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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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07QUITO1794 | GOVERNMENT PRESSURE LEADS TO VOLUNTARY PRICE RESTRAINTS [...] (SBU) Summary: With rising food prices, the GOE warned the private sector to lower prices or face mandatory controls. The private sector agreed to voluntarily fix prices for rice, flour, and sugar, while other sectors are seeking ways to reduce prices through cheaper packaging and lower quali [...] | 2007-08-09 16:01:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAGR PGOV EC |
07QUITO1816 | US COMPANIES MCI POWER GROUP AND NEW TURBINE, INC. [...] (U) On July 31, the arbitration tribunal established under the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ruled against U.S. firms MCI Power Group and New Turbine, Inc.(MCI-NT) in their international arbitration case against Ecuador. It ruled that ICSID did not ha [...] | 2007-08-09 21:55:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EC |
07QUITO1842 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: ENERGY BILL, ENERGY EMERGENCY, [...] (U) The following is a weekly Ecuador economic update that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Congress Approves Energy Sovereignty Bill: ------------------------------------------ 2. (SBU) After rejecting the administration's initial energy sovereig [...] | 2007-08-15 16:21:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EFIS SENV EC |
07QUITO1884 | RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN ECUADOR [...] (U) Summary: As part of the American EmbassyQs outreach program, five embassy summer interns traveled on July 30, 2007 to a shelter for trafficking victims run by La Fundacisn Nuestros Jsvenes in Mitad del Mundo, and on August 1 Q 2, 2007 to Casa Condor Community Center in Riobamba, to promote [...] | 2007-08-17 11:38:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EC |
07QUITO1889 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: ALBA AND MERCOSUR, BOND PAYMENT, [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Ecuador Won't Join ALBA, Mercosur --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) During his visit to Ecuador August 9, Venezuelan President Chavez extended another inv [...] | 2007-08-20 15:22:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EC |
07QUITO1900 | LIMITED VENEZUELAN SUPPORT FOR TENTATIVE NEW [...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan and Ecuadorian state oil companies signed an MOU August 9 for a $5 billion joint refinery project in Ecuador. A Petroecuador official explained that the two state companies would form a "mixed company" to execute the project. However, he expressed concern that obtain [...] | 2007-08-21 19:01:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV ECON EC |
07QUITO1902 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EVENT ON LITERACY AND [...] (U) Action request - see para. 4. 2. (SBU) Poloff met with Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on August 9 regarding the First Lady's literacy and health event. Puma expressed interest in the topic and event and asked to have an invitation sent to the spouses [...] | 2007-08-22 11:39:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA EC |
07QUITO1903 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: 62ND UNGA ATTENDANCE [...] (U) Action request - see para. 3. 2. (SBU) PolOff met with Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on August 9 regarding the GOE's participation in UNGA. Puma informed us on August 17 that both the President and Minister of Foreign Affairs would attend. Personal [...] | 2007-08-22 11:39:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EC |
07QUITO1904 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: PRESSING FOR UNIVERSAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-22 11:39:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL EC |
07QUITO1905 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: ENSURING ROBUST [...] (SBU) On August 9, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs and provided Spanish copies of UNSCRs 1737 and 1747, as well as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) guidance paper on implementing targeted financial sanctions. Puma said [...] | 2007-08-22 11:40:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM IR EC |
07QUITO1906 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: CONVENTION AGAINST [...] (SBU) On August 9, PolOff met with Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, and delivered reftel demarche, including dip note, talking points, and CV for Ms. Felice Gaer. Puma said that the GOE is aware of Gaer's run for reelection and approved of her previous particip [...] | 2007-08-22 18:01:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA EC |
07QUITO194 | COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ' MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Argentinean Vice President Daniel Scioli met with Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez on the margins of Rafael Correa's presidential inauguration. Scioli and his delegation emphasized overall good relations, shared his views on how to improve the U.S. image in Latin America and [...] | 2007-01-23 20:54:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EC |
07QUITO1945 | USNS COMFORT VISIT TO ECUADOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The USNS Comfort stopped in Manta, Ecuador, on August 15-21 during its humanitarian assistance deployment in the region. In coordination with Mission Ecuador personnel, NGOs and Ecuadorian authorities, members of the medical ship provided some 51,000 instances of medical, dent [...] | 2007-08-24 11:39:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO |
07QUITO1947 | USNS COMFORT VISIT TO ECUADOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The USNS Comfort stopped in Manta, Ecuador, on August 15-21 during its humanitarian assistance deployment in the region. In coordination with Mission Ecuador personnel, NGOs and Ecuadorian authorities, members of the medical ship provided some 51,000 instances of medical, dent [...] | 2007-08-24 15:45:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO |
07QUITO1969 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: OXY ARBITRATION, REDUCED IMPORT [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. ICSID Tribunal Denies Provisional Measures for Oxy --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) On August 21, a World Bank arbitration pan [...] | 2007-08-28 13:41:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EFIS SENV EC |
07QUITO197 | CORREA MAKES HAY AS NOBOA BOTCHES AG APPOINTMENT [...] (C) Summary: In a hurried backroom deal, the PRIAN used its majority in Congress to appoint a highly controversial Attorney General, Francisco Cucalon Rendon. Both the process and the selection have been strongly criticized by President Correa and justice sector NGOs, fueling expectations tha [...] | 2007-01-24 17:31:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO1992 | ECUADOR: PROPOSALS ILLUMINATE KEY ISSUES FOR [...] (C) Ecuadorian political parties and civil society groups have put forward a variety of proposals for the new constitution, which will be drafted by the Constituent Assembly to be elected on September 30. Some of the major issues Assembly members are likely to address include the extent of s [...] | 2007-08-30 21:02:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ELAB ENRG KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL EC |
07QUITO1993 | ECUADOR: DEFENSE MINISTER RESIGNS [...] (SBU) Ecuadorian Defense Minister Lorena Escudero announced her resignation on August 30, saying that she had decided to accept "another challenge" within the national government. She indicated that President Correa would soon announce her new position. Escudero appears to have left on goo [...] | 2007-08-31 11:29:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR EC |
07QUITO1995 | NEW MINISTER OF FINANCE: LOWERING DEBT'S POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. Fausto Ortiz, the new Minister of Finance, told the Ambassador that his top objective is to lower the rhetoric on debt. Ortiz plans to travel to Washington the first week of September for meetings with the Interamerican Development Bank, World Bank and IMF. End summary. Lowe [...] | 2007-08-31 13:40:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EC |
07QUITO200 | CONGRESS TO DECIDE ON ASSEMBLY REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) Summary: Amid small but invasive pro-Assembly protests, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) on January 23 declined to act on President Correa's decree ordering a referendum be held on March 18 on whether to convoke a National Constituent Assembly, choosing instead to refer the matter [...] | 2007-01-24 21:18:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO2008 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: ATPA; 2008 BUDGET; NEW LAWYERS IN OXY [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. PRESIDENT CORREA ON ATPA RENEWAL -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) During his weekly radio address on August 25 President Correa reiterated so [...] | 2007-09-05 14:12:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EC |
07QUITO2019 | GOE TO LOWER TARIFFS ON INPUTS, RAW MATERIALS, CAPITAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE intends to reduce tariffs on inputs, raw materials, and capital goods to increase production and competitiveness and control rising prices. Tariffs on 1,957 products will fall from 5-20 percent to 0-5 percent. The private sector has praised the plan but fear it could b [...] | 2007-09-06 20:16:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EC |
07QUITO2057 | ECUADOR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS: ALL ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: The campaign for the September 30 Constituent Assembly elections is playing out primarily as a referendum on President Correa's policies, as polls indicate that most voters are ignorant of the candidates and their platforms. Although the President's popularity has inched down t [...] | 2007-09-11 14:03:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KPLS EC |
07QUITO2064 | REQUEST CLEARANCE OF SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Post requests immediate clearance of the draft diplomatic note on security cooperation activities in Ecuador during FY 2008 (see para. 2). The language of the diplomatic note is identical to the one sent last year except for a new line stating that the M [...] | 2007-09-11 21:20:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL EC |
07QUITO2095 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: RICE EXPORT BAN; NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. GOE Bans Rice Exports --------------------- 2. (U) On September 7 the GOE banned rice exports after local rice prices rose quickly as a result of stro [...] | 2007-09-13 12:49:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EC |
07QUITO211 | HELICOPTER COLLISION KILLS MINDEF AND DAUGHTER [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian Minister of Defense Guadalupe Larriva, her 17-year-old daughter Claudia Avila Larriva, and five Ecuadorian Army officials were killed in a collision of two helicopters at 8:19 pm on January 24 in Manta, Manabi province. While details on the exact cause of the collision [...] | 2007-01-25 21:36:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO |
07QUITO2114 | GOE TO FIGHT BREAD PRICE INCREASES WITH LOWER [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE is pursuing a mixed-bag of interventionist strategies to prevent bread prices from increasing before the September 30 Constituent Assembly elections: pressing producers to cap prices, lowering tariffs on wheat and wheat flour, and subsidizing the price of flour for mi [...] | 2007-09-14 17:14:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR EC |
07QUITO2117 | ECUADOR: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT CORREA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting one on one with the Ambassador on September 12, Ecuadorian President Correa sounded confident of a strong showing in the September 30 Constituent Assembly elections and was open to the Ambassador's advice on his New York trip later this month. He took on board the Ambas [...] | 2007-09-14 20:04:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EC |
07QUITO2124 | ECUADORIAN CONGRESS CENSURES ENVIRONMENT MINISTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 13 the Ecuadorian Congress censured Environment Minister Ana Alban in absentia when she failed to appear at a previously-scheduled hearing -- the second of Correa,s cabinet members to be censured in recent weeks. Despite a government statement of "total" support for [...] | 2007-09-14 21:16:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PGOV UNESCO EC |
07QUITO2131 | ECUADORIAN CONGRESS CENSURES ENVIRONMENT MINISTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 13 the Ecuadorian Congress censured Environment Minister Ana Alban in absentia when she failed to appear at a previously-scheduled hearing -- the second of Correa,s cabinet members to be censured in recent weeks. Despite a government statement of "total" support for [...] | 2007-09-17 13:10:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV PGOV UNESCO EC |
07QUITO2133 | ECUADOR FM'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON IRAN AND THE [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa on September 7. Espinosa responded that she was extremely interested and concerned about the Iranian nuclear program. She asked us to follow up with Ambassador Emilio Izquierdo, the Multilateral Affairs [...] | 2007-09-17 14:39:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PREL AORC KNNP IAEA EC IR |
07QUITO2134 | ECUADOR: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT CORREA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting one on one with the Ambassador on September 12, Ecuadorian President Correa sounded confident of a strong showing in the September 30 Constituent Assembly elections and was open to the Ambassador's advice on his New York trip later this month. He took on board the Ambas [...] | 2007-09-17 20:15:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS EC |
07QUITO2142 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: OIL CONTRACT RENEGOTIATIONS; CUSTOMS [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Oil Contract Renegotiations Imminent ------------------------------------ 2. (U) Minister of Petroleum and Mining Galo Chiriboga announced September 11 [...] | 2007-09-19 14:36:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET ETRD EINV EFIN EC |
07QUITO216 | US JURISDICTION OF VISITING US MILITARY PERSONNEL [...] (C) Summary: The Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 28 September 2006 approved U.S. military training activities in Ecuador from 01 October 2006 through 30 September 2007. Post, per RefTel request, exchanged diplomatic notes with the MFA as has been done each year since 1999 in lieu [...] | 2007-01-26 21:00:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO |
07QUITO2166 | INSIGHTS INTO CORREA,S NATIONALIST VISION FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Ecuadorian officials uniformly stressed, in a series of recent meetings with visiting WHA/AND Director Chacon, the importance that President Correa places on changing the political landscape, economic playing field and social fabric of Ecuador. Security officials discu [...] | 2007-09-20 19:11:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL |
07QUITO2167 | ECUADOR'S CIVIL AVIATION UNDER SECRETARY RESIGNS [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuador's 28-year old Under Secretary for Aviation and Airports, Juan Francisco Ospina, resigned September 5, after a series of particularly public disputes in the aviation industry. Early this year, the government of Ecuador created a new under secretariat in its Ministry of [...] | 2007-09-21 12:00:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PGOV EC |
07QUITO2168 | QUITO AIRPORT EXPENSIVE FOR U.S. CARRIERS [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. air carriers say that their ongoing dispute with the current Quito airport concessionaire over usage fee increases has caused them to re-evaluate their operations.Q The airlines say they support the new Quito airport project (the reason for current airport fee increases),[...] | 2007-09-21 12:15:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR EC EFIN ETRD |
07QUITO2170 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: INVITATION TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-21 18:21:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA EC |
07QUITO2182 | NEW MINISTER OF ECONOMY LOOKING FOR IDB AND WORLD [...] (C) Summary. Reversing its initial reluctance to work with the Washington-based development banks, the Correa Administration is seeking funding from the Inter-American Development Bank for a range of projects. It is also beginning to work with the World Bank. Its contacts with the World Ba [...] | 2007-09-24 17:55:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EAIR EC |
07QUITO2187 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: LAW CONTRACT CANCELLED IN OXY CASE; [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. OXY: Ecuador Revokes Leboeuf Contract ------------------------------------- 2. (U) Due to a conflict of interest, on September 18 the office of the Ecu [...] | 2007-09-24 20:27:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV EC |
07QUITO2204 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered relevant points on U.S. UNGA priorities to MFA's Multilateral Affairs Directorate on September 21, 2007. He was not able to obtain a response until September 25 because Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, was on travel. 2. (C) Climate Change [...] | 2007-09-26 20:43:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA EC BR |
07QUITO2205 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR [...] (C) PolOff met with Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on September 25, and shared U.S. objectives on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Puma expressed her understanding of the need to support the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, adding that Ecuador generally suppor [...] | 2007-09-26 20:43:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PTER EC LE |
07QUITO2206 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SUPPORT FOR UN SYG'S [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-27 11:22:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR AR BR BL CI CO EC ES GT HA PE |
07QUITO2207 | CORREA'S MOVEMENT IN STRIKING RANGE OF A [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuador's two top polling firms differ on how close President Rafael Correa's Alianza PAIS movement is to winning a majority of Constituent Assembly seats on September 30. Whether or not Alianza PAIS alone gets the necessary 66 seats to command a majority, it is likely to con [...] | 2007-09-27 11:23:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPLS EC |
07QUITO2208 | MIXED VIEWS: AMERICAN BUSINESSES WITH DIFFERENT [...] (C) Summary. At an AmCham meeting, U.S. companies in heavily regulated industries noted a number of ongoing problems, but a textile company stressed that lightly regulated industries have fared much better. Several companies said they have good relations with the Correa Administration, whic [...] | 2007-09-27 12:12:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EPET EFIN EAIR BEXP EC |
07QUITO2212 | ECUADOR ASSEMBLY ELECTION: READY OR NOT, HERE IT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: September 30 Constituent Assembly voting and determination of winners will be complicated and possibly chaotic. So far few predict significant fraud. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal reversed itself on September 23 to allow exit polls and quick counts, which will lend greater [...] | 2007-09-27 22:53:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EC |
07QUITO2217 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE [...] (SBU) PolOff met with Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on September 25, and shared U.S. objectives on the Community of Democracies. Puma said that Ecuador would definitely not attend the meeting on the margins of the UNGA chaired by Mali on October 1. She doubted [...] | 2007-09-28 15:27:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV EC |
07QUITO2219 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: U.N. COMMITTEE AGAINST [...] (SBU) PolOff met with Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on September 25, and shared reftel points emphasizing USG candidate Felice Gaer's performance as an incumbent of the Committee. As expected, Puma expressed interest in the USG's support of Ecuador's candidate, [...] | 2007-09-28 16:20:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC EC |
07QUITO2221 | ECUADOR: DEMARCHE ON WTO DOHA INDUSTRIAL GOODS [...] (SBU) EconCouns presented reftel A demarche regarding proposed approach for non-agricultural market access (NAMA) for small, vulnerable economies to Mentor Villagomez, Under Secretary for Economic and Trade Affairs at the Ecuadorian SIPDIS Foreign Ministry. Villagomez said that Ecuador's i [...] | 2007-09-28 17:51:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON WTRO EC |
07QUITO2223 | Response to Import Safety Request [...] (U) This is a response cable to State 114788, regarding starting an import safety dialogue with host countries. 2. (SBU) EconCouns raised the issue of an import safety dialogue with Foreign Ministry Under Secretary for Trade Mentor Villagomez and shared reftel's talking points. Villagomez [...] | 2007-09-28 18:47:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR EC |
07QUITO2233 | AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES REGIONAL ANTI-NARCOTICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Jewell participated in the inauguration of an approximately $2 million NAS-funded regional antinarcotics center in the northern city of Tulcan, Carchi province, on September 24. The facility will serve as a command center and checkpoint five miles from the Colombian [...] | 2007-10-01 19:23:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MAS MOPS PREL SNAR EC CO |
07QUITO2237 | ECONOMIC ISSUES FOR THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary. According to Luis Rosero, Vice Minister for Economy, the Correa administration will use the upcoming Constituent Assembly to reform and strengthen public sector economic institutions, but will not seek significant changes for private sector institutions. Many of the changes will [...] | 2007-10-02 20:38:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EC |
07QUITO2277 | GOE CLAIMS 99 PERCENT SHARE OF EXTRAORDINARY [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian President Correa issued a presidential decree late October 4 increasing the State's share to 99 percent of "extraordinary" petroleum revenues produced by private companies. Petroleum operators claim the decree is a complete surprise and contrary to assurances of amica [...] | 2007-10-05 20:04:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON PREL EC |
07QUITO2292 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: Falling FDI, More Costly Flour [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Decrease in Foreign Direct Investment ------------------------------------- 2. (U) According to recently published data from the Central Bank, foreign [...] | 2007-10-10 13:46:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EC |
07QUITO2299 | ECUADOR'S PROPOSED REVISIONS TO SECURITY [...] (U) Action Request - See Paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Following internal meetings between Ecuador,s MFA and MOD, Post has received a response to Embassy,s diplomatic note on FY08 security cooperation containing several proposed revisions. The MFA clearly communicated the desire to contin [...] | 2007-10-10 19:09:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MASS MARR EC |
07QUITO2318 | ECUADOR CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY OF FORMER NASA [...] (U) Summary: Ecuador recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Cotopaxi satellite ground tracking station, built by NASA in 1957. Ambassador Jewell toured the station and inaugurated a new space research program with Vice President Lenin Moreno, celebrating our bilateral scientific coo [...] | 2007-10-15 15:58:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TPHY TSPL SENV PREL OIIP SCUL EC |
07QUITO2326 | ECUADOR'S NEW MINISTER OF TRANSPORT ENTHUSIASTIC, [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met with new Minister of Transport, Hector Villagran Cepeda, on October 2 and learned more about his plans to rehabilitate the Ecuadorian railroad and promote the U.S. role in its initial construction, build a Manta to Manaus intermodal transport link, and make transp [...] | 2007-10-15 20:45:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON POL PGOV EAIR ELTN EC |
07QUITO2344 | ECUADOR GOVERNMENT MINISTER LARREA ON CONSTITUENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Speaking October 10 at a luncheon meeting with eight Ambassadors (including Ambassador Jewell),Government Minister Gustavo Larrea described the Correa administration's philosophy, how it translated into success in the Constituent Assembly elections, and provisions the adminis [...] | 2007-10-18 16:41:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR PREL EAGR KCOR EC |
07QUITO2351 | ECUADOR: FIGHTING CORRUPTION IN LATIN AMERICA [...] (U) The Ambassador has identified Matthew Meadows as Quito's participant in the Fighting Corruption in Latin America Conference (reftel). He coordinates anti-corruption efforts at post and is deeply involved in our 212f process. He will be able to participate actively in the discussion while [...] | 2007-10-22 16:56:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | KCOR PINR PGOV OTRA EC |
07QUITO2373 | OIL COMPANIES CONSIDERING OPTIONS UNDER ECUADOR,S [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. and foreign oil companies are evaluating whether service contracts could be feasible alternatives to participation contracts in light of the new "99 percent" petroleum revenue sharing decree. U.S. firms City Oriente, Murphy Oil, and Burlington Resources are affected by t [...] | 2007-10-25 13:33:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON PREL EC |
07QUITO2382 | ECUADOR MAY (OR MAY NOT) SEEK TO EXCLUDE OIL AND [...] (C) Summary. President Correa, through his legal secretary, instructed the Foreign Ministry to inform ICSID, SIPDIS an arbitration center, that Ecuador would not accept ICSID jurisdiction for oil and mining cases. The Foreign Ministry informed Correa that the notification would not protec [...] | 2007-10-25 19:01:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON EC |
07QUITO2398 | ECUADOR'S RESPONSE TO FARC LETTER [...] (SBU) On October 18, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Secretariat member Raul Reyes sent a public letter to President Correa expressing the FARC's desire to establish peaceful political and diplomatic relations with the GOE and avoid any confrontation with the Ecuadorian military. [...] | 2007-10-26 20:19:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL SNAR EC CO |
07QUITO2413 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: IMPORT TARIFFS INCREASE; RETURN TO [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Import Tariffs to Increase -------------------------- 2. (U) On October 24, Ecuador's Council on Foreign Trade and Investment (Comexi) approved a proposa [...] | 2007-10-29 18:41:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EC |
07QUITO2416 | ECUADOR: FIGHTING CORRUPTION IN LATIN AMERICA [...] (U) The Ambassador has identified Matthew Meadows as Quito's participant in the Fighting Corruption in Latin America Conference (reftel). He coordinates anti-corruption efforts at post and is deeply involved in our 212f process. He will be able to participate actively in the discussion while [...] | 2007-10-30 15:19:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | KCOR PINR PGOV OTRA EC |
07QUITO2426 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: PETROBRAS GETS ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSE; [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Environmental License Granted to Petrobras ------------------------------------------ 2. (SBU) On October 23, the GOE granted an environmental license t [...] | 2007-10-31 16:01:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EPET EC |
07QUITO2434 | ECUADOR: AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES NAS-FUNDED PIER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Jewell participated in the inauguration of an approximately $3.4 million Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS) funded 435 meter pier for the Ecuadorian Navy in the northern city of San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas province, 10 miles south of the Colombian border, on October 23, 200 [...] | 2007-10-31 20:54:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SNAR EC |
07QUITO245 | ECUADOR'S COMPLEX MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL DIVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: In a January 22 meeting with DATT and EconOff, senior managers of HoldingDINE, one of Ecuador's military-industrial conglomerates, expressed confidence that they would continue to enjoy freedom of operation even as a newly ratified law aims to impose strict limitations on the mili [...] | 2007-01-30 20:16:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON MARR PINR EIND ETRD SNAR EC |
07QUITO247 | ECUADOR: DEMONSTRATORS KNOCKING DOWN CONGRESS' DOOR [...] (U) Summary: Over 3,000 protestors supporting President Correa's proposed referendum for the creation of a national constituent assembly gathered in front of the National Congress in Quito on January 30. Hundreds broke through police barriers and stormed the Congressional building. Unconfirm [...] | 2007-01-30 21:34:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV PINS EC |
07QUITO2491 | PETROECUADOR RECOMMENDS CANCELLING U.S. CITY [...] (C) Summary: Petroecuador recommended on November 8 that the GOE cancel U.S. oil company City Oriente,s contract, since the company has not made any payments to the GOE under a 2006 law requiring companies to provide the government with at least 50% of "extraordinary" petroleum revenues. A [...] | 2007-11-13 21:16:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON PREL EC |
07QUITO2509 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANY AND MINING [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. GOE Analyzes Porta Cellular Concession -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) On November 6, the Superintendency of Telecommunications (Supte [...] | 2007-11-19 12:04:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV EC |
07QUITO2513 | GROWTH OF RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN ECUADOR [...] (C) This cable is in response to reftel a asking for post's views on resource nationalism in Ecuador. 2. (C) In the petroleum sector, the GOE has taken a number of actions over the past year and a half resulting in increased revenues for the state. In 2006 under the previous administrati [...] | 2007-11-20 12:13:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON PREL EC |
07QUITO2514 | ECUADOR : PAIS CONSOLIDATES POWER AS ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Supreme Electoral Tribunal issued official, final results of the September 30 elections on November 19. As a result, the Constituent Assembly will be installed in Montecristi on November 29. President Correa,s Proud and Sovereign Fatherland (PAIS) movement secured a comfo [...] | 2007-11-20 16:02:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EC |
07QUITO2526 | ECUADOR'S EFFORTS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (U) This is a response cable to reftel, which lists key countries invited to the State Department-hosted 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008). Ecuador was not included as a key country. Post believes Ecuador is interested in attending WIREC and that there is [...] | 2007-11-21 14:09:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV EC |
07QUITO2528 | DAS MCMULLEN'S MEETINGS WITH ECUADORIAN CABINET [...] (C) Summary: In two wide-ranging, cordial discussions, Coordinating Minister Fernando Bustamante and Acting Foreign Minister Rafael Paredes told DAS McMullen that the GOE continues to desire a positive, robust relationship with the United States. Although there are areas of disagreement, B [...] | 2007-11-21 17:52:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EC |
07QUITO2531 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered relevant points on U.S. UNGA Third Committee country specific resolutions to MFA's Multilateral Affairs Directorate on November 16, 2007. We received a response on November 20 from Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs. 2. (C) Puma first stated [...] | 2007-11-21 18:54:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KTIA UN EC |
07QUITO2532 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IAEA DG'S NOV 15 REPORT [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points on November 20, 2007, to Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs. 2. (C) Puma called Ecuador a strong proponent of disarmament and non-proliferation, as well as of the IAEA. She opined that Iran had made efforts to comply with the W [...] | 2007-11-21 18:59:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC EC |
07QUITO2533 | ECUADOR ANALYSTS DEBATE CORREA'S INTENTIONS DURING [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian analysts reflected differing assessments of President Correa's policies during a November 13 luncheon with visiting WHA DAS Christopher McMullen, hosted by the Ambassador. Participants highlighted the difficulty of predicting the economic model that President Correa [...] | 2007-11-21 19:18:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EC VE CO |
07QUITO2534 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A points to MFA's Multilateral Affairs Directorate on November 15. Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, was not available to provide a response on November 20. Puma stated that while Ecuador was not a co-sponsor of the resolution, it did vote [...] | 2007-11-21 19:22:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON AORL KWMN SOCI UNGA EC |
07QUITO2535 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: COMMITTEE ON THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-21 19:24:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA EC |
07QUITO2536 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: 4TH COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-21 19:28:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KDEM UNGA EC |
07QUITO2539 | DAS McMullen's Meetings with U.S. and Ecuadorian Business [...] (SBU) Summary. WHA DAS Chris McMullen met, separately, with representatives of the U.S. and Guayaquil business communities. With the notable exception of City Oriente, which is facing the prospect of having its petroleum contract cancelled, the U.S. business representatives were guardedly o [...] | 2007-11-21 19:57:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EPET PGOV EC |
07QUITO2543 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: New Central Bank Officials; Repsol [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that describes notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. New Officials at the Central Bank --------------------------------- 2. (U) On November 9, the General Manager and Deputy General Manager and four oth [...] | 2007-11-23 18:31:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV SENV PGOV EC |
07QUITO2556 | THE MANTA PORT, ECUADOR'S POSSIBLE LINK TO ASQAND BRAZIL [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong-based port operator Hutchison Port Holdings, now a year into its concession agreement, has ambitious plans to turn Manta, Ecuador's second (but only natural deep-sea) port, into a world-class seaport. The port is a key element in the GOE's plans to build a Manta-Manaus [...] | 2007-11-28 10:58:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT ETRD ELTN EAIR PREL MARR MOPS PGOV EC CN |
07QUITO2560 | CORREA NEUTRALIZES EXTREME LEFT BY CO-OPTING [...] (C) Summary: After decimating the centrist and rightist political parties, President Correa has now undercut the old, radical left. By issuing an Executive Decree calling for the hiring of 12,000 new teachers, President Correa co-opted the education agenda away from the ultra-left Popular [...] | 2007-11-28 12:47:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EC |
07QUITO2570 | ECUADORIAN ARMY'S 4TH DIVISION OPERATIONS AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. The Ecuadorian Army's Fourth Division has engaged the FARC along the border with Colombian since November 19, 2007. This series of operations demonstrates previously uncharacteristic resolve and coordination by the Ecuadorian military to press the attack and to continue surveill [...] | 2007-11-29 20:26:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET | MOPS MCAP MASS PTER SNAR PREL EC CO |
07QUITO2571 | CORREA CHALLENGES AIRPORT CONCESSIONS [...] (U) Summary: President Correa has challenged two airport concessions run by private operators in Quito and Guayaquil, and asserted the federal government should receive a share of their earnings. The Quito airport is operated by a U.S.-Canadian-Brazilian joint venture and receives the major [...] | 2007-11-30 13:19:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EFIN EINV PGOV EC |
07QUITO2575 | PRESIDENT CRACKS DOWN ON PETROLEUM PROTESTS - [...] (SBU) Summary: President Correa declared a state of emergency for Petroecuador after community protestors demanding additional benefits damaged oil wells and blocked access to Petroecuador's Auca camp, severely impeding production. Correa replaced Petroecuador's President with Guillermo Zur [...] | 2007-11-30 18:28:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO2580 | INAUGURATION OF ECUADOR'S CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] Summary: (SBU) The Constitutional Assembly, charged with writing Ecuador,s twentieth Constitution, was inaugurated on November 29. Declaring itself &the highest authority in Ecuador8, the Assembly suspended congress, retained President Correa and Vice President Moreno, and fired two key Corr [...] | 2007-12-03 17:24:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EC |
07QUITO2585 | Open Channels: GOE Seeks USG Assistance in Key Sector [...] (SBU) Summary. The USG and GOE are successfully working together on policy reform in areas of mutual interest. The GOE has sought or accepted technical assistance from USAID in competition policy, investment, finance, decentralization, environment, and on other issues. End summary. 2. [...] | 2007-12-05 11:13:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN EINV SENV PREL EC |
07QUITO2604 | IMF ON ECUADOR: "A HIGH LEVEL OF ANXIETY IS NOT [...] (C) Summary. IMF staff are measured in their assessment of the Ecuadorian economy. They noted a number of weaknesses and risks, including uncertainty, falling investment, declining petroleum production, and weak growth. Even so, they do not foresee any major economic difficulties, and beli [...] | 2007-12-05 17:23:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EC |
07QUITO2605 | ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: GOE'S 2008 BUDGET APPROVED; CORREA [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that describes notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Congress Approves 2008 Budget ----------------------------- 2. (U) On November 30, the Ecuadorian Congress approved the GOE's 2008 budget, but moved [...] | 2007-12-05 18:53:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EC |
07QUITO261 | INFLUENTIAL ECUADORIAN WOMEN [...] (U) In response to reftel, we provide the following list of the top five most influential Ecuadorian women in selected categories: Business Isabel Noboa Ponton President, Consorcio NOBIS Edif. Executive Center Piso 8 Av. Constitucion Guayaquil, Ecuador epazmino@nobis.com.ec 593-3-26 [...] | 2007-01-31 22:01:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EC KWMN PHUM |
07QUITO2616 | ECUADOR: CHINESE DIPLOMAT ON CORREA'S TRIP TO CHINA [...] (S) Summary. Political and Economic officers met with two diplomats from the Chinese Embassy in Quito on December 3 to discuss President Correa's visit to China on November 20-25, 2007. The GOE sent a large delegation to China and signed 14 agreements to promote cooperation in energy, educat [...] | 2007-12-10 17:05:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET | PREL ETRD EAIR EPET MARR EC CN |
07QUITO2625 | SECOND ROUND OF CHANGES IN THE ECONOMIC CABINET [...] (C) Summary. There have been a number of changes in Correa's economic team over the past two months, the second significant round of changes in his economic team in less than a year. For the most part, the new members are pragmatic or technically competent, but lack experience. The new Coo [...] | 2007-12-13 13:10:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAIR PGOV EC |
07QUITO2626 | CORREA MEETS AMBASSADOR, ACKNOWLEDGES NEED TO PAY [...] (c) Summary. President Correa told the Ambassador that Ecuador would pay an arbitral award that determined that the GOE owes Occidental Petroleum a multi-million dollar tax refund. Correa reaffirmed his interest in establishing an economic dialogue with the U.S., said that Ecuador is contin [...] | 2007-12-13 15:13:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EPET EAIR ETRD PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO2629 | SUPPORT FOR GOE NOMINATION TO UNHRC ADVISORY [...] Post wishes to express its strong support of the GOE's nomination of Jose VALENCIA Amores to serve as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Commission Advisory Committee. Dr. Valencia's experience and temperament would be a true asset to the committee. 2. Currently a professor and [...] | 2007-12-13 16:15:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EC |
07QUITO2631 | ECUADOR: CORREA APPOINTS NEW FOREIGN MINISTER, [...] (SBU) Summary. Following harsh criticism by President Rafael Correa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa resigned her position as Ecuador's Foreign Minister on December 5, 2007, citing health reasons for her departure. Two days later, President Correa announce [...] | 2007-12-13 17:51:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD EC |
07QUITO2643 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered relevant points on U.S. UNGA Third Committee country specific resolutions to Augusto Saa, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on December 14, 2007. 2. (C) Saa first reiterated a previous MFA statement (reftel) that Ecuador is a strong proponent of the pro [...] | 2007-12-14 19:26:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UNGA EC |
07QUITO2650 | CANADIAN-US COMPANY PURSUING MAJOR PETROLEUM [...] (C) Summary: Ivanhoe Energy, a Canadian firm with substantial U.S. investment, is pursuing oilfield development in Ecuador that would use its proprietary technology to develop and upgrade super-heavy oil. President Correa is reportedly supportive and wants to move quickly to sign a contract [...] | 2007-12-17 12:59:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON PREL EC |
07QUITO2651 | ECUADORIAN CABINET INSTABILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Since President Correa,s inauguration on January 15, 2007, 16 cabinet ministers have left office, though many of them have been transferred to other government offices. During his eleven months of government, President Correa has increased the number of ministries from 17 to 2 [...] | 2007-12-17 13:49:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EC |
