense history between Muslims and Christians in the region. From the mid-17th century until 1974, Muslims were not allowed to live or pray in the city. The Muslim community is at [...]	2009-04-24 06:22:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
09ADDISABABA964	CODEL INHOFE DISCUSSES BIRTUKAN, SOMALIA, AND [...] (C) Visiting Senators James Inhofe, Mike Enzi, and Congressman John Boozman met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on April 7 to discuss the imprisonment of political leader Birtukan Midekssa, recent economic progress in the country, current developments in Somalia, U.S./Ethiopian mili [...]	2009-04-27 11:25:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MASS PGOV OTRA SO ET
09ADDISABABA975	ATTEMPTED COUP OR OPPOSITION ROUND-UP? [...] (C) The Ethiopian Government (GoE) announced on April 25 that it had arrested 35 individuals affiliated with the overseas-based opposition movement "Ginbot 7" who were planning a "terrorist attack" in Addis Ababa. The Government was quick to clarify that it disrupted a "terrorist attack" not [...]	2009-04-27 13:58:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PTER ET
09ADDISABABA980	RELIGIOUS DYNAMICS IN ETHIOPIA; POSSIBLE CAUSES OF [...] (C) Ethiopia has enjoyed a long history of religious tolerance. In the past year, however, tensions have risen somewhat among Muslims and Orthodox Christians, the two largest religious groups in Ethiopia. Although it is likely that the recent conflicts are isolated incidents and are not caus [...]	2009-04-28 11:29:00	Embassy Addis Ababa	CONFIDENTIAL	KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM KDEM ET
09AITTAIPEI1029	CODEL BERMAN'S AUGUST 20-22 VISIT TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan officials expressed appreciation for U.S. assistance in response to Typhoon Morakot during the August 20-22 visit of CODEL Berman. President Ma Ying-jeou and opposition leader Tsai Ing-wen both underscored the importance of U.S. security commitments to Taiwan, including th [...]	2009-08-25 08:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP OVIP MASS MARR PREL PGOV PHUM TW CH
09AITTAIPEI1064	CROSS-STRAIT PASSENGER FLIGHTS MORE THAN DOUBLE [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 31, the number of direct cross-Strait passenger flights increased from 108 to 270 per week, pursuant to an April 26 Taiwan-PRC agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, flights from Taiwan's two major airports to any of the 21 approved destinations in the PRC are d [...]	2009-09-01 10:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAIR EINV PREL PGOV TW CH
09AITTAIPEI1070	DALAI LAMA'S VISIT TO TAIWAN THUS FAR HAS LIMITED [...] (C) Summary. The Dalai Lama's August 30 arrival in Taiwan caused the PRC to cancel or postpone a range of activities related to the gradual increase in cross-Strait economic cooperation. However, the overall economic impact of the PRC,s actions to protest the Dalai Lama's visit appears to be l [...]	2009-09-02 09:15:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV TW CH
09AITTAIPEI1074	U.S. PARTNERSHIP MUST BALANCE CROSS-STRAIT TIES, [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan needed to balance improving cross-Strait ties with strengthened bilateral relations with the United States, President Ma told the Director on September 1. The United States also wanted to make progress on bilateral trade and other issues, the Director said, and hoped to co [...]	2009-09-02 10:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	SECRET	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAIR SENV MARR MASS UNGA
09AITTAIPEI1076	VICE PRESIDENT TELLS DIRECTOR DALAI LAMA VISIT MAY [...] (C) SUMMARY. During the Director's September 2 introductory call, Vice President Vincent Siew said Taiwan hoped to begin discussions with the PRC on a bilateral Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) in the fourth quarter of 2009, but noted it was unclear if the Dalai Lamai's visit to [...]	2009-09-02 11:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAGR SENV EINV TW CH
09AITTAIPEI1082	DALAI LAMA VISIT ROILS CROSS-STRAIT TIES, TAIWAN'S [...] (C) Summary: While the initial fall-out from the Dalai Lama's visit to Taiwan should be manageable, the trip could damage Beijing's confidence in President Ma Ying-jeou in the longer term, according to the KMT official responsible for China affairs. The visit has been a major topic in Taiwan [...]	2009-09-03 10:18:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR AEMR PGOV PHUM XE CH TW
09AITTAIPEI1154	VISIT OF PRC CENTRAL BANK OFFICIAL FAILS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Taiwan officials say negotiations on a cross-Strait financial MOU are essentially complete, but political considerations appear to have delayed the signing. During his September 7-14 visit to Taipei, People's Bank of China (PBC) Deputy Governor Su Ning canceled his meeting with C [...]	2009-09-23 06:44:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH
09AITTAIPEI1270	MA ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO WITHSTAND BEEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 29, Premier Wu Den-yih was quoted as stating that Taiwan would reject applications to import U.S. beef offal and ground beef. Editorials in major newspapers remained critical of the beef protocol. The Minister of Health fielded legislators' questions at the Legislative [...]	2009-10-29 09:33:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EAGR TW
09AITTAIPEI1292	TAIWAN CONSIDERS LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENT TO RESTRICT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of yesterday's official promulgation of enhanced import measures under the U.S.-Taiwan beef protocol (reftel),KMT and DPP legislators agreed in principle to amend the Food Sanitation Act in a way that could restrict some U.S. beef imports. Although details are still [...]	2009-11-03 10:58:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL TW
09AITTAIPEI1396	TAIWAN ANTICIPATES CONTINUED ADVANCES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Taiwan officials have confirmed that the next round of economic talks with the PRC will take place in Taichung on December 21-25, when both sides are slated to ink agreements on agricultural inspection and quarantine, industrial standards, double taxation, and fisheries practices [...]	2009-11-24 10:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV TW CH
09AITTAIPEI1445	TALKS WITH THE PRC ON TRACK AMIDST CONCERN ABOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The fourth round of talks between Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) remain on track to take place in Taichung on December 21-23. The talks are expected to produce bilateral agreements to enhance c [...]	2009-12-08 09:43:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV TW CH
09AITTAIPEI1447	TAIWAN LEGISLATURE RESUMES DICUSSION OF U.S. BEEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to the party's relatively poor performance in the December 5 local elections, the KMT has revived legislative debate over a Food Sanitation Act amendment that would restrict imports of certain U.S. beef products. Separately, a consumer NGO took an initial step toward [...]	2009-12-08 10:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL TW
09AITTAIPEI1468	CONTROVERSIAL COMPUTER-ANIMATED NEWS SERVICE LAUNCHED BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Taiwan's mass-circulation "Apple Daily" newspaper has come under fire following the launch of its computer-generated graphic motion news service in mid-November. The sensational and make-believe content and graphic animation have been criticized more for depicting violence and [...]	2009-12-11 11:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SOCI KPAO TW
09AITTAIPEI170	VICE PRESIDENT DISCUSSES ECONOMY, U.S.-TAIWAN [...] (C) In a February 13 meeting with AIT Director Young, Vice President Vincent Siew said Taiwan's economy faces "a very difficult year", with prospects for growth tenuous at best. According to Siew, the island's economy requires "fundamental restructuring" in order to attract foreign investment. [...]	2009-02-13 10:23:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD CH TW
09AITTAIPEI181	CEPD CHAIRMAN SURVEYS BLEAK ECONOMY IN FEBRUARY 18 [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 18 meeting with the Director, Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) Director Chen Tain-jy said exports will be a key indicator in determining when Taiwan's economy has bottomed out, and noted that recent upticks in short term export orders may be a hop [...]	2009-02-18 09:53:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EAGR ELAB EFIN TW CH
09AITTAIPEI182	TAIWAN PRESIDENT MA ASKS NODEL BERKLEY TO SUPPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a February 15-20 Taiwan visit by Congresswoman Shelley Berkley (D-NEV),President Ma Ying-jeou asked for her help in achieving a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA),a bilateral extradition agreement, visa waiver status for Taiwan travelers, and meaningful participation [...]	2009-02-18 10:08:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CVIS ETRD ECON CH TW
09AITTAIPEI188	SEF CHAIRMAN PREVIEWS NEXT ROUND OF TALKS WITH [...] (C) Summary. Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman P.K. Chiang discussed the status of cross-Strait economic relations and previewed Ma administration objectives for the next round of talks with China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) during a February 19 meeting [...]	2009-02-19 08:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV EAIR CH TW
09AITTAIPEI189	TAIWAN FSC CHAIRMAN SAYS BANKS STRONG, ASKS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Chairman Sean Chen of the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) told AIT Director Young Taiwan banks are strong enough to weather the current financial downturn, although profitability remains an issue. Unwilling to forecast the length or depth of the current recession, he said [...]	2009-02-19 08:57:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	CH ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW
09AITTAIPEI268	MA ECONOMIC POLICY PRESENTS CHALLENGES - AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Entering office last May determined to build cross-Strait economic ties and recharge Taiwan's economic growth, the administration of President Ma Ying-jeou has instead been confronted with an unprecedented global economic downturn. Nearly a year into its tenure, the Ma administrat [...]	2009-03-11 08:49:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EAGR EFIN PINR TW CH
09AITTAIPEI271	Taiwan's February Trade Figures Show Continued Weakness in [...] (U) Taiwan exports again took a tumble in the first two months of 2009. Although the decline in February (28.6% y-o-y) was substantially less than the 44.1% drop in January, this is largely due to the fact that the week long Lunar New Year holiday fell in January 2009 rather than in February [...]	2009-03-12 03:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON PGOV PREL SENV ELAB EPET TW
09AITTAIPEI277	THE CASE FOR CONCLUDING AN AIT-TECRO EXTRADITION [...] (C) Summary: Despite the absence of an extradition agreement, Taiwan has consistently assisted U.S. law enforcement agencies in returning fugitives wanted in the U.S. for major crimes. Taiwan, however, has not been able to secure the return of its fugitives from the U.S., resulting in more th [...]	2009-03-12 10:55:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CJAN KCRM PGOV ASEC US TW
09AITTAIPEI284	TAIWAN HOPES TO CHOOSE FOREIGN DRAM PARTNER BY THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. John Hsuan, the IT executive charged with coordinating Taiwan's DRAM sector restructuring plan (reftel),will visit Idaho's Micron Technology and Tokyo-based Elpida within the next week. By the end of March, Hsuan plans to choose either Micron or Elpida, but not both, as foreign [...]	2009-03-16 09:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW
09AITTAIPEI302	TAIWAN EXPANDS ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION WITH THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Unofficial Taiwan-PRC interaction on the environment has been ongoing since 1987, primarily sponsored by academic institutions advising Taiwan companies investing in the PRC. These exchanges have since grown, and private Taiwan entities regularly advise PRC government agencies o [...]	2009-03-19 04:28:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV ECON PGOV PREL ETRD TW CH
09AITTAIPEI33	SLUMPING EXPORTS DARKEN TAIWAN'S 2009 ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Although Taiwan's official 2008 GDP growth forecast remains at 2.12%, a 42% year-on-year drop in December exports underscored the economy's vulnerability to slumping global demand. The weak export data prompted the Central Bank to cut its policy rate by 0.5% to 1.5%, and caused t [...]	2009-01-09 10:00:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW
09AITTAIPEI362	TAIWAN FINALIZING AGENDA FOR NEXT ROUND OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Taiwan hopes to schedule the next round of talks between the Straits Exchange Foundation and China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait for mid-May, although the actual date has yet to be confirmed with Beijing. The agenda for the talks will encompass cross-Str [...]	2009-03-27 09:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH
09AITTAIPEI378	TAIWAN MULLS NEW ACRONYM FOR CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. Under domestic political pressure, the Ma administration plans to adopt a new acronym to describe its planned economic cooperation pact with the PRC. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) In an April 1 conversation with econoff, a senior Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) official noted that potentia [...]	2009-04-01 07:37:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH
09AITTAIPEI38	PRESERVING THE INTEGRITY OF THE SPECIAL 301 PROCESS [...] (C) AIT is grateful for the ongoing support of the Washington interagency group as we manage our diverse and complex economic relationship with Taiwan. We share your frustration with the slow pace of Taiwan progress on some of our top agricultural priorities, and continue our effort to remedy [...]	2009-01-12 09:56:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL EAGR TW
09AITTAIPEI408	TAIWAN AND SINGAPORE TO RESUME HIGH-LEVEL ECONOMIC [...] (C) According to a contact at the Singapore representative office, Taiwan and Singapore are poised to resume high-level economic talks after a six-year hiatus. Our Singaporean contact noted that Singapore suspended the senior bilateral economic dialogue after what it characterized as excessive [...]	2009-04-06 09:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW SN
09AITTAIPEI415	TAIWAN OFFICIALS OUTLINE PLANS FOR CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. During the April 1-3 visit of an interagency trade delegation led by Deputy Assistant USTR Eric Altbach (septels),senior Taiwan officials outlined Taiwan's plans to negotiate a bilateral Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) with the PRC. Although details remain vague, [...]	2009-04-07 10:04:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH
09AITTAIPEI422	U.S. TRADE DELEGATION PURSUES BROAD AGENDA WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. In April 1-3 meetings with Taiwan officials, a visiting interagency U.S.trade delegation stressed U.S. interest in concrete progress on beef, rice, pork, maximum residue levels (MRLs),and other agricultural market access issues (septel) as a prelude to reinvigorating the overall [...]	2009-04-08 08:51:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL TW
09AITTAIPEI457	LEVERAGING U.S.-TAIWAN GLOBAL ISSUES COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. As advanced-economy democracies, the U.S. and Taiwan already cooperate closely on a broad range of global issues. In addition to the many benefits inherent in our bilateral cooperation, the expansion of cross-Strait ties (septel) gives us new options for reinforcing U.S. global i [...]	2009-04-15 02:05:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SOCI EAID TW CH
09AITTAIPEI528	TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTRY MULLING NEXT STEPS ON [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is consulting with other agencies to prioritize Taiwan's international space needs and develop recommendations on next steps now that Taiwan has been invited to observe at this year's World Health Assembly. MOFA International Organizati [...]	2009-05-01 08:48:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON ELAB EPA ILO IMO IO KJUS PGOV PREL
09AITTAIPEI59	TAIWAN'S MEMORY CHIP SECTOR FACING RESTRUCTURING [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's DRAM manufacturers are in trouble. A combination of over-production, price drops beginning in 2007, and stagnant demand during most of 2008 has produced a serious liquidity problem. Two of the leading producers have looked to the Ma administration for relief. The stakes [...]	2009-01-14 22:16:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD CH TW
09AITTAIPEI674	TAIWAN PREPARES TO ALLOW PRC INVESTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In early July, Taiwan plans to open its economy to PRC investment for the first time. Although Taiwan is by some measures the largest external investor in Mainland China, Taiwan has cited national security grounds in banning virtually all PRC investment in its own economy. Taiwan [...]	2009-06-09 09:09:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV TW CH
09AITTAIPEI711	CHINA SENDS BUYING MISSIONS TO TAIWAN [...] (SBU) Summary. A series of large trade missions from the PRC have recently come to Taiwan to place significant orders for products ranging from consumer electronics components to agricultural products. These buying missions, according to public and private sector experts, will likely give Taiw [...]	2009-06-15 09:17:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL TW CH
09AITTAIPEI717	Penghu in Lead to Open Taiwan's First Casino [...] (SBU) Summary: Penghu County recently submitted an application to the Executive Yuan (EY) to establish a casino on the island, and will hold a legally-required referendum on the issue in August. The Ministry of Transportation and Communication (MOTC) will soon establish an interagency casino c [...]	2009-06-16 09:36:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV TW
09AITTAIPEI729	THE DIRECTOR'S JUNE 17 FAREWELL CALL ON VICE [...] (C) SUMMARY. During a June 17 farewell call on Vice Premier Paul Chiu, the Director stressed the importance of promptly opening Taiwan's market to all U.S. beef imports. The Vice Premier acknowledged that beef has long been a major bilateral trade irritant, and was optimistic that the issue co [...]	2009-06-18 07:59:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EAGR EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH
09AITTAIPEI766	TAIWAN'S MOOTED TRADE PACT WITH THE PRC: STILL A [...] (SBU) Summary. Although details about the scope and timing of a possible cross-Strait economic cooperation agreement remain scarce, the Ma administration continues to move forward on an Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) with the PRC. Officials, academics and industry executives [...]	2009-06-25 08:38:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV TW CH
09AITTAIPEI791	TAIWAN POWERCHIP CHAIRMAN ON FUTURE OF MEMORY CHIP [...] (C) Summary. During a June 29 farewell call with the Director, Powerchip Semiconductor Chairman Frank Huang expressed guarded optimism about the future of Taiwan's DRAM memory chip sector. Huang dismissed the possibility of a restructuring of the sector, saying the Taiwan Memory Corporation [...]	2009-06-30 08:46:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV TW CH
09AITTAIPEI795	THE DIRECTOR'S JUNE 30 FAREWELL CALL ON VICE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a June 30 farewell call with the Director, Vice President Vincent Siew on his own initiative said "the beef issue will be solved soon," but did not provide a detailed timeline. Looking wan but engaged after recent cancer surgery, the Vice President called for a vibrant U.S.-Ta [...]	2009-06-30 09:34:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON ETRD PREL EAGR TW CH
09AITTAIPEI849	TAIWAN CROSS-STRAIT POLICY EXPERTS HIGHLIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In recent meetings with AIT officers, senior staff at Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) and Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) underscored what they characterize as generally favorable public perceptions of Ma administration efforts to pursue closer economic integration wi [...]	2009-07-14 09:41:00	American Institute Taiwan, Taipei	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV TW CH
09ALGIERS1002	ALGERIA PROVIDES ITS REASONS FOR SUPPORTING [...] (C) The Ambassador on November 8 reinforced ref A demarche on the Goldstone report with MFA Director General for Arab Affairs Bouzaher, urging Algerian support to help ensure the follow-up process does not further complicate efforts to move Palestinians and Israelis to negotiated peace. Bouzah [...]	2009-11-09 12:18:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER KPAL IS IZ AG
09ALGIERS1008	SECURITY DIALOGUE WITH ALGERIA [...] (U) In response to ref A, this message provides information on established security dialogues between the United States and Algeria. 2. (U) Joint Military Dialogue (JMD): The JMD was first held in October 2005 under an informal agreement between the U.S. and Algeria. The second JMD, in No [...]	2009-11-12 14:13:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER MARR AG
09ALGIERS1009	ALGERIA: JULY - SEPTEMBER SECURITY TRENDS SUMMARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable is the first of a series of quarterly summaries of security trends in Algeria related to terrorism, social unrest and criminal activity. This report refers to trends observed during the period July - September 2009. The information draws on reporting from local pres [...]	2009-11-12 14:18:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PTER PINR PINS ASEC AMGT AG
09ALGIERS104	SPORTS DIPLOMACY IN ALGERIAN PRISONS: AN IV [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ideas gained through the International Visitor (IV) Program are contributing tangibly to Algerian efforts to reduce violence and combat radicalization within the prison system, through sports diplomacy in particular. Some of Algiers' most notorious prisons have been organizing [...]	2009-01-28 18:20:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SCUL KPAO AG
09ALGIERS1065	ALGERIA: 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] Per reftel, we provide the following summary of Algeria's progress in addressing interim assessment requirements in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, as amended. 2. The Algerian parliament enacted new comprehensive anti-TIP legislation in January 2009, criminalizing [...]	2009-12-02 07:44:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG AG
09ALGIERS1069	AFRICOM COMMANDER MEETING WITH ALGERIAN [...] (C) Algerian Presidential Counselor for Terrorism Kamel Rezag Bara told AFRICOM Commander General Ward November 26 that Algeria was leading a regional effort with Mali, Mauritania, and Niger against AQIM but that heads of state had yet to set the date for a summit meeting of these countries in [...]	2009-12-02 10:34:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PTER PINR PGOV PREL AG NG ML MR
09ALGIERS1071	DRUG TRAFFICKING IN ALGERIA [...] (U) Algeria serves as a transit point for drug trafficking, both for cannabis and cannabis resin from Morocco, and increasingly for South American-origin cocaine and heroin, which both transit Algeria to Europe. Algeria's long, remote and difficult-to-secure borders facilitate the drug trade [...]	2009-12-02 11:54:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	AG PGOV PINS SNAR
09ALGIERS1077	BOUTEFLIKA TO WARD: WE WANT A STRATEGIC [...] (C) U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Commander General William Ward met Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika November 25, during Ward's first visit to Algeria since assuming command of AFRICOM. Ward said AFRICOM's strategy was to assist African nations in providing for their own security needs [...]	2009-12-06 07:57:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER PBTS KPAL KWBG US IR IZ IS
09ALGIERS113	ALGERIAN MEDIA REACTION TO BREAKING SCANDAL - JANUARY 31, [...] SUMMARY: Press reports of the CIA station chief in Algiers accused of raping two Algerian women, which broke on ABC News on the evening of January 28, were splashed across the front pages of almost every Algerian newspaper on January 31. The extensive reporting was largely a translation of the [...]	2009-02-01 06:43:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PBTS PTER AG
09ALGIERS1144	APPROACHING ALGERIA ON DIFFAMATION OF RELIGION [...] Algeria's national identity is derived from secular-nationalist and Islamic traditions. Although a nominally secular state, Algeria is nevertheless politically sensitive to domestic Islamic political currents and sensibilities. It is a strong advocate in the OIC and the Africa Group at the U [...]	2009-12-23 14:40:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KDEM OPDC AG
09ALGIERS1148	ALGERIA'S 2010 DRAFT BUDGET [...] Algeria's 2010 draft budget, approved by the government and parliament, boosts public spending to 1 trillion Algerian dinars (about USD 14.1 billion, at the exchange rate of 71 dinars to USD 1),or to more than 12 percent of GDP. Falling oil prices have depressed revenues and will produce a la [...]	2009-12-28 13:35:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV AG
09ALGIERS122	PA BUDGET DEMARCHE: ALGERIA PLEDGES SUPPORT [...] (C) In response to reftel, MFA Acting Director of Arab League Affairs Mourad Merhoum told us that Algeria's support for the Palestinian people was a matter of principle, and that Algeria would continue its annual contributions of roughly USD 50 million to the Palestinian Authority (PA) throug [...]	2009-02-04 14:57:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG AG
09ALGIERS144	SECTARIAN VIOLENCE FLARES UP AGAIN IN GHARDAIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: New violent clashes in the town of Berriane (ref A) highlight the ongoing tension between Algeria's Ibadi Muslims (or Kharijites) and the Sunni (Malikite) Muslims of the Ghardaia region. Sectarian clashes broke out last week after Friday prayers and left two people dead and 120 i [...]	2009-02-10 16:59:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS AG
09ALGIERS147	DISILLUSIONED INSIDERS LOOK TO U.S. AS ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian political insiders have praised the Obama administration's message of change and told us that change is on Algeria's political horizon as well, despite the likelihood that Bouteflika will be re-elected to a third term on April 9. In meetings between January 31 and Februar [...]	2009-02-11 18:00:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM AG
09ALGIERS158	ALGERIA: ASSESSING THE NEED FOR INCREASED LAW [...] (C) As Algeria is in the process of implementing an ambitious 2006-2010 increase in its police forces, Embassy Algiers' Mission Strategic Plan reflects priorities and associated training aimed at boosting ourlD J"QQQEQY7W&rganized crime cooperation with law enforcement entities. Such non-mili [...]	2009-02-16 15:07:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KCRM ASEC
09ALGIERS164	ALGERIA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Algeria's population of roughly 35 million, its energy wealth, and growing demand for modern infrastructure and consumer products have generated broad interest in this market from companies around the world. But an often difficult business regulatory environment, symbolized by [...]	2009-02-17 07:35:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB OPOC PGOV USTR AG
09ALGIERS176	ALGERIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS FOR DUMMIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The deadline for submitting candidate dossiers to the Constitutional Council will pass on February 23 at midnight, marking the first bureaucratic hurdle for presidential hopefuls who want to be included on the April 9 ballot. To qualify, potential candidates must meet basic citiz [...]	2009-02-23 16:13:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
09ALGIERS177	ALGERIA: 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) The TIP Officer for Embassy Algiers is Ryan Campbell; tel. (213)-(0)770-08-20-00, ext. 2264; fax (213)-(0)21-60-73-35; unclassified email: campbellrt@state.gov. Number of hours spent by rank: 1 hour FE-MC, 2 hours FE-OC, 2 hours FS-02, 15 hours FS-03, 25 hours FS-06, 10 hours FSN. SUMM [...]	2009-02-23 17:02:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09ALGIERS196	CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (C) Post does not recommend any modification to the CI/KR list as it relates to Algeria at this time. We note, however, that Algeria and international joint venture partners are constructing two undersea natural gas pipelines to Europe, one of which may be operational in late 2009. Once opera [...]	2009-02-25 17:18:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP AG
09ALGIERS2	ALGERIA'S SMOKE-AND-MIRRORS DEATH PENALTY DEBATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: 2008 closed with disproportionate media and public attention being paid to the death penalty debate in Algeria -- a debate largely theoretical since no executions have taken place since 1993. Toward the end of the year human rights activists and an opposition party increased thei [...]	2009-01-04 08:12:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KISL AG
09ALGIERS221	DEFAMATION CHARGE LANDS NEWSPAPER DIRECTOR IN JAIL [...] (U) The 2005 defamation case of Ouargla-based El Waha newspaper took a sudden turn on March 2 when El Waha director Hadj Daoud Hadjar was arrested and sentenced to six months in prison. From his cell in Chaabet Ennichene prison in Ghardaia, Hadjar will now wait for the local court to make his [...]	2009-03-03 16:37:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KPAO AG
09ALGIERS223	EXPANDING ESTH OPPORTUNITIES IN ALGERIA [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Algerian government ministries would like to engage in greater cooperation with the USG pursuant to our 2006 Science and Technology (ST) Agreement. During a visit of the ESTH Regional Hub Officer, officials at the Min [...]	2009-03-03 17:03:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPL SENV EINV PGOV AG
