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06ABIDJAN1004COTE D'IVOIRE: TOXIC WASTE SCANDAL UNFOLDS
[...] (U) Summary. The illegal dumping of toxic waste at eleven open-air garbage sites around the city of Abidjan has reportedly left three people dead and led some 1,500 others to seek treatment for symptoms of nausea, rashes, fainting, diarrhea and headaches. The dumping has generated public pro [...]
2006-09-08 17:44:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SENV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN1005COTE D'IVOIRE: POLITICAL REACTIONS TO
[...] (C) Reactions to the resignation: Minister of Cooperation and African Integration Albert Mabry Toikeuse told the Ambassador in a private meeting yesterday that Prime Minister Banny did not tell his ministers before he announced their resignation on September 7 (reftel). New Forces spokes [...]
2006-09-08 17:51:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IV
06ABIDJAN1006COTE D'IVOIRE: POLITICAL REACTIONS TO
[...] (C) Opposition UDPCI party leader and Minister of Cooperation and African Integration Albert Mabri Toikeuse told the Ambassador that Prime Minister Banny did not consult with his ministers before he announced the cabinet's resignation on September 7 (reftel). New Forces (NF) spokesman Sid [...]
2006-09-08 18:28:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV IV
06ABIDJAN1027COTE D'IVOIRE: VISIT BY AFRICAN UNION CHAIRMAN
[...] (U) Sassou Nguesso, President of the Republic of Congo and current Chairman of the African Union (AU),visited Abidjan September 10-12. He met individually with each of the five principal Ivoirian political leaders: President Gbagbo, principal opposition party leaders Bedie and Ouattara, a [...]
2006-09-12 15:14:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN1036COTE D'IVOIRE: TENTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. The tenth meeting of the International Working Group (IWG) produced a somewhat bolder than usual communique challenging the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to devise new, better transition arrangements to take effect after October. T [...]
2006-09-14 11:02:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN1037THE CYCLES OF THE IVOIRIAN POLITICAL CRISIS
[...] (C) Cote d'Ivoire is currently at an impasse, which is the most vulnerable point in the cycle that characterizes the political crisis. The cycle is composed essentially of four stages. First, the principal political actors sign a new agreement to relaunch the political process. Secondly, the [...]
2006-09-14 16:26:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IV
06ABIDJAN1042COTE D'IVOIRE SITREP 15 SEPTEMBER 2006, 1430 GMT
[...] (U) A number of roadblocks were established in Abidjan on the morning of September 15. By early afternoon, some of these had been dismantled although roadblocks remained primarily in the Riviera district of Abidjan, where the Embassy is located. A group of about 50 protesters gathered in the [...]
2006-09-15 15:56:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC SENV CASC IV
06ABIDJAN1043GBAGBO HARDENS RHETORIC ON PEACE PROCESS
[...] (U) In a September 14 speech to senior officers and other members of the Ivoirian Defense and Security Forces (FDS) that was later televised, President Gbagbo delivered a hard-line, uncompromising message on the peace process. Gbagbo averred that he had made numerous compromises (including 23 [...]
2006-09-15 16:10:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IV
06ABIDJAN1050COTE D'IVOIRE: PRIME MINISTER FORMS A NEW
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Banny has formed a new cabinet, replacing the former Ministers of Transport and Environment, dividing the Ministries of Justice and Interior in twoministries each, and naming two new Secretaries of State, a rank slightly below that of minister. Thus, the new cabin [...]
2006-09-18 16:35:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN1069USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: FACTORS
[...] Per reftel instructions, post is making inquiries with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, the Ministry of the Environment, and industry sources for available publications and will advise when we have a response, probably by early October. Please refer to ABIDJAN 3 [...]
2006-09-22 16:51:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD IV
06ABIDJAN1070COTE D'IVOIRE: EVENTS AND RHETORIC HEATING UP AS
[...] (C) Summary. Events and rhetoric are heating up but proceeding largely as expected as October 31 approaches. The local press is reporting that the September 20 meeting in New York chaired by Secretary General Annan and attended by key African leader and all the key Ivoirian political leaders [...]
2006-09-22 16:52:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN1083IVOIRIAN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS LAUNCH SURPRISE
[...] All air traffic at Abidjan airport was halted September 26 when Cote d'Ivoire's national air traffic controllers, the local branch of ASECNA, launched a strike. Union contacts told us the strike was called to protest "inappropriate working conditions", which included outdated radar equipment [...]
2006-09-26 16:25:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDCI EAIR ECON ELAB FAA PREL
06ABIDJAN1084COTE D'IVOIRE: BANK EMPLOYEES GO ON STRIKE
[...] On September 27, the National Union of Employees of the Banking and Financial Establishments in Cote d'Ivoire (SYNABEFA-CI) went on strike for 72 hours, making good on a threat issued on July 25 (reftel A). To maximize the impact, the strike was evidently timed to coincide with the monthly d [...]
2006-09-27 13:39:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EFIN PGOV IV
06ABIDJAN1088COTE D'IVOIRE: UPDATE ON AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS',
[...] Air Traffic Controllers: As of 1500 GMT September 27th, the strike of the 27 Ivorian employees of the Agency for Aeronautical Security in Africa (ASECNA),which operates air traffic control at Abidjan's airport, was suspended for one month, allowing a full resumption of both domestic and inte [...]
2006-09-28 14:03:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ELAB PREL ASEC IV ECON
06ABIDJAN1093COTE D'IVOIRE'S PALM OIL SECTOR
[...] Summary. Cote d'Ivoire's palm oil production has increased steadily in recent years, and its exports have nearly doubled. However, it still accounts for only one percent of world production and half of one percent of world exports. Palm oil also directly accounted for less than 1 percent o [...]
2006-09-29 16:39:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD ECON IV
06ABIDJAN1094COTE D'IVOIRE'S PALM OIL SECTOR
[...] Summary. Cote d'Ivoire's palm oil production has increased steadily in recent years, and its exports have nearly doubled. However, it still accounts for only one percent of world production and half of one percent of world exports. Palm oil also directly accounted for less than 1 percent o [...]
2006-09-29 16:39:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD ECON IV
06ABIDJAN1099COTE D'IVOIRE: WORLD BANK'S CHIEF OF MISSION
[...] (C) Summary. The World Bank's Chief of Mission Doffonsou told EconChief September 28 that the Ivorian Government has failed to make headway on its $348 million (m) in arrears to the Bank, and that without action, that sum continues to steadily mount. While the government has been offered the [...]
2006-10-02 15:49:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL ECON IV ASEC
06ABIDJAN1105GBAGBO AND SUPPORTERS ADOPT A TOUGHER LINE IN
[...] (C) Summary. Tensions are running higher in Abidjan as President Gbagbo's mandate nears its end and in the run-up to the October 6 ECOWAS meeting on Cote d'Ivoire. President Gbagbo and his supporters, particularly FPI President N'Guessan, have adopted a tougher, uncompromising stance, and t [...]
2006-10-03 16:50:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN1108COTE D'IVOIRE: CUSTOMS AGENTS RELEASED
[...] (SBU) In the afternoon of October 3, 2006, three Customs Agents who were arrested in connection with the toxic waste pollution scandal on September 7 (reftel A) were released on bail after a strike, threatened since September 26, commenced on the morning of October 3. 2. (SBU) The strike [...]
2006-10-04 10:31:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAIR PREL IV ECON ASEC
06ABIDJAN1113COTE D'IVOIRE: ABIDJAN-BASED REGIONAL
[...] (U) Summary. The Abidjan-based regional stock market (BRVM) recently hosted the EconChief to discuss the current expansion of the bourse, its potential, limitations, and its place in the evolution of the market economy in Francophone West Africa. Reflecting the regional understanding that Co [...]
2006-10-04 17:28:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN1114ABIDJAN-BASED REGIONAL STOCK MARKET
[...] (U) Summary. The Abidjan-based regional stock market (BRVM) recently hosted the EconChief to discuss the current expansion of the bourse, its potential, limitations, and its place in the evolution of the market economy in Francophone West Africa. Reflecting the regional understanding that Co [...]
2006-10-05 08:57:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN112GBAGBO USES ARTICLE 48 POWERS TO EXTEND NATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The January 27 extension by Presidential decree of the Mandate of the National Assembly (NA) has further weakened Prime Minister Banny, and continued President Gbagbo's challenge to the International Community. The New Forces, who do not have any deputies in the assembly, have [...]
2006-02-01 15:51:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN1133COTE D'IVOIRE: TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION
[...] (U) Per REF A request, Post provides the following information on Cote d'Ivoire's textile and apparel production sector. 2. (U) The National Statistical Institute's (INS) Division of National Accounts (INSAE) provided the following statistics on total industrial production and total text [...]
2006-10-06 17:27:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KTEX IV
06ABIDJAN1134COTE D'IVOIRE: USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
[...] Per reftel B instructions, post has compiled information on the below industries. Please refer to Ref C for information on the Stock Market Exchange with regard to the request for information on financial services. Included in this cable is information on the banking sector. 2. Banking: [...]
2006-10-06 18:26:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD IV
06ABIDJAN1150COTE D'IVOIRE: FORCES NOUVELLES COMMUNICATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: FN Spokesman Lobognon expressed deep disappointment at the outcome of the Abuja Summit on Cote d'Ivoire, suggesting it would allow President Gbagbo to drag his feet on the identification process for yet another year. Lobognon added that Gbagbo acted to obstruct the consensus adop [...]
2006-10-12 15:48:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN1153EXXONMOBIL TELLS GOV'T IT INTENDS TO SELL
[...] (SBU) ExxonMobil Regional Director John A.C. Bell, along with Regional Manager Frederic Dauvergne and local Director General Manar Sall met with EconChief on October 10 to discuss the company's announcement to the government of Cote d'Ivoire that it intends to sell its stake in its Ivorian f [...]
2006-10-13 15:10:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV ASEC PREL IV ECON
06ABIDJAN1173GOVERNMENT CREATES 133 JUDGESHIPS TO RESUME AND
[...] (U) President Gbagbo has signed a decree creating 133 judgeships throughout Cote d'Ivoire, in areas controlled by both the government and the New Forces. The decree was signed on October 5 but only published on October 17, on the eve of the AU Peace and Security Council meeting on Cote d'Ivoi [...]
2006-10-18 17:29:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN1190TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING
[...] The Economic Section and the Foreign Commercial Section at Post jointly monitor trade agreements and respond to foreign trade barrier complaints. The Section's two Economic Officers determine responsibilities for specific cases as they emerge, working in concert with the regional FCS Officer [...]
2006-10-25 09:45:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD
06ABIDJAN1206PREPARATION OF 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] TRADE SUMMARY: The U.S. trade deficit with Cote d,Ivoire was $1.1 billion in 2005, an increase of $477 million from $597 million in 2004. U.S. goods exports in 2005 were $124 million, up 4.9 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Cote d,Ivoire were $1.2 billion, up 6 [...]
2006-10-30 12:50:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN1207COTE D'IVOIRE - TENSE BUT CALM AND LIKELY TO
[...] (C) Cote d'Ivoire remains tense on the eve of the end of the current one-year mandate of President Gbagbo and Prime Minister Banny and a new UNSC resolution for the country. While there is no doubt that both Gbagbo and Banny's terms will be extended, doubts and fears linger over the relative a [...]
2006-10-30 14:27:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC IV
06ABIDJAN1212LIBERIAN REFUGEE REPATRIATION ENTERS NEW PHASE
[...] (U) Summary: Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) for West Africa traveled to Liberia from October 10-19 to discuss ongoing Liberian refugee repatriation efforts. UNHCR figures show that a total of 80,617 Liberian refugees returned between November 2004 and September 28, 2006 and th [...]
2006-10-31 15:12:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM LI IV
06ABIDJAN1216DEMARCHE ON CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION, NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OBLIGATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-31 17:14:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIV NOTAG
06ABIDJAN1217DEMARCHES ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS REGARDING THE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-31 17:18:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER IV
06ABIDJAN1228COTE D'IVOIRE: INITIAL REACTIONS OF POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary. The streets of Abidjan were calm in the wake of the adoption of UNSCR 1721 (reftel) and the business of the country's economic capital went on without incident. Ambassador Hooks and Emboffs sought out the initial impressions of major political groups and figures, and found amon [...]
2006-11-03 16:58:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL IV
06ABIDJAN1234COTE D'IVOIRE: UN HIGH REP FOR ELECTIONS DISCUSSES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Gerard Stoudmann, UN High Representative for Elections, is cautiously optimistic that elections in Cote d'Ivoire will happen in 2007, but that positive scenario will require all the parties to exhibit substantially more political will than they have shown heretofore. He caution [...]
2006-11-06 16:00:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL IV
06ABIDJAN1237PRESIDENT GBAGBO: FULLY COMMITTED TO ELECTIONS
[...] (C) President Gbagbo invited the Ambassador on November 6 to the Presidential Residence to express appreciation for the support of the United States in protecting the Constitution of Cote d'Ivoire during the negotiation of Resolution 1721 in the UN Security Council. President Gbagbo also said [...]
2006-11-07 14:01:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IV
06ABIDJAN1242APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE FROM PRESIDENT GBAGBO
[...] Following is the unofficial translation of a letter dated November 2, 2006 addressed to President Bush from President Laurent Gbagbo. A copy of the letter was sent by fax to Embassy Abidjan from the office of the Secretary General of Cote d'Ivoire. Begin translation: From the President of t [...]
2006-11-08 08:20:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC IV
06ABIDJAN1250OPPOSITION PARTIES UNHAPPY WITH UNSCR 1721; PM
[...] (C) Summary. The Ivorian political class continues to react to UNSCR 1721 and the President's ongoing efforts to shape the political terrain to his liking. Both the Forces Nouvelles (NF) and major unarmed opposition parties expressed disappointment with 1721, specifically the decision to av [...]
2006-11-09 14:05:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IV UN
06ABIDJAN1251RESIDENTS OF YOPOUGON ROUT PRO-GOV'T MILITIA
[...] (SBU) On November 3, residents of the Azito neighborhood in the populous Yopougon suburb of Abidjan engaged in a daylong battle with members of a pro-government militia, the Groupe des Patriotes pour la Paix (GPP),and eventually succeeded in ejecting them entirely. Long-simmering tensions e [...]
2006-11-09 14:32:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALASEC IV MARR PREL
06ABIDJAN1253FRENCH ECONOMIC COUNSELOR ADDRESSES COTE
[...] (SBU) Econ Chief met with French Economic and Commercial Counselor Jean Dolle at the French Embassy on November 8. Dolle began by discussing French economic interests in Cote d'Ivoire, which, despite the political crisis and its resultant effects on the economy, remain strong. Economic act [...]
2006-11-09 14:52:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON IBRD IV PREL
06ABIDJAN1255GOVERNMENT $144M IN ARREARS ON WAR BONUSES,
[...] (SBU) While the payment of regular salaries is current for both civil servants and military personnel (which includes the FANCI, the Gendarmerie and the National Police) as of October 31, 2006, according to sources within the Ministry of Defense, the Government of Cote d'Ivoire is 12 months o [...]
2006-11-09 17:05:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PGOV PREL EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN1256COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DPRK ENTITY
[...] (S) On November 8, Econ Chief delivered talking points in reftel to Ambassador Bernard TANOH BOUTCHOUE, Director of United Nations and Specialized Institutions Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (S) TANOH indicated that Cote d'Ivoire takes its UN obligations seriously and op [...]
2006-11-09 17:15:00Embassy AbidjanSECRETPARM PREL IV
06ABIDJAN1257COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE RE U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) On November 8, Econ Chief delivered relevant talking points from reftels to Ambassador Bernard TANOH BOUTCHOUE, Director of the Office of United Nations and Specialized Institutions Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) Speaking frankly, and drawing upon his eight years [...]
2006-11-09 17:16:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA CU IV
06ABIDJAN1258COTE D'IVOIRE: DEMARCHE ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN
[...] (C) On November 8, Econ Chief delivered relevant talking points from reftels to Ambassador Bernard TANOH BOUTCHOUE, Director of the Office of United Nations and Specialized Institutions Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) Speaking frankly, and drawing upon his eight years [...]
2006-11-09 17:18:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KTIA UNHCR IV UNGA
06ABIDJAN1263IVORIAN POULTRY INDUSTRY CRIES FOWL AS GOVERNMENT
[...] On November 2, 2006, the Ministry of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries announced a plan to slash the tariff on poultry imports by 50% (from 22.5% to 11.5%). The announcement followed the October 31 Council of Ministers, which recommended taking &all necessary measures to supply the poultry mark [...]
2006-11-13 16:19:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EIND ELAB EAGR IV
06ABIDJAN1276UNION OF STATE-OWNED NEWSPAPER THREATENS STRIKE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 30, 2006 the board of influential government-owned newspaper Fraternite Matin (FratMat) dismissed Director General Honore De Yedagne (close to the FPI) and replaced him with Leon Lebry Francis, an ally of PM Banny. On November 6 the union for employees at FratMat, [...]
2006-11-16 15:55:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB IV
06ABIDJAN1277DEMARCHE ON ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTIONS
[...] (C) POL/ECON Counselor delivered ref A demarche to Ambassador Bernard Tanoh Boutchoue,Director of the Office of United Nations and Specialized Institutions Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on November 16. We strongly urged Cote d'Ivoire to vote against the three anti-U.S. resolutio [...]
2006-11-16 17:25:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL BO IV PHUM
06ABIDJAN1300 COTE D'IVOIRE: AMBASSADOR'S DECLARATION FOR
[...] During the last year, both disarmament of former combatants from the 2002 rebellion and the identification and registration of voters failed to materialize. As such, Cote d'Ivoire remains divided into three parts: the government-held south, the rebel- held north, and the UN controlled Zone o [...]