07QUITO2659 | CORREA ASKS CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY TO APPROVE BROAD [...] (U) Summary. The Correa Administration sent an ambitious tax reform package to the Constituent Assembly, with a request that it be approved before the end of the year. The package retains the value-added tax at 12%, creates a 0.5% capital outflow tax, raises the excise tax on a number of pr [...] | 2007-12-18 20:50:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON EINV PGOV EC |
07QUITO2665 | REPRIEVE FOR U.S. OIL COMPANY CITY ORIENTE [...] (C) Summary: A recommendation to cancel the contract of U.S. oil company City Oriente appears to be on hold as the GOE is preparing to initiate contract renegotiation. In addition, criminal complaints against City Oriente personnel now appear to be being handled fairly and a request for "pr [...] | 2007-12-19 19:53:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EINV ENRG ECON PREL EC |
07QUITO2672 | Public and Private Sectors Discuss Possible Banking [...] (SBU) Summary. GOE representatives and the banks have agreed on an outline for a second round of banking sector reforms. The banks said that the agreed upon package is reasonable and would not undermine the banking sector, but caution that President Correa or the Constituent Assembly still n [...] | 2007-12-21 18:59:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EC |
07QUITO2691 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IRAN NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered relevant key judgment and non-paper points on Iran National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) from Reftel B to MFA's Multilateral Affairs Directorate on December 12, 2007. We received a response on December 26, 2007, from Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Af [...] | 2007-12-28 11:33:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC PREL EC |
07QUITO2694 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW ECUADORIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Jewell met one-on-one for the first time with new Foreign Minister Isabel Maria Salvador Crespo on December 26, during which the tone was positive and constructive, and Salvador appeared cordial, smart, warm and open. Salvador communicated the importance of maintaining [...] | 2007-12-31 16:04:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PGOV PREL KJUS MARR EC |
07QUITO27 | CODEL REID VISIT SETS POSITIVE TONE WITH NEW [...] (C) Summary: Codel Reid's visit to Ecuador from December 29-31 sent a message to the incoming government of President-Elect Rafael Correa of USG openness to dialogue, respect for Ecuadorian sovereignty and determination to continue cooperation on issues of mutual importance. The bipartisan vi [...] | 2007-01-04 09:23:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EAID PINR MARR SNAR OREP |
07QUITO271 | WEAKENING ECONOMY MAY BE VULNERABLE [...] (C) Summary. After six years of solid growth, the Ecuadorian economy will likely slow in 2007, and the Central Bank estimates the economy will grow 3.3%. This may overstate growth, since the economy has a number of vulnerabilities ) declining petroleum production and prices, falling busines [...] | 2007-02-01 19:28:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV EC |
07QUITO272 | GOVERNMENT AND CONGRESS REACH ACCORD, CALMING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a joint press conference on January 31, the President of Congress and Government Minster Gustavo Larrea announced an agreement whereby Congress would debate the government's proposed referendum on a constituent assembly on February 6. Conciliatory statements by Larrea and [...] | 2007-02-01 21:01:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS ASEC EC |
07QUITO277 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW AG MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador and AgCounselor met with the new Ecuadorian Minister of Agriculture Carlos Vallejo on Tuesday, January 30. In a very cordial meeting, Vallejo expressed his appreciation for past USG assistance to the Ecuadorian agricultural sector and requested additional assistance [...] | 2007-02-02 16:40:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EC |
07QUITO28 | NEW CONGRESS TAKES OFFICE OPPOSING CORREA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuador's newly-elected Congress takes office on January 5 with a decisive majority proposing to oppose President-elect Rafael Correa's demands for a referendum on whether to convoke a national constituent assembly. Instead, this working majority will seek to pass its own con [...] | 2007-01-05 00:39:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC EC |
07QUITO280 | ARMY COMMANDER CANNED; NEW MINDEF NAMED [...] (U) Summary: Fulfilling his promise to replace deceased MinDef Guadalupe Larriva (RefTel) with a female civilian from the southern highland city of Cuenca, President Correa on January 30 named Lorena Escudero as the new Minister of Defense. Escudero, who assumed control of the Ministry of De [...] | 2007-02-05 12:13:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO |
07QUITO29 | NEW CONGRESS TAKES OFFICE OPPOSING CORREA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuador's newly-elected Congress takes office on January 5 with a decisive majority proposing to oppose President-elect Rafael Correa's demands for a referendum on whether to convoke a national constituent assembly. Instead, this working majority will seek to pass its own con [...] | 2007-01-05 00:39:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC EC |
07QUITO290 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary. In a friendly, courteous meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Economy Patino said that he has a close working relationship with President Correa, congratulated himself on the ease with which he prepared his first budget, allowed that he does not know what Ecuador will do abo [...] | 2007-02-05 20:54:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID ECON EC |
07QUITO3 | CODEL REID MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT CORREA [...] (C) Summary. In a wide ranging conversation with Codel Reid, president-elect Rafael Correa asked for better treatment of Ecuadorian migrants, welcomed Sen. Reid's statement that he would work for ATPA extension, expressed a commitment to combat narcotic trafficking, complained vociferously ab [...] | 2007-01-03 09:07:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR CVIS ETRD ECON EFIN EINV EC |
07QUITO300 | CORREA NAMES CHAVEZ' BUDDY AS AMB TO VENEZUELA [...] (S) Sum... id: 95515 date: 2/6/2007 16:48 refid: 07QUITO300 origin: Embassy Quito classification: SECRET destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0000 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0300/01 0371648 ZNY SSSSS ZZH O 061648Z FEB 07 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6258 INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGO [...] | 2007-02-06 16:48:00 | Embassy Quito | SECRET | PGOV EC PREL VE |
07QUITO321 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF ENERGY ACOSTA [...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Energy Acosta presented himself as a problem-solver. He said that he intends to solve the problems of U.S.-owned electric generator Machala Power and would study the situation of City Oriente, a small U.S.-owned petrole [...] | 2007-02-07 20:46:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV ECON PREL EC |
07QUITO335 | MINISTER OF LABOR SEEKS REFORM THROUGH CONSTITUENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a cordial initial meeting with the Ambassador on February 13, Minister of Labor and Employment Antonio Gagliardo said the Correa administration was committed to labor reform in or after the proposed national constituent assembly, versus the Congress. The Ambassador encoura [...] | 2007-02-09 14:16:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PINR EC |
07QUITO345 | PROTESTS EXPECTED MONDAY OVER ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Summary: An overwhelming majority in Congress reportedly plans to approve the Government's proposed referendum on a national constituent assembly in a special session to commence on February 12, but will also seek to limit the assembly's scope and delay its start until 2008. Pro-assembl [...] | 2007-02-09 21:31:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV EC |
07QUITO347 | MOD DEATH - MECHANICAL FAILURE RULED OUT; MILITARY [...] (U) Summary: The congressional investigatory commission studying the helicopter collision that killed former MinDef Guadalupe Larriva and her daughter on January 24 announced on February 7 that human error, not technical malfunction nor any kind of deliberate conspiracy, was to blame for the cr [...] | 2007-02-09 22:53:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC |
07QUITO363 | ECUADOR'S NOMINEE, INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] Summary. In response to RefTel request, Mission Ecuador nominates Lucy Blacio, El Oro province's prosecutor for sex crimes and trafficking in persons (TIP),as an International Woman of Courage. Blacio has courageously worked to gain Ecuador's first convictions under Ecuador's new anti-TIP l [...] | 2007-02-13 23:07:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO364 | CONGRESS APPROVES REFERENDUM ON CONSTITUENT [...] (SBU) Summary: A majority in Congress approved on February 13 the Correa government's proposed constituent assembly proposal, paving the way for expected approval by electoral authorities to organize a referendum. Correa welcomed Congress' action and MinGov Larrea declared it a victory for [...] | 2007-02-13 23:14:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO377 | ECUADOR WANTS USG TO JOIN WTO BANANA DISPUTE [...] (SBU) Ecuador will request the formation of a WTO dispute settlement panel to hear Ecuador's complaint against the current EU banana regime. Ecuador would like to see the U.S. join the case as a full partner, since it believes that U.S. participation is necessary to secure EU compliance with [...] | 2007-02-15 18:55:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON EC |
07QUITO380 | CORREA AND VP RATCHET UP RHETORIC ON COLOMBIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to the border region on February 14, President Rafael Correa announced he had ordered the Ecuadorian Air Force to intercept planes violating Ecuadorian air space on its northern border with Colombia. Correa's announcement does not represent a change in GOE polic [...] | 2007-02-15 22:46:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR EC CO |
07QUITO382 | Ambassador's Meeting with Minister of Culture [...] Summary. The Ambassador met with Minister of Culture Antonio Preciado on February 15. Preciado began the meeting by saying that he admires the American people, and sees many points in common between the U.S. and Ecuador that he hopes can be highlighted through joint programs between the Embas [...] | 2007-02-16 12:40:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PGOV EC |
07QUITO394 | FALLING PETROLEUM PRODUCTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Petroleum production in Ecuador will fall appreciably in 2007. The GOE projects production will decline by six percent in 2007; one private sector consultant expects the drop will be eleven percent. The decline is due to falling production in state firm Petroecuador's fields [...] | 2007-02-16 21:15:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EFIN EC |
07QUITO400 | Ambassador's Meeting with Minister of Industries [...] (SBU) Summary. In his meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Industries Sagasti said that his priorities are promoting investment and competitiveness, he's the government's bridge to the private sector, and that his ministry is close to reaching agreement with the Foreign Ministry on reallo [...] | 2007-02-21 14:24:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN EAID PREL EC |
07QUITO404 | ECUADOR 2007 SPECIAL 301 REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary and recommendation. Post concurs with IIPA and PhRMA recommendations that Ecuador remain on the Special 301 Watch List for 2007. Ecuador has not taken sufficient steps to adequately address IPR deficiencies over the past year. Despite some enforcement activities to seize pirat [...] | 2007-02-22 19:51:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON EC |
07QUITO420 | International Conference for the Abolition of Foreign [...] The International No Bases Network (INBN) will hold an International Conference for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases in Ecuador, March 5-9, 2007. They expect some 2,000 activists to attend the conference, which will be held in Quito March 5-7, with a March 8 caravan from Quito to Manta, [...] | 2007-02-23 19:39:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PGOV EC PREL MARR MASS |
07QUITO440 | NEW LEGAL ADVISOR A PRACTICAL ADDITION TO ENERGY MINISTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting between EconCouns and new Ministry of Energy Legal Advisor Raul Moscoso February 22, Moscoso confirmed that the GOE is assembling a legal team to defend its interests in the Oxy arbitration, and stressed the administration's interest in foreign investment in the en [...] | 2007-02-26 17:36:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ENRG ECON EC |
07QUITO443 | FIRST VENEZUELAN DIESEL SHIPMENT ARRIVES IN ECUADOR [...] (U) Summary: President Correa and Venezuelan counterparts celebrated the arrival of the first shipment of Venezuelan diesel under an Ecuador-Venezuela petroleum exchange agreement with a ceremony on board Venezuelan ship Manuela Saenz February 23. The crude-for-derivatives exchange agreement [...] | 2007-02-26 21:09:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EFIN PREL EC |
07QUITO475 | CODEL NELSON CONVEYS MESSAGE OF FRIENDSHIP [...] (C) Summary: During a February 20 and February 21 visit to Quito, Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fl) reiterated a message of friendship and continued engagement with Ecuador in a meeting with President Correa, Foreign Minister Espinosa, and senior Correa-advisor Fernando Bustamante, and in a brief pre [...] | 2007-03-01 16:54:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO482 | ECUADOR 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past year, Ecuador has achieved significant and sustained progress in the areas of prevention, protection, and prosecution of TIP. GOE commitment to combat TIP is evidenced by former President Palacio's signing of the National Anti-TIP Plan on August 30, 2006. The GOE [...] | 2007-03-01 22:15:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF |
07QUITO484 | ECUADOR - RESPONSE TO ILLICIT CASH COURIER ACTIVITY [...] (SBU) This a response to State 16120, requesting posts to raise the problem of illicit cash courier activity with host government officials. DEA country attache raised the issue of illicit cash courier activity with Ecuador's Director of the Antinarcotics Directorate (part of the police depar [...] | 2007-03-02 17:25:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN LE PREL EC |
07QUITO494 | AMB TOBIAS DELIVERS MESSAGE OF COOPERATION AND [...] (C) Summary: During a February 26-27 visit to Quito, U.S. Director for Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator Ambassador Randall L. Tobias conveyed a message of continued USG support to Ecuador, despite U.S. budget constraints. In meetings with Foreign Minister Maria Espinosa, Police Chie [...] | 2007-03-05 14:35:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR EC |
07QUITO520 | GOE ACTUALLY DOES WANT SOME IDB MONEY [...] (SBU) Summary. After initially telling the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) that it wanted to limit its borrowing from the IDB to the bare minimum, the Correa administration has now indicated that it wants to sign two previously approved budget support loans worth $80 million and guarant [...] | 2007-03-06 16:17:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID ECON EC |
07QUITO537 | AMBASSADOR AND NEW MINDEF DISCUSS COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: In her initial call on newly appointed Minister of Defense Lorena Escudero on March 1, the Ambassador highlighted successful U.S. military led humanitarian and security projects, and stressed the importance of continued cooperation. She conveyed USG concern over reports that Esc [...] | 2007-03-07 22:44:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC |
07QUITO542 | ECONOMIC OUTREACH: USFQ SCHOLARS SLAM EX-COLLEAGUE [...] (C) Summary: In a February 28 meeting with EconOffs, academics from the business school at the University San Francisco of Quito (USFQ) engaged in a playful and energetic discussion about the economic policies of their ex-colleague President Rafael Correa. Most expressed concern about what t [...] | 2007-03-08 14:35:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PINR SCUL EC |
07QUITO55 | CORREA INAUGURATION: PRESIDENTS OF IRAN AND [...] (U) Summary: Nine chiefs of state will reportedly attend the inauguration of Rafael Correa as Ecuador's president on January 14-15, including Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Mohammed Abdelaziz, president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, or Polisario Front of Western Sahara. [...] | 2007-01-09 12:08:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO554 | ECUADOR: INSTITUTIONAL BRINKMANSHIP PROVOKES NEW [...] (C) Summary: Culminating a series of moves of dubious legality by the Correa Government, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE),and Congress, the TSE stripped 57 members of Congress (from the center-right opposition coalition of PRIAN, PSP, PSC and UDC) of their political rights for one year, [...] | 2007-03-08 18:04:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PINS KDEM EC |
07QUITO555 | ECUADOR 2007 SPECIAL 301 UPDATE [...] (SBU) This is an update to post's submission on Ecuador for the Special 301 review (reftel). The head of the Ecuadorian Intellectual Property Institute (IEPI),Cesar Davila, had reported that the GOE's proposed 2007 budget included funds to establish specialized IP courts (as required by Ecua [...] | 2007-03-08 19:40:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ETRD ECON EC |
07QUITO559 | GOE CRITICAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2006 [...] (U) Summary: The Correa Government publicly criticized our recently-released human rights report detailing problems in Ecuador, challenging our competency to judge human rights. That said, GOE objections were more muted than last year, under the Palacio Government. Ecuadorian press reaction [...] | 2007-03-08 21:53:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO APER PHUM PREL EC |
07QUITO565 | ECUADOR: CONGRESS SEEKING WAY OUT OF CRISIS; [...] (C) Summary: Reacting to footage of the beating of one opposition deputy by radical leftist protesters on March 8, influential media and other civil society leaders reacted strongly on March 9. Denouncing political infighting among Congress, the Electoral Tribunal (TSE),and the Correa gove [...] | 2007-03-09 22:05:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PINS KDEM EC |
07QUITO575 | GOE REACTION TO HRC OBJECTIVES [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points on March 9 to Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General for multilateral affairs. Puma confirmed that Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinoza will attend the opening sessions of the Human Rights Council, as well as the disarmament commission. [...] | 2007-03-12 21:29:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL AORC SNAR UN CO EC |
07QUITO587 | POLITICAL CRISIS ESCALATES; CONGRESS SUSPENDED [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's ongoing institutional impasse between electoral authorities and Congress continued on March 13 as the Constitutional Court announced its refusal to decide the dispute -- eliminating for now at least the best opportunity for resolution. In a show of high political thea [...] | 2007-03-13 22:23:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS ASEC EC |
07QUITO622 | Bank Holiday Rumors Provoke Nervousness and Presidential [...] (SBU) Summary. An unfounded rumor that banks would be closed for a "bank holiday" circulated around Ecuador on March 13 and 14. According to banking contacts, many nervous clients called the banks to ask about the rumor, but actual withdrawals were minimal and not threatening to the banks. P [...] | 2007-03-15 22:15:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV EC |
07QUITO632 | GOE SHARES CONCERN OVER ZIMBABWE VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points on March 16 to Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs. Puma expressed GOE's concern over the March 13 violence in Zimbabwe, noting that Ecuador has always spoken out against such violence. Puma described the attacks of peaceful [...] | 2007-03-16 20:12:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN BO EC |
07QUITO639 | AMBASSADOR JEWELL MEETS ECUADOR,S NEW TRANSPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 13, the Ambassador paid an introductory call on Trajano Andrade, Minister of Transportation. Andrade explained the GOE's strategic vision for the ministry, stressing that ground transport and port management are priorities. He said the Ministry wanted to fight corru [...] | 2007-03-19 16:26:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR EWWT ELTN EC |
07QUITO642 | Manta FOL - Request for DOS and DOD Financial Support for [...] The U.S.-Ecuador agreement to allow U.S. counter narcotics operations to be conducted at the Forward Operating Location (FOL) at the Eloy Alfaro Ecuadorian air base in Manta expires in Nov., 2009. President Rafael Correa has publicly stated that he does not intend to renew the agreement. Th [...] | 2007-03-20 12:04:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PGOV SNAR MARR MASS KPAO |
07QUITO643 | Mission Actions To Counter "No Bases" Conference [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Network for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases (INAFMB) held their international conference in Ecuador March 5-9. An estimated 400 foreign activists from 40 nations attended meetings and rallies in Quito and Manta (site of the U.S. Forward Operating Locat [...] | 2007-03-20 12:04:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PGOV EC PREL MARR MASS |
07QUITO644 | UN INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered the points in reftel on UN reform and the internal administration of justice to MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on March 15. Puma noted she was preparing instructions for New York and thanked us for the information. She agreed that it appeared [...] | 2007-03-20 12:04:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | APER ACABQ AORC EC PREL UNGA UN |
07QUITO645 | CONGRESS CRISIS FESTERS [...] (C) Summary: The confrontation between Congress and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal continues, and could come to a head again on March 20, when President of Congress Jorge Cevallos attempts to call the Congress back into session following its disruption on March 12. The center-right oppositi [...] | 2007-03-20 12:04:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO647 | BIOGRAPHIC NOTES: ECONOMIC POLICY COORDINATOR [...] (C) President Rafael Correa named Carlos Mauricio Antonio Jose Davalos Guevara to the newly formed position of Minister for Coordination of Economic and Production Policy on February 17, 2007. Davalos is in charge of coordinating the efforts of the Ministries of Economy, Industry, Agriculture [...] | 2007-03-20 14:21:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO648 | BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES: FOREIGN MINISTER MARIA [...] (C) Summary: On December 13, 2006, President Correa named Maria Fernanda Espinosa Minister of the new Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Commerce and Promotion of Investment and Integration, a fusion of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Commerce. Although inexperienced, Espino [...] | 2007-03-20 16:32:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EC PINR PREL |
07QUITO658 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MAURICIO DAVALOS, [...] (C) Summary. In a March 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Mauricio Davalos, President Correa's minister-level coordinator for production and economic policy, focused much of his discussion on the need to support income-generating agricultural projects. He also said that the GOE's vision is di [...] | 2007-03-20 21:56:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR EFIN PREL EC |
07QUITO659 | REPLACEMENT CONGRESS SWORN IN [...] Summary: (SBU) The festering confrontation between the government-backed Supreme Electoral Tribunal and Congress continued on March 20 as President of Congress Jorge Cevallos swore in 21 new replacement congressional deputies and then opened a new session of Congress with 52 members. Dismisse [...] | 2007-03-20 22:49:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO667 | VENEZUELA RESTRICTS IMPORTS OF ECUADORIAN TUNA [...] (SBU) Cesar Rohon, President of Ecuador's National Fisheries Chamber, complained in the local media that Venezuela has imposed restrictions on Ecuadorian tuna imports. In 2006 Ecuador exported over USD 41 million in tuna products to Venezuela, which is Ecuador's principal tuna market in Latin [...] | 2007-03-21 20:51:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EC |
07QUITO704 | GOE TO LAUNCH "PLAN ECUADOR"; BACKS OFF [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Espinosa, Defense Minister Escudero, and Minister Coordinator Bustamante on March 20 announced vague plans to develop a "Plan Ecuador" to promote peace, attack poverty, and manage negative impacts on Ecuador of Colombia's internal conflict, and solicited internati [...] | 2007-03-23 21:58:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EAID EC CO |
07QUITO719 | CHINESE PARTY STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBER VISITING [...] (C) Summary: Newly-arrived Chinese Ambassador Cai Runguo shared his first impressions of Ecuador with the Ambassador on March 23. Cai also said that a senior member of the Chinese Communist Party's nine-member Politburo Standing Committee would visit Ecuador briefly this week. Cai said the [...] | 2007-03-27 14:17:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EC |
07QUITO72 | AMBASSADOR BUILDS RAPPORT WITH FM-DESIGNATE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister-designate Maria Fernanda Espinosa on January 8. She agreed to meet with Commerce Secretary Gutierrez during the upcoming presidential inauguration, expressed hope Colombian President Uribe would attend, and shared GOE concern over percei [...] | 2007-01-09 22:01:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EC |
07QUITO734 | CONGRESS SUSPENDED PENDING APPEAL [...] (SBU) Summary: A local judge's ruling has elevated the issue of the composition of Congress to the Constitutional Court, and provoked a new dispute over whether the injunction takes effect immediately or only after judicial review by the higher court. On one side are the 57 dismissed members [...] | 2007-03-28 20:00:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO767 | GOE PROTESTS ALLEGED INCURSION; GOC FIRES BACK [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Minister Espinosa on March 29 announced that Ecuador had proof that Colombian military units entered Ecuador on March 22 in pursuit of two suspected FARC members. She said that the GOE would immediately send a diplomatic note protesting the incursion, and calling on Co [...] | 2007-03-30 21:58:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO |
07QUITO768 | PRIVATE SECTOR RESPONSE TO PERCEIVED CORREA THREAT [...] (C) Summary. The usually fractious Ecuadorian private sector has begun to develop what could become a cohesive response to what it perceives as threats from the Correa administration. This effort, led by Guayaquil-based figures and supported by the leading business chambers, has two main el [...] | 2007-03-30 22:15:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EC |
07QUITO78 | CONGRESS READY TO ACT; CORREA RALLYING SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: An overwhelming but still fluid majority in Congress is preparing to act quickly on its own package of constitutional reforms and to seize control of key independent positions, including the positions of Attorney and Comptroller General. Its intention is to attempt to thwart th [...] | 2007-01-10 21:42:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO793 | LONG PETROBRAS SHUTDOWN ENDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Operations in Brazilian petroleum firm Petrobras's Block 18 had been suspended due to community protests for over three weeks. Each day without production cost Petrobras close to 40 thousand barrels of oil (about 16% of Ecuador's private sector production) and roughly half a mi [...] | 2007-04-04 20:31:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EFIN PREL EC |
07QUITO795 | ECUADOR WAITS FOR CONGRESS AND REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary: Congress President Jorge Cevallos has been successful so far in his efforts to delay legislative business so the Constitutional Court has a chance to rule on the institutional crisis in favor of one or the other of the two Congressional blocs claiming legitimacy. The 57 removed [...] | 2007-04-04 20:44:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO796 | US-LATIN AMERICA PRIVATE SECTOR DIALOGUE [...] (U) Post delivered reftel invitations on March 20 to Ecuadorian Central Bank General Manager Mauricio Pareja, Superintendent of Banks Alfredo Vergara, and Minister of Economy and finance Ricardo Patino Aroca. As of April 3, the latter two declined citing prior official engagements, and the fo [...] | 2007-04-04 21:34:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETTC KCRM KTFN PREL PTER |
07QUITO826 | REFERENDUM ON ASSEMBLY LIKELY TO PASS APRIL 15 [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuadorians vote again in a nation-wide election on Sunday, April 15, to approve or defeat a referendum convoking an unbounded national constituent assembly to re-write the constitution. Public understanding of the details of the assembly statute is low and support for the as [...] | 2007-04-11 19:27:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO850 | REFERENDUM WINS BIG, BOOSTING CORREA [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuadorian voters approved President Rafael Correa's proposed national constituent assembly by 78.1%, according to unofficial exit polls. The "no" vote won just 11.5% support. Partial official results confirm the same pattern (81.5% "yes" to 12.68% "no" with 58.58% of the vo [...] | 2007-04-16 16:06:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO851 | ECUADOR CONSIDERING GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (SBU) Russian First Secretary Viatcheslav Ulasik and PolChief jointly presented RefTel demarche in favor of GOE participation in the Global Initiative (GI) to MFA DirGen for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma Puma on April 13. Puma said the GOE was considering joining the initiative based on [...] | 2007-04-16 16:15:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL EC |
07QUITO880 | ECUADOR PAYS IMF DEBT, BLASTS WORLD BANK [...] (U) Summary. On Saturday, April 15, President Correa announced Ecuador had paid off its IMF debt and was ending its relations "with that international bureaucracy." He also threatened to expel the World Bank representative in Ecuador if an investigation "confirms" that the World Bank "black [...] | 2007-04-18 12:39:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EC |
07QUITO885 | CORREA DEFUSES DEADBEAT DAD STORY C-AL7-00365 [...] (U) Summary: A recent attempt by Lucio Gutierrez to tar President Rafael Correa for his father's sins appears to have backfired. The open secret of Correa's sordid family history became public on April 13, on the eve of the government's referendum, when PSP deputy Luis Almeida alleged during [...] | 2007-04-18 19:20:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO905 | GOE FOREIGN MINISTER WILL NOT ATTEND ICI [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-20 16:06:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN EG IAEA PGOV UN GCC EC |
07QUITO906 | ECUADOR'S ITT FIELDS UNDER CONSIDERATION ONCE AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Development of Ecuador's heavy crude ITT fields has been under discussion for over 10 years. Situated in the environmentally sensitive Yasuni National Park, the three fields contain an estimated billion barrels of reserves and could potentially produce 190,000 barrels of crude [...] | 2007-04-20 18:54:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET EINV EC |
07QUITO914 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 30TH ANTARCTIC TREATY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-20 20:57:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC AY IN KSCA KTIA SENV TPHY EC |
07QUITO915 | GLOBAL REPOSITIONING - RESPONSE FROM AMBASSADOR LINDA [...] Summary: We are delighted to have been chosen as a Phase 1 country for the Secretary's Transformational Diplomacy initiative, and we are very pleased with the early returns on what the three new positions we gained have allowed us to do. Following are responses to questions posed in reftel as [...] | 2007-04-20 21:06:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EC |
07QUITO916 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNCAC CONVENTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-20 21:12:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KJUS PG PTER SNAR EC |
07QUITO917 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN DIO ASSET FREEZE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-20 21:31:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP PARM KN EC |
07QUITO918 | FINAL RESULTS: 82% IN FAVOR OF ASSEMBLY; CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) on April 20 issued final results of the referendum approving the government's proposed national constituent assembly, which passed with 81.72% of the vote. The TSE is expected to unveil the timeline for assembly elections soon--most expect [...] | 2007-04-20 22:34:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO919 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1747 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-20 22:45:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC EC |
07QUITO949 | ECUADOR: COURT OVERTURNS TSE RULING, CONGRESS [...] (C) In a surprise decision on April 23, Ecuador's Constitutional Court (TC) reinstated 50 of the 57 dismissed members of Congress. President Correa immediately rejected the ruling by Ecuador's highest court as an "inexecutable...new tactic by the partidocracy," and contrary to overwhelming s [...] | 2007-04-24 21:31:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO953 | PLAN ECUADOR FOR PEACE, JUSTICE, AND EQUITY [...] (C) Summary: President Rafael Correa on April 24 unveiled "Plan Ecuador for Peace, Justice, and Equity," aimed at countering the negative impacts of Colombia's internal conflict on Ecuador. The plan purports to guide GOE and international donor development activity in the northern border re [...] | 2007-04-26 20:27:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO |
07QUITO955 | ENERGY MINISTRY PLANS NEW LAWS UNDER CONSTITUENT [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's Energy Ministry hopes to use the upcoming national constituent assembly to make major changes to the laws regulating the sector, according to the Under Secretaries of Petroleum, Mining, and Electricity. They plan SIPDIS to use the Assembly as a substitute Congress, [...] | 2007-04-26 20:51:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EINV ECON EC |
07QUITO956 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO REMOTE ARMY POST ON COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited a remote Ecuadorian military post located in Puerto El Carmen, Sucumbios province, on April 23. While there, she discussed illegal armed group activity with Ecuadorian military officials, viewed USG funded military projects, and met with the beneficiarie [...] | 2007-04-26 22:04:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO |
07QUITO957 | OPPOSITION DEPUTIES FLEE TO BOGOTA [...] (C) Summary: With up to 16 dismissed/restituted members of Congress in Bogota winning headlines (although little domestic sympathy) decrying perceived political persecution at home, pressure is mounting on the GOE to seek a consensual exit from the current political stand-off between the Gov [...] | 2007-04-26 22:20:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EC |
07QUITO978 | EMBASSY QUITO WELCOMES D VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Please accept my warmest welcome of your upcoming return to Ecuador. With Ecuador's government having recently passed the 100-day mark, your visit comes at a time of opportunity to advance mutual interests, and also to review some concerns about the direction the government is [...] | 2007-04-30 20:36:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL PGOV ECON EAID WHA EC |
07QUITO985 | GOE WOULD NOT LIKELY SUPPORT IRAQ COALITION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-30 22:07:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UN BO EC MARR MOPS PTER IZ |
07QUITO998 | MORE TIP CONVICTIONS, GOE COMMITMENT FIRM [...] (U) Summary: Ecuador continues to arrest, prosecute, convict and sentence TIP offenders. Superstar El Oro province prosecutor Lucy Blacio added another two convictions to her credit in April. Pichincha province gained two this month, the first convictions outside El Oro under Ecuador's mod [...] | 2007-05-02 20:38:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL EC |
07QXICO3307 | MEXICO 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-25 13:32:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX |
07RABAT101 | MOROCCO: SECTION 1206 PROPOSAL FINAL COORDINATION [...] (S) Following are Embassy Rabat's comments on the Section 1206 FY07 proposals involving Morocco. 2. (S) Post supports the Maritime Security and Safety Information System (MSSIS) portion of the "African Maritime Security Capability and Capacity Improvements" proposal, as long as activitie [...] | 2007-01-22 15:23:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | MASS PARM PTER MO |
07RABAT1022 | MOROCCO'S PARTICIPATION IN COESPU [...] (SBU) Poloff met June 12 with MFA Bilateral Affairs Officer Karim Halim to encourage Moroccan participation in the next round of COESPU courses. Poloff explained, for the first time and in part based on Moroccan suggestion, COESPU will offer its courses in French taught by instructors from t [...] | 2007-06-18 16:55:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO MARR MASS MO |
07RABAT1023 | MOROCCO RESPONSE: DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY FROM [...] (SBU) During a June 15 meeting with Ahmed Faouzi, Division Chief for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, econoff drew from reftel points to urge Moroccan support of open consideration of the WIPO Director General issue at the Program and Budget Committee meeting in [...] | 2007-06-18 16:58:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR MO |
07RABAT1034 | SCENESETTER FOR DIRECTOR MUELLER'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (C) My staff and I are delighted to welcome you to Morocco at a time of increased focus on the terrorist threat in North Africa. The U.S. finds in Morocco a capable and active partner in the war against terror, though there is still room for closer cooperation and enhanced support from our sid [...] | 2007-06-21 16:39:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL PGOV MO |
07RABAT1046 | BRIEFING MOROCCO ON AFRICOM [...] (C) Summary: The visit of an interagency delegation headed by PDUSD Ryan Henry to Morocco June 11 to brief on AFRICOM helped reassure the government and provided the opportunity to alert the public to the proposed new command. The delegation briefed a GOM interagency group headed by MFA Dire [...] | 2007-06-22 16:09:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MO PTER PREL |
07RABAT1050 | SENIOR JCO LEADER SOUNDS OFF ON ELECTIONS AND GOM [...] (C) Summary: During a June 20 meeting, a senior leader of "Al-Adl wal Ihsane" - the Justice and Charity Organization (JCO),Morocco's large quasi-legal Islamist political organization, told poloQ that the group was adhering to its rejection of participation in the political system but was not [...] | 2007-06-25 12:49:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PTER PGOV PHUM MO |
07RABAT1051 | DEMARCHE: MOROCCO SUPPORT FOR UNITAID [...] (U) Action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) On June 22, econoff discussed reftel with Zakia Midaoui, Director of the MFA's Division of Economic and Commercial Organizations and Conferences. Midaoui reported that in March 2006 Morocco and several other African countries signed a [...] | 2007-06-25 12:49:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KHIV PREL TBIO MO |
07RABAT1062 | MOROCCO: GOM STRONGLY BACKING FATAH, BUT PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI wrote to Palestinian President Abbas on June 15 to express the GOM's support. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the letter to us as "the highest expression of support for Abu Mazen we can provide." Despite the Moroccan government's firm support for Abbas [...] | 2007-06-26 13:04:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MO XF |
07RABAT1076 | MOROCCO'S COMPETITIVITY GAP [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's weak showing in the newly-published competitivity index of the World Economic Forum has again highlighted an issue that has sparked extensive public comment and debate in recent months, particularly in the context of the failure of Moroccan exports to become a locomoti [...] | 2007-06-28 16:17:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV MA |
07RABAT1095 | MOROCCAN EFFORTS TO FIGHT ABUSES AGAINST WOMEN AND [...] Summary: Two recent events highlighted ongoing Moroccan government and civil society efforts to curb violence and abuse against women and children. On June 21, 2007 Princess Lalla Meryam, the King's sister and Chair of the National Observatory for Children's Rights (ONDE),secretary of State [...] | 2007-07-02 16:14:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL MO |
07RABAT1099 | MOROCCO: PROGRESS TOWARD A SEISMIC MONITORING [...] (U) Summary: On March 25, Department of the Air Force Deputy General Counsel for International Affairs Michael Zehner and Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC) representative Bill Barker held successful follow on negotiations with Said Belcadi, Director of Morocco,s National Center [...] | 2007-07-03 08:49:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA PARM MO |
07RABAT1105 | SCENESETTER FOR APHSCT TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (C) My staff and I are delighted to welcome you to Morocco at a time of increased focus on the terrorist threat in North Africa. The U.S. finds in Morocco a capable and active partner in the war against terror, though there is still room for closer cooperation and enhanced support from our sid [...] | 2007-07-03 18:22:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL PGOV MO |