09ALGIERS226	HOW TO GET AN ALGERIAN TO VOTE IN APRIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Achieving a respectable level of voter turnout for the April election appears to be the key government concern for legitimizing the presidential electoral process and delivering Bouteflika a landslide victory. Voter turnout has been in steady decline in recent years as Algerians [...]	2009-03-04 16:10:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG

09ALGIERS234	ISLAMIST LEADER BEARISH ON PEACE PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ruling coalition Movement for a Society of Peace (MSP) president Aboudjerra Soltani told the Ambassador on March 4 that he was pessimistic regarding an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement and did not believe "the opportunity was present" right now. Despite his pessimism and initi [...]	2009-03-10 11:22:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KISL AG
09ALGIERS235	ALGERIA'S MODERATE ISLAMIST LEADER: A VIEW FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Movement for a Society of Peace (MSP - Muslim Brotherhood) President Aboudjerra Soltani gave the Ambassador on March 4 Algeria's official Islamist vision of how to increase political participation and create accountability in local government. Soltani said the most critical need w [...]	2009-03-10 11:28:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL PREL AG
09ALGIERS247	PROMISES, PROMISES: BOUTEFLIKA BETWEEN CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A week before the official start of the 2009 presidential campaign, President Bouteflika and his government have already chalked up a sizable list of promises and largesse -- a list that exceeds traditional levels of election-year munificence. In addition to a USD 150-million d [...]	2009-03-11 17:09:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI ECON AG
09ALGIERS252	FOR THE DISENCHANTED, A FACEBOOK PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Frustrated by the lack of political space in Algeria's real society, some young Algerians are going online, creating an informal political party and engaging on Facebook with someone they believe to be President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Bouteflika's campaign workers tell us "Facebook [...]	2009-03-14 14:11:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPAO SOCI AG
09ALGIERS268	ALGERIA CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR PA [...] (U) In response to ref A, MFA U.S. desk officer Ali Drouiche confirmed on March 14 that Algeria will provide approximately USD 200 million for reconstruction efforts in Palestinian territories, to be channeled through its membership in the Arab League. As reported in ref B, Algeria has alread [...]	2009-03-18 15:14:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN AG
09ALGIERS269	ALGERIA OF LIKE MIND ON MAURITANIA [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director for Arab Maghreb Affairs Ayeche Ouahouah told us on March 18 that Algeria shared the U.S. view on Mauritania, and was confident that the African Union would remain focused on the points contained in reftel demarche. Ouahouah said that Libya's Qadhafi "was playing a rol [...]	2009-03-18 16:03:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MR AG
09ALGIERS274	ISLAMOFASHION: VEILED BODY, VEILED MIND? [...] SUMMARY: Less than a decade after a bloody civil war fought to keep Islamic extremists at bay, more Algerian women than ever are wearing the hidjab (veil or headscarf). The phenomenon is only partly due to religion, as the hidjab has become both a social trend as well as a tool Algerian women [...]	2009-03-22 12:32:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI KISL PGOV AG
09ALGIERS278	BIOLOGY FAVORS BOUTEFLIKA ON ELECTION EVE [...] (S) SUMMARY: General Larbi Belkheir, known for decades as the kingmaker within Algeria's military establishment, is in declining health and has all but formally faded from the political scene. His impending death will accelerate the decline of the army leaders (the "Janvieristes") who led the [...]	2009-03-23 14:11:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR AG
09ALGIERS279	THE PLAYBILL FOR ALGERIA'S ELECTION THEATER [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-23 18:05:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL AG
09ALGIERS3	GHARDAIA: IDEOLOGICAL AND CULTURAL OASIS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Proud of its independent spirit and unique heritage, the oasis town of Ghardaia stands at the gateway to the Sahara as a example of what a community whose traditional structures continue to thrive can achieve when left to its own devices. During his November 14-16 visit to the reg [...]	2009-01-04 08:46:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID PREL KDEM KPAO AG
09ALGIERS308	GUANTANAMO: FORMER DETAINEE ALLEGEDLY ENCOURAGED [...] (C) SUMMARY: A letter received by the Embassy on March 25 accuses the spouse of former Algerian Guantanamo detainee Sofiane Abar Houari of encouraging her husband to attack the U.S. Embassy in Algiers. The letter, written in mediocre French, purports to be from a concerned citizen presumably [...]	2009-03-31 09:21:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL AG
09ALGIERS31	FIS WRITES TO AMBASSADOR AND RAISES STREET PROFILE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ali Benhadj, vice-president and spiritual leader of the disbanded and outlawed Islamic Salvation Front (FIS),wrote a letter to the Ambassador in which he advised the United States to revise its support of Israel in the wake of the current situation in Gaza, and in which he decri [...]	2009-01-12 10:24:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KISL PTER KDEM AG
09ALGIERS316	ALGERIAN BUSINESS BULLISH ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian business leaders welcome new rules requiring a majority Algerian partner for all foreign investments in the country (ref A). They see the rules not as a retreat from capitalism and economic liberalization, but rather as a new economic model reflecting Algeria's unique hi [...]	2009-04-01 13:27:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD ECON PGOV AG
09ALGIERS327	ATTACK ON CONVOY CARRYING CHINESE WORKERS [...] On March 29 at approximately 20:00 a group of men presumed to be associated with Al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) attacked a convoy carrying Chinese workers employed by STIC CARC, a contracting company engaged in the construction of a highway linking the municipalities of El Ajiba and [...]	2009-04-06 08:05:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PTER PGOV AG
09ALGIERS331	CHASTENED JOURNALISTS ADD TO ELECTION DAY CYNICISM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Tunisian journalist and human rights activist Sihem Bensedrine was denied entry at Algiers airport on April 4 after being invited by the Algerian League for the Defense of Human Rights (LADDH) to participate in a program monitoring the media in the run-up to the April 9 presid [...]	2009-04-06 17:40:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPAO PHUM AG
09ALGIERS337	CRITICISM AND APATHY DEFINE PRE-ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the eve of Algeria's presidential election, a mood of general apathy and cynicism has descended upon the capital, despite the government's best efforts to stimulate voter turnout on April 9. These efforts have consisted largely of an overwhelming Bouteflika propaganda machine, [...]	2009-04-07 10:45:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM AG
09ALGIERS34	ALGERIA ALLOWS PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS OVER GAZA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Bowing to growing public pressure (ref A),the Algerian government allowed protests in the streets of Algiers and other cities January 9 for the first time since 2001 so Algerians could show public support for the Palestinians in Gaza. Thousands participated in demonstrations ar [...]	2009-01-12 18:45:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS KISL AG
09ALGIERS35	BOUTEFLIKA'S ARMY: CIVILIAN CONTROL AT WHAT PRICE? [...] (S) SUMMARY: Since President Abdelaziz Bouteflika famously announced his intention to be "more than three-quarters of a president" following his election in 1999, he has struggled to assert greater control over Algeria's army to avoid becoming yet another leader designated and replaced at will [...]	2009-01-13 07:53:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PGOV PINS PREL PTER MARR KISL AG
09ALGIERS352	ALGERIA'S ECONOMIC LIBERALS FADE TO THE LEFT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Many observers predict that, as the expected winner of the April 9 presidential election, President Bouteflika will reshuffle his cabinet again and either move or remove certain ministers that were associated with the economic liberalization of his first two terms. Bouteflika ra [...]	2009-04-08 16:34:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD ECON PGOV KPRV AG
09ALGIERS355	AUTHOR OF RECONCILIATION CHARTER SAYS BOUTEFLIKA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algeria's de facto human rights ombudsman, Farouk Ksentini, told the Ambassador during an April 4 meeting that Algeria's relationship with the United States is "essential." The Ambassador raised the need to decriminalize defamation, which was intimidating the press. Ksentini agr [...]	2009-04-08 18:30:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL AG
09ALGIERS356	FM MEDELCI WELCOMES MITCHELL VISIT, SHARES DOHA [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci on April 7 welcomed Special Envoy George Mitchell's upcoming visit to Algiers and provided us with a brief read-out of the recent Doha summit. Medelci recalled that he had spoken by telephone with Mitchell and was looking forwar [...]	2009-04-08 18:48:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL XF AG
09ALGIERS370	BOUTEFLIKA REELECTED IN HEAVILY MANAGED CONTEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: To the surprise of noone, Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika was elected to a third term on April 9 in a carefully choreographed and heavily controlled election with official results the main opposition leader called "Brezhnevian." Interior Minister Noureddine Yazid Zerhouni annou [...]	2009-04-13 19:12:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PHUM AG
09ALGIERS381	FOREIGN MINISTER ON GUANTANAMO, WESTERN SAHARA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In addition to the peace process (reftel),Foreign Minister Medelci raised cooperation on Guantanamo detainees, negotiations on Western Sahara and the ICC arrest warrant for Sudanese President Bashir during his April 7 meeting with the Ambassador at MFA. Medelci said Algeria woul [...]	2009-04-18 11:47:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR PHUM ICC SU MO AG
09ALGIERS386	ALGERIA SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR 2009 DISARMAMENT [...] (C) MFA Director General for Political Affairs and International Security (A/S level) Boudjemaa Delmi briefed the Ambassador on April 15 on Algeria's effort to reinvigorate the work of the Geneva Conference on Disarmament (CD),for which Algeria holds the 2008-09 presidency. The Ambassador to [...]	2009-04-18 16:50:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV UNDC AG
09ALGIERS397	ALGERIA CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON MAURITANIA [...] According to acting Director of African Multilateral Affairs Zineddine Birouk, Algeria sees the April 15 resignation of Mauritanian General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz as a "positive sign" towards the expected June 6 elections. Birouk told us on April 21 that the Algerian position on Mauritania w [...]	2009-04-21 11:33:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL USAU MR AG
09ALGIERS428	THE GESTATION OF A NEW ISLAMIST PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In what appears to be a government-backed effort to energize an alientated Islamist electorate, the traditional tensions within the Movement for a Society of Peace (MSP - Muslim Brotherhood) have sprouted a new formal political movement, the Movement for Preaching and Change (MPC) [...]	2009-04-29 08:31:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KDEM AG
09ALGIERS463	GUNS IN THE DESERT: ROOTS OF SAHEL INSTABILITY [...] (S) SUMMARY: The stability of the vast Sahara region of southern Algeria, northern Mali and northern Niger has become a major source of concern to Algerian officials and local leaders we met during a March 23-30 trip to Tamanrasset and Djanet. They tell us a concerted development program and [...]	2009-05-11 08:46:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PTER PGOV PINR PREL PINS ECON ASEC ML NG AG
09ALGIERS465	DISEASE IN THE DESERT: FIGHTING HIV/AIDS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: A gradual rise in legal and illegal African migration to southern Algeria over the past 15 years has brought an increase in cases of infectious diseases, particularly HIV/AIDS. The Saharan crossroads of Tamanrasset, which with 130,000 inhabitants is the only city in an area large [...]	2009-05-11 13:29:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	KHIV PGOV PREF AG
09ALGIERS476	ALGERIA: PROSPECTS FOR REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT ON IRAQ [...] (S) In response to reftel, Algeria has been reluctant to re-engage fully with Iraq ever since two of its diplomats were killed there in 2005. We have found that until recently, the Algerians lacked direct and reliable sources of information on political and security developments in Iraq, ofte [...]	2009-05-16 13:51:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PGOV PREL AG
09ALGIERS496	GO WEST! AMBASSADOR REACHES OUT BEYOND ALGIERS [...] (U) THIS CABLE CONTAINS BUSINESS PROPRIETARY INFORMATION AND IS INTENDED FOR GOVERNMENT USE ONLY. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE ON THE INTERNET. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's recent trip to Oran (Algeria's second largest city) and Tlemcen provided him an excellent platform to highlight existing coo [...]	2009-05-26 13:00:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO PREL PGOV EINV ECON OEXC OIIP SCUL PINR AG
09ALGIERS513	ALGERIA DECLINES AIRLIFT SUPPORT FOR SOMALIA [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on May 31 to Lounes Magramane, MFA Director General for African Affairs. After conferring with decisionmakers, Magramane told the Ambassador on June 2 that Algeria will not transport weapons or ammunition. He noted that Algeria has supported the So [...]	2009-06-02 15:20:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPKO SO AG
09ALGIERS514	BOUTEFLIKA: SERIOUS WESTERN SAHARA AUTONOMY IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Bouteflika told Codel Burr Algeria would consider modifying its position on Western Sahara, and engaging the Sahrawis, if Morocco seriously implemented UN resolutions on self-determination. While Algeria would respect whatever outcome the Saharans chose, including auto [...]	2009-06-03 06:36:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS OREP PGOV PINR PTER PINS KNNP AG
09ALGIERS553	ALGERIA GRATEFUL FOR U.S. SUPPORT ON 2009 [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST; see para 3. 2. (C) The Algerian MFA transmitted a note verbale on June 2 thanking the USG for its support of Algeria's position during the May 29 Conference on Disarmament (CD) vote and providing a copy of the CD's draft decision in English. The MFA's gesture [...]	2009-06-10 15:10:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL PGOV AG
09ALGIERS563	ALGERIA OPEN TO DISCUSS TIP LAW IMPLEMENTATION [...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel non-paper and the 2009 TIP Report country narrative for Algeria to MFA American Affairs Director General Fatiha Selmane the afternoon of June 15. Selmane said the government took seriously USG recommendations for Algeria contained in the 2008 TIP Report, and under [...]	2009-06-16 07:56:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG
09ALGIERS564	DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-16 08:03:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL AG
09ALGIERS611	CODEL SCHIFF ALGERIA SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Embassy Algiers welcomes the visit of Representative Adam Schiff and his delegation on June 30 and July 1. Algeria is an important front in the struggle against violent extremism and against Al-Qa'ida in particular. Our primary goal is to help reduce the threat that violent extremists p [...]	2009-06-22 16:18:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV OREP PHUM PREL PBTS KDEM AG
09ALGIERS66	ISLAMOFEMINISM: FINDING A FEMINIST AUDIENCE IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two recent American Bar Association (ABA) seminars on sharia law held in Algiers and Oran featured lectures using the theological tenets of Islam to support arguments in favor of gender equality. The lectures, by Islamic feminist scholar and Richmond University law professor Ha [...]	2009-01-21 16:34:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KWMN KISL SOCI SCUL AG
09ALGIERS70	ALGERIA: OBAMA IS "AMERICA WE DREAMED ABOUT" [...] (C) SUMMARY: While we expected a mostly positive reaction to President Obama's inauguration in the Algerian press (reftel) and among most Algerians, the Ambassador received a surprisingly strong positive reaction from former prime minister and ruling National Liberation Front (FLN) chairman [...]	2009-01-21 18:51:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AG
09ALGIERS729	ALGERIANS AND POLISARIO READY FOR VIENNA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Algerians and Polisario are both ready for the informal talks on Western Sahara August 9 in Vienna. In separate meetings August 3, representatives of both the GOA and the Polisario told us they respect the effort of UNSYG Special Envoy Ross and find that his no-agenda approac [...]	2009-08-04 19:16:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PREL PGOV PBTS PREF KPKO AG MO MR
09ALGIERS740	ALGERIA LINKS RANSOM PAYMENTS TO TRANS-SAHARA [...] (S) SUMMARY. Algeria considers the payment of ransom to terrorist organizations a serious problem for security in the Sahel region and will propose an UNGA resolution condemning such payments based on a similar proposal recently acted upon by the African Union (AU). Algeria is not circulati [...]	2009-08-09 07:13:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PREL PTER PINR PGOV AG ML MR NG PBTS
09ALGIERS749	ALGERIA: NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE 2010 [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy POC on NPT-related issues will be Michael Bosshart, Political and Economic Section Chief, as of September 1, 2009. 2. (U) We believe that much of Algeria's NPT-related policy is coordinated through Algeria's ambassador to the IAEA in Vienna, although some authority m [...]	2009-08-12 17:30:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09ALGIERS764	ALGERIA SEEKS SUPPORT FOR UN ACTION TO BAN RANSOM [...] (S) SUMMARY: Algerian Presidential Counter Terrorism Advisor, Kamel Rezag Bara, said August 12 that Algeria sought U.S. support at the UN for an African Union initiative to strengthen the international legal regime against abductions, including a specific ban on ransom payments to terrorist g [...]	2009-08-20 12:39:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET	PTER PREL PGOV PINR PBTS UNGA AG ML MR NG US
09ALGIERS765	ALGERIAN MINSTATE SAYS TRANS-SAHARA LEADERS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian Minister of State for Africa and the Maghreb Abdelkader Messahel told a visiting Capstone delegation August 14 that trans-Sahara heads of state will meet in Bamako in early October to discuss security cooperation and regional development. Messahel said that Algerian P [...]	2009-08-23 06:43:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PTER PGOV AG
09ALGIERS779	MEPI ALGERIA SNAPSHOT: PSP ENGLISH TRAINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: We saw the MEPI-funded Partnership Schools Program (PSP) in action recently in the western Algerian city of Sidi Bel Abbes as MEPI implementers provided training to a group of government language inspectors. The progress we saw, along with anecdotal evidence from participants, [...]	2009-08-26 14:27:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KMPI PREL KPAO PGOV AG
09ALGIERS825	ALGERIA ON SAHEL SUMMIT PREP: "THE CHAIN IS NOW [...] (C) Algeria expects a regional heads of state meeting in Bamako on regional security cooperation before the end of the year. MFA Director General for African Affairs Magramane said he expects the summit to result in an action plan to address both joint security operations and development ini [...]	2009-09-14 16:54:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR PGOV PBTS AG ML MR NG
09ALGIERS837	ALGERIAN MUSLIM LEADERS SAY YOUTH INCREASINGLY [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador hosted an iftar for prominent Algerian Muslim scholars September 8. All in the group, who belong to the Algerian religious establishment, felt that while salafist extremism lacked broad appeal in Algeria, the Algerian religious establishment could do better in offe [...]	2009-09-17 15:52:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	AG KISL PGOV PREL SCUL US
09ALGIERS838	AMBASSADOR HOSTS IFTAR DINNER FOR ALGERIAN PRESS [...] (C) Human rights lawyers and editors of Algeria's independent French and Arabic language print dailies complained of a continuing oppressive environment for the press over the past year during an iftar hosted by the Ambassador September 15. Government unwillingness to share information with t [...]	2009-09-17 16:46:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	AG KISL PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL US
09ALGIERS900	ALGERIA: USTR DIRECTOR BURKHEAD TACKLES [...] (C) USTR Director Paul Burkhead told Algerian ministers and senior officials during a September 27-28 visit that the U.S. wants to improve trade and investment ties with Algeria and help Algeria diversify its economy beyond the hydrocarbon sector. GOA officials said Algeria still wants to acce [...]	2009-10-05 15:21:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EFIN ETRD ECON PGOV PREL AG
09ALGIERS903	ALGIERS MEDIA REACTION TO USTR PAUL BURKHEAD'S [...] (U) On September 27-28, Paul Burkhead, Director of European and Middle Eastern Trade Affairs at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, visited Algiers to meet with senior officials in the GOA and key private sector stakeholders to explore areas of potential cooperation in international t [...]	2009-10-06 07:33:00	Embassy Algiers	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL AG US KPAO
09ALGIERS948	ALGERIA SAYS BAMAKO SUMMIT KEY TO REGIONAL [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Algerian Minister Delegate for Defense Guenaizia told visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) Ambassador Vicki Huddleston October 19 that the Algerian, Mauritanian, Nigerien and Malian chiefs of staff had agreed to set up a regional command for joint counter terrorism [...]	2009-10-25 09:28:00	Embassy Algiers	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PTER PGOV MCAP MOPS SNAR AG ML MR NG
09ALGIERS961	ALGERIA: ELECTIONS NOT ENOUGH IN GUINEA [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-27 14:39:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV AG GV
09ALGIERS962	ALGERIAN MINSTATE SAYS REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS CAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of State for African and Maghreb Affairs Abdelkader Messahel told Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) Ambassador Vicki Huddleston on October 17 that governments in the Sahel region have the resources to combat terrorism and criminal networks and have agreed on the [...]	2009-10-27 17:34:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV MCAP MOPS SNAR AG ML MR NG
09ALGIERS970	A/S FELTMAN'S MEETING WITH ALGERIAN PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) In an October 21 meeting with NEA A/S Feltman, Prime Minister Ouyahia was broadly receptive to the USG theme of economic and security partnership in the region. He said Algeria wants to adopt a market economy but needs time to strengthen its industry to meet world competition. While urgi [...]	2009-10-29 08:51:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KWBG KPAL KISR IS IR AG
09ALGIERS973	NEA A/S FELTMAN MEETING WITH ALGERIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) In an October 20 meeting with Algerian FM Medelci, visiting NEA A/S Feltman said we wished to deepen counterterrorism and regional security cooperation with Algeria. Medelci focused on the economy and the Middle East. Algeria was an open economy that needed foreign and U.S. investment, w [...]	2009-11-02 07:06:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG IS AG
09ALGIERS983	CTAG MEMBERS DISCUSS REGIONAL CT CHALLENGES [...] (C) Participants at the Italian-hosted Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) meeting of G-8 Embassies in Algiers on October 25 discussed the current status of regional CT cooperation, ongoing Algerian and bilateral CT efforts, and the activities of the African Union Center for the Study and Res [...]	2009-11-04 10:06:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PINR PGOV AG ML MR NG
09ALGIERS988	ALGERIA RESPONSE TO U.S. POINTS ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (C) P/E chief delivered ref A points November 4 to Abdelkedar Hedjazi, Director of the MFA's Office of the Arab Magreb and Arab Maghreb Union, emphasizing in particular the need to avoid UNGA resolutions related to the Goldstone report that could complicate the resumption of Palestinian-Israe [...]	2009-11-04 16:27:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KPAL AG IS UN
09ALGIERS993	UK DEFENSE SECRETARY AINSWORTH VISIT TO ALGERIA, [...] (C) The UK Ambassador in Algiers told us that the UK Secretary of State for Defense, during his October 26-27 visit to Algiers, signed a bilateral defense cooperation agreement that establishes a framework for UK training of Algerian military, information exchanges and joint exercises. A heli [...]	2009-11-05 15:26:00	Embassy Algiers	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MOPS AG UK IR
09AMEMBASSYHANOI1274	Minister Defends Decree 97 in Face of Criticism from Charge, [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-30 05:07:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM VM
09AMEMBASSYHANOI911	Thrown Under the Popemobile? Hanoi Archbishop Submits Letter [...] (C) Summary: Sources in the Hanoi Archdiocese have confirmed that embattled Archbishop Ngo Quang Kiet has offered to resign, citing health concerns and fatigue. The head of the Vatican's delegation to a Jubilee marking the Catholic Church's 350-year presence in Vietnam told the DCM November [...]	2009-11-25 10:08:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL VM
09AMEMBASSYHANOI917	Vietnam Says it is Pressing Burma for ASSK's Release [...] (SBU) Acting DCM and Poloff met with the MFA's Deputy DG for ASEAN Affairs, Vu Hung, December 2 to discuss EAP A/S Campbell and DAS Marciel's November 3-4 visit to Burma and to urge Vietnam to use its influence with Burma to press for genuine dialogue with Burma's democratic opposition and eth [...]	2009-12-02 05:41:00	Embassy Hanoi	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM ASEAN BM VM
09AMMAN1006	CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 9 MEETING WITH JORDAN'S [...] (S) Summary: King Abdullah discussed with CODEL McConnell the peace process, Iran, and Syria, as well as Iraq and Qatar. The King stressed the importance of immediately pursuing a comprehensive peace settlement in the Middle East, emphasized that the Arab states could support the U.S. in con [...]	2009-05-03 05:14:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IR IS IZ JO
09AMMAN1007	CODEL MCCONNELL'S APRIL 9 MEETINGS WITH JORDANIAN [...] (S) Summary: CODEL McConnell met April 9 with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) Suhair Al-Ali jointly. Ali expressed her hope that the Senators would help Jordan obtain supplemental economic support. The Foreign Minister stressed th [...]	2009-05-03 05:15:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL IS JO
09AMMAN1022	CHANGES AFOOT IN JORDAN'S PERSONAL STATUS LAW [...] (C) Summary: The head of Jordan's Islamic courts is working on a package of amendments to the personal status law, which governs marriage, divorce, the status of women, and inheritance issues. The initial read on the amendments is that they would represent a step forward in the promotion of women's [...]	2009-05-04 10:15:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KWMN KISL KDEM JO
09AMMAN1027	DISI WATER PROJECT CONTINUES TO ENCOUNTER POTENTIAL [...] (SBU) The Disi water conveyance, one of Jordan's largest infrastructure projects with a $800 million budget, proposes to convey 100 million cubic meters (MCM) per year from the Disi fossil aquifer on the Jordanian-Saudi Arabia border to Amman. Recent test results indicate that Disi aquifer wa [...]	2009-05-04 11:02:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR PGOV PREL IS SA JO
09AMMAN1035	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL PELOSI TO AMMAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman welcomes the May 7-8 visit to Jordan of CODEL Pelosi. Jordan is one of the United States' strongest partners in the Middle East. In line with the CODEL's request, we have received tentative agreement for an audience with King Abdullah. We expect that the topics of discussi [...]	2009-05-05 13:41:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1054	ASSOCIATIONS LAW AMENDMENTS INTRODUCED PUBLICLY, [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Minister of Social Development convened donors and international organizations on April 29 to discuss forward-looking amendments to a 2008 law that increased regulatory burdens and government oversight over civil society. She has been lobbying tribal conservatives and [...]	2009-05-07 05:57:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1113	KING ABDULLAH HAS MOMENT IN THE SUN, BUT WILL IT [...] (C) Summary: Jordanian contacts saw King Abdullah's visit to Washington as a success, focusing on how it enhanced his standing among his Arab peers more than on the substantive outcome of his conversations with President Obama. Most thought the King returned from the United States newly empo [...]	2009-05-13 10:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS EG SA SY JO