2006-11-24 10:37:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREF IV
06ABIDJAN1303COTE D'IVOIRE: AMBIGUOUS ROLE OF THE SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary. The armed forces are playing a very ambiguous role in Cote d'Ivoire's political process. No one trusts the security forces: not President Gbagbo, not Prime Minister Banny, and not the public. FANCI (Armed Forces of Cote d'Ivoire) Chief of Staff Mangou's loyalty to Gbagbo goes w [...]
2006-11-24 14:36:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN1306NINE TURKEYS DIE OF H5N1 AVIAN INFLUENZA JUST IN
[...] On November 20, the National Institute for Public Hygiene in Cote d'Ivoire (INHP) confirmed results by the National Laboratory for Agricultural Development (LANADA) on November 17 of another instance of H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) in Cote d'Ivoire. Culling began November 21, as 76 birds were s [...]
2006-11-24 17:07:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAGR EMED CONS IV
06ABIDJAN1314STATE PRIMARY SCHOOLS SHUT DUE TO TEACHERS' STRIKE
[...] On November 9, 2006, the Primary School Teachers, Movement for the Defense of their Rights, known as Mouvement des Instituteurs pour la Defense de leurs Droits (MIDD),launched a strike to protest the government's failure to grant USD 80 (CFAF 40,000) per month in housing allowances for prima [...]
2006-11-28 11:45:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PREL KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN1316GBAGBO HEADED FOR COLLISION COURSE WITH OPPOSITION
[...] (C) Summary: President Gbagbo unexpectedly reinstated three senior officials who were implicated in the toxic waste disaster but are stalwarts in Gbagbo's FPI (Ivoirian Popular Front) party. He also sacked the director general of the state-owned newspaper, Fraternite Matin, for carrying a r [...]
2006-11-28 18:02:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SENV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN1317PM BANNY: THE TANDEM WITH GBAGBO IS BROKEN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Banny told the Ambassador on November 28 that Cote d'Ivoire is again in crisis: the tandem with President Gbagbo has not been working well since UN Resolution 1721 was adopted November 1 and is now broken. The PM said he was not even informed of the decrees that [...]
2006-11-29 12:11:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALIV PGOV
06ABIDJAN1323UN TRYING TO SORT OUT RECENT VIOLENCE IN DUEKOUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Francois Sonon, Head of the Duekoue Field Office for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),confirmed five deaths as a result of ethnic clashes between local Guere and Burkinabe in several villages just north of Duekoue in the Zone of Confidence (ZOC). [...]
2006-11-29 17:29:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREF IV
06ABIDJAN1331PRESIDENT GBAGBO WILL NOT DISMISS PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on November 30, President Gbagbo made the following points: -- he will not fire Prime Minister Banny, although he did not appreciate the PM's communiqu7 dealing with presidential decrees; instead, he fired the Director of the radio and televi [...]
2006-12-04 15:38:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALIV PGOV
06ABIDJAN1334AMBASSADOR VISITS FN-HELD NORTHEAST; QUIET, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Hooks led a small delegation of Emboffs and the DATT on a tour of northeastern towns Bondoukou and Bouna. While government-held Bondoukou and FN-held Bouna are peaceful compared to other areas of the country, Bondoukou is notably more prosperous and Bouna's administ [...]
2006-12-04 17:10:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON CONS IV
06ABIDJAN134COTE D,IVOIRE'S TRANSITION: STRUGGLING TO GET OFF
[...] (C) Summary. The October 6 decision by the African Union (AU) that President Gbagbo should remain as head of state and a new Prime Minister be appointed to bring the country to disarmament and elections has failed to generate the hoped-for momentum among the Ivoirian actors. The peace proces [...]
2006-02-08 14:32:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN1342SUDAN: URGING COTE D'IVOIRE'S ABSENCE FROM AFCARPAC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-06 15:10:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS SOCI SU IV
06ABIDJAN1343PROPOSAL FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL PERMREPS TO VISIT
[...] (C) I believe it would be most useful for the Permreps or acting Permreps of the P-5 to come to Abidjan, to deliver in person a message of support for UN Security Council Resolution 1721. Though he nominally welcomed UNSCR 1721, President Gbagbo has said from the outset that it contains attac [...]
2006-12-06 15:14:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV UNSC ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN1345COTE D'IVOIRE: FINANCE MINISTRY OFFICIALS SIGNAL
[...] (C) Summary. Finance Ministry officials are telling us that Cote d'Ivoire does not intend to pay the balance of the arrears Cote d'Ivoire owes the World Bank. Bank staff tell us the Bank would be willing to accept partial repayment, but will not resume normal assistance until it receives th [...]
2006-12-07 07:28:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN IMF IV PGOV PREF
06ABIDJAN1346COTE D'IVOIRE: FINANCE MINISTRY OFFICIALS SIGNAL
[...] (C) Summary. Finance Ministry officials are telling us that Cote d'Ivoire does not intend to pay the balance of the arrears Cote d'Ivoire owes the World Bank. Bank staff tell us the Bank would be willing to accept partial repayment, but will not resume normal assistance until it receives th [...]
2006-12-07 07:29:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN IMF IV PGOV PREF
06ABIDJAN1347COCOA STRIKE ENDS WITH HARDLY A WHIMPER,
[...] (C) Summary. The strike in the cocoa sector has come to a quiet, almost stealthy end although most of the putative demands made by strikers remain unaddressed. The harvest is proceeding, and a good crop is expected. According to industry observers, the government was essentially able to b [...]
2006-12-07 07:31:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON AID PREL IV
06ABIDJAN1349GBAGBO ROCKING THE BOAT; OPPOSITION STICKS TOE IN
[...] (U) After a tumultuous week in the political landscape with Gbagbo's takeover of both the State-owned newspaper Fraternite Matin and state Radio and Television (RTI),and his reinstatement of three senior offials who were implicated in the toxic waste disaster but are Gbagbo cronies, this week [...]
2006-12-07 16:52:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL IV UN
06ABIDJAN1351ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF PLAYING THE ROLE OF MEDIATOR?
[...] (U) Today the local press widely reported that Armed Forces of Cote d'Ivoire (FANCI) Chief of Staff General Philippe Mangou met with lead opposition leader Professor Alphonse Djedje Mady on December 6th. Mangou reportedly wants to calm the increasingly acrid political environment in Abidjan b [...]
2006-12-07 17:05:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UN IV
06ABIDJAN1355ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP
[...] (C) Summary. At the eleventh meeting of the International Working Group (IWG),Prime Minister Banny sought to persuade the group that significant progress has been made to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1721, especially on re-launching identification, returning civil servants to the [...]
2006-12-08 14:20:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC UNSC IV
06ABIDJAN136MORE ON VIOLENCE IN GUIGLO AND VULNERABILITY OF
[...] (C) The humanitarian community is still reeling from the violent attacks that took place mid-January in Guiglo against their offices and staff. Providing basic emergency assistance to the camps of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Guiglo is the top priority, but security ov [...]
2006-02-08 16:30:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALEAID PREF PHUM WFP IV LI
06ABIDJAN1360TERRORIST LISTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-11 09:18:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER
06ABIDJAN1364MEDIATION TEAM TO BRIEF ECOWAS AND AU LEADERS ON
[...] (C) General Jean Marie Michel Mokoko, the Special Representative for the Presidency of the African Union, informed the Ambassador on December 11 that the Mediation Group, composed of himself, D/SRSG Abou Moussa, HRE Gerard Stoudmann and ECOWAS Chairman Chambas will be meeting this week with [...]
2006-12-12 16:51:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALIV PGOV
06ABIDJAN1372COTE D'IVOIRE: MILITARY REPORTS ALLEGED COUP PLOT
[...] (C) Summary. On December 12 the press spokesman of the defense and security forces announced that a coup plot had been uncovered, involving the assassination of President Gbagbo, the armed forces chief of staff, and several other top security force commanders. The man accused of being the ma [...]
2006-12-13 12:26:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV ASEC PREL IV
06ABIDJAN1376COTE D'IVOIRE: POLITICAL PROCESS DRIFTING
[...] (C) Summary. Well into the second month of Cote d'Ivoire's second year of transition to postponed elections, the political process continues to drift. President Gbagbo is essentially ignoring UN Security Council Resolution 1721 and defying the peace process, and the political opposition has [...]
2006-12-14 14:28:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN1377OPPOSITION ACKNOWLEDGES IMPOTENCE IN THE FACE OF
[...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador December 11, Alphonse Djedje Mady, spokesman for the RHDP (Rally of Houphouetists for Democracy and Peace) coalition of opposition parties, acknowledged the opposition's frustration and lack of resolve to fight against President Gbagbo and his FPI (Ivoiria [...]
2006-12-14 14:31:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UN IV
06ABIDJAN1393COTE D'IVOIRE: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] General Assessment: Cote d'Ivoire does not engage in any major counterterrorism efforts as terrorist groups are not known to be present and thus terrorist activity is not a percieved threat in this country. Cote d'Ivoire has been in the throes of a political-military crisis since 2002 which [...]
2006-12-19 16:53:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER ASEC PGOV IV
06ABIDJAN1400COTE D'IVOIRE - UPDATE ON THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-20 11:20:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID IV
06ABIDJAN1402GBAGBO OFFERS PROPOSALS, NOT SOLUTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a speech made December 19 evening, President Gbagbo offered five proposals designed to bring the country out of crisis: (1) direct talks with the Forces Nouvelles (FN) rebels aimed at encouraging them to disarm and free the country; (2) elimination of the Zone of Confidence; ( [...]
2006-12-21 09:18:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UN IV
06ABIDJAN1404EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK, SOLENTA DHL
[...] Econ Chief visited Solenta DHL at Abidjan airport as requested in reftel to inquire into application number D366138 registered on 10/26/2006 (OEA/532 M.Hames/Doris Johnson) for a attitude inertial sensor, model 7003360-946. 2. Econ Chief spoke to Business Development Manager Helen Bergoun [...]
2006-12-21 10:22:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC IV
06ABIDJAN1405COTE D'IVOIRE: FN LEADER SORO PUSHES FOR BANKS TO
[...] (C) Summary. Forces Nouvelles leader Guillaume Soro took surprise advantage of a December 11 courtesy call by Econ Chief and Econ/Pol JO to FN HQ in Bouake to make a very public push to reopen the banking sector in FN-held territory. Soro also sharply criticized President Gbagbo for his un [...]
2006-12-21 11:28:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN1406DIAMOND MINING IN COTE D'IVOIRE'S NORTH-CENTRAL
[...] (C) Summary: In the north-central region of Cote d'Ivoire near Korhogo, diamonds are mined using traditional methods of searching riverbeds with sieves. The yield from this particular region is small--perhaps a few hundred stones a month collectively--and offers a subsistence living for the [...]
2006-12-21 16:15:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALEMIN IV
06ABIDJAN1417IRAN --INFORMATION REGARDING UNSCR 1737
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-27 11:02:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC KNNP IV
06ABIDJAN1430COTE D'IVOIRE: GBAGBO GAMBLES WHILE THE POLITICAL
[...] (C) As 2006 comes to an end, the Cote d,Ivoire peace process continues to drift. President Gbagbo is waiting for rebel FN (New Forces) leader Guillaume Soro to respond to the five "proposals" he unveiled December 20 (Reftel). The pro-opposition newspaper Le Patriote reported December 27 that [...]
2006-12-28 16:15:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UNSC ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN150COTE D'IVOIRE: MOVING THE PEACE PROCESS FORWARD
[...] (C) Since 2002, the Cote d'Ivoire peace process has gone through multiple mediators and mediations including Lome, Linas-Marcoussis, Accra, and Pretoria. Each has petered out in turn, leaving Cote d'Ivoire far short of reunification, disarmament, and elections. Per reftel, the new government [...]
2006-02-12 08:03:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN179ECHOES OF ARETHA FRANKLIN: THE REBELS WANT RESPECT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador made a three-day trip to Bouake and Korhogo, in New Forces (FN) territory in the North, to urge the ex-rebels to help move the political process forward. We found a relatively relaxed security environment and a population whose most pressing concerns were not the [...]
2006-02-17 10:30:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN190COTE D'IVOIRE: FOURTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Banny briefed the fourth meeting of the International Working Group (IWG) on his plans to adopt the IWG's road map as his government's work plan. In light of the four days of street disturbances in reaction to the previous IWG's stance on the National Assembly, it [...]
2006-02-22 14:45:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNAUS IV
06ABIDJAN199COTE D'IVOIRE: SORO AND GBAGBO TO MEET FEBRUARY 27
[...] (C) On February 22, Sidike Konate, spokesperson for the New Forces (NF),called on the Ambassador to inform him that a meeting between President Gbagbo and NF Secretary General Guillaume Soro is scheduled to take place February 27. There will also be a second meeting between Gbagbo and all thr [...]
2006-02-23 16:27:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN217COTE D'IVOIRE: POLITICAL LEADERS' SUMMIT MEETING
[...] (U) The meetings that were scheduled to take place February 27 between President Gbagbo and New Forces Secretary General Guillaume Soro; and between Gbagbo, Soro, former Prime Minister Ouattara and former President Bedie (reftel) did not happen, because of a disgreement over security arrangeme [...]
2006-02-28 14:06:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN226COTE D'IVOIRE: 2006 TIP REPORT
[...] (SBU) Since a September 2002 coup attempt that evolved into a civil war, Cote d'Ivoire has been partitioned in two with the government maintaining control of the south and the ex-rebel New Forces controlling the north. Tensions between the two sides have lessened since the appointment of a new [...]
2006-03-01 16:49:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB IV
06ABIDJAN227COTE D'IVOIRE: ILO-UNHCR TO PUBLISH REPORT ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: ILO and UNHCR will publish a report on the exploitation of refugee and displaced children in Cote d'Ivoire almost two years after its completion. ILO-UNHCR identified labor and sexual exploitation as the two main forms of exploitation for refugee and displaced children in Cot [...]
2006-03-01 16:50:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PREL EAID SOCI IV
06ABIDJAN228COTE D'IVOIRE: POLITICAL LEADERS HOLD SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary. Cote d'Ivoire's five principal political leaders met in Yamoussoukro February 28, the first such meeting since the current crisis began in 2002. They reaffirmed their commitment to the Pretoria Agreement and to holding elections as scheduled, and agreed on six sets of issues: im [...]
2006-03-01 16:50:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN238COTE D'IVOIRE: TRANSPORTATION MINISTER PROMISES
[...] (U) On March 1 the Minister of Transport, Innocent Anaky Kobanan (who is from the opposition Movement of Forces for the Future (MFA) party),announced the introduction of a new "single ticket" system for public transportation (mini-busses and taxis). In addition to the single ticket system, th [...]
2006-03-03 14:25:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN246COTE D'IVOIRE: FRENCH FORCES CONFRONT IVOIRIAN
[...] (U) Most newspapers reported March 3 the French Defense Minister's official letter of protest to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan regarding recent incursions of Ivoirian military forces into the Zone of Confidence (ZC) separating the government-controlled south from the rebel-controlled north. [...]
2006-03-06 14:15:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC CI
06ABIDJAN255ALASSANE OUATTARA RESTRUCTURES THE RDR
[...] (U) On March 4-5, presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara's political party, the RDR (Rally of Democratic Republicans),met at the UN-protected Golf Hotel in Abidjan, to restructure the party and increase the number of leadership positions at the top. More than 700 [...]
2006-03-08 15:22:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN261COTE D'IVOIRE: ELECTORAL COMMISSION DEADLOCK IS
[...] (U) On March 7, the outgoing executive board of the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) met with the incoming board, to officially hand over governance of the board. 2. (U) This formalizes the agreement that was reached at the February 28 Yamoussoukro summit of Cote d'Ivoire's four princ [...]
2006-03-09 16:50:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOVE PREL ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN284REBEL LEADER GUILLAUME SORO RETURNS TO ABIDJAN
[...] (U) New Forces (FN) leader Guillaume Soro arrived in Abidjan from the northern rebel capital of Bouake on March 14 around 1100, via UN helicopter. He met with President Gbagbo around noon, immediately after arriving, and then met with Prime Minister Charles Banny. In the evening he met with [...]
2006-03-15 17:20:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN315COTE D'IVOIRE: VISIT OF DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (C) Deputy Assistant Secretary Linda Thomas-Greenfield made a very productive visit to Abidjan March 15-17. She met with leaders and top officials from all parts of the political spectrum. Her Ivoirian interlocutors praised highly the intensity of U.S. engagement here, and appealed for even [...]
2006-03-23 16:57:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IV
06ABIDJAN316SUBJECT: COTE D'IVOIRE: IVOIRIAN WORKERS, PARTY
[...] (C) On March 20, PIT (the Ivoirian Workers, Party) suspended its participation in the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC),to protest the fact that the highest-ranking position it was given on the IEC's Executive Board was Deputy Treasurer. In the previous IEC, PIT held the position of Tre [...]
2006-03-23 16:57:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN317COTE D'IVOIRE: EXAMS FINALLY HELD IN THE NORTH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 27 children in the New Forces (NF) controlled zone finally started taking the exams that will allow them to progress to the next level of their education. Since February 2004 the pro-Gbagbo Minister of Education had been refusing to allow the exams to be held unti [...]
2006-03-23 16:57:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN320COTE D'IVOIRE: FIFTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. The International Working Group (IWG) held a largely uneventful fifth meeting March 17. Prime Minister Banny, UN High Representative for Election (HRE) Monteiro, and the new Chairman of Cote d'Ivoire's Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) gave presentations. Some element of dr [...]
2006-03-24 16:21:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN332COTE D'IVOIRE: PEACE IS IN THE AIR, FOR THE MOMENT
[...] (C) Summary. Peace is in the air. Prime Minister Banny has an impressive list of accomplishments, and political leaders seem to have set their minds on elections. Still, there is a daunting list of tasks yet to be completed, including issuing national identification cards and registering vo [...]