07RABAT1112 | CCDH HEAD SAYS MOROCCO SEEKS ELECTION OBSERVERS AND HUMAN [...] (SBU) Ahmed Herzenni, newly appointed President of the Royal Consultative Council on Human Rights (CCDH),told Ambassador Riley July 2nd that Morocco would welcome senior international observers in the upcoming parliamentary elections. He did not, however, want a flood of NGOs participating. [...] | 2007-07-06 10:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM MO PHUM PREL |
07RABAT1117 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KOGAN, FELIX [...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance for to the Department of Commerce, NOAA meteorologist Felix Kogan to travel to Morocco, July 9-13, 2007 for the purpose of conducting meetings with GOM and embassy officials. 2. Post understands travelers require no further assistance. 3 [...] | 2007-07-06 16:02:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA MO |
07RABAT1118 | MOROCCO'S INSURANCE SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's insurance market, the largest in the Middle East and North Africa, and the second largest on the African continent after South Africa, continues to experience solid growth, as companies introduce a range of new products in the areas of life, credit and medical insuranc [...] | 2007-07-09 13:40:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD MA |
07RABAT1119 | FBI DIRECTOR AND GOM DISCUSS TERRORISM, TRAINING [...] (S) In separate June 29 meetings, FBI Director Mueller met with Justice Minister Mohammed Bouzoubaa, Interior Minister Chakib Benmoussa and other top security officials to encourage continued cooperation between the USG and the GOM in combating terrorism. Bouzoubaa said that Morocco is a targe [...] | 2007-07-09 13:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | KCRM MO PGOV PREL PTER |
07RABAT1122 | CORRECTED COPY: CCDH HEAD SAYS MOROCCO SEEKS [...] (SBU) Ahmed Herzenni, newly appointed President of the Royal Consultative Council on Human Rights (CCDH),told Ambassador Riley July 2nd that Morocco would welcome senior international observers in the upcoming parliamentary elections. He did not, however, want a flood of NGOs participating. [...] | 2007-07-09 16:42:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM MO PHUM PREL |
07RABAT1128 | FRENCH FURIOUS OVER MOROCCO'S "MALADROIT" [...] (C) A French diplomatic colleague (protect) privately admitted July 9 that the upper reaches of the French government were furious about the postponement/cancellation of the Sarkozy visit planned for July 10. This was done directly between MFA Minister-Delegate Fassi Fihri and the Elysee at t [...] | 2007-07-10 17:41:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MO FR |
07RABAT1145 | MOROCCO MOVES TO HIGHEST LEVEL OF TERRORISM ALERT [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Interior Benmoussa proclaimed on July 6 a "maximum state of alert" citing a "serious threat of terrorist attack" based on "reliable intelligence." Despite a flurry of speculation in the domestic and international press, the alert is not based on specific threat informa [...] | 2007-07-13 14:23:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL ASEC MO SP |
07RABAT1155 | MOROCCO ELECTIONS: AMBITIOUS PARTY PLATFORMS, BUT [...] (C) Summary: Less than two months before Morocco's lower house elections, political parties have just begun to promote their platforms, but this is still earlier than in previous cycles. All parties have put more emphasis on their platforms, which generally are more detailed, and they have wo [...] | 2007-07-17 12:29:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MO |
07RABAT1159 | EXBS: MOROCCO SEEKS ENHANCED BORDER ENFORCEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: An interagency EXBS (Export Control and Related Border Security) team launched a broad program of cooperation in an initial round of meetings with Moroccan officials in July 9-12. The EXBS program is a multi-year assistance program and will begin delivering training to Morocco [...] | 2007-07-18 11:58:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC PREL KSTC MO |
07RABAT116 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: EL MOUMNI, Abdel Ali DOB: 1952 POB: Meknes, Morocco CIN#: V 13625 Rank: Procureur du Roi Unit: Cour de Justice -- Meknes Purpose: to att [...] | 2007-01-24 09:40:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM |
07RABAT1160 | EXBS: MOROCCO SEEKS ENHANCED BORDER ENFORCEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: An interagency EXBS (Export Control and Related Border Security) team launched a broad program of cooperation in an initial round of meetings with Moroccan officials July 9-12. The EXBS program is a multi-year assistance program and will begin delivering training to Morocco thi [...] | 2007-07-18 12:21:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC PREL KSTC MO |
07RABAT1161 | THE PRESIDENT'S JULY 16 SPEECH ON ARAB-ISRAELI [...] (C) Mohammed Azeroual, Director-General for Arab and Islamic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs told polcouns on July 18 that Morocco "welcomed all initiatives" aimed at restarting the Arab-Israeli peace process and was eager to learn more about the modalities of the U.S. proposal unve [...] | 2007-07-18 16:57:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MO |
07RABAT117 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan nationals: Name: ANEJJAR, Ahmed DOB: 1947 POB: Marrakech, Morocco CIN#: P 3407 Rank: O-7, Commander Unit: 2nd BIP - Benguerir Name: BADR, Azeddine DOB: [...] | 2007-01-24 09:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM |
07RABAT1180 | Moroccan journalists detained for publishing confidential [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- Â [...] | 2007-07-19 17:33:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PHUM KMPI MO PGOV |
07RABAT12 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR GREGORY [...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance to Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte to travel to Morocco, January 8-10, 2007 for the purpose of participating in Iran public diplomacy outreach discussions with senior-level GOM officials and the media. 2. Control Officer is Deputy Political [...] | 2007-01-05 10:32:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA MO |
07RABAT1201 | MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from April 1-June 30. New activities included visits by representatives from MEPI Washington and the approval of two small grant proposals. Highlights from existing programs included the launch of the MEPI Alumni Networ [...] | 2007-07-24 16:04:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV KMPI MO |
07RABAT1223 | PM CLAIMS AND RECEIVES CREDIT FOR SUCCESSFUL TERM [...] (SBU) Summary: In the customary end-of-term address, Prime Minister Driss Jettou gave parliament an upbeat assessment of his accomplishments since 2002. He focused on political, economic, and social reform, as well as stability and treatment of Berbers. Jettou also touched on ways in which [...] | 2007-07-27 16:23:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBTS PHUM ECON MO |
07RABAT1229 | APHSCT TOWNSEND'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (S/NF) Summary: During her July 6-8 visit to Morocco, Frances Fragos Townsend, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, met with the chiefs of Morocco's intelligence service, the internal security service, the chief of the national police, the Minister of Interior [...] | 2007-07-31 15:36:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL KISL MO IZ XF XA |
07RABAT1232 | 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (C) We delivered the points conveyed reftel regarding the upcoming United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to MFA Chief of International Organizations Section Nasser Bourita on July 26. He said that the GOM will be in flux until after the September 7 election, making it impossible to predict w [...] | 2007-07-31 15:57:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA |
07RABAT1234 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL LOWEY [...] (SBU) Representative Lowey, My staff and I are delighted to welcome you and your delegation to Morocco. Your visit will help underscore the importance of our relations with Morocco. Morocco is a paragon of reform in the region and relations are good enough that it has been designated a [...] | 2007-07-31 16:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON PTER MA |
07RABAT1238 | MOROCCAN TROOPS IN COTE D'IVOIRE: INVESTIGATION OF [...] (C) In response to the points conveyed reftel, MFA Chief of International Organizations Section Nasser Bourita told us on July 26 that the GOM takes the accusations of sexual misconduct against its troops in Ivory Coast seriously, and is sending a high level military delegation to join the UN [...] | 2007-08-01 12:22:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO IC MO |
07RABAT1248 | MOROCCO: ELECTORAL CAMPAIGNS HEAT UP IN FES, MEKNES [...] (C) Summary: On a pre-election tour of the Moroccan "heartland," poloffs found broad cynicism towards elections and expectations of low voter turnout, even among some politicians. Fes, a spiritual center with a medieval core, and its imperial twin Meknes are politicized but less modernized t [...] | 2007-08-02 14:18:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MO |
07RABAT1249 | MOROCCO MOVES FORWARD ON INTERNATIONAL ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Efforts to add Morocco's first-ever international elections observation to the existing domestic monitoring of the elections are gaining steam, but running against the clock. The Interior Minister publicly affirmed the mandate of the Human Rights Consultative Council (CCDH) to [...] | 2007-08-02 14:19:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MO EU EAID |
07RABAT1255 | KING'S THRONE DAY SPEECH FOCUSES ON WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI's July 30 Throne Day speech focused on his commitment to gradual reform as well as the two most pressing national issues: the Western Sahara and upcoming parliamentary elections. He reaffirmed Morocco's intention to negotiate on the basis of autonomy, but "noth [...] | 2007-08-03 15:05:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PBTS MO KDEM IZ LE SO SU XI |
07RABAT1258 | MOROCCO CAUTIOUSLY SUPPORTS PRESIDENT'S MIDDLE [...] (SBU) Speaking after the July 30 Arab League meeting, Moroccan Foreign Minister Mohammed Benaissa expressed support for President Bush's July 16 Middle East peace initiative. "We detected several positive elements in the recent speech of the U.S. president on the Palestinian issue which, we [...] | 2007-08-06 09:42:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS XF MO |
07RABAT1265 | MAGAZINES SEIZED AND EDITORS CONVOKED FOR DISRESPECTING THE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: Moroccan authorities seized, on orders of PM Jettou, the most recent editions of TelQuel and Nichane, weekly current affairs magazines on August 4 for violating laws that forbid criticism of the mona [...] | 2007-08-07 14:39:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL KDEM EAID PHUM KMPI MO |
07RABAT1272 | THE KING'S RIGHT-HAND MAN RESIGNS TO RUN FOR [...] (U) Shocking the conventional wisdom, the Royal Palace announced the resignation of Fouad Ali El Himma from his post of Delegate Minister of the Interior late on August 7. The Palace said he was leaving his post to run in the upcoming elections "on equal footing with all Moroccan citizens." [...] | 2007-08-09 16:10:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR XI |
07RABAT1274 | MOROCCAN ELECTIONS: OPTIMISM FROM ACROSS THE ATLAS [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff and Econ FSN visited the largely Berber, rural-oriented Atlas and trans-Atlas towns of Azrou, Midelt and Errachidia preliminary to the September 7 parliamentary elections. Among the business associations, non-government organizations (NGOs),local government officials, [...] | 2007-08-10 08:52:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL MO |
07RABAT129 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: FALSY, Mohammed DOB: 21 December 1956 POB: Kalaat Sraghna, Morocco CIN#: Y 3901 Rank: O-6 Unit: 3rd Bureau -- Rabat Purpose: to attend t [...] | 2007-01-25 17:25:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM |
07RABAT1293 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MOROCCAN PARTICIPATION IN THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-13 16:57:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI PREL |
07RABAT130 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: CHICHAOUI, Youssef DOB: 31 December 1962 POB: Sefrou, Morocco CIN#: C 160726 Rank: O-3 Unit: 6 GAR - Tantan Purpose: to attend the Field [...] | 2007-01-25 17:26:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM |
07RABAT131 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: MAAMAR, Kamal DOB: 21 July 1967 POB: Rabat, Morocco CIN#: A 267392 Rank: O-4 Unit: 2 BSI -- Laayoune Purpose: to attend the Combined Log [...] | 2007-01-25 17:28:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM |
07RABAT132 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: BOUATLAOUI, Mustapha DOB: 1 January 1963 POB: Meknes, Morocco CIN#: L 128338 Rank: O-5 Unit: 2nd BIP -- Benguerir Purpose: to attend the [...] | 2007-01-25 17:28:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM |
07RABAT1331 | INTERNATIONAL ELECTION OBSERVATION BEGINS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: The organization of Morocco,s first-ever international election observation kicked off with a week-long pre-election assessment mission organized by the National Democratic Institute (NDI). In meetings with embassy and an August 15 press conference, the delegation recognized po [...] | 2007-08-22 17:09:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MO |
07RABAT1335 | STAFFDEL CAMMACK:THE MOROCCAN ELECTORAL ORCHESTRA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-23 14:01:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM MO OREP OVIP |
07RABAT1340 | STAFFDEL CAMMACK: CAN MOROCCO BE FRANCHISED? [...] (SBU) During an August 8-10 visit, Democratic Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member Perry Cammack heard that reformers in Morocco, unlike in many other Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries, already have a safe space within which to operate, and are working to expand existing [...] | 2007-08-23 16:39:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MO OVIP |
07RABAT1343 | INVITATION TO THE LUNCHEON ON LITERACY AND HEALTH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-24 14:06:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA |
07RABAT1355 | MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS: AUGUST [...] (SBU) In an information note released on August 9, the IMF outlined the positive conclusions of its 2007 Article IV consultations with Morocco. The Board praised Morocco's "remarkable economic progress" over the course of recent years, noting that growth has accelerated, inflation has been co [...] | 2007-08-28 14:05:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON ETRD MA |
07RABAT1387 | MOROCCO REGISTRATION FOR SEPTEMBER 2007 MEETING ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-31 16:42:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP MO TRGY |
07RABAT1392 | MOROCCO ELECTIONS - FEELING ABANDONED BY RABAT, [...] (C) During an Embassy visit to Khenifra and Mrirt in Morocco's Middle Atlas region we found a mix of apathy and anger among interlocutors. According to one candidate, and many residents, vote buying by parties is the norm in rural areas and slums. Most welcomed the idea of observers, but s [...] | 2007-09-04 16:06:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MO |
07RABAT1393 | MOROCCO ELECTIONS - FEELING ABANDONED BY RABAT, [...] (C) During an Embassy visit to Khenifra and Mrirt in Morocco's Middle Atlas region we found a mix of apathy and anger among interlocutors. According to one candidate, and many residents, vote buying by parties is the norm in rural areas and slums. Most welcomed the idea of observers, but s [...] | 2007-09-04 16:19:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MO |
07RABAT1394 | MOROCCO ELECTIONS - FEELING ABANDONED BY RABAT, [...] (C) During an Embassy visit to Khenifra and Mrirt in Morocco's Middle Atlas region we found a mix of apathy and anger among interlocutors. According to one candidate, and many residents, vote buying by parties is the norm in rural areas and slums. Most welcomed the idea of observers, but s [...] | 2007-09-04 16:28:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MO |
07RABAT1395 | MOROCCO'S EASTERN PROVINCE UNENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: During a pre-election visit to Morocco,s eastern province emboffs found a broad lack of enthusiasm toward parliamentary elections, particularly among youth and women. Youth of the region feel they have no role in the current political system, and consequently, do not plan to vot [...] | 2007-09-04 17:02:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MO |
07RABAT1397 | MOROCCO FTA ANNUAL REVIEW [...] (U) Summary: During his August 28-31 visit to Morocco, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Shaun Donnelly emphasized the mutual benefits of the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and outlined U.S. thinking regarding preparations for the first meeting of the Joint Committee later th [...] | 2007-09-05 11:20:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD EFIN EAGR PGOV MO |
07RABAT141 | COURT RULING SETS BACK KING'S EFFORT TO [...] (C) Summary: In a decision that could lead to enhanced separation of powers in Morocco, the Constitutional Court has struck down a provision of the bill revising the electoral code that would have required small parties to either merge with larger parties or sit out the 2007 parliamentary ele [...] | 2007-01-26 13:09:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM KWMN MO |
07RABAT1417 | MOROCCO'S SEPTEMBER 7 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Morocco's September 7 parliamentary elections will be its first in five years and second of King Mohammed VI's reign. A crowded, fragmented field of 33 political parties will be competing for the 325 seats in Parliament's lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, of which 30 seats a [...] | 2007-09-07 10:21:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MO |
07RABAT1419 | MOROCCAN ELECTIONS: ISLAMISTS TO GROW BUT NO GREEN [...] (C) Summary: We project the September 7 election for the Lower House of Parliament will return only a modest change in the Chamber, though it could produce a different-looking government. We expect 17 parties in the new House, none with a majority, none even with more than half the seats in a [...] | 2007-09-07 12:36:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV MO |
07RABAT1421 | MOROCCO ELECTIONS: SITUATION REPORT AS OF 1300 GMT [...] (SBU) General parliamentary elections, Morocco's first in five years, are being staged today, September 7. Polling stations opened across the country at 0800 GMT. 10 teams from Embassy Rabat and Consulate Casablanca deployed to the field are reporting apparently light to moderate turnout. [...] | 2007-09-07 13:25:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PGOV MO |
07RABAT1429 | MOROCCAN MINORITY RETURNS EXISTING MAJORITY [...] (C) Summary: A paltry third of the Moroccan electorate returned the current majority parties in the September 7 parliamentary elections. The vote was fair and transparent. The low turnout of 37 percent and high number of blank or protest ballots are a sharp critique of the political parties, [...] | 2007-09-10 10:08:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV MO |
07RABAT143 | ANTI-U.S. SENTIMENTS THWART OUTREACH OPPORTUNITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON JANUARY 19, A PROVINCIAL UNIVERSITY ADVISED THE EMBASSY THAT IT WAS "POSTPONING" AN INVITATION TO THE AMBASSADOR TO SPEAK TO STUDENTS AND FACULTY ON JANUARY 23. THE UNIVERSITY'S DECISION WAS APPARENTLY IN REACTION TO PRESSURE COORDINATED BY A COALITION OF DOMESTIC NGOS. PULLI [...] | 2007-01-26 13:50:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KISL SCUL MO |
07RABAT1433 | DEMARCHING MOROCCO ON IRAN/IAEA; THE LATEST FROM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Riley conveyed ref. B ministerial demarche to MFA Min-Del Fassi Fihri, who accepted the point but would not commit to a statement. Fassi Fihri had benefited from the receipt of the substance of ref. A from his I/O Chief, Nasser Bourita. Bourita, who had just returned [...] | 2007-09-11 07:39:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP IAEA IR MO |
07RABAT1441 | MOROCCAN UNGA DELEGATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-11 14:14:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MO UNGA |
07RABAT1460 | PRESIDENTS HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE AT 2007 UNGA [...] (C) Summary. Morocco has placed increasing priority on democracy and human rights, including a commitment by its executive monarch, King Mohammed VI to build a "culture of human rights" from the Ambassador down, Embassy Rabat works to promote Human Rights in Morocco through transformational d [...] | 2007-09-13 09:07:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL MO |
07RABAT1466 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FELICE GAER'S CANDIDACY FOR [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed the points conveyed reftels during a September 13 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Humanitarian and Social Affairs Abdelmounaim El Farouk, urging the Government of Morocco (GOM) to support Felice Gaer's candidacy to the Committee Against Torture (CAT [...] | 2007-09-14 09:36:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC MO |
07RABAT1478 | MOROCCO RAMPS DOWN SECURITY THREAT LEVEL [...] (SBU) Morocco's Interior Ministry announced September 15 that it was lowering its state of alert from "maximum" to "medium." The Interior Minister was subsequently quoted in the press explaining that the decision to ramp down was made for the same reasons that they had initially raised the th [...] | 2007-09-17 16:37:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER MO |
07RABAT1482 | MOROCCO WANTS TO PURCHASE F-16S [...] (S) Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) General Abdelaziz Bennani, Morocco's Chief of Defense Equivalent, telephoned the Ambassador late evening September 16 to inform that Morocco decided to select the F-16 aircraft to upgrade its aging fighter fleet. 2. (S) Subsequently, i [...] | 2007-09-18 12:22:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PREL MO |
07RABAT1484 | ACCOUNTABILITY OF WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL - MOROCCO [...] (SBU) Econoff first discussed the points conveyed reftels during a June 15 meeting with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Division Chief for International Organizations Ahmed Faouzi, urging the Government of Morocco to support holding the WIPO Director General accountable for his actions and abuses. [...] | 2007-09-18 14:01:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC MO WIPO |
07RABAT1495 | KING NAMES ISTIQLAL PARTY HEAD EL FASSI NEW PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Local media report that King Mohammed VI named Abbas El Fassi as the new Prime Minister on September 19. Abbas is the Secretary General and leader of the "nationalist" Istiqlal Party, which won the most seats in Parliamentary elections a fortnight ago. Abbas, as Minister of St [...] | 2007-09-19 18:54:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM MO |
07RABAT150 | MOROCCO LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN FOR 2012 TANGIER EXPO [...] (U) Summary; The Moroccan government kicked off its campaign for Tangier's bid for the 2012 International Expo by convoking the diplomatic corps to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, January 23, for a presentation outlining its plans. Minister-delegate Fassi-Fihri stressed the impor [...] | 2007-01-29 13:36:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON MA |
07RABAT1504 | MOROCCAN ELECTIONS: MORE TRANSPARENT BUT A SOUR [...] (C) As the dust settles after Morocco's 2007 Parliamentary elections, we are hearing increasing complaints, despite the government's continued openness after polls hailed internationally for their unprecedented transparency. Two factors are leaving a sour aftertaste. First, the low participa [...] | 2007-09-21 13:00:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL MO |
07RABAT1513 | MOROCCO ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE 62ND UN GENERAL [...] (C) Drawing from ref A, Polcouns provided MFA IO Chief (A/S equivalent) Nasser Bourita an overview of U.S. priorities for the upcoming UN General Assembly session during a September 18 meeting. Bourita reacted to several points in the presentation: -- On Iraq, he noted Morocco's consisten [...] | 2007-09-21 16:01:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA MO |
07RABAT1515 | IRAN: FOLLOWING THE SEPTEMBER IAEA MEETING [...] (C) In a September 18 meeting with MFA IO Chief (A/S equivalent) Nasser Bourita, Polcouns expressed U.S. appreciation for Morocco's strong message at the recent IAEA Board of Governors meeting and drew from reftel to emphasize the U.S. view that DG ElBaradei's "Plan of Action" represented a la [...] | 2007-09-21 16:17:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP IAEA PARM MO IR |
07RABAT1516 | SAHARA: MOROCCAN VIEWS ON THE UPCOMING FOURTH [...] (C) During a September 18 meeting, MFA IO Chief (A/S equivalent) Nasser Bourita told polcouns that Morocco would press during the upcoming Fourth Committee session for a "cleaned up" consensus fourth committee resolution that reflected the spirit of UNSCR 1754. Bourita said past resolutions w [...] | 2007-09-21 16:41:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA MO |
07RABAT1517 | BIOGRAPHY OF ABBAS EL FASSI, PRIME MINISTER DESIGNATE [...] Abass El Fassi was born on September 18, 1940 in Berkane, near the Algerian border. His father was a local judge and his father-in-law was Allal El Fassi, the founder of the Istiqlal Party and the leader of the independence movement. Born to the party, Abbas joined the Istiqlal youth scout mov [...] | 2007-09-21 16:48:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV MO |
07RABAT1522 | ISLAMIST DISSIDENT: LOW TURNOUT PROVES [...] (C) A leader of the dissident Islamist Justice and Charity Organization (JCO) told us that the low turnout in Morocco's September 7 elections were a failed referendum on the regime. He believed that the turnout was actually below the reported 37 percent. He stressed that the JCO had not activ [...] | 2007-09-25 09:33:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV MO |
07RABAT1523 | SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION - COMMENTARY ON CHOICE OF PRIME [...] (U) The Moroccan print press has commented extensively on King Mohamed VI's September 19 decision to appoint Istiqlal Party Secretary General Abbas El Fassi as the new prime minister. Most of SIPDIS the press, including the partisan, pro-Palace, and more conservative independent press, off [...] | 2007-09-25 09:38:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL OIIP KIRC PHUM KMPI MO |
07RABAT1525 | RISING PROTEST SPURS CLIMBDOWN ON BREAD PRICES [...] (SBU) Summary: The outgoing government of Prime Minister Driss Jettou moved this week to address a thorny problem that threatens to cloud the debut of its successor with its decision to annul recent increases in bread prices and to subsidize the cost of flour. The government also suspended the [...] | 2007-09-25 12:50:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN EAGR PGOV MO |
07RABAT1541 | ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACING MOROCCO'S NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Incoming Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi will take charge this month of an economy that has performed well over the last five years. He follows in the footsteps of a Prime Minister who is generally regarded as having been one of the strongest in Morocco's history, and whose busine [...] | 2007-09-27 14:31:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN EAGR MO |
07RABAT1542 | MOROCCO: BREAD RIOT SHAKES BUCOLIC HAMLET [...] (C) Summary: A rise in the price of subsidized bread, though hastily retracted by the GOM (reftel),nonetheless prompted a riot September 23 that caused serious property damage, numerous injuries, and at least 30 arrests in the normally tranquil hamlet of Sefrou, about 30 KM south of Fes. Tho [...] | 2007-09-27 16:36:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON MO |
07RABAT1545 | FUELING MOROCCO'S FUTURE ENERGY NEEDS [...] Sensitive but unclassified - protect accordingly 2. (SBU) Summary. Morocco's GDP has grown by over 5 percent per year for the past five years, foreign direct investment is poised to set a record high for the third consecutive year, and the rapidly growing tourism industry has spurred a con [...] | 2007-09-28 15:33:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON MO |
07RABAT1556 | AMU PROPOSAL TO "INSTITUTIONALIZE" U.S. - MAGHREB [...] (C) In an October 1 meeting, Zoheir Merchaoui, Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Minister-Plenipotentiary and Counselor for Political Affairs and Information, told A/Polcouns that AMU Secretary-General Habib Ben Yahya returned from New York encouraged by the September 27 meeting of AMU Foreign Minister [...] | 2007-10-01 16:42:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF |
07RABAT1575 | MOROCCAN DEMARCHE ON FOURTH COMMITTEE SAHARA [...] (C) On the afternoon of October 4, Moroccan MFA Secretary-General Omar Hilale summoned chiefs of mission from SIPDIS OAS states resident in Rabat to a demarche anticipating wrangling over the text of a Western Sahara resolution in the UN Fourth Committee, set to begin next week. In addition [...] | 2007-10-04 16:34:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MO XA XF |
07RABAT1586 | MOROCCAN REBUTTAL OF ALGERIAN DRAFT 4TH COMMITTEE [...] (C) MFA Secretary General Omar Hilale convoked Ambassador and counterparts from the Americas again on October 9, to discuss UNGA Fourth Committee consideration of the Western Sahara issue. Hilale called this follow-up to his briefing of October 5 (ref. A),to explain the Moroccan response to [...] | 2007-10-09 17:04:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN AG MO |
07RABAT159 | SEEKING NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. In response to reftel, Mission Morocco submits the names of the following five women. Latifa Jbabdi Jbabdi is a well-known Moroccan human rights advocate. She is a founding member of the Moroccan Association fo [...] | 2007-01-30 08:54:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL |
07RABAT1599 | MOROCCAN PUBLIC AND PALACE IRE PROMPTS REPORTED [...] (C) Summary: Propelled by mounting palace and public ire over shameless wrangling for ministerial portfolios, leaders of Morocco's returning coalition parties appear to have reached at least informal agreement on a new government, just in time for the October 12 Parliament opening. In the mor [...] | 2007-10-12 07:19:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MO |
07RABAT1601 | PROPOSED NEW MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT TO INCLUDE TFF AS [...] (SBU) Multiple press reports indicate that PM-designate Abbas El-Fassi submitted late October 11 his nominations for the Council of Ministers to King Mohammed VI. There are some inconsistencies in the different reports and the lists remain unofficial and unconfirmed. The King could render hi [...] | 2007-10-12 11:49:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MO |
07RABAT1607 | MOROCCO: NEW CABINET SWORN IN [...] (C) Summary: On the afternoon of October 15, King Mohammed VI swore in the cabinet assembled by new Prime Minister Abbas El-Fassi. As predicted ref A, Taieb Fassi Fihri is Morocco's new Foreign Minister. The other "sovereign" ministries - Defense, Interior, and Islamic Affairs, remain in t [...] | 2007-10-15 18:07:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MO |
07RABAT1617 | MOROCCO: AN INSIDE LOOK AT NEW PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Abbas El-Fassi, sworn in on October 15, is an experienced and seasoned politician with four past Ministerial stints and a ten year diplomatic career. El-Fassi was chosen PM as leader of the largest party in the incoming parliament, but there are doubts about his e [...] | 2007-10-18 09:16:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL PGOV MO |
07RABAT1624 | MOROCCAN REMITTANCES BALANCE TRADE DEFICIT [...] (U) Summary: Remittances from Moroccans living abroad (MRE) have doubled since 2000, and dwarf the sum total of all foreign aid. MRE and tourism receipts match the value of all Moroccan exports at approximately USD 11.4 billion, and serve as a critical counter-weight to a spiraling trade defi [...] | 2007-10-19 12:05:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN SMIG MO |
07RABAT164 | SEEKING AFRICA GROUP CANDIDATES FOR THE UN HUMAN [...] (C) Poloff met with Nasser Bourita, Director of United Nations and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),on January 30 to discuss reftel. Bourita expressed pleasure that Morocco's human rights record is recognized positively and that the USG considers it impor [...] | 2007-01-30 16:14:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNHRC |
07RABAT1641 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national(s): Name: RADOUANE, Mohssine DOB: Sept 3, 1966 POB: Meknes, Morocco CIN#: D 362246 Rank: Lt-Col (O-5) Unit: Centre d'Instruction d'Artillerie - Me [...] | 2007-10-25 14:05:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM |
07RABAT1647 | NEW PARLIAMENT: MINORITY GOVERNMENT WITH SPOTLIGHT [...] (C) Summary: Morocco's parliament has begun its new session with a minority government composed of 146 members of the 325 seat Chamber of Representatives. The failure of PM Abbas El-Fassi's coalition negotiations led to direct intervention by the Palace. The King reportedly gave a cabinet li [...] | 2007-10-25 16:37:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MO |
07RABAT1649 | MOROCCO RESPONSE - WHO IGWG 5-10 NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) On October 25, econoff delivered points conveyed in reftel to Sellam Berrada, Chief of Staff for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Berrada was aware of the upcoming Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) meeting in Geneva November 5-10, but appeared complet [...] | 2007-10-25 16:48:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR WHO MO |
07RABAT1652 | MOROCCAN PRIME MINISTER UNVEILS AMBITIOUS BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: In his inaugural speech to Parliament on October 24, incoming Prime Minister Abbas El-Fassi outlined an ambitious but vague economic program that largely represents continuation of efforts undertaken by Prime Minister Jettou and his team. Fassi pledged to seek to raise Morocc [...] | 2007-10-26 16:31:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EFIN MO |
07RABAT1657 | SARKOZY SWEEPS MOROCCO OFF ITS FEET [...] (C) Summary: French President Sarkozy's October 22-24 visit to Morocco was viewed as a success by both sides. During a star-like visit and speech to the Moroccan parliament, Sarkozy offered the most explicit French statement to date in support of Morocco's autonomy plan as the basis for a negotiate [...] | 2007-10-29 16:44:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MO FR |
07RABAT1661 | MOROCCAN COMMITMENT TO NEXT ROUND OF WESTERN [...] (C) On October 26, MFA Chief of Staff Nasser Bourita, providing an initial response, underscored Morocco's commitment expressed at Manhasset II to participate in the next round. As conveyed then to Van Walsum, Morocco is in process of government formation and the government was still not offi [...] | 2007-10-29 17:22:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNSC MO |
07RABAT1672 | MOROCCO - INFORMATION COLLECTION, SCREENING, AND [...] (C) The U.S. mission in Morocco continues to pursue the expansion and enhancement of counterterrorism (CT) cooperation with the GOM. The GOM has been an active partner in combating international terrorism and routinely provides biometric data on persons of interest to us. Post's CT working g [...] | 2007-10-31 12:43:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CVIS KVPR PGOV PINR PTER KHLS MO |
07RABAT1676 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST [...] (S) Poloff and A/LEGAT met on October 29 with Argentine Embassy Minister-Counselor Pablo Pineiro Aramburu at the Argentine Embassy to convey reftel points concerning the Government of Argentina,s (GOA) request for assistance in lobbying the GOM to support the INTERPOL Executive Committee deci [...] | 2007-10-31 13:07:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV MO |
07RABAT1677 | MOROCCAN RESPONSE - U.S. IMO CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-31 13:09:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EWWT PHSA MO |
07RABAT1680 | ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS SEPT-OCT 2007 [...] Included in this round up: the tourism sector continues to grow, air traffic increases, the automobile sector gains an investor, the problems at Casablanca Port are resolved, and the energy sector is set to grow. ------------- TOURISM GROWS ------------- 2. Approximately 5.2 million t [...] | 2007-10-31 16:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAIR EINV MO |
07RABAT1687 | TIMING IS EVERYTHING: MOROCCANS IRKED BY FRENCH [...] (C) Summary: The timing of two recent judicial actions in Western Europe has irked Morocco. The past ten days have seen a French indictment of senior Moroccan officials in connection with the 1965 disappearance of a political dissident in Paris, and the launch of a Spanish inquest into allege [...] | 2007-11-02 10:22:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MO FR SP |
07RABAT1688 | MOROCCO COMMITTED TO NEXT ROUND OF SAHARA TALKS, [...] (C) Summary: MFA Chief of Staff and I/O Chief Nasser Bourita confirmed PolCouns November 1 Morocco's determination to pursue UN-sponsored negotiations with the POLISARIO Front, and to clarify the issue of time and place for the next round. He said this can only begin when Morocco's new govern [...] | 2007-11-02 12:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MO WS |
07RABAT1690 | VOTE OF CONFIDENCE FORMALLY INVESTS A SHAKY [...] (C) Summary: An October 31 parliamentary vote of confidence formally invested Prime Minister El-Fassi's cabinet with full constitutional authority to govern. Due to the absence of almost one quarter of the members, the government was confirmed with less than a majority of the 325 seats in the [...] | 2007-11-02 13:48:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM MO |
07RABAT1695 | MOROCCANS FURIOUS OVER SPANISH ROYAL VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: The Moroccan government is reacting strongly to the announced visit of Spanish King Juan Carlos to the disputed enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. Following blistering criticism of the intended visit by PM El-Fassi and Information Minister Naciri, the GOM announced in the afternoon of Nove [...] | 2007-11-02 17:42:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MO SP |
07RABAT1698 | ARABIC TRANSLATION FOR 2007 HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-05 12:37:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM APER KPAO |
07RABAT1699 | MOROCCO LAUNCHES AGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN TO PUBLICIZE [...] (U) Summary: The Moroccan government on October 31 launched an aggressive campaign to publicize the country's new anti-money laundering statute and to educate concerned institutions about their responsibilities under the legislation. Moroccan Central Bank Governor Abdellatif Jouahri was join [...] | 2007-11-05 17:01:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER PGOV MA |
07RABAT1706 | MOROCCO: MONARCH CRITICIZES BUT EXTENDS HAND TO [...] (C) On November 6 Morocco's King Mohammed VI criticized Spain over the visit of King Juan Carlos to the disputed enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, but called for "honest and forward-looking dialogue", sending a clear message that the relationship will be preserved. Moroccans across the political spect [...] | 2007-11-07 15:19:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MO SP |
07RABAT1707 | MOROCCO: MONARCH CRITICIZES BUT EXTENDS HAND TO [...] (C) On November 6 Morocco's King Mohammed VI criticized Spain over the visit of King Juan Carlos to the disputed enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, but called for "honest and forward-looking dialogue", sending a clear message that the relationship will be preserved. Moroccans across the political [...] | 2007-11-07 15:19:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MO SP |
07RABAT1712 | MOROCCO MOVES GINGERLY TOWARDS FOREIGN EXCHANGE [...] Sensitive but unclassified - entire text. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: A series of new circulars issued by Morocco's Office des Changes this fall represents further intensification of preparations for the country's medium term goal of transitioning to a freely floating exch [...] | 2007-11-07 17:13:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD MO |
07RABAT1719 | MOROCCO - FOLLOW-UP ON ILLICIT CASH COURIERS [...] (SBU) The U.S. mission in Morocco continues to pursue the expansion and enhancement of counterterrorism (CT) cooperation with the GOM, which includes combating terrorism finance, cash couriers, and money laundering. Post's CT working group coordinates numerous CT related programs managed by t [...] | 2007-11-08 13:32:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KCRM PTER KTFN MO |
07RABAT1721 | MOROCCO: SENIOR MFA OFFICIAL ON ANNAPOLIS, [...] (C) Summary: MFA Director-General for Multilateral Relations Amb. Mohammed Azeroual stressed Morocco's support for the Annapolis peace conference and the Kingdom's "excellent" contacts with Israel during a November 7 meeting. Azeroual, who is de facto P-level and focused mainly on Arab and Is [...] | 2007-11-08 16:14:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MO XF |
07RABAT1723 | ARGENTINE EFFORT TO ISSUE RED NOTICES TO IRANIANS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-08 18:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV MO |
07RABAT1724 | MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from July 1-September 30. A large MEPI grant (USD 450,000) made possible the first international observer mission in the history of Moroccan elections. Other activities included an election survey by Akhawayn University [...] | 2007-11-08 18:57:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV EFIN KMPI SCUL MO |
07RABAT1728 | WESTERN SAHARA/REFUGEES MOROCCO DROPS UNHCR CBM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Morocco has pulled out of next week's planned UNHCR Confidence-Building seminar. Charge, along with some dozen other COM's, was called in November 9 by MFA Secretary-General Hilale, who said Morocco's decision was SIPDIS based on its belief the seminar, and CBM's in general h [...] | 2007-11-09 18:26:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PBTS UNHCR WI AG PREL PGOV MO |
07RABAT1729 | CORRECTED COPY: WESTERN SAHARA/REFUGEES: MOROCCO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Morocco has pulled out of next week's planned UNHCR Confidence-Building seminar. Charge, along with some dozen other COM's, was called in November 9 by MFA Secretary-General Hilale, who said Morocco's decision was SIPDIS based on its belief the seminar, and CBM's in general h [...] | 2007-11-09 18:26:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PBTS UNHCR WI AG PREL PGOV MO |