09AMMAN1115	Pope's Visit Brings "Twitter", Tight Security, and Hopes [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 11, the Pope concluded his four-day visit to Jordan, which took him to Christian and Islamic historical sites and included a mass attended by around 20,000 people. An increased security presence was seen throughout the city with a show of force from both the Jordanian Pol [...]	2009-05-13 12:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF JO VT
09AMMAN1116	ATHENS RED-DEAD DONOR COMMITTEE MEETING [...] (SBU) Summary. The second donor committee meeting of the Red Sea - Dead Sea Water Conveyance Study Program (RDS) led by the World Bank convened in Athens on May 4. The RDS, which started in May 2008, is studying the feasibility of rehabilitating the Dead Sea, generating hydropower, and constr [...]	2009-05-13 12:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV PREL IS JO
09AMMAN1117	KING ABRUPTLY ENDS DRIVE FOR DECENTRALIZATION [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah's long-standing drive for decentralization of government services came to an abrupt halt on May 3, when he announced that the plan to create three new regional authorities would be dropped in favor of a vague plan to empower existing provincial governors. Little w [...]	2009-05-13 13:16:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1121	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KERRY'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-14 09:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1125	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BAIRD'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-05-14 13:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1128	DEPLOYMENT OF MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT TEAM TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post requests deployment of a military information support team (MIST) to plan, conduct and execute information programs coordinated through the Embassy Public Affairs Section. MIST programs will support goals of the Embassy's MSP. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) The MIST team will provi [...]	2009-05-14 15:18:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS PGOV PREL KPAO JO
09AMMAN1129	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BAIRD'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the May 15-18 visit to Jordan of CODEL Baird. In line with the CODEL's request, we have arranged a meeting with His Excellency Eng. Nasser Lozi, Chief of the Royal Hashemite Court, and advisor to King Abdullah II. Since your last visit in February, His Ma [...]	2009-05-14 15:20:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1130	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KERRY'S VISIT TO JORDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the May 15-16 visit to Jordan of CODEL Kerry. In line with the CODEL's request, we have arranged an audience with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. Since your last visit in February, the King had a lengthy and domestically well-received vis [...]	2009-05-14 15:23:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1157	USG ANTI-CORRUPTION WORKSHOP IN AMMAN LEADS NATIONS TO [...] (U) The U.S. Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA),the Department of Justice's Office of International Assistance (OIA),and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) recently delivered in Amman the workshop "Addressing the Challenges of Corruption" to explore and discuss method [...]	2009-05-19 10:25:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETRD PGOV PINS SOCI SNAR XF
09AMMAN1181	Regional Leaders Urge U.S. to Push for Progress on [...] Summary: "If you had just two minutes with President Obama, what would you ask of him and what would you offer in return?" This was the first question posed to political leaders participating in a May 17 World Economic Forum (WEF) panel on regional security held in Jordan. Participants in t [...]	2009-05-21 12:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON PARM XF
09AMMAN1182	MANY JORDANIANS REMAIN PESSIMISTIC ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: Reaction from our contacts and the Jordanian press on Israeli PM Netanyahu's recent visit to Washington has been typically pessimistic. While President Obama's engagement on the issue is praised, many believe that Netanyahu is not committed to peace and can rely upon pro-Israel [...]	2009-05-21 13:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS IR JO
09AMMAN1188	2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES IN JORDAN [...] (U) In response to ref A, the Embassy is aware of two (2) outstanding claims of United States persons against the Government of Jordan (GOJ). 2. (U) The first claim was included in the 2007 and 2008 reports (refs B and C). This dispute is presumed to have ended with the Claimant's cessatio [...]	2009-05-26 07:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV JO
09AMMAN1202	JORDANIAN TRIBAL GOVERNANCE 101, PART 1: LOYALTY, [...] (C) Summary: This cable is the first of a three part series on internal governance in Jordan's tribal system. Jordan's social contract is based on tribes pledging loyalty to the King in exchange for access to the resources of the state. The tribes exercise influence through both national po [...]	2009-05-27 06:30:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KPAL KDEM JO
09AMMAN1203	JORDANIAN TRIBAL GOVERNANCE 101, PART 2: SHEIKHS [...] Summary: This cable is the second of a three part series on internal governance in Jordan's tribal system. Sheikhs are the backbone of the tribal community, acting as informal mediators, employment agencies, moral guides, and the state's eyes and ears in the community. Sheikhs rise to leade [...]	2009-05-27 06:33:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI KDEM KPAL JO
09AMMAN1204	JORDANIAN TRIBAL GOVERNANCE 101, PART 3: TRIBAL [...] (C) Summary: This cable is the third of a three part series on internal governance structures in Jordan's tribal system. Tribal law acts as an alternative to Jordan's formal legal system. It deals with cases that range from social mediation to first-degree murder. Sheikhs work closely with [...]	2009-05-27 06:36:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1219	ISRAELI EMBASSY IN JORDAN QUESTIONS JORDAN,S WATER [...] (C/NF) Jordan and Israel, which both suffer from water shortages, have enjoyed a healthy collaboration on this critical issue. The 1994 peace treaty stipulated water exchange provisions between the two countries and as recently as the summer 2008 drought, Israel loaned Jordan extra water (ref [...]	2009-05-28 07:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV EAGR EAID PGOV PREL JO IS
09AMMAN1236	KNESSET RESOLUTION ON "JORDAN OPTION" GENERATES [...] (C) Jordanian officials, media, and politicians continue to denounce a resolution currently pending in the Israeli Knesset that would recognize Jordan as the Palestinian state. FM Nasser Judeh convoked the Israeli Ambassador on May 26 to deliver a "harshly worded" message designed for public [...]	2009-06-01 12:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS JO
09AMMAN1246	Child Abuse Fatalities Spark Outrage and Prompt Royal Push [...] (U) The recent deaths of two Jordanian children due to child abuse has sparked a media firestorm regarding domestic violence and generated widespread community outrage, including strong public statements from the King and Queen. Queen Rania expressed concern that Jordan has "failed" to adequat [...]	2009-06-03 07:12:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PGOV KIRF JO
09AMMAN1261	JORDAN: MOSTLY POSITIVE REACTION TO PRESIDENT [...] (U) Post held a viewing of President Obama's speech for approximately thirty students, academia, and civil society at the American Language Center. The speech was followed by a discussion. During the speech, the audience showed very little reaction, except when the Koran was quoted, which was [...]	2009-06-04 14:44:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KWBG PGOV PREL IS JO
09AMMAN1262	GICNT: JORDAN WILL ATTEND AND PRESENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 14:47:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PARM PGOV PINR PREL
09AMMAN1265	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-04 15:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS JO
09AMMAN1278	JORDAN: SCENESETTER FOR SE MITCHELL'S JUNE 11 VISIT [...] (S) Your visit to the region will be viewed by Jordanians as the first follow-up to the President's speech in Cairo. Despite widespread admiration and praise for the speech, Jordanians at all levels of society believe concrete actions must follow in the next few months before optimism about the [...]	2009-06-07 15:27:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN1313	LOWER HOUSE SPEAKER LAUNCHES NATIONAL TREND PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Lower House Speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali officially launched the pro-establishment National Trend Party on May 30. While many in Jordan support the idea of a party to counterbalance the influence of Islamists, deep skepticism remains about Majali's ability to effectively lead th [...]	2009-06-11 09:24:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KISL JO
09AMMAN1318	JORDAN: TEN HONOR KILLINGS TO DATE IN 2009; [...] (S) Summary: Recent honor killings continue to spark efforts to end the practice and adequately prosecute perpetrators. Outraged by the recent killings, the King has stated he will push for legislative changes to strengthen judicial sentencing. A new book on honor crimes raises awareness on [...]	2009-06-11 14:00:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PREL KWMN SOCI JO
09AMMAN1339	PARLIAMENT'S EXTRAORDINARY SESSION: A PREVIEW [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah called for an extraordinary session of parliament to start on June 11. The extraordinary session will deal with a crowded slate of political and economic measures, including a revised tax law, amendments to the penal code, amendments to the controversial law on as [...]	2009-06-15 06:31:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM ELAB JO
09AMMAN134	JORDAN 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT: OPENNESS TO [...] In the nearly ten years since King Abdullah succeeded to the throne, Jordan has taken several steps to encourage foreign investment and realize the vision of transforming Jordan into an outward-oriented, market-based economy competitive in the global marketplace. Key reforms have been undertak [...]	2009-01-15 06:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR JO
09AMMAN1340	PRINCE HUSSEIN INFORMALLY BEGINS OFFICIAL ROLE AS [...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah marked ten years as Jordan's monarch on June 9 with a parade through Amman which culminated at the city's main soccer stadium. The Minister of Education, who was responsible for organizing the spectacle, resigned on June 11 in what some are calling a reaction t [...]	2009-06-15 06:50:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1349	JORDAN: IRANIAN ELECTION RESULTS VIEWED AS [...] (C) Summary: Jordanian contacts believe the large electoral gap between President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad and Mir Hossein Moussavi may be a legitimate reflection of Iranian popular sentiment. Many blamed Moussavi's loss on his alleged connections to corrupt previous officials and a poor elector [...]	2009-06-15 13:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR JO
09AMMAN1354	JORDANIANS URGE ACTING A/S FELTMAN TO BE CLEAR [...] (C) On June 14, Acting A/S Feltman visited Amman to discuss regional issues with Chief of the Royal Court (CORC) Nasser Lozi and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh. The Jordanians said that they were pleased with the election results in Lebanon and believe that the opposition will relinquish claim [...]	2009-06-16 09:01:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS SY JO
09AMMAN1356	JORDAN ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION REJECTS PROPOSED [...] (S/NF) Summary: Econoffs delivered ref A points on June 8 to Chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) Khaled Toukan and JAEC Commissioner Kamal Araj, reiterating that the U.S. hopes to conclude a 123 Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with Jordan in the near future and urgi [...]	2009-06-17 10:28:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG KNNP PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN136	FINANCIAL CRISIS HITS JORDAN IN SPITE OF DOMESTIC FISCAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Although Jordan's conservative banking and mortgage practices have partially protected the country from the international financial crisis, Jordan's economy is still suffering from a credit crunch; falling real estate prices and cancelled development projects; a general business [...]	2009-01-15 10:42:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV EAID KTEX JO
09AMMAN1364	JORDAN INCHES TOWARDS RECOGNIZING KOSOVO [...] (C) The Ambassador again urged Jordan to recognize Kosovo during meetings with PM Nader Dahabi, FM Nasser Judeh, and Royal Court Chief Nasser Al-Lozi in recent conversations. All three reiterated the point that recognition was "only a matter of time" and hinted that it would likely occur in J [...]	2009-06-18 05:25:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KV ID TT JO
09AMMAN137	DELAYED END OF RENT CONTROL HIGHLIGHTS HOUSING CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary: The government is currently drafting amendments to the Tenants and Landlord Law which was set to end Jordan's de facto rent control as of December 31, 2010, by cancelling and requiring the renegotiation of all rental contracts. The amendments, which are backed by the King and PM [...]	2009-01-15 10:43:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV SOCI JO

09AMMAN1379	JORDAN: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) POL Off delivered reftel demarche on June 16 to Samer Naber, Deputy Chief of Staff at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),emphasizing U.S. opposition to the formation of an international tribunal to prosecute suspected pirates and soliciting the Jordanian view on the subject. Although [...]	2009-06-18 12:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL JO
09AMMAN1393	JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT REJECTS MINOR TAX MEASURE IN A [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's parliament rejected a minor tax-related measure on June 17 in an assertion of independence from the cabinet and Lower House Speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali, who had listed the measure as a key priority. Majali's rivals led the charge in an effort to embarrass him and demon [...]	2009-06-22 07:34:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM JO
09AMMAN1394	JORDAN BRIEFS ISRAEL ON NUCLEAR ENERGY PLANS [...] (C) Summary: After consistent prodding from Post since 2007 for the Government of Jordan (GOJ) to engage the Israelis on its nuclear energy plans, Jordanian officials briefed an Israeli delegation on June 11 about the development of Jordan's nuclear energy program (reftels). According to Is [...]	2009-06-22 08:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN1397	JORDAN: PENAL CODE AMENDMENTS FEATURE LIMITATIONS [...] (SBU) A package of over 100 amendments to Jordan's penal code will be discussed in parliament's extraordinary session that began on June 11 (Ref A). The Ministry of Justice has led a lengthy inter-ministerial consultative and drafting process over the past year that resulted in proposed compr [...]	2009-06-22 12:22:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KISL KJUS JO
09AMMAN1402	JORDAN: TRYING TO SET A POSITIVE TONE AT THE ARAB [...] (C) PolChief shared reftel points with Ambassador Bisher Al-Khasawneh, Director of Foreign Minister Judeh's private office. Khasawneh confirmed that FM Judeh had been instrumental in postponing the date of the Arab League (AL) ministerial by one week. "We knew that Netanyahu would be giving [...]	2009-06-24 02:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL JO
09AMMAN1404	JORDAN: CITIZENS CONTINUE TO LACK CONFIDENCE IN [...] (C) Summary: Public confidence in parliament remains very low according to several polls released recently. Two polls showed that less than 13 percent of Jordanians were satisfied with the performance of the current lower house of parliament and 81 percent could not name a single parliamentary [...]	2009-06-24 02:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL JO
09AMMAN1412	JORDANIAN MEDIA ENDS RETALIATORY BOYCOTT OF [...] (C) Summary: Newspapers ended a short-lived boycott of parliamentary sessions but maintained their criticism of the legislature in the wake of the lower house's rejection of a bill which would have lifted a tax on media revenues (Ref B). The government has forwarded the bill to the royally [...]	2009-06-25 05:49:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1414	JORDAN: AFGHAN ELECTION DEMARCHE PASSED [...] (C) On June 24, the Ambassador met with Nasser Lozi, Chief of the Royal Court to share a copy of the President's statement about the start of the Afghan election campaign season. Lozi agreed that a level playing field for all candidates was important and that impartiality on behalf of the int [...]	2009-06-25 09:56:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV AF JO
09AMMAN1423	ANXIETY OVER PEACE PROSPECTS PROMPTS ONLINE [...] (C) Summary: An online column that criticized Palestinians in Jordan for failing to protest an Israeli proposal to turn Jordan into an alternative Palestinian homeland continues to reverberate locally. A June 10 column in Ammonnews touched a nerve in the country where Palestinians are the m [...]	2009-06-25 13:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KPAL PREF JO
09AMMAN1424	JORDAN: LABOR LAW AMENDMENTS NOT INCLUDED ON [...] (C) Summary: Amendments to Jordan's labor law to give foreign workers the ability to more freely join unions and bring the law in line with international standards were unexpectedly left off of parliament's extraordinary session agenda. The cabinet had already approved the amendment package a [...]	2009-06-25 13:02:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV ELAB KTIP JO
09AMMAN1425	JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SCHIFF [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the June 27-30 visit to Jordan of Codel Schiff. The Codel's visit comes at a time of heightened expectations of Middle East peace. The President's Cairo speech and PM Netanyahu's response are foremost on the minds of your interlocutors. Domestically, [...]	2009-06-25 15:36:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1426	JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SCHIFF [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman welcomes the June 27-30 visit to Jordan of Codel Schiff. The Codel's visit comes at a time of heightened expectations of Middle East peace. The President's Cairo speech and PM Netanyahu's response are foremost on the minds of your interlocutors. Domestically, [...]	2009-06-25 15:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN1472	GOJ SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR JORDAN-ONLY RED SEA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Despite the ongoing multilateral World Bank led Red Sea - Dead Sea Feasibility study (RDS),on May 17 Jordan announced a unilateral $10 billion Jordan Red Sea Development Project (JRSP). The GOJ sees a Red Sea - Dead Sea conveyance mechanism as the best way forward to solve its [...]	2009-07-01 04:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV EAGR EAID ENRG PGOV PREL KNNP JO IS
09AMMAN1483	JORDAN'S KING, FM DISCUSS MIDEAST PEACE AND IRAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Iran dominated Codel Schiff's discussions with King Abdullah and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh during a June 27-30 visit to Jordan. The King and FM detailed confidence building measures Arab states would offer in the run-up to final statu [...]	2009-07-02 05:55:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KWBG IS IR SA SY JO
09AMMAN1489	JORDAN STILL OBJECTING TO PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE [...] (C) Summary: The Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) briefed a U.S. congressional staffdel on June 29 on the development of Jordan's nuclear energy program. In response to a question about what was impeding a 123 agreement with the U.S., JAEC Chairman Khaled Toukan gave many of the same [...]	2009-07-02 08:38:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG KNNP PGOV JO
09AMMAN1493	Jordan Promises to Implement Regulations to Ease Entry and [...] (SBU) The Iraqi-Jordanian Technical Trade and Investment Committee announced on June 22 that the GOJ would apply "softer entry and residency procedures" for Iraqi businessmen and investors. The announcement followed a February 2009 decision by the Government of Jordan (GOJ) to issue more leni [...]	2009-07-02 11:34:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON ETRD PGOV JO IZ
09AMMAN1507	JORDAN'S KING ABDULLAH NAMES HIS TEENAGE SON [...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah designated his eldest son Hussein as Crown Prince on July 2. Most saw the move as inevitable, as the throne was already set to pass to Hussein according to the line of succession laid out in Jordan's constitution. Our contacts had no strong opinions about the [...]	2009-07-06 12:40:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1509	JORDANIAN LEADERS REVEAL DIVISIONS ON HONOR CRIMES [...] (S/NF) Summary: The issue of honor crimes was a central theme in the parallel visits of Codel Schiff and a Nodel of Congressional staffers sponsored by the MFA in late June. King Abdullah noted his deep concern with the issue, but blamed poor leadership in the judiciary for lack of action. F [...]	2009-07-06 13:00:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV KWMN KJUS SOCI JO
09AMMAN1520	JORDANIAN INTERIOR MINISTER RE-OPENS DEBATE OVER [...] (C) Summary: Jordanian Interior Minister Nayef Al-Qadi disputed in a June 24 interview recent critical speeches by former ministers that the citizenship status of Palestinian-origin Jordanians was under review. Nevertheless, in recent years, the security services have reportedly engaged in a [...]	2009-07-07 11:38:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN1523	JORDAN: INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS WEIGH IN ON [...] (C) In courtesy calls to three chief editors, Acting Information Officer asked whether freedom of expression had increased or decreased over the past year in Jordan. All three editors separately acknowledged that journalists routinely practice self-censorship on sensitive topics, including t [...]	2009-07-07 12:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1528	JORDAN FORMALLY RECOGNIZES KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-08 10:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KV JO
09AMMAN1529	JORDAN: POET'S PRISON SENTENCE FOR "SLANDERING [...] (C) Summary: Jordanian poet Islam Samhan was sentenced on June 22 to one year in prison and fined 14,000 USD for using Koranic verses in his published book of poetry. He was charged with "slandering Islam" and "insulting religious sentiment," although he says many of the prosecution's witness [...]	2009-07-08 10:50:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF KDEM KJUS JO
09AMMAN1570	JORDAN CREATES TASK FORCE TO FIND COMMON GROUND [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has created a high-level, interagency Task Force to consider USG-proposed changes on the bilateral 123 Nuclear Energy Cooperation Agreement (NCA). This development appears to be the result of the Ambassador going over Toukan's head and speaking [...]	2009-07-13 11:48:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG KNNP ECON PGOV PREL JO
09AMMAN1576	JORDAN'S LOWER HOUSE APPROVES ASSOCIATIONS LAW [...] (SBU) Jordan's Lower House of parliament approved amendments to the controversial Law on Associations on July 12. MPs voted to retain the requirement that foreign-origin funding for NGOs operating in Jordan be approved by the full cabinet, rejecting a government proposal which would have de [...]	2009-07-13 16:18:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KIRF JO
09AMMAN1579	Jordanian-Iraqi Technical Committee Discusses Ways to [...] (SBU) Summary: The Jordanian-Iraqi Joint Technical Committee met on June 22 to discuss efforts to advance bilateral trade and economic ties. Jordanian officials viewed the meeting as important for building upon growing bilateral trade levels, as evidenced by Iraq receiving 20 percent of Jord [...]	2009-07-14 09:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL PGOV JO IZ
09AMMAN1581	Jordanian Government Puts a Six Billion Dollar Railway [...] (SBU) Summary: The Jordanian Ministry of Transport (MOT) announced that a USD 6 billion national railway project had been placed on hold due to a lack of funding and interested bidders. Despite the hold on the national railway network, MOT officials stated that the Government of Jordan (GOJ) [...]	2009-07-14 10:11:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN ETRD ECON EINV PGOV JO
09AMMAN1618	JORDAN: TWO NEW HONOR CRIME KILLINGS [...] (U) On July 9, two Jordanian women were killed at the hands of their brothers "in defense of family honor." In the first case, the woman had previously been placed in protective custody by Jordanian authorities. She was then released into the custody of her brother in East Amman after he pro [...]	2009-07-20 05:14:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KWMN KJUS EAID JO
09AMMAN1619	JORDAN'S GOVERNMENT ON TRANSIT ARRANGEMENTS FOR [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-20 09:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL KWBG JO IS PTER
09AMMAN1620	JORDAN'S SENATE APPROVES ASSOCIATIONS LAW [...] (U) Jordan's royally appointed Senate approved the amendments to the controversial Law on Associations on July 19. The amendments came from the lower house, which last week changed them in order to require cabinet approval of foreign funding for civil society organizations (reftel). Upon th [...]	2009-07-20 09:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1637	RUMORS CIRCULATE ABOUT LAWSUIT AGAINST JORDAN'S [...] (S/NF) Summary: A London-based website often used to circulate rumors and gossip in the Arab world reported on July 13 that former General Intelligence Directorate (GID) chief Mohammed Dahabi was or will be questioned in connection with a lawsuit filed by a former MP, Ahmed Oweid Al-Abaddi. [...]	2009-07-22 10:34:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PHUM PGOV KINR JO
09AMMAN1646	JORDAN'S BUDGET DEFICIT BALLOONS, A RESULT OF [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has revised its projected year-end 2009 budget deficit from $975 million to $1.56 billion or 7.3% of GDP. GOJ officials have pointed to the global recession as a main cause for their fiscal dilemma, saying it has caused GDP growth to slow to 3.2%. [...]	2009-07-23 11:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID JO
09AMMAN1659	JORDAN: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY OF [...] (S) Jordan is increasing its contributions in Afghanistan and to regional security efforts, reaching out to Syria to provide an alternative to Iranian influence, and maintaining its focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The King is able to carry out this ambitious [...]	2009-07-23 17:00:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER MCAP MOPS JO
09AMMAN1661	JORDAN'S GOVERNMENT DISTANCES ITSELF FROM FATAH [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's government is attempting to distance itself from the controversy surrounding inflammatory statements issued in Amman by Fatah Central Committee Member Faruq Qaddumi about the circumstances of Yasser Arafat's death. Qaddumi was reportedly asked by Jordan's government no [...]	2009-07-26 07:31:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV KPAL KWBG IS JO
09AMMAN1664	USG AML WORKSHOP FOR JUDGES IN AMMAN RAISES AWARENESS OF [...] (U) The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Training (OPDAT) and U.S. Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) recently delivered four, two-day workshops in Amman on "Adjudicating Money Laundering and Related Financial Crime Cases" to 86 Jordani [...]	2009-07-26 11:37:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PTER SOCI JO
09AMMAN1667	JORDAN'S INTERIOR MINISTER DEFENDS CITIZENSHIP [...] (S) Summary: Jordan's Interior Minister Nayef Al-Qadi has changed his public stance on the practice of citizenship revocation for Palestinian-origin Jordanians. While he denied the existence of such a policy as recently as June 24, Qadi is now vigorously defending it in domestic and regional [...]	2009-07-26 15:55:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG IS JO
09AMMAN1673	JORDAN: FAMILIES THAT KILL AND THE LAW THAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Reform of the penal code to ensure that perpetrators of honor crimes face harsher prison sentences has long been a topic of discussion in Jordan. Recently, however, judges have abandoned the use of Article 98, which permitted sentences as low as six months when the perpetrator [...]	2009-07-27 08:41:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN KJUS KMPI JO
09AMMAN1674	WHY JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT WILL LIKELY DEFEAT OR [...] (S) Summary: Despite royal and government support, Jordan's parliament is likely to defeat amendments to the penal code which would increase the penalties associated with honor killings. The amendments related to honor crimes are part of a larger penal reform package which includes a reduct [...]	2009-07-27 08:44:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PHUM PGOV KWMN KJUS JO
09AMMAN1689	JORDANIAN SOCCER GAME HALTED AMIDST ANTI-REGIME [...] (S) Summary: Anti-Palestinian hooliganism and slogans denigrating the Palestinian origins of both the Queen and the Crown Prince led to the cancellation of a July 17 soccer game between the rival Faisali and Wahdat clubs, who traditionally represent the East Banker and Palestinian communities, resp [...]	2009-07-28 14:27:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV KDEM SOCI JO
09AMMAN1690	JORDAN'S ENERGY STRATEGY: MUCH TALK, LITTLE ACTION [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Jordanian government points to the energy sector as a main source of its economic woes. With no oil and limited natural resources, Jordan imports over 96% of its energy needs. Given significant rises in energy demand in Jordan over the last few years, the Government of J [...]	2009-07-29 07:01:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	ENRG ECON EINV KNNP EPET PGOV PREL JO