2006-03-30 15:43:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN339COTE D'IVOIRE: EXAMS FINALLY HELD IN THE NORTH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 27 children in the New Forces (NF) controlled zone finally started taking the exams that will allow them to progress to the next level of their education. Since February 2004 the pro-Gbagbo Minister of Education had been refusing to allow the exams to be held unti [...]
2006-03-31 14:12:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN361OIL SPILL OFF IVORY COAST
[...] (C) Summary. An oil spill off the coast of Ivoiry Coast caused by the Canadian oil company CNR has largely been cleaned up. However, the Minister of Environment told the Ambassador he was unhappy with uncommunicativeness from CNR and alleged that Ivoirians close to the Presidency who are [...]
2006-04-04 08:37:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALSENV ENRG EPET
06ABIDJAN368COTE D'IVOIRE: TROUBLED COCOA SECTOR
[...] (C) Summary. Cote d'Ivoire's 2005-2006 cocoa harvest looks to be up slightly from last year. The share of the world market price that is going to the farmers is higher than last year but still only 50 percent. Another 37 percent goes in taxes and fees to the government and to four cocoa sup [...]
2006-04-06 10:51:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALEAGR EIND PGOV IV
06ABIDJAN369COTE D'IVOIRE: THE UPS AND DOWNS OF THE PEACE
[...] (C) Summary. As expected, The peace process is going through ups and downs. Pro-Gbagbo militias are threatening to take to the streets as they did in January, this time over the sequencing of identification vis a vis disarmament. Preliminary results indicate that only about 20 percent of st [...]
2006-04-06 15:40:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN395COTE D'IVOIRE: AVIAN INFLUENZA FALSE ALARM
[...] Several animals were found dead with symptoms similar to Avian flu in the north of Cote d'Ivoire the week of April 6; sixteen chickens, two ducks, and two dogs that apparently ate the carcasses of the dead poultry. A World Health Organization (WHO) satellite office in Bouake, the northern ca [...]
2006-04-19 07:56:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO ECON IV
06ABIDJAN409COTE D'IVOIRE: PRIME MINISTER'S UPCOMING VISIT TO
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Banny told the Ambassador that the primary objective for his upcoming visit to Washington is to request assistance for Cote d'Ivoire's peace process from the World Bank and the IMF. The Ambassador underscored the urgency of moving forward with identification and d [...]
2006-04-21 14:19:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN414COTE D'IVOIRE: SIXTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) At the sixth meeting of the International Working Group (IWG),the group was alarmed to hear from a series of senior Ivoirian officials in charge of various aspects of the peace process that the political process is once again at an impasse and that hardly any progress has been made toward [...]
2006-04-21 16:38:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN417COTE D'IVOIRE: CONTROVERSY OVER IDENTIFICATION
[...] (C) Summary. A bitter dispute over how to identify who is an Ivoirian lies at the heart of Cote d'Ivoire's current political crisis. No new identifications have been registered since 2003, and no identity cards have been issued since 1999. Prime Minister Banny has made resuming the identifi [...]
2006-04-24 15:59:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN428COTE D'IVOIRE: STUDENT UNION STAGES STREET PROTESTS
[...] (SBU) The Cote D'Ivoire Federation of University and High School Students (FESCI) staged street demonstrations in Abidjan April 25 to demand an end to the current teachers strike. The government-owned but generally factual newspaper Fraternite Matin estimated the number of protesters at 1500. [...]
2006-04-26 15:15:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC PREL IV
06ABIDJAN433COTE D'IVOIRE: SUSPECTED CASES OF AVIAN FLU
[...] Several birds found dead in Abidjan have been tested at the state-owned Institute Pasteur in Abidjan for H5N1 Avian Flu. However, officials have not yet confirmed the presence of the virus in Cote d'Ivoire. Additional samples were sent for testing to a lab in Italy on April 24. The cases were [...]
2006-04-27 11:54:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDAMED EAGR IV TBIO
06ABIDJAN442COTE D'IVOIRE: PRESENCE OF AVIAN FLU ALL BUT
[...] Initial results from several birds found dead in Abidjan have tested positive for H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI). Screening for the virus was performed by two labs, the Insitut Pasteur in Abidjan and in Paris. Ministry officials are waiting for final confirmation from the United Nations Food and [...]
2006-04-28 16:58:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAGR EMED IV
06ABIDJAN447COTE D'IVOIRE: GBAGBO ISSUES COMBATIVE STATEMENT
[...] (C) On April 25 President Gbagbo issued a statement through his press spokesman laying out his views on how the country should move forward toward elections. The statement was typical of Gbagbo: combative, defensive, disingenuous and hardly presidential. Gbagbo denied that he had agreed at th [...]
2006-05-03 16:41:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN458FORMER PRESIDENT BEDIE: EVERYTHING DEPENDS ON THE
[...] (C) Former President Henri Konan Bedie, who was ousted in a coup in 1999, has little strategy for negotiating an end to the political crisis in Cote d'Ivoire beyond demanding that the international community asssume responsibility for security and for organizing new elections. He recognizes [...]
2006-05-05 14:17:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV IV
06ABIDJAN460COTE D'IVOIRE: RECENT ATTACKS IN THE WEST PROVE
[...] (C) Summary: UN agencies are concerned by a continuing series of inter-ethnic attacks that have occurred in recent weeks in western Cote d'Ivoire, mostly around the town of Bangolo. The attacks have resulted in several deaths, injuries, and some internal population displacement. The UN rep [...]
2006-05-05 16:31:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF KPKO PHUM IV
06ABIDJAN473YOUNG PATRIOT LEADER BLE GOUDE: DRESSING UP HIS
[...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on May 8, Charles Ble Goude, President of the Young Patriot movement, stressed that he is trying to convert the Young Patriots into a more mature political force. He explained that he is now the President of COJEP, a coalition of patriotic forces, and he [...]
2006-05-09 16:31:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV IV
06ABIDJAN475COTE D'IVOIRE: SIXTH MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) At the sixth meeting of the International Working Group (IWG),the group was alarmed to hear from a series of senior Ivoirian officials in charge of various aspects of the peace process that the political process is once again at an impasse and that hardly any progress has been made toward [...]
2006-05-09 17:11:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN483THE FPI AFTER SIX YEARS IN POWER
[...] (C) Summary. President Gbagbo,s ruling FPI party is feeling defensive, with little to show after almost six years in power. The party came into office in the flawed 2000 elections with a sweeping agenda of socialist reform. It has achieved few of them while failing to address the fundamenta [...]
2006-05-11 16:55:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN493COTE D'IVOIRE: THIRTY-SIX CONVICTED FOR JULY 2005
[...] (U) Summary: On May 5, an Ivoirian Military Tribunal convicted and sentenced 36 individuals to terms ranging from two to 15 years for their role in the July 2005 attacks on Agboville and Anyama, two towns located respectivly 70 and 7 KM North of downtown Abidjan. During the attacks, 24 people [...]
2006-05-12 16:42:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO ASEC AEMR IV
06ABIDJAN495GOCI TO LAUNCH PILOT IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM ON MAY
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Prime Minister,s office and a New Forces (FN) representative have told us that on May 18 the government will begin a pilot population identification program at seven locations in government and FN territory and in the Zone of Confidence. End summary. 2. (SBU) Francois K [...]
2006-05-12 16:58:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO ASEC PREL IV
06ABIDJAN500PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES IDENTIFICATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On May 14, Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny addressed the nation on the televised evening news and confirmed reports that the Ministry of Justice will begin pilot identification programs on May 18. Banny also announced that identification and disarmament (DDR) would occur sim [...]
2006-05-15 13:33:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN504COTE D'IVOIRE: MORE VIOLENCE IN WEST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-15 17:24:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN51COTE D'IVOIRE: GBAGBO SHOWS BANNY WHO'S BOSS
[...] (C) While the pretext for the current unrest is the International Working Group's recommendation that the mandate of the National Assembly not be extended, it is clear that the real aim is to undermine Prime Minister Banny. We have indeed heard that the National Assembly's mandate is a "red l [...]
2006-01-18 16:29:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN515MORE DETAILS ON PILOT IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM
[...] (U) Summary: More details about the pilot identification process emerged on May 15, during a press conference by the Minister of Justice, Mamadou Kone. The pilot identification program will target anyone over 13 years of age who is without documents. Once the pilot phase has ended, the Mini [...]
2006-05-17 15:31:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN523PILOT ID PROGRAM GETS OFF TO A GLACIAL START IN
[...] (C) The pilot identification program got off to an inauspicious start with only one petitioner appearing in the Port Bouet district of Abidjan on the morning of May 18, the first day of the program. About thirty Young Patriots showed up around 9:00, along with sanctioned Young Patriot leader [...]
2006-05-18 15:01:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN526PRELIMINARIES TO DISARMAMENT PROCESS TO BEGIN SOON
[...] (SBU) The Chiefs-of-Staff of the New Forces (FAFN) and Ivoirian (FANCI) militaries agreed on May 17 to start assembling troops in preparation for a disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) program. The NF will gather troops at two sites (at Botro, in the far northeast, and Bouna, [...]
2006-05-19 16:09:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC KPKO EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN532COTE D'IVOIRE: STATUS OF PILOT ID PROGRAM
[...] Summary: The second and third day of the pilot identification program ran smoothly in all seven sites both north and south. After the first day, pro-Gbagbo militias ceased their disruptive activities against the program in the south and the population appears to be gaining confidence in the [...]
2006-05-23 10:49:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN549YOUNG PATRIOTS CONTINUE TO OCCUPY HIGH SCHOOL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Congress of Young Patriots (COJEP),the leading faction of the Young Patriots youth militia and headed by Ble Goude, continues to occupy the headquarters of the Secondary School Teacher,s Union (SYNESCI). Despite complaints to the Ivorian government, COJEP remains in place [...]
2006-05-24 16:25:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNELAB PGOV ECON EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN55COTE D'IVOIRE: OBASANJO AND GBAGBO ISSUE
[...] (U) Nigerian President Obasanjo made a brief visit to Abidjan the evening of January 18, and met at the airport with President Gbagbo. Also present were Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny, UN Special Representative of the Secretary General Pierre Schori, South African Special SIPDIS Repres [...]
2006-01-19 15:42:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN554COTE D'IVOIRE: SEVENTH MEETING OF THE
[...] (C) Summary. The International Working Group (IWG) held a largely uneventful seventh meeting on May 19. Prime Minister Banny, UN High Representative for Elections (HRE) Studeman, Ivoirian Chief of Staff General Mangou, and New Forces Chief of Staff Bakayoko, along with the head of the Elect [...]
2006-05-26 09:57:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN560UNION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS REMAIN ON STRIKE
[...] (U) Summary: The National University Teachers' Union (Coordination Nationale des Enseignants du Superieur et des Chercheurs, CNEC) has been on strike since March 14, with the exception of a two-week truce from April 28 through May 12 while the union met with members of the Prime Minister's of [...]
2006-05-26 15:38:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV ECON EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN568COTE D'IVOIRE: PILOT IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM
[...] (U) Summary: From May 18 through 24, 4810 applicants were interviewed at seven sites in the pilot identification program. A total of 2601 birth certificates and 2188 certificates of nationality were approved after interviews averaging 40 minutes per person. The pilot identification program [...]
2006-05-30 16:48:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN583COTE D'IVOIRE: PILOT IDENTIFICATION PROGRAM
[...] (U) Summary: From May 18 through 24, 4810 applicants were interviewed at seven sites in the pilot identification program. A total of 2601 birth certificates and 2188 certificates of nationality were approved after interviews averaging 40 minutes per person. The pilot identification program [...]
2006-06-02 09:36:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN589COTE D'IVOIRE: UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS CALL
[...] (U) The coordination of university professors known as Coordination Nationale des Enseignants du Superieur et des Chercheurs (CNEC),has called a two-week truce after meeting with Prime Minister Banny on May 29. While the Prime Minister was not able to promise a salary increase, which is CNE [...]
2006-06-02 16:35:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV ECON EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN590COTE D'IVOIRE: UNION OF PUBLIC SECTOR HEALTH
[...] (U) On May 31, the union of senior public sector health personnel, Syndicat National des Cadres Superieurs de la Sante de Cote d,Ivoire (SYNACASS-CI),threatened to go on strike on June 15 if their demands regarding salary and rank within the civil service are not met. The SYNACASS-CI consis [...]
2006-06-02 16:37:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV ECON EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN60COTE D'IVOIRE: THIRD MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. The subject that came in for the most discussion at the January 15 meeting of the International Working Group (IWG) was the future of the National Assembly, whose mandate expired December 16. Heads of delegation reached an initial consensus to recommend that the Assembly remain [...]
2006-01-20 16:34:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN606COTE D'IVOIRE: ACOTA COORDINATOR VISIT SUMMARY
[...] (U) Summary: ACOTA Program and Policy Coordinator, Chip Beck (Coordinator),visited Abidjan 13-14 May 2006 for a visit to, and an exchange of information with, the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI) Headquarters Staff. He received a general briefing from the Senior [...]
2006-06-07 14:46:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV MASS IV
06ABIDJAN613COTE D'IVOIRE: FINAL NUMBERS FROM PILOT ID PROGRAM
[...] (U) The Ivorian government announced the official figures for the pilot identification process which ended on May 27. The official figures are: 5003 applicants were interviewed, 3907 birth certificates were granted, and 3137 certificates of nationality were approved. The analysis of the pilo [...]
2006-06-08 15:20:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN616FESCI UNDER SERGES KOFFI: THE FIRST YEAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FESCI (Federation of High School and University Students of Cote d'Ivoire) was created by President Gbagbo and other professors in 1992 at the birth of Cote d'Ivoire's multi-party system to give students a voice in the new political environment. It rapidly degenerated into a maf [...]
2006-06-09 14:09:00Embassy AbidjanSECRET//NOFORNKPKO PREL PGOV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN623COTE D'IVOIRE: ELECTORAL COMMISSION STRUGGLES
[...] (C) Summary: Four months away from the October date by which Cote d'Ivoire's postponed presidential elections are supposed to be held, the CEI (Independent Electoral Commission) has ambitious, probably unrealistic plans to carpet the country with thousands of polling stations and train tens o [...]
2006-06-09 17:45:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN627COTE D'IVOIRE: INFORMATION ON OHCHR FIELD PRESENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) is represented in Cote d'Ivoire by the Division of Human Rights (HR),which is part of the larger UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (UNOCI). Its overarching mission is to promote human rights in Cote d'Ivoire. The HR works in a [...]
2006-06-12 14:08:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL IV
06ABIDJAN633COTE D'IVOIRE: UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS RESTART
[...] (U) The group of university professors known as Coordination Nationale des Enseignants du Superieur et des Chercheurs (CNEC) has again commenced an unlimited strike after a two-week truce in which it considered the options put forth by the Council of Ministers (ref A). On June 9, the members [...]
2006-06-13 17:10:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV ECON EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN647COTE D'IVOIRE: START OF DISARMAMENT MAY BE DELAYED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 14:54:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALKPKO PGOV PREL IV
06ABIDJAN648COTE D'IVOIRE: PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PUBLIC
[...] (U) Summary: On June 15, primary and secondary public school teachers began unlimited strikes to protest the lack of government response to their demands for a housing allowance and salary increases. The government did not respond to a three-day strike held from June 6 to June 8 by the Coll [...]
2006-06-16 14:54:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV ECON EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN649COTE D'IVOIRE WILL SUPPORT NEW RED DIAMOND EMBLEM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-16 14:58:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC IV
06ABIDJAN652DEMARCHES ON NAM AND OIC STATEMENTS ABOUT IRAN'S
[...] (C) POL/ECON Counselor and Deputy POL/ECON Counselor delivered a demarche June 16 to Ambassador Bernard Tanoh Boutchoue, Director for the United Nations and Specialized Agencies at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, expressing U.S. disappointment with the statement on Iran's nuclear program that [...]
2006-06-16 15:37:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KNNP UNSC IV IR
06ABIDJAN658COTE D'IVOIRE: DISARMAMENT OF WESTERN MILITIAS
[...] (C) Despite assurances we were given June 16 by Director of Operations for Disarmament Jean-Paul Malan that there were just a few obstacles left to mediate and that disarmament of the western militias would likely begin on June 17 (reftel),the militias continue to refuse to begin even the firs [...]
2006-06-19 15:59:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO PREL IV
06ABIDJAN686COTRE D'IVOIRE: EIGHTH MEETING OF THE
[...] (C) Summary. At the eighth meeting of the International Working Group (IWG),Prime Minister Banny gave a long, evasive presentation seeking to reassure the group that he is determined to succeed in bringing the country to elections, while IWG members tried to pin him down on why so little pro [...]
2006-06-28 15:23:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN688OPPOSITION DEPUTIES RETURN TO NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
[...] (C) Summary. Opposition deputies agreed to return to the National Assembly on June 23 in order to receive salaries that had been withheld for three months by the FPI president of the Assembly. The denouement of what should have been a relatively minor affair is a victory for President Gbagbo [...]
2006-06-29 13:27:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IV
06ABIDJAN691UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS END STRIKE, SECONDARY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Close on the heels of his success in resolving the impasse over the return of opposition deputies to the National Assembly (reftel),President Gbagbo reinforced his standing as a decisive leader by persuading striking university professors (reftels) to return to work. Secondar [...]
2006-06-29 17:52:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV IV
06ABIDJAN694COTE D'IVOIRE: PRIME MINISTER,S PEACE TRAIN STUCK
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Banny's peace train is stuck for the moment at the disarmament station. The Armed Forces of Cote d'Ivoire (FANCI) say they have completed the initial, pre-regroupment phase of the disarmament, where combatants are assembled at designated sites under their own comma [...]