07RABAT1730 | NATO/MOROCCO: ICP PROSPECTS DIMMED BY GOM CONCERNS [...] (C) Turkish polcouns Turker Ari on November 8 told us during a meeting concerning the possibility of Morocco entering into a NATO Individual Cooperation Program (ICP) that MFA Director General Youssef Amrani expressed support for the idea of increased alliance cooperation, but made clear his [...] | 2007-11-09 18:35:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MARR MO NATO PGOV |
07RABAT1731 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ADVANCING THE DEMOCRACY AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: On November 8, Charge delivered reftel demarche to the GOM MFA General Director of Bilateral Relations Youssef Amrani. Amrani said the GOM, and he personally, remained very supportive of the Community of Democracies (CD). However, he was concerned about any panel discussions [...] | 2007-11-09 18:35:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PREL UNGA MO |
07RABAT1752 | GOM WILL VOTE FOR UNGA RAPE RESOLUTION, BUT... [...] (C) On November 16, MFA Chief of Staff Nasser Bourita told Polcouns that the GOM supports and would co-sponsor and vote for the UN resolution condemning rape as an instrument to achieve political/military objectives if it appeared that it would be adopted by consensus. If no consensus could b [...] | 2007-11-16 19:22:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA |
07RABAT1754 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. VIEWS ON NOVEMBER 15, [...] (C) On November 16, Charge delivered reftel demarche to GOM MFA Secretary General Omar Hilale, along with a copy of the U.S. press release. Charge, accompanied by Polcouns and Poloff, added that Iran's cooperation with the IAEA had been selective, incomplete, and reactive. He noted that Iran [...] | 2007-11-19 15:23:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PP MNUC IAEA AORC IR MO |
07RABAT177 | OPIC-SUPPORTED INVESTMENT FUND IN THE REGION [...] (U) Post appreciates the opportunity to comment on OPIC's proposed support for the Euro MENA fund. There is increasing activity in the venture capital field in Morocco, and indeed the Financial Services Volunteer Corps (FSVC) is helping a Moroccan partner organize a roundtable on the subject [...] | 2007-02-01 10:35:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV LE JO AL MO EG |
07RABAT1771 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BELARUS NO ACTION MOTION [...] (C) On November 21, poloff urged Moroccan support on the UNGA Third Committee Resolution on the Human Rights situation in Belarus, which faced a "no-action" vote in New York on the morning of the same day. 2. (C) Farhane stated that the GOM would either vote against the no-action motion o [...] | 2007-11-21 13:31:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA MO |
07RABAT1772 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ELECTION TO THE ELIMINATION OF [...] (C) On November 21, poloff discussed the re-election of Ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper to the UN Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (reftel) with MFA UN Affairs Director Azzedine Farhane. 2. (C) Farhane responded that he could not provide an immediate answer but the [...] | 2007-11-21 13:31:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA MO |
07RABAT1773 | CORRECTED COPY: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BELARUS NO [...] (C) On November 21, in a meeting with MFA UN Affairs Director Azzedine Farhane, poloff urged Moroccan support on the UNGA Third Committee Resolution on the Human Rights situation in Belarus, which faced a "no-action" vote in New York on the morning of the same day. 2. (C) Farhane stated t [...] | 2007-11-21 13:50:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA MO |
07RABAT1774 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-21 18:01:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PTER EAIR ETRD EWWT PREL PINR PINS KNNP |
07RABAT1807 | MOROCCO/SAHARA: COMPLAINTS ABOUT POLISARIO, BUT [...] (C) MFA Director-General Hilale convoked Ambassador Riley and other P-5 Chiefs of Mission December 4 to discuss Sahara. Hilale said the GOM is concerned that the POLISARIO's General Congress will be held this year in Tifarity, on Moroccan-claimed territory but on the POLISARIO-controlled sid [...] | 2007-12-04 18:39:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PHUM PREL PGOV AG MO WI |
07RABAT1810 | 2008 BUDGET'S DIFFICULT PASSAGE UNDERSCORES [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's lower house approved the government's 2008 budget on Saturday, December 1, after a raucous debate that saw opposition deputies accuse the government of misusing its constitutional power to rule opposition amendments out of order. The budget's torturous passage through [...] | 2007-12-05 17:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV MO |
07RABAT1812 | AMU SYG INSISTS ECONOMIC COOPERATION KEY TO [...] (C) Summary: AMU Secretary-General El-Habib Benyahya recently outlined for the Ambassador his view that economic cooperation was the most promising driver for unity and integration in the Maghreb. The agenda for a December 10 economic ministerial in Tripoli would include a draft regional free [...] | 2007-12-05 17:23:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ETRD ECON PREL XA |
07RABAT1813 | AMU SYG MOVING TO ENHANCE DIALOGUE WITH U.S., [...] (C) Summary: Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Secretary-General El-Habib Benyahya was charged by AMU Foreign Ministers with pursuing enhanced dialogue with the U.S. during their November 30 meeting in Rabat, according to both AMU and GOM sources. The preceding week, Benyahya told the Ambassador that [...] | 2007-12-05 17:30:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECIN XA |
07RABAT1814 | WESTERN SAHARA: TOUGH APPROACH TO NEXT ROUND, [...] (C) Summary: Moroccan MFA Chief of Staff Bourita projected that the impending third round of negotiations for the Western Sahara with the POLISARIO would be a real challenge. The GOM believes it should focus on substance, but not at all on independence. While appreciating USG support, he ho [...] | 2007-12-05 18:07:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV PBTS MO WI |
07RABAT1818 | IRAN SCORES POINTS IN DEBATE: "NUCLEAR IRAN: WAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Some Iranian arguments resonated with students at a debate, "Nuclear Iran: War and Peace," held on November 23 at a graduate school in Rabat. Iran,s Ambassador argued for Iran,s right to nuclear technologies, including uranium enrichment, citing sovereign right, peaceful inten [...] | 2007-12-06 17:49:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PP MNUC IAEA AORC IR MO |
07RABAT1826 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON [...] (C) On December 10, poloff discussed the UNGA Plenary Votes on Country-Specific Resolutions (reftels) with MFA Humanitarian Affairs Director Abdelmounaim El Farouq. 2. (C) El Farouq responded that he did not expect the GOM to change its position on any of the resolutions it had voted for [...] | 2007-12-10 13:41:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UNGA |
07RABAT1836 | HELPING AMERICAN SCHOOLS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: In recent weeks, the clock has run out on the Embassy's eight-year attempt to secure an agreement with the Government of Morocco (GOM) to gain formal status and tax advantages for the five American schools in Morocco. Though the GOM has not yet provided a f [...] | 2007-12-13 17:18:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ASCH AMGT EFIN PREL MO |
07RABAT1837 | MOROCCO EXPRESSES SYMPATHY/SOLIDARITY WITH ALGERIA [...] (SBU) Widespread Moroccan media coverage of Tuesday's bombings in Algiers noted King Mohamed VI's telephone call to President Bouteflika, expressing personal condolence for the tragedy. The King also made a public statement condemning the bombings and expressing Morocco's sympathy and solida [...] | 2007-12-13 17:51:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | MO |
07RABAT1838 | AL-ADL WAL IHSANE: MAJOR MOROCCAN ISLAMIST GROUP [...] (C) Summary: Al-Adl wal-Ihsane, widely assessed as Morocco's largest Islamist organization, concluded its recent annual meeting warning of a "catastrophic" political and economic crisis in Morocco and calling for comprehensive reform, while flatly rejecting violence and terrorism. A prominent [...] | 2007-12-13 18:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PTER MO |
07RABAT1843 | ECONOMIC AGENDA AND ROLE OF WOMEN IN MOROCCO'S [...] (C) Summary: Morocco's Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) advocates a market economy and has emphasized its commitment to combat corruption as a key to spurring economic growth and job creation. Like other parties, the PJD has focused more on general economic goals and offered less i [...] | 2007-12-14 15:00:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR KISL MO |
07RABAT1850 | G-8 COUNTERTERRORISM ACTION GROUP REVIEWS THREAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rabat,s G-8 Counterterrorism Action Group (CTAG) met on December 12 to review the threat environment and to take stock of G-8 member, EU and Moroccan efforts to counter the threat. G-8 Ambassadors and DCMs agreed that the threat of terrorism in Morocco is real but see no imminen [...] | 2007-12-17 13:43:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PINS MO |
07RABAT1852 | OSAC/CRIME SAFETY REPORT FOR MOROCCO [...] (U) The following information is keyed to requirements posed in reftel. I. CRIME/SAFETY: Though crime has generally not posed a significant risk to visitors in terms of personal safety, it is necessary to take prudent security precautions appropriate for any major American city. The U.S [...] | 2007-12-18 09:24:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MO |
07RABAT1857 | MOROCCO BERBERS: A PLEA FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Berber (Amazight) activists want greater recognition and clout, a majority of Morocco's population Berbers are among its poorest citizens although there has been an expansion of Berber cultural rights, including in schools and media. Growing frustration among Berber youth may lead to viol [...] | 2007-12-18 15:13:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM MO PREL |
07RABAT1860 | ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS NOV-DEC 2007 [...] Included in this round up: Royal Air Maroc loses control of Air Senegal. Moroccan trade deficit continues to grow. Timely rains usher-in the planting season. Casablanca remains plagued by inefficiencies. Moroccans don't need a visa to visit TGI Friday's. --------------------------------- [...] | 2007-12-19 12:08:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAIR EAGR MO |
07RABAT1861 | WESTERN SAHARA CBM UPDATE. [...] (U) UNHCR Sahara program Chief Mazen Abu Shenab briefed the Rabat diplomatic community December 12 on the HCR Confidence Building Measures for Western Sahara and the refugees. Mazen said in CPY 07 HCR had received S2.4 million in pledges for a $3.4 million program, but UNHCR covered the short [...] | 2007-12-19 12:54:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | AG MO WI PHUM |
07RABAT1862 | MOROCCO: ATTENDANCE AT OSCE MEDITERRANEAN SEMINAR [...] (SBU) PolCouns raised reftel request for Moroccan participation in the OSCE Tel Aviv Seminar with Directors General for Bilateral Affairs Yussef Amrani and for International Organizations Mohammed Azeroual (P-level) on December 13 and 14, stressing its importance to the partnership. Amrani c [...] | 2007-12-19 12:59:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SOCI OSCE EG MO XF |
07RABAT1863 | ISLAMISTS SETBACK IN "GAY WEDDING" CULTURE SKIRMISH [...] (C) The case of an alleged gay wedding in a rural town led to a national debate over morality and forced government leaders to publicly call for tolerance. Convictions against six defendants implicated in the case were overturned on appeal despite strong pressure from Islamic newspapers, Imam [...] | 2007-12-19 13:23:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KISL SCUL MO |
07RABAT1864 | MOROCCO: KING CRITICIZED AT ELECTION ASSESSMENT [...] (C) The final reports of the international and domestic election observation efforts praised the Government of Morocco's (GOM) execution of the September 7 elections. Speakers at the roll-out, hosted by the royally sanctioned human rights council, were blunt in their criticism of parties and [...] | 2007-12-19 15:39:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PGOV MO |
07RABAT1868 | MOROCCO: TAKING STEPS AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE [...] Summary: Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi launched the Fifth National Campaign to Eliminate Violence against Women on November 30 in Rabat, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. For the first time, the Government of Morocco (GOM) released official statistic [...] | 2007-12-20 11:26:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN MO PHUM PREL |
07RABAT1869 | MOROCCO: WOMEN'S RIGHTS ADVANCING, BUT NOT ENOUGH [...] Summary: Women's rights have advanced in Morocco since the passage of the revised Moudawana (family code) in 2004, but challenges remain. The Government of Morocco (GOM) is providing medical and legal assistance for domestic violence victims. The Nationality Code has been changed to allow [...] | 2007-12-20 12:32:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PGOV MO |
07RABAT1871 | WESTERN SAHARA: A NEW BREED OF SAHARACRAT? [...] (C) The Security Wali (territorial police commissioner),Bouchaib Rmili along with the Wali (governor) of Laayoune, Boujdor and Sakia al-Hamra, who arrived in Laayoune over a year ago, and the new director of the Laayoune Prison, who arrived eight months ago, appear to represent a type of more [...] | 2007-12-20 15:50:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO UNSC MO PHUM |
07RABAT1873 | WESTERN SAHARA: THINKING ABOUT AUTONOMY AND [...] (C) In the course of several visits to Western Sahara and conversations with contacts in Rabat, we have sensed the beginnings of a sometimes reluctant willingness by some pro-separatists, including human rights activists, to entertain the idea of autonomy rather than independence. Most Sahraw [...] | 2007-12-20 16:40:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PHUM UNSC MO |
07RABAT1874 | EXBS: MOROCCO SEEKS JAN 2008 CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 5. 2. (SBU) During a December 20 meeting to discuss the EXBS proposal to hold an international transshipment conference in Morocco next year, as well as the postponement of a Charleston-based seaport interdiction course from December to Febru [...] | 2007-12-20 16:43:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ECON ETTC KSTC PARM PREL MO |
07RABAT189 | 2007 MOROCCAN BUDGET [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's 2007 budget, adopted in the just concluded fall parliamentary session, highlights both the economic successes of the government of Prime Minister Jettou and the challenges that will remain for his successor. In its broad outline, the budget reinforces the overall ma [...] | 2007-02-02 09:57:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON MA |
07RABAT1895 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MARTINEZ [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: My staff and I are delighted to welcome you and your delegation to Morocco. Your visit will help underscore the importance of our relations with Morocco. Morocco is a paragon of reform in the region and relations are so strong that it has been designated a "major, non-NATO al [...] | 2007-12-31 12:16:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP EAID ECON PGOV PREL PTER MO |
07RABAT194 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: MASROUR, Najib DOB: 1 January 1957 POB: Fes, Morocco CIN#: B 158561 Rank: Colonel (O-6) Unit: Auxiliary Forces Hqs Purpose: to attend th [...] | 2007-02-02 16:48:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM |
07RABAT195 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan nationals: Name: MELLOUK, Zakaria DOB: 1 July 1973 POB: Rabat, Morocco CIN#: SH 71192 Rank: Chief of Communications Radio Center Unit: Ministry of Interior [...] | 2007-02-02 16:48:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM |
07RABAT196 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national: Name: ENNAMOUSS, Mohammed DOB: 5 February 1968 POB: Kenitra, Morocco CIN#: G 218869 Rank: Major (O-4) Unit: CIB - Meknes Purpose: to attend th [...] | 2007-02-02 16:49:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | MO MASS MARR MOPS PHUM |
07RABAT220 | THE NATIONALITY CODE IS AMENDED [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) In an action hailed by concerned Moroccans as a step towards democracy and equality, parliament passed an amendment to the Nationality Code allowing women married to non-Moroccan men to pass Moroccan citizensh [...] | 2007-02-05 18:55:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM CVIS KFEM MO |
07RABAT224 | WESTERN SAHARA: LANDMINES CLAIM LIVES, SPARK [...] (SBU) Summary: Several recent landmine incidents, with at least three deaths, highlight the continuing danger of landmines in the Western Sahara. Two prominent Sahrawi figures, one a local leader and CORCAS member, the other a member of the upper house of parliament, were killed when the veh [...] | 2007-02-06 18:41:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | PBTS PHUM PREL EAID MOPS KHDP MO |
07RABAT225 | MOROCCO: ISLAMIST PJD GEARING UP FOR PRIME TIME [...] (C) Summary: The Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) may emerge from elections later this year as Morocco's single largest party in the directly-elected lower house of parliament. In recent conversations, key party leaders indicated confidence that the PJD could double (or more than [...] | 2007-02-06 18:43:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PREL MO |
07RABAT256 | HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH GOM LAUNCHED [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco (GOM) hastily convened in early February a series of meetings with Embassy officers to convey concerns about the U.S. Human Rights Report. The GOM used the sessions with senior officials from the Foreign Affairs, Interior and Justice ministries to: pr [...] | 2007-02-08 15:53:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PBTS PGOV MO |
07RABAT257 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] (U) Further to reftel A, Post informally received on February 8 details regarding Morocco's delegation to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism meeting scheduled in Ankara, Turkey on February 12-13, 2007. Morocco will send a nine-member group consisting of the following individua [...] | 2007-02-08 16:57:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KGIC KNNP PTER PREL MO |
07RABAT265 | WESTERN SAHARA: PROMOTING AUTONOMY, BUT NOT YET A [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Moroccan Government (GOM) is in the throes of a campaign here and abroad to sell its notion to provide autonomy to Western Sahara. Domestic consultations have targeted parliament and political parties, the GOM has not yet, however, reached more than the broad outlines of thei [...] | 2007-02-09 12:43:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MO |
07RABAT266 | REFORM MESSAGE FOR GOM DELEGATION [...] (C) Summary: Although focused on the Western Sahara, the February 12-13 GOM visit led by Interior Minister Benmoussa also gives us an opportunity to promote democratic reform. In recent months, press freedom and freedom of expression have become increasingly sensitive issues. The date for the [...] | 2007-02-09 12:55:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | MO PGOV |
07RABAT272 | MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from October 1-December 30. Activities included the publication of a new guide for NGOs' advocacy, Arab Civitas and International Republican Institute (IRI) activities, teaching Arabic through local languages, Financial [...] | 2007-02-09 16:06:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV ETRD EINV KMPI MO |
07RABAT273 | WESTERN SAHARA: PROMOTING AUTONOMY, BUT NOT YET A [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Moroccan Government (GOM) is in the throes of a campaign here and abroad to sell its notion to provide autonomy to Western Sahara. Domestic consultations have targeted parliament and political parties, the GOM has not yet, however, reached more than the broad outlines of thei [...] | 2007-02-09 16:22:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MO |
07RABAT275 | IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S VISIT TO MOROCCO [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Jettou told the Ambassador on February 7 the February 5-6 visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki was long on protocol but short on substance. Jettou said he pressed Iran to resolve its differences with the International Community. MFA DG Azeroual ela [...] | 2007-02-09 17:16:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KNNP MO IR |
07RABAT277 | MOROCCO ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Per reftel, Poloff on February 9 informed Azzedine Farhane, Chief of the United Nations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, of the U.S.-Russia joint outreach plan for seven prospective partner n [...] | 2007-02-09 18:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP PREL KGIC MO |
07RABAT286 | MOROCCO PRESIDENT OF AFCNDH [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified, please protect accordingly. 2. (U) On February 7, Morocco was elected to the presidency of the Francophone Association of National Human Rights Institutions (AFCNDH). Niger was elected to the vice-presidency; France was elected to the position o [...] | 2007-02-12 09:39:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV MO |
07RABAT289 | MOROCCAN PRESS REPORTS: SECURITY LEADERS MEET, [...] According to Moroccan Arabic dailies, Interior Minister Chakib Benmoussa, Minister-Delegate Fouad Ali Himma, Intelligence Directors Yassine Mansouri and Abdellatif Hammouchi, and other senior police and security officials met over the weekend of February 10 to discuss the creation of a "nation [...] | 2007-02-12 14:57:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV MO |
07RABAT290 | WESTERN SAHARA: GOM AUTONOMY DELEGATION HOLDS [...] (SBU) The Moroccan delegation in Washington to discuss autonomy held a press conference in Rabat February 9 to discuss their meetings and Paris and Madrid and to brief local press on their effort. According to press accounts February 12, they disclosed no new details on the autonomy plan, but [...] | 2007-02-12 15:11:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTBS PGOV MO |
07RABAT291 | MOROCCO WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO PEACEKEEPING IN [...] (C) In a February 6 meeting with MFA Director General for Arab and Islamic Affairs Mohammed Azeroual, Polcouns urged Moroccan support for international peacekeeping forces being assembled for Darfur and Somalia. Azeroual responded that while Morocco was concerned about the situation in both p [...] | 2007-02-12 18:00:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS KPKO MO |
07RABAT292 | MOROCCO: HAMAS-FATAH AGREEMENT ON NATIONAL UNITY [...] POLOFF RELAYED REFTEL POINTS TO MFA ARAB AFFAIRS DIRECTOR HASSAN HAMI FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9, MR. HAMI RESPONDED THAT THE GOM FULLY SUPPORTS KING ABDULLAH'S RECONCILIATION EFFORTS AND NOTED THAT THE GOM HAD CALLED FOR PALESTINIAN UNITY. ANY FURTHER SUBSTANTIVE GOM RESPONSE WILL BE SENT SEPTEL. *** [...] | 2007-02-13 13:09:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MO |
07RABAT295 | MOROCCO: HAMAS-FATAH AGREEMENT ON NATIONAL UNITY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-13 14:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MO |
07RABAT304 | FTA SPURS MOROCCAN TEXTILE EXPORTS TO THE U.S. [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) inspection of Moroccan textile factories highlighted the positive impact the U.S-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has made during its first year. The M [...] | 2007-02-14 13:25:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX PREL MO |
07RABAT315 | DRL-FUNDED NGO EMPOWERED TO PROMOTE PRISON REFORM [...] (C) Summary: USG assistance has succeeded in empowering a Moroccan non-governmental organization (NGO) to promote prison reform. The Moroccan Observatory of Prisons (OMP) has a mission to improve prisoners lives and prison conditions. In the past year, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and [...] | 2007-02-15 16:30:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL MO |
07RABAT328 | ROYAL AIR MAROC SERVICE TO CONAKRY MONDAY, 19 FEB [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-16 17:07:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AEMR CASC GV MARR MO PINS PREL |
07RABAT329 | TERRORIST FINANCE: USG CONCERN OVER ILLICIT CASH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-16 17:08:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC MO PREL PTER KTFN |
07RABAT335 | MOROCCO AND THE PALESTINIAN UNITY GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Drawing on points conveyed reftel, Poloff met with Hassan Hami, Office Director of Arab Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 15, to urge that Morocco avoid premature statements of support or engagement with the new Palestinian National Unity Government (NUG) before its new [...] | 2007-02-20 18:59:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MO |
07RABAT337 | AMBASSADOR REACHES OUT TO REMOTE CORNERS OF MOROCCO [...] Summary: The Ambassador conducted a series of outreach visits across Morocco January 31 - February 7. Taking advantage of the one-week availability of a USG C-12 aircraft, the Ambassador travelled "off the beaten path" to Errachidia, Figuig, and Oujda in the east, Al-Hoceima in the north, and [...] | 2007-02-21 09:00:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID KPAO MO |
07RABAT355 | CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY -- A PROBLEM? [...] (C) Summary: Morocco's Christian population is primarily expatriates; however, in the last few months, newspaper reports indicate that there is a growing number of local converts to Christianity. While the converts seem to lead "double" lives -- Muslim in public, Christian in private, they [...] | 2007-02-23 10:11:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV MO |
07RABAT360 | MOROCCO: ELECTION DATE SET, REDISTRICTING PLAN [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The GOM announced on February 22 that elections for the lower house of parliament will be staged on September 7. Most political parties, including those from the majority who supported a July bal [...] | 2007-02-23 18:09:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM MO |
07RABAT362 | AMU INCREASING CT FOCUS, ADVANCING TRADE DIALOGUE, [...] (C) Foreign Ministers from Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, Tunisia, and Libya gathered in Rabat February 10-11 for the 26th Ministerial Council meeting of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU). A senior AMU contact told us discussions among the Ministers reflected increased focus in AMU fora on stemming [...] | 2007-02-26 09:00:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KISL ETRD MO LY AG TS XA XF |
07RABAT368 | LARGEST U.S. INVESTOR SELLS MOROCCAN POWER PLANT [...] (SBU) Summary. The largest American investor in Morocco, electric utility CMS Energy (CMS),has agreed to sell its $1.4 billion investment in Morocco, CMS Generation Company (CMSGC),to the Abu Dhabi National Electric Company (TAQA),pending approvals. CMSCG owns 50 percent of the Jorf Lasf [...] | 2007-02-26 17:50:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EIND ENRG EFTA MO |
07RABAT375 | MOROCCO, THE QUDS COMMITTEE, AND THE AQSA MOSQUE [...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI has recently become more visibly active as Chairman of the OIC's Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Committee. In letters to President Bush, P-5 heads of state, the UN SYG, and the EU, he protested Israeli excavations on the disputed Temple Mount. The King also publicly suggest [...] | 2007-02-27 11:13:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL MO |
07RABAT376 | MOROCCO, THE QUDS COMMITTEE, AND THE AQSA MOSQUE [...] (C) Summary: King Mohammed VI has recently become more visibly active as Chairman of the OIC's Al-Quds (Jerusalem) Committee. In letters to President Bush, P-5 heads of state, the UN SYG, and the EU, he protested Israeli excavations on the disputed Temple Mount. The King also publicly suggest [...] | 2007-02-27 11:13:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PREL MO |
07RABAT377 | MOROCCAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMENTS ON [...] (S) Summary: Embassy delivered Reftel demarche to MFA on February 21 PolCouns urged Abdellatif Bendahane, MFA Director of African Affairs to take advantage of any possible GOM influence to resolve the situation. 2. (C) On February 26 PolCouns and Poloff followed up with Bendahane, who clai [...] | 2007-02-27 12:16:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | MO PGOV PREL |
07RABAT38 | HHS/CDC COUNTRY CLEARANCE AMENDMENT TO CHANGE [...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to acknowledge and concur with traveler's change in travel dates to Morocco. ****************************************** Visit Embassy Rabat's Classified Website; http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/rabat ****************************************** Riley [...] | 2007-01-09 09:33:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA OTRA |
07RABAT395 | A "CULTURE OF HUMAN RIGHTS" IN MOROCCO [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco (GOM) wants to become known for its observance of human rights and has mounted what appears to be little more than a public relations campaign. On February 26, Prime Minister Jettou and Driss Benzekri, the president of the Consultative Council on Huma [...] | 2007-03-01 10:30:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV MO |
07RABAT396 | MOROCCO: LEADER OF ISLAMIST JCO DECRIES [...] (C) Summary: A senior leader of Morocco's Islamist Justice and Charity Organization (JCO) denounced the Moroccan state as a corrupt and despotic regime and claimed government "persecution" of the group and its members was much worse today than in the era of Hassan II, in our first conversation [...] | 2007-03-01 10:50:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PHUM MO |
07RABAT40 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DIMA TOUKAN [...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance for MEPI Political/Womens Issues Specialist, Dima Toukan, to travel to Marrakech, Morocco, January 14-17, 2007 for the purpose of attending the IREX Media Sustainability Index Conference. 2. Post understands traveler requires no further as [...] | 2007-01-09 11:21:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA MO |
07RABAT403 | MFA DISCUSSES REFORM AND COUNTERTERRORISM WITH [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: On February 28, a visiting CAPSTONE delegation, led by Admiral (Ret.) Henry Chiles, met with MFA Secretary General Omar Hilale to discuss bilateral and SIPDIS security issues. Highlighting Mor [...] | 2007-03-02 09:16:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PTER MO |
07RABAT404 | THERE'S A NEW PRINCESS IN THE ROYAL FAMILY [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) A salute of 21 cannon shots boomed across Rabat from El Mechouar Palace shortly after 8 p.m. on February 28 to announce the birth of the king's second child, Princess Lalla Khadija. Naming the baby Khadija, [...] | 2007-03-02 09:18:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR PREL MO |
07RABAT406 | MOROCCO ON IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On February 28, poloff met with Azzedine Farhane, UN Division Chief at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss Iran's failure to comply with its international obligations as required under UNSCR 1737 ( [...] | 2007-03-02 12:58:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP UNSC MO IR |
07RABAT417 | MOROCCO ON ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with Hassan Hami, MFA Director for Arab Multilateral Affairs, on the morning of March 2 to convey U.S. positions on the Arab League's Ministerial agenda (reftel). Hami confirmed that Foreign Minister Benaissa would lead the Moroccan delegation to the March 3-4 Cairo ta [...] | 2007-03-02 18:26:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL XF |
07RABAT419 | GOM SAYS NIGER ASKS FOR HELP VS TERROR GROUP [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-02 20:25:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PTBS MOPS AL MO NG |
07RABAT423 | MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS; FEBRUARY 2007 [...] (U) The following is a round-up of recent economic developments of note in Morocco: 2. (U) Money Laundering Law Advances: Morocco's long-delayed anti-money laundering/counter terrorism finance statute was unanimously approved by members of the Justice, Legislation and Human Rights Committee [...] | 2007-03-05 16:33:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ECPS EINT ELAB ETRD KTEX MO |
07RABAT43 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ICE OFFICIALS TO [...] Embassy Rabat is pleased to grant country clearance to ICE officials Senior Special Agent Grave Curcetti, and Import Specialists Tonda Fuller and Mark Palasek, to travel to Morocco, January 20 - February 9, 2007 for the purpose of conducting textile production verification Team (TPVT) visits [...] | 2007-01-09 13:48:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD OTRA DHSX MO |
07RABAT447 | REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON ADVOCACY REQUEST BY U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Embassy requests L guidance on how to respond to a request from U.S. investor IAG Manufacturing, a bankrupt manufacturer of body armor, for USG assistance in addressing the "injustice" it claims it has suffered as a result of the Moroccan legal system's failure [...] | 2007-03-09 10:30:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV BEXP MA |
07RABAT458 | MOROCCO ON INTERPOL'S AMIA PROPOSAL FOR EXECUTIVE [...] (C) On March 7, poloff met with Karim Halim, Bilateral Affairs and Counterterrorism Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss the Interpol Secretariat's recommendation to issue six Red Notices related to the 1994 bombing of the Argentine-Israeli Mutual Association (reftel). Reca [...] | 2007-03-12 10:21:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL IR MO AR |
07RABAT49 | UN-REFOULEING THE REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary: The refoulement of UNHCR-documented refugees (reftels) appears to have been largely and well resolved. The Embassy intervened with the MFA urging the GOM treat humanely refugee and asylum seekers and work constructively with UNHCR. MFA Secretary General Hilale told Ambassador [...] | 2007-01-10 17:18:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREF PHUM PGOV MO |
07RABAT493 | RABAT POL COUNSELORS INFORMALLY DISCUSS WESTERN [...] (C) Spain hosted Polcounselors from U.S., U.K., France and EU-President Germany for an informal discussion of Western Sahara developments March 14. In general, participants noted the intensity of Moroccan diplomatic efforts, including multiple consultations with U.S., France, and Spain. The [...] | 2007-03-19 08:48:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PHUM PGOV MO FR GE SP |
07RABAT494 | RABAT POL COUNSELORS INFORMAL DISCUSS WESTERN [...] (C) Spain hosted Polcounselors from U.S., U.K., France and EU-President Germany for an informal discussion of Western Sahara developments March 14. In general, participants noted the intensity of Moroccan diplomatic efforts, including multiple consultations with U.S., France, and Spain. The energy [...] | 2007-03-19 08:49:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PHUM PGOV MO FR GE SP |
07RABAT496 | MOROCCO: FRIDAY SERMON USES ISLAM TO BLAST [...] (SBU) Summary: The March 16 Friday sermon, heard at mosques throughout Morocco (and broadcast nationally),concentrated scathing criticism on the phenomenon of terrorism in general and suicide bombing in particular, obviously prompted by the (abortive) March 11 terrorist incident in Casablanca [...] | 2007-03-19 09:54:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KISL MO |
07RABAT517 | PARDONS FOR TERRORISTS? [...] (C) Summary: In Morocco, the granting of royal pardons substitutes for a parole system. The issue of royal pardons for Islamic extremists is beginning to receive public attention in Morocco. The recent Casablanca suicide bomber was among those imprisoned after the 2003 bombing then releas [...] | 2007-03-22 17:11:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PINR MO |
07RABAT527 | ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL AND SUMMIT IN RIYADH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-23 17:52:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MO XF |
07RABAT528 | ARAB MAGHREB UNION SYG BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON [...] (C) Summary: Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Secretary-General Habib Ben Yahya told the Ambassador he was promoting technical cooperation and trade among member states to advance regional integration, in a March 2 meeting. "We can't wait for a miracle political solution," he emphasized. Ben Yahya ci [...] | 2007-03-23 17:58:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD MO AG LY TS MR XA XF |
07RABAT549 | MOROCCO: (ISLAMIST) PJD LEADER DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: Abdallah Baha, Deputy Secretary-General of Morocco's (Islamist) Party of Justice and Development (PJD),complained to poloff during a mid-March meeting that the party believed the electoral system was unfairly tilted against them. He said the party nonetheless expects to do well [...] | 2007-03-27 10:59:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER KISL MO |
07RABAT565 | MFA ON SAHARA: SEEKING ANOTHER WASHINGTON MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-28 17:37:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTBS MO FR AL |
07RABAT571 | PREPARING FOR THE ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE FTA [...] (U) Summary and action request: With the envisioned May/June time frame for the first annual review of the bilateral Free Trade Agreement fast approaching, post recommends renewed engagement in coming months with the GOM on key outstanding issues from the first year of the agreement, including [...] | 2007-03-30 09:22:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD EFIN EAGR PGOV MO |
07RABAT572 | SAHARANS ON AUTONOMY: PRO AND CON, BUT NO ONE'S [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a week-long visit to the Western Sahara, Rabat Polcouns found many supporters of autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty. Many residents, however, including what a veteran observer described as a majority of the original inhabitants, were opposed - unsurprising g [...] | 2007-03-30 10:38:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO MO |
07RABAT573 | WESTERN SAHARA: MORE RESPONSIVE BUT STILL TOUGH [...] (C) Summary and introduction: Rabat Polcouns traveled for a week to the Western Sahara, March 4-9, principally in Laayoune, with one day in Smara - the traditional seat of Sahrawi culture and religion. He met Moroccan government representatives, pro-government business, tribal and youth lead [...] | 2007-03-30 10:46:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KPKO MO |
07RABAT576 | MOROCCO STILL CONSIDERING F-16 PURCHASE [...] (C) Summary: On March 27, Ambassador met with Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) General Abdelaziz Bennani, Morocco,s Chief of Defense equivalent, to discuss the potential purchase of F-16 aircraft by the GOM. Clarifying the Moroccan military's position on the potential fighter [...] | 2007-03-30 14:36:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MO |
07RABAT594 | WESTERN SAHARA: UNHCR CBMS PLAYING AN IMPORTANT [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Rabat strongly urges the Department to look favorably upon requests for continued financial support of UNHCR's "confidence building measures" (CBMs) program in Western Sahara. The CBMs have injected a hopeful and positive element into a conflict which has often seemed in [...] | 2007-04-04 11:01:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL KPKO MO |
07RABAT597 | BFIF SUPPORT FOR U.S.-MOROCCO FTA CLOSE OUT REPORT [...] Summary. The FY-06 Business Facilitation Incentive Funds (BFIF) program approved $11,000 for Embassy Rabat to support the U.S.-Moroccan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in its initial year of implementation. Post proposed to use the funds to bolster the American Chamber of Commerce's (AmCham) prog [...] | 2007-04-04 16:23:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EAGR ECIN EFTA EIND ETRD MO |
07RABAT601 | WESTERN SAHARA: THOUGHTS ON THE USG APPROACH [...] (C) Summary: As we prepare for UN discussion of the renewal of the MINURSO mandate, Embassy Rabat would like to offer several thoughts for consideration on the USG's approach to the very delicate Western Sahara process. The Moroccans have been conducting extensive and far-reaching consultati [...] | 2007-04-05 18:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PREF KPKO MO |
07RABAT606 | PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS MINISTER DEFENDS [...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 27 meeting, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mohamed Said El Alami told Ambassador that new legislation before parliament will require senior GOM officials to declare their assets. Contrary to the charges of some members of parliament and press speculation, the Minist [...] | 2007-04-06 14:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM MO |
07RABAT613 | MOROCCAN AMBASSADOR DOES NOT ATTEND NATANZ CEREMONY [...] (C) On April 9, poloff conveyed reftel demarche, which was received only shortly before the event, to Azzedine Farhane, Chief of the MFA's United Nations Division. Poloff urged Morocco not to participate in the ceremony inaugurating the Natanz Fuel Enrichment Plant scheduled for later in the d [...] | 2007-04-09 18:42:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC IR MO |
07RABAT619 | MOROCCO IMPLEMENTS AGADIR AGREEMENT-- WITH A CATCH [...] (SBU) Summary: Three years after its signature and nearly a year after it technically entered into force, Morocco on March 27 finally published the customs circular necessary to implement the Agadir Agreement. That accord, signed by Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan, and Egypt in 2004, established a [...] | 2007-04-10 15:28:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON EFIN ETRD MA |
07RABAT627 | MOROCCO DROUGHT FORETELLS ECONOMIC CONTRACTION [...] (U) Summary: Late and insufficient rain has severely reduced the expected cereal harvest this year and endangered livestock. Although the GOM has responded with an emergency drought assistance plan, critics complain the plan lacks substance and is a case of "too little, too late." With the ce [...] | 2007-04-11 14:06:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR ETRD MO |
07RABAT638 | A MODERATE ISLAMIST MAYOR - THE PJD IN MEKNES [...] (C) Summary: Abu Bakr Belkora, the moderate Islamist mayor of Meknes, told poloff he was wrestling with poverty and governance issues during an April 10 visit to the city. Meknes is Morocco's sixth largest city and the largest local government controlled by the (moderate Islamist) Party of Jus [...] | 2007-04-12 15:55:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV MO |