09AMMAN1724	JORDAN'S LOWER HOUSE AND SENATE AT ODDS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Senate and Lower House remain at odds over an amendment to the controversial Associations Law which would restrict the operation of non-Muslim religious charities to those of certain Christian denominations only. The amendment was proposed on the floor of the Lower Hou [...]	2009-07-30 14:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KIRF JO
09AMMAN1730	HOW JORDANIAN CIVIL SOCIETY DROPPED THE BALL ON [...] (C) Summary: Despite a promising start for the NGO coalition which worked with Jordan's government to amend the overly restrictive Law on Associations, the group effectively dissolved at the critical moment that the amendments reached parliament. Egos and personality conflicts of local NGO [...]	2009-08-02 12:19:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN1739	GOJ DETERMINED TO CONTINUE WITH JORDAN-ONLY RED [...] (C/NF) Post continues to engage Jordanian officials on various plans to use the Red Sea to address the country's dire water needs. Minister of Water and Irrigation Abu Saud reiterated Jordan's commitment to implementing the Jordan Red Sea Development Project (JRSP) in a July 22 meeting with OP [...]	2009-08-03 12:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV EAGR EAID ENRG PGOV PREL KNNP JO IS
09AMMAN1746	JORDAN: GOVERNMENT TAKING ACTION TO COMBAT TORTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Jordanian government, with assistance from several European donors, has embarked on an extensive reform program designed to root out torture in the prison system. The reform plans are impressive and include a wide range of initiatives including placement of the prison system [...]	2009-08-03 14:27:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM CACS KJUS SOCI JO
09AMMAN1749	AQABA PORT STRIKE LEADS TO SECURITY CRACKDOWN [...] (C) Summary: Gendarmerie forces in the southern Jordanian city of Aqaba used violence to break up a sit-in by workers at the general cargo port on July 31. Despite intense negotiations to end the dispute, an agreement has proven elusive. Sixty-five protesters were taken into custody and th [...]	2009-08-04 08:13:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PHUM ELAB JO
09AMMAN1758	JORDAN: DINNER PARTY RESULTS IN UNEXPECTED MEETING [...] (S/NF) PolChief and PolOff were invited to the home of a Jordanian newspaper columnist on August 3. Unbeknownst to us, the host, a regular political section interlocutor, had also invited two active members of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) and its political wing, the Islamic Action [...]	2009-08-04 12:49:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KISL JO
09AMMAN1761	PALESTINIAN-JORDANIAN CITIZENSHIP: A PRIMER [...] (SBU) Summary: The current debate in Amman about the citizenship status of Palestinian-origin Jordanians centers around regulations connected to Jordan's 1988 unilateral disengagement from the West Bank. Some of the regulations left the residency requirements for certain groups vague. This [...]	2009-08-04 13:16:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREF KPAL KDEM KWBG SMIG IS JO
09AMMAN1762	JORDAN: ISLAMIST EDITOR SAYS TALK OF PEACE [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Acting Information Officer, the editor of the Islamist daily Al-Sabeel newspaper lauded U.S. outreach to Muslims but asserted there had been no developments on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to convince Jordanians that the U.S. would deal with both sides equa [...]	2009-08-04 14:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL KDEM KISL JO
09AMMAN1764	JORDAN'S KING CHASTISES "RUMORMONGERS" ON MIDEAST [...] (S/NF) Summary: In a vaguely worded but politically loaded statement, King Abdullah warned against "rumormongering" about the peace process and internal politics on August 5. The King attempted to calm fears about an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal coming at Jordan's expense while stating hi [...]	2009-08-05 11:59:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KPAL KDEM KWBG JO
09AMMAN1786	JORDAN: KING SACKS FOUR TOP GENERALS, UPSETTING [...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah sacked four senior members of the Jordanian military during an emergency meeting of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) on August 4. The firings have so far not been made public. In an unprecedented step, the King did not immediately announce replacements for the f [...]	2009-08-06 13:22:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MCAP MOPS JO
09AMMAN1787	JORDAN EXTENDS HOURS OF ISRAEL AND WEST BANK CROSSINGS [...] (SBU) Recent press reports touting round-the-clock opening of the main West Bank crossing to Jordan for the benefit of Palestinian commerce are exaggerated. According to Post contacts, Israel made the announcement without full coordination with the GOJ. Jordan has nevertheless taken action an [...]	2009-08-06 13:47:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ETRD KPAL KWBG JO IS
09AMMAN1793	JORDAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FACES MULTIPLE ROADBLOCKS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's new transportation strategy for 2009-2011 aims to make the country a regional transportation hub. The approach outlines plans to improve infrastructure, ease traffic flow, and encourage private investors to participate in Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) arrangements. Long [...]	2009-08-09 11:58:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELTN PGOV JO
09AMMAN1803	JORDAN: FIRINGS OF TOP GENERALS LEAD TO A [...] (S/NF) Summary: Following the firings of four top generals and over 230 other military officials on August 4, Jordan's political elite is searching for an explanation (Ref A). There is a fundamental lack of information about why they occurred and their ultimate political meaning. In the ab [...]	2009-08-10 09:01:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV MOPS MCAP JO
09AMMAN1804	JORDAN'S KING PREMATURELY DISSOLVES PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah decreed a surprise early end to the Jordanian parliament's extraordinary session, effective as of August 10. Unhappy with amendments to a comprehensive tax reform bill, the government requested the premature recess so it can regroup in the fall. The early recess [...]	2009-08-10 09:15:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KDEM JO
09AMMAN1813	JORDAN'S PM STRESSES NATIONAL UNITY IN MEETING [...] (U) Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi convened Interior Minister Nayef Al-Qadi, provincial governors, and directors of the security services on August 10. In the meeting, the PM reiterated comments made by the King on August 4 about the importance of national unity and domestic political stabili [...]	2009-08-11 12:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM ASEC JO
09AMMAN1821	JORDAN: SPECIALIZED HONOR CRIME TRIBUNAL [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 28, the Chief Judge of Jordan's Criminal Courts unveiled plans for a special criminal court tribunal to hear all honor crime cases. Many activists see the creation of the tribunal as a step forward to unify verdicts in these cases and ensure perpetrators are prosecuted [...]	2009-08-12 17:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWMN KJUS KMPI JO
09AMMAN1866	JORDANIAN ISLAMISTS TALK ABOUT CAIRO SPEECH, [...] (S/NF) Summary: During a dinner on August 3, which unexpectedly included Islamist politicians, conversation focused on the President's Cairo speech, Jordanian electoral politics, and Embassy engagement with Islamist groups (Ref A). The Islamists welcomed the Cairo speech and spoke about a p [...]	2009-08-19 03:54:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KISL JO
09AMMAN1884	JORDAN: HONOR CRIMES 101 [...] (SBU) This cable serves as an overview of honor crimes in Jordan, Post efforts to address the issue, and an analysis of the Jordanian establishment's response to the problem. More detailed reporting has been provided by post in reftels. End Summary. Defining Honor Crimes ----------------- [...]	2009-08-20 13:56:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KWMN KJUS PREL KMPI JO
09AMMAN1885	JORDAN: POTENTIAL HONOR CRIME VICTIMS JAILED FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to Jordan's Juwedeh women's prison on July 23, PolChief, Consul, RSO, and Emboffs met with the prison warden and prisoners to discuss Jordan's practice of administratively detaining women at risk of becoming victims of honor crimes. Jordan uses its Crime Preventi [...]	2009-08-20 14:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN KJUS KMPI JO CASC
09AMMAN1886	JORDAN: OFFICIALS WARN JOURNALISTS AGAINST RUMORS [...] (SBU) In recent days and in the wake of King Abdullah's August 4 speech against rumor-mongering (reftel A),two top Jordanian officials have publicly called on journalists to stop reporting on potentially divisive issues. On August 13, PM Nader Al-Dahabi warned chief editors of Jordanian daili [...]	2009-08-20 14:39:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KDEM KPAL JO
09AMMAN1896	TRIBAL VIOLENCE IN AJLOUN SPARKS GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: The murder of a man by a rival tribesman led to a series of riots in the northern city of Ajloun on August 21 and 22 after efforts by tribal leaders to mediate a compensation agreement failed. The violence prompted security forces to establish a cordon around Ajloun and the Int [...]	2009-08-24 06:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KDEM JO
09AMMAN1915	GOJ MUDDIES THE FACTS TO PAINT A POSITIVE PICTURE [...] (C/NF) In an August 18 meeting with visiting Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) and the Ambassador, Minister of Water and Irrigation (MWI) Raed Abu Saud reiterated Jordan's commitment to implementing the Jordan Red Sea Development Project (JRSP) and noted that Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh is [...]	2009-08-25 05:08:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV EAGR EAID ENRG PGOV PREL KNNP JO IS
09AMMAN1932	GOJ REQUESTS EXPEDITED DISBURSEMENT OF BILATERAL [...] (C) The Jordanian Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) has requested that the cash transfer from USAID scheduled for the end of September be expedited to the beginning of the month to help the GOJ meet its August payroll. MOPIC officials have repeatedly contacted the USAI [...]	2009-08-27 09:14:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PREL ECON PGOV EFIN JO
09AMMAN1942	EXPAT REMITTANCES AND OTHER ECONOMIC INDICATORS FALL; [...] (SBU) Summary: The global economic crisis continues to hit Jordan. Jordanian remittances fell 4.4% during the first half of 2009. Other economic indicators, including foreign direct investment, imports, and exports, are also all down for the first half of 2009. Jordan's currency reserves a [...]	2009-08-27 11:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV JO
09AMMAN1943	USG WORKSHOP FOR MILITARY JUDGES PROMOTES PROSECUTING AND [...] (U) The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Training (OPDAT) and U.S. Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) recently delivered two, two-day workshops in Amman on "Prosecuting and Adjudicating Terrorism Finance Cases" to 38 Jordanian State Sec [...]	2009-08-27 11:35:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PTER SOCI JO
09AMMAN197	JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS SEND CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO [...] (U) Zaki Bani Irsheid, the head of the Muslim Brotherhood-linked Islamic Action Front (IAF) party, sent a letter via the U.S. Embassy to the President on January 21, urging him to be "open to suggestions and willing to debate the political forces that represent the Islamic world." Irsheid pub [...]	2009-01-22 15:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KISL JO
09AMMAN2000	JORDAN: SCANDAL THREATENS TO END BASSEM [...] (C) Summary: Bassem Awadallah, former Royal Court Chief and champion of reform, is getting a divorce after allegedly beating his wife of four months. Many who had tapped Awadallah as the next Prime Minister now see him as a liability whose political career may be over. The scandal may have [...]	2009-09-02 08:45:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV KDEM KPAL JO
09AMMAN2001	JORDAN: BORDER DEMARCATION WITH SYRIA BECOMES [...] (S) Summary: Despite a promising border demarcation agreement between Jordan and Syria reached on July 26, the implementation has become mired in rhetoric on regional politics that threatens to derail the effort. Jordan was initially impressed with Syria's flexibility in talks leading to t [...]	2009-09-02 09:00:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV PBTS MARR JO
09AMMAN2012	FORMER AMBASSADOR OUTLINES JORDAN'S RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Former Ambassador to Iran Bassem Al-Umush described the contours of the official relationship between Jordan and Iran during a September 1 meeting with PolOff. Jordan maintains a minimal diplomatic presence in Tehran to reflect the lack of substantive relations. Iran's efforts t [...]	2009-09-03 05:28:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV ECON KINR IR JO
09AMMAN2013	IRAQI PARLIAMENTARIANS WARN OF IRANIAN INFLUENCE; [...] (C) Iraqi Parliamentarian Dr. Saleh al-Mutlaq repeated to Emboffs previous allegations of continuing extensive corruption in the Iraqi government and wide-spread influence by Iran. Mutlaq claimed that the Iraqi government, military, and media, are all under the influence of Iranian-supported [...]	2009-09-03 06:06:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON JO IZ
09AMMAN2018	JORDAN: POST FIGHTS FOR BAHA'I BIRTH CERTIFICATE, [...] (SBU) Summary: The approximately 1,000 Baha'i in Jordan face several forms of official discrimination, including the non-recognition of their faith and assembly, inability to register schools and places of worship, and difficulties in obtaining official documentation. One of the Baha'is immed [...]	2009-09-03 14:07:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KIRF SOCI JO
09AMMAN2032	ZARQA: URBAN BLIGHT AND TENTATIVE REFORM IN [...] (C) Summary: Zarqa, Jordan's second largest city, is a symbol of urban decline. The city's unplanned growth, largely the result of migrant and refugee flows, strains the city's insufficient infrastructure and has created an acute housing crunch. A new housing development on the eastern fla [...]	2009-09-07 13:49:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KPAL KISL PINR JO
09AMMAN2053	RE-ENGAGING WITH JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS [...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Amman is moving forward with a strategy to re-establish political contact with Islamists in Jordan. Engagement with the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) and its political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),languished in the wake of September 11, 2001, and eventua [...]	2009-09-10 06:55:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM KISL JO
09AMMAN2054	LET MY PEOPLE GO: TRAVEL HOLDS IN JORDAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Travel holds are the legal mechanism which allow Jordanian officials to prevent travelers from departing the country. The legal framework for travel holds in Jordan is full of loopholes. These allow abuses of the system which have the effect of restricting the travel of Jord [...]	2009-09-10 07:00:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CASC KWMN JO
09AMMAN2074	JORDAN: RANGE OF OPINIONS EXPRESSED DURING [...] (U) In an effort to engage students on the issues of domestic worker abuse and human trafficking, the Embassy recently hosted three viewings of the documentary "Maid in Lebanon II." The documentary, produced by a Lebanese filmmaker, depicts the lives of domestic workers in Lebanon, details th [...]	2009-09-10 13:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KTIP KWMN ELAB JO
09AMMAN2097	PARLIAMENT: "THE SCUM OF JORDAN" [...] (S) Summary: Following an early end to parliament's extraordinary session, many in Jordan are again questioning the professionalism and drive of MPs. Jordan's media, political leadership, and public opinion are united in their condemnation of legislators, whose gaffes only add to the widesp [...]	2009-09-15 06:51:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN2098	IS DISSOLUTION OF JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT AN OPTION? [...] (S/NF) Summary: In the face of ongoing debates about the effectiveness and legitimacy of the Jordanian parliament, many in Amman are starting to believe that it should be dissolved. Government officials have privately confided to the Ambassador that they are open to the possibility of disba [...]	2009-09-15 07:06:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN211	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MITCHELL'S JANUARY [...] (S) Foremost on the mind of King Abdullah will be his desire for assurance that the U.S. has reinvigorated its pursuit of a two-state solution. The King pins the blame for the Gaza crisis on three factors: the perceived political vacuum during our presidential transition, doubts about a weake [...]	2009-01-25 15:46:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN2125	ABSENT A NEW ENERGY LAW, JORDAN GRANTS EXISTING [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan granted the Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company (JPRC) and its future strategic partner 15-year exclusivity rights on selling refined petroleum products in Jordan. An energy law that remains in draft form would have opened up the petroleum sector and JPR [...]	2009-09-16 11:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET ECON EINV PGOV JO
09AMMAN2141	A New Strategy to Curb Rising Food Prices: GOJ to Enter [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOJ has announced a three-part strategy to confront increasing commodity prices: amending laws, directly entering the market with a government trading company, and a public awareness campaign on curtailing consumption. Commodity traders were skeptical that the GOJ strategy [...]	2009-09-17 04:26:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EAGR SOCI JO
09AMMAN2143	ROYAL DECREE DELAYS OPENING OF JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT [...] (S/NF) Summary: The opening of the Jordanian parliament's fall session was delayed for two months following a royal decree on September 16. The decree came as a surprise to our contacts in parliament and the government. The primary reason for the delay is the budget. With foreign assistanc [...]	2009-09-17 08:25:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV ECON KDEM JO
09AMMAN2144	JORDAN ALIGNED WITH IPCC AND G77 BUT OBSERVES [...] (SBU) Jordan is largely aligned with the recommendations of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the G77 negotiating block as it prepares for the COP15 in Copenhagen. While Jordan will not be represented at the September 22 UN Climate Summit, Minister of Environment Khaled [...]	2009-09-17 09:20:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL SENV KGCC JO
09AMMAN2150	ENGAGING THE JORDANIAN DIASPORA [...] (U) Post offers the following in response to reftel B, paragraph 15 questions: A) The Jordanian Diaspora working in the Gulf providing remittances are Substantial and are closely tracked by Jordan's Department of Statistics and the Central Bank of Jordan. Outside the Gulf region though, Dia [...]	2009-09-17 11:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG BTIO EAID
09AMMAN2151	ENGAGING THE JORDANIAN DIASPORA [...] (U) Post offers the following in response to reftel B, paragraph 15 questions: A) The Jordanian Diaspora working in the Gulf providing remittances are Substantial and are closely tracked by Jordan's Department of Statistics and the Central Bank of Jordan. Outside the Gulf region though, Dia [...]	2009-09-17 11:50:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG BTIO EAID
09AMMAN2156	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDAN NONCOMITTAL ON U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-17 14:32:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KPAL PGOV WBG EU IS JO
09AMMAN219	ARE JORDAN'S ISLAMISTS STRONGER IN THE WAKE OF [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Islamists are seeking to parlay a string of highly organized demonstrations on Gaza into broader political influence. The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) and its political wing, the Islamic Action Front (IAF),have been increasingly direct in their criticism of the [...]	2009-01-26 10:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KISL KWBG KPAL KDEM JO
09AMMAN2190	JORDAN'S LIGHT RAIL PLAN STILL LACKS FUNDING; REVIVED [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan continues taking small steps to implement its plans to establish a light railway linking its two largest cities, Amman and Zarqa. The project has been fraught with financial difficulties due in part to the domestic impact of the global financial crisis as well as to Jord [...]	2009-09-28 12:38:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELTN EINV PGOV JO
09AMMAN2195	JORDAN'S KING ENDORSES ASSOCIATIONS LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: King Abdullah endorsed amendments to the controversial Law on Associations on September 15. Now the focus will shift to the Ministry of Social Development, which is set to issue two sets of regulations on implementation of the law. The first tranche of regulations will create [...]	2009-09-29 06:34:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN2210	DEMARCHE: GOJ FIRMLY ALIGNED WITH USG ON [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-01 10:28:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PREL IZ JO
09AMMAN2216	THE BATTLE OVER JORDAN'S ISLAMIC CENTER SOCIETY [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Islamic Center Society (ICS) was the charitable wing of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) until it was seized by the government in 2006. Legally questionable corruption allegations against members of the ICS board allowed the government to appoint a "temporary" boar [...]	2009-10-01 13:25:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KISL KDEM KJUS JO
09AMMAN2225	JORDAN: KING,S CHIEF ADVISOR SAYS SUSTAINED [...] (U) This cable has been cleared by CENTCOM POLAD Michael Gfoeller. 2. (C) SUMMARY: CENTCOM Policy Advisor Michael Gfoeller met with Royal Court International Affairs Advisor Jaffar Hassan on September 27. In the meeting, Hassan outlined Jordan's views on Middle East peace, Afghanistan [...]	2009-10-05 10:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN2227	JORDAN: CONVICTED POET DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Post delivered reftel points to Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi, Justice Minister Ayman Odeh, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Americas Bureau Chief Samer Naber. In advance of reftel, the Ambassador stressed to Royal Court Chief Nasser Lozi the need to find a suitable solution as the poet's [...]	2009-10-05 11:53:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF KJUS KWMN KTIP JO
09AMMAN2252	THE JORDANIAN ISLAMIST MOVEMENT: AN ORG CHART [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood (JMB) is an umbrella organization which oversees and controls the political, charitable, and spiritual activities of the Islamist movement in Jordan. The Islamic Action Front (IAF),its political wing, is directly controlled by the JMB through [...]	2009-10-08 06:30:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV KISL KPAL EFIN JO
09AMMAN2253	AS JORDAN'S GOVERNMENT FADES, REFORM HANGS IN THE [...] (S/NF) Summary: The end may be near for the Dahabi government. After two years in office, its inability to advance a coherent political agenda with parliament and the public at large has led to the increasing sense among our contacts that a change is forthcoming. It is less clear, however, [...]	2009-10-08 06:36:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PGOV PREL KDEM KPAL JO
09AMMAN2254	JORDAN: WIDE DISMAY OF "GARMENTS" INCLUSION ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Contacts strongly and quickly voiced dismay and disapproval of "garments from Jordan" placement on the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) List of Goods Made with Forced Labor. There is near unanimous agreement in Jordan that labeling the entire garment s [...]	2009-10-08 07:04:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KTIP KWMN ELAB JO
09AMMAN2302	BOLSTERING SUPPORT FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE THROUGH [...] (C) Key Points: -- A variety of regional ESTH initiatives have encouraged support for Middle East peace by developing Arab-Israeli working relationships, increasing regional technical and research capacity, and directly improving the lives of citizens. -- These collaborations can be augme [...]	2009-10-15 09:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PREL SENV KWBG JO IS
09AMMAN2306	JORDAN'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SECTOR HOPES TO BE [...] (C) Summary: Yahoo's recent acquisition of the Jordanian internet portal company Maktoob has focused media and government attention on the technology sector and generated considerable excitement about Jordan's future as a regional IT hub. Recent meetings with industry and government officials [...]	2009-10-15 14:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINT TINT PGOV JO
09AMMAN2307	JORDAN: HONOR CRIME TRIBUNAL SETS NEW PRECEDENT: [...] (C) Summary: On October 12, Jordan's newly formed honor crimes tribunal issued a 15-year sentence in its first verdict. This is the first time a lower court has issued a full 15-year murder sentence in an honor crime case without reducing the sentence for "mitigating circumstances." Only a ye [...]	2009-10-15 14:45:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWMN KJUS KMPI JO
09AMMAN2351	JORDAN: KING'S INTERVIEW WITH HAARETZ DRAWS [...] (C) Summary: King Abdullah's October 6 interview with the Israeli Haaretz daily has drawn praise in Jordan. Public commentary focused on the substance of the King's remarks and, in particular, on his pointed call for Israel to stop unilateral actions in Jerusalem that threaten to destabilize [...]	2009-10-22 14:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL SOCI JO
09AMMAN2379	UN 1267 SANCTIONS DEMARCHE ON USG REVIEW OF [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-28 11:04:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PTER PREL KTFN PGOV UNSC JO
09AMMAN2382	DEMARCHE ON GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-28 15:24:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ETRD PGOV PREL JO

09AMMAN2385	JORDAN: EFFORTS TO PROMOTE INTERFAITH CONCILIATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOJ has been a steadfast and even courageous advocate in the Middle East of interfaith understanding, mutual respect, and the rejection of religious extremism. In doing so, Jordan has built a moderate institutional infrastructure with which to widely promote moderate Islam an [...]	2009-10-29 11:40:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF PREL JO
09AMMAN2408	LOW REVENUES, LACK OF GRANTS MEAN DEEP CUTS FOR [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's Ministry of Finance (MOF) has circulated to government ministries a draft budget for 2010 that proposes 11.3% cuts compared to the 2009 budget. The proposed $7.71 billion budget is based on an expected real growth rate of 4.5% for 2010 and on a $967.79 million projected [...]	2009-11-02 10:16:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAID PGOV JO
09AMMAN242	JORDAN,S LOWER HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT ENDORSES [...] (U) Jordan's Lower House of Parliament endorsed on January 25, the anti-Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Law (ref A). The law 1. (U) Jordan's Lower House of Parliament endorsed on January 25, the anti-Trafficking-in-Persons (TIP) Law (ref A). The law now moves to the Senate, where endorsement is [...]	2009-01-28 06:19:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KTIP JO
09AMMAN2449	JORDAN: PUBLIC'S HIGH HOPE IN PEACE SINKS TO NEW [...] (C) Jordanian public hope for a rapid, positive outcome for the peace process deflated enormously over the past week, down from extremely high levels following the President's initial statements and actions in January and his June 4 speech in Cairo. 2. (SBU) Headlines from recent days inc [...]	2009-11-09 16:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL JO
09AMMAN2450	JORDAN: ABBAS'S ANNOUNCEMENT VIEWED AS "SERIOUS, [...] (C) Summary: Jordanian media and MFA contacts analyzed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's November 5 announcement that he intended not to run in the next presidential election. Most agree that Abbas used his press conference to express deep disappointment about the status of peace negotia [...]	2009-11-09 16:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN2451	JORDAN: RIOTS IN EAST AMMAN HIGHLIGHT LARGER [...] (S) Summary: Riots broke out in the Haj Al Tafaileh neighborhood on November 8 upon the death of Saddam Sa'ud, who died as a result of injuries sustained during a beating while he was in police custody. The Public Security Department (PSD) announced that two police officers have been arreste [...]	2009-11-09 16:58:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KJUS SOCI JO
09AMMAN2452	JORDAN: POSITIVE REACTION TO INTL. RELIGIOUS [...] (C) Summary: Jordan's religious minorities are pleased with the content of the 2009 International Religious Freedom (IRF) Report and believe that it accurately depicts the level of religious freedom in Jordan. Minority groups were happy that a relative lack of gross religious freedom violation [...]	2009-11-10 06:59:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF PREL JO
09AMMAN2466	JORDAN: REPORTS OF SOF DEPLOYMENTS TO YEMEN [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Jordanian online news services reported on November 12 the GOJ's denial that it had sent 450 Special Operations Forces (SOF) to fight Huthi rebels in Yemen alongside Saudi forces. The reports cite allegations by the Baghdad-based pro-Shia Nahrainnet service. In recent month [...]	2009-11-12 15:57:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV MOPS JO