2006-06-30 11:29:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN713NEW FORCES PREVENTED FROM MEETING PRESIDENT
[...] (U) On July 4, a delegation of New Forces (NF) soldiers led by Chief-of-Staff General Soumailo Bakayoko was refused entry to the Prime Minister's office (Primature) prior to a scheduled meeting with President Gbagbo. Gbagbo wrote the NF last week, inviting the NF military (FAFN) to meet with h [...]
2006-07-05 17:33:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN718COTE D'IVOIRE: UN SECRETARY GENERAL CHAIRS
[...] (C) Summary. UNSYG Annan chaired a mini-summit on Cote d'Ivoire in which participants set several deadlines to accelerate key elements of the peace process, including identification, DDR, and organization of elections. There was no discussion of possible scenarios if presidential elections [...]
2006-07-06 18:16:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN723UNHCR CLOSES TABOU TRANSIT CENTER
[...] SUMMARY: RefCoord traveled to Tabou, Cote d'Ivoire, on June 27-30 to meet with UNHCR officials regarding their repatriation efforts and the pending closure of the Tabou Transit Center (TC). RefCoord also traveled to several surrounding villages and met with refugee representatives. Although [...]
2006-07-07 12:49:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM PREL IV
06ABIDJAN731PRIME MINISTER ON PLANS FOR REGISTRATION OF
[...] (C) Summary. Prime Minister Banny, accompanied by his Justice Minister, convoked ECOWAS ambassadors and several members of the International Working Group (IWG) to Yamoussoukro on July 9 for a hastily-scheduled meeting on his government's plans to launch a program, scheduled to begin on July [...]
2006-07-11 07:44:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN758LATEST ON CORA DE COMSTAR U.S. BUSINESS DISPUTE
[...] (SBU) The Ivoirian Telecommunications Agency (ATCI) announced last week that it had revoked Cora de Comstar's cell phone license because of non-use of the license by Cora. The unexpected decision follows the signing of a draft, non-binding agreement in February 2006 between Western Wireless an [...]
2006-07-14 16:32:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD IV EINV
06ABIDJAN759COTE D'IVOIRE: IDENTIFICATION PROCESS OFF TO A
[...] (C) Summary: The launching of itinerant courts to document the approximately four million unregistered people in Cote d'Ivoire has gotten off to a shaky start. On top of administrative problems, the leader of President Gbagbo's Ivoirian Popular Front (FPI) party has called upon Gbagbo's fo [...]
2006-07-14 16:53:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN760COTE D'IVOIRE: THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UN EFFORTS TO
[...] (U) Sylvain Roy, Chief Conduct and Discipline Officer at the UN Operation in Cote D'Ivoire (ONUCI),briefed us July 12 on ONUCI's efforts to combat sexual abuse and exploitation (SEA). He explained that the Conduct and Discipline Team (CDT) is a newly formed unit; he himself arrived in Decembe [...]
2006-07-14 17:21:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN771COTE D'IVOIRE: TEACHERS RESUME STRIKE
[...] (SBU) Primary and secondary school teachers, who suspended their strike June 20 after meeting with President Gbagbo (ref A),are threatening to resume the strike July 18. The teachers said at the time that their demands had not been met but that they would suspend the strike to allow for furth [...]
2006-07-18 13:09:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB ASEC KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN778COTE D'IVOIRE: PRO-GBAGBO MILITIAS CONTINUE TO
[...] (C) The local press July 18 was full of reports of incidents throughout the government-controlled areas of the country where pro-Gbagbo Young Patriots militias successfully blocked the "audiences foraines" -- itinerant courts -- from going forward with the identification process (reftel),inc [...]
2006-07-18 16:06:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN779COTE D'IVOIRE: GOVERNMENT MISSES DEADLINE TO CLEAR
[...] (U) Cote d'Ivoire missed a July 17 deadline to clear its arrears with the World Bank in time for the Bank to approve its USD 100 million contribution to the funding for Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) at its July 27 Board meeting. 2. (C) Cote d'Ivoire's arrears with the [...]
2006-07-18 16:14:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON IBRD KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN782COTE D'IVOIRE: SITUATION REPORT: YOUNG PATRIOTS
[...] (C) Beginning early this morning at about 0600 local, Young Patriot militias erected a series of roadblocks at main road and intersections throughout Abidjan to protest the mobile identification teams launched by Prime Minister Banny. The roadblocks, which increased in size and number throu [...]
2006-07-19 14:54:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC CASC IV
06ABIDJAN783COTE D,IVOIRE SITUATION REPORT - 1700 GMT JULY 19,
[...] (SBU) As of late afternoon, roadblocks in the Abidjan districts of Riviera (where Embassy is located),Cocody, and Deux Plateaux, where most Embassy personnel reside, have been dismantled or shut down. The airport remains open and we understand that Air France is flying tonight. An Embassy v [...]
2006-07-19 17:00:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN788COTE D'IVOIRE: NINTH INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP
[...] (C) Summary. The International Working Group (IWG) held a largely uneventful ninth meeting July 20. The Prime Minister sought to reassure the group that his peace train is on track and moving forward, but once again he was long on promises and short on specifics. The communique from this m [...]
2006-07-21 15:35:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN789COTE D'IVOIRE: TEACHERS' STRIKE WIDELY IGNORED
[...] (SBU) The strike by elementary and secondary school teachers that was supposed to resume on July 18 (ref A) was widely ignored. While Mamadou Soro, the leader of the teacher,s group calling for the strike, was quoted in the newspapers as saying over 70 percent of teachers boycotted, all othe [...]
2006-07-21 16:07:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALELAB PREL KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN804SEVERAL PEOPLE KILLED IN CLASHES OVER ID PROCESS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Several people were killed and more than twenty injured over the weekend in Divo during violent confrontations at protests aimed at blocking the "audiences foraines" -- itinerant hearings -- from going forward with the identification process. Opposition party leaders are enco [...]
2006-07-24 16:24:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC PREL KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN810PRIME MINISTER BANNY ATTEMPTS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS
[...] (C) Summary. The Prime Minister spoke to the nation last night on the mobile identification process, addressing concerns raised by the President's FPI party and its supporters intent on disrupting the process. The PM made clear that the mobile teams are essential to the peace process and the [...]
2006-07-25 15:38:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC PREL KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN812COTE D'IVOIRE: BANK EMPLOYEES REPORTEDLY POSTPONE
[...] (C) On July 25, leaders of the union representing all bank employees in Cote d'Ivoire told us they had postponed a three-day strike that the union had threatened to start on July 26. This decision was reportedly made after the banking sector employers' association offered fresh talks. Union [...]
2006-07-25 16:09:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALELAB EFIN PGOV ASEC KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN819CORA INVESTMENT DISPUTE NEAR RESOLUTION?
[...] (SBU) Summary. A joint delegation of representatives of Cora shareholders and the Ivoirian government expressed strong optimism to the Ambassador July 26 that the Cora dispute is very close to a final resolution. They will meet with the Prime Minister about this July 27. The Ambassador welc [...]
2006-07-26 15:51:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD PREL IV
06ABIDJAN820PRIME MINISTER: HELP KEEP PRESIDENT GBAGBO ON
[...] (C) On July 25 Prime Minister Banny asked the Ambassador to use his influence to help keep President Gbagbo in the political process, especially on the issue of identification of citizens. The PM asserted that he never takes a decision without consulting with President Gbagbo and getting Gba [...]
2006-07-26 16:23:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALIV PGOV PREL
06ABIDJAN832UN CLOSELY FOLLOWING IDENTIFICATION PROCESS
[...] (C) Summary. The United Nations is monitoring the progress of the registration of undocumented Ivoirians, in preparation for elections, and gave a briefing for embassies and international organizations July 25. Reportedly, almost all of the teams sent into rebel-held areas in the north are o [...]
2006-07-27 17:00:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN837FPI WANTS CONSULTATIONS, NOT CONFRONTATION
[...] (C) Senior members of President Gbagbo's FPI party have met twice with the Ambassador in the past week to discuss the issue of identification. They emphasized that they want to resolve their differences with Prime Minister Banny through consultations, not confrontation in the streets. They [...]
2006-07-28 15:11:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALIV PGOV
06ABIDJAN838NEW UNHCR REPRESENTATIVE TAKES UP DUTIES IN COTE
[...] (C) Summary: Saber Azam, UNHCR's new Representative to Cote d'Ivoire, met with Ambassador Hooks on July 21. Azam stated his main objective will be to complete the Liberian repatriation process by June 2007. Ambassador Hooks affirmed U.S. support for the humanitarian community in Cote d'Ivo [...]
2006-07-28 15:21:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALREF PHUM PREL IV
06ABIDJAN839MODEST START TO DISARMAMENT OF WESTERN MILITIAS;
[...] (U) On July 26, the disarmament/dismantling of ex-combatant, pro-Gbagbo militias got underway in the western town of Guiglo in the presence of Prime Minister Banny, DDR Commission (PNDDR) chief Ouassenan Kone, and UN officials. Approximately 150 militias reported to the demobilization site to [...]
2006-07-28 17:02:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN854COTE D'IVOIRE: SECURITY AND MILITIA FORCES WAGE
[...] (U) On the morning of Monday, July 31, national security forces of the Command Center for Security Operations (CECOS) fought a battle with members of the armed, pro-Gbagbo Patriotic Group for Peace (GPP) and Young Patriots militia in the busy downtown district of Plateau in Abidjan, after the [...]
2006-08-01 17:31:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV ELAB EFIN IV
06ABIDJAN857WESTERN MILITIAS DISARMAMENT UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-01 18:59:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN86COTE D'IVOIRE: ONE WEEK LATER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. One week after protesters and the Young Patriots took over the streets of Abidjan, the city has ostensibly returned to normal. President Gbagbo's Ivoirian Popular Front (FPI) party has withdrawn its threat to quit the government, businesses are open again, and the city almost f [...]
2006-01-26 14:48:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON IV
06ABIDJAN874COTE D'IVOIRE: UN BRIEFS AGAIN ON IDENTIFICATION
[...] (C) Summary: The UN Operation in Cote d'Ivoire (ONUCI) reports that in the first two weeks of the current identification operation, there were just over 35,000 applications for registration in one form or another, from the estimated four million undocumented Ivoirians and foreigners born her [...]
2006-08-03 16:47:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC KPKO IV
06ABIDJAN876COTE D'IVOIRE: PARTIAL DISMANTLEMENT OF MILITIAS
[...] (C) Summary. The dismantling of pro-Gbagbo militias in western Cote d'Ivoire continues to experience problems. It appears that only a fraction of the militia members are included in this program, and very little real disarmament has yet taken place. End Summary. 2. (C) The dismantling of [...]
2006-08-04 11:25:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN883COTE D'IVOIRE: AVIAN INFLUENZA IN SAN PEDRO
[...] On June 10, five chickens and a wild bird were discovered dead in an industrial rubber plantation near the port city of San Pedro, 500 km southwest of Abidjan. According to a July 20 report published by the Ministry of Animal Husbandry, the specimens tested on June 28 by the National Agricult [...]
2006-08-07 15:06:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO EAGR EMED IV
06ABIDJAN885COTE D'IVOIRE: UN SUSPENDS DISMANTLEMENT OF
[...] (C) Summary: The UN confirms reports that it has halted the dismantlement of militias in Guiglo over the weekend. A UN official told us that tension in Guiglo remained high as some 1000 militia members from other towns continued their protests over the weekend. Although officially the UN cl [...]
2006-08-08 18:19:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN903COTE D'IVOIRE: GBAGBO REINS IN IDENTIFICATION
[...] (C) Summary. President Gbagbo has declared that the mobile courts carrying out the identification process can only issue birth certificates, not a second category of identification document that provisionally establishes Ivoirian nationality. In reaction, the rebel New Forces suspended their [...]
2006-08-10 12:36:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN906HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL FOR LIBERIAN REFUGEES IN
[...] (U) Summary: Abidjan-based Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord) visited Guiglo from August 1-3 to meet with UNHCR field representatives and visit the Nicla Refugee Camp for Liberian refugees. There are approximately 10,500 Liberian refugees in the northern Refugee Welcome Zone (ZAR),of which 5,987 [...]
2006-08-11 15:16:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM PREL IV
06ABIDJAN911COTE D'IVOIRE: TENSIONS CONTINUE WITHIN MARITIME
[...] (U) On August 8, Maritime Police officers announced in a press conference that on August 4 Minister of Transport Anaky Kobenan (leader of the MFA, an opposition party) had issued the payment of bonus arrears in the amount of USD 234,000 (CFAF 117 million) and suspended Director General for M [...]
2006-08-11 18:55:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC ELAB EFIN
06ABIDJAN926COTE D'IVOIRE: PEACE TRAIN SLOWS TO A CRAWL
[...] (C) The Cote d'Ivoire peace train has slowed to a barely perceptible crawl. Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR),dismantling of militias, and identification of Ivoirian nationals are supposed to be proceeding concomitantly but instead they are bogging down concomitantly. DDR [...]
2006-08-18 10:40:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN927COTE D'IVOIRE: TEACHERS WITHHOLD EXAM
[...] (U) As of August 18, public secondary school teachers in the government-controlled zone are refusing to release results from the baccalaureate exam (required for entry to university) until they are paid for grading them. (Note: Exams in the rebel-controlled zone are scheduled to start Augus [...]
2006-08-18 17:04:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV IV
06ABIDJAN928COTE D'IVOIRE: NEW FORCES AND POLITICAL
[...] (U) On August 17, leaders of the political opposition and the rebel New Forces (FN) met in Daoukro (home of ex-president Bedie) to consult on the current political situation. All the major party leaders were present: ex-president Henri Konan Bedie, leader of the PDCI (Democratic Party of Cot [...]
2006-08-18 17:09:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN947COTE D'IVOIRE: GETTING THE PEACE PROCESS BACK ON
[...] (C) Summary. What can the United States do to try to break the current gridlock in the Cote d'Ivoire peace process? We suggest that the United States consult with France and the UK and together with those governments jointly approach the African Union (AU) to urge that African leaders re-en [...]
2006-08-24 10:48:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN955COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR MS. CILIA DE COCK
[...] Post warmly welcomes the visit of Ms. Cilia De Cock and grants country clearance for travel to Abidjan from AUGUST 29, 2006 TO SEPTEMBER 02, 2006. 2. The purpose of the trip is to visit cashew processors in the southern parts of Cote d'Ivoire (OLAM in Dimbokro) and to participate in the Ca [...]
2006-08-25 09:14:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDIV
06ABIDJAN963COTE D'IVOIRE: INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP MEETING
[...] (U) The next meeting of the International Working Group (IWG) has been postponed from September 1 to September 8. In his letter notifying IWG members of the change, Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Pierre Schori explained that it was made at the request of Prime Minster [...]
2006-08-25 15:51:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPKO ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN964COTE D'IVOIRE: EXAM RESULTS ANNOUNCED, STRIKING
[...] On August 22, 2006, the Ministry of Education announced the results of the baccalaureate exam (required for entry from secondary school to university) held July 25-28 in the government-controlled zones. Out of 119,256 students who took the exam, 48,168 students passed. The Ministry was only [...]
2006-08-25 16:13:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV IV
06ABIDJAN991COTE D'IVOIRE: UPCOMING SUMMITS IN YAMOUSSOUKRO
[...] (C) Summary. So far President Gbagbo is saying he will not attend the Secretary General's September 20 mini-summit on Cote d'Ivoire in New York, but he might change his mind under pressure from the Secretary General and his African counterparts. Prime Minister Banny and all the opposition le [...]
2006-09-01 16:50:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV ASEC IV
06ABIDJAN992COTE D'IVOIRE: INTERIOR MINISTER REFUSES BRIBE,
[...] (U) On Thursday August 24, General Adolphe Babi, the Ivorian Police Inspector General, announced at a press conference the arrest of Sergeant Zie Guillaume, who was charged with offering a bribe of approximately USD 226,000 (CFAF 113 million) to the Interior Minister in exchange for acceptin [...]
2006-09-01 16:59:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL IV
06ABIDJAN997COTE D'IVOIRE: GOVERNMENT RESIGNS OVER ILLEGAL
[...] (U) On September 6, Prime Minister Banny publicly submitted the resignation of his government and President Gbagbo publicly accepted it. Banny said that he felt obliged to resign because of mounting public anger over the illegal dumping of toxic wastes at several sites around Abidjan. The was [...]
2006-09-07 12:20:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SENV IV
06ABUDHABI1001 MEDIA REACTION: P&O PORTS DEAL; HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT;
[...] SUMMARY: A UAE COLUMNIST IN "AL-ITTIHAD" WRITES THAT US REJECTION OF THE P&O DEAL CONVEYED A NEGATIVE MESSAGE TO ALL ARABS AS WELL AS TO THE UAE. A COLUMNIST IN "AL-KHALEEJ" COMMENTED ON THE DOS HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT BY STATING THAT IT ACCUSES MANY COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE CONSIDERED [...]
2006-03-15 12:54:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR AE TC
06ABUDHABI1006UAE PREPARED TO DISCUSS CHARITIES AT MENA-FATF
[...] (C) The UAE Central Bank will represent the UAE at the March 20-21 MENA-FATF plenary in Cairo, and Central Bank officials are prepared to discuss the UAE's implementation of the MENA-FATF charities white paper. This discussion will likely focus on the same themes that Abdulrahim al-Awadi, the [...]
2006-03-15 13:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN AE UAE
06ABUDHABI1023UAE: CALLING FOR THE RELEASE OF AKBAR GANJI
[...] (C) In a meeting with UAE MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi March 18, Ambassador delivered reftel points and together with DRL DAS Barks-Ruggles urged the UAE to join other states in sending Iran a clear message in support of Iranian journalist and political prisoner Akbar Ganji's release. At [...]
2006-03-18 10:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI IR AE
06ABUDHABI103REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) On January 16, Pol Chief met with MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani to deliver ref A points on U.S. views regarding the Iran nuclear issue, and texts of both the EU-3 Foreign Ministers' Statement and the Secretary's Statement on Iran's resumption of uranium SIP [...]