07RABAT641 | EMBASSY'S INVESTMENT CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Summary. In support of implementation of our bilateral free trade agreement with Morocco, Mission Morocco recently hosted an investment conference for potential foreign investors in the automotive parts sector, a key priority of Moroccan industrial policy. The event highlighted success s [...] | 2007-04-13 10:12:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO ECIN EIND ETRD EINV MO |
07RABAT656 | SITUATION REPORT AS OF 1130 GMT 14 APRIL 2007: [...] (SBU) At approximately 0900 GMT on Saturday April 14 two suicide bombers detonated the explosives they were carrying at two locations on Boulevard Moulay Yousef in central Casablanca. One detonation occurred near a police van stationed diagonally across the street from the Consulate General. [...] | 2007-04-14 11:57:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC CASC AMGT |
07RABAT657 | SITUATION REPORT AS OF 1500 GMT 14 APRIL 2007: [...] (SBU) The DCM convened the Embassy's Emergency Action Committee at 1145 GMT to review information and next steps following the detonation of two suicide bombs near the U.S. Consulate General and the American Language Center in Casablanca at approximately 0900 GMT on April 14. Consul-General Ca [...] | 2007-04-14 15:11:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER CASC AMGT MO |
07RABAT658 | SITUATION REPORT AS OF 1945 GMT 14 APRIL 2007: [...] (SBU) At 1700 GMT, DCM convened the Embassy's full EAC, including (via telephone) members of Casablanca's core EAC, to review the latest information, steps taken, and next steps in light of this morning's suicide attacks near the U.S. Consulate-General and American Language Center (ALC) in Cas [...] | 2007-04-14 19:54:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PTER CASC AMGT MO |
07RABAT660 | MOROCCO: AMBASSADOR RILEY MEETS WITH WALI IN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-16 10:44:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL MO |
07RABAT675 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTION PREPARATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: With Morocco,s next legislative election fast approaching, the Ambassador called on leaders of the three largest parties in the ruling coalition to discuss preparations for September's ballot as well party plans to increase voter participation, particularly among youth. All thre [...] | 2007-04-18 07:21:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MO |
07RABAT680 | PARTY FOR PROGRESS AND SOCIALISM LEADER STRESSES [...] (C) Summary: Ismail Alaoui, leader of the (leftist) Party for Progress and Socialism (PPS),and Minister of Communication Benabdallah, told the Ambassador April 4 their party had an election platform heavily focused on combating corruption. The formerly communist PPS is a member of the gover [...] | 2007-04-18 16:15:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MO |
07RABAT681 | GOM DENIES RUMORS OF FUTURE ELECTRICITY SHORTAGES [...] (SBU) Summary. Ministry of Energy (MOE) officials deny recent press allegations, appearing in the "L'Economiste" newspaper and attributed to National Electricity Office (ONE) sources, that Morocco will face a shortage of electricity starting in 2008. They concede that demand for electricity [...] | 2007-04-18 18:23:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN EIND ENRG MO |
07RABAT683 | THEIR RABAT CHARGE SAYS SOUTH AFRICA MIGHT BE [...] (C) Summary: South African Charge to Morocco Charl Moller told Polcouns April 16 that South Africa will not abandon the principle of self determination for the Western Sahara without wavering, it would accept a political settlement agreed to by the POLISARIO. Moller said that South Africa is [...] | 2007-04-18 21:56:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PHUM PREL WI MO SF UNSC |
07RABAT701 | MOROCCO TERRORISM: STATE OF "HIGH ALERT," [...] (C) Summary: Morocco is on a "state of high alert" in the wake of recent terror attacks in Casablanca, said GOM spokesman and Communications Minister Nabil Benabdellah in a press conference on April 18. Responding to recent NGO criticism, the Minister asserted that the GOM would take human ri [...] | 2007-04-20 18:54:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PHUM MO |
07RABAT704 | ALGERIAN AMBASSADOR SAYS GOA MIGHT BE READY TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Algerian Ambassador Belkheir told Ambassador Riley April 17 that although Algeria was not prepared to listen to the Moroccans about their autonomy proposal, Algiers might accept a delegation from Rabat "after the end of the Security council debate," if it was not to talk about th [...] | 2007-04-23 07:24:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | MO PBTS PHUM PREL AG WI |
07RABAT712 | MOROCCO REACHES INVESTMENT GRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: Fitch Ratings' April 19 decision to raise Morocco to investment grade has been welcomed by Moroccan government and media as a vote of confidence in the country's ongoing economic reforms. Fitch noted Moroccan progress across the range of "economic, political and social areas," [...] | 2007-04-23 16:39:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON MA |
07RABAT742 | MOROCCO: UNITED NATIONS DEMOCRACY FUND PROJECT [...] (U) Summary: The United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) is supporting "Promoting Women's Role(s) in the Transitional Justice Process in Morocco" with a $350,000 grant for a two-year period (reftel A). This project is being implemented by UNIFEM North Africa in coordination with the Consultati [...] | 2007-04-26 09:15:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL OIIP MO |
07RABAT744 | WESTERN SAHARA: CONTINUING HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Morocco's (GOM) efforts to sell its autonomy plan within the Sahara may be complicated by continuing repression and reported violations of human rights, although some recent improvement may help their case. Local human rights observers continue to report GOM [...] | 2007-04-26 12:47:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PBTS MO |
07RABAT745 | PJD LEADERS AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS TERRORISM, [...] (C) Summary: The leadership of the Islam-oriented Party of Justice and Development told the Ambassador on April 17 that all Moroccans condemned the recent terrorist attacks against U.S. facilities in Casablanca, but said that feelings of "injustice" prompted by U.S. policies in the region were [...] | 2007-04-26 14:07:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PTER PREL MO |
07RABAT751 | MOROCCO TERRORISM: MINISTER BRIEFS ON CT STEPS, [...] (C) In remarks before parliament on April 25, Minister of Interior Benmoussa warned that the threat from terrorism is real and always present. He detailed efforts to upgrade security across the country and said there have been 59 terror-related arrests since March 11. A parliamentary contact [...] | 2007-04-26 17:50:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL PGOV MO |
07RABAT777 | AMB. MEETING WITH FM BENAISSA ON CONSULATE GENERAL [...] (S) Summary and comment: Meeting with Amb. Riley April 27, FM Benaissa had no new information on prospects for GOM action to close two lanes of traffic in front of Consulate General Casablanca to create necessary security setback. Benaissa said Moroccan police services are working to effectiv [...] | 2007-04-27 16:47:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | ASEC CASC CVIS MO PREL |
07RABAT781 | MOROCCAN ROAD REFORM LOST IN RHETHORIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The appalling death toll on Moroccan roads is being overshadowed by uninformed and politically inspired rhetoric against the proposed new road reform law under debate in Parliament, according to the law's principal champion, Transport Minister Karim Ghellab. Moroccan roads are [...] | 2007-04-30 10:06:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN ECON ELAB MO |
07RABAT784 | MOROCCAN ROAD REFORM LOST IN RHETORIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The appalling death toll on Moroccan roads is being overshadowed by uninformed and politically inspired rhetoric against the proposed new road reform law under debate in Parliament, according to the law's principal champion, Transport Minister Karim Ghellab. Moroccan roads are [...] | 2007-04-30 12:42:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN ECON ELAB MO |
07RABAT785 | SPECIAL 301 MOROCCO 2007 [...] (SBU) Economic Counselor delivered points in reftel in separate meetings on April 30 with Houda Marrakchi, Head of the Free Trade Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Wassane Zailachi, Chief of the Ministry's North America division. Both expressed pleasure with USTR's decision. Marr [...] | 2007-04-30 15:52:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR MA |
07RABAT786 | NATIONWIDE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF CASABLANCA BOMBINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: The series of suicide bombings in Casablanca over the last month and resultant country-wide security alert has had only a limited economic impact. Tourism, Morocco's major source of foreign exchange revenue, has remained resilient. Major destinations including Fes and Marrakech [...] | 2007-04-30 16:04:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV MA |
07RABAT813 | MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from January 1-March 31. Activities included the Advancing Learning and Employability for a Better Future (ALEF) literacy project, pharmaceutical and Agribusiness workshops, preparations for the 2007 legislative election [...] | 2007-05-04 11:11:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV ETRD EINV KMPI MO |
07RABAT852 | MOROCCO: VOTER REGISTRATION LAGGING [...] (C) Summary: Poorer than expected results have prompted the GOM to extend by another week open season for voter registration. So far less than half of the anticipated three million new and updated registrations have been processed. This could be an early indicator of voter apathy, or worse, [...] | 2007-05-11 18:24:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM MO |
07RABAT858 | SAHRAWI AND BERBER (AMAZIGH) STUDENTS [...] (C) Summary: Sahrawi students have been demonstrating at several Moroccan universities, beginning May 3, calling for independence for the Western Sahara. Multiple sources confirm that the demonstrations, inspired by the UNSCR call for negotiations on Sahara, led to violent clashes with Mor [...] | 2007-05-14 17:00:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PBTS MO |
07RABAT864 | MOROCCO ON BELARUS UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) In a May 14 meeting with Abdelmounaim El Farouq, Chief of the Social and Humanitarian Issues Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, poloff urged Morocco to use its vote at the upcoming elections for the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) to elect countries with strong human rights record [...] | 2007-05-15 17:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL MO |
07RABAT880 | BERBER (AMAZIGH) POLITICAL ACTIVISTS SPEAK OUT [...] (C) Summary: Moroccan Berber (Amazigh) activists are increasingly outspoken about their desire for political and constitutional change (reftels A and B). Eight Amazigh political activists gathered on May 11 to discuss their disagreement with the present political situation. Drawing on ear [...] | 2007-05-17 11:25:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV PBTS MO |
07RABAT889 | AML: MOROCCO'S NEW LAW ENTERS INTO FORCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Morocco's long-awaited anti-money laundering statute officially entered into force on May 3, 2007, with its publication in the country's "Bulletin Officiel." Moroccan officials tell us they are currently working to finish the decrees that will implement the new law, and that th [...] | 2007-05-18 12:04:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN PTER PGOV MA |
07RABAT890 | S/CT DEPUTY COORDINATOR PALMER VISITS MOROCCO [...] (C) Summary: During a May 8-10 visit, S/CT Deputy Coordinator Virginia Palmer and senior Moroccan officials discussed the GOM's holistic approach to combating terrorism and countering extremist ideology as well as ways to enhance CT efforts. The Moroccans welcomed Palmer's visit in the contex [...] | 2007-05-18 16:30:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PREL KISL ASEC MO |
07RABAT905 | DEATH OF HUMAN RIGHTS LEADER LEAVES VACUUM [...] (C) Summary: Supporters of reform in Morocco will miss Driss Benzekri, the leading proponent of the nascent Moroccan "culture of human rights." His death on May 20 leaves the Moroccan effort to strengthen human rights without a standard bearer. Benzekri's leadership of the Equity and Recon [...] | 2007-05-23 13:04:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PGOV MO |
07RABAT909 | RE-PROGRAMMING FY2007 AML RESOURCES FOR PUBLIC [...] (SBU) With confirmation from Moroccan Finance Ministry officials that planned USG assistance to help establish Morocco's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and train its personnel would be most effective if provided in 2008, after the unit is up and running, post recommends that a portion of th [...] | 2007-05-24 11:35:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN PTER PGOV MA |
07RABAT912 | CASABLANCANS REACT TO CONTINUED POST CLOSURE [...] (C) Summary: In the more than five weeks since two suicide bombers detonated near the Consulate General, the atmosphere among the populace has gone from sympathetic concern to frustration and anger. Even many Moroccans who offered support immediately after the explosions now feel that the c [...] | 2007-05-24 15:20:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PREL PGOV MO |
07RABAT933 | HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH GOM CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: Senior Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials and the Embassy reached agreement on a new formula for regular human rights consultations that will include a mechanism for raising specific cases with the Government of Morocco (GOM). In a wide-ranging discussion, the MFA comp [...] | 2007-05-30 12:36:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PBTS PGOV MO |
07RABAT935 | MOROCCAN GOVERNMENT CONFRONTS EXTREMIST THEOLOGY [...] (C) Summary: In late May, Morocco's Ministry of Islamic Affairs convened more than 1200 Moroccan religious scholars and prayer leaders to rebut and condemn the use of religious pretexts for acts of terrorism. The event, which received high profile coverage in Moroccan media, came in the wake [...] | 2007-05-30 17:48:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KISL MO |
07RABAT940 | UPDATE ON CONDITIONS IN WESTERN SAHARA [...] (C) Summary and Comment: While recent weeks have seen many demonstrations of Sahrawis in Moroccan universities, unrest inside the territory remains limited. At least nine Sahrawi students have recently received jail terms for their role in demonstrations. In Sahara, Layoune reportedly remains [...] | 2007-05-31 18:27:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | MO PBTS PHUM PREL |
07RABAT942 | MOROCCO SEEKS US SUPPORT FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] This is an action message. Please see para 4. 2. (C) During a May 31 meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Division Chief for United Nations Affairs Azzedine Farhane told poloff that Morocco is interested in potential USG assistance for Morocco,s planned Global Initiative to Combat [...] | 2007-06-01 13:22:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PTER PREL KGIT MO |
07RABAT947 | MOROCCO: PRESS CONFERENCE PREEMPTED, ISLAMIST JCO [...] (C) Summary: A May 23 Moroccan security force operation preempted a press conference scheduled by the Justice and Charity Organization (JCO),the large Islamist political organization which rejects the legitimacy of the monarchy. Though prevented from conducting their media event, the JCO iss [...] | 2007-06-04 13:10:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | MO PGOV PINR KISL |
07RABAT95 | MINURSO FREE OF TIP/SEA PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy continues to believe Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) are not a problem with the MINURSO mission in the Western Sahara. MINURSO Force Commander Maj. General Kurt Mosgaard told Polcouns that there had been two incidents that were of con [...] | 2007-01-19 17:44:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV MO KPKO |
07RABAT953 | MOROCCO RESPONSE TO U.S. 60-DAY REPORT ON UNSCR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-05 14:24:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EFIN ETRD KNNP MO UNSC |
07RABAT955 | U/S LEVEY CONGRATULATES MOROCCO ON NEW AML LAW AND [...] (S) Summary: In a series of meetings on May 29, Treasury Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey congratulated GOM officials on the recent passage of Morocco's long-awaited anti-money laundering law and emphasized USG readiness to help with its implementation. He [...] | 2007-06-06 08:54:00 | Embassy Rabat | SECRET | KTFN EFIN PTER PGOV MA |
07RABAT964 | MOROCCO ON AFRICOM [...] (C) On June 5, MFA Director-General for Bilateral Affairs Youssef Amrani told the DCM he hoped that the upcoming U.S. delegation traveling to Morocco to discuss the formation of AFRICOM did not plan to request permission to base in Morocco. Morocco does not want to host AFRICOM, he said, add [...] | 2007-06-07 08:21:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS MO |
07RABAT965 | MOROCCO ON AFRICOM [...] (C) On June 5, MFA Director-General for Bilateral Affairs Youssef Amrani told the DCM he hoped that the upcoming U.S. delegation traveling to Morocco to discuss the formation of AFRICOM did not plan to request permission to base in Morocco. Morocco does not want to host AFRICOM, he said, add [...] | 2007-06-07 08:22:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS MO |
07RABAT974 | MOROCCANS RECEIVE ISRAELI DELEGATION [...] (C) During a June 5 meeting with DAS Carpenter (septel) Moroccan MFA Director-General Amrani said that he had received an Israeli MFA delegation for a full day of discussions in Rabat during the last week of May. The Israeli delegation was led by Policy Planning Chief Abramovitch and also the [...] | 2007-06-08 18:57:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MO |
07RABAT981 | MFA DG BRIEFS DAS GRAY ON MOROCCAN PLANS FOR [...] (C) NEA DAS Gordon Gray and Ambassador Riley met with MFA Director General Bilateral (P-equiv.) Youssef Amrani June 11, on the margins of the AFRICOM briefing (septel) to discuss the Western Sahara. Amrani asserted that Morocco was faithfully implementing the UN Security Council Resolution on [...] | 2007-06-11 17:42:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | MO PBTS PHUM PREL |
07RABAT994 | DAS CARPENTER DISCUSSES OUTLOOK FOR ELECTIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: During his June 4-6 visit, NEA DAS Scott Carpenter discussed the outlook for Morocco's September legislative elections a range of GOM and non-governmental contacts. There was broad consensus that the elections will be generally transparent and free of systematic fraud. Most civi [...] | 2007-06-13 10:46:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM MO |
07RABAT996 | DAS CARPENTER DISCUSSES FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION WITH [...] (C) Summary: Moroccan Minister of Communications Benabdellah told visiting DAS Carpenter during a June 6 meeting that the latest and presumably final draft of the revised press code reduced from 24 to four the number of categories of offenses that could land journalists in jail. He emphasized [...] | 2007-06-13 11:19:00 | Embassy Rabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PGOV PREL MO |
07RANGOON100 | BURMA: ICRC CHIEF OUTLINES FUTURE STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: Frustrated by lack of progress with the regime, ICRC might issue public denunciations of repeated GOB violations of international humanitarian law and approaching third countries to enlist extra assistance. In response to the GOB's continued refusal to allow the ICRC access to [...] | 2007-01-30 04:51:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM |
07RANGOON1001 | A SNAPSHOT OF POVERTY IN RANGOON [...] (SBU) Summary. Poverty levels in Burma continue to rise, as a result of higher prices and decreasing purchasing power. During visits to several of Rangoon's poorest areas, we observed this escalating abject poverty firsthand. In Hlainthaya and Shwepyitha Townships, many people do not have s [...] | 2007-10-10 01:03:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL BM |
07RANGOON1009 | BURMA: ACTIVISTS BEGIN TO TENTATIVELY REGROUP [...] (C) Summary. A veteran political activist told Poloff that a handful of pro-democracy activists have tried to reorganize in Burma since the crackdown but are still unwilling to stage protests or other public demonstrations due to fear of immediate regime reprisals. GOB raids against monaste [...] | 2007-10-10 10:07:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1012 | BURMESE GOVERNMENT PLAYING GAMES WITH INTERNET [...] (C) Summary. The Burmese Government on October 9 granted Myanmar Teleport and the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPT),the two local internet providers, permission to reestablish internet connections at specific times during the day. We have observed that the internet is now avail [...] | 2007-10-11 09:44:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS PGOV PREL BM |
07RANGOON1013 | BURMA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USAID DR. CLAUDIA [...] Embassy Rangoon grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of USAID Consultant Dr. Claudia Surjadjaja, to Burma October 21-25, 2007. Purpose of travel is to attend the 23rd meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Technical Cooperation in Pharmaceuticals, to be held in Rangoon. 2. Your E [...] | 2007-10-11 09:48:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BM |
07RANGOON1014 | BURMA: REGIME ATTEMPTS TO SHIFT FOCUS BACK TO [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Rangoon received a faxed letter from Acting PM Thein Sein addressed to Vice President Cheney, objecting to the UN PRST on Burma and declaring the regime intends to proceed with its seven step "roadmap to democracy." The regime's mass-member organization (USDA) continues [...] | 2007-10-11 09:54:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1015 | GOB CURFEW AND INTERNET BAN KILLING BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary. Although the GOB imposed a nightly curfew and banned outside internet access in order to derail political demonstrations, local businesses have also been derailed by the clampdown. Many companies, particularly those that traditionally do their best business at night, have be [...] | 2007-10-11 09:57:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV ELAB BM |
07RANGOON1018 | ARRESTS CONTINUE IN BURMA [...] (C) Reports of ongoing arrests, torture, and deaths in custody continue to circulate although they are growing more difficult to confirm as more activists go into hiding and become increasingly nervous about meeting Embassy employees. The authorities have reportedly begun arresting relatives o [...] | 2007-10-12 09:44:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1019 | BURMA: REGIME GUTS PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Prominent 88 Generation Students leader Htay Kywe was arrested October 13 along with four other pro-democracy activists. American Center students continue to be detained and arrested, and the leader of the Tuesday Prayer Campaign has been confined to her township for one year. [...] | 2007-10-15 10:05:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1025 | BURMA'S MONKS: PRAYING FOR THE REGIME TO FALL [...] (C) Summary: One of Burma's most senior monks told us the recent demonstrations of monks in Rangoon had grown from spontaneous outrage to the Pakkoku incident and in response to calls for a boycott broadcast on the Burmese language stations. Though he could not speak for all forty-seven of [...] | 2007-10-16 10:54:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1026 | BURMA: TRACK II PROCESS TRASHED [...] (C) SUMMARY: Advocates of engagement who looked to the unofficial European-led Track II process to reach key members of the GOB and offer concessions to promote further dialogue, were morose at the end of their October 2007 visit to Burma, which occurred shortly after the regime's latest brut [...] | 2007-10-16 11:40:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1027 | THE SECOND DEADLIEST DISEASE IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. Tuberculosis is one of the deadliest diseases in Burma, second only to malaria. According to the World Health Organization (WHO),approximately 40 percent of Burma's population is infected with TB, although some NGOs argue that up to 60 percent of the population could be infec [...] | 2007-10-17 03:37:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM |
07RANGOON1031 | BURMESE REGIME TALKS RESTRAINT BUT CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary. Embassy contacts confirmed authorities sentenced four NLD members to prison terms for their alleged roles in last month's protests, including an 85-year-old man. NLD sources reported three members of the NLD's youth wing were arrested in Mandalay on October 14. NLD Spokesman U [...] | 2007-10-17 10:00:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1035 | LIMITED PRODUCTION FROM BURMA,S ONSHORE GAS WELLS [...] (C) Summary. The GOB earned more than $2 billion in revenues last year from the oil and gas sector, although very little came from Burma's onshore fields. The Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) controls more than 70 percent of onshore fields, although the GOB has recently granted foreign [...] | 2007-10-19 08:37:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV EPET BM |
07RANGOON1036 | BURMESE GOVERNMENT IN DEBT FOR OIL AND GAS [...] (C) Summary. Despite more than $2 billion in revenues from oil and gas last year, the GOB owes three private companies more than $10 million for onshore oil production. GoldPetrol has outstanding invoices dating back to mid-2006, Focus Energy has not been paid in six months, and MPRL, a Burm [...] | 2007-10-19 08:47:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV EPET BM |
07RANGOON1037 | BURMA: REGIME FOCUS ON "ROADMAP" IGNORES ABUSES [...] (C) Summary. On October 18, the regime announced a new constitutional drafting commission amidst reports of ongoing arrests and convictions of pro-democracy activists. Embassy sources reported several family members of prominent monk U Gambira were arrested on October 16 and 17. NLD official [...] | 2007-10-19 09:59:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1041 | NEW AI OUTBREAK IN POULTRY IN BURMA'S BAGO DIVISION [...] (SBU) Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) officials informed us on October 22 that between October 18-19, approximately 500 quail died on two private farms in Thanatpin Township, Bago Division (75 miles north of Rangoon). Bago Division LBVD Deputy Director and staff co [...] | 2007-10-22 10:32:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON1042 | ILO SEEKS TO STRENGTHEN LABOR MECHANISM [...] (C) Summary. While the GOB has made some progress this year in addressing forced labor claims, it still drags its feet when investigating cases involving the military, ILO Liaison Officer Steve Marshall emphasized. Since signing the GOB-ILO Forced Labor Mechanism Agreement in February, the GO [...] | 2007-10-22 10:56:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1043 | BURMA: CRITICISM OF "ROADMAP" [...] (C) Summary. A etnic Karen former National Convention delegate told us the September crackdown makes it highly unlikely the public will ever support the results of the regime's so-called "roadmap to democracy." He said several of his fellow delegates have privately voiced concern over the re [...] | 2007-10-23 07:41:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1048 | AIR BAGAN LAMENTS LASTEST SANCTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Air Bagan's Managing Director rejected claims that the company's profits were being used to prop up the Burmese regime during an October 23 meeting. Instead, he and his colleagues emphasized that the company's only mission was to develop Burma's deteriorating aviation sector. Th [...] | 2007-10-23 08:58:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL EAIR BM |
07RANGOON105 | BURMA XXXXXXXXXXXX REPORT SENSITIVE SHIPMENT [...] (S) Summary: Embassy contacts XXXXXXXXXXXX shared with us on XXXXXXXXXXXX documents for 112 metric tons of "mixed ore" shipped on January 25 from Burma to China via Singapore. XXXXXXXXXXXX noticed that authorities treated the shipment as highly sensitive, and suspect it may have included uranium. O [...] | 2007-01-30 10:23:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MNUC BM CH |
07RANGOON1052 | MANDALAY CRACKDOWN MILDER THAN RANGOON [...] (C) Summary. Poloff visited Mandalay to observe any changes in the city since the September uprising and to try to obtain details of the demonstrations and subsequent military crackdown there. According to contacts we met in Mandalay, the demonstrations here were not as political as they wer [...] | 2007-10-24 08:03:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1056 | FEMINIST WRITERS' GROUP EXPRESSES OPTIMISM FOR [...] (C) Summary. Writers for a local feminist magazine expressed optimism for the future of democracy in Burma. They noted that the demonstrations in September differed from the 1988 demonstrations because this time the international community was watching. They also felt that a new generation ha [...] | 2007-10-24 10:24:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1057 | MEMBER LACKS CONFIDENCE IN CONSTITUTION COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary. Tun Aung Chain, a member of the Commission for Drafting the State Constitution, told us he harbors little hope that the process will lead to meaningful democracy in Burma. He explained that while the commission consists of 54 members representing various ethnic groups and profes [...] | 2007-10-25 05:09:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1060 | AUNG SAN SUU KYI MEETS WITH REGIME LIAISON [...] (C) Summary: Aung San Suu Kyi met with newly appointed liaison Aung Kyi at the Government Guest House the afternoon of October 25. Burmese State Television announced Acting PM Thein Sein would be appointed Prime Minister and that Quarter Master General LT GEN Tin Aung Myint Oo would replace T [...] | 2007-10-25 10:50:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1064 | BURMA: SOME PRISONERS RELEASED; KEY LEADERS STILL [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 25 the regime released 87 people it had arrested during last month's demonstrations, including 50 NLD members. However, the regime continues to arrest and detain prominent NLD and 88 Generation Students leaders, and to deny them proper medical attention. The gover [...] | 2007-10-29 10:23:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1069 | FRENCH COMPANY TO CONTINUE OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Although the European Union plans to impose new financial sanctions on the Burmese regime in light of the recent political turmoil, French-owned Total, which controls more than 31 percent of the Yadana gas fields, has no plans to pull out of Burma. Total's General Manager predic [...] | 2007-10-30 10:23:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV EPET BM |
07RANGOON1070 | BURMA: REPORTS OF RENEWED FIGHTING IN KAREN STATE [...] (C) Summary. A politically-active ethnic Karen relayed reports of renewed fighting in Karen State between KNU forces and the Burma Army-backed DKBA. The fighting reportedly began on October 28 when KNU forces attacked a Burma Army outpost in Kawkareik in southern Karen State. Our contact ci [...] | 2007-10-30 10:48:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1074 | BURMA: MONKS ON THE MARCH AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: Following a pro-regime rally in Pakokku that residents were forced to participate in, 200 monks marched through the city chanting and carrying the flag of the Buddhist clergy in a peaceful protest. A monk who participated told DVB the monks plan to continue the protests. He ur [...] | 2007-10-31 10:46:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1076 | BURMA SANCTIONS HITTING THE REGIME WHERE IT HURTS [...] (C) Summary. The Burmese regime, concerned about the latest U.S. economic sanctions, called several key businessmen to Nai Pyi Taw, including Tay Za and Steven Law, to discuss how best to deal with the sanctions. According to business contacts, the senior generals, unhappy with Tay Za for " [...] | 2007-10-31 11:22:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON FIN PGOV PREL BM |
07RANGOON1079 | BURMESE GOVERNMENT ONCE AGAIN CUTS OFF INTERNET [...] (C) Summary. Following the renewed march by 200 monks in Pakokku on October 31, Burma once again finds itself with no internet access. On November 1, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MTC) and Myanmar Teleport, Burma's two internet service providers (ISPs),officially announced th [...] | 2007-11-01 09:05:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS PGOV BM |
07RANGOON1082 | BURMA: MANDALAY MONKS REPORTEDLY PREPARING TO [...] (C) Summary: According to an 88 Generation Students leader, monks in Mandalay are preparing to renew their peaceful protests. Although we have heard no reports of any new demonstrations today, the Australian Ambassador told the Charge 80 monks were dispersed by police yesterday when they at [...] | 2007-11-01 10:37:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1083 | BURMA PREPARES FOR THE NOVEMBER ILO GOVERNING BODY [...] (C) Summary: The ILO representative in Burma provided an update of labor issues in Burma. This included the progress he has been able to make working with the Minister for Relations (and now Minister of Labor),Aung Kyi. He warned Aung Kyi that the long prison sentences to labor activists [...] | 2007-11-02 05:39:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1084 | BURMA: REGIME TO PNG UN COUNTRY CHIEF [...] (SBU) Summary: On the eve of Gambari's visit to Burma, the GOB announced that UN Resident Coordinator Charles Petrie was no longer welcome. Despite the UN's desire to maintain control of Gambari's schedule, Petrie was informed today the regime had its own schedule for Gambari and he should r [...] | 2007-11-02 11:10:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1088 | BURMA: REGIME HOLD GAMBARI IN NAY PYI TAW [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Envoy Gambari arrived in Rangoon November 3 and proceeded straight to Nay Pyi Taw where he was granted meetings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Relations (liaison with Aung San Suu Kyi). A UN official told us Gambari described his meeting with [...] | 2007-11-05 10:50:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1089 | DEMARCHES ON PIRACY DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-05 10:54:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KCSY PHSA PBTS PGOV PREL EWWT UN UNSC |
07RANGOON1090 | BURMA: A TALE OF TWO CRONIES [...] (C) Summary. Despite being the senior generals' two favorite cronies, Steven Law and Tay Za could not be more different. Steven Law, the son of a known drug smuggler, keeps a low profile and conducts his business with little fanfare. Known as a consummate businessman, Law is lauded for his [...] | 2007-11-06 09:44:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM |
07RANGOON1091 | BURMA: A TALE OF TWO CRONIES [...] (C) Summary. Despite being the senior generals' two favorite cronies, Steven Law and Tay Za could not be more different. Steven Law, the son of a known drug smuggler, keeps a low profile and conducts his business with little fanfare. Known as a consummate businessman, Law is lauded for his [...] | 2007-11-06 09:44:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM |
07RANGOON1093 | TAY ZA'S FAMILY TELLS THEIR SIDE OF THE STORY [...] (C) Summary. In a November 6 meeting, Tay Za's older brother, Thiha, and Tay Za's eldest son, Pye Phyo Tay Za, responded to the latest U.S. sanctions and attempted to clarify the nature of Tay Za's relationship with the senior generals. Thiha questioned why the USG singled out Tay Za as a cr [...] | 2007-11-07 10:48:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM |
07RANGOON1094 | BURMA: ASSK FINE; USG URGED TO KEEP PRESSURE ON [...] (C) Summary: Aung San Suu Kyi's personal doctor treated her last week for a minor infection in her hand. Her doctor told us she had a good first meeting with Minister of Relations Aung Kyi and that the two would meet on a weekly basis. According to the doctor, last week's meeting was cancel [...] | 2007-11-07 11:12:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1095 | AIR BAGAN LIVES IT UP WHILE CRYING POOR [...] (C) Summary. Regime crony Tay Za, celebrating Air Bagan's third anniversary on November 5, held a press conference where he emphasized Air Bagan's charity work in Burma, detailed the future of the airline, denounced close ties to the regime, and condemned U.S. sanctions. After the press co [...] | 2007-11-08 02:00:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV EAIR BM |
07RANGOON1096 | GAMBARI ACHIEVES LITTLE IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: We consider Gambari's most recent visit a failure, and most of the diplomatic and UN community based here agrees with us. He allowed himself to be held captive in the isolated capital, he only met with people the regime approved, and he obtained nothing but vague indications of [...] | 2007-11-08 11:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM |
07RANGOON1098 | BURMA'S INTERNATIONAL AVIATION INDUSTRY CRASHING [...] (C) Summary. Two of Burma's three international air carriers, Air Bagan and Myanmar Airways International (MAI),have begun to shut down their operations, although for very different reasons. Air Bagan, feeling the financial pinch of the latest round of U.S. sanctions, stopped its service to [...] | 2007-11-09 06:09:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV EAIR BM |
07RANGOON1099 | TALES FROM INSEIN PRISON [...] (C) Summary. NLD Spokesman U Myint Thein, recently released from Insein prison, detailed for us his experiences during his 34-day detention. While he did not experience physical torture, he said that others did. The police often awoke him in the middle of the night to subject him to three-h [...] | 2007-11-09 10:22:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1100 | AUNG SAN SUU KYI MEETS NLD LEADERS AND AUNG KYI [...] (C) Summary: In a two hour meeting with her party's Central Executive Committee (CEC),Aung San Suu Kyi described Minister of Relations Aung Kyi as a good man with whom she could work. She also told them that she believed the regime had a "genuine will for national reconciliation" and dialog [...] | 2007-11-09 11:18:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1102 | BURMA'S DOMESTIC AVIATION INDUSTRY NOSEDIVES [...] (C) Summary. Burma, the aviation hub of Southeast Asia fifty years ago, now struggles to service its domestic market. With tourist levels down more than 60 percent, Burma's aviation industry is in a state of disarray. Four domestic airlines currently operate in Burma -- Air Bagan, Myanmar [...] | 2007-11-13 03:13:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV EAIR BM |
07RANGOON1103 | BURMA: THE KNU,S RELUCTANT FIST [...] (S) Summary. KNU leaders said they believe tripartite dialogue offers the only path to real change, but they still have no faith in the regime to engage in genuine discussions. The KNU chairman said he would continue to work with other ethnic groups to apply political pressure on the governm [...] | 2007-11-13 07:56:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1104 | HOPE AND FEAR IN BURMA'S MON STATE [...] (C) Summary: Charge visited Mawlamyaing, Burma's third largest city and capital of Mon State, November 11 and 12. She met with NLD party members, who described themselves as hopeful that change would come soon, but still distrustful of the Burmese military. They indicated that they have regu [...] | 2007-11-14 10:25:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ELAB BM |
07RANGOON1105 | BURMESE REGIME DESTROYS EDUCATION TO KEEP CONTROL [...] (C) Summary. Myat Ko Ko, a member of the Embassy-funded Cosmopolitan Library Club, explained how the regime consolidates its power by destroying Burma's education system. While the children of the generals can afford to attend foreign universities, over 300,000 university students in Burma m [...] | 2007-11-14 11:05:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1107 | ZAW ZAW: A CRONY ON THE RISE [...] (C) While Tay Za and Steven Law remain the regime's favorite cronies, Zaw Zaw, Managing Director of construction company Max Myanmar and Chairman of the Myanmar Football Federation, is an up and coming crony. Zaw Zaw actively seeks favor with the senior generals, and competes with Tay Za fo [...] | 2007-11-15 05:09:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM |
07RANGOON1108 | BURMA: WHERE HAVE ALL THE TOURISTS GONE? [...] (C) Summary. Burma continues to feel the economic impact of the regime's violent crackdown in September. The tourism industry, which employs an estimated 500,000 people, continues to flounder as tourists cancel trips to Burma. In October, Burma only received 7,221 tourists, a 228 percent [...] | 2007-11-15 08:14:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV BM |
07RANGOON1109 | BURMA: INCSR II MONEY LAUNDERING AND FINANCIAL CRIMES [...] This report responds to reftel request for the INCSR II Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Report update. 2. Burma, a major drug-producing country, has taken steps to strengthen its anti-money laundering regulatory regime in 2006 and 2007. The country's economy remains dominated by state [...] | 2007-11-15 08:37:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR BM |
07RANGOON1111 | PINHEIRO RETURNS TO BURMA [...] (C) Summary: Pinheiro told the dip corps that cooperation he had received from the GOB had been positive. He had been given access to everyone he asked to see and taken to all the places he requested to visit. He noted, however, that his trip was not a "fact finding" mission because he had n [...] | 2007-11-15 11:39:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1112 | TORTURED DETAINEE SURVIVES BURMESE PRISON [...] (C) Summary. The chairman of an NLD township branch discussed the torture he underwent at interrogation centers and at Insein prison. USDA thugs arrested him on September 26 and sent him to interrogation centers for several days of torture and questioning, before transferring him to Insein Pr [...] | 2007-11-16 02:58:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1113 | EDEN GROUP PROSPERING DUE TO REGIME CONNECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Chit Khaing, owner and Managing Director of Eden Group and an up and coming crony, has parlayed his regime connections to amass great wealth, while most Burmese struggle to survive. A prominent construction company, Eden Group received a six-year contract to construct government [...] | 2007-11-16 05:31:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM |
07RANGOON1117 | WIF GRANT PROPOSAL FOR WOMEN,S EMPOWERMENT IN [...] Embassy Rangoon recommends the following project for EAP/RSP Regional Women's Issues Fund Small Grants Program (SG) for Locally-based Organizations: A. Identifying Information: --------------------------- a) Name of project: Strengthening Women Capacity Empowerment in Kachin State: App [...] | 2007-11-19 08:02:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KWMN KPAO KCRM SOCI BM |