09AMMAN2490	JORDAN: TRIBAL CLASHES WITH POLICE ERUPT IN MA'AN [...] (C) Summary: In response to the death of a local resident due to police abuse, rioters fired upon policemen and set ablaze police property in the East Bank tribal town of Ma'an on November 14. Ma'an is viewed as a bellwether for East Bank opinion and has a history of riots in protest of gover [...]	2009-11-16 16:20:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KJUS SOCI JO
09AMMAN2492	JORDAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ELECTIONS BRING [...] (U) Summary: Jordan held its first elections for chambers of commerce since 1998 in early October, choosing board members for 17 commerce organizations: 16 local chambers and the nationwide Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JCC). The results swept activist members into the Amman Chamber of Commerc [...]	2009-11-16 16:20:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV SOCI KDEM PINR JO
09AMMAN2493	JORDAN-U.S. JOINT MILITARY COMMISSION SCENESETTER [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: This Joint Military Commission comes at a time when Jordan is increasing its contributions both in Afghanistan and to broader regional security, offering Syria an Arab alternative to Iranian influence, and maintaining its focus on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestini [...]	2009-11-16 16:20:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	MOPS PREL PGOV PINS JO
09AMMAN2515	JORDAN: Public Diplomacy Engagement Furthers Cairo Speech [...] This cable is the second of four cables following up on the October visit to Amman of NSC Senior Director for Global Engagement Pradeep Ramamurthy. It outlines aspects of Embassy Amman's efforts to advance goals emphasized in the President's June 4 speech in Cairo. 2. Summary: Public Diplo [...]	2009-11-18 15:10:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER PGOV KDEM KPAO OIIP SCUL JO
09AMMAN2516	JORDAN: POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT FURTHERS CAIRO [...] (U) This cable is the third of four cables following up on the October visit to Amman of NSC Senior Director for Global Engagement Pradeep Ramamurthy. It outlines aspects of Embassy Amman's efforts to advance goals emphasized in the President's June 4 speech in Cairo. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY [...]	2009-11-18 15:13:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM KISL JO
09AMMAN2548	JORDAN: LOCAL GROUPS ATTACK RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] Summary: After an initial positive response (ref A) to the 2009 International Religious Freedom (IRF) report, three local organizations have publicly criticized the report. The National Center for Human Rights (NCHR),the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR),and the Jordanian Inter-fait [...]	2009-11-23 12:51:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF PREL JO
09AMMAN2553	JORDAN: INTERIOR MINISTER DEFENDS ADMINISTRATIVE [...] (C) Minister of Interior Nayef Al Qadi defended the use of administrative detention during a November 21 workshop with the country's governors. Governors have the authority under the 1954 Crime Prevention Law to administratively detain citizens who "pose a danger to the public" without trial o [...]	2009-11-23 15:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KJUS JO
09AMMAN2563	JORDAN: KING DISSOLVES PARLIAMENT AND CALLS FOR [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: King Abdullah issued two royal decrees late yesterday, the first to dissolve parliament effective today and the second to call for early parliamentary elections. The reasons behind the dissolution include an impasse between parliament and the government, and increased publ [...]	2009-11-24 13:07:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	JO PGOV PREL
09AMMAN2572	Jordan's Tax Revenues Increase in 2009, But 2010 [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Tax Department announced recently that tax collections through October 2009 are 7.2% higher than the corresponding 2008 levels. Better collection efficiency and good business performance in 2008 have led to higher tax revenue income in 2009. Tax reform efforts in 2009 [...]	2009-11-25 12:49:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV EAID JO
09AMMAN2576	JORDAN: PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR PARLIAMENT'S [...] (S//NF) Summary: Public opinion continues to reflect support for the King's November 23 decree to dissolve parliament and call for early parliamentary elections (reftel). However, Lower House Speaker Abdel Hadi al-Majali, who had been one of the most criticized members of parliament, annou [...]	2009-11-25 15:04:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL JO
09AMMAN2579	JORDAN-U.S. SECURITY DIALOGUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The military-to-military relationship between Jordan and the United States is one of the most robust in the region. Security assistance to Jordan tops $300 million per year and military engagements include over 20 bilateral and multilateral joint exercises annually. Jordan is [...]	2009-11-25 15:56:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AESC MOPS PGOV JO
09AMMAN2623	JORDAN: LAW OF ASSOCIATIONS IMPLEMENTATION MOVING [...] (SBU) Summary: The amendments to the law on associations became effective on September 17 upon publication in the official gazette. The Ministry of Social Development (MOSD) and the newly formed registrar's office took immediate steps to start executing the amendments despite the lack of appr [...]	2009-12-06 09:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM JO
09AMMAN2667	Social Security Corporation Pursues New Investment [...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Social Security Corporation (SSC),faced with a 25% loss in value of its capital fund, is looking to shore up its investment strategy by having its investment arm, the Social Security Investment Unit (SSIU),form and finance three companies to run its interests in the t [...]	2009-12-09 11:45:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV JO
09AMMAN2671	JORDAN: PM RESIGNS, NEW GOVERNMENT TO BE FORMED [...] (S//NF) Summary: Nader al-Dahabi resigned as Prime Minister today, and Samir Zayd al-Rifa'i, son of Upper House Speaker Zayd al-Rifa'i, is to take his place. The King privately cited corruption within the previous government and the delay in parliamentary elections as reasons for the timing [...]	2009-12-09 15:53:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN2673	Jordan's 2010 Budget Approved with High Deficit and Cuts to [...] (SBU) Prior to its December 9 resignation, as one of its last acts, Jordan's cabinet endorsed on December 8 the 2010 budget. As the parliament was dissolved on November 23, the cabinet passed the budget law as a provisional measure, meaning it is binding until a new parliament can review it (r [...]	2009-12-10 10:03:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EAID JO
09AMMAN2678	JORDAN: KING TASKS NEW PREMIER WITH REFORM, [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: King Abdullah's letter of designation to Prime Minister Samir al-Rifa'i on December 9 told the new premier to form a Cabinet that will have a clear plan for continuing and implementing reform efforts, and emphasized that teamwork and transparency are essential for reforms to [...]	2009-12-10 15:55:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV JO
09AMMAN2708	JORDAN: REACTIONS TO PM NEGATIVE; CABINET SWORN IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-14 15:36:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM JO
09AMMAN2709	JORDAN: REACTIONS TO PM NEGATIVE; CABINET SWORN IN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-15 06:40:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM JO
09AMMAN2766	NEW GENDARMERIE DIRECTOR WILL LIKELY STRENGTHEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of a broader shuffling of senior positions in the Jordanian Government (ref A),a Royal Decree on December 15 replaced Gendarmerie director Major General (MG) Tawfiq Halalmeh with a retired Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) General, MG Tawfiq Tawalbeh. Sources in the JAF als [...]	2009-12-22 07:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR ASEC JO
09AMMAN2768	Controversial Landlord and Tenants Law Comes into Force; [...] (SBU) Summary: A new Landlord and Tenants Law came into effect on December 1 which will increase landlord rights and establish a mechanism with which to base future increases in rents. The law also includes termination dates for old leases. Critics expect the new law to hit hardest lower-inc [...]	2009-12-22 10:11:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI AMGT ABLD JO
09AMMAN277	IRAN'S LARIJANI PAYS A LOW-KEY VISIT TO AMMAN [...] (S/NF) Summary: Although it was little-known in Jordan, speaker of the Iranian parliament Ali Larijani paid a low-key visit to Amman on January 9, accompanied by the speakers of the Syrian and Indonesian parliaments. Despite several attempts by the Jordanian government to turn off the visit, [...]	2009-01-29 09:26:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER IR IS SY JO
09AMMAN2770	NEW GENDARMERIE DIRECTOR WILL LIKELY STRENGTHEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of a broader shuffling of senior positions in the Jordanian Government (ref A),a Royal Decree on December 15 replaced Gendarmerie director Major General (MG) Tawfiq Halalmeh with a retired Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) General, MG Tawfiq Tawalbeh. Sources in the JAF als [...]	2009-12-22 12:03:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS PINR ASEC JO
09AMMAN2791	JORDAN: REACTIONS TO PM NEGATIVE; CABINET SWORN IN [...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: The appointment of Samir al-Rifa'i on December 9 as Jordanian Prime Minister has been met by largely negative reactions from Embassy contacts and domestic media outlets. His ability to lead a new Cabinet has been questioned by Jordanian officials, political and business el [...]	2009-12-29 05:42:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR JO
09AMMAN2798	DEMINING COMMISSION REQUESTS ASSISTANCE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Beecroft met on December 20 with Prince Mirad bin Zeid Al Hussein, the Chairman of Jordan's National Committee for Demining and Rehabilitation (NCDR). Prince Mirad reviewed the success of the NCDR's 2009 Demining Management course for leaders from National Demining [...]	2009-12-29 15:21:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS MOPS JO
09AMMAN2804	JORDAN'S NEW CABINET: SUMMARY AND SELECTED BIOS [...] (C/NF) The 29-member cabinet was sworn in by King Abdullah II on December 14. The new government, largely technocrats, is made up of 16 new ministers and 13 who served in the previous government. Of the new ministers, seven have served in previous cabinets. PM Samir Rifa'i's cabinet inclu [...]	2009-12-30 13:29:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR JO
09AMMAN343	ASSOCIATIONS LAW AMENDMENTS STUCK IN JORDAN'S [...] (C) Summary: Despite pressure to amend Jordan's controversial 2008 Associations Law, which restricts foreign funding and creates bureaucratic hurdles for local NGOs, amendments proposed by civil society failed to obtain cabinet approval before the end of parliament's ordinary session. Follow [...]	2009-02-04 10:31:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN354	HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH MISCHARACTERIZES JORDAN'S [...] (U) Human Rights Watch (HRW) criticized Jordan and other Middle Eastern governments in a January 21 press release for not allowing their citizens the right to protest Israeli operations in Gaza. HRW's press release also highlighted events at a protest outside the Israeli Embassy to Jordan on J [...]	2009-02-05 12:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL JO
09AMMAN362	Jordan Signs Statute Establishing the International [...] (U) Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Khaldoun Qutishat signed the statute establishing the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) during the January 26 founding conference in Bonn, Germany. President of the Jordanian National Energy Research Center (NERC),Malek Kabar [...]	2009-02-08 12:02:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC SENV ENRG PGOV KGHG JO
09AMMAN378	JORDAN'S PARLIAMENT ENDS RAUCOUS AND UNPRODUCTIVE [...] (C) Summary: Parliament ended its ordinary session on February 4 having passed few bills of consequence during a four-month term. MPs were more focused on the Gaza crisis and internal quarrels than on legislative business. For its part, the cabinet failed to forward key pieces of legislatio [...]	2009-02-10 08:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN41	JORDAN'S PM TELLS PARLIAMENT GOJ MAY "RECONSIDER [...] (C) Summary: Speaking before Parliament on January 4, Prime Minister Nader Al-Dahabi sharply criticized Israel's escalation of hostilities in Gaza, outlined Jordan's response so far, and capped off his remarks by laying down a marker that Jordan reserved the right to take whatever measures de [...]	2009-01-06 11:43:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN414	INVITATION TO ATTEND APRIL ANTI-CORRUPTION WORKSHOP IN [...] This message contains action requests. Please see paragraphs 4-8. 2. The U.S. Treasury Office of Technical Assistance (OTA),the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of International Assistance (OIA),and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) will jointly deliver the workshop "Addr [...]	2009-02-16 13:21:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETRD KTFN PGOV SNAR XF
09AMMAN450	COMPROMISE ASSOCIATIONS LAW AMENDMENTS INCHING [...] (C) Summary: Following an extended period of negotiation, amendments to Jordan's Law on Associations are beginning to move forward. After a February 1 meeting with civil society representatives, Minister of Social Development Hala Lattouf has indicated she will submit the amendments for cab [...]	2009-02-18 13:17:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN459	JORDAN: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Summary: During the past year, Jordan demonstrated a strong commitment to and made steady progress on measures to combat trafficking-in-persons (TIP). Progress includes the passage of a comprehensive anti-TIP law, an increase in forced labor cases being investigated and sent forward for [...]	2009-02-18 13:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09AMMAN460	JORDAN TO EASE ENTRY AND RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) has drafted a new policy to ease regulations governing the entry and residence of Iraqi investors in Jordan. The goal is to improve business relations with Iraq, which became Jordan's third largest export market during the first eleven months of [...]	2009-02-19 07:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV PREF JO IZ
09AMMAN468	JORDAN'S MFA SHARES USG GOALS FOR MARCH 2 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 13:55:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG JO
09AMMAN469	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDANIAN VIEWS OF THE NPT [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points on February 5 to MFA nonproliferation pointman Khaled Takhayneh, seeking official comment on Jordan's goals regarding the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and the upcoming review process. On February 18, PolOff met with Takhayneh, who offered a general [...]	2009-02-19 14:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09AMMAN471	ANOTHER LENIENT SENTENCE FOR "HONOR" CRIME IN [...] (U) A three judge panel at the Criminal Court sentenced a 19-year-old man on January 28 to six months in prison for killing his sister for walking alone at night with a male Syrian acquaintance. The man was immediately released as he had already served over six months. The court amended premed [...]	2009-02-19 15:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KWMN SOCI JO
09AMMAN472	JORDANIAN ECONOMY WEAKENS UNDER GLOBAL PRESSURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jordan is starting to feel the effects of the global economic crisis, with real growth expected to drop from 6% in 2008 to 3% in 2009. Although conservative monetary policies helped protect Jordan from immediate external shocks, weak domestic and international demand and tight [...]	2009-02-19 16:16:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ETRD EAID KTEX EFIN JO
09AMMAN507	ENERGY MINISTRY CLARIFIES OIL TRANSPORT RULES [...] (C) Repeated high-level meetings between Post and Government of Jordan (GOJ) officials, including Prime Minister Nader Dahabi, Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Lozi, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) Khaldoun Qutishat and former Director General of the General Intelligence Direct [...]	2009-02-23 12:09:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL JO IZ
09AMMAN508	LOWEST RAINFALL LEVELS SINCE 1995 CAUSE JORDAN TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Jordan (GOJ) is preparing for a summer water crisis due to the lowest rainfall levels since 1995. As the fourth driest country in the world, Jordan has long had its share of water troubles (reftels). Even during years of average to good rain, Jordan's total [...]	2009-02-23 13:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EAGR EAID PGOV PREL JO SY IS
09AMMAN511	GOJ ALERTS STAFFDEL GROVE TO IMMINENT SUPPLEMENTAL [...] (C) Summary: Professional Staff Member Paul Grove of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations discussed Jordan's imminent FY2009 supplemental funding request separately with Jordan's Foreign Minister Salah Al-Bashir, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC [...]	2009-02-23 15:22:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN516	JORDAN'S PM RESHUFFLES HIS CABINET [...] (C) Summary: The long-anticipated reshuffle of Jordanian PM Nader Al-Dahabi's cabinet took place on February 23, with ten ministers replaced and five ministers changing portfolios. At first glance, the reshuffled cabinet has fewer proponents of reform and gives a larger voice to security-co [...]	2009-02-24 15:27:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN517	SCENESETTER FOR SE MITCHELL'S FEBRUARY 28 VISIT TO [...] (S) Summary: Foremost on the King's mind are Israeli efforts to form a new government and how the results would affect progress toward peace. The King will also want to know of any developments in the U.S. strategic approach toward Iran and Syria, which could trigger a shift in Jordan's app [...]	2009-02-25 06:56:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN552	STAFFDEL DIAMOND, GOJ OFFICIALS DISCUSS REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings February 16-17, Foreign Minister Salah Al Bashir and Advisor to the King Ayman Safadi told Staffdel Diamond that to obtain peace in the Middle East the U.S. administration needed to pursue immediate negotiations, not a protracted process. It also needed to pr [...]	2009-03-01 11:32:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN558	JORDAN'S PM OPEN TO IDEAS ON IRAQI REFUGEES [...] (C) In a series of meetings over the past three months, Ambassador has raised with Jordan's PM Nader Al-Dahabi and Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Al-Lozi the need to improve the situation of Iraqi refugees in Jordan, pushing them to grant temporary protective status, open up avenues for legal [...]	2009-03-02 11:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREF PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN579	JORDAN'S TRANSFER TO LEBANON OF M60A3 TANKS [...] (SBU) Background: At the USG's request, Jordan agreed in November to upgrade and provide 66 M60A3 tanks to Lebanon to enhance the abilities and image of the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) as a national fighting force. As part of efforts to strengthen the LAF in advance of the June parliamentary [...]	2009-03-03 16:50:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC MCAPS PGOV PREL LE AE JO
09AMMAN580	JORDAN AND BRITAIN WORK AROUND THE LACK OF [...] (C) The British House of Lords February 18 ruling that Omer Mahmoud Mohammad Othamn, "Abu Qatada," could be deported to Jordan sparked preparations for his possible arrival. As Jordan does not have an extradition treaty with the United Kingdom, Abu Qatada's deportation would be governed by a [...]	2009-03-04 03:38:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PTER JO
09AMMAN611	JORDAN CONSIDERS STIMULUS PACKAGE TO AID ITS [...] (SBU) Summary: Ministry of Finance (MoF) officials said the government is developing a $212 - $258 million stimulus package to help the private sector weather the global economic crisis (ref B). While the package must still be approved by the Cabinet and Parliament, potential projects include [...]	2009-03-05 04:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN JO PGOV
09AMMAN668	SIX YEARS AFTER SADDAM, NEW HOPE IN JORDAN [...] (C) Summary: Six years after Operation Iraqi Freedom began in March 2003, our Jordanian contacts - among the analysts and officials - are evincing greater optimism about Iraq than the strained, highly-qualified hopes we were hearing just a few months ago (Refs A-C). The sustained security im [...]	2009-03-16 11:11:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ IR JO
09AMMAN69	JORDANIAN CONTACT EXPOUNDS ON REASONS BEHIND GID [...] (S/NF) Summary: PolOff met on January 5 with Dr. Muhammad Al-Momani (protect),host of a current affairs program on Jordan's state-run television. Momani offered his understanding of former General Intelligence Department Director Muhammad Al-Dahabi's dismissal and how the decision to fire h [...]	2009-01-08 11:58:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR JO
09AMMAN690	JORDAN INPUT ON STRATEGY TO INTEGRATE IRAQ INTO [...] (C) Summary: With continued U.S. encouragement, the GOJ has taken significant steps over the past year to improve its formal political relationship with Baghdad through steady multilateral engagement and increasing bilateral meetings. Economic ties between the countries have also continued to [...]	2009-03-17 11:00:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL IZ JO
09AMMAN703	JORDANIAN FINANCE MINISTER ADVOCATING FOR [...] (C) Summary: Newly appointed Minister of Finance Bassem Salem plans to replace a proposed $280 million stimulus package with a tax reform program advocated for by the USAID-funded Fiscal Reform Project (ref A). The project seeks to improve tax administration and to implement a revised corpora [...]	2009-03-18 13:01:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON EFIN JO PGOV
09AMMAN712	Jordan Announces Revised Rules for Iraqis Entering or [...] (SBU) Summary: The Jordanian Ministry of Interior (MOI) has issued new rules for Iraqis entering or residing in Jordan (ref B). The new, simplified regulations target Iraqi business people and investors with the goal of enhancing Jordan's economic relations with Iraq. Iraqi interlocutors wel [...]	2009-03-19 07:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREF PREL PGOV JO IZ
09AMMAN718	ELECTORAL REFORM CHATTER INCREASES IN JORDAN [...] (C) Summary: Electoral reform, long the primary goal of reform politicians in Jordan, is a hot topic of discussion following a cabinet reshuffle on February 23. PM Nader Al-Dahabi has since declared his intention to put Jordan's controversial electoral law on the table for discussion or pos [...]	2009-03-19 13:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN745	AL-JAZEERA COMMENTARY ON JORDANIAN MONARCHY [...] (C) Summary: The airing of a highly critical two-part series about the Jordanian monarchy on the Al-Jazeera historical commentary show "With Haykal" has resulted in a flurry of press commentary questioning presenter Mohammed Haykal's character and condemning the lack of a robust defense of t [...]	2009-03-24 05:47:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV QA EG JO
09AMMAN746	JORDAN SEEKS DIALOGUE WITH S/P ON "QUINT GROUP" [...] (U) This cable contains an action request in para 4. 2. (C) MFA Director of Policy Planning and Research Omar Nahar has inquired whether the U.S. is interested in continuing the Middle East Quintet Policy Planning Dialogue initiated under former S/P Director David Gordon. He proposed coo [...]	2009-03-24 10:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN758	FTA Joint Forum on Environmental Cooperation Results in [...] Summary: On March 3, the U.S. and Jordan held the third Joint Forum on Environmental Cooperation under the U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Agreement (FTA). U.S. and Jordanian representatives highlighted examples of the two countries' continuous cooperation and commitment to strengthen Jordan's environ [...]	2009-03-25 07:52:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PGOV ECON MU BA MO JO
09AMMAN766	JORDAN DEMARCHED ON SUPPORT FOR AMISOM AND SOMALIA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Mohammad Tarawneh, acting Deputy Director for International Organization Affairs at the Foreign Ministry on March 25. Poloff requested the Government of Jordan (GOJ) consider offering support to AMISOM and Somalia security sector reform efforts. Taraw [...]	2009-03-25 14:48:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KPKO SO JO
09AMMAN777	JORDAN SHARES U.S. VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF DOHA SUMMIT [...] (S/NF) Ambassador and Chief of the Royal Court Nasser Lozi discussed on March 24, a day before receiving reftel, shared U.S.-Jordan goals for the Doha Summit. They agreed on the need for Palestinian reconciliation without compromising Quartet principles and continued strong support for the Ar [...]	2009-03-26 13:27:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	KPAL PGOV PREL AL JO
09AMMAN778	JORDANIAN REACTION TO BIN LADIN STATEMENT LIMITED [...] (C) Reaction in Jordan to Usama bin Ladin's most recent statement, broadcast March 14 on Al-Jazeera, has been muted, despite bin Ladin's call to use Jordan as a front from which to "liberate Palestine." In the days immediately following the tape's broadcast, Jordan's media outlets--including [...]	2009-03-26 13:41:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER JO
09AMMAN779	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF CODEL MCCONNELL TO AMMAN [...] (SBU) Embassy Amman welcomes the April 8-11 visit to Jordan of CODEL McConnell. Jordan remains one of the United States' strongest partners in the Middle East. Per the CODEL's request, we have received tentative agreement for an audience with King Abdullah and are seeking a meeting with new [...]	2009-03-26 13:42:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OREP JO
09AMMAN829	UNCC-funded Badia Ecosystems Restoration Program Takes [...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations Compensation Commission (UNCC),through its Compensation Fund established to reimburse countries for losses and damages resulting from the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, awarded $160 million to Jordan in 2005 for the Badia Ecosystems Restoration Program (BERP) [...]	2009-04-06 13:39:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV PGOV EAID ECON UN IZ KU SA JO
09AMMAN834	AQABA'S ECONOMY TREADING WATER AMID CREDIT CRUNCH [...] (C) Summary: During a visit to Aqaba, contacts told the DCM that most real estate development projects in the city were on hold due to the lack of financing. Although trade volume through Aqaba's port remains steady, some question whether the fundamentals of Aqaba's economy are strong enough [...]	2009-04-07 13:12:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EINV PGOV JO
09AMMAN845	JORDAN'S PLANNED CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (S) Post delivered points in reftel demarche and passed the white paper outlining the results of the Strategic Review to the Foreign Ministry and Royal Court. The GOJ confirmed their previous agreement to provide one infantry battalion (824 personnel) as security for the elections in Afghanist [...]	2009-04-08 15:02:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET	MASS MOPS PREL PGOV JO
09AMMAN857	PARLIAMENT SPEAKER MAJALI'S NEW PARTY: FIRST STEP [...] (C) Summary: For over a year, lower house speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali has been preparing to launch a new pro-government political party. He has again hit the airwaves to drum up public enthusiasm, and contacts tell us that the registration paperwork will be filed in weeks. The timing may b [...]	2009-04-12 09:34:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN858	MA'AN: POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC NEGLECT ON THE [...] (C) Summary: This cable is the first in an occasional series which will focus on regional political centers in Jordan. The southern Jordanian city of Ma'an, populated by tribal leaders of Bedouin East Bank origin, is considered a bellwether for regime stability. In the past twenty years, r [...]	2009-04-13 05:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KISL JO
09AMMAN860	JORDAN ONLY APPROACH TO RED-DEAD PROJECT GAINS [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Many in Jordan view the Red Sea-Dead Sea conveyance project (RDS) to carry water from the Gulf of Aqaba to the Dead-Sea as a savior to Jordan's water woes. The $15.5 million World Bank RDS feasibility study, which includes a $1.5 million USG contribution, began in May 2008 wit [...]	2009-04-13 10:07:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	SENV EAGR EAID PGOV PREL JO IS
09AMMAN876	JOURNALIST FACES SLANDER CHARGES FOR ARTICLE [...] (U) Journalist Khaled Mahadin, who published an article critical of parliament on the Amman-based news website Khaberni.com in February, pled not guilty on March 30 to charges of slander. Mahadin's article, "For God's Sake, Abdullah," called for the dissolution of parliament and an end to "u [...]	2009-04-14 12:02:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KISL JO
09AMMAN886	KING RENEWS CALLS FOR DECENTRALIZATION, GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. King Abdullah is ramping up pressure on Jordan's government and calling for movement on a 2004 plan to bring greater local control over provision of government services. PM Nader Al-Dahabi, a known opponent of decentralization, is publicly voicing his willingness to comply with [...]	2009-04-15 12:04:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM JO
09AMMAN887	SCENESETTER FOR KING ABDULLAH'S VISIT TO THE U.S. [...] (S/NF) Summary: King Abdullah is extremely pleased to be the first Arab leader to meet with the President in Washington. He wants to show his skeptical public and the wider Arab street that his moderate approach gains him access to (and, he hopes, influence with) the White House. The visit [...]	2009-04-15 12:08:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL IS IR IZ SY JO