2006-01-17 11:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC AE UN
06ABUDHABI104DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM DELIVERED
[...] (C) Pol Chief called on MFA International Organizations Director Yacub al-Hosani January 16 to preview UN reform points (refs A, B). Ambassador has requested a meeting with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed to discuss UN reform and other issues. 2. (C) Al-Hosani [...]
2006-01-17 11:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR PHUM ADCO AE UN
06ABUDHABI1044 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] SUMMARY: A COLUMNIST IN "AL-KHALEEJ" DESCRIBED THE NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGIES REPORT AS A REPORT THAT CONSISTS OF EVERYTHING EXCEPT A STRATEGY. AN "AL-KHALEEJ" EDITORIAL NOTED THE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGIES REPORT FOLLOWS THE NEW CONSERVATIVES' DISASTROUS IDEOLOGIES AND WONDERED WHY [...]
2006-03-18 13:38:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI106INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL BOARD ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-17 11:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC AE UNCND UN
06ABUDHABI1076UAEG RECOMMITS TO SCREENING AND PROTECTING TIP
[...] (C) Summary: Between March 17-19, Ambassador and CG Dubai engaged senior-level UAEG officials to discuss TIP issues and the importance of making a firm commitment to address the specific problem of trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Ambassador highlighted the need to identify [...]
2006-03-20 14:22:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALTAGS
06ABUDHABI108DEMARCHE ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Pol Chief discussed ref A points with MFA International Organizations Director Yacub al-Hosani January 16. Al-Hosani said the UAEG had not yet determined who will represent the UAE at the conference on Afghanistan, but that the UAEG will support Afghanistan and the objectives of the Af [...]
2006-01-17 13:05:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL AF AE
06ABUDHABI1103UAE RED CRESCENT: "AID TO NEEDY, NOT TERRORISTS"
[...] (SBU) Summary. In response to the March 20, 2006 New York Times Article, "Emirates Aided Kin of Palestinian Militants," the Chairman of Board of the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) told Ambassador on March 21 that the RCA's policy is to fund needy children and that it does not aid families o [...]
2006-03-21 15:43:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAID PTER KTFN PHUM IS PA AE TC UAE
06ABUDHABI1104LABOR UNIONS WILL NOT ALLOW FOREIGNERS TO VOTE,
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 8. 2. (C)Summary: On March 15, Econchief and Econoff met with Dr. Khalid Al Khazraji U/S of Labor in the Ministry of Labor Affairs (MOL) and Mohammed Al Zaabi Director of International Relations to discuss recent labor developments. An amendm [...]
2006-03-22 08:33:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON ETRD AE
06ABUDHABI1119 MEDIA REACTION: TEHRAN AND WASHINGTON
[...] SUMMARY: A SAUDI COLUMNIST IN "AL-ITTIHAD" WONDERS WHY WASHINGTON HAD TO RESORT TO ITS ENEMY IRAN AND NOT TO ITS ARAB ALLIES TO RESOLVE IRAQ'S ISSUES. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL- ITTIHAD" CLAIMS PRESIDENT BUSH'S RECENT SPEECH SHOWS THAT ZIONIST INFLUENCE CONTROLS THE WHITE HOUSE. A UAE COLUMNIST I [...]
2006-03-22 12:34:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO AE TC
06ABUDHABI1120DESIGNATION OF AL-MANAR, LEBANESE MEDIA GROUP, AND AL-NOUR
[...] (C) Ambassador met with MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi March 22 to inform him of the USG´s intent to designate domestically al-Manar Television, the Lebanese Media Group, and al-Nour Radio as Specially Designated Global Terrorists under Executive Order 13224. Ambassador noted that the designa [...]
2006-03-22 12:34:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC ETTC KPAO AE
06ABUDHABI1122UAEG REPORTS ADDITIONAL TRAFFICKING PROSECUTIONS,
[...] (U) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has provided the following trafficking-related statistics as was mentioned reftel. Post is awaiting additional prosecutions statistics from the Emirate of Dubai where the majority of sex trafficking prosecutions take place. ------------- Camel Jockeys - [...]
2006-03-22 12:48:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL AE TAGS
06ABUDHABI1123HAMAS' KHALED MESHAAL VISITS UAE
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Presidential Affairs Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al-Nahyan received Hamas political chief Khaled Meshaal March 22. According to Foreign Ministry U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi, the UAEG had originally been reluctant to host Meshaal but decided that it was important to emp [...]
2006-03-22 12:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL WE GZ IS AE
06ABUDHABI1126ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (C) Ambassador met with MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi March 22 to raise four key issues that will be on the Arab League agenda: Darfur, Iraq, Israeli-Palestinian situation, Arab reform (ref A). On the situation in Darfur, Ambassador highlighted the need to move quickly to end the violence [...]
2006-03-22 13:34:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL IR IS GZ WE SU AE
06ABUDHABI1129STATUS OF U.S.-UAE MLAT NEGOTIATION
[...] (C) Summary. Upon learning that the UK has nearly concluded an MLAT and extradition treaty with the UAEG, Embassy sounded out UK colleagues on how they have proceeded. We have informed the MFA that following its response to our May 2005 diplomatic notes regarding unresolved requests and judi [...]
2006-03-22 14:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM PGOV UK AE
06ABUDHABI1199ABU DHABI OVERHAULS TRANSPORTATION SECTOR
[...] (U) The Abu Dhabi Government Restructuring Committee recently announced the establishment of an Abu Dhabi Department of Transport (DOT),headed by Khalfan Ghaith Al Muhaibi. Sheikh Mohammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council chairs the r [...]
2006-03-27 09:25:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EWWT PREL ECON AE
06ABUDHABI1202SCENESETTER FOR U/S JOSEPH VISIT TO THE UAE
[...] (S/NF) Summary. Embassy welcomes you back to the UAE to secure UAE endorsement the Proliferation Security Initiative Statement of Interdiction Principles (PSI SOPs) and to continue the dialogue regarding our concerns about Iran's nuclear ambitions. Since your visit in October 2005, Embassy a [...]
2006-03-27 11:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNETTC PARM PREL IR AE
06ABUDHABI1214PROMOTION OF EMPOWERMENT PROJECTS FOR UAE WOMEN
[...] DURING THE PAST TWO WEEKS, THE UAE HAS ANNOUNCED SEVERAL PROJECTS TO EMPOWER UAE WOMEN IN THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL FIELDS. THESE INITIATIVES ARE AIMED AT CREATING BETTER OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN TO OCCUPY LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN ALL SECTORS OF THE SOCIETY, ESPECIALLY IN THE POLITICAL [...]
2006-03-28 08:54:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM KWMN KMPI AE
06ABUDHABI1219EXXON GETS 28% OF UPPER ZAKUM
[...] (U) On March 27, Exxon Mobil signed agreements with the Emirate of Abu Dhabi's Supreme Petroleum Council and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) for a 28% stake in the Upper Zakum field as of January 1, 2006. ADNOC's stake in the field drops from 88% to 60% and the Japan Oil Development [...]
2006-03-28 13:54:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EINV AE
06ABUDHABI1222DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES HEARS UAE VIEWS ON IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: On March 18, Ambassador and DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles met with MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi to discuss Iran and other bilateral issues. Iran is proceeding full speed ahead to develop its nuclear program, but al-Noaimi advised against adopting just a confrontational approac [...]
2006-03-29 06:37:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL IR AE
06ABUDHABI1223DRL DAS BARKS-RUGGLES VISITS UAE
[...] (C) Summary: DRL DAS Barks-Ruggles' March 15-18 visit to the UAE provided an opportunity to urge government action on a long-awaited amendment that would allow the creation of trade unions, as well as further movement on domestic political reforms and progress in combating human trafficking. [...]
2006-03-29 06:49:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM ELAB AE
06ABUDHABI1227AUSTRALIA-UAE FTA: NATURAL RESOURCES A CONCERN
[...] (C) On March 29, Australia's lead Australia-UAE negotiator Stephen Deady (First A/S Trade Development Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade) gave EconChief a quick update on the results of the March 27-29 negotiating round. He described the week as "reasonable," but with no breakt [...]
2006-03-29 10:32:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON AS AE
06ABUDHABI1232 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: VISIT OF NEA A/S DAVID
[...] SUMMARY: The March 27-29 visit of David Welch, US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, to the UAE received prominent coverage in all UAE Arabic and English dailies. Abu Dhabi TV carried a 7-minute interview on the daily program News of the Day with A/S Welch commenting on S [...]
2006-03-30 16:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR AE KPAO OVIP
06ABUDHABI1233A/S WELCH MEETING WITH UAE STATE SECURITY DIRECTOR
[...] (S/NF) Summary: NEA Assistant Secretary David Welch consulted with UAE State Security Director Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed al-Nahyan March 29 on regional developments, and specifically on Iran, Iraq, and Hamas. A/S Welch was accompanied by Ambassador and Rear Admiral Robert Moeller, Director of P [...]
2006-03-31 12:04:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL KPAL IR IZ GZ WE AE
06ABUDHABI1268TRANSIT OR TEMPORARY DETENTION OF SOMALI PIRACY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-02 13:05:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHSA SO AE
06ABUDHABI1301UAE CHARITY REGULATION: EMIRATE-LEVEL, NOT FEDERAL
[...] (C) Summary. The UAE does not have a unified federal system of charity oversight or regulation. Charity regulation is ultimately the responsibility of each of the seven emirates. The Ministry of Social Affairs (MSA) licenses and monitors charities in Abu Dhabi, and any charity that is licen [...]
2006-04-04 11:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAID PTER KTFN PHUM AE
06ABUDHABI1327UAE REFORM STRATEGY: QUARTERLY PROGRESS UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: Since the January 2 submission of the quarterly UAE Democratic Reform Strategy update (ref A),there have been additional developments. During the period January 1-March 31, the UAEG created a Cabinet-level Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs that its new minis [...]
2006-04-04 13:55:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KPAO KDEM KMPI AE
06ABUDHABI1329UAEG REGISTERS CONCERN OVER TENSION BETWEEN
[...] (C) Summary: On March 29, U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ronald Neumann, visited Abu Dhabi and met with MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al Noaimi. Al Noaimi expressed concern about growing tension between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and suggested including India in trilateral talks to ease the fricti [...]
2006-04-04 15:14:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL AF PK AE
06ABUDHABI1340HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH CRITICIZES THE UAE'S TREATMENT
[...] (U) Summary: On March 30, Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report urging the UAEG to take immediate steps to end abusive labor practices. The report focuses heavily on the plight of foreign construction workers who often end up in &debt bondage.8 HRW also urged the UAEG to expand its staff [...]
2006-04-05 12:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON ETRD PHUM AE
06ABUDHABI1341SUDAN: LEVERAGING UN TROOP CONTRIBUTING COUNTRIES
[...] (C) The Embassy delivered reftel points to the MFA as a diplomatic note April 3 and followed up with MFA Director for International Organizations Yacub al-Hosani April 5. Al-Hosani told Pol chief that he was not aware that the UN had approached the UAE to date with a request for assistance, an [...]
2006-04-05 13:28:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL SU KPKO AE
06ABUDHABI1342NATO SOLDIER SENTENCED TO 80 LASHES FOR OFFENSES
[...] (SBU) On April 3, a Shari'a court in the northern emirate of Sharjah sentenced Estonian Master Sergeant Andrei Korol to one month in jail and 80 lashes for crimes committed at Sharjah International Airport on February 23. Korol was sentenced to 40 lashes and time served for public intoxicatio [...]
2006-04-05 13:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PHUM NATO AE EN
06ABUDHABI135 UAE: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-18 12:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV AE USTR OPIC
06ABUDHABI138UAE: SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING COOPERATION
[...] (C) Summary: Two years after a USG interagency team visited the UAE to discuss an agreement on remote sensing, the UAE's chief proponent of acquiring a remote sensing system, UAE Chairman of Space Reconnaissance Programs Colonel Mahash al-Hameli, says there is still a strong desire to work wit [...]
2006-01-19 13:36:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETTC KSTC PARM PREL AE
06ABUDHABI1401SCENESETTER FOR HOMELAND SECURITY AND
[...] (S) Summary. Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE on April 23. In the aftermath of the controversy of the Dubai Ports World acquisition of P&O, your assurances to Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ),your host for the visit, that the USG values the UA [...]
2006-04-10 14:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINS ASEC EPET MCAP KPAL AE IZ IR
06ABUDHABI1405ETIHAD FLYING TO KENNEDY, ABU DHABI AIRPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Etihad Airways recently reported to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rep that it has decided to fly to Kennedy, instead of Newark as was previously reported. Econoff and FAA rep met with several members of the Supervision Committee for the Expansion of the Abu Dhabi Inter [...]
2006-04-11 11:34:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PREL ECON AE
06ABUDHABI1406 MEDIA REACTION: U.S. IMAGE; IRAN AND THE REGION;
[...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Ittihad" explains why America is deeply hated by Arabs and Muslims stating that respecting human's humanity is the only way for America to resolve these issues. "Al-Khaleej" expressed concerns for Gulf security. "Al-Khaleej" asserted that freedom and democracy ne [...]
2006-04-11 11:57:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR AE TC
06ABUDHABI1409PREPARING FOR 2ND U.S./UAE JTFCC
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador met with UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser al-Suweidi on April 11 to discuss details of the upcoming U.S./UAE Joint Terrorist Finance Coordinating Committee (JTFCC) that will be held during Treasury U/S Stuart Levey's trip to the UAE on April 30. Al-Suweidi commi [...]
2006-04-11 12:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN AE
06ABUDHABI1416 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH
[...] SUMMARY: A UAE columnist in "Al-Khaleej" calls a recent report on labor rights in the UAE from Human Rights Watch a credible report that should not be ignored or misinterpreted. He calls on the UAE authorities to open a dialogue with the organization and tackle problems related to labor issu [...]
2006-04-11 13:37:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO AE TC
06ABUDHABI1422UAE FM TELLS U/S JOSEPH: "USE UAE AS LAST RESORT"
[...] (S/NF) Summary. Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph and UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (AbZ) met April 8 to discuss Iran's proliferation and regional ambitions. U/S Joseph conveyed that the United States considers Iran a serious threat [...]
2006-04-12 12:07:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM ETTC MCAP IR AE
06ABUDHABI1437OECD PROGRAMS ON GOOD GOVERNANCE AND INVESTMENT IN
[...] (U) Summary: On April 9, Ambassador met with Richard Hecklinger, Deputy Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD),to discuss the MENA-OECD Initiative on Governance and Investment for Development. The initiative, which began in February 2005, is a r [...]
2006-04-15 07:48:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOECD ECON EFIN AE
06ABUDHABI1471UAE SHI'A AND THEIR LOYALTIES
[...] (C) Summary: With rising international tension over Iran's quest for nuclear power, and persistent reports of Iranian influence in Iraq's internal affairs, the UAE's Shi'a minority have been doing a lot of soul-searching, according to sect members and their acquaintances. While we have heard [...]
2006-04-15 11:56:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPHUM KISL PREL PINR IR AE
06ABUDHABI1472TREASURY U/S QUARLES VISIT TO UAE
[...] (C) Summary. During Treasury Under Secretary Quarles' March 22 meetings, his interlocutors stressed their belief that the U.S. - UAE relationship was strong and that government investors in the UAE would continue to invest in U.S. assets, despite DP World. Over ninety-eight percent of the Ce [...]
2006-04-15 12:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEFIN EINV ETRD ECON AE
06ABUDHABI1520UAE MAKES PRIVATE ENDORSEMENT OF PSI
[...] (U) This message contains an action request in para 3. 2. (C) The Embassy received a diplomatic note from the UAE MFA April 15 endorsing the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) and its Statement of Interdicting Principles. In response to our query about whether the endorsement was publ [...]
2006-04-17 10:29:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP AE
06ABUDHABI1531UAE CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR SUDAN, AU MISSION IN
[...] (C) Pol chief met with MFA Deputy Director for Arab Affairs Ahmed Besais April 17 to follow up on the issue of re-hatting the peacekeeping troops in Darfur (refs A, B). Besais told Pol chief the UAE supports the Arab League's "Khartoum Declaration" that affirms support for the African Union's [...]
2006-04-17 13:12:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO SU AE
06ABUDHABI1538 MEDIA REACTION: US, ISRAEL AND PALESTINE/IRAN
[...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Khaleej" states that the support and patronage of the United States supports Israel's campaigns against the Palestinians. "Al-Bayan" complains about the biased support the U.S. gives to Israel. An op-ed in "Al-Bayan" renounces the double-standard of U.S. nuclear [...]
2006-04-18 06:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI1573 MEDIA REACTION: ARABS AND HUMAN RIGHTS/
[...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Ittihad" explains why Arabs usually fail human right's assessments stating that their culture does not carry such values. A female columnist in Al-Bayan comments on Iran's nuclear capabilities stating that Iran, instead of focusing on nuclear technology, should wo [...]
2006-04-19 10:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO AE TC
06ABUDHABI16UAE REFORM STRATEGY: THIRD QUARTERLY UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: Since the September 30 submission of the quarterly UAE Democratic Reform Strategy update (ref A),there have been several positive developments in our reform strategy (ref B). Most notably, on December 1, President Khalifa announced that a form of limited elections will be held f [...]
2006-01-02 14:05:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PGOV KPAO KMPI AE
06ABUDHABI1610MESSAGE TO GULF DONORS ON ASSISTANCE TO THE PA;
[...] (C) On April 19 DCM delivered ref A points on Gulf Donors with information on the new U.S. Palestinian Assistance Package to MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid Al-Noaimi, who was curious to know how our response to Qatar following its recent $50M donation to the PA had gone over. On April 22 DCM delivere [...]