07RANGOON1118 | BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY IN BURMA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Since 2005 Embassy Rangoon has funded 23 Burmese groups and NGOs to conduct grassroots civil society and capacity building projects throughout the country. To date, we have provided a total of USD 232,536 to these groups to support capacity building, vocational and educational [...] | 2007-11-19 09:55:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1119 | BURMA: FOUR STEPS BACKWARD, TWO STEPS FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: In his first public address since the September protests and regime crackdown, Senior General Than Shwe asserted the government would move forward with its "roadmap to democracy," and gave no indication he would alter the process to make it more inclusive. Than Shwe has sent hi [...] | 2007-11-19 10:27:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1120 | FIGHTING MULTIPLE DRUG RESISTANT TB IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary. Although the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated in 2003 that Burma's rate of new cases of multiple drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) was 4.4 percent, health NGOs working in Burma today believe the current rate to be as high as six percent. Independent studies conduct [...] | 2007-11-19 10:43:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED BM |
07RANGOON1122 | THAI PETROLEUM COMPANY TO INCREASE INVESTMENT IN [...] (C) Summary. Thai-owned PTTEP, one of the largest foreign investors in Burma's oil and gas sectors, plans to invest an additional $1 billion over the next three years to develop offshore block M9. PTTEP, which found substantial natural gas reserves in late 2006, intends to drill four addit [...] | 2007-11-20 11:42:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV EPET BM |
07RANGOON1127 | BURMA: INCSR I DRUGS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-21 09:56:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PREL BM |
07RANGOON1129 | BURMA: WHAT DIALOGUE? JUST ARRESTS [...] (C) Summary. According to an NLD spokesman, the regime has not responded to Aung San Suu Kyi's request for her to have additional, regular meetings with NLD officials. On November 20, authorities detained six more pro-democracy activists, four of whom remain in custody. One of the released [...] | 2007-11-21 10:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1130 | BURMA: INCSR I DRUGS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-21 10:31:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PREL BM |
07RANGOON1131 | CHINESE NOT ASKING MUCH OF BURMA [...] (C) Summary: China's Ambassador to Burma expressed satisfaction that the Than Shwe regime was making political progress, and urged the U.S. to be more patient and less critical. He did not offer any specific details on the November 14-16 visit of Vice Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Burma, whom [...] | 2007-11-21 10:55:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM |
07RANGOON1133 | NEW AI OUTBREAK IN BURMA'S EASTERN SHAN STATE [...] Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) officials informed us on November 23 that from November 4-18, approximately 1,858 chickens and 200 ducks had died in Katpa village tract, Naung Neing Village, located 5 miles from Kyaing Tone Township in Eastern Shan State. The Regi [...] | 2007-11-23 09:02:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON1136 | BURMA: ASSK WANTS ETHNIC LEADERS IN THE DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Ethnic pro-democracy activists U Ohn Tin and Khun Tu have been released, while the president of the Zomi National Congress and an MP-elect remain detained. During his detention, the authorities questioned U Ohn Tin regarding a statement ethnic leaders had made in support of Aung [...] | 2007-11-23 11:26:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1139 | WORKING TO FEED BURMA,S HUNGRY [...] (SBU) Summary. According to international NGOs, malnutrition rates are increasing in Northern Rakhine State (NRS). In the past year, humanitarian organizations have seen a 380 percent increase in severely malnourished patients seeking treatment due to drought, flood, and inflation. Action C [...] | 2007-11-26 07:13:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PGOV ECON BM |
07RANGOON114 | BURMA: HOW THE WELL-CONNECTED MAKE MONEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Aik Htun acknowledged that his position stems from his comfortable relations with major government and business players built on 30 years of experience working deals through the regime. He denied the widespread allegations connecting him to narcotics trafficking and money laund [...] | 2007-02-01 08:10:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SNAR BM |
07RANGOON1140 | BURMESE GENERALS PRIZE ORDER OVER LAW [...] (C) Summary. Kyaw Zaw Naing, head of the Global Green Group, which received a small grant in 2007 from Embassy Rangoon, described his efforts to promote legal knowledge with free law clinics throughout the country. Basic legal knowledge, he explained, will empower citizens to protect themsel [...] | 2007-11-26 07:15:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1143 | BURMA: UNICEF AND ILO ON CHILD SOLDIERS [...] (C) Summary. UNICEF and ILO representatives in Burma told Poloff they believed the use of child soldiers to be an ongoing problem, but had no way to accurately measure its scope. Current estimates were based almost entirely on anecdotal evidence, so could be misleading, they said. UNICEF de [...] | 2007-11-26 10:02:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1145 | PROMOTING DEMOCRACY IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. Rangoon-based Western missions met on November 21 to discuss the U.S., UK, Australian, and German small grants programs. Grants programs among the embassies focus either on infrastructure development or capacity building. The French Cultural Counselor said that he hoped to lo [...] | 2007-11-27 02:46:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1146 | BURMA: MORE ARRESTS RAISE TENSIONS, HIGHLIGHT LIES [...] (C) Summary. KIO officials confirmed that on November 22, the Burma Army arrested eight of the group's members, six of whom were released the next day. The KIO is negotiating for the release of the remaining two, believed to be senior regional leaders of the cease-fire group. While there we [...] | 2007-11-27 11:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1148 | BURMA: THE DIALOGUE IS DEAD [...] (C) Summary: PM Thein Sein told an Embassy contact that Than Shwe had dispatched him to ASEAN with two objectives: to cancel Gambari's briefing during the Summit, and to undermine support for U.S. sanctions on Burma. Thein Sein said Than Shwe had ordered him to walk out of the Summit if ASEA [...] | 2007-11-28 09:00:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1151 | NEW AI OUTBREAK IN EASTERN SHAN STATE [...] (SBU) The Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) informed us on November 29 that they discovered two dead chickens in Wam Kaung Quarter in the town of Tachileik (Eastern Shan State) on November 26. The township veterinary officer sent samples to Kyaing Tone Quarantine La [...] | 2007-11-29 11:29:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON1153 | HARDSHIP AND HEARTACHE IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. The end of November brought nothing but more hardship to the Burmese people and their beleaguered pro-democracy movement. Authorities obstructed a peaceful procession, closed an important monastery, and prevented a political prisoner from visiting his dying mother. They did [...] | 2007-11-30 10:58:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1155 | BURMA: WFP STRUGGLES TO REACH THE STARVING [...] (SBU) Summary. Burma's ruling military regime places significant restrictions on the movements of World Food Program (WFP) officials, as well as its cooperating partners and donor organizations. Attendees at a November 29 meeting on WFP issues complained that, with only a few exceptions, it [...] | 2007-11-30 11:42:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1164 | BURMA: THE WORLD ACCORDING TO THAN SHWE [...] (SBU) Summary. At a December 3 news conference for the diplomatic corps and members of the press, Minister of Information Brig Gen Kyaw Hsan, Director General of Police Khin Yi, and Minister of Labor (and Aung San Suu Kyi liaison) Aung Kyi showcased the inaugural session of the constitutiona [...] | 2007-12-06 02:36:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1165 | BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: Charge met with Dr. Tin Myo Win, aka Douglas, on December 6 to discuss his recent meetings with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK). ASSK appears less optimistic now than previous statements by NLD members have indicated about the quality of the dialogue to date, according to Douglas. Janu [...] | 2007-12-06 09:00:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM |
07RANGOON1168 | BURMA: INCREASED ACTIVITY IN KAREN STATE [...] (C) Summary. Karen National Union contacts told us the Burma Army has been increasing its presence and activities in Karen State. A recent announcement that the KNU will close a portion of a major road between Karen and Mon States was not approved by KNU headquarters and likely came from loc [...] | 2007-12-07 09:17:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1170 | BURMA: WHO,S WHO IN THE REGIME [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite persistent rumors of divisions within the Burmese military, we have not seen any evidence of exploitable schisms in the Than Shwe regime. While personality conflicts likely exist and some may be more moderate than others, so far no one has stepped up to challenge Than [...] | 2007-12-07 11:55:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1175 | BURMA: ACTIVISTS DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (C) Summary. Contrary to warnings by the authorities, human rights activist Myint Aye and his supporters held a ceremony commemorating the 59th anniversary of the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Rangoon on December 10. Poloffs observed a heavy plain-clothes police presence ou [...] | 2007-12-10 10:42:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1177 | BURMA: NO NEWS IS BAD NEWS [...] (C) Summary. Activist and DVB stringer Aye Myin Soe is in hiding and informed us there is no one left in Burma to research and file stories for the Norwegian-based broadcaster. Authorities have held his three colleagues - Ko Myat San, Win Maw, and Aung Gyi - in Insein Prison since their arr [...] | 2007-12-12 10:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1178 | BURMESE AIDS ACTIVIST PHYU PHYU THIN TIRED OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-14 06:40:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI BM |
07RANGOON1180 | BURMA: FIRST HUMAN AI CASE CONFIRMED [...] (U) On December 14, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Burmese Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed Burma's first case of human infection with the H5N1 avian influenza virus. The case involved a seven-year-old girl infected with the virus during a poultry outbreak in Kyaing Tone (Kangtung) [...] | 2007-12-17 09:19:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON1181 | BURMESE REGIME NOT TALKING [...] (C) Summary. Aung San Suu Kyi's personal physician, Dr. Tin Myo Win (Douglas),said that no meetings between Aung San Suu Kyi and Minister of Relations Aung Kyi have taken place since November 19. Rather than create a real dialogue, the government has preoccupied itself with the visa ban and [...] | 2007-12-17 09:23:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1185 | JUSTICE WAITS ANOTHER DAY IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary. Pro-democracy activist Htin Kyaw's trial was postponed until December 26 and will now be held in Insein Prison rather than a courthouse in Rangoon. His health continued to decline due to his hunger strike and family and supporters were worried for his well being. Labor activis [...] | 2007-12-18 09:31:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1191 | BURMA: HELPING PHYU PHYU THIN [...] (C) Summary: HIV/AIDS activist and NLD youth member Phyu Phyu Thin does not want to come out of hiding, contrary to Ref A. She believes she would be quickly arrested and unable to assist her patients. Phyu Phyu Thin's patients are in desperate need of quick funding in order to continue their [...] | 2007-12-19 10:09:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM KHIV EAID SOCI |
07RANGOON1200 | BURMA: THAI MFA DIRECTOR ON THE DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Thai MFA Director Kallayana described the behind-the-scenes maneuvering at the November ASEAN Summit that led to the cancellation of Gambari's briefing at the event. At the Summit, Thai PM Surayud had urged Burmese PM Thein Sein to upgrade the dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi by s [...] | 2007-12-21 11:35:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON1202 | EMBASSY RANGOON POC FOR MDB LOAN REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-26 06:42:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL BM |
07RANGOON1203 | WIN AUNG - A RISING CRONY WITH CONNECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Win Aung, owner of Dagon International Construction Company and Dagon Timber Ltd., and his family continue to use their close connections with the Burmese regime to amass great wealth. Although Dagon International specializes in the construction of luxury housing projects, it [...] | 2007-12-26 08:39:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM |
07RANGOON1207 | BURMA'S PRO-DEMOCRACY MOVEMENT STILL ALIVE [...] (C) Summary: Burma's famous comedian and political activist, Zarganar, is organizing monks, students, factory workers, and others to participate in follow-up demonstrations to the September marches. He recently received a letter from Aung San Suu Kyi thanking him for his role in organizing t [...] | 2007-12-27 10:19:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON121 | WFP BURMA APPEALS FOR INCREASED DONOR SUPPORT [...] SUMMARY: The World Food Program (WFP) seeks over $45 million in additional support from current and new donors to support its new Protracted Relief and Recovery Operations in Burma. The program will benefit 1.6 million vulnerable Burmese and will cost $ 51.7 million for the three-year project [...] | 2007-02-02 10:42:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PGOV BM |
07RANGOON1210 | SUSPECTED AI OUTBREAK IN POULTRY IN EASTERN SHAN [...] (SBU) Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) officials informed us on December 28 that from December 23-24, approximately 6 chickens died on one farm in Yang Kham village, Mong Hpayak Township in Eastern Shan State. Mong Hpayak Township is located 50 miles from Kyaing To [...] | 2007-12-28 08:02:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON1211 | DROPPING THE HAMMER ON CRONY STEVEN LAW [...] (C) Summary. Tun Myint Naing, a.k.a. Steven Law, is known among Burma's business circles as the regime's top crony. He is known to be close with both Senior General Than Shwe and Vice Senior General Maung Aye. In addition to owning Asia World Co. Ltd., one of Burma's most successful constr [...] | 2007-12-28 08:14:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM |
07RANGOON122 | BURMA: MORE INSURGENT GROUPS EMERGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recently received information about two small insurgent groups, each with about 200 armed soldiers, that continue to resist the SPDC. The Hanthawady Restoration Army in Mon State engages in armed conflict against the Burmese Army, while the Chin ethnic Zomi Revolutionary Army [...] | 2007-02-05 08:53:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL BM |
07RANGOON129 | BURMA: IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSC 1737 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-06 09:49:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KNNP IR BM |
07RANGOON134 | BURMA'S TB PROGRAM: SOME PROGRESS, LOOMING PROBLEMS [...] (U) Members of a World Health Organization (WHO) monitoring mission reported that, though progress has been made, serious problems loom in Burma's ability to identify and treat TB patients. Of primary concern are: the rising funding gap, impending drug shortage, increasing rate of HIV-infecte [...] | 2007-02-08 09:20:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TBIO BM |
07RANGOON135 | INDIA'S RELATIONS WITH BURMA'S MILITARY REGIME [...] (C) Summary: In the interest of national security and economic growth, India has taken what it views as a practical and realistic approach in its relations with Burma's military regime. Number 2 General Maung Aye is their main interlocutor, although he has expressed frustration with the slow [...] | 2007-02-08 10:30:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM PINR CH IN KS |
07RANGOON136 | BURMA SAYS, "NO MORE CHILD SOLDIERS...TRUST US" [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Burmese regime brought out its big guns on February 6 to persuade Rangoon-based diplomats that Burmese armed forces no longer recruit child soldiers. SPDC Secretary-1 Lt. Gen. Thein Sein and Foreign Minister Nyan Win SIPDIS both told diplomats that the regime has taken all [...] | 2007-02-08 11:34:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KOCI BM |
07RANGOON144 | BURMA: NOMINATION FOR APRIL 2-13 FSN POLITICAL [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Rangoon enthusiastically nominates Mr. Arthur Aye, Political/Economic Specialist, to attend the April 2-13 Political Training Course for FSNs at FSI. In a country that is on the frontline of transformational diplomacy, where our FSNs work in an extremely oppressive environmen [...] | 2007-02-09 11:38:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | AFSI AFSN AMGT PGOV PREL BM |
07RANGOON156 | BURMA'S ETHNIC MON STRADDLE THE FENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A New Mon State Party (NMSP) leader recently told us relations with the regime are not good, but the NMSP prefers to play along than to break its 20-year cease-fire and return to fighting. The NMSP recently traveled to three Mon districts to explain to the public why it downgrade [...] | 2007-02-15 03:38:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PREL SNAR BM |
07RANGOON166 | PREPARING FOR CHANGE IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: China's Ambassador to Burma provided a readout of Gen. Thura Shwe Mann's recent visit to China as well as senior military plans to move forward on its Seven Point Roadmap. He said Burma's number three general was most interested in ideas to get the Burmese economy moving. The C [...] | 2007-02-20 06:22:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM CH |
07RANGOON168 | BURMA: RESPONDING TO THE REGIME'S "ROADMAP TO [...] (C) Summary: Burma's military regime is preparing to wrap up its National Convention, debut a new constitution, and move forward with a national referendum within the next year. In doing so, the regime hopes to gain domestic and international acquiescence to a constitution that will cement t [...] | 2007-02-20 09:57:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PGOV PREL BM |
07RANGOON174 | THAI-BURMA ACMECS PROJECTS OFF TO SLOW START [...] (SBU) Summary: Thai aid projects in Burma, according to local embassy officials, are designed to encourage GOB economic reforms as well as helping those in need. Although the GOB has moved slowly on bilateral projects proposed under the Ayeyarwady/Chao Phraya/Mekong Economic Cooperation Strat [...] | 2007-02-21 09:26:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID BM TH |
07RANGOON181 | BURMA'S LEAST WANTED: THE ROHINGYAS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Muslim Rohingyas who inhabit Burma's Northern Rakhine State (NRS) are among the world's most oppressed and marginalized people. Burma's military regime refuses to recognize the Rohingyas as one of Burma's official ethnic groups, denies them citizenship, and systematically [...] | 2007-02-22 11:16:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM |
07RANGOON183 | BURMA EDGES CLOSER TO ILO AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: The ILO and the GOB have reached an ad referendum agreement on the establishment of a mechanism to address forced labor complaints. The ILO Governing Board and the Burmese Cabinet must approve the text before the agreement is signed, probably in Geneva. The ILO Liaison Officer [...] | 2007-02-23 09:43:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV BM |
07RANGOON184 | BURMA REGIME WARNS AMERICAN CENTER, BRITISH COUNCIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The MFA Deputy Director General of Protocol summoned DCMs from the U.S. and U.K. embassies on February 23 to issue a warning about public affairs activities of the embassy's American Center and the British Council. He stated that institutions that teach or provide information to t [...] | 2007-02-23 09:57:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO BM |
07RANGOON185 | BURMA: FRUSTRATION SURFACES IN RANGOON [...] (U) Summary: On February 22, thirty demonstrators gathered in front of Rangoon City Hall to protest Burma's deteriorating economic and social conditions in one of the largest public demonstrations in years. A crowd of two hundred gathered to watch the event. Some shouted to the demonstrator [...] | 2007-02-23 10:22:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM |
07RANGOON198 | LIFE IN SHAN STATE'S FORMER PRINCIPALITY OF HSIPAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent visit to Hsipaw revealed that recent Chinese migrants have changed the demographics and the economy of this former Shan principality. Family members of two Hsipaw political prisoners described their sentences and prison life. The regime maintains a watchful eye on pote [...] | 2007-02-26 10:57:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BM |
07RANGOON199 | BURMA: PRECARIOUS PEACE IN KAREN STATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Confusion continues to surround the reported cease-fire agreement between the SPDC and a breakaway faction of the KNU. Unlike earlier cease-fire agreements between the regime and other armed ethnic groups, the latest deal does not require the Karen faction to surrender their arms [...] | 2007-02-26 11:00:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PREF PREL BM |
07RANGOON203 | AI UPDATE: USAID/FAO VISITORS REVIEW BURMA EFFORTS [...] (U) Summary: Burma has not reported any new cases of AI since it contained a March-April 2006 outbreak in poultry in Mandalay and Sagaing Divisions through extensive culling. Recent sero surveillance detected AI antibodies in ducks in Mandalay and Bago Divisions, but examination by GOB, USAID [...] | 2007-02-27 05:27:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV CASC TBIO KLFU BM |
07RANGOON211 | BURMA: REGIME RELEASES DETAINED PROTESTERS [...] (C) Late on February 27, the police released all those detained for participating in last week's public protest against deteriorating economic and social conditions in Burma (reftel). The regime had arrested nine people and detained many of the participants' family members after the initial [...] | 2007-03-01 09:22:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM |
07RANGOON212 | BURMA HPAI OUTBREAK CONFIRMED, ACTION TAKEN [...] (U) Summary: On February 28, Burma's Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) reported to OIE an outbreak of H5N1 in chickens on a farm in the Rangoon township of Mayangone. Rangoon officials immediately culled all poultry at the farm by cremation, disinfected the farm, and began s [...] | 2007-03-01 10:01:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON22 | THAN SHWE REPORTEDLY RETURNING TO BURMA [...] (C) According to a contact at the Singapore Embassy, Senior General Than Shwe is alive and was released from Singapore General Hospital on January 8 after being treated for intestinal cancer. This source expected Than Shwe to return to Nay Pyi Taw shortly. Another reliable source confirmed [...] | 2007-01-08 09:12:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM |
07RANGOON220 | BURMA:DEVELOPMENT AND EXERCISING OF AVIAN AND [...] Summary: Burma's Ministry of Health finalized the National Strategic Plan for Prevention and Control of Avian Influenza and Human Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Plan on January 31, 2006. On October 16, Mekong Based Development Strategy and RAND Corporation facilitators led a tabletop exercis [...] | 2007-03-02 10:35:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON221 | BURMA AI OUTBREAK RESPONSE STAYS STRONG [...] (U) Summary: The GOB continued to respond effectively to the February 26-27 outbreak of AI found in poultry at an isolated farm in a Rangoon township. Measures include quarantine of the farm, a ban on the sale of eggs and poultry products in five townships, and close surveillance of humans and [...] | 2007-03-02 11:04:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON227 | BURMESE MILITARY STILL INTERESTED IN TALKING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Charge and DATT met with LTG Myint Swe on March 3 for another of their periodic exchanges of views (ref A). Deputy Foreign Minister Kyaw Thu also sat in on this meeting, unlike previous meetings, but he did not actively participate in the discussion. Charge tried to draw the G [...] | 2007-03-05 10:53:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM |
07RANGOON228 | BURMA DOES ITS BEST TO COPE WITH AI OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: Burmese authorities reported the death from Avian Influenza of sixteen chickens and five ducks in three additional townships of Rangoon from February 28 through March 2, in addition to those at the initial site (ref B). After tests for AI were positive at the three new sites, of [...] | 2007-03-05 11:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON232 | NO NEW CASES OF AI REPORTED IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary: Burmese authorities have reported no new cases of AI in poultry since March 2, and no human cases since the current outbreak in Rangoon began. Health Ministry officials are monitoring all health care facilities in Rangoon for patients with flu-like symptoms, but have not found [...] | 2007-03-06 09:34:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON247 | BURMA: NO NEW AI OUTBREAKS, SOURCE STILL UNCLEAR [...] (SBU) The GOB has reported no new cases of AI in poultry since March 2, and has reported no human cases. USAID and FAO specialists from Bangkok joined Burmese technicians in their central lab on March 7, and made a field trip to affected sites on March 8. Lab personnel in Burma have not iden [...] | 2007-03-07 10:28:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON248 | BURMA REGIME DETAINS MORE DEMONSTRATORS [...] (C) On the evening of March 6, Burmese authorities detained another seven participants in the February 22 protest in downtown Rangoon (ref B). Special Branch police picked up the seven from their homes around 22:00 and indicated that they would release them after further questioning. 2. ( [...] | 2007-03-07 12:08:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BM |
07RANGOON255 | INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS TO HELP BURMA,S WAR ON DRUGS [...] (U) SUMMARY: At a semi-annual Rangoon meeting of the Mini-Dublin Group, the countries tracking narcotics in Burma echoed concerns of the INCSR and UNODC Annual Report. All agreed that Burma is making credible progress in disrupting drug trafficking networks and reducing opium cultivation, bu [...] | 2007-03-09 11:55:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM BM |
07RANGOON259 | INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY IN BURMA [...] (SBU) In honor of International Women's Day, the Charge d'Affaires held a well-attended afternoon discussion on March 8 with women leaders from the National League for Democracy, the 88 Generation Students, ethnic representatives, and leaders of grass-roots NGOs. The Charge opened the discus [...] | 2007-03-12 09:58:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO |
07RANGOON262 | BURMA: REGIME DETAINS AMERICAN CENTER STUDENTS [...] (C) Summary: In an aggressive move against our American Center, the regime has detained several of our high-profile students and patrons. A prominent American Center student was detained at Yangon International Airport while departing Burma for the U.S. to participate in a State Department f [...] | 2007-03-12 11:23:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM KPAO OEXC |
07RANGOON269 | BURMA: THE NLD OPTS OUT OF THE REGIME'S ROADMAP [...] (C) Summary: The NLD has decided not to insert itself into the regime's "Seven Step Roadmap to Democracy." Instead, it will continue to boycott the steps of the roadmap and call for the regime to honor the results of the 1990 elections and convene the Parliament. Whether this particular dec [...] | 2007-03-13 10:37:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM |
07RANGOON272 | BURMA AI UPDATE: NO NEW OUTBREAKS, MORE HELP NEEDED [...] (SBU) The government of Burma has reported no new outbreaks of AI since the culling of affected poultry in Rangoon was completed on March 2. The GOB has reported no suspected cases in humans. In the affected areas of Rangoon, officials continue to monitor the health of poultry and humans, an [...] | 2007-03-14 06:42:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON274 | BURMA AI UPDATE: NEW POULTRY OUTBREAK [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB today reported a new outbreak of AI in Rangoon. Officials said that 500 chickens, 57 pheasants and 50 quails died at three different farms on March 10-11. Officials culled all remaining poultry at the affected farms on March 12. Rapid Test Kits showed positive results fo [...] | 2007-03-14 10:10:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON283 | BIOGRAPHY: SHWE MANN, BURMA'S DICTATOR-IN-WAITING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Most observers view General "Thura" Shwe Mann, the Burmese regime's number three, as Senior General Than Shwe's preferred successor. Infrequently seen in public, Shwe Mann quietly runs the Ministry of Defense and appears to have the respect of officers of all ranks. More than a [...] | 2007-03-16 07:31:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BM |
07RANGOON284 | BURMA AI UPDATE: FURTHER STEPS IN OUTBREAK RESPONSE [...] (U) Burmese officials reported no new outbreaks of Avian Influenza among birds on March 16. On March 13, the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) Director General notified OIE that PCR tests confirm the earlier announcement that Avian Influenza caused the March 10-11 poultry d [...] | 2007-03-16 10:31:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON287 | BURMA'S AI OUTBREAK IN POULTRY SPREADS FURTHER [...] (U) Summary: Burma's AI outbreak in poultry, which began on March 10-11, continues to spread. On March 18, the GOB responded to new outbreaks of AI in poultry at eight farms in another Rangoon township located near a major poultry producing area. Officials continue to respond by culling all [...] | 2007-03-19 09:21:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON304 | BURMESE AUTHORITIES RESPOND TO NEW AI CASES [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 21, after PCR testing, the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) publicly confirmed a March 18 outbreak of AI at a poultry farm in Rangoon Division (ref A). The GOB imposed stricter controls on the movement of people and poultry-related products in a six- [...] | 2007-03-23 04:24:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON305 | BURMESE REGIME CONTINUES TO HARASS ACTIVISTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The regime continues to detain and harass pro-democracy activists. Authorities arrested activist Htin Kyaw for the fourth time in four weeks. They unsuccessfully tried to prevent Min Ko Naing from visiting the family of a political prisoner. They detained two activists in Bago [...] | 2007-03-23 04:39:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BM |
07RANGOON313 | BURMA'S OFFSHORE WATERS BECOME MORE CROWDED [...] (U) Summary: Despite inconsistent results from new test wells, Burma's oil and gas potential continues to draw significant interest and investment from China, Russia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Korea, and Japan. The regime has granted exploration rights to all remaining blocks just offshore B [...] | 2007-03-28 09:11:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV EPET BM PGOV |
07RANGOON314 | FOREIGN MINISTRY WARNS AGAIN ABOUT AMERICAN CENTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: MFA Protocol Deputy Director-General U Soe Win summoned DCM and PAO to the Foreign Ministry on March 28 to reiterate warnings about the American Center activities (reftel). After repeating GOB directives that institutions that teach or provide information to the public must be r [...] | 2007-03-28 09:14:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO BM |
07RANGOON315 | BURMA AI UPDATE: MARCH 28, 2007 [...] (U) Summary: On March 23, Burma's Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) reported that the birds found dead at a quail farm in Hmaw Bi Township in Rangoon Division tested positive for Influenza type A. The farm owner requested the destruction of the birds before confirmation of A [...] | 2007-03-28 10:51:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON324 | BURMA'S AI OUTBREAK IN POULTRY CONTINUES [...] (U) Summary: The GOB confirmed AI was responsible for 600 poultry deaths at another chicken farm in Rangoon Division on March 28-30. Officials destroyed all remaining poultry and utensils on the affected farm in Mingaladon Township and, as a precautionary measure, at three nearby farms. Offic [...] | 2007-04-02 09:56:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON328 | THE BURMESE REGIME'S NUMBER ONE CRONY: TAY ZA [...] (SBU) Summary: To curry favor and win the most lucrative deals, 42-year old Tay Za, Burma's number one crony businessman, entertains regime leaders lavishly and hires their children in his many business ventures. Now active in all Burma's profitable sectors, Tay Za first made his name as an a [...] | 2007-04-03 05:33:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV BM |
07RANGOON33 | CHIN STATE: WHERE THERE IS WILL, THERE IS A WAY [...] (C) Summary: Charge visited the northern half of Chin State December 6-10 on a UNICEF-organized trip with other diplomats. This is another very pro-American area of Burma due to the past influence of American missionaries. Almost everyone we met spoke of the desire of Chin people to work in [...] | 2007-01-10 08:22:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CVIS PREF PHUM BM |
07RANGOON335 | BURMA LABOR ADVOCATE FORMS HUMAN RIGHTS GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY: A renowned Burmese labor lawyer and former political prisoner recently established a human rights monitoring group, Leading Stars, to help human rights victims file legal charges against their oppressors. Leading Stars plans to help defend political prisoners and promote politica [...] | 2007-04-04 09:03:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB BM |
07RANGOON345 | BURMA BEGINS TO ADDRESS FORCED LABOR AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: For the first time since early 2005, the GOB responded to two ILO case referrals and took action against officials accused of violating the prohibition against forced labor, and returned a child to his family. Two village officials were sentenced in the first investigation conduct [...] | 2007-04-09 10:43:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM BM |
07RANGOON357 | BURMESE VILLAGERS SUCCESSFULLY RESIST FORCED LABOR [...] (C) Summary. Two recent incidents in Burma demonstrated the effectiveness of raising awareness about individual rights in Trafficking in Persons (TIP) cases. According to Save the Children (STC),villagers in Karen State and Shan State who had received STC training took action to save forcibl [...] | 2007-04-11 06:43:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ELAB PGOV SMIG KCRM BM |
07RANGOON361 | BURMA'S MOE MYINT LAYS LOW AND PROFITS [...] (SBU) Summary: Moe Myint, a well-connected Burmese business leader, was accustomed to making money while keeping a low profile until he burst into the headlines recently as the head of the only Burmese private company to join the international rush for petroleum reserves beneath Burma's waters [...] | 2007-04-12 02:58:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EPET BM |
07RANGOON387 | BURMA: EIGHT MORE DEMONSTRATORS ARRESTED IN RANGOON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Eight persons staged a short demonstration on April 22 to protest continued electricity blackouts, unemployment, inflation, and high taxes. Burmese media coverage claimed that ordinary Burmese citizens, tired of demonstrations, seized eight demonstrators and handed them over to t [...] | 2007-04-25 00:54:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BM |
07RANGOON397 | BURMA AND NORTH KOREA RE-ESTABLISH DIPLOMATIC [...] (U) Visiting North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Yong-Il and Burmese Deputy FM Khaw Thu signed a protocol formally re-establishing diplomatic relations at Rangoon's Nikko Hotel on April 26. The ceremony was low-key with only one government media photographer present. When the two deputy [...] | 2007-04-26 10:45:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL BM |
07RANGOON407 | BURMA: WHO WOULD BE PRIME MINISTER? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Soe Win's extended stay in Singapore for medical treatment fueled many rumors about his successor. While several names have been suggested for the largely ceremonial post, it is not clear that anybody really wants the job. With several key regime leaders reportedly [...] | 2007-05-02 09:07:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BM |
07RANGOON41 | BURMA: DETAINED PRO-DEMOCRACY LEADERS RELEASED [...] (C) Summary: Early on January 11, the regime released the five detained leaders of the 88 Generation Students (88GS) movement. The five were treated well during their detention and were provided with food and medicine. They believe the regime detained them as pawns to be released at the ap [...] | 2007-01-11 11:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM |
07RANGOON419 | CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM FOR 3D FUND ROLLOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: As manager of the new Three Diseases Fund (3DF),on May 1, UNOPS signed the first contracts for projects in Burma to address malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS. UNOPS will obligate only funds already received from donors, approximately fifty percent of projects approved by the 3DF Board. [...] | 2007-05-04 04:38:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV PGOV BM |
07RANGOON42 | BURMA: TRANSLATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] For translating the 2006 Human Rights Report into the Burmese language, Embassy Rangoon plans to use "Option Two" (ref A). Post understands LS will translate the report after its release and R will provide funds for the translation (ref B). VILLAROSA [...] | 2007-01-12 06:09:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM APER KPAO BM |
07RANGOON447 | BURMA: KARENNI PEACE TALKS GOING NOWHERE FAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: The regime has quietly engaged leaders of the insurgent Karenni National People's Party in peace discussions in recent months. The key sticking point remains the status of Burmese Army bases in Kayah State. The Karenni may eventually cede this point, but appear to be in no hurry [...] | 2007-05-11 16:38:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS PREF BM |
07RANGOON46 | TREADING CAREFULLY, BUSINESSMAN SURVIVES WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: To survive in Burma's unpredictable, unfair and complicated business environment, local business reps must stay flexible and well informed. Dr. Maung Maung Lay is an unusual example of a respected business leader who is accepted by regime leaders, even though he criticizes their [...] | 2007-01-12 09:42:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV BM |
07RANGOON463 | BURMA: INFLATION SKYROCKETS, ECONOMIC [...] (U) Summary: In 2006, Burma's inflation rate rose to a staggering 57 percent, fueled by poor economic policies, higher input costs, further devaluation of the kyat, and higher fuel costs among other factors. While the poor continue to suffer, the middle class continue to struggle, and the we [...] | 2007-05-17 08:23:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV BM |
07RANGOON478 | BURMA: DEMOCRACY ADVOCATES GEAR UP TO RALLY PUBLIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The 88 Generation Students and other democracy activists continue their campaigns to mobilize the public, with the goal of preparing an effective public response when the regime unveils its dictated constitution. Meanwhile, the regime is using its proxy mass-member organizations i [...] | 2007-05-21 11:53:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BM |
07RANGOON489 | BURMA AI UPDATE: NEW OUTBREAK IN RANGOON [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 22, an outbreak of Avian Influenza in chickens occurred at an isolated poultry farm in Rangoon owned and controlled by the Burmese military. Officials destroyed all the birds and disinfected the premises, but did not institute any controls on the transport of poultry in [...] | 2007-05-24 09:22:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV CASC TBIO KLFU BM |
07RANGOON505 | EXCESSIVE AIRSPACE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Charge a.i conveyed reftel talking points to Kyaw Zeya, Deputy Director of MFA Consular and Legal Affairs Department, on May 30. Kyaw Zeya stressed that he did not have any direct knowledge of the November 22 airspace incident and that it did not reflect any change in Burmese policy. He surm [...] | 2007-05-30 10:35:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KREC MARR MOPS PHSA BM IN |
07RANGOON511 | BURMA REPORTS LAST WEEK'S AI OUTBREAK [...] (U) Summary: On May 28, the Director General of the Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) reported to OIE the May 22 outbreak of AI at an isolated chicken farm on Burmese military premises in Rangoon. The Ministry of Health continues to observe over 30 people in the outbreak are [...] | 2007-05-31 09:50:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON52 | NO BIG POWER STRUGGLE BEHIND CUSTOMS ARRESTS [...] (C) Summary: Since June, police have arrested over 300 customs officials in an ongoing corruption investigation, including the Director General, reportedly a Than Shwe favorite. While some speculate that the regime acted to increase revenues that were lost through bribes to customs officials, [...] | 2007-01-16 06:00:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ETRD BM |
07RANGOON526 | ICRC READY TO INCREASE PRESSURE ON BURMA [...] (C) Summary: Frustrated by lack of progress in resolving the GOB's restrictions on International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) humanitarian activities in Burma, ICRC has given the Minister of Home Affairs and other GOB officials an ultimatum: if regime leaders will not agree to meet ICRC P [...] | 2007-06-01 11:35:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON551 | AI OUTBREAK IN BURMA'S BAGO DIVISION [...] (U) Summary: PCR tests conducted on June 4 confirmed that avian influenza caused thirty chicken deaths at an army farm in Bago division, 40 miles north of Rangoon. The chickens started to die on June 1, and Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) officials culled the remaining 970 [...] | 2007-06-08 02:54:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV CASC TBIO KLFU BM |