09AMMAN906	WATER POLLUTION INCIDENT TO CAST BLAME ON MINISTRY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Jordanian Ministry of Water and Irrigation (MWI) on March 13 suspended pumping water for two days from the King Abdullah Canal, which supplies Amman with one-third of its water needs, after detecting oil and sewage in the waterways. Jordanian authorities determined that the [...]	2009-04-16 15:03:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PREL EAGR EAID PGOV JO IS
09AMMAN914	ARAB MINISTERS AGREE ON PEACE APPROACH IN ADVANCE [...] (S/NF) Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh passed Ambassador the text of points agreed upon by Arab ministers who met in Amman on April 11, in advance of King Abdullah's trip to the United States. That meeting - dubbed "7 1" - brought together Jordanian, Saudi, Lebanese, Egyptian, Qatari [...]	2009-04-20 12:59:00	Embassy Amman	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV KPAL IS JO
09AMMAN92	JORDAN'S AMBASSADOR TO ISRAEL NOT RECALLED [...] (C) Despite Israeli media reports over the weekend, Jordan's Ambassador to Israel Ali Al Ayed has not been officially recalled to Jordan and his family remains in Israel, based on repeated discussions with Foreign Ministry and Royal Court contacts. Ayed was attending a Jordanian chief of miss [...]	2009-01-12 14:37:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL JO
09AMMAN920	ASSOCIATIONS LAW AMENDMENTS SENT TO JORDAN'S [...] (C) Summary: Amendments to a 2008 law that increased regulatory burdens and government oversight over civil society were endorsed by Jordan's cabinet on March 24 and will now be considered by parliament (Ref A). Divisions about the draft amendments have already arisen among the civil societ [...]	2009-04-21 08:28:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID KDEM JO
09AMMAN925	JORDAN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON AID TO PA, UNDERSCORES [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-21 13:57:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON EFIN KPAL KWBG JO
09AMMAN942	CORRECTED VERSION: ASSOCIATIONS LAW AMENDMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Amendments to a 2008 law that increased regulatory burdens and government oversight over civil society were endorsed by Jordan's cabinet on March 24 and will now be considered by parliament (Ref A). Divisions about the draft amendments have already arisen among the civil societ [...]	2009-04-23 05:52:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EAID KDEM JO
09AMMAN990	JORDAN,S ISLAMISTS OPPOSE POPE,S MAY 8 VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Islamists from Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood and its political wing have publicly opposed the Pope's planned May 8-11 visit to the Kingdom. Government officials have denounced the published criticisms and continue to plan for the visit. Christian leaders privately say that criti [...]	2009-04-30 07:33:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SCUL KISL JO
09AMMAN994	JOURNALIST ACQUITTED OF SLANDER CHARGES [...] (U) A Jordanian court acquitted journalist Khaled Mahadin of slander charges on April 27. The case was brought against Mahadin by parliament's secretary general over an online article that included allegations of corruption by lower house speaker Abdulhadi Al-Majali (Ref A). The Court of Fi [...]	2009-04-30 10:21:00	Embassy Amman	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV KISL KDEM JO
09ANKARA10	TURKEY: STATE TV LAUNCHES KURDISH CHANNEL [...] (C) Summary: This is a joint cable Embassy Ankara, Consulate Istanbul, and Consulate Adana. On January 1 the government-run broadcasting service Turkish Radio and Television (TRT) began official 24-hour Kurdish broadcasting on the new TRT 6. While some representatives from Kurdish and human [...]	2009-01-06 08:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU OSCE EU
09ANKARA100	TURKEY LOOKS TO BROADEN/DEEPEN TIES WITH IRAQ AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: Turkey continues its outreach to Baghdad and to Erbil in an effort to broaden and deepen its ties to Iraq and the KRG. GOT Special Envoy for Iraq Ozcelik recognizes the pace of progress remains slow but is encouraged that progress continues and that the tenor of discussions betwee [...]	2009-01-22 07:30:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV ENRG TU IZ
09ANKARA1015	TURKEY: WOUNDED AKP DISPUTES SIGNS OF DECLINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Speculation that the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) poor performance in March 29 local elections represented the first sign of the fall of AKP is mere "wishful thinking," according to a number of AKP insiders and analysts. AKP contacts told us that the party remain [...]	2009-07-15 16:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
09ANKARA1024	Update on PKK Violence (July 1-7, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the July 1-7, 2009, seven security officials were i [...]	2009-07-16 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA1025	TURKEY: DPM CICEK REQUESTS US TRIP POSTPONEMENT [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on July 15, Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek requested of the Ambassador that his trip to the US -- scheduled for July 21-24 -- be postponed until September or October. Complaining bitterly about the lack of concrete results out of Northern Iraq to eliminate the P [...]	2009-07-16 15:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1030	CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM IN WESTERN BLACK SEA REGION [...] (C) Summary: Bartin, Zonguldak, and Karabuk, provinces in Turkey's western Black Sea region, form part of Turkey's industrial heartland. The provinces' largely unionized workers provide coal, iron, steel, and tin for heavy industry not only in Turkey, but in Europe and other markets. With [...]	2009-07-17 14:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1032	TURKEY: END-OF-TOUR REFLECTIONS ON THE KURDISH [...] (U) This is a Consulate Adana cable. It distills my observations on the Kurdish issue following three years service as Principal Officer. 2. (C) I first ventured east of the Euphrates in August, 2006. Turkish grievances against the U.S. were numerous and intensifying. The war in Iraq s [...]	2009-07-20 09:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA1033	YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Admiral Stavridis: Welcome to Turkey. Your trip will underscore Turkey's status as an essential Ally in every existing NATO operation and in what we seek to accomplish in this region. 2. (C) Issues to Raise: -- Turkey's primary security focus remains its counter-insurgency effort a [...]	2009-07-20 12:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MASS NATO TU
09ANKARA1049	USG-UK COOPERATION CONTINUES ON TURKEY'S CT ISSUES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During July 6-8 meetings in London, Embassy Ankara's Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) and her British counterparts agreed that Turkey is unlikely to change its attitude toward its terrorism legislation without clear evidence of the law's inadequacy. Separately, the UK proposed work [...]	2009-07-23 04:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV TU
09ANKARA1050	Turkey's Terrorism Laws: Little Likelihood of Change [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite repeated prodding, Turkey continues to resist suggestions that it needs to amend its terrorism laws to broaden the definition of terrorism. Lacking releasable concrete examples of shortcomings in the current law, continued USG requests on this front are unlikely to mee [...]	2009-07-23 04:20:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV TU
09ANKARA1083	TURKEY: JUDICIARY LOGJAM CLEARS, BUT SCARS REMAIN [...] (C) Summary: A 21-day logjam over judicial appointments has broken, allowing the prosecutors investigating the Ergenekon case to stay in place, but also putting them under greater scrutiny by the Supreme Board of Judges and Prosecutors (HSYK). The compromise allows judicial proceedings to c [...]	2009-07-29 04:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1085	Update on PKK Violence (July 16-23, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the July 16-23, 2009, one security official was kill [...]	2009-07-29 08:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA1093	Iranian Applicants Intimidated Yet Hopeful [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This week's visa applicants representing a spectrum of Iranian society updated CONOFF regarding the unrest in Iran. In line with earlier reporting from Ankara, all expressed shock that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad took the election and expressed hope that the situation in Iran would chan [...]	2009-07-30 09:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
09ANKARA1101	TURKEY: PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY HAS THE LEAD [...] (S) Ambassador summarized REF A points to MFA U/S Apakan, July 24. 2. (S) POLOFF reiterated demarche to MFA Israel/Palestine desk officer Rauf Alp Denktas, July 27. Denktas underscored GOT policy that the Palestinian Authority led by President Abbas is the legitimate authority for all Pa [...]	2009-07-31 04:45:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER EAID TU WBG IS

09ANKARA1102	TURKEY: URBAN POOR LEERY OF MODERN COMFORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Urban renewal remains problematic in Turkey. Today's gecekondus (illegally built shanty houses) are a visible reminder of the rapid influx of rural migrants into the cities. The GOT wishes to develop the land occupied by these gecekondus into modern high rises with the aim of [...]	2009-07-31 04:46:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA1104	TURKEY: YOK LIFTS YOKE ON RELIGIOUS SCHOOL GRADS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A recent decision by Turkey's Higher Education Council (YOK) has ended a decade-old official policy that made it much harder for religious school graduates to compete for regular University admissions. The decision has accentuated the current schism in Turkish society between [...]	2009-07-31 09:39:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA1127	Update on PKK Violence (July 24-31, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the July 24-31, 2009, three security officials were [...]	2009-08-04 09:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA1128	TURKEY: USG APPROVAL RATINGS STILL IN BASEMENT; [...] (C) SUMMARY. Based on the latest PEW survey (but broadly consistent with other polls we have seen recently) USG approval ratings in Turkey continue to lag, although there are glimmers of improvement in certain categories such as confidence that the US will do the right thing in international [...]	2009-08-04 12:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	SCUL PGOV PREL TU US
09ANKARA1131	TURKEY: SUPREME MILITARY COUNCIL NAMES NEW DEPUTY [...] (U) The Supreme Military Council (YAS) results were announced on August 4. Turkish Land Forces Chief of Staff GEN Aslan Guner will replace GEN Hasan Igsiz as the deputy chief of the Turkish General Staff (TGS) and will thus become the lead Turkish representative at the next High Level Defense [...]	2009-08-04 15:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PINR TU
09ANKARA1136	TURKISH PARLIAMENT ELECTS PM LOYALIST AS SPEAKER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish Grand National Assembly (TGNA) elected Mehmet Ali Sahin, a former Minister of Justice and a close ally of PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as its speaker August 5. Sahin's legal and ministerial experience will contribute to ushering the government's ambitious Kurdish initiat [...]	2009-08-05 16:05:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1145	TURKEY: SWEDES VIEW INCREASING AEGEAN TENSIONS AS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador discussed reftels joint efforts with Swedish Ambassador Christer Asp August 5 and noted, in particular, that rising Turkish-Greek tensions over recent Aegean events could inadvertently impact Turkey's EU accession bid. Asp commented that Greece and Cyprus already ha [...]	2009-08-07 11:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EUN TU SW
09ANKARA1146	TURKEY: CHP ARGUES KURDS MUST BE TURKS FIRST [...] (C) Summary: In an August 5 meeting with Republican People's Party (CHP) President Deniz Baykal, the Ambassador stressed the important role CHP must play in finding an effective solution to the Kurdish issue. Baykal agreed in principle, but undercut the whole point by adding that any plan th [...]	2009-08-07 12:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER TU
09ANKARA1149	US AND TURKEY REAFFIRM CT COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. Turkey is generally pleased with the U.S.-Turkey-Iraq Trilateral Process, but Iraq must take concrete measures against the PKK, Turkish officials told S/CT Amb. Benjamin during his July 30-31 visit. Turkey is developing a new broader "democratization" approach to the Kurdish issu [...]	2009-08-07 15:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV PREL EU IZ TU
09ANKARA1155	TURKEY: DTP UPBEAT ON PROSPECTS FOR KURDISH OPENING [...] (C) Summary. During an August 6 dinner hosted by Democracy and Society Party (DTP) Chairman Ahmet Turk, the Ambassador stressed the importance of the DTP continuing to cooperate closely with the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) to f [...]	2009-08-10 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER TU
09ANKARA1156	TURKEY: MFA BRIEFS CODEL MURPHY-MCKEON ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Codel Murphy-McKeon attended a lunch on August 4 hosted by MFA U/S Ertugrul Apakan during their visit to Ankara. The delegation discussed the importance of the U.S.-Turkish relationship and current issues in Afghanistan and Iraq. Apakan highlighted the need to build a national, [...]	2009-08-10 15:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OREP PREL PGOV AF TU IZ KDEM
09ANKARA1158	TURKEY AND ITS KURDS: STARS ARE ALIGNED [...] (C) Summary: With increasing prominence and gusto, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government in recent weeks has been proclaiming its desire to find a lasting solution to the Kurdish "problem." Though the details are officially still under discussion, it is clear that AKP is mobili [...]	2009-08-11 11:32:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1179	LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish candidates for an International Military Education and Training (IMET) sponsored program. Action Request: Post requests that Department conduct a name check on these candidates in appropriate databases (DR [...]	2009-08-13 13:13:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1185	Iran Election Outrage Muted For Time Being [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A broad range of Iranian visa applicants interviewed in the past two weeks expressed that the public unrest in Iran has calmed, but hope outrage over the recent election in the long run will force Mahmoud Ahmadinejad out of office. As one Armenian middle aged couple stated, "thi [...]	2009-08-13 14:10:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
09ANKARA1186	LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish candidates for an International Military Education and Training (IMET) sponsored program. Action Request: Post requests that Department conduct a name check on these candidates in appropriate databases (DR [...]	2009-08-13 14:15:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1187	LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish candidates for an International Military Education and Training (IMET) sponsored program. Action Request: Post requests that Department conduct a name check on these candidates in appropriate databases (DR [...]	2009-08-13 14:16:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1191	Update on PKK Violence (August 1-7, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the August 1-7, 2009, one security official was kill [...]	2009-08-14 07:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA1214	MHP CONTINUES TO SEE KURDISH INITIATIVE AS [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Charge, Oktay Vural, the Nationalist Action Party (MHP) point-man for arguing against the government's still-gestating Kurdish Initiative, explained MHP's rejectionist stance in existential terms for the future of Turkey. Claiming that the Turkish political [...]	2009-08-18 13:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1216	TURKEY: ENGAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's experience as an ISAF participant and lead nation, its long-term leadership of Wardak PRT and its sponsorship of the "Ankara Process" confirm its commitment to security and democracy in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Though constrained by limited resources, Turkey is willi [...]	2009-08-19 04:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PTER PINS EAID MASS
09ANKARA1217	TURKEY: ENGAGEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's experience as an ISAF participant and lead nation, its long-term leadership of Wardak PRT and its sponsorship of the "Ankara Process" confirm its commitment to security and democracy in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Though constrained by limited resources, Turkey is willi [...]	2009-08-19 04:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PGOV PTER PINS EAID MASS
09ANKARA1222	UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (AUGUST 8-15, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the week of August 8-15, 2009, one security officia [...]	2009-08-19 13:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA1223	TURKEY: ON BOARD WITH US APPROACH TO BROADEN [...] (SBU) MFA Maritime Affairs Section Head Haldun Tekneci confirmed on August 19 that the GOT fully supports the proposal to shift from the concept of "membership" in the Contact Group for Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) to one of participation, in line with ref a and the presentation Pri [...]	2009-08-19 14:35:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL
09ANKARA1224	AFGHANISTAN ELECTIONS: TURKEY NEEDS LITTLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In both their public statements and private conversations with us, GoT officials have repeatedly confirmed their commitment to a free and fair Afghan presidential election. The GoT's dispatch of a 12-person MFA-led team of election monitors to Afghanistan substantiates that com [...]	2009-08-19 14:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AF TU
09ANKARA1226	TURKEY FRUSTRATED WITH AZERI GAS NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Following the recent round of gas negotiations between Turkey and Azerbaijan, Turkish interlocutors expressed frustration at the lack of progress. Going into the meetings, the Turks had fully expected that they would be finalizing the deal and were surprised by what they see as A [...]	2009-08-20 08:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PGOV AJ TU
09ANKARA123	TURKEY REFOCUSES ON EU ACCESSION AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: Launching what many believe to be a make or break year for Turkey's EU accession bid, PM Erdogan reinvigorated Turkey's efforts by naming Justice and Development Party (AKP) Vice Chairman Egemen Bagis as State Minister for EU Affairs and by visiting Brussels for the first time in [...]	2009-01-23 17:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL EUN TU
09ANKARA1230	DAVUTOGLU URGES ISRAELI SETTLEMENT RESTRAINT AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 12:23:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TU IS
09ANKARA124	Update on PKK Violence (January 16-23, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the January 16-23, 2009, reporting period, no securi [...]	2009-01-26 10:57:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA1247	SCENESETTER FOR CONGRESSMAN WEXLER'S VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: You will find Turks increasingly focused on Erdogan's still inchoate "Democratic Initiative," which seeks to address the social and economic factors contributing to many Turkish Kurds' sense of alienation from their government and modern Turkey. The initiative's opponents fear [...]	2009-08-24 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA125	TURKEY: MARCH LOCAL ELECTIONS - A PRIMER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on March 29 will face its first nationwide electoral test since its landslide victory in the July 2007 parliamentary elections. Some 48 million voters will go to the polls to elect approximately 2,300 mayors and almost 100,00 [...]	2009-01-26 12:00:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA1263	TURKEY: MILITARY BREAKS SILENCE ON KURDISH OPENING [...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkish Military Chief GEN Basbug used his August 25 Victory Week commemoration message to break the military's silence on the government's "Democratic Opening" on Kurdish issues (ref a). His message gave support to the government's effort to take steps in the "economi [...]	2009-08-26 14:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1277	Update on PKK Violence (August 16-23, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the August 16-23, 2009, two security officials were [...]	2009-08-28 14:41:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA1293	NATO SYG'S INITIAL VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: During his initial trip to Turkey as the new NATO SYG, Anders Fogh Rasmussen urged senior GoT officials to provide significant additional training support in Afghanistan and received strong push back when he pressed Turkey to show more flexibility to help improve NATO-EU cooperati [...]	2009-09-01 20:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO TU
09ANKARA1295	TURKEY: A PERSPECTIVE ON THE KURDISH ISSUE FROM [...] (SBU) Adana Principal Officer Daria Darnell, accompanied by Embassy Poloff and a locally-employed political advisor, engaged local political and NGO leaders on the Democratic (Kurdish) Initiative during a trip to six provinces in southeastern Turkey from August 17-21. Turkish Kurds expressed [...]	2009-09-02 12:51:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM TU
09ANKARA1303	TURKEY: REMARKABLE HARMONY IN DIYARBAKIR'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Despite the heavy presence of police and checkpoints to search celebrants, and in contrast to past gatherings in Diyarbakir, the Democratic Society Party (DTP)-organized celebration of September 1 World Peace Day was remarkably violence free. Media report conflicting numbers of [...]	2009-09-04 14:08:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM ECPS TU
09ANKARA1304	Update on PKK Violence (August 24-31, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the August 24-31, 2009, four security officials were [...]	2009-09-04 15:34:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA1310	CODEL WEXLER URGES TURKISH ACTION ON MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary. Rep. Robert Wexler met August 26-27 with a wide array of top-level Turkish officials to discuss the current state of U.S.-Turkish relations and to urge them to push for greater regional support for President Obama's initiatives on Middle East peace and his willingness to deal wit [...]	2009-09-08 12:18:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG AM AZ IS IR TU
09ANKARA1324	LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish candidates for an International Military Education and Training (IMET) sponsored program. Action Request: Post requests that Department conduct a name check on these candidates in appropriate databases (DR [...]	2009-09-09 14:04:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1326	DAS KAIDANOW'S INITIAL CONSULTATIONS IN TURKEY [...] (C) Summary: GoT officials told EUR DAS Kaidanow during her initial visit to Ankara that: -- Turkey is committed to the reconciliation process with Armenia, but Ankara also needs to see progress on Nagorno-Karabakh; -- Ankara fully supports Talat and is giving him maximum flexibility, but [...]	2009-09-09 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS AR GR TU
09ANKARA1327	TURKEY: PRESS FREEDOM - OTTOMAN STYLE [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Turkey slammed independent Dogan Media Group (DMG) on September 8 with a record $2.5 billion dollar fine for alleged tax evasion, relaunching a direct assault on Turkey's largest non-pro-government media group and dramatically intensifying concerns about the st [...]	2009-09-09 16:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
09ANKARA1328	TURKEY: ANKARA BRAVES OPPOSITION TO ARMENIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition parties continue to object vigorously to the Turkish MFA's August 31 announcement of the agreement between Turkey and Armenia to begin consultations on bilateral protocols on establishing diplomatic relations and opening the border. Given the opposition's pre-existing [...]	2009-09-10 04:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU AM
09ANKARA1329	LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish candidates for a TNP sponsored program. Action Request: Post requests that Department conduct a name check on these candidates in appropriate databases (DRL/PM/EUR/INR) and advise Post whether any derogato [...]	2009-09-10 06:42:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1332	LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish candidates for an International Military Education and Training (IMET) sponsored program. Action Request: Post requests that Department conduct a name check on these candidates in appropriate databases (DR [...]	2009-09-10 10:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1333	Update on PKK Violence (September 1-7, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During September 1-7, 2009, no security official was killed [...]	2009-09-10 11:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA1334	LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish candidate for an International Military Education and Training (IMET) sponsored program. Action Request: Post requests that Department conduct a name check on this flag officer in appropriate databases (DR [...]	2009-09-10 12:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1339	TURKEY: "DEMOCRATIC INITIATIVE" STILL INCOMPLETE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Details of the Government's Kurdish Initiative remain elusive. Interior Minister Atalay's August 31 press conference on the "Democratization Initiative," which is being developed as a solution to the long-simmering tensions between the Turkish state and its Kurdish population, h [...]	2009-09-10 16:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PINR PHUM TU
09ANKARA1343	TURKEY: CHILD LABOR REPORT RUFFLES GOT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post delivered the points in reftel to appropriate officials in the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MOLSS) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The GOT's response ranged from moderately negative to baffled. Even though the USDOL report on Worst Forms of Child Labor (WFCL [...]	2009-09-11 14:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1352	TURKEY SQUEEZES PHARMA SECTOR TO EASE HEALTH [...] (C) Summary. Faced with a TL 1 billion deficit in its health care spending for 2009 and significant additional deficits in years to come, the GOT is scrambling for ways to close the gap. According to pharmaceutical sector representatives, a large part of the GOT strategy appears to be to lay [...]	2009-09-14 14:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV EFIN TU
09ANKARA137	DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES SOUTH CAUCASUS WITH GOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy U/S for Eastern Europe and South Caucasus Unal Cevikoz emphasized to visiting DAS Bryza and the Ambassador January 16 the importance Turkey attaches to the continuation of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). Cevikoz said Turkey would support a UNOMIG extensio [...]	2009-01-27 16:05:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV AJ AM GG RU TU XY
09ANKARA1370	IRANIAN ELECTION PROTESTER'S TORTURE ALLEGATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. CONOFF spoke with Ebrahim Sharifi (please strictly protect) on Thursday September 17 concerning his involvement in Iran,s recent election and post election activities as well as his detainment, torture, and sodomy by government authorities. Sharifi discussed his efforts to expose [...]	2009-09-17 16:22:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
09ANKARA1372	LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish candidates for an FBI-sponsored program. Action Request: Post requests that Department conduct a name check on these candidates in appropriate databases (DRL/PM/EUR/INR) and advise Post whether any derogat [...]	2009-09-18 08:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1375	UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (SEPTEMBER 8-15, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the September 8-15, 2009, ten security officials wer [...]	2009-09-18 12:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA1379	LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish candidates for an IMET sponsored program. Action Request: Post requests that Department conduct a name check on these candidates in appropriate databases (DRL/PM/EUR/INR) and advise Post whether any deroga [...]	2009-09-18 13:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA1381	TURKEY SUPPORTS USG OBJECTIVES FOR AD-HOC LIAISON [...] (SBU) On September 18 we delivered REFTEL objectives to Rauf Denktas at MFA's Directorate General for the Middle East. He told us that Turkey supports the U.S. objectives and that the Deputy Under Secretary for the Middle East and head of the department plan to attend the Ad Hoc Liaison Commi [...]	2009-09-18 15:32:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KPAL PGOV TU IS EU WBEG