2006-04-23 10:54:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN KWBG PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI1637 MEDIA REACTION: DUBAI PORTS/IRAQ
[...] Summary: A UAE columnist in "Al-Khaleej" comments on the oppressive way the Dubai Ports deal was handled by the American media and politicians. He concludes that despite of all these failures, globalization will continue. "Al- Khaleej" asserts that the American occupation of Iraq is the pro [...]
2006-04-23 14:08:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI1644UAE'S PRIVATE ENDORSEMENT OF THE PSI
[...] (C) On April 22 Ambassador passed ref A points to UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan who expressed no objection to sharing UAE's private endorsement with the other government in the region that has privately endorsed PSI (Oman) and with other interested Gulf countries in order t [...]
2006-04-24 10:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP AE
06ABUDHABI1716UAE FM EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] (U) Speaking at a press conference in Kuwait April 25, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan expressed concern about Iran's nuclear program, while urging a peaceful resolution, as reported today by the Arabic dailies "Al Khaleej" and the semi-official "Al Ittihad," as well a [...]
2006-04-26 11:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO KU AE IR
06ABUDHABI1718UAE CONDEMNS DAHAB BOMBING
[...] (U) UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan has sent a cable of condolence to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak condemning the bomb attack in Dahab on April 24. The state news agency, WAM, reported that in his cable President Khalifa reiterated the UAE's solidarity with Egypt in confr [...]
2006-04-26 11:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER EG AE
06ABUDHABI1723MINISTER OF LABOR PROVIDES UPDATES ON THE LABOR LAW
[...] (C) Summary: On April 23, Ambassador and Econoff met with UAE Labor Minister Dr. Ali bin Abdullah Al Ka,abi to discuss labor issues, including the strengthening of labor laws in the UAE. Al Ka,abi updated Ambassador on the proposed amendment to the labor law permitting a labor association, r [...]
2006-04-29 10:56:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALELAB PHUM PREL ETRD AE
06ABUDHABI1724TOWNSEND DISCUSSES REGIONAL STABILITY,
[...] (C) Summary. During an April 22 lunch meeting with Frances Fragos Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism (APHSCT),and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MbZ),Townsend and MbZ discussed counterterrorism cooperation. Townsend stressed [...]
2006-04-29 12:43:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS EPET ETTC MCAP IR AE IQ
06ABUDHABI1725SCENESETTER FOR COUNTERTERRORISM COORDINATOR
[...] (S) Summary. Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE on May 7. U.S. and UAE officials have had a number of productive meetings on the topic of counterterrorism, the most recent of which came on April 22, when Fran Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security [...]
2006-04-29 13:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINS ASEC EPET MCAP IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI1742 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: "AL BAYAN" EXCLUSIVE WITH
[...] Summary: Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul claims that Ankara refused an American nuclear reactor in exchange for providing facilitative assistance to the U.S. in its confrontation with Iran. Gul noted that a military option to end the impasse is very unlikely simply because Iran possess [...]
2006-04-30 14:14:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI176TEXTBOOK CASE: DUBAI CUSTOMS; RE-DELIVERY AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. On January 17, Dubai Customs allowed Iranian vessel M/V Iran Baluchestan, suspected of transporting dual-use items, to leave Port Rashid for Iran. Despite requests from the Embassy and Consulate, Dubai did not authorize the inspection of the container, claiming that it had no l [...]
2006-01-22 14:21:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNETTC PARM PREL AE
06ABUDHABI1772UAEG FTA CONCERNS POST-DUBAI PORTS WORLD
[...] (C) Summary. The UAEG views the upcoming investment chapter talks as crucial to the success of an FTA, especially in light of the recent Dubai Ports World episode. On April 22, Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) told visiting Assistant to the President for Homeland Security an [...]
2006-05-01 10:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV EPET EFIN AE
06ABUDHABI1775UAE TELECOM UPDATES
[...] (SBU) Summary. On April 19, econoff met with Mohammed Gheyath, Technical Affairs Manager of the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA),to discuss UAE telecom initiatives. Gheyath said the TRA is planning to allow a third internet service provider (ISP) in the UAE and is also consideri [...]
2006-05-02 07:29:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ECIN PHUM ECON AE
06ABUDHABI1790 MEDIA REACTION: IRAN/IRAQ
[...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Bayan" explains why the U.S. will not strike Iran. "Al-Khaleej" blames the occupation for Iraq's growing problems and feels the end of the occupation will bring an end to the militias. A columnist in "Al-Bayan" described the Gulf countries' rising concern with t [...]
2006-05-02 12:37:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI1797SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY HILLEN'S VISIT
[...] (S) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to welcoming you to the UAE on May 15-16. Your visit will be an opportunity to build on recent Iran discussions between U.S. and UAE officials, particularly Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Joseph's April 8 meeting with U [...]
2006-05-03 11:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL MCAP MARR MASS MNUC IR AE
06ABUDHABI183IAEA DONOR CONFERENCE ON DECOMMISSIONING IRAQ'S
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-23 12:57:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP OTRA AE IAEA
06ABUDHABI1835UAE LEADERS RECEIVE IRAN'S ALI LARIJANI
[...] (C) UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan and Vice President/Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum separately received Secretary General of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani May 3. According to local press reports, President Khalifa ur [...]
2006-05-03 12:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS KPAO IR AE
06ABUDHABI19 MEDIA REACTION: U.S. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY EFFORTS/PALESTINE
[...] SUMMARY: Arab columnists are critical of U.S. public diplomacy efforts. Al-Khaleej urges Palestinian authorities to take stronger control of the resistance and not just make statements condemning resistance groups. End Summary. 2. Under the headline "Brainwash", Jafar Mohamed Ahmed, a col [...]
2006-01-02 14:24:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI1903UAE RESPONSE TO IRANIAN EFFORT TO REASSURE GCC
[...] (U) On May 6, UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) spoke to the press at the conclusion of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) consultative summit in Riyadh. According to WAM, the UAE's official news agency, when asked if the GCC had received any assurances from Iran that its n [...]
2006-05-08 13:20:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IR AE
06ABUDHABI191UAEG RE-DRAWS ITS BORDER WITH SAUDI ARABIA
[...] (U) Ratcheting up its public stance on the border issue, the UAEG,s 2006 Yearbook includes a map of the UAE with re-drawn borders with Saudi Arabia. In a departure from earlier yearbooks, the map (both hard copy and internet version) shows the UAE's territory extending to Qatar. The book dev [...]
2006-01-23 13:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS EPET PGOV ETRD ECON SA AE
06ABUDHABI192READOUT ON WASHINGTON FTA INVESTMENT DISCUSSION
[...] (C) Summary: We have reached out to Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi and Ministry of Finance and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority contacts to get their thoughts on the January 16-17 Washington discussions on the investment chapter of the FTA and to urge them to keep up forward momen [...]
2006-01-23 13:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON EFIN TC
06ABUDHABI1927UAE STOCK MARKET DOWN
[...] (U) Summary: The UAE's two stock markets, like others in the region, are experiencing a sharp drop from the high prices of 2005. GCC investors, especially Saudis, are reportedly withdrawing from the UAE market and investors are nervous about increasing Iranian-U.S. tensions. The U.S. stock [...]
2006-05-10 11:33:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON AE EINF
06ABUDHABI1928UAE WILL CONSIDER CWC CHALLENGE INSPECTION HOST
[...] (C) On April 30, Director for Nonproliferation Policy in the office of the Secretary of Defense, Dr. David Cooper (OSD/ISP/CbtWMD&NP/NPP),met with MFA Director of International Organizations, Yacoub al-Hosani, to discuss the outstanding bilateral Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) challenge in [...]
2006-05-10 11:34:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI1930S/CT COORDINATOR CRUMPTON DISCUSSES
[...] (S) Summary: During a May 7 meeting, Department of State Coordinator for Counterterrorism Henry Crumpton and UAE State Security Director Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed al-Nahyan discussed counterterrorism cooperation and the need to find new ways to coordinate intelligence activities and counter-terror [...]
2006-05-10 11:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPTER PINS PREL KISL KPAL IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI1931ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT IN THE UAE
[...] (U) Summary. The UAE still implements the primary Arab League boycott on Israel, but abides by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) policy of not implementing the secondary or tertiary aspects of the boycott. Despite this policy, there have still been instances of prohibited boycott requests af [...]
2006-05-10 11:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKBCT ABLD PHUM AL AE PIRF
06ABUDHABI1932S/CT COORDINATOR CRUMPTON DISCUSSES
[...] (S) Summary: During a May 7 meeting with UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (AbZ),Department of State Coordinator for Counterterrorism Henry Crumpton and Ambassador received a readout of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) leaders' 8th consultative summit, held a day earl [...]
2006-05-10 12:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPTER PINS PREL KISL KPAL KWBG PK AF LE JO
06ABUDHABI1948UAE THINK TANK DIRECTOR SPEAKS OUT ON IRAN, IRAQ,
[...] (C) Summary: On May 10, al-Ittihad, a semi-official Arabic daily, published an exclusive interview with Jamal Sanad al-Suwaidi, Director General of the Abu Dhabi-based quasi-governmental think tank, Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR). Al-Suwaidi, an honorary Major Gene [...]
2006-05-10 14:48:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI1993UAE SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR INCB ELECTION
[...] (U) On May 13, the Embassy received a diplomatic note supporting U.S. candidate Melvin Levitsky's re-election to the International Narcotic Control Board elections. 2. (U) Begin diplomatic note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States o [...]
2006-05-14 13:30:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AORC PREL AE
06ABUDHABI1994 MEDIA REACTION: IRAN/PALESTINE/UAE FTA/REFORM IN THE
[...] SUMMARY: A columnist in "Al-Bayan" cautions the use of military force against Iran. An editorial in "Al-Khaleej" says it is disgraceful for the U.S. to provide Israel with Weapons of Mass Destruction while preventing the Arabs from providing the Palestinians with basic support. A UAE colum [...]
2006-05-15 09:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI2016UAE FTA: UAEG OFFICIALS RAISE CONCERNS< BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary. On May 14, during the UAE-Korean Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Forum held in Abu Dhabi, Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Governmental Sector Development and the head of the UAE Telecommunications Supreme Committee, told the English language daily Gulf [...]
2006-05-16 09:07:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETRD ECPS ECIN ECON AE
06ABUDHABI2041UAEG DISCUSS SECURITY CONCERNS WITH NDU DELEGATION
[...] (C) Summary: On May 13, senior officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Economy, and Education met with a visiting delegation from the National Defense University's (NDU) National War College and discussed regional security issues, accompanied by Ambassador and alternatively the DCM. [...]
2006-05-17 06:55:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KISL KWBG IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2042KIDNAPPING OF UAE DEPUTY CHARGE IN BAGHDAD
[...] (C) The Deputy Charge d'Affaires at the UAE Embassy in Baghdad, Naji al-Naimi, was reportedly kidnapped by gunmen May 16. One of his bodyguards, a Sudanese, was reportedly injured in the incident. This morning, Ambassador reached out to Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (who is in B [...]
2006-05-17 08:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS PTER MARR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2045UAE CHANGES WEEKEND TO FRIDAY-SATURDAY
[...] (U) The UAE announced on May 17 that beginning September 1, 2006, all schools and government offices will move from a Thursday-Friday weekend to a Friday-Saturday weekend. Although the Cabinet decision applies only to federal and government organizations and public and private schools, many UA [...]
2006-05-17 10:12:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM PREL ETRD AE
06ABUDHABI2072UAE PRESS CONDEMNS ARREST OF SYRIAN JOURNALIST
[...] (C) Summary: Arabic and English language dailies prominently covered the arrest of Syrian activist Michel Kilo (who was in the UAE May 9-10 participating in a conference hosted by Sharjah-based "Al Khaleej") and widely condemned his detention. Reaction to the press coverage by the official E [...]
2006-05-17 13:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKMDR KDEM PHUM SY AE
06ABUDHABI2074REACTION IN THE UAE TO KIDNAPPING OF EMIRATI
[...] (C) Al Arabiya TV is leading its hourly newscasts with the story of the kidnapping of the UAE diplomat, identified as Naji Rashid al-Naimi (or Naji al-Naimi Abu Rashid),from the emirate of Fujeirah and Yemeni descent. He is reported to be 28 years old and single. Al Arabiya cites Iraqi polic [...]
2006-05-17 13:55:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS PTER MARR
06ABUDHABI2077 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: KIDNAPPING OF UAE DIPLOMAT
[...] Summary: The kidnapping of the UAE diplomat in Baghdad generated extensive coverage in the UAE print and electronic media. Regional media "Al-Arabiya" satellite channel, and the London-based "Al-Sharq Al-Awsat" and "Al-Hayat" dailies also featured the story. Editorials urged the perpetrator [...]
2006-05-18 11:07:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI2080UAE FOREIGN MINISTER, U/S LEVEY DISCUSS TARGETED
[...] (S/NF) Summary. On April 30 Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey met with UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (AbZ) to discuss the possibility of imposing targeted financial measures to isolate the Government of Iran, in the event the Un [...]
2006-05-20 07:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNETTC PARM MCAP IR AE
06ABUDHABI2081U/S LEVEY CO-CHAIRS 2ND U.S./UAE JTFCC MEETING
[...] (S) Summary. The second meeting of the Joint Terrorist Finance Coordinating Committee (JTFCC) was held in Abu Dhabi April 30, 2006. The JTFCC was chaired on the UAE side by Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser al-Suwaidi and on the U.S. side by Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Finan [...]
2006-05-20 07:40:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER KTFN PARM MCAP IR AE
06ABUDHABI209SOME PREACHERS CRITICAL OF UAEG-APPROVED SERMONS
[...] (U) Summary: The Friday sermons drafted by a committee of scholars and Ministry of Justice, Islamic Affairs, and Endowments officials usually do not provoke public reaction. However, the sermons containing a more political flavor, like those we have seen in recent months with condemnations of [...]
2006-01-24 13:12:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKISL KDEM PGOV KPAO AE
06ABUDHABI2095BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE: APPLICATION 05-996225
[...] (SBU) Post received reftel Blue Lantern request concerning an intermediately consignee, Gulf Technical Trading & Services L.L.C. (GULF). On May 10 ConGen Dubai spoke with Dr. Jamal Al Murra, deputy commander of the Dubai Police Force (the person mentioned in reftel as having signed the end us [...]
2006-05-21 08:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC AE
06ABUDHABI2119 MEDIA REACTION: APPEAL FOR THE RELEASE OF UAE
[...] SUMMARY: Three daily Arab newspapers appealed for the release of the kidnapped UAE diplomat. A columnist in "Al-Bayan" warns Arabs against counting on America because its policies have always served Israeli interests. An editorial in English daily "Gulf News" rejects the concept of a regio [...]
2006-05-22 10:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI2121FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REQUEST FOR AL QUDS
[...] (C) DCM discussed the Al Quds University request for assistance with UAEG presidential court interpreter Zeki Nusseibeh (Al Quds President Sari Nusseibeh's brother) who said that a letter requesting U.S. Dollars five (5) million had been left by his brother for Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mo [...]
2006-05-22 11:31:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN KPAL KWBG AE
06ABUDHABI2123 UAE INTEREST IN TIP/PISCES SYSTEM
[...] (SBU) On May 8, 2006, DCM and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Attache met with Colonel (now Brigadier General) Nassar Al Nuaimi, Chief of Staff for UAE Minister of Interior Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nayhan, regarding UAE participation in a U.S.-sponsored Terrorist Interdiction Pr [...]
2006-05-22 12:22:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER CJAN AE
06ABUDHABI2126UAE: UPDATE ON SHUTTING DOWN ACTIVITIES OF
[...] (S) SUMMARY. On May 22, Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) asked for USG "patience" as UAE authorities looked into Mayrow-associated company linkages within the UAE and the Gulf region. AbZ reiterated several times that the UAEG took the information provided by the USG "very s [...]
2006-05-22 13:08:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNETTC PARM PREL PTER IR AE
06ABUDHABI2127VISIT BY COUNCIL ON AMERICAN ISLAMIC RELATIONS
[...] (U) On May 21, the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador to discuss the organization's issues, outreach strategies, and its visit to the UAE. The UAE press has reported that Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Ministe [...]
2006-05-22 14:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKISL SOCI PHUM PGOV KDEM AE
06ABUDHABI2129ABU DHABI CROWN PRINCE FAVORS GULF SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: In a meeting May 17 with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed (MbZ),a DOD-State-NSC-USCENTCOM delegation headed by Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Ryan Henry and Political-Military Affairs Bur [...]
2006-05-23 08:13:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETMCAP MASS PREL PARM ENRG ETTC IR AE
06ABUDHABI2133PHILIPPINES INQUIRY ABOUT PIRATED VESSEL, CREW
[...] (C) Summary: The Philippines Ambassador to the UAE, Mr. Libran N. Cabactulan, called on Ambassador May 23 to discuss the status of the vessel M/T Lin 1 and its crew of 20 Filipinos seized by Somali pirates on March 29. Cabactulan said that his government wanted to know if the U.S. Navy was co [...]
2006-05-23 11:16:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC PREL RP SO AE
06ABUDHABI2169UAE RELIGIOUS ADVISOR DEFENDS ISLAM AND CALLS FOR
[...] (U) On May 23, Sheikh Sayyed Ali al-Hashimi, the Judicial and Religious Affairs Advisor to UAE Presidential Court, paid a courtesy call on the Ambassador following attendance at a reception hosted by al-Hashimi the previous night in honor of a delegation from the Washington-based Council on Ame [...]
2006-05-24 12:12:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKISL PREL KPAO PHUM AE
06ABUDHABI2175UAE RESPONSE TO IRAQ DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) On May 24, DCM delivered points (ref A) to MFA U/S Abdullah Rashid al-Noaimi who noted FonMin Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan (AbZ)'s congratulatory phone call to the Iraqi FonMin. On the task before the new government in Iraq, al-Nuaimi expressed the hope that "they will get their act [...]