07RANGOON555 | BURMA: 2007 COUNTERNARCOTICS REPORT CARD [...] (U) This message responds to ref A request for a report on the Government of Burma's cooperation on counternarcotics efforts, based on benchmarks established in the prior year, in preparation for the FY 2008 certification process. 2. (SBU) Begin Text of 2007 Certification Report Card: [...] | 2007-06-08 09:17:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM BM |
07RANGOON563 | BURMA'S GAS EXPORTS FUEL A RECORD TRADE SURPLUS [...] (U) Summary: Burma's total trade reached approximately $8 billion in 2006-07, a record high. The country's rich natural resources, especially natural gas, dominated exports, while domestic fuel demand made diesel the top import. Government-owned enterprises dominated both sectors, controllin [...] | 2007-06-11 09:11:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PGOV BM |
07RANGOON588 | THREE DISEASES FUND OMITS PRIVATE SECTOR TREATMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Population Services International (PSI) did not receive funding from the Three Diseases Fund (3DF) to continue its effective TB treatment program in Burma. The 3DF instead chose to support the TB programs of the World Health Organization and the Myanmar Medical Association (MMA [...] | 2007-06-18 10:03:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAID TBIO PGOV BM |
07RANGOON60 | BURMA'S LEADER KEEPING UP APPEARANCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior General Than Shwe returned to Burma on January 12 from his hospital stay in Singapore. He appeared briefly in the Burmese media on January 15 and 16, chairing the quarterly SPDC meeting in Nay Pyi Taw and welcoming PM Soe Win back from the ASEAN Summit in Cebu. Although ru [...] | 2007-01-17 09:25:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BM |
07RANGOON600 | BURMA'S SHWE GAS GOES TO CHINA, MAYBE [...] (U) Summary: During his recent visit to China, Lt.Gen.Thein Sein, State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) Secretary-1, said arrangements were made for the export of SIPDIS natural gas from Burma to China. The GOB has not officially confirmed the decision, but Thein Sein's remarks were ca [...] | 2007-06-21 02:31:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON PGOV BM |
07RANGOON61 | BURMA UNSCR: REGIME GLOATS, OPPOSITION REGROUPS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reaction in Burma to China and Russia's veto of the UN Security Council Burma resolution has split as expected. The regime gloated and claimed the result demonstrated international repudiation of U.S. and British meddling in Burma's internal affairs. Pro-democracy groups in Burm [...] | 2007-01-18 05:14:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BM |
07RANGOON634 | INSUFFICENT FUNDING FOR BURMA'S MALARIA EPIDEMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a gradual decline in morbidity and mortality from malaria over the last 10 years, malaria continues to be one of Burma's greatest health problems. As the GOB has done little to provide the drugs and commodities needed to limit the spread of the disease, most of the burd [...] | 2007-07-09 10:40:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI BM PGOV PREL |
07RANGOON643 | BURMA REGIME ISSUES ANOTHER WARNING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: a senior Foreign Ministry official summoned DCM and Acting PAO to a meeting on July 9 to repeat previous GOB complaints about the activities of the American Center. Unlike previous meetings, which focused on specific events the American Center hosted, this time the GOB criti [...] | 2007-07-11 08:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO BM |
07RANGOON645 | BURMA: KEY REGIME CRONY LIKELY TO BUILD DEEP SEA [...] (C) Summary: Tun Myint Naing aka Steven Law of Asia World Co. Ltd. has emerged as a key regime crony running one of Burma's most powerful business conglomerates. Local reports that Asia World has won the right to build a deep sea port at Kyauk Phyu in Rakhine State appear premature. However, As [...] | 2007-07-12 05:18:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV BM |
07RANGOON68 | BURMA'S ILO INITIATIVE STALLS AFTER UNSC VOTE [...] (C) Summary: After recently making hurried, but significant, progress on a mechanism to address forced labor with ILO, the GOB fell silent in the wake of the unsuccessful January 12 UN Security Council vote on the Burma resolution. ILO Liaison Officer Richard Horsey attributes the GOB's earlie [...] | 2007-01-18 09:45:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PHUM PGOV BM |
07RANGOON683 | NEW ILO REP CAUTIOUSLY OPTAMISTIC ABOUT LABOR [...] (C) Summary: New ILO Liaison Officer Steve Marshall was cautiously optimistic about the GOB's willingness to address its commitments under the 2007 ILO-GOB mechanism to address forced labor. The GOB has begun to set up local committees to address forced labor cases referred by the ILO and r [...] | 2007-07-26 01:15:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | BM ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM |
07RANGOON688 | NEW AI OUTBREAK IN BURMA,S MON STATE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-27 09:11:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON689 | NEW AI OUTBREAK IN POULTRY IN BURMA,S MON STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Based on both Rapid Test Kit results and PCR tests, the Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) confirmed on July 26 a new outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza on two farms in Mon State. More than 600 chickens died and the remaining 312 were culled. The munici [...] | 2007-07-27 09:16:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON7 | BURMA'S TOP GENERAL IN SINGAPORE FOR HEART [...] (C) Summary: The Singaporeans confirmed to us that Senior General Than Shwe is in Singapore General Hospital undergoing treatment for a coronary artery blockage. His treatment is expected to continue for the next few days. No. 2 General Maung Aye is reportedly in charge. Post has no reaso [...] | 2007-01-03 09:17:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM |
07RANGOON702 | NEW AI OUTBREAK IN POULTRY IN BURMA'S BAGO DIVISION [...] (SBU) On August 1, Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department confirmed that between July 26 and July 30, 37 chickens died on a private farm in Letpadan Township in Thayawaddy District of Bago Division. Letpadan Township is located 160 kilometers north of Rangoon on the highway to P [...] | 2007-08-01 10:33:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON706 | WILL CHINA OR THE U.S. DEVELOP BURMA'S OIL AND [...] (C) Summary: Well-connected businessman Moe Myint, who is heavily involved in the Burmese oil and gas sector, emphatically denies rumors that the GOB has an agreement to sell Shwe gas to the Chinese. Moe Myint claims the Korean company Daewoo has rights to develop the Shwe gas field and ref [...] | 2007-08-02 11:37:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV EPET BM |
07RANGOON718 | INTERNET SLOWLY DEVELOPING IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. Despite the GOB's continued efforts to limit access to the outside world via the internet, the Burmese are creatively finding ways to circumvent regime bans. Users, particularly the younger generation, employ proxy servers or web tunnel programs to access block programs, such [...] | 2007-08-08 11:05:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ECPS PGOV BM |
07RANGOON72 | ICRC CUTS STAFF BUT STANDS FIRM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Burma has steadily reduced its staff in the wake of regime requirements that forced ICRC to curtail most of its activities. However, ICRC's prosthetics program continues to operate at full strength. ICRC is committed to maint [...] | 2007-01-19 08:48:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID BM |
07RANGOON721 | ILO FOLLOWING BURMA LABOR ACTIVISTS' TRIAL [...] (C) Summary. Upon hearing of the secret trial of six labor activists, four of whom were arrested on May 1 outside of the American Center, new ILO Liaison Officer Steve Marshall relayed concerns that the GOB is unfairly targeting these individuals, not because they attempted to form a labor u [...] | 2007-08-09 11:24:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON722 | POSITIVE STEPS IN ILO-BURMA COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. Despite the GOB's lack of transparency on the trial of six labor activists (Ref A),ILO Liaison Officer Steve Marshall is pleased in general with the GOB's cooperation on labor practices. The GOB, implementing the 2007 ILO-GOB mechanism to address forced labor, recently approve [...] | 2007-08-10 01:33:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON738 | LACK OF COMPENSATION A CONCERN FOR AI REPORTING [...] (C) Summary. While FAO Representative Tang Zhengping is confident that farmers are reporting all cases of avian influenza to the Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department, he fears that lack of compensation for affected farmers may result in notification delays. Due to a shortage [...] | 2007-08-14 08:38:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON746 | DAEWOO NEGOTIATING WITH CHINA FOR SHWE GAS [...] (C) Summary. The GOB continues to pressure Daewoo International Corp., the Korean-based company that holds a 25-year concession to develop and produce Shwe gas, to sell the gas to the Chinese. Daewoo has two options - to either sell gas to China or liquid natural gas (LNG) to Korea. The com [...] | 2007-08-15 09:35:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV EPET BM |
07RANGOON749 | BURMESE FUEL PRICES RISE 100 PERCENT [...] (U) On August 15, the GOB imposed a price hike on gasoline, diesel fuel, and natural gas, allegedly to keep up with global oil prices. The price of gasoline increased 67 percent overnight, from 1,500 kyat (USD 1.17) per gallon to 2,500 kyat (USD 1.94) per gallon. Diesel fuel prices doubled, [...] | 2007-08-15 11:10:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EINV PREL BM |
07RANGOON750 | BURMA'S REPRESENTATIVES TO 62ND UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-16 03:27:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA BM |
07RANGOON754 | JAPANESE TRADE WITH BURMA ON THE RISE [...] (SBU) Summary. Trade relations between Japan and Burma have improved during the past five years, in Burma's favor. According to the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO),Burma exported more than $245 million in products to Japan in 2006, an increase of 139 percent since 2001. Burma im [...] | 2007-08-17 06:26:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL BM |
07RANGOON782 | VIETNAM PM DISCUSSES TRADE WITH BURMA - TALK, NO MUCH [...] (SBU) Summary. During a two-day visit to Burma, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, accompanied by a delegation of 47 Vietnamese businessmen, met with Senior General Than Shwe, Acting Prime Minister General Thein Sein, and the Chamber of Commerce. During the meetings, the Burmese leade [...] | 2007-08-24 06:05:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV ENRG BM |
07RANGOON8 | THAIS PRESSURE KARENS TO TALK TO THE BURMESE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Karen National Liberation Army sources claim the Thai military is pressuring it to engage in cease-fire talks with the Burmese regime. The Karen say they will insist that the Burmese army pull back from areas where they have driven out Karen villagers and stop its human rights v [...] | 2007-01-03 09:25:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINS BM |
07RANGOON809 | GOB DECLARES MON STATE FREE OF AI [...] (SBU) Summary. The Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) on August 23 declared Thanbyuzayat Township in Mon State free of Avian Influenza after the July 26 outbreak. LBVD officials conducted post-outbreak surveillance in the area, and collected samples from 28 chicken f [...] | 2007-08-29 08:40:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON81 | BURMA REGIME TRIES TO STOP TUESDAY WORSHIPPERS [...] (C) Summary: On January 16, GOB backed thugs in civilian clothes verbally and physically attacked pro-democracy activist Naw Ohn Hla and her group who go to Shwe Dagon Pagoda every Tuesday to pray for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all of Burma's political prisoners. When she tried to fi [...] | 2007-01-23 10:50:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BM |
07RANGOON810 | DENGUE: A GROWING PROBLEM IN BURMA [...] (SBU) Summary. Dengue fever is a growing concern in Burma, with more than 9,500 reported cases and 117 deaths due to dengue in the first seven months of 2007. The number of cases reported, however, may not reflect the real situation, as the World Health Organization (WHO) believes that non-sy [...] | 2007-08-29 09:07:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO EAID SOCI PGOV AMED AMGT CASC ECON BM |
07RANGOON817 | INVESTORS TRAPPED IN DECREPIT INDUSTRIAL ZONES [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOB established industrial zones in 2002 to promote the development of Burma's industrial sector. Currently, more than 9,500 factories operate in 18 industrial zones, employing almost 180,000 people. Many factory owners complain that business conditions in the industrial z [...] | 2007-09-04 02:46:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EINV PREL BM |
07RANGOON838 | IMF CONDUCTS ARTICLE IV CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) Summary: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team visited Burma August 22-September 4 for annual Article IV consultations. The team found that despite improvements in revenue collections and more than $2 billion in oil and gas revenues, the GOB capital expenditures remain high, resultin [...] | 2007-09-07 09:36:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | BM ECON EFIN IMF PGOV |
07RANGOON840 | ILO DISMISSES FOUR FORCED LABOR CASES [...] (C) Summary. For the first time since the ILO has been in Burma, the ILO and Burmese Government conducted joint investigations into four forced labor cases. ILO Liaison officer Steve Marshall, accompanied by Ministry of Labor officials, traveled to Southern Rakhine State August 27-30 to foll [...] | 2007-09-07 09:57:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON842 | SUSPECTED AI OUTBREAK IN POULTRY IN BURMA,S MON [...] (SBU) Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) officials informed us, FAO and the WHO on September 7 that between August 30 and September 1, 86 chickens died on a private farm in Moulmein, the capital of Mon State. On September 1, Moulmein District LBVD Deputy Director and s [...] | 2007-09-07 11:04:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON857 | AI FIELD TRIP SHOWS GOB IMPLEMENTING BIOSECURITY MEASURES [...] (SBU) Summary. During a field trip to Taikkyi Township in Northern Rangoon Division, Embassy officers saw firsthand how the Burmese Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department (LBVD) and local farmers implemented avian influenza biosecurity procedures. LBVD, in conjunction with the FAO and W [...] | 2007-09-11 09:54:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID AMED PGOV PREL CASC TBIO KFLU BM |
07RANGOON859 | BURMESE PRIVATE SECTOR VIEWS OF THE ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: The Charge on September 4 hosted a roundtable discussion for the IMF Article IV Consultation team with Burmese private sector business and economic observers. The Burmese roundtable participants discussed problems in the banking industry, the rampant problem of illegal border t [...] | 2007-09-11 10:44:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV IMF BM |
07RANGOON861 | IMF PERSPECTIVES ON GOB ECONOMIC DECISIONMAKING [...] (C) Summary. The IMF team, during its Article IV consultations August 22-September 24, observed that all economic decisions, including the August 15 fuel price hike, are made at the top, with some input from the Ministries. The GOB ministries are highly compartmentalized, and economic recomm [...] | 2007-09-11 11:28:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV IMF BM |
07RANGOON871 | TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION IN BURMA [...] Summary. Burma's garment and textile sector faces many difficulties, including poor investment climate and crumbling infrastructure. It has the added disadvantage of being subject to U.S. sanctions. In the past five years, employment levels and company profits in the Burmese garment and tex [...] | 2007-09-13 10:26:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX BM |
07RANGOON878 | BURMA'S SHRINKING APPAREL INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) Summary. Burma's textile and apparel industry, once a vibrant and thriving industry, continues to lose competitiveness on the world market. Burmese apparel exports have dropped 56 percent, from 661.8 million in 2003 to 288.8 million in 2006. Private industry officials are confident th [...] | 2007-09-14 09:18:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KTEX BM |
07RANGOON89 | REGIME STRONGARMS BURMESE SUGARCANE FARMERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Authorities from Aunglan Township, Magway Division, ordered local sugarcane farmers to sell their crops to government sugar mills at less than one-third the market price. When farmers opted to sell their cane to local cottage industries that produce brown sugar using traditional [...] | 2007-01-24 10:46:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BM |
07RANGOON893 | BURMESE WORKERS DEMAND HIGHER WAGES [...] (SBU) Summary. Between January and August, Burmese workers in industrial zone areas protested more than 60 times, often calling for higher wages or improved working conditions. Approximately 180,000 workers are employed in industrial zone factories, making an average of $23 a month. Laborer [...] | 2007-09-17 09:46:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON EINV PREL PGOV BM |
07RANGOON897 | GOB DEFENDS PUNISHMENT OF SIX LABOR ACTIVISTS [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with ILO Liaison Officer Steve Marshall, the Minister of Labor defended the September 7 conviction of six labor activists for their affiliation with a May 1 labor workshop at the American Center. He denounced claims that the six were being punished for filing forc [...] | 2007-09-18 09:28:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON9 | REQUEST FOR ADVISORY OPINION ON REFUGEE INQUIRY [...] (U) On 29 December 2006, Post received an e-mail forwarded by AskCA@state.gov, requesting the inquirer to contact the U.S. Embassy or nearest consulate for information and assistance. The original 19 December 2006 e-mail from Journalist.sss@gmail.com reads as follows: Begin text. Dear Si [...] | 2007-01-03 11:01:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PREF BM |
07RANGOON900 | MONKS MARCH AGAIN IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary. On September 18, large groups of monks staged peaceful processions in Rangoon and at least three other cities in Mandalay Division and Rakhine State. We received no reports of violence and are seeking to confirm information authorities in Rangoon arrested ten monks affiliated w [...] | 2007-09-18 12:20:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON901 | BURMESE PURCHASING POWER DECREASING AS PRICES RISE [...] (SBU) Summary. The sudden increase of fuel prices in mid-August triggered an immediate increase in commodity and transportation costs. Although many of these prices have fallen since their initial hike, prices are still higher than pre-August 15 levels. Only a few companies increased wages f [...] | 2007-09-19 05:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL BM |
07RANGOON904 | ILO DISCUSSES GOB ACTION ON FORCED LABOR [...] (C) Summary. Since the February signing of the GOB-ILO Forced Labor Mechanism Agreement, the Burmese Government has investigated 10 cases of forced labor involving the military, resolving five of them. According to the ILO, the GOB resolved the cases involving children first, but has yet to [...] | 2007-09-19 08:07:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON906 | BURMA WATCHES AS MONKS CONTINUE PROCESSIONS [...] (C) Summary. Since September 16, we have confirmed at least ten processions by monks in five separate states and divisions in Burma. On September 19, monks led processions in Rangoon and Mandalay. Embassy sources reported that the day before, police in Sittwe used tear gas to disperse a mar [...] | 2007-09-19 09:53:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON910 | BURMA: PROTESTS GATHER MOMENTUM [...] (C) Summary. On September 24, Embassy officers observed several demonstrations in Rangoon, the largest of which numbered well into the thousands and consisted of both monks and civilians. In a significant change, the demonstrations have taken on an overt political tone in the past few days w [...] | 2007-09-25 10:44:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON911 | BURMA: PROTESTS GROW INCREASINGLY POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary. On September 25, several thousand monks and civilians again marched unimpeded through Rangoon for over four hours. Embassy observers reported these protests have now taken on a clearly political tone. Several other smaller protests reportedly occurred in other parts of the co [...] | 2007-09-25 11:38:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON913 | REGIME CRACKS DOWN BUT PROTESTS CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary. On September 26, the regime began to crack down on protestors in Rangoon. The government announced a dusk to dawn curfew would begin at 1745 tonight. At least 500 monks and 2,000 civilians defiantly continued their demonstrations on September 26, despite a significant and visi [...] | 2007-09-27 01:19:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON914 | EMBASSY CONVENES EAC AND TOWN HALL MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Embassy on September 25 held an EAC meeting to discuss security given the current political situation. The EAC agreed that the Embassy's security posture was sufficient given the current political situation. The EAC recommended town hall meetings to discuss recent devel [...] | 2007-09-27 01:19:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC AMGT PREL AEMR BM |
07RANGOON918 | EMBASSY CONVENES SEPTEMBER 27 EAC MEETING [...] (SBU) On September 27 the Embassy convened another EAC to discuss yesterday's resort to violence against the demonstrators. RSO reported that our current security posture was sufficient, because none of the activity has been targeted at the Embassy or Embassy personnel. A curfew has been imp [...] | 2007-09-27 09:08:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BM ASEC CASC AMGT PREL AEMR |
07RANGOON924 | GOB TRIES TO DEFEND ITS ACTIONS AGAINST PROTESTORS [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister U Maung Myint on September 27 relayed to the diplomatic corps the GOB's version of "real" political situation. He argued that the 88 Generation Students, the NLD, and the U.S. Government were behind the marches, forcing monks to protest and that the gov [...] | 2007-09-27 11:11:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON926 | CRACKDOWN RESULTS IN CASUALTIES [...] (C) Summary. The regime resorted to violence against peaceful protests for a second day of the regime's crackdown. Embassy officers observed security forces shooting into crowds, using tear gas to disperse crowds, and beating defiant protesters. We have received reports of numerous injuries [...] | 2007-09-27 11:59:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON93 | BURMA: RELEASED PRO-DEMOCRACY LEADERS STRATEGIZE [...] (C) Summary: Recently released leaders of the 88 Generation Students, Min Ko Naing and Ko Ko Gyi, appreciate the United States' efforts to pass a UNSC resolution on Burma and emphasize their group is not discouraged by China's and Russia's vetoes. They believe the regime is gearing up for a [...] | 2007-01-26 10:53:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM |
07RANGOON934 | EMBASSY CONVENES SEPTEMBER 28 EAC MEETING [...] (SBU) Embassy Rangoon's Emergency Action Committee met on September 28 to discuss the security situation in Burma given the GOB's continued violence against demonstrators. RSO reported that because there was still no direct threat to American citizens, the Embassy's current security posture wa [...] | 2007-09-28 08:17:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC AMGT PREL AEMR BM |
07RANGOON941 | BURMA PROTESTS SUBSIDE BUT BECOME MORE VIOLENT [...] (C) Summary. Clashes between security forces and small groups of demonstrators continued in downtown Rangoon on September 28. Today's demonstrations were significantly smaller and less organized than in the past. For the first time since August 17, we did not observe any monks participatin [...] | 2007-09-28 11:13:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON948 | BURMA: A REVOLUTION PAUSES - ANGER SEETHES [...] (SBU) Summary: The appearance of normalcy returned to Rangoon today. Many barricades have been removed from downtown intersections, monasteries, and the Shwe Dagon Pagoda. Military and police are stationed throughout the city, although in fewer numbers. UN Special Envoy Gambari was whis [...] | 2007-10-01 11:29:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON949 | PROTESTS AFFECT BANKING AND DEMAND FOR DOLLARS [...] (C) Summary. The kyat has depreciated 7.3 percent against the dollar since August 15, due to the unexplained fuel price hike, subsequent rise in commodity prices, and ongoing political turmoil. The number of money changers in Rangoon has decreased, and those left prefer to change and hold [...] | 2007-10-01 11:29:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EFIN PREL BM |
07RANGOON952 | BURMA - HUMANITARIAN DISASTER DECLARATION [...] This is an action cable. Please see para 4. 2. Summary. The current political situation in Burma has exacerbated the ongoing humanitarian crisis, particularly among women and children in Burma. 2007 UNICEF figures estimate that more than 35 percent of children under five were malnourish [...] | 2007-10-02 09:38:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA TBIO EAID VM |
07RANGOON954 | GAMBARI DEPARTS BURMA, ACTIVIST SEEKS ASYLUM [...] (C) Summary: UN Special Envoy Gambari reportedly met with Senior General Than Shwe and Aung San Suu Kyi before departing Burma today on a Silk Air flight. He provided no outbriefing to the diplomatic corps. A prominent pro-democracy activist and key organizer of last week's demonstrations [...] | 2007-10-02 10:41:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON970 | BURMESE GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO BLOCK INTERNET [...] (C) Summary. The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications and Myanmar Teleport, Burma's two internet service providers (ISPs),continue to block access to the internet, following a September 27 government order to cut service. Myanmar Teleport subscribers can still send email to other local [...] | 2007-10-03 11:00:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ECPS PGOV BM |
07RANGOON971 | BURMA: UN SILENT ON GAMBARI VISIT [...] (C) Summary: UN Resident Coordinator Charles Petrie declined to give us a readout on Gambari's meetings until after Gambari briefs UNSYG Ban Ki Moon and the UN Security Council, although we learned he provided a quiet readout to the French and UK Ambassadors yesterday evening. Nightly raids [...] | 2007-10-03 11:23:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON972 | BURMA: REGIME ACTIONS HARDEN JAPANESE, FRENCH, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Journalists and diplomats in Rangoon are scrambling to get read-outs on Gambari's September 30-October 2 visit to Burma, but the senior UN official in Burma will not offer many insights (septel). The Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister could not meet with many senior officials duri [...] | 2007-10-03 11:40:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM JA FR GM BM |
07RANGOON974 | IGNORING POLITICS, INDIA AND BURMA SIGN ENERGY [...] (C) Summary. Indian Minister of Petroleum Murli Deora, accompanied by GOI-owned Oil and Natural Gas Company Videsh Ltd. (OVL) Managing Director R.S. Butola, visited Burma September 23-25 to discuss new opportunities for oil and gas investment. On September 24, OVL signed a petroleum sharing [...] | 2007-10-04 07:19:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV EPET BM |
07RANGOON977 | RAIDS AND ARRESTS CONTINUE IN BURMA [...] (C) Summary: The Charge d'Affaires has been summoned to Nay Pyi Taw to meet with the Deputy Foreign Minister for a one-on-one meeting about the situation; we learned that the Chinese and Russian Ambassadors had been invited for similar meetings today. Nightly arrests and raids on monasteries [...] | 2007-10-04 11:29:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON982 | BURMA: U.S. URGED TO SUPPORT OFFER TO AUNG SAN SUU [...] (C) Summary: A contact close to Burma's military leadership urged the U.S. to support Than Shwe's offer to begin a dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi and urged the U.S. or UN to seek a meeting with her soon. He recommended Aung San Suu Kyi consult with prominent members of Burmese society other [...] | 2007-10-05 12:23:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON984 | BURMA: CALM APPEARANCE MASKS ONGOING ABUSES [...] (C) Summary. Raids and arrests continued in Burma despite the appearance of normalcy in the streets. Authorities publicly claimed to have detained 2,093 persons since September 25. Separately the Deputy Foreign Minister told Charge 2,787 people had been released and only 1,034 remain. The N [...] | 2007-10-05 12:23:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON985 | BURMA: UN FINALLY TALKS TO US ABOUT GAMBARI'S VISIT [...] (C) Summary: UN Resident Coordinator told us today Gambari's schedule had undergone intense negotiation during his three day stay in Burma. The regime eventually relented to grant Gambari meetings with Aung San Suu Kyi and Senior General Than Shwe. While in Lashio, Gambari dropped by a ral [...] | 2007-10-05 12:40:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RANGOON986 | BURMESE EFFORTS TO GAIN U.S. UNDERSTANDING [...] (C) Summary: Charge received word from the Foreign Ministry of a possible attack on the U.S. Embassy, which she dismissed as ludicrous, and advice that Embassy officers stay away from demonstrations, which she rejected on the grounds that we needed accurate information about what was going on [...] | 2007-10-05 15:05:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BM |
07RANGOON99 | THREE DISEASES FUND LOOKING FOR PARTNERS [...] (U) Summary: In December, the UNOPS interim manager for the Three Diseases Fund to fight malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS in Burma (3D Fund) called for Expressions of Interest from organizations to provide services for projects, effectively starting the new Fund's operations. UNOPS expects to have th [...] | 2007-01-29 10:50:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI EAID PHUM KHIV BM |
07RANGOON996 | BURMA: REGIME APPOINTS LIAISON TO AUNG SAN SUU KYI [...] (C) Summary: In a sign the regime is serious about engaging in dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi, the GOB appointed Deputy Minister of Labor Aung Kyi as liaison between Aung San Suu Kyi and Senior General Than Shwe. Aung Kyi has been a key interlocutor during past negotiations with the ILO and [...] | 2007-10-09 10:53:00 | Embassy Rangoon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
07RECIFE2 | PERNAMBUCO GOVERNOR BELIEVES VENEZUELA WON'T STAY IN [...] (SBU) Summary: In October 2005, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced a joint investment with Venezuela in a $2.5 billion oil refinery to be built in the Suape port complex of Pernambuco state. Two months later, Lula and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez laid the cornerstone for [...] | 2007-01-09 17:35:00 | Consulate Recife | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG EPET PGOV BR |
07RECIFE37 | SETBACK TO ANTI-PIRACY EFFORT IN BRAZIL'S NORTHEAST [...] (C) Summary: The lawyer leading the fight for intellectual property rights (IPR) in the Northeast, Monica Lustosa, (PROTECT NO FORN) told consular officers that due to concern for her personal safety she will no longer publicly demand enforcement of anti-piracy laws. She was shaken to learn th [...] | 2007-05-10 13:13:00 | Consulate Recife | CONFIDENTIAL | KIPR ETRD ECON PGOV BR |
07REYKJAVIK1 | Iceland: Defense Bilats with NATO Allies Reflect Maturing [...] (U) Summary: Following the closure of U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik in September 2006, the Government of Iceland has begun reaching out to other NATO allies to solicit interest in security cooperation - and demonstrate to the public, in an election year, that it will protect them. December [...] | 2007-01-05 09:10:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL PTER NATO DK IC NO |
07REYKJAVIK114 | Iceland: 2007 Parliamentary Elections, One Month Out [...] (U) Summary: A month before Icelanders head to the polls for the May 12 parliamentary elections, the Left Greens are riding a wave of interest in environmental concerns. However, the emergence of a new green party could splinter the environmentalist bloc and ensure the current center-right co [...] | 2007-04-18 13:52:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SENV EIND IC |
07REYKJAVIK116 | PM CALLS ICELANDIC WHALING AN EXPERIMENT, SIGNALING END TO [...] (SBU). Summary: The Icelandic government is publicly backing away from its October 2006 decision to reestablish commercial whaling. The outspokenness of prominent business figures -- worried about the image of Iceland --coupled with international pressure to stop whaling seems to be having an e [...] | 2007-04-18 15:20:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EFIS IWC IC |
07REYKJAVIK117 | ICELAND'S REFUGEE POLICY UNDER SCRUTINY, GOVT MAKES NEW [...] (U) Summary: A series of newspaper articles about Iraqi refugees, written by a well-known Icelandic journalist, in Iceland's newspaper-of-record, has seized public attention and ignited new discussion on Iceland's conservative refugee admissions policy. Iceland has not admitted any Iraqi refug [...] | 2007-04-18 17:15:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PHUM PREL UNHCR IZ IC |
07REYKJAVIK125 | Iceland: Local vote to stop smelter expansion may have [...] (U) Summary: Iceland's oldest aluminum smelter, owned by Canadian aluminum conglomerate Alcan, was denied permission to expand in a tight local referendum on March 31. The planned expansion was one of three aluminum projects in various planning stages, including two new smelters proposed by [...] | 2007-04-30 17:27:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINV EMIN ENRG SENV IC |
07REYKJAVIK127 | Iceland: One third of voters still undecided two weeks [...] (U) Summary: National opinion polls taken two weeks out show the current government coalition holding a slim lead ahead of Icelandic parliamentary elections on May 12. The larger of the two parties in government, the Independence Party, has gained in strength enough to offset losses by its ju [...] | 2007-05-02 16:49:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SENV EIND IC |
07REYKJAVIK139 | ICELAND: GOVERNING COALITION NEEDS AN ELECTION-EVE MIRACLE [...] (U) Summary: In the final days before Iceland's May 12 parliamentary elections, highly volatile poll data has shown drastic changes in party support. The Progressive Party is polling higher than it has for months, while the Left Greens are losing the momentum they had been gaining over the pa [...] | 2007-05-11 17:43:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IC |
07REYKJAVIK142 | ICELAND ELECTIONS: GOVERNMENT CLINGS TO MAJORITY, BUT [...] (U) Summary: Iceland's governing coalition hung on to a one-seat parliamentary majority in national elections on May 12. However, the junior partner in the coalition is sufficiently weakened -- with its chairman and another sitting minister failing to get elected -- that the coalition's survi [...] | 2007-05-14 14:25:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV IC |
07REYKJAVIK144 | ICELAND WILL SUPPORT BOWHEAD WHALE QUOTA IF IWC SCIENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: DCM and Econoff delivered reftel points to IWC Commissioner Stefan Asmundsson who said that Iceland would support the U.S. bowhead whale quota if the Science Committee approved it. Asmundsson repeatedly stressed that Iceland is in favor of "the sustainable use of whaling" and the [...] | 2007-05-15 17:04:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC IC |
07REYKJAVIK151 | ICELAND: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM POST [...] (U) On May 18 Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs Ambassador for Arms Control Issues Petur Thorsteinsson informed PolOff that the Icelandic Embassies in Washington and Moscow would soon be delivering diplomatic notes reporting Iceland's desire to join the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear [...] | 2007-05-21 15:58:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KGIT PARM PREL IC |
07REYKJAVIK152 | ICELAND: MFA REPORTS HAGUE CODE OF CONDUCT "NIL FORM" [...] (U) PolOff presented reftel points on May 18 to Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs Ambassador for Arms Control Issues Petur Thorsteinsson. Thorsteinsson reported that Iceland had just submitted its "nil form" Annual Declaration for the Hague Code of Conduct on Ballistic Missile Proliferat [...] | 2007-05-21 17:28:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MNUC KSCA ETTC CWC IC |
07REYKJAVIK154 | ICELAND NOT IN FAVOR OF CLUSTER MUNITIONS BAN, BUT IS [...] (SBU) Summary: Iceland has not taken a final position on the cluster munitions issue, but is unwilling to support a complete ban on their use. However, due to regional solidarity and a desire to make disarmament a key issue in Iceland's campaign for a UN Security Council seat, the GOI is inc [...] | 2007-05-22 07:49:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS NATO PARM PREL IC |
07REYKJAVIK158 | ICELAND: HAARDE REMAINS PM IN NEW COALITION, SOCIAL [...] (C) Summary: Iceland's new government coalition of the Independence Party (IP) and the Social Democratic Alliance (SDA) announced their ministers and policy statement on May 22-23. Geir Haarde will stay on as Prime Minister, while SDA leader Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir will become Iceland's [...] | 2007-05-23 17:31:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR IC |
07REYKJAVIK166 | ICELAND SHARES U.S. CONCERN ON CFE EXTRAORDINARY CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-06 17:25:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO KCFE PARM PREL IC |
07REYKJAVIK171 | ICELAND SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY NICHOLAS BURNS [...] (SBU) The Mission and I welcome you most warmly to Iceland. Your timing could not be better. The May 12 parliamentary elections strengthened Prime Minister Haarde's mandate to govern. A new Foreign Minister (and unabashedly would-be future PM) is wary of us but open to an exchange of views. [...] | 2007-06-13 09:29:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON KPAO IC |
07REYKJAVIK192 | Icelandic PM, FM Host U/S Burns for First Bilat "Security [...] (C) SUMMARY: Under Secretary Burns' visit to Iceland on June 14 reiterated the U.S. commitment to Iceland's security and laid the groundwork for new areas of cooperation, particularly in energy security and scientific research. New Foreign Minister Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir carried hersel [...] | 2007-07-03 08:02:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO SENV ENRG IC |
07REYKJAVIK20 | ICELAND: AFGHANISTAN AND KOSOVO VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF NATO [...] (C) Summary: Iceland is supportive of USG goals for the NATO informal ministerial on Afghanistan and Kosovo on January 26. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) Permanent Secretary outlined for Ambassador the Icelandic government's plans to increase peacekeeping deployments to Afghanistan, [...] | 2007-01-26 15:55:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO KPKO AF YI HU IC |
07REYKJAVIK203 | Icelandic MFA announces inquiry into alleged [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iceland's Minister for Foreign Affairs announced on June 27 that her ministry will conduct an inquiry into allegations of CIA detainee flights transiting Iceland. The announcement comes in response to the June 27 Council of Europe discussion of Special Rapporteur Dick Marty's la [...] | 2007-07-13 16:44:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER PREL PHUM NATO KPAO IC |
07REYKJAVIK22 | INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN ICELAND [...] The following is Embassy Reykjavik's response to reftel requesting a list of five of the most influential women in Iceland. Embassy Reykjavik's point of contact for women's issues is Political Officer Brad Evans (evansbr@state.gov). 2. Embassy has chosen the following five women, weighing [...] | 2007-01-29 16:49:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL EN |
07REYKJAVIK229 | CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE ELECTION [...] Post presented reftel diplomatic note, CV, and talking points to Icelandic MFA Counsellor for Human Rights Ingibjorg Davidsdottir August 3. Davidsdottir responded that the GOI would review the information in the diplomatic note and CV. 2. Post will reiterate the importance that the U.S. a [...] | 2007-08-03 17:40:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA IC |
07REYKJAVIK232 | Grants Support for PD Projects (Iceland) [...] The Public Affairs Section of Embassy Reykjavik receives excellent administrative support from the Management Section for post's PD programs, including grants. State is the only agency at post, and therefore, PAO signs only PD-related grants. 2. The Management Section provides PD with the [...] | 2007-08-09 12:06:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL KPAO IC |
07REYKJAVIK233 | ICELAND SCENESETTER FOR EXERCISE NORTHERN VIKING 07 AND [...] (C) Your visit and NORTHERN VIKING 07 come as Iceland's government gets back to work after summer vacation, with a new governing coalition for the first time in 12 years. The parliamentary election on May 12 strengthened Prime Minister Geir Haarde's mandate to govern. The new Foreign Ministe [...] | 2007-08-09 16:14:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL MARR PGOV IC |
07REYKJAVIK242 | ICELAND: LIKELY SUPPORT FOR GAER IN COMMITTEE AGAINST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-22 12:08:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA IC |
07REYKJAVIK247 | ICELAND: EXERCISE NORTHERN VIKING, [...] (C) Summary: Exercise NORTHERN VIKING 2007, held August 14-15, was the first defense exercise conducted under our commitments set out in the bilateral Joint Understanding of October 2006. The successful exercise brought new positive attention to the U.S. defense commitment to Iceland as [...] | 2007-08-27 17:38:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL MARR PGOV RU IC |
07REYKJAVIK248 | ICELAND: TIMELINE ON ADAPTED CFE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-29 08:39:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO KCFE PARM PREL IC |
07REYKJAVIK249 | U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ICAO COUNCIL ANNOUNCED TO ICELAND [...] Post announced U.S. candidacy for the IACO Council to Helga Hauksdsttir of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ms. Astrpur Scheving Thorsteinsson of the Ministry of Transportation on August 28. Ms. Hauksdsttir and Ms. Thorsteinsson responded positively and said the GOI would review the infor [...] | 2007-08-29 14:25:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAIR AORC ICAO |