09ANKARA1383	ALCOHOL IN ANKARA: MAYOR MIXES A MOLOTOV COCKTAIL [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ankara Mayor Melih Gokcek briefly flirted with the idea of holding a referendum on the sale of alcohol in Bahcelievler district of Ankara. Although the idea was shelved after a blizzard of protests, the concept of the referendum and the way the mayor brought the issue to the age [...]	2009-09-18 16:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1384	TURKEY: CHP OF TWO MINDS ON THE KURDS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) is torn on the issue of Kurdish rights. Although the party's leadership has been making harsh, uncompromising comments concerning the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government's nascent democratic initiative, many of C [...]	2009-09-18 16:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1411	UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (SEPTEMBER 16-23, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the period September 16-23, one security official wa [...]	2009-09-30 05:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA142	SCENESETTER FOR MIDDLE EAST SPECIAL ENVOY GEORGE [...] (S) The Gaza crisis and IDF attacks on Palestinian civilians dominated the Turkish press for three weeks and will still be fresh in the minds of GOT officials as you arrive. PM Erdogan, incensed that Israel launched attacks on Gaza just days after PM Olmert had visited Ankara with no mention [...]	2009-01-28 15:56:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PREL PGOV PTER TU
09ANKARA1421	TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Embassy Ankara warmly welcomes your visit to Turkey October 8-10. Our relations with Turkey are strong. While the euphoria from the President's visit last April have faded, the steady stream of senior visitors from Washington has helped us convince Turkey's leaders that the Administrat [...]	2009-09-30 14:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA1425	GOVERNMENT VS. DOGAN GRUDGE MATCH CHILLS TURKISH JOURNALISM [...] (U) This cable is a joint Embassy Ankara/Consulate General Istanbul product. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Despite international signals about the press freedom implications of record tax fines levied against the Dogan Media Group, the GOT has upped the ante in its battle with the beleaguered media gian [...]	2009-10-01 13:50:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV KPAO TU
09ANKARA1433	LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish candidate for an International Military Education and Training (IMET) sponsored program. Action Request: Post requests that Department conduct a name check on the candidate in appropriate databases (DRL/PM [...]	2009-10-02 14:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA144	ERGENEKON PROBE: SOME SMOKE, BUT LASTING IMPACT [...] (C) Summary: The widening scope of the Ergenekon investigation has divided Turkish society into two increasingly hardened camps: those who see the case as a courageous step to bring Turkish society under the rule of law, by uncovering and then holding accountable the gangs responsible for hu [...]	2009-01-29 12:34:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA1446	TURKEY PUSHES FOR STRATEGIC COOPERATION WITH IRAQ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PM Erdogan's October 15 visit to Baghdad is the culmination of a recently revitalized GoT effort to establish a strategic partnership with Iraq. He hopes to lay the foundations for bilateral cooperation in areas ranging from counter-terrorism cooperation and hydrocarbons trans [...]	2009-10-06 14:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ SY
09ANKARA1447	UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (SEPTEMBER 24-30, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the September 24-30 period, no security personnel we [...]	2009-10-06 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA145	TURKEY: THE LINGERING IMPACT OF GOT GAZA RHETORIC [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan's harsh condemnation of GOI actions during the recent Gaza crisis continues to impact Turkey's Jewish minority and its bilateral relationship with Israel. Jewish Community leaders in Istanbul told the Ambassador that while they had previously enjoyed a clos [...]	2009-01-29 13:09:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS TU
09ANKARA1455	DAVUTOGLU TAKES THE CASE FOR TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION [...] (SBU) Summary: EU embassy interlocutors here interpreted Davutoglu's October 1 Brussels statement urging the EU to admit Turkey by 2015 not as an ultimatum, but as a reaffirmation of the GoT's commitment to its EU candidacy. Progress on internal reforms and GoT actions that encourage hopes fo [...]	2009-10-07 15:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EUN TU
09ANKARA1460	LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish National Police candidates for an IMET sponsored program. Action Request: Post requests that Department conduct a name check on these candidates in appropriate databases (DRL/PM/EUR/INR) and advise Post wh [...]	2009-10-08 12:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1468	TURKEY: GROWING PESSIMISM AMONG KURDS IN SOUTHEAST [...] (C) Summary: During a recent eight-day tour around southeast Turkey, we found Kurds throughout the region expressing growing doubt that the Government of Turkey is sincere about its "Democratic Opening." Many view it as the AK Party's (AKP) tactic to attract Kurdish voters after losing Kurd [...]	2009-10-09 13:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA1474	WOMEN IN POLITICS: THE ROAD IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: The road to political empowerment of Turkish women continues to be under construction. While women have equal political rights and freedoms, the right to vote, and the right to be elected and to engage in political activity, the number of female Members of Parliament (MPs) and [...]	2009-10-13 14:28:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TU
09ANKARA1475	TURKEY'S DEMOCRATIC INITIATIVE: MORE THAN WORDS? [...] (C) Summary: Interior Minister Besir Atalay has announced that the as-yet unrevealed Democratic Initiative will exit its first "debate" phase and progress to the second "concrete step" phase after the Prime Minister returns from a visit to Iraq on October 15. Details of the project remain e [...]	2009-10-13 15:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PTER TU
09ANKARA1477	PM ERDOGAN'S WISH LIST FOR OCTOBER 15 BAGHDAD VISIT [...] (SBU) Prime Minister Erdogan and his delegation of nine ministers hope to sign well over 40 protocols, memoranda of understanding and agreements with their Iraqi counterparts when they visit Baghdad October 15 (REFTEL),according to the MFA. The GOT hopes the documents will guide bilateral co [...]	2009-10-14 04:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ SY
09ANKARA1481	TURKISH-ISRAELI RELATIONS CONTINUE TO SOUR [...] (C) Summary: Turkish-Israeli bilateral relations remain strained. GOT interlocutors attribute the tension to Israel's December Gaza operation and argue that the bilateral relationship will recover only when Israel allows improvements to the humanitarian situation in Gaza. The GOT's last-minu [...]	2009-10-14 13:35:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR TU IS
09ANKARA1482	UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (OCTOBER 1 - 7, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the October 1 - 7 period, two security officials, i [...]	2009-10-14 15:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA1486	TURKEY-SYRIA RELATIONS: AN AKP WORK IN PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish government firmly supports its expanding bilateral relationship with Syria, which it argues benefits both nations and the region. Increasing ties and cooperation between the two governments led to a recent agreement to remove visa requirements, which the MFA deems a c [...]	2009-10-15 12:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL SY TU
09ANKARA1487	ARMENIA PROTOCOL MAY FACE PARLIAMENT GRIDLOCK [...] (C) Summary: Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman, Murat Mercan, told us October 15 that the government will submit the Armenia protocols to him next week for discussion by the Foreign Affairs Committee. He said an agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan on Nagorno-Karabakh is a p [...]	2009-10-16 09:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ AM PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA149	ERDOGAN'S DAVOS REMARKS PLAY WELL FOR AKP [...] (C) Summary and comment: Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan received a hero's welcome on his return to Turkey early January 30 from Davos, where during a televised discussion concerning Gaza he harshly criticized the Israeli government and stormed out, swearing to never return. The outburst has [...]	2009-01-30 11:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA1497	TURKEY: AMBASSADOR PRODS D/PM ON DOGAN MEDIA FINE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an October 14 discussion with the Ambassador, Deputy PM Arinc defended the tax evasion fine against the Dogan Media Group as simply a move by GOT auditing agencies to tackle the unregistered economy and eliminate "off-record" dealings. He portrayed Dogan as a powerful corpora [...]	2009-10-16 10:53:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TU
09ANKARA1500	TURKS ACCENT THE POSITIVE IN EU PROGRESS REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: State Minister for EU Affairs Egemen Bagis and the MFA offered a broadly positive official reaction to the European Commission's 12th annual progress report, released October 14. Both Bagis and the MFA portrayed the report in their public statements as endorsing the government's [...]	2009-10-16 16:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CY EU PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA1507	TURKEY: PKK COMING FROM IRAQ AS "PEACE DELEGATION" [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19 a group of 26 refugees from the Makhmour camp in Northern Iraq and eight reported members of the PKK from Kandil Mountain began returning to Turkey via the Habur Border Gate. PM Erdogan described the returnees as "surrendering" to Turkish authorities while the PKK s [...]	2009-10-20 04:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM IZ TU
09ANKARA1508	TURKEY: PKK COMING FROM IRAQ AS "PEACE DELEGATION" [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19 a group of 26 refugees from the Makhmour camp in Northern Iraq and eight reported members of the PKK from Kandil Mountain began returning to Turkey via the Habur Border Gate. PM Erdogan described the returnees as "surrendering" to Turkish authorities while the PKK s [...]	2009-10-20 04:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM IZ TU
09ANKARA1512	LABOR UPSET THAT GOT WILL USE UNEMPLOYMENT FUNDS [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Turkey passed a law last August that will allow it to dip into a fund for unemployment insurance and transfer payments for "infrastructure development" projects, primarily in the Southeast. The law is unpopular with labor unionists because while the fund is not [...]	2009-10-20 16:12:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB TU
09ANKARA1513	TURKEY: PKK RETURNEES HEAD FOR DIYARBAKIR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkish public continues to be riveted by the saga of PKK returnees who arrived at the Habur Gate border crossing on October 19. Five of the original 34 were detained but later released. Interior Minister Atalay projects that another 100-150 returnees will arrive soon, and [...]	2009-10-20 16:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM IZ TU
09ANKARA1514	TURKEY: PKK RETURNEES HEAD FOR DIYARBAKIR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkish public continues to be riveted by the saga of PKK returnees who arrived at the Habur Gate border crossing on October 19. Five of the original 34 were detained but later released. Interior Minister Atalay projects that another 100-150 returnees will arrive soon, and [...]	2009-10-21 04:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM IZ TU
09ANKARA1515	TURKEY: PKK RETURNEES HEAD FOR DIYARBAKIR [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkish public continues to be riveted by the saga of PKK returnees who arrived at the Habur Gate border crossing on October 19. Five of the original 34 were detained but later released. Interior Minister Atalay projects that another 100-150 returnees will arrive soon, and [...]	2009-10-21 04:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM IZ TU
09ANKARA1520	IRAN ASYLUM SEEKER ALLEGES TORTURE AND SIGNS OF [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: On Monday October 19th, CONOFF and LEGATT interviewed Ebrahim Ali MEHTARI (strictly protect),an Iranian asylum seeker in Ankara, regarding MEHTARI's claims that he saw writing by Robert LEVINSON at an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) detention center during MEHTARI' [...]	2009-10-21 12:29:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET//NOFORN	CVIS IR PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SCUL SOCI TU
09ANKARA1522	TURKEY TO PRESS FOR IRAQI SUPPORT OF KURDISH [...] (C) Turkey's Ambassador to Iraq, Murat Ozcelik, told us October 21 that upon his return to Baghdad later in the week he would attempt to engage the Iraqi government and KRG in the nascent Kurdish-Turk returnee process (REFTELS). Ozcelik said the early focus of his engagement effort would be fu [...]	2009-10-21 15:16:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ SY
09ANKARA1526	LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish candidates for Department of Homeland Security and Department of Energy sponsored programs. Post's EXBS Advisor will escort the participants to the programs. Action Request: Post requests that Department [...]	2009-10-22 11:27:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1533	PM'S OCTOBER 15 BAGHDAD VISIT: LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER [...] (C) Summary: The GOT is pleased with the 48 MOUs, protocols and agreements PM Erdogan and his nine ministers signed with their Iraqi counterparts during Erdogan's October 15 visit to Baghdad. The MFA realizes that implementing the accords will be difficult. The MOU on natural gas exports es [...]	2009-10-23 08:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ SY
09ANKARA1534	PM'S OCTOBER 15 BAGHDAD VISIT: LOOKS GOOD ON PAPER [...] (C) Summary: The GOT is pleased with the 48 MOUs, protocols and agreements PM Erdogan and his nine ministers signed with their Iraqi counterparts during Erdogan's October 15 visit to Baghdad. The MFA realizes that implementing the accords will be difficult. The MOU on natural gas exports es [...]	2009-10-23 08:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ SY
09ANKARA1536	LEAHY VETTING: REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT REVIEW OF [...] This is an action request. See para. 2. 2. Post has reviewed the following Turkish candidate for Department of Homeland Security and Department of Energy sponsored programs. Post's EXBS Advisor will escort the participant to the programs. Action Request: Post requests that Department co [...]	2009-10-23 13:06:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1537	TIES THAT BIND: AZERI INFLUENCE OVER TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Turkey-Armenia protocols begin to percolate in the Turkish Parliament (SEPTEL),Azerbaijan's influence on Turkish public opinion will be pivotal. Given the close cultural, historical and linguistic ties between the Turks and Azerbaijanis, the Turkish public appears unwilli [...]	2009-10-23 14:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON AR AJ TU
09ANKARA1538	GOT REELING FROM RECEPTION GIVEN PKK RETURNEES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reactions to the return of 34 PKK sympathizers/members from northern Iraq to Turkey have been mixed with negative perceptions rapidly dominating the initial hopes of reconciliation. The exuberant reception by the crowds greeting the returnees had drawn sharp criticism from media [...]	2009-10-23 17:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREF PHUM IZ TU
09ANKARA1539	UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (OCTOBER 8-15, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the October 8-15, 2009, four security officials were [...]	2009-10-24 10:03:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA1549	ISRAELI AMBASSADOR TRACES HIS PROBLEMS TO ERDOGAN [...] (C) During an October 26 call on the Ambassador, Israeli Ambassador Gabby Levy registered concern over the recent deterioration in his country's bilateral relations with Turkey and the conviction that the relationship's decline is attributable exclusively to Prime Minister Erdogan. Levy said Foreig [...]	2009-10-27 11:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IS
09ANKARA1560	Major Iranian Protest Expected Next Wednesday [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This week a variety of immigrant (IV) and non-immigrant visa (NIV) applicants told CONOFF that major national student-led protests are planned for Wednesday, November 4. It is unclear who the leaders of the protests are, but participants plan to use "student's day" as a cover t [...]	2009-10-27 14:18:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
09ANKARA1562	CIVIL SERVICE UNIONS THREATEN NOVEMBER 25 STRIKE [...] (U) Summary: Civil service workers intend to strike November 25 to protest the lack of a legal framework for them to collectively bargain or strike. Estimates vary on the reach of the strike but as many as 2.4 million workers may participate. Turkey's lack of legislation to provide these ri [...]	2009-10-27 17:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ELAB ECON AMGT TU
09ANKARA1569	PROTOCOLS IN PARLIAMENT-WHAT NEXT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Now that the Turkey-Armenia protocols are in parliament, "the hard part begins." The GOT faces an uphill battle in pushing for ratification, as the opposition continues its criticism and public opinion demands progress on Nagorno-Karabakh. What constitutes the minimum political [...]	2009-10-29 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL AJ AR TU
09ANKARA1573	UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (OCTOBER 16-23, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the October 16-23 period, no security official was [...]	2009-11-02 09:33:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA1576	TURKEY: DEMOCRAT PARTY BACK FROM THE GRAVE? [...] (C) Summary: The center right Democrat Party (DP) and Motherland Party (ANAP) held a joint party congress October 31 to implement their merger under the Democrat Party name. Although the two parties together regularly poll no more than five percent in public opinion surveys, the merger ends tw [...]	2009-11-02 17:20:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1582	TURKEY: TGS FEELING ERGENEKON SQUEEZE [...] (C) Summary: Investigations into the Ergenekon case took a nasty turn with the revelation of what purports to be an original of the alleged military-penned anti-government "Action Plan," essentially a roadmap for bringing down the government and the Islamist Fethullah Gulen organization. The [...]	2009-11-03 15:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1584	TURKEY: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 16:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU IS

09ANKARA1585	UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (OCTOBER 24-31, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the October 24-31 period, no security official was [...]	2009-11-04 09:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA1586	STANDSTILL LOOMS FOR TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION BID [...] (C) Summary: Turkey is on track to open the Environment Chapter under the Swedish EU presidency, but has run out of "easy" technical chapters to open after the beginning of 2010 and could face a standstill in its EU accession bid. Ankara already has abandoned its previous policy of trying to [...]	2009-11-04 10:44:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA159	TURKEY: NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) POST [...] Post POC for NPT-related isssues is Robert Lee in the Office of Political Military Affairs. He can be reached via e-mail at leerd@state.gov or leerd@state.sgov.gov or by phone at 90-312-457-7177. The GOT POC for NPT-related is Mustafa Yurdakul, Section Chief in MFA's Department for Nonproli [...]	2009-02-02 13:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA
09ANKARA1590	STANDSTILL LOOMS FOR TURKEY'S EU ACCESSION BID [...] (C) Summary: Turkey is on track to open the Environment Chapter under the Swedish EU presidency, but has run out of "easy" technical chapters to open after the beginning of 2010 and could face a standstill in its EU accession bid. Ankara already has abandoned its previous policy of trying to [...]	2009-11-05 09:12:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA1592	TURKIC COUNCIL ESTABLISHED; KAZAKHSTAN THE PRIZE [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey has renewed its effort to consolidate its influence among the Turkic countries to its east with a new approach toward its neighbors. Two recent developments point to the initial success of this new posture. During the October 2-3 Turkic Summit in Nakhcivan, Turkey join [...]	2009-11-05 11:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ENRG AJ ZK TU
09ANKARA1596	IMAM HATIP SCHOOLS AGAIN ON AKP AGENDA? [...] (U) SUMMARY: Turkey's imam hatip schools (IHS) are again drawing attention in light of a new Justice and Development Party (AKP) proposal to enable IHS students to complete grades 6-8 in IHS versus state schools. This follows closely behind the recent regulation that abolished the university [...]	2009-11-05 13:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA1600	IRAQ-TURKEY COUNTERTERRORISM AGREEMENT [...] (C) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs November 5 gave us an English-language copy of the Iraqi-Turkish counter-terrorism agreement signed by the two countries' Interior Ministers during Prime Minister Erdogan's October 15 visit to Baghdad (REFTEL). MFA contacts contend this agreement provides a [...]	2009-11-06 16:02:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
09ANKARA1601	MORE COMMENTATORS QUESTION AKP FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) Among Turkish media commentators and academics, we are observing an increasing tendency to question the Erdogan/Davutoglu foreign policy's perceived goal of reorienting Turkey away from the West towards positions and a vernacular that appeal to the "Islamic street." Riza Turmen, a former [...]	2009-11-09 06:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1607	AMBASSADOR BROACHES ANTI-US RHETORIC WITH BAYKAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with the Republican People's Party (CHP) Chairman Deniz Baykal on November 5 to confront him about his persistent use of anti-American rhetoric in speeches on otherwise purely internal matters. Baykal ducked and weaved, contending he is often misquoted. Bayk [...]	2009-11-09 10:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1625	MFA UNDER SECRETARY ON CYPRUS, AEGEAN, ARMENIA [...] SUMMARY. In a November 10 discussion with the Ambassador, Turkish MFA Under Secretary Sinirlioglu: -- urged that the US get involved in the Cyprus talks and noted that the 2006 Finnish proposal for the Additional Ankara Protocol is "still on the table"; -- indicated that while flights in the [...]	2009-11-13 05:15:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1626	MFA UNDER SECRETARY ON CYPRUS, AEGEAN, ARMENIA [...] SUMMARY. In a November 10 discussion with the Ambassador, Turkish MFA Under Secretary Sinirlioglu: -- urged that the US get involved in the Cyprus talks and noted that the 2006 Finnish proposal for the Additional Ankara Protocol is "still on the table"; -- indicated that while flights in the [...]	2009-11-13 05:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1629	UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (NOVEMBER 1-7, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the week of November 1-7, no security official was [...]	2009-11-13 12:30:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA163	TURKEY: LOCAL ELECTIONS NO BOON FOR GENDER EQUALITY [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara - Consulate General Istanbul cable. 2. (C) Summary: Few female candidates have been selected by political parties for March 29 local elections. Only 44 female candidates are among the thousands running in Turkey's mayoral races. Contacts from the ruling [...]	2009-02-03 11:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA1631	TURKISH FM WILL ATTEND AFGHAN INAUGURATION [...] (C) Turkish Foreign Minister Davutoglu confirmed to visiting EUR A/S Gordon November 12 that he plans to attend President Karzai's inauguration in Kabul on November 19. The Ambassador also had raised REFTEL points with MFA Under Secretary Sinirlioglu late on November 10. Sinirlioglu had pred [...]	2009-11-13 15:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PREL PGOV TU AF
09ANKARA1637	TURKEY'S LETTER TO GREECE: DEAR GEORGE [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish MFA proudly points to Prime Minister Erdogan's October 30 letter to Greece as a positive step for the future of bilateral relations between the two countries, but admits that much depends on Greece's response -- and the ongoing Cyprus negotiations. In the letter, Erd [...]	2009-11-16 11:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU GR
09ANKARA1641	TURKEY SUPPORTS MACEDONIA'S EU MEMBERSHIP AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 15:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EU EUN GR MK TU PREL PGOV
09ANKARA1642	TURKEY: WIRETAPS AND THE POLITICS OF FEAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Public concern over the use of wiretaps by the government as evidence to detain suspects in the Ergenekon trial is waxing again, as members of Parliament and even former President Suleyman Demirel register their concerns in the press. Although wiretapping is not new to Turkish s [...]	2009-11-16 17:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1651	TURKEY TRYING TO KEEP ITS INFLUENCE IN BOSNIA [...] (C) Summary: Turkey is trying to keep a foot in the Balkans with its position that Bosnia-Herzegovina (BIH) is not ready to close its Office of the High Representative (OHR) and transition to a reinforced EU Special Representative (EUSR),despite supporting BIH's constitutional reform efforts [...]	2009-11-17 16:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU BK GR
09ANKARA1653	"DEMOCRATIC OPENING" DEBATE UNDERSCORES RIFTS IN [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish public was captivated by the unprecedented November 13 Parliamentary debate over the Justice and Development Party (AKP) government's "Democratic Opening" initiative. This is the initiative loosely defined as a set of government policies designed to broaden the scope [...]	2009-11-17 17:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1656	TURKEY: DTP PULLED IN OPPOSING DIRECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Democratic Society Party (DTP) in Turkey is being torn between two trains of thought. On one hand, co-chairman Ahmet Turk and those aligned with him are attempting, at least in words, to distance themselves from the violent actions of the terrorist Kurdistan Worker's Party (P [...]	2009-11-19 06:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM TU
09ANKARA1657	TURKEY: OCALAN GETS SOME COMPANY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 17 the GOT transferred five inmates to the island prison of Imrali, where jailed Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan has been the sole prisoner in solitary confinement since 1999. Three additional prisoners are expected to be transferred there soon. [...]	2009-11-19 06:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM TU
09ANKARA1658	TURKEY: DTP PULLED IN OPPOSING DIRECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Democratic Society Party (DTP) in Turkey is being torn between two trains of thought. On one hand, co-chairman Ahmet Turk and those aligned with him are attempting, at least in words, to distance themselves from the violent actions of the terrorist Kurdistan Worker's Party (P [...]	2009-11-19 06:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM TU
09ANKARA1659	TURKEY: OCALAN GETS SOME COMPANY [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 17 the GOT transferred five inmates to the island prison of Imrali, where jailed Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan has been the sole prisoner in solitary confinement since 1999. Three additional prisoners are expected to be transferred there soon. [...]	2009-11-19 06:17:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM TU
09ANKARA166	TURKEY: "I APOLOGIZE" CAMPAIGN CATHARTIC, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The number of signatures attached to the on-line campaign apologizing for the "great disaster" suffered by Ottoman Armenians in 1915 has begun to taper off after reaching 30,000 -- a figure far exceeding the organizers' expectations. While criticized strongly by retired diplomat [...]	2009-02-03 14:48:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM AM TU
09ANKARA1661	PLANS FOR AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN SUMMITS [...] (C) Turkey plans to involve itself actively in organizing meetings related to both Afghanistan and Pakistan in the coming year. Turkey's "Action Plan for Afghanistan" (included in para 4 below),which lists "immediate steps" for Turkish efforts in Afghanistan, includes convening the fourth Af [...]	2009-11-19 09:19:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA1663	UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (NOVEMBER 8-15, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During November 8-15, no security official was killed or i [...]	2009-11-19 11:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA1664	UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (NOVEMBER 8-15, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During November 8-15, no security official was killed or i [...]	2009-11-19 11:53:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA1672	ISRAELIS STILL SEEKING A CHANNEL TO THE SENIOR [...] (C) Israeli Embassy Spokesperson Amit Zarouk (Protect) told us November 18 his government, urged on by Minister of Defense Barak and the Israel Defense Force, continues to search for a reliable communication channel to the GoT's senior political level. Zarouk fears the lack of such a channel [...]	2009-11-19 16:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS TU IS
09ANKARA1673	OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-19 16:45:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU IS
09ANKARA1676	SUPPORT TO NEW KARZAI GOVERMENT REF: A. STATE 118297 B. ANKARA 1661 Classified By: DCM Doug Silliman for reasons 1.4 (b,d) [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-20 13:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AF PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA1680	TURKEY: CIVIL SERVICE STRIKE LOOMS NOVEMBER 25 [...] Two of Turkey's three civil service labor union confederations, KESK and KAMU-SEN, continue to make preparations for a civil service strike on November 25 to protest the lack of a legal framework for them to collectively bargain or strike. The confederations still cannot predict the impact o [...]	2009-11-20 14:45:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV AMGT MOPS ECON TU