2006-05-24 13:31:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAO IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2199 MEDIA REACTION: OMLMERT VISIT/PALESTINE/ISLAM AND THE
[...] SUMMARY: A columnist in "Al-Ittihad" describes the warm welcome Olmert received from members of Congress as hypocritical. "Al-Khaleej" advises the Hamas-led government to translate their words into actions by starting a plan based on the roadmap in order to give the Palestinian people some h [...]
2006-05-29 13:25:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI2210UAE CONCERNS: US-MIDDLE EAST/NORTH AFRICA PRIVATE
[...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, the following are key officers at the Emirates Banking Association: 1) Mr. Fathi Mahmood Saik, General Manager, (971)2-627-2541 (phone),(971)2-627-4155(fax),ebuau@emirates.net.ae and, 2) Mr. Awni Bushnaq, Financial and Administrative Manager, (971) 2-627-2541 [...]
2006-05-30 12:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KTFN ECON EFIN ETTC PREL AE
06ABUDHABI2211UAE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR REQUESTS TRAINING BEFORE
[...] (C) Summary. At the request of the Central Bank Governor, Embassy's Joint Terror Finance Coordination Committee (JTFCC) team met with the UAE's JTFCC team May 29 to discuss the proposed U.S./UAE Cash Courier Operation. Although the Ambassador had briefed the Governor on this operation during [...]
2006-05-30 12:59:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN AE
06ABUDHABI2240 MEDIA REACTION: ARABS AND U.S. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY
[...] SUMMARY: An Egyptian columnist in "Akhbar Al-Arab" concludes that America's efforts to win the minds and hearts of the Arabs has failed. A UAE female professor in "Al-Bayan" wonders whether U.S. public diplomacy efforts will succeed in light of the decades of hostile policies, misery and ba [...]
2006-05-31 13:19:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI2242UAE DEPUTY CHARGE IN BAGHDAD FREED BY CAPTORS
[...] (U) UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed confirmed the release of UAE Deputy Charge d'Affaires Naji al-Nuaimi the evening of May 30. Al-Nuaimi was kidnapped May 16 by gunmen belonging to the previously unknown Banner of Islam group (refs A, B). One of his bodyguards, a Sudanese, wa [...]
2006-05-31 13:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINS PTER MARR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2243SYRIAN VP IN UAE TO QUELL FEARS ABOUT IRAN?
[...] (U) On May 29, Syrian Vice President Faruq al-Shara'a met with UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Vice President/Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum (MbR),and Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (MbZ). Arabic language [...]
2006-05-31 13:40:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON IR SY AE
06ABUDHABI2248UAE JOINS UN OCHA DONOR SUPPORT GROUP (ODSG); UAE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Already a regional leader in humanitarian assistance, the UAE announced at a May 9 conference in Abu Dhabi its decision to become the 20th member and the first non-Western country to join the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Donor Support Group (ODSG). US [...]
2006-05-31 15:36:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM KPAL IZ AF AE
06ABUDHABI2253 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RICE SPEECH ON IRAN
[...] Summary: UAE's Arabic dailies all featured Secretary Rice's remarks on Iran. UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdullah Bin Zayed, told the UAE official News Agency (WAM) that the UAEG welcomes the American proposal to hold direct talks with Iran over Tehran's nuclear program, describing it as [...]
2006-06-03 12:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI2276PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE DEMARCHE REQUEST: USG VIEWS
[...] (C) On June 3 DCM delivered demarche points on Palestinian Assistance to MFA America Desk Director Ambassador Ali Al Zarouni and took advantage of the occasion to present the full scope of U.S. humanitarian aid to the Palestinians ($245M, 57% increase, $10M in emergency medical assistance, $1. [...]
2006-06-04 12:13:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKPAL EAID PREL AE
06ABUDHABI2277FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON NAM STATEMENT ON IRAN: "THE
[...] (C) On June 3 DCM delivered demarche points on the NAM Statement on Iran to MFA America desk director Ambassador Ali Al Zarouni -- along with a copy of the NAM statement. MinState Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hussain Al Sha'ali led the UAE delegation to the May 27-30 NAM meeting in Kuala Lumpur. [...]
2006-06-04 12:13:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL AORC AE
06ABUDHABI2281DRAFT U.S./UAE JTFCC MOU FOR INTERAGENCY COMMENT
[...] (C) Summary. At the request of the UAE Central Bank Governor, Embassy has prepared a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. and UAE to formalize the Joint Terrorist Finance Coordinating Committee (JTFCC). The purpose of this MOU is to give the UAE chair of the JTFCC (presum [...]
2006-06-05 09:22:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN AE
06ABUDHABI2284UAE PRESS HIGHLIGHTS MBR'S REMARKS ON FTA
[...] U) Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR),UA Vice President/Prime Minister and Ruler of Duba gave a wide ranging interview to the pan-Arab pper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat on Saturday June 3, which as carried in most UAE Arabic and English languag papers the same day. MbR covered a number of tpic [...]
2006-06-05 10:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI2285FM SHEIKH ABDULLAH, PM SHEIKH MOHAMMED ON IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) chaired the GCC Foreign Ministers meeting in Riyadh June 3 where the main point of deliberation was Iran's nuclear program. Both AbZ and UAE VP/PM Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid (MbR) made public statements in recent days expressin [...]
2006-06-05 11:03:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM IR AE
06ABUDHABI2324UAE ARMED FORCES COS ON IRAN, MISSILE DEFENSE,
[...] (S) Summary: During a June 6 meeting with Ambassador, UAE Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. General Hamad Mohamed Thani al-Rumaithy sought broader engagement on the Gulf Security Dialogue, particularly given the escalating tension surrounding Iran. Al-Rumaithy, who requested the meeting, charac [...]
2006-06-06 13:12:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PARM MARR MASS MCAP IR IZ AF AE
06ABUDHABI2347PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES: TRANSPORTATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 3, Deputy Secretary of Transportation Maria Cino met with Sultan bin Saeed al-Mansouri, the UAE Minister of Governmental Sector Development, to discuss transportation and development issues. Al-Mansouri discussed the expansion of the UAE's civil aviation sector. He al [...]
2006-06-07 10:58:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN EWWT EAIR ECON ETRD PREL AE
06ABUDHABI2348UAE REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) The Embassy received via diplomatic note May 28 the UAE,s request for U.S. support for their nomination to the International Telecommunication Union Council (ITU). 2. (U) Begin text of diplomatic note: The Ministry has the honor to inform the Embassy that the UAE has achieved a distin [...]
2006-06-07 10:58:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS AORC AE
06ABUDHABI235UAE MINSTATE FINANCE KHIRBASH ON JAN 30-FEB 1 FTA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador met Minstate Finance Dr. Khirbash on January 25 to discuss the upcoming January 30-February 1 London FTA negotiating round. She stressed our interest in working with the UAE to conclude an FTA that addressed its concerns but was also consistent with the principle th [...]
2006-01-25 12:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EFIN CVIS AE
06ABUDHABI2350MAYROW GENERAL ORDER POINTS PASSED
[...] (S) Ambassador passed ref A's Mayrow General Order non-paper to Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (ABZ) and International Affairs Director/Office of the Crown Prince Yousef al Otaiba on June 4. ABZ noted that the legal issues surrounding Mayrow were complex. He encouraged USG re-exa [...]
2006-06-07 12:05:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNETTC PARM PREL AE
06ABUDHABI2374 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: DEATH OF ZARQAWI
[...] Summary: All UAE Arabic and English dailies featured Al- Zarqawi's death. An unsigned editorial in Abu Dhabi-based Arabic daily "Al-Ittihad" 6/10 described Zarqawi's death as the beginning of the end if Iraqis would all unite together against those targeting their security. "Al-Khaleej" laid [...]
2006-06-10 13:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI2420U/S ECONOMY ON BOYCOTT, FTA
[...] (SBU) On June 12, Econchief and Econoff met with Ministry of Economy Under Secretary Abdulla Al-Saleh to discuss the U.S. - UAE FTA negotiations and to try to resolve outstanding Arab League Boycott issues. Ambassador will meet with Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi on June 14 to fol [...]
2006-06-12 11:05:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETRD KBCT KMPI AE
06ABUDHABI2421DHS/ICE CONDUCTS UAE CASH COURIER TRAINING
[...] (SBU) At the request of Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser al-Suweidi (reftel),DHS/ICE attache conducted a seminar on cash courier operations on June 10, 2006 at the Dubai branch of the UAE Central Bank. The purpose of the seminar was to outline the procedures for conducting cash courier op [...]
2006-06-12 11:28:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPTER KTFN AE
06ABUDHABI2422FM FEEDBACK ON GCC MEETING; UAE REACTION TO GULF
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) told Ambassador on June 11 that the previous day's GCC Foreign Ministers meeting in Riyadh had been a "brainstorming" session on Iran rather than a decision-making session. He complained again that he was "very disappointed" with EU [...]
2006-06-12 11:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER MOPS IR AE
06ABUDHABI2423 MEDIA REACTION: ZARQAWI'S DEATH
[...] Summary: An unsigned editorial in Abu Dhabi-based Arabic daily "Al-Ittihad" strongly criticizes Arab Muslims for not condemning the Muslim Brotherhood for presenting their condolences on Zarqawi's death. A columnist in "Al-Bayan" wonders how the official reaction to Zarqawi's death is happine [...]
2006-06-12 12:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI2437WOMEN ASSURED SEATS IN UPCOMING FNC ELECTIONS
[...] (U) On June 12, Dr. Anwar Mohammed Ghargash, MinState for Federal National Council (FNC) Affairs, submitted a memo to the Council of Ministers outlining the process for Federal National Council elections to be held later this year after Ramadan. Confirming previous reports, the memo noted that [...]
2006-06-13 11:24:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM AE
06ABUDHABI2445UAE ESTABLISHES NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (U) On June 13, the UAE passed a long-anticipated federal law establishing a National Security Council (NSC). According to the public announcement of the council's formation (which was the front-page headline story on all Arabic and English papers),the NSC will be responsible for formulating [...]
2006-06-14 09:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER EPET PINR ASEC KHLS AE
06ABUDHABI2455UPDATE ON UAE AGENCY AND COMPANY LAWS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UAE's Federal Supreme Council(rulers of the seven emirates)is reviewing amendments to the UAE's law on Commercial Agencies (Agency Law). These amendments include: (1)requiring mutual consent to renew an agency agreement, (2)limiting an agency contract to a fixed time period [...]
2006-06-14 11:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON AE
06ABUDHABI2461SHEIKHA LUBNA ON FTA NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 14, Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi told Ambassador and Econchief that she was facing increasing local opposition to the FTA. She stressed the importance of continuing with discussions/negotiations on the investment chapter of the FTA as "a critical path" to [...]
2006-06-14 11:21:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON KBCT AE
06ABUDHABI2464 MEDIA REACTION: ZARQAWI'S DEATH/GUANTANAMO
[...] Summary: A female columnist in "Al-Bayan" describes Iraq as another faction-divided Lebanon under UK-US custody. A UAE columnist in "Al-Ittihad" criticizes those who sympathize with Al- Zarqawi's death. Another columnist in "Al-Ittihad" criticizes Hamas for considering Al-Zarqawi a symbol of [...]
2006-06-14 12:27:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI2465UAE - SYRIA ECONOMIC COMMISSION AND FORUM
[...] (C) Summary: The UAE and Syria held a joint economic commission meeting on June 10 and the Second Syria-UAE Economic Forum from June 10-11, both in Damascus (ref a). On June 14, Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi told Ambassador that the UAE held these joint economic commissions regu [...]
2006-06-14 12:49:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV SY AE
06ABUDHABI2470THE PALESTINIAN COMMUNITY IN THE UAE: A PROSPEROUS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MORE THAN 120,000 PALESTINIAN EXPATRIATES CURRENTLY RESIDE IN THE UAE, A GULF STATE WHICH IS A MAJOR AID DONOR TO PALESTINIANS IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA. OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES, PALESTINIANS HAVE COME TO THE UAE, BRINGING WITH THEM THEIR EDUCATION, KNOW-HOW, AND CAPITAL [...]
2006-06-17 09:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAL KWBG AE
06ABUDHABI249UAEG PRESENTS UAE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING REGARDING
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (U) On January 24, 2006, Assistant Under Secretary for International Cooperation Mohammed Abdul Jalil delivered to Econ Chief a diplomatic note containing a Memorandum of Understanding regarding visas and the U.S. - UAE Free Trade Agreeme [...]
2006-01-25 14:16:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCVIS ETRD ECON AE
06ABUDHABI251MENA - OECD INVESTMENT MINISTERIAL FEB 13-14, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-25 14:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV AE
06ABUDHABI2510UAE MINECON UPSET OVER NEGATIVE PORTRAYLS OF UAE
[...] (C) In a June 17 meeting with Ambassador, UAE Minister of Economy Sheikha Lubna al-Qasimi expressed great frustration with the website www.portsforus.org that claims Dubai Ports World and the "Emir" of Dubai continue to execute control over U.S. ports from which it had agreed to divest itself. [...]
2006-06-18 12:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEWWT ETRD EINV PREL OVIP AE
06ABUDHABI2542NEW INVESTMENT COUNCIL TO TAKE ADIA'S UAE
[...] (C/NF) Summary. On June 13, UAE President Khalifa bin Zayed established the Abu Dhabi Investment Council to take over the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority's (ADIA) stake in UAE-based investments, such as the National Bank of Abu Dhabi. ADIA will concentrate on its considerable overseas investm [...]
2006-06-20 09:26:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN EINV ETRD ECON AE
06ABUDHABI255APPROACHING THE GULF STATES ON FINANCIAL PLEDGES
[...] (C) On January 25, at the UAE cabinet level, Ambassador delivered points on Afghanistan reconstruction and significant new UAE financial pledge to Minister of State for Finance and Industry Dr. Mohammed Khalfan bin Khirbash. EconChief covered similar ground on January 24 with MFA Asst U/S Mo [...]
2006-01-25 15:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREL AE
06ABUDHABI256BASHAR'S EXPECTED TRAVEL TO GULF
[...] (C) On January 25, DCM presented reftel points to MFA Asst U/S Tariq Al-Haidan (former UAE Ambassador to Syria). He seemed surprised at the subject of the demarche but indicated that he had heard nothing at all of a proposed visit by Bashar Al-Asad. Al-Haidan alluded to Bashar's recent cons [...]
2006-01-25 15:07:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY AE
06ABUDHABI2561UAE AMENDS COMMERCIAL AGENCY LAW
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 18, the Gulf News reported that UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan amended several provisions of the Commercial Agencies Law. These amendments include: (1) limiting an agency contract to a fixed time period, (2) requiring mutual consent to renew an agency [...]
2006-06-21 11:27:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON AE
06ABUDHABI2563TEXTILES INDUSTRY: PESSIMISTIC DESPITE RISING TRADE
[...] SUMMARY: Officials from the UAE Ministry of Economy, two textile factories in the UAE's Jebel Ali Free Zone (ATRACO Industrial and Carolina Fabric LTD) and one garment factory in Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi Garment Factory (ADGF) are pessimistic about current and future prospects of the UAE textile an [...]
2006-06-21 11:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDKTEX ECON ETRD TC
06ABUDHABI2567NATO DELEGATION REPORTS ON STATUS OF DISCUSSIONS
[...] (C) Summary. On June 12, a Turkish admiral heading NATO delegation visiting the UAE briefed diplomats of NATO countries on progress in ICI discussions with the UAEG. UAE interlocutors were described as well-prepped and "very forward-leaning and positive," but are also perceived as having "mi [...]
2006-06-21 12:17:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL IZ AE NATO GE
06ABUDHABI257REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNSC: UAE PERSPECTIVE,
[...] (C) On January 25, in the course of delivering demarches on Afghanistan donors conference and Bashar Al-Asad's travel, DCM met with MFA Asst U/S Tariq Al-Haidan and also reviewed ref A points on Iran. Al-Haidan (who formerly served as UAE ambassador in Iran) expressed what has been increasin [...]
2006-01-25 15:32:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL AORC IR AE UN
06ABUDHABI2572 MEDIA REACTION: BUSH'S POLICIES; ISLAMOPHOBIA; NATIONAL
[...] Summary: Al-Bayan criticizes Bush administration policies, and describes the decline of the President's popularity both at home and abroad. A UAE columnist in Al-Khaleej is skeptical of the UAEG's intention to engage in political reform, due to continued delays in scheduling the dates for ele [...]
2006-06-21 14:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR AE KPAO TC
06ABUDHABI2625POLIO ERADICATION IN NIGERIA
[...] (SBU) On June 19, Post delivered reftel demarche to the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On June 25, Econchief and Econoff met with Ambassador Ali al-Zarouni, Director of European, American and Oceanic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to follow up. Econchief urged the UAEG to encou [...]
2006-06-25 10:54:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA TBIO WHO AE
06ABUDHABI2627UAEG AGREES TO IMPLEMENT FULBRIGHT PROGRAM
[...] (U) Summary: On June 24, Ambassador, PAO and Econoff met with Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak al-Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, to discuss implementing a Fulbright Visiting Student Program in the UAE. Sheikh Nahyan was enthusiastic about the program and agreed to sign [...]
2006-06-25 12:17:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAO OEXC SOCI AE
06ABUDHABI2633AMBASSADOR KHALIZAD MEETS DEPUTY PM SHEIKH HAMDAN
[...] (C) Summary: On June 15, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad met with Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed (HbZ) and urged the UAEG to engage the newly formed government in Iraq. He also outlined USG support for PM Maliki's goals of eliminating militias, and promoting national r [...]
2006-06-25 12:45:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV EFIN EPET AF PK SO IR AE
06ABUDHABI2643TEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM FOR ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) On June 25, Econchief and Econoff met with Ambassador Al-Zarouni to encourage the UAE to use the temporary international mechanism to provide assistance directly to the Palestinian people. Ambassador Al-Zarouni replied that Palestinians were suffering because they do not have money or foo [...]
2006-06-26 11:54:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKPAL PREL EAID IS AE
06ABUDHABI2655FNC ELECTIONS: "POLITICAL PARTICIPATION, NOT
[...] (C) Summary: On June 24, Ambassador called on Dr. Anwar Gargash, Minister of Federal National Council (FNC) Affairs, to discuss the FNC. Gargash described the upcoming indirect elections as "political participation, not democracy." (The FNC is at present an appointed consultative body rather [...]
2006-06-27 08:24:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM AE
06ABUDHABI2680DEMARCHE REQUEST: WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS
[...] Econchief delivered demarche to MinEcon WTO Legal Advisor Issa Baddour on June 26. Baddour said that believed that MinEcon Undersecretary Abdulla Al-Saleh (the ministry's number two) would be attending the meeting rather than MinEcon Sheikha Lubna Al-Qasimi. Baddour concurred that Ministers [...]
2006-06-27 12:58:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON
06ABUDHABI2688IMPROVING THE UAE COUNTERPROLIFERATION RECORD
[...] (S) SUMMARY. Ambassador met June 26 evening with Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed (AbZ) to discuss the USG's plans to take a number of immediate steps to address the continuing problem of diversion of goods from the UAE to Iran's WMD and missile programs (ref A). AbZ listened caref [...]
2006-06-28 10:29:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL ETTC IR PK AF AE
06ABUDHABI2695APHSCT TOWNSEND DISCUSSES IRAN, REGIONAL CT ISSUES
[...] (S/NF) Summary. On June 19, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism (APHSCT) Frances Fragos Townsend met with the Director of the UAE's State Security Department (SSD) Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed al-Nahyan to discuss the growing Iranian threat in the region and ongoing [...]
2006-06-29 11:57:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINS EPET ETTC SY IR IQ AE
06ABUDHABI2744 MEDIA REACTION: INDIAN-US COALITION; CIVIL WAR IN IRAQ;
[...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Khaleej" comments on the potential impact of an Indo-American alliance on Pakistan and China. Another asserts that Iran has been the sole benefactor of the US's arrogant policies in the region. Also in "Al-Khaleej" an unsigned editorial criticizes US Ambassador Jo [...]
2006-07-03 12:12:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI277CAMEL JOCKEY REPATRIATIONS CONTINUE -- RACING
[...] (U) Summary: The UAEG is close to concluding the repatriation of former camel jockeys to their countries of origin. Having already sent 1,038 jockeys home, only 27 children remain at the Bani Yas shelter outside Abu Dhabi. UNICEF,s representative in Abu Dhabi monitoring progress on the rescue [...]
2006-01-28 14:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ELAB AE
06ABUDHABI2771PSI: UAE WILLING TO GO PUBLIC
[...] (U) Action request contained para 4. 2. (C) On July 4, econoff met with MFA Director of International Organizations and Conferences, Yacoub al-Hosani, to discuss the UAE's level of participation in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI). Econoff delivered points in reftel demarche and [...]
2006-07-05 09:20:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL AE
06ABUDHABI2772VP/PM MOHAMMED BIN RASHID ON COUNTERPROLIFERATION,
[...] (S/NF) Summary: On July 1, Ambassador met with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid (MbR),UAE Vice President and Prime Minister, at MbR's request. Ambassador underscored USG concerns on the need for the UAEG to pass export control legislation and provided MbR with a copy of ref A nonpaper, which had b [...]
2006-07-05 10:09:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL PGOV ETTC IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2773 MEDIA REACTION: RAPE AND KILLING OF IRAQI GIRL
[...] Summary: A columnist in "Akhbar Al Arab" strongly attacked the US occupation of Iraq after the rape and killing of an Iraqi girl by a US soldier and suggested that this kind of incident will last forever in Iraq's memory. Gulf News published an editorial commenting on a poll which suggests tha [...]
2006-07-05 11:39:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDNOTAG
06ABUDHABI2774UAE LABOR UPDATES
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 30, Econoff met with Mohammed Al-Zaabi, Director of International Relations, at the Ministry of Labor (MOL) to discuss recent changes to the UAE labor system. Al-Zaabi explained that foreign workers are "temporary" workers, not "immigrant" workers and stressed to Econo [...]
2006-07-05 11:57:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON PREL ETRD AE
06ABUDHABI2780DEADLINE FOR EXPORT CONTROL LAW "INTERFERENCE IN
[...] (S/NF) Summary. On July 4, Ambassador received a letter from Brigadier Mohamad al-Qemzi, Chairman of the U.S./UAE Counterproliferation Task Force and director of the Dubai security service. The letter responded to Ambassador's ref A demarche on "Improving the UAE Counterproliferation Effort" [...]
2006-07-05 12:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL ETTC AE
06ABUDHABI2781IRAQI PM MALIKI VISITS ABU DHABI
[...] (C) Summary: On July 3, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki met President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, Vice-President and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum (MbR),Deputy Prime Minister Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (HbZ),Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Na [...]
2006-07-05 12:58:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2782CRITICAL ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY STRATEGY
[...] (S) On July 5, Ambassador delivered ref A demarche to Yousef Al-Otaiba, Director of International Affairs for Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan (MbZ),who attended the April meeting at which Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counter Terrorism (APHSCT [...]
2006-07-05 13:13:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETENRG KCIP ECON PREL PINS PTER AE
06ABUDHABI2786 MEDIA REACTION: ARABS AND ISRAELI AGGRESSION; GULF WOMEN
[...] Summary: A front-page editorial by the Editor in Chief of "Al-Khaleej" criticizes the silence with which most Arabs have reacted to recent Israeli actions. Another unsigned editorial in "Al-Khaleej" calls for an emergency Arab summit to respond to recent developments in Gaza. A female Emirat [...]
2006-07-09 03:46:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI2809RE: TIP/UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ACTION PLAN
[...] (C) Summary: On June 26, PolOff delivered the trafficking in persons (TIP) action plan (ref A) to the head of the UAE National Anti-Trafficking Committee, Sultan bin Saeed Al-Badi, Undersecretary at the Ministry of Justice. Al-Badi acknowledged UAE trafficking problems but was concerned about [...]
2006-07-09 13:11:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI2810 MEDIA REACTION: US AGGRESSION IN IRAQ; ISRAELI AGGRESSION
[...] Summary: A columnist in "Al-Bayan" criticized the United States' continued role in atrocities against Iraqi civilians under the guise of counter-terrorism, and urged resistance to US occupation. "Al-Khaleej" carried an editorial that questioned the motivations behind Israel's recent actions in [...]
2006-07-09 13:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI2812UAE COMMENTS ON NORTH KOREA, IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-10 10:06:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM KN IR AE
06ABUDHABI2855SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes the July 22-23 visit of Deputy Secretary of Treasury Kimmitt and Counselor Zelikow to discuss the Iraq Compact. Your visit follows Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki's July 3 visit to the UAE, where President Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan and other senior UAE [...]
2006-07-11 11:59:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNEAID ECON EFIN IZ AE
06ABUDHABI286UAE LABOR UPDATES
[...] (U) Summary: On January 22, Econoffs met with Dr. Khalid Al Khazraji, Undersecretary for Labor Affairs, at the Ministry of Labor to discuss recent changes to the UAE labor system. Dr. Al Khazraji explained the procedures for filing a labor complaint and for changing sponsorship and also dis [...]
2006-01-29 11:54:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB PREL ETRD AE
06ABUDHABI2874 MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ'S SECTARIAN VIOLENCE
[...] Summary: An Emirati columnist in "Al-Ittihad" stressed the importance of having the Arab League involved in efforts to resolve the sectarian violence in Iraq. Another editorial in "Al-Khaleej" warned against the division of Iraq in light of the current sectarian and ethnic violence. End Sum [...]
2006-07-12 12:18:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI2875UAE-QATAR DOLPHIN PROJECT UNDER FIRE FROM SAUDI
[...] (C) Summary. The UAE-Saudi border dispute continues, albeit largely out of the public eye. Saudi Arabia claims that the Dolphin pipeline that will bring natural gas from Qatar to UAE crosses Saudi territory. As such, the SAG recently sent letters of complaint to the relevant governments, Do [...]
2006-07-12 12:44:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL EPET SA QA AE
06ABUDHABI2882005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED
[...] (U) The UAE in 2004 and 2005 continued its outstanding record as a valuable strategic partner in the Global War on Terrorism and in supporting key U.S. regional strategic policy goals. Among the highlights of the UAE's contributions to the common defense are: -- (C) Providing basing for USA [...]
2006-01-29 13:19:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL MCAP MARR MASS AE
06ABUDHABI2881UAE DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY: QUARTERLY PROGRESS
[...] (C) Summary: Since the April 6 submission of the quarterly UAE Democratic Reform Strategy update (ref B) there has been limited substantive movement in our reform strategy (ref G). Planning for the indirect elections of the Federal National Council (FNC) continues to progress and has sparked an [...]
2006-07-12 12:57:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKDEM KMPI ETRD PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI2885UAE: DEMARCHE TO ARAB LEAGUE AND UNSC ON MIDDLE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-13 08:50:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG PREL
06ABUDHABI2886UAEG AGREES WITH SAUDI STATEMENT ON EVENTS IN
[...] (C) UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed al Sha'ali is en route to Cairo to attend Saturday,s Arab League Foreign Ministers meeting. Ministry of Foreign Affairs acting number two Tariq Al Haidan told Ambassador July 14 morning that the UAEG had taken note of the July 13 Saudi Ne [...]
2006-07-14 10:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG PREL LE AE
06ABUDHABI2887 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: Israeli attack on Lebanon
[...] Summary. Israeli air, sea and land strikes against Lebanon received first page coverage in the UAE and other UAE-based print and electronic media. Arabic and English dailies highlighted the killing of Lebanese civilians as a result of the Israeli raids. AP photo of a man carrying the body o [...]
2006-07-14 13:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI2893TFLE01: PRESIDENT KHALIFA MEETS SAAD HARIRI
[...] (SBU) UAE President Khalifa received Lebanese leader of the Al Mustaqbal parliamentary caucus Saad Al-Hariri July 14, during a regional visit described by Al-Hariri as "aimed at safeguarding the security of the Lebanese people and ending the Israeli aggression." 2. (SBU) Khalifa, accordin [...]
2006-07-15 14:28:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG LE AE
06ABUDHABI2905UAE COUNTERPROLIFERATION TEAM TO INVESTIGATE
[...] (S) On July 16, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to UAE Ministry of Interior Major Mohammed al-Kitbi, a member of the UAE's counterproliferation task force team. Econoff stressed the importance of the UAE seizing the shipments of suspected improvised explosive device (IED) components that Atl [...]
2006-07-16 12:14:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNETTC PARM PREL PGOV AE
06ABUDHABI2907 MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON
[...] Summary: An editor of "Emarat al youm" predicts that those Arab countries that condemned Hezbollah would be condemned by the end of the present conflict, because Israel would not only destroy Hezbollah's military capacity but also the charitable and public services it provides. Two female Em [...]
2006-07-16 13:34:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI2913UAE STATEMENTS RE INCREASING RESERVES OF EUROS -
[...] (C) The UAE Central Bank is unlikely to move 10 percent of UAE reserves from dollars to Euros in the near future, despite Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suweidi's July 14 public comments to the Financial Times indicating the UAE would move 10 percent of its $29 billion foreign exchange reserves. Th [...]
2006-07-17 09:06:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEFIN EINV ETRD ECON AE
06ABUDHABI2924Capital Partners - TECOM Commercial Dispute
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy has received several Congressional and USTR inquiries in recent weeks over U.S. firm Capital Partners' dispute with Dubai's TECOM Investments (a member of Dubai Holding) as well as inquiries from former Sec HHS Thompson. TECOM executive Chairman Ahmed bin Byat told Ambas [...]
2006-07-17 13:28:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON AE
06ABUDHABI2927IRAQ'S ILLICIT FUEL TRADE
[...] (S/NF) Embassy and Congen's best estimate is that the illicit fuel trade with Iraq (both black market and gray market) continues primarily in the northern emirates. The U.S. Navy continues to collect reports that the trade continues with boats reportedly selling gas oil off the coast of the U [...]
2006-07-17 14:03:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNEPET EFIN KCOR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2928TFLE01: MINSTATE AL-SHA'ALI ON LEBANON SITUATION
[...] (C) Summary: UAE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Hussein Al-Sha'ali convoked Ambassadors from all G-8 countries July 17 to call for a concerted effort to calm the situation in Lebanon. He offered three specific UAE points of view: 1) Israel's actions recklessly violate Lebane [...]
2006-07-17 14:03:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINR KWBG KPAL LE SY IR AE
06ABUDHABI2930SCENESETTER FOR GULF SECURITY DIALOGUE WITH UAE
[...] (S) Summary: Embassy Abu Dhabi looks forward to the June 27 Gulf Security Dialogue (GSD) as an opportunity to clarify key areas of potential cooperation with the UAE, particularly vis-a-vis the very real threat that the Emirates feels from Iran. The UAE is also likely to want to expand the a [...]
2006-07-17 14:35:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL PTER PARM MOPS MASS KNNP IR IZ AE
06ABUDHABI2940TFLE01: UAE HUMANITARIAN AID CONVOY ATTACKED
[...] (C) Per reftelcon, ConGen Dubai officer received a telephone call from General Director, State Security Mohamed al Qemzi at approximately 1340 local time reporting that a UAE humanitarian aid convoy traveling from Damascus to Beirut had been attacked. The exact location of the attack was not [...]
2006-07-18 10:47:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEAID KPAL LE SY AE
06ABUDHABI2954 MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON
[...] Summary: The Israeli invasion of Lebanon continues to generate extensive coverage in the UAE's print and electronic media. One writer in "Al-Bayan" criticized the G8 member states for mimicking the United States in condoning Israel's aggression. Another writer in "Akhbar Al-Arab" questioned [...]
2006-07-18 11:49:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI2955 Another Great Year: 2005-2006 UAE ACCESS MicroScholarship
[...] Summary: The UAE ACCESS MicroScholarship Program provided 300 non-urban, non-elite Emirati high school students with conversational American English skills and exposure to American culture. From September 2005 to April 2006, extra-curricular activities and field trips gave added value to the [...]
2006-07-18 13:43:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KDEM TC
06ABUDHABI2956TFLE01: FM SHEIKH ABDULLAH ON LEBANON, ABU MAZEN
[...] (C)SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al Nahyan (AbZ) telephoned Ambassador from Paris the evening of July 17 to condemn the attack in Lebanon on a UAE humanitarian assistance convoy, urge that credit for any defusing of the Hamas situation go to Abu Mazen, and criticize EU p [...]
2006-07-18 15:06:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EAID KPAL IR LE AE
06ABUDHABI2971TFLE01: UAE REPORTEDLY ADVISED ISRAEL OF DETAILS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-19 12:54:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRET//NOFORNPREL KPAL EAID LE IS AE
06ABUDHABI2972 MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON
[...] Summary: An article in "Al-Bayan" accused the U.S. of supporting Israel against its own interests, while another criticized President Bush's hypocrisy in calling for Israel to preserve the Lebanese government while demolishing the state. An article in "Al-Khaleej" draws comparisons between c [...]
2006-07-19 13:00:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI2997 MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON
[...] Summary: One editorial in "Al-Bayan" accused the United States of betraying Lebanon after it promised to support its new democracy. In "Al-Khaleej," one writer questioned how anyone could believe that Arabs would accept Israeli aggression given their own experiences with Israeli attacks, whi [...]
2006-07-23 12:32:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3000 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON
[...] Summary: Reactions to the crisis in Lebanon continue to be negative. In the print media, editorials have heavily criticized references to building a new Middle East as well as the United States for facilitating Israel's offensive. One editorial entitled "Go home Condoleezza" appeared on the [...]
2006-07-24 12:28:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3024 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON
[...] Summary: The Arabic-language media remained critical of the U.S. position on the current conflict in Lebanon. In "Al-Khaleej," three editorials criticize Rice's visit and question U.S. motives in the ongoing crisis. An article in "Akhbar Al-Arab" describes Rice's visit to Lebanon as a conso [...]
2006-07-25 08:53:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
06ABUDHABI3026ADNOC'S SOUR GAS DEVELOPMENT PLANS
[...] (C) Summary: Exxon Al-Khalij president Frank Kemnetz (protect) briefed Ambassador and Econchief on developments in Abu Dhabi's oil and gas sector including its proposal to develop its onshore non-associated gas fields near the Shah and Bab fields. Exxon and Occidental Petroleum are two of the [...]
2006-07-25 14:06:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV PINR AE
06ABUDHABI3027SCENESETTER FOR SCA A/S AMB BOUCHER TO UAE
[...] (S) Summary: Ambassador Boucher, Embassy Abu Dhabi welcomes your visit to discuss support for Afghanistan with the UAE leadership. We have requested a meeting with a senior member of the ruling family (the Crown Prince or Foreign Minister). We recommend that you acknowledge the UAE contrib [...]
2006-07-25 14:51:00Embassy Abu DhabiSECRETPREL PTER MOPS MASS EINV AF PK AE
06ABUDHABI303 MEDIA REACTION: PALESTINIANS AND DEMOCRACY
[...] SUMMARY: "AL-KHALEEJ" WONDERED WHY THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE INSIST ON PUNISHING ALL THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE WHEN ALL THEY DID WAS PRACTICING DEMOCRACY. AN EDITORIAL IN "AL-BAYAN" CALLED ON PALESTINIANS TO LOOK FORWARD TOWARD A BETTER FUTURE AND FORGET THEIR POLITICAL DIFFERENCES. END SUM [...]
2006-01-30 14:50:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR AE