09ANKARA1683	TURKEY: LGBT ORGANIZATIONS OVERCOMING CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) organizations in Turkey identify the major problems facing the LGBT community as restrictions on freedom of expression, unfair implementation of Turkish laws, and systematic abuse by security forces. Both formal and informal LGBT o [...]	2009-11-20 15:37:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV TU
09ANKARA1688	TURKEY: BALKANS AS NEW FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey is looking to re-engage in the Balkans to regain its historical influence in the region, with a particular focus on Bosnia-Herzegovina (BIH),according to the MFA. On November 19 MFA Deputy Director General for Central and Southeastern Europe, Murat Karagoz, provided us an [...]	2009-11-24 10:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU BK GR
09ANKARA169	TURKEY TO CONTINUE ACTIVIST ROLE IN MIDDLE EAST; [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOT aims to continue to play an activist role in establishing peace and stability in its neighborhood as a foreign policy priority, in large measure because of a deep distrust and fear of Iran's exhibited malevolent influence throughout the region, according to senior MFA offi [...]	2009-02-03 16:30:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER ENRG KPAL TU IZ IR IS
09ANKARA1691	TURKEY: AKP ERODING CHECKS ON ITS POWER? [...] (C) SUMMARY. The past six months have seen an increase in cases where the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has used legal and extraordinary channels to intimidate, coerce or attack its political opponents or those who might present a check on its power. Most of these cases highligh [...]	2009-11-24 12:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TU
09ANKARA1696	DEMOCRAT PARTY TRYING TO CARVE NICHE IN THE CENTER [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's Democrat Party (DP),led by Husamettin Cindoruk, is trying to create a place for itself in the center of Turkey's starkly polarized political spectrum. Carrying on the traditions of both the Justice Party of Adnan Menderes and Suleyman Demirel, and the Motherland Party [...]	2009-11-25 10:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR TU
09ANKARA1700	TURKEY: HALKI SEMINARY -- A PRIMER [...] (C) This cable is a primer on the history and issues surrounding the Halki Seminary in Turkey. In the end, the reopening of Halki is a question of political will. With the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) in a tight spot with its attempts to promote its Democratic Opening initia [...]	2009-11-25 12:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV TU
09ANKARA1705	TURKEY: INFLUENTIAL JOURNALIST'S SOBER VIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 18 Radikal columnist Murat Yetkin, one of the most influential journalists in Turkey, provided us with a broad sweep of insights into current affairs. These included his "fatalistic" mood on the Dogan Media fine, his lament that the USG has not taken a more prominen [...]	2009-11-25 16:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL TU
09ANKARA1708	TURKEY: MIXED REVIEWS ON NOVEMBER 25 STRIKE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The nationwide strike by civil service workers November 25 drew more participants than expected and reduced the traffic flow in the country's main urban centers as many workers stayed home. Ankara airport was chaotic in the morning but ghostly quiet by late afternoon. Union l [...]	2009-12-01 16:56:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PHUM PGOV TU
09ANKARA1710	TURKEY: HADITH PROJECT "90 PERCENT COMPLETE" [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate (Diyanet) reports that it has completed 90 percent of its review of hadiths (the non-Koranic documents on which Islamic law is based). The review is expected to be finished, and published, in 2010. According to Diyanet Vice President Mehme [...]	2009-12-02 09:58:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWMN TU
09ANKARA1717	FM DAVUTOGLU: YES, WE ARE THE NEW OTTOMANS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent speech before the governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) retreat, Turkey's Foreign Minister Davutoglu appeared to embrace the concept of Neo-Ottomanism as a framework for Turkish foreign policy. Though Davutoglu and the MFA have tried to step back from the stat [...]	2009-12-03 13:52:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV PREL PINR TU
09ANKARA1719	TURKEY ON ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT MORATORIUM [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-03 16:25:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TU IS
09ANKARA1722	GULEN - TURKEY'S INVISIBLE MAN CASTS LONG SHADOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fethullah Gulen remains a political phenomenon in Turkey. Although "exiled" in Pennsylvania for the past decade, Gulen's impact continues to expand, aided by legions of loyalist supporters and a network of elite schools. The Gulen Movement's purported goals focus on interfaith d [...]	2009-12-04 11:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER PGOV PHUM TU
09ANKARA1727	TURKEY/AFGHANISTAN: MORE TROOPS POSSIBLE, NO [...] (C) Despite initial wide-spread and deep skepticism in the media and reactions ranging from frustration to outrage from senior GoT contacts about the U.S. request for more Turkish troops in Afghanistan (reftel),several media outlets (pro-government Zaman, mass circulation Aksam, and secularist [...]	2009-12-04 12:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS AF TU
09ANKARA1729	GOT REQUESTS USTDA ASSISTANCE ON NEW NUCLEAR TENDER [...] (SBU) At the December 3 meeting of the U.S.-Turkey Energy Working Group (EWG) meeting, Hakki Akil, MFA deputy undersecretary for economic affairs and head of the Turkish EWG delegation, informed us that Energy Minister Yildiz is ready to accept USTDA's earlier offer of technical assistance on [...]	2009-12-04 13:31:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG PGOV TU
09ANKARA1734	GOT PROPOSED "VOLUNTARY PRINCIPLES ON OIL TANKER TRANSIT [...] (SBU) Summary: At the December 3 meeting of the U.S. Turkey Energy Working Group, Hakki Akil, MFA deputy undersecretary for economic affairs and head of the Turkish EWG delegation, asked for U.S. consideration and support of proposed "Voluntary Principles on Oil Tanker Transit through the Turk [...]	2009-12-04 16:05:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG ECON EPET SENV PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA1743	TURKEY: COURT MULLS CLOSURE OF KURDISH PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Constitutional Court today begins its deliberations over the closure of the Democratic Society Party (DTP). A ruling may not be issued for weeks but could come much sooner, and is likely to have a major impact on the government's National Unity Project (also formerly known as [...]	2009-12-08 13:10:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PTER PINR TU
09ANKARA1744	Iran Student's Day Protest Feedback [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Tuesday December 8th, CONOFF surveyed Iranian non-immigrant visa (NIV) applicants regarding the December 7th "Student's Day" protest in Iran. The protests were described as better organized and larger than the November 4th demonstrations. Reactions to the present political c [...]	2009-12-08 15:48:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL PINS PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
09ANKARA1745	TURKEY: PARTNERS BUT NOT PALS WITH EGYPT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Both the Turkish MFA and Egyptian Embassy view the bilateral relationship positively for now, but the two countries' wariness towards each other could impact relations down the road. The Turkish MFA says it views Egypt as a partner and not a competitor. The Egyptian Embassy com [...]	2009-12-08 15:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	EG PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA1746	UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (NOVEMBER 16-23, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During November 16-23, no security official was killed or [...]	2009-12-08 16:08:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA1747	TURKEY: EU TROIKA PRESSES ANKARA ON CYPRUS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkey-EU Troika meeting on November 26 in Istanbul focused on Turkey's EU bid, but made reference to Turkey's unwillingness to implement the Ankara Additional Protocol. (The Swedish Embassy passed us their final report on this meeting but emphasized that not all EU members h [...]	2009-12-08 16:42:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL TU EU CY
09ANKARA1748	UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (NOVEMBER 24-30, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During November 24-30, no security official was killed or [...]	2009-12-09 08:40:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA1749	TURKEY: SOUTHEAST PERSPECTIVE: KURDISH OPENING [...] (C) SUMMARY: On a December 1-4 trip to southeast Turkey, a range of Kurdish contacts representing the intelligentsia, political elite and civic activists gave surprisingly similar observations on the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) "democratic opening," citing selfishness and i [...]	2009-12-09 13:23:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL PTER TU
09ANKARA1752	UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (DECEMBER 1-7, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the December 1-7 period, eight security officials we [...]	2009-12-09 15:22:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA1753	Iran Students Vow Protest Will Continue [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On Wednesday December 9, CONOFF surveyed Iranian non-immigrant visa (NIV) applicants regarding the Monday, December 7 and Tuesday, December 8 protests in Iran. According to applicant reports, students vowed to continue their protests until the dean of Tehran University, a hard- [...]	2009-12-09 15:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PINS PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
09ANKARA1754	AZERBAIJAN EMBASSY PLANS TO LOBBY AGAINST PROTOCOLS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Azerbaijan Embassy was shocked by what it perceived as lukewarm support from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Turkish public for Azerbaijan's perspective on the Armenia Protocols, and plans to increase its public diplomacy efforts and take its case direct [...]	2009-12-09 16:47:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	AJ AM PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA1755	SECURITY AGENCIES: BARZANI KEY TO DEFEATING THE PKK [...] (C) During a recent discussion of his ministry's goals for the December 20-22 Trilateral Mechanism Ministerial in Baghdad and Erbil, Ministry of Interior (MoI) Secretary General Eyup Tepe said the Turkish General Staff, Turkish National Intelligence Organization, Ministry of Foreign Affairs an [...]	2009-12-09 17:01:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER PINR TU IZ
09ANKARA176	TURKEY: WALKING BACK THE GAZA RHETORIC [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Erdogan has begun to modify his politically charged Gaza rhetoric, responding to growing concerns in the Turkish Jewish community, moderate Arab capitals, American Jewish groups, and among GOT officials. Since Davos, Erdogan has repeatedly emphasized that his state [...]	2009-02-04 15:18:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA1760	TURKEY: RAISING THE PROFILE OF TIES WITH SYRIA [...] (C) Continuing his government's pattern of frequent high-profile senior-level visits abroad, Prime Minister Erdogan will lead a delegation of as many as eight ministers to Damascus between December 21 and 25 for the inaugural Turkey-Syria High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council meeting. Acco [...]	2009-12-10 17:04:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IZ SY
09ANKARA1764	TURKEY: COURT CLOSES DTP, BANS TWO MPS FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Constitutional Court ruled on December 11 to close the Democratic Society Party (DTP) because of their organic connection with the terrorist Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK). In recent weeks, the DTP has been progressively showing their close links with the PKK. Prior to the [...]	2009-12-11 19:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER TU
09ANKARA1765	TURKEY: DTP CLOSED, TWO MPS BANNED FROM POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Constitutional Court ruled on December 11 to close the Democratic Society Party (DTP) because of their organic connection with the terrorist Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK). In recent weeks, the DTP has been progressively showing their close links with the PKK. Prior to the [...]	2009-12-11 19:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM TU
09ANKARA1767	ISRAELIS STILL SEEKING ACCESS TO POLITICAL LEVEL [...] (C) During a recent conversation with us, Israeli Embassy DCM Menahem Kanafi described Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor Binyamin Ben Eliezer's November 23 - 24 visit to Ankara as a modest step towards his government's goal of re-establishing a reliable communication channel to the GoT's s [...]	2009-12-11 19:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IS SY
09ANKARA1769	ISRAELIS STILL SEEKING ACCESS TO POLITICAL LEVEL [...] (C) During a recent conversation with us, Israeli Embassy DCM Menahem Kanafi described Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor Binyamin Ben Eliezer's November 23 - 24 visit to Ankara as a modest step towards his government's goal of re-establishing a reliable communication channel to the GoT's s [...]	2009-12-11 19:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU IS SY
09ANKARA1781	TURKEY: SUPPORT FOR "TRNC" CARRIES HIGH PRICE TAG [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkey's financial aid to the "TRNC" is roughly $600 million annually -- one third of the "TRNC" budget. Ankara routinely grouses about what it perceives as the Turkish Cypriots' lack of fiscal responsibility, but would never consider turning off this funding tap and does not vi [...]	2009-12-15 15:29:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA1782	TURKEY: DTP RESIGNS EN MASSE; CONTINUED VIOLENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Former Democratic Society Party (DTP) parliamentarians decided to submit their resignations en masse to the Turkish Grand National Assembly on December 15 following the Constitutional Court decision closing the party for ties to the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Forme [...]	2009-12-15 16:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM TU
09ANKARA1791	AKP'S NATIONAL UNITY PROJECT: UNITING OR DIVIDING? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP) National Unity Project has encountered many difficulties, not the least of which is its own lack of planning and coordination inside the Party for implementation. As reforms continue to be accredited to the Project or implemented [...]	2009-12-16 15:52:00	Embassy Ankara	SECRET	PGOV TU
09ANKARA1792	TURKISH COUNTER-PKK EFFORT FOCUSES ON MAKHMOUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Interior Minister Atalay's priority for the December 21 Trilateral Mechanism Ministerial Meetings in Baghdad and Irbil is to secure KRG support for the expedited return of Turkish citizens from Makhmour camp. Rather than pressing KRG President Massoud Barzani to restrict PKK fre [...]	2009-12-16 16:14:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER TU IZ
09ANKARA1800	TURKEY: PROTESTS CALM AND AKP PUSHES ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In separate events on December 17, PM Erdogan and Interior Minister Atalay stressed the government's resolve to continue with its National Unity Project. Atalay cited two goals for the Project: eliminate terrorism and elevate democratic standards across the country. Protests [...]	2009-12-17 16:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL TU IZ
09ANKARA1801	TURKEY: PROTESTS CALM AND AKP PUSHES ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In separate events on December 17, PM Erdogan and Interior Minister Atalay stressed the government's resolve to continue with its National Unity Project. Atalay cited two goals for the Project: eliminate terrorism and elevate democratic standards across the country. Protests [...]	2009-12-17 16:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL TU IZ
09ANKARA1804	UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (DECEMBER 8-15, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During December 8-15, no security official was killed but [...]	2009-12-18 15:21:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA1806	DTP DEPUTIES JOIN BDP -- NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ahmet Turk, co-chairman of the former Democratic Society Party (DTP),announced on December 18 that the 19 remaining DTP MPs would not resign from the parliament as expected, but would instead join the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP). While making the announcement, Turk invoked t [...]	2009-12-18 16:11:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PHUM TU
09ANKARA1814	KORAN COURSES: HIGH DEMAND, UNCERTAIN SUPPLY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) recently proposed a new law removing the age limit on summer Koran courses. Under the current law, only children who have finished the fifth grade can enroll in summer Koran courses. The proposed change generated both positive and [...]	2009-12-22 08:24:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWMN TU
09ANKARA1819	SRAP CONSULTATIONS IN ANKARA, DECEMBER 2-3 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 2-3 an interagency U.S. delegation led by Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Dan Feldman met with Turkish MFA officials and representatives from Turkish ministries and agencies that have a current or potential role in Afghanistan and Pakistan [...]	2009-12-22 12:36:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	AF PGOV PK PREL TU
09ANKARA1826	DEMARCHE ON URGING IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT CASES [...] (C) On December 22 we delivered REFTEL points to MFA Department Head for South Asia Korkut Gungen. Gungen listened sympathetically, noted that the GOT leadership has regular discussions with its Iranian counterparts, and promised to pass along our points for consideration to the MFA upper ti [...]	2009-12-23 11:37:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC IR PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PROP PTER TU
09ANKARA1829	PRIVATIZED TOBACCO WORKERS CONTINUE ANGRY PROTESTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Thousands of workers who face losing their benefits and right to organize under Turkey's privatization of its tobacco industry entered their ninth day of raucous protest in Ankara December 23 while union leaders and the government discuss ways to address their concerns. Extraordi [...]	2009-12-23 14:54:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB TU
09ANKARA1830	YOK'S NEW COEFFICIENT: MINIMAL BOW TO THE COURT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's Higher Education Council (YOK) announced December 17 it would diminish the coefficient used for vocational high school graduates' university entrance scores to an insignificant, almost symbolic number. YOK's neew formula keeps the coefficient system in place and therefo [...]	2009-12-23 16:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWMN TU
09ANKARA1831	YOK'S NEW COEFFICIENT: MINIMAL BOW TO THE COURT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkey's Higher Education Council (YOK) announced December 17 it would diminish the coefficient used for vocational high school graduates' university entrance scores to an insignificant, almost symbolic number. YOK's neew formula keeps the coefficient system in place and therefo [...]	2009-12-23 16:26:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KWMN TU
09ANKARA1832	FORMER DTP MEMBERS HEAR PKK RHETORIC IN MAKHMOUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six officials who will soon join the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP),including three MPs from the former Democratic Society Party (DTP),traveled overland to Iraq on December 22 to visit the Makhmour refugee camp and hold meetings with officials from the Kurdistan Regional Gover [...]	2009-12-23 16:55:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM TU
09ANKARA1833	TURKEY: DIVERSE WOMEN LEADERS FIND COMMON GROUND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Charge d'Affaires hosted a lunch December 17 to honor individuals at the forefront of eliminating violence against women. The event brought together prominent female parliamentarians, academics, NGO leaders, think-tank analysts, and activists. It prompted broad discussion [...]	2009-12-24 09:47:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL TU
09ANKARA1835	WHY THE AKP'S UNITY MESSAGE MISSES THE MARK [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has embarked on a project to seek a better social, economic and cultural environment for Kurds and other minorities, the initiative is being driven by the highest levels of the Party, who seem disinterested in feedback from the [...]	2009-12-27 19:21:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV TU
09ANKARA1839	TENSIONS SPIKE AMIDST DEPUTY PM ASSASSINATION PLOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prosecutors and police conducted extensive, unprecedented searches in the Turkish General Staff (TGS) Special Forces Mobility Command on December 25 following the arrest of two special forces officers for allegedly targeting Deputy PM Bulent Arinc for assassination. TGS Chief GEN [...]	2009-12-28 13:54:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV TU
09ANKARA184	Update on PKK Violence (January 24-31, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the January 24-31, 2009, no security official was i [...]	2009-02-05 08:00:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA1841	TURKEY DROPS VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR MORE COUNTRIES [...] SUMMARY: (C) MFA Head of Visa Section Kemal Demirciler recently gave us a consular perspective on the increasing number of Turkish bilateral visa waiver agreements. He said his department is not consulted before a visa waiver agreement is signed, and he expects no notification as to which c [...]	2009-12-28 14:46:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CVIS CMGT PGOV PTER SY LY TU
09ANKARA1844	UPDATE ON PKK VIOLENCE (DECEMBER 16-23, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During December 16-23, no security official was killed or [...]	2009-12-29 10:52:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA1847	Iranians Unchanged By Ashura Protest [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CONOFFs surveyed Iranian non-immigrant visa (NIV) and immigrant visa (IV) applicants following the Sunday, December 27, 2009 Ashura protests in Iran. None of the applicants participated in the protests nor did any have contact with protest participants. Most applicants were sk [...]	2009-12-30 15:14:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL PINS PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TU IR
09ANKARA1849	TURKEY REPACKAGING PROPOSED SOMALIA CONFERENCE [...] (C) During a December 29 conversation with us, MFA Somalia Affairs Department Head Kemalettin Eruygur reaffirmed GOT support for the Djibouti Peace Process (DPP) and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). Eruygur insisted Turkey's proposed Somalia reconciliation conference will not compet [...]	2009-12-30 15:43:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SO TU
09ANKARA185	TURKEY'S TERRORISM LAWS: MOJ AGREES TO REVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During January 2009 meeting in Washington, high-ranking officials of the Turkish Ministry of Justice (MOJ) agreed for the first time to conduct a comprehensive review of their legal framework for prosecuting terrorism activities. They also expressed keen interest in the USG de [...]	2009-02-05 09:51:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV TU
09ANKARA191	TURKEY: INSIDER OUTLINES NEW CT MECHANISM [...] (C) Summary. A draft proposal establishing a new counterterrorism coordination mechanism already has informal clearance from Turkey's NSC and needs only final cabinet approval, according to Halil Sivgin, a political consultant with close ties to Deputy PM Cicek. Sivgin told us February 2 tha [...]	2009-02-05 15:27:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV TU
09ANKARA194	TURKEY ON FRENCH NATO REINTEGRATION [...] (C) Summary: Upcoming local elections and an uneasy bilateral relationship with France make French reintegration into NATO's military structure a sensitive political issue for Turkey. A recent article in one of Turkey's leading newspapers highlighted the difficult decision facing PM Erdogan o [...]	2009-02-06 12:13:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV NATO TU
09ANKARA195	ESKISEHIR: AKP HOPES TO UNSEAT POPULAR DSP MAYOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As a modern industrial center in west central Anatolia, Eskisehir (literally "old city" in Turkish) belies its name. A city that many believed to be sinking into irrelevance and obscurity in the early 1990s, Eskisehir has been revived and transformed over the past decade, large [...]	2009-02-06 13:59:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON TU
09ANKARA197	TURKEY: MINISTER OF JUSTICE SUPPORTS HIGH-LEVEL CT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Minister of Justice Mehmet Ali Sahin told the Ambassador February 6 he supports in principle the high-level CT dialogue proposed by Ambassador Dell Dailey during his November visit to Ankara. Minister Sahin also agreed that MOJ should continue reviewing its counterterrorism la [...]	2009-02-09 04:50:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PGOV PHUM TU
09ANKARA201	KAYSERI AND NEVSEHIR: AKP SEES EASY WINS -- AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: The governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) sees little threat to its incumbent mayors in Nevsehir and Kayseri, two provinces largely representative of central Anatolia. Even the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has accepted that it has little chance to ma [...]	2009-02-09 13:41:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	OSCE PGOV TU
09ANKARA205	ANKARA MAYOR'S RACE A KEY BATTLEGROUND FOR AKP [...] (C) Summary: The Ankara mayoral race is a key test for the ruling Justice and Development Party's (AKP's) quest to show it remains the preeminent political force in Turkey. AKP's incumbent mayor Melih Gokcek will face Republican People's Party (CHP) candidate Murat Karayalcin, a former Social [...]	2009-02-09 15:06:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA206	TURKISH HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP LAUNCHES GENOCIDE CASE [...] (C) Summary and Comment: The Turkish NGO Human Rights and Solidarity for Oppressed People (Mazlum-Der) has filed a legal complaint accusing the Israeli government and 19 Israeli officials of committing genocide and crimes against humanity for the recent operation in the Gaza Strip. The compl [...]	2009-02-09 15:49:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU
09ANKARA207	PLO ENVOY: ABBAS VISIT INTENDED TO DIFFUSE TENSIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Palestinian Authority President Abbas's February 6-8 Ankara trip was designed to smooth over growing tensions that resulted from GOT behavior during the Gaza crisis, PLO Ambassador Nabil Maarouf told us February 9. Fatah interpreted PM Erdogan's heated rhetoric and repeated calls [...]	2009-02-09 16:56:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS TU
09ANKARA226	ELDERLY AMERICAN SMUGGLED OUT OF IRAN [...] (C) Summary: American citizen Hossein Ghanbarzadeh Vahedi appeared in the Ankara Consular section around noon on January 9, 2009. Mr. Vahedi, age 75, told Conoff he had paid smugglers $7500 to take him across the Iranian/Turkish border after having been held against his will in Iran for seven month [...]	2009-02-11 13:03:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SCUL SNAR SOCI IR
09ANKARA229	MFA U/S: TURKEY'S MIDDLE EAST APPROACH "UNCHANGED" [...] (C) SUMMARY. MFA Undersecretary Apakan told the Ambassador February 11 that Turkey's Middle East policy remains focused on encouraging Palestinian and Arab unity, and that Ankara assured Palestinian Authority leader Abbas that it views him as the only Palestinian president and that Palestinia [...]	2009-02-11 16:25:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KPAL IS TU SY SA IR IZ US
09ANKARA232	Update on PKK Violence (February 1-7, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the February 1-7, 2009, no security official was in [...]	2009-02-13 05:01:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA233	Update on PKK Violence (February 1-7, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the February 1-7, 2009, no security official was in [...]	2009-02-13 05:02:00	Embassy Ankara	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ
09ANKARA237	TURKEY: THE CALM AFTER THE GAZA STORM [...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Ankara-Consulate General Istanbul cable. 2. (C) Summary: The Jewish Community in Turkey has reported a reduction in the level of anti-Semitic incidents precipitated by the Gaza crisis. This is likely due to a concerted effort on the part of the GOT to distingui [...]	2009-02-13 05:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS TU

09ANKARA238	ANTI-REGIMC O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 ANKARA 000238 [...] (C) Summary: In mid January CONOFF interviewed XXXXXXXXXXXX, an anti-regime constitutional monarchist, for an immigrant visa. Soltani was repeatedly jailed and released by the Government of Iran for subversive activities and narrowly escaped re-imprisonment prior to his visa interview. XXXX [...]	2009-02-13 05:07:00	Embassy Ankara	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS IR PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI TR

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