07REYKJAVIK256 | ICELAND'S ATTENDENCE AT THE WOMEN LEADERS' WORKING GROUP IN [...] Iceland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Ingibjorg Solrun Gisladottir will attend the Women Leaders' Working Group in New York. 2. Dietary Restrictions: none 3. Translation Needs: none 4. GOI Embassy Point of Contact: Deputy Chief of Mission Olafur Sigurdsson. He can be reached via e-m [...] | 2007-09-04 14:56:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA KWMN PHUM PREL IC |
07REYKJAVIK276 | ICELAND: LIKELY SUPPORT FOR GAER IN COMMITTEE AGAINST [...] (SBU) On September 20, Post reiterated to the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs the importance the USG places on Felice Gaer's election to the UN Committee Against Torture (Ref C). MFA Minister-Counsellor for International Organization Affairs Nikulas Hannigan repeated the position repor [...] | 2007-09-21 17:12:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA IC |
07REYKJAVIK277 | Iceland: Press in New York for a position on Partnership [...] (SBU) Summary: Iceland's Ministry for Foreign Affairs remains noncommittal on Iceland's involvement in the OECD Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG),despite repeated overtures from Post. Embassy believes this may be a result of uncertainty about the form and objectives of the PDG as w [...] | 2007-09-21 17:13:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KDEM OECD UNGA PREL IC |
07REYKJAVIK279 | Iceland: Priorities for Community of Democracies Delivered; [...] (U) Pol Chief discussed reftel points with the Icelandic MFA's Minister-Counsellor for International Organization Affairs Nikulas Hannigan on September 19. Hannigan was appreciative of the briefing but noted that Iceland's Minister for Foreign Affairs will have departed the U.S. prior to the [...] | 2007-09-21 17:27:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM PHUM UNGA PGOV IC |
07REYKJAVIK292 | ICELAND: VERY SUPPORTIVE OF RESOLUTION AGAINST USE OF RAPE [...] (SBU) Pol Chief passed reftel draft resolution to Ingibjorg Davidsdottir, Counsellor for Human Rights at the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs on 26 September, and followed up to present reftel talking points on 1 October. Davidsdottir reported that the draft resolution looked like some [...] | 2007-10-02 14:45:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA IC |
07REYKJAVIK298 | ICELAND PRESENTS ITS VISION FOR NATO AIR POLICING [...] (C) Summary: In advance of the November Force Generation Conference, the Icelandic Defense Department briefed resident NATO ambassadors October 12 on Iceland's air policing wishlist: quarterly Allied deployments featuring planes on the ground at Keflavik for up to three weeks at a time. As i [...] | 2007-10-16 16:46:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS NATO PREL MARR PGOV IC |
07REYKJAVIK306 | ICELAND: AGREE ON CUBAN HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION, DISAGREE ON [...] (SBU) Pol Chief passed reftel points as well as President Bush's Oct. 24 remarks and the White House fact sheet on Cuba policy to the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs on 25 October. MFA Minister-Counsellor for International Organization Affairs Nikulas Hannigan was appreciative of the a [...] | 2007-10-25 16:58:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA ETRD PHUM PREL CU IC |
07REYKJAVIK307 | ICELAND: NO POSITION YET ON UN INDEPENDENT AUDIT COMMISSION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-25 16:58:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC UNGA IC |
07REYKJAVIK308 | ICELAND WILL LIKELY ATTEND WIREC 2008 [...] Officials in the Natural Resource Department at the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs conveyed strong interest in attending Washington International Renewable Energy Conference in March 2008 but were unable to give a confirmed delegation roster this far in advance. Ambassador engaged Mini [...] | 2007-10-26 14:56:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG KGHG KSCA TRGY IC |
07REYKJAVIK313 | Icelandic MFA "confirms" CIA detainee flights through [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iceland's Minister for Foreign Affairs told the press on October 27 that an internal ministry review had confirmed that aircraft linked to CIA rendition operations had transited Iceland on a number of occasions since 2001, including as recently as July 2007. The Minister noted t [...] | 2007-10-30 17:38:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PHUM NATO KPAO IC |
07REYKJAVIK322 | ICELANDIC DEFENSE POLICY ONE YEAR AFTER U.S. WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) Summary: A year after the closure of U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik and the withdrawal of permanent U.S. forces from Iceland, Post agrees with Prime Minister Haarde that the turnover went better than either party expected. After recovering from the initial shock of our base closure notif [...] | 2007-11-09 17:01:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | SECRET | PREL MARR PGOV PINR IC |
07REYKJAVIK334 | KOSOVO: ICELAND AGREES AHTISAARI PLAN ONLY REAL OPTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-13 17:35:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL UNMIK NATO UN YI IC |
07REYKJAVIK335 | ICELAND DEMANDS APOLOGY IN DETENTION CASE [...] THE AMBASSADOR WAS CALLED IN BY MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS GISLADOTTIR ON DECEMBER 13 TO HEAR ICELANDIC CONCERNS REGARDING THE CASE OF ERLA OSK ARNARDOTTIR, WHO WAS DETAINED BY U.S. IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES FOR ALMOST 24 HOURS FOLLOWING HER ARRIVAL AT JFK AIRPORT DECEMBER 9 (SEPTEL). SAYING [...] | 2007-12-13 18:43:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KHLS PREL KPAO IC |
07REYKJAVIK336 | ICELANDIC TRAVELER DETAINED BY DHS IN NEW YORK CREATES [...] Summary: Erla Osk Arnardottir, an Icelandic women traveling to New York for holiday shopping, was detained in New York December 9-10 by the Department of Homeland Security for a Visa Waiver Program violation. She was returned to Iceland on the next available flight after spending the night i [...] | 2007-12-13 18:45:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KHLS PREL KPAO IC |
07REYKJAVIK337 | ICELAND MEDIA ROUNDUP: MEDIA FIRESTORM OVER DEPORTATION [...] Summary: The media storm over the deportation of Erla Osk Arnadottir continues on television, radio, and in the newspapers. Arnadottir's account of being shackled and jailed in New Jersey before being deported for her overstay on the visa waiver program in 1995 has created a media frenzy. En [...] | 2007-12-14 13:12:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KHLS PREL KPAO IC |
07REYKJAVIK339 | ICELAND CONFIRMS "NO" VOTE ON DURBAN FUNDING RESOLUTION [...] (U) Pol Chief contacted Ingibjorg Davidsdottir, Counsellor for Human Rights at the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs on 17 December to convey reftel points. Davidsdottir replied that Iceland's "no" vote on Draft Resolution L.65/Rev 1 regarding funding for the Durban Review Conference was [...] | 2007-12-17 16:58:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA IC |
07REYKJAVIK346 | Icelandic Foreign Ministry welcomes DHS letter on [...] The Ambassador delivered DHS Assistant Secretary for Policy Stewart Baker's letter regarding the Erla Osk Arnardottir case to Acting Foreign Minister Gretar Mar Sigurdsson on December 19. (Foreign Minister Gisladottir, to whom the letter is addressed, left the country this morning but will be [...] | 2007-12-19 12:40:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KHLS PREL KPAO IC |
07REYKJAVIK353 | MGPK02: ICELAND CONDEMNS BHUTTO ASSASSINATION [...] Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson said the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto "was a deplorable reminder of the sacrifices that are always made when the consolidation of democracy is attempted." Grimsson added, "Benazir Bhutto was a respected leader that f [...] | 2007-12-28 16:21:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IC PK |
07REYKJAVIK354 | ICELAND: LIKELY VOTE FOR U.S. CANDIDATE FOR COMMITTEE ON [...] (U) Upon receipt of ref A, Post delivered reftel points and CV for Mr. Pierre-Richard Prosper, U.S. candidate for the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Post followed up with a diplomatic note to reiterate our request for support. 2. (SBU) On Dec. 21, Pol Chief spok [...] | 2007-12-28 16:22:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA IC |
07REYKJAVIK42 | RESPONDING TO RUSSIAN THREATS AGAINST MISSILE DEFENSE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-26 17:10:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR EZ PL IC |
07REYKJAVIK49 | SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail EvansBR@state.gov. From February 20 until April 1, point of contact is Economic Officer Fiona Evans, tel. +354-562- 9100x22 [...] | 2007-03-01 17:59:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC |
07REYKJAVIK69 | ICELAND UNVEILS PLANS FOR UNIVERSITY ON KEFLAVIK BASE ONE [...] Summary: The one-year anniversary of the March 15, 2006 announcement of the closing of U.S. Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF) passed quietly, marked only by the announcement that part of the former base will become a university-level institution focusing on international education and techno [...] | 2007-03-16 17:28:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO MARR PREL KPAO IC |
07REYKJAVIK76 | Demarche on Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism [...] (SBU) On March 19 DCM and the Acting Political Officer presented points contained reftel plus text of Global Initiative Statement of Principles to MFA Arms Control Representative Petur Thorsteinsson. Russian DCM was informed of our planned demarche but did not participate since he had approache [...] | 2007-03-22 12:55:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL IC |
07REYKJAVIK80 | ICELAND APPROVES OF AHTISAARI'S WORK ON KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-26 17:25:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI IC |
07REYKJAVIK81 | ICELAND DISAPPROVES OF PRISONER EXCHANGES [...] (C) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Valgerdur Sverrisdottir and advisor Jorundur Valtysson on March 26 and conveyed reftel message, noting the presence of Icelandic government employees in Afghanistan. Valtysson stated the Icelanders shared our views and they did not support prisoner exch [...] | 2007-03-26 17:25:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PTER AF IT IC |
07REYKJAVIK82 | ICELAND NON-COMMITTAL ON RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (C) On March 26 Ambassador discussed resettlement of Guantanamo detainees in a meeting with Foreign Minister Valgerdur Sverrisdottir and MFA advisor Jorundur Valtysson. Sverrisdottir said she would welcome the eventual closing of the detention facility but her government would need to study clo [...] | 2007-03-26 17:30:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC IC |
07REYKJAVIK85 | NOMINATION TO SEND ICELANDIC BROADCASTER ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Icelandic Government plans to withdraw its Icelandic Crisis Response Unit (ICRU) from Chaghcharan, northern Afghanistan in late April, where it has played an essential part in the region's humanitarian missions since 2004. The withdrawal is part of a plan by the country's F [...] | 2007-03-28 15:33:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR NATO PGOV PREL OPRC KPAO AF IC |
07REYKJAVIK87 | ICELAND: PARLIAMENT'S SHORT YET BUSY YEAR [...] (U) Summary: Due to the upcoming May 12 parliamentary election the Icelandic parliament, the Althing, cut its 2006-2007 session short. Nevertheless, the Althing passed 114 bills and 33 resolutions, the most contentious of which was the reestablishment of the Icelandic National Broadcasting S [...] | 2007-03-28 17:27:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL IC |
07REYKJAVIK90 | UPDATED SEVENTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Updated report reflects changes in the prostitution law, and two possible trafficking cases in the last month (ref C). Embassy point of contact on the trafficking in persons (TIP) issue is Political Officer Brad Evans, tel. +354-562-9100x2294, fax +354-562-9139, unclassified e-mail Evans [...] | 2007-03-30 13:51:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF IC |
07REYKJAVIK92 | ICELAND UNABLE TO TAKE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-02 10:03:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC IC |
07REYKJAVIK93 | ICELAND STRONGLY SUPPORTS AHTISAARI'S PROPOSAL ON KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-02 10:05:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI IC |
07REYKJAVIK99 | Iceland: Pressing for movement on air defense radar issues [...] (SBU) Summary: The Icelandic Government is sending ever-clearer messages that it wants visible progress in U.S.-Iceland discussions on the NATO-owned Iceland Air Defense System (IADS) radar sites, for which U.S. funding expires in August 2007. In a March 30 meeting with the Ambassador, Jon E [...] | 2007-04-04 16:32:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL NATO IC |
07RIGA100 | LATVIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES SIGNING BORDER TREATY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Latvia's parliament voted 69-26 on February 8 to authorize the government to sign the Latvia-Russia border treaty. The legislation should become effective on March 5 and the Latvians have proposed a signing ceremony in Moscow March 6-7. Following the February 5-6 visit to Lat [...] | 2007-02-08 15:31:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PBTS PGOV RS LG |
07RIGA102 | LATVIAN VIEWS ON FEB 12-13 GAERC [...] (C) Pol/Econ Off delivered points in reftel to Veronika Erte, MFA A/S-level official responsible for EU affairs, on February 7. Latvia's GAERC positions had already been set, but Erte welcomed the US points. Latvian positions are very close to US views on the issues discussed. Kosovo and S [...] | 2007-02-09 14:56:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EUN LG |
07RIGA106 | LATVIA: UNSCR 1737 POINTS ON FREEZING ASSETS OF [...] (C) PolEconOff delivered reftel nonpaper February 13 to Liga Rozeniece, Head of International Organizations Division at the MFA. Rozeniece responded that Latvia has no significant economic ties with Iran. She added that she will forward the nonpaper to other interested GOL officials, includi [...] | 2007-02-13 11:22:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP EFIN ETTC IR LG |
07RIGA107 | SWINGING FOR THE FENCES: LATVIA'S ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: At its annual briefing to the Riga diplomatic corps, Latvia's anti-corruption bureau (KNAB) highlighted 2006 as a year where it made great strides in tacking corruption. Overall, the KNAB's successful completion of the cases for formal prosecution has dramatically increased fro [...] | 2007-02-13 15:01:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAID KCRM LG PGOV |
07RIGA110 | RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR: RELATIONS WITH LATVIA GOOD, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 14 meeting, Ambassador Bailey and Russian Ambassador Kalyuzhny discussed the possibility of inclusion of non-citizens in the Visa Waiver Program; Kalyuzhny's view that there was a potential for significant transit cargo growth at the Freeport of Riga if the Latvians [...] | 2007-02-15 11:42:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON CVIS ETRD PINR RS LG |
07RIGA140 | LATVIA RESPONDS TO ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel talking points to Rudolfs Bremanis, Latvian Foreign Ministry US Desk Officer, and Agnese Vilde of the International Operations and Crisis Management Division Security Policy Department. Vilde said that there should be no problem with Latvia freezing any and all a [...] | 2007-02-23 15:49:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP KN PARM LG |
07RIGA141 | 2007 Special 301 Review: Latvia [...] Summary: Post judges that removing Latvia from the Special 301 list (if not already the case once a decision on the 2006 Special 301 OCR has been taken) would have the greatest impact on spurring the GOL to continue to fight IPR violations. The Watch List has served as a motivator in the pas [...] | 2007-02-23 15:56:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR LG |
07RIGA143 | LATVIA SEES NO PROBLEMS WITH BOSNIA AND SLOVENIA [...] (C) Latvian political director Klava told Pol/econ chief February 23 that he foresaw no difficulties in Latvian supporting Bosnia and Slovenia for the Eastern European seats on the Human Rights Committee. Latvia certainly would not support Belarus, he said, and he agreed that Bosnia raised fe [...] | 2007-02-27 07:31:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC LG |
07RIGA144 | LATVIA ISSUES STRONG STATEMENT ON MISSILE DEFENSE, [...] (C) Pol/econ chief delivered reftel points on missile defense to Latvian Political Director Ilgavrs Klava February 23. As Latvian FM Pabriks had just received a call from his Lithuanian counterpart on this issue, Klava was grateful for our points. He said Latvia would look to issue a stateme [...] | 2007-02-27 07:33:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MARR PREL RS EUN LG |
07RIGA147 | OIL EXEC OUTLINES CORRUPTION AND COERCION AT RIGA [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Managing Director of Latvia's branch of Statoil Baiba Rubess outlined to emboffs a Riga Freeport and Riga International Airport (RIX) that lack transparency, are dominated by the interests of the political elite, but that ultimately will be developed significantly and profitab [...] | 2007-02-28 12:13:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR ECON ENRG ETRD KCRM LG |
07RIGA148 | PM KALVITIS ON BORDER, RESTITUTION, ECONOMY, AND [...] (C/NF) Summary: Latvian PM Kalvitis hopes to sign the border treaty with Russia March 26 - 27, and plans for speedy ratification, he told the Ambassador in a February 27 meeting. He suggested that there was a possibility of movement on restitution of Holocaust-era Jewish communal property, b [...] | 2007-02-28 13:55:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV ECON PINR PREL SOCI CVIS KIPR LG |
07RIGA165 | LATVIAN PLANS ON IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Recent decisions by the UK and Denmark to draw down their troops in Iraq, and suggestions that Lithuania may do the same, have had little impact in Latvia. The GOL continues with its plan, developed last fall and extensively briefed to partners, to make the current rotation of com [...] | 2007-03-06 12:05:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL EAID NATO IZ AF LG |
07RIGA166 | LATVIA: DEVALUATION UNLIKELY BUT INVESTORS NERVOUS [...] (U) Summary. Three weeks of debate on whether Latvia will need to devalue its currency has left investors nervous. While key players agree that the risk of devaluation remains remote, they also agree that serious concerns exist regarding Latvia's macroeconomic situation. Talk of devaluation a [...] | 2007-03-06 12:09:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV LG |
07RIGA167 | LATVIA TO CONSIDER REQUEST TO JOIN GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-06 12:41:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL LG |
07RIGA168 | NEW ERA PARTY IN DISARRAY; PONDERS LEADERSHIP CHANGE [...] Summary. Following the removal of Riga mayor Aivars Aksenoks on February 19, the New Era party has lost all of its positions of political influence and may face the threat of disintegration. The party's declining fortunes have prompted its board to call an emergency congress on March 31 for a [...] | 2007-03-06 12:41:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR LG |
07RIGA179 | Latvian concerns on proposed bill on tax havens [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-09 05:13:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KCRM PREL LG |
07RIGA186 | LATVIAN MEDIA: TWO SEPARATE WORLDS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Latvian media exists in two parallel spheres, based on language, which media experts refer to as the "two information spaces". This media segmentation tends to reinforce existing ethnic-based differences in Latvian public opinion, and creates some challenges for Latvia's leadershi [...] | 2007-03-09 14:15:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PGOV LG |
07RIGA192 | LATVIAN PRESIDENT DELAYS IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (C) Summary: President Vike-Freiberga invoked a heretofore never used constitutional provision to delay for two months controversial amendments to the laws on the oversight of Latvia's security services. She said it was clear that the government had unduly rushed the legislation adding that a [...] | 2007-03-12 12:45:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ASEC PGOV KCRM PREL NATO LG |
07RIGA193 | Latvian cabinet authorizes signing of border treaty; still [...] On March 6, the Latvian cabinet granted PM Aigars Kalvitis the authority to sign the border treaty with Russia, pursuant to legislation adopted by the parliament in February (reftel). In its decision, the cabinet made reference to "respecting the OSCE principle of not changing accepted borders" [...] | 2007-03-12 15:49:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PBTS PGOV RS LG |
07RIGA200 | SHOW ME THE MONEY - LATVIA TACKLES CASH COURIERS [...] (U) Summary: Per reftel, PolOff delivered background notes on Cash Couriers to Viesturs Burkans, head of Latvia's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) and Agnese Vilde of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Legal Department. In response, Vilde and Burkans outlined the key provision of Latvia's new [...] | 2007-03-15 15:17:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM SNAR LG |
07RIGA201 | LEMBERGS ARRESTED FOR BRIBERY AND MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (C) Summary: Aivars Lembergs, mayor of Ventspils, was arrested Wednesday morning by the Corruption Prevention Bureau (KNAB) and ordered held in custody without bail. The Prosecutor General's Office (PG) has charged Lembergs with bribe taking, blackmail, money laundering, failure to declare [...] | 2007-03-15 15:20:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KCRM KJUS ECON PREL LG |
07RIGA208 | LATVIA GENERALLY SYMPATHETIC TO US VIEWS ON [...] (C) PolEconOff delivered reftels A and B points March 19 to Liga Rozeniece, Head of International Organizations Division at the MFA. Rozeniece responded that the GOL is aware of the situation in Zimbabwe and that the Latvian delegation in Geneva will discuss the issue today. Rozeniece stated [...] | 2007-03-20 09:03:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | UNHCR PHUM PREL ZI EUN LG |
07RIGA215 | LATVIA CONSIDERS RESOLUTION ON EXTENSION OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-22 14:52:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNHRC PHUM LG |
07RIGA227 | LATVIA SUPPORTS UN KOSOVO PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-27 14:58:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI EU LG |
07RIGA228 | LATVIA: IMPORTANCE OF SWIFT IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-27 14:59:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP IR PARM EFIN KTFN ETTC LG |
07RIGA229 | LATVIA: INFORMATION REGARDING UNSCR 1747 AND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-27 15:00:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY OARC UNSC LG |
07RIGA262 | REQUEST TO RESETTLE PROTECTED MIGRANTS FROM GITMO: [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-11 12:54:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF SMIG LG |
07RIGA266 | LATVIA'S RESPONSE TO DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-11 15:00:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | IR KN KNNP PARM PREL LG |
07RIGA275 | LEMBERGS AND THE SECURITY AMENDMENTS LINKED [...] (C) Summary: Regional Legal Attach and PolOff met with the Latvian Prosecutor General Maizetis (PG) to discuss upcoming USG sponsored training events which will involve Maizetis' office. During the course of the meeting, the PG discussed the events surrounding the introduction, and eventual wi [...] | 2007-04-13 15:04:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KCRM KJUS ECON PREL PINR ASEC NATO LG |
07RIGA290 | SCENESETTER FOR LATVIAN PRESIDENT VIKE-FREIBERGA'S [...] (C) Summary: Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga will make her final official visit to Washington the week of April 30. In her eight years in office she has been a leader in securing democratic values in Latvia and bringing it into the EU and NATO, and a force in supporting others who wish [...] | 2007-04-23 15:19:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CVIS MOPS LG |
07RIGA295 | LATVIAN WILLINGNESS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE NEW WAY [...] (C) The Latvians remain committed to the mission in Iraq and support the new way forward. However, they cannot extend their combat troops beyond their planned departure this summer but are willing to respond to our existing requests to provide headquarters, PRT, and training support. They hop [...] | 2007-04-25 08:36:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR PREL IZ LG |
07RIGA300 | LATVIAN PLANS FOR NPT PREPCOM [...] (C) PolEconOff delivered reftel points April 25 to Andris Pelss, Head of Nonproliferation and Arms Control Division at the MFA, and Sanita Krumina, who works in the same division. Pelss responded that the GOL's current representation in Vienna will attend the first session of the Preparatory C [...] | 2007-04-26 08:24:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT LG |
07RIGA309 | LATVIAN POL DIR ON MD, CFE, AFGHANISTAN AND KOSOVO [...] (C/NF) Summary: In a May 2 meeting with Charge, Latvian MFA political director Ilgvars Klava wanted to ensure that his comments at the recent NATO ministerial were clear - Latvia supports our efforts at building a missile defense system, but believes that European nations should be ashamed at [...] | 2007-05-03 14:14:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR MOPS PARM RS YI AF LG |
07RIGA310 | MLAT and Extradition treaties with Latvia - Update [...] Summary: Though Latvia quickly ratified the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT),the Extradition Treaty remains before Parliament for a vote on ratification. Post was informed May 3 that the treaty will be considered by Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee on May 11. The Extradition Tre [...] | 2007-05-03 14:17:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN KTIA LG |
07RIGA322 | Latvian Parliament passes law to regulate Presidential [...] Summary: On May 3, two months before the July 7 expiration of the term of office of President Vaira Vike-Freiberga, the Saeima (parliament) unanimously passed the Presidential Election Law initiated by the serving President. The new law, apart from expanding the eligibility criteria provided by [...] | 2007-05-09 08:30:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV LG |
07RIGA326 | LATVIA WILL VOTE AGAINST BELARUS [...] (C) I am comfortable that Latvia will not vote for Belarus for election to the Human Rights Council. The government has already made that decision. If Bosnia announces its candidacy, there should not be any difficulty in getting Latvia to vote for them along with Slovenia. 2. (C) A/DCM an [...] | 2007-05-10 13:47:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL AORC UNHRC BO LG |
07RIGA328 | LATVIA WILL VOTE AGAINST BELARUS [...] (C) I am comfortable that Latvia will not vote for Belarus for election to the Human Rights Council. The government has already made that decision. If Bosnia announces its candidacy, there should not be any difficulty in getting Latvia to vote for them along with Slovenia. 2. (C) A/DCM an [...] | 2007-05-10 13:47:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL AORC UNHRC BO LG |
07RIGA335 | LATVIA TO ATTEND JUNE AUSTRALIA GROUP PLENARY IN [...] PolEconOff delivered reftel talking points May 2 to Inga Marcinkevica, Head of Export Control of Strategic Goods Division at the MFA. Marcinkevica had no immediate reaction but stated that the MFA's Girts Krumins, Deputy Head of Division for Export Control of Strategic Goods, will attend the [...] | 2007-05-11 12:45:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CBW LG |
07RIGA337 | NEWS CORPORATION PURCHASES TWO TV STATIONS IN LATVIA [...] (SBU) On May 11, Ambassador Bailey met with three executives of U.S.-based News Corporation to discuss the company's purchase this week of two Latvian television stations. The company bought LNT (a leading Latvian language station) and TV5 (a prominent Russian-language station). During the me [...] | 2007-05-11 13:30:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV BEXP LG |
07RIGA339 | LATVIAN RESPONSE TO CITES COP 14 PROPOSALS [...] (U) Post contacted Gunta Gabrane, Deputy Director of the Latvian Nature Protection Board to deliver reftel demarche. Gabrane stated that the GOL would follow the EU consensus, and after checking on what the consensus positions were, gave us the following information. 2. (U) The GOL, she st [...] | 2007-05-11 15:31:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA ETRD LG |
07RIGA341 | LATVIAN RESPONSE TO WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY DEMARCHE [...] (U) Pol/Econ Off spoke with Iveta Cikute, deputy to the MFA International Organizations Division head, on May 11 to deliver reftel demarche. Cikute stated that while she could not speak to Latvia's stance at the Assembly related to the points provided, she would pass our talking points to the [...] | 2007-05-11 15:33:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO LG |
07RIGA344 | Latvia to hold July 7 referendum on security laws [...] Summary: Latvia's Central Election Commission (CEC) has announced that the necessary signatures in support of holding the referendum on amendments to national security laws were collected and the referendum will be held on 7 July 2007, the day President Vaira Vike-Freiberga's term of office exp [...] | 2007-05-14 13:31:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC PREL LG |
07RIGA345 | LATVIA SUPPORTS PROPOSED ARMS TRADE TRADE TREATY [...] (C) PolEconOff delivered reftel points May 11 to Inga Marcinkevica, Head of Export Control of Strategic Goods Division at the MFA. Marcinkevica responded that, while the GOL agrees with the USG that effective export controls and universal support for such controls are needed, the GOL supports [...] | 2007-05-15 08:27:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KOMC UNDC PARM LG |
07RIGA349 | LATVIAN GOVERNMENT STUMBLES OVER ESTONIA [...] (C) Summary: When the Latvian parliament rejected a resolution of support for Estonia on May 3, it soon became clear that the governing coalition had mishandled its response, either out of political pettiness, an effort to avoid violence here, a desire to maintain good relations with Moscow, o [...] | 2007-05-15 12:06:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EN LG |
07RIGA358 | DAS DAVID KRAMER'S MAY 10 VISIT TO RIGA [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS David Kramer paid a one day visit to Riga, mainly focused on Moldova. In a bilateral meeting at the MFA, the Latvians reviewed their efforts to provide assistance in Moldova and their hope to find ways to provide training to mid-level Belarusian officials. MFA State Secr [...] | 2007-05-16 07:42:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID BO MD RS LG |
07RIGA365 | CLUSTER MUNITIONS - LIMA TEXT: LATVIA OPPOSES [...] (C) PolEconOff delivered ref A points May 17 to Andris Pelss, Head of Nonproliferation and Arms Control Division at the MFA. Pelss acknowledged that he had not yet seen the draft Lima Text. However, he stated that the GOL "is not looking for a complete ban" on cluster munitions (CM),and tha [...] | 2007-05-17 14:32:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS NATO PARM PREL LG |
07RIGA366 | LATVIA SUPPORTS UNSCR 1267 CT OBJECTIVES, WILL [...] (C) PolEconOff delivered reftel points May 16 to Liga Rozeniece, Head of International Organizations Division at the MFA. Rozeniece responded that the GOL agrees that both UNSCR 1267 and UNSCR 1735 are important and effective counter-terrorism instruments. She added that the cover sheet prov [...] | 2007-05-17 14:46:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC LG |
07RIGA371 | BROADWAY IN RIGA - A PUBLIC DILPOMACY SMASH! [...] SUMMARY: BROADWAY COMPOSER AND LYRICIST STEPHEN SCHWARTZ VISITED RIGA MAY 7-11, 2007, TO PROMOTE AMERICAN MUSICAL THEATER AS A UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART FORM. SCHWARTZ WAS ACCOMPANIED BY TONY AWARD WINNING ACTRESS DEBBIE GRAVITTE AND BROADWAY PERFORMER SCOTT COULTER, WHO TAUGHT A SERIES OF MASTER C [...] | 2007-05-21 04:34:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO PREL LG |
07RIGA373 | Latvian parliament approves Russian border treaty [...] Summary: Latvia's Saeima (parliament) voted 70-25 on May 17 to ratify the Latvia-Russia Border Treaty signed by both prime ministers on March 27. Although the two main opponents of ratification of the treaty - the coalition party For Fatherland and Freedom/LNNK (TB/LNNK) and the opposition part [...] | 2007-05-21 10:39:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PBTS PGOV RS LG |
07RIGA378 | LATVIA: POINTS ON UNSCR 1747 DELIVERED [...] (SBU) PolEconOff delivered reftel points May 21 to Liga Rozeniece, Head of International Organizations Division at the MFA, and stressed the importance of a broad interpretation of UNSCR 1747's instructions. PolEconOff also highlighted the May 24 due date for states to submit UNSCR 1737 report [...] | 2007-05-21 12:11:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR LG |
07RIGA379 | MOLDOVAN PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO RIGA [...] (C) Summary: On May 18, Charge met with Latvian MFA U/S for bilateral affairs Edgars Skuja and MFA staff to discuss the recent visit of Moldovan PM Tarlev and Deputy PM Osterlap to Latvia. Skuja stated the visit was highly successful and expressed appreciation for EUR DAS Kramer's recent meeti [...] | 2007-05-21 12:17:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EUN MD LG |
07RIGA382 | RUSSIAN DRAFT OSCE "CHARTER": LATVIA SYMPATHETIC [...] (C) PolEconOff delivered reftel points May 22 to Liga Rozeniece, Head of International Organizations Division at the MFA. Rozeniece responded that the GOL mission in Vienna is well aware of the Russian proposal for an OSCE "charter" and of Russian FM Lavrov's planned intervention at the May 23 [...] | 2007-05-22 14:05:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL KTIA PGOV LG |
07RIGA391 | The 99-member Saeima [...] (U) As Latvia approaches Presidential elections on May 31, it is worth noting that the Saeima (parliament) is missing one member, and is working with only 99 members, rather than the usual 100. Juris Boldans, (Fatherland and Freedom (TB)/LNNK),is not currently entitled to take part or cast vot [...] | 2007-05-25 05:04:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV LG |
07RIGA392 | Coalition nominates Valdis Zatlers for President [...] Summary: On May 22, the ruling coalition announced that they were not able to reach agreement on either of the two presidential candidates - Karina Petersone (Latvia's First Party/Latvia's Way) and Maris Riekstins (People's Party) - and nominated a new presidential candidate - Valdis Zatlers. [...] | 2007-05-25 05:47:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL LG |
07RIGA4 | No surprises in Latvian gas deal for 2007 [...] Latvijas Gaze (Latvian Gas - LG) announced December 29 an agreement with Gazprom on 2007 natural gas prices. According to LG, the wholesale price per 1000 cubic meters (tcm) of gas will increase by 50 percent starting January 1, 2007 to USD215 per tcm. LG expects another price increase in 2008 [...] | 2007-01-03 13:54:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PGOV PREL RS LG |
07RIGA402 | Opposition nominates Aivars Endzins for President in last [...] (U) Summary: On May 24, the last day allowed for the nomination of presidential candidates, opposition party "Harmony Centre" (Saskanas Centrs, SC) unexpectedly nominated as its presidential candidate Aivars Endzins, former Chair of the Constitutional Court. Though his name has been surfacing a [...] | 2007-05-25 15:44:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL LG |
07RIGA408 | LATVIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES EXTRADITION TREATY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-29 15:08:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN PREL PGOV KTIA LG |
07RIGA409 | LATVIA WILL NOT PROVIDE UNAMI MIDDLE RING SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-29 15:16:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MARR KPKO UN IZ LG |
07RIGA410 | LATVIA HAS STRONG INTEREST IN ISAF OMLT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-29 15:35:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL MARR NATO AF LG |
07RIGA411 | LATVIA'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION - A TRAGIC-COMEDY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Latvia's Saeima (parliament) will vote May 31 for a new President to replace Vaira Vike-Freiberga as she completes eight years in office. The outcome remains unclear. The coalition candidate, Valdis Zatlers, has no political experience, has been underwhelming in press and pu [...] | 2007-05-29 16:03:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR LG |
07RIGA415 | LATVIAN PRESIDENT CRITICIZES ENDZINS CANDIDACY [...] (U) Summary: Indirectly, but quite clearly, criticizing the presidential candidacy of Aivars Endzins, President Vaira Vike-Freiberga stated in an interview on Latvian State Radio May 30 that she is critical of the possibility that the next president might be a person who had worked in the Comm [...] | 2007-05-31 05:14:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL LG |
07RIGA416 | Latvia elects its new president: Valdis Zatlers [...] (U) On May 31, after an hour-long debate, the Saeima (Latvian parliament) elected Latvia's new president - Valdis Zatlers, candidate of the coalition parties, with 58 votes. 39 lawmakers voted for the opposition's candidate, Aivars Endzins, one member voted for neither candidate and two members [...] | 2007-05-31 11:54:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL LG |
07RIGA417 | LATVIA'S FIU ANNOUNCES TWO OF ITS BIGGEST CASES [...] (C) Summary: It was recently announced that Latvia's Financial Investigations Unit (FIU) handed over two of their largest cases to the Prosecutor General's office since 1998. These two cases involved over 160 people and companies from all over Latvia and well over four million USD in illegal f [...] | 2007-05-31 12:36:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SNAR EFIN PGOV KCRM LG |
07RIGA418 | LATVIA WILLING TO SHARE IRAN EXPORT DENIAL [...] (C) PolEconOff delivered reftel non papers on (ref a) NSG open-ended seminar to discuss UNSCR 1737 and 1747 implementation, (ref b) proposal to share Iran export denial information, and (ref c) follow up Q and A points to Liga Rozeniece, Head of International Organizations Division at the MFA, [...] | 2007-05-31 14:56:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IR LG |
07RIGA422 | LATVIA'S FIU REPORTS HISTORIC SUCCESS FOR 2006 [...] (U) Summary: Over the past nine years, the Latvian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has grown both in size and experience and is considered on of the most sophisticated in the region. The number of suspicious activity reports turned over to the FIU from looking forward has nearly doubled [...] | 2007-06-01 13:10:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR EFIN PGOV PTER KCRM LG |
07RIGA426 | (S/NF) RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR CRITICAL OF RUSSIAN [...] (S/NF) Ambassador Bailey met for 40 minutes on June 4 with Russian Ambassador Viktor Kaluzhny at his Embassy, joined only by interpreters. Kaluzhny seemed more fatigued than in previous meetings and admitted that he was tiring of his diplomatic posting. Kaluzhny, though, said several things [...] | 2007-06-04 15:33:00 | Embassy Riga | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PINR PGOV RS LG |
07RIGA427 | LATVIA STILL LOOKING AT SUDAN SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-04 15:34:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETTC ETRD EUN SU LG |
07RIGA430 | LATVIA: SCENESETTER FOR USG PARTICIPANTS AT THE [...] (U) Summary: Your visit to the June 11-13 Baltic Regional Energy Forum provides an excellent opportunity to view first hand both the challenges and opportunities that Latvia (and the other Baltic States) faces as it strives to craft an energy policy that: enhances security, ensures a stable en [...] | 2007-06-05 15:23:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON LG |
07RIGA432 | LATVIA SUPPORTS CFE REVIEW GOALS; DOESN'T WANT TO [...] (C) A/DCM delivered ref a points and ref b background to Latvian MFA PolDir Ilgvars Klave on June 6. Klava took detailed notes throughout the conversation. Although Latvia will not participate in the review conference (it is not party to the CFE treaty),it would actively engage at the HLTF [...] | 2007-06-06 14:49:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KCFE PREL NATO LG |
07RIGA463 | Public and press reaction to Zatlers' election [...] (U) Summary: The reaction of the media and general public to Valdis Zatlers' election as president has been predominantly negative and rather emotional, though some commentators have remained neutral and called on others to give the new president time to prove his independence and skills. The r [...] | 2007-06-18 14:58:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL LG |
07RIGA476 | President promulgates controversial amendments to Conflict [...] Summary: On June 18, outgoing President Vaira Vike-Freiberga (whose term in office expires July 7) announced that she will promulgate controversial amendments to the "Law on Preventing Conflict of Interests among Public Officials," which were adopted by the Parliament on June 7. The amendments [...] | 2007-06-22 14:52:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV LG |
07RIGA486 | LATVIA: ACCEPTS IRANIAN DESIGNATIONS AND [...] (C) Acting Pol-Econ Chief delivered reftel demarches to Reinis Kalnins, MFA Senior Desk Officer for the Middle East and Africa Division, on June 28. Kalnins stated that the MFA would review the reftel A additions to the list of designated Iranian entities and individuals subject to E.O. 13382. [...] | 2007-06-28 15:32:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP EFIN UNSC EUN IR LG |
07RIGA497 | LATVIA: HARD SELL FOR GOVERNMENT ANTI-INFLATION [...] (C) Summary. The government's anti-inflation plan has been received skeptically, as evidenced by the downgrading of Latvia's credit rating by Standard and Poor's in May. A research group's June recommendation that Latvia devalue its currency to help fight inflation and restore export competi [...] | 2007-07-06 08:35:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV LG |
07RIGA500 | LATVIA NO RESPONSE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 5TH [...] (C) PolEconOff delivered reftel points July 6 to Aiga Liepina, Director of International Organizations and Human Rights at the MFA. Liepina was unfamiliar with the exact details of the UN Human Rights Council 5th Session and reserved comment on the specific events that occurred in June. Howe [...] | 2007-07-06 12:52:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EUN UNHRC LG |
07RIGA502 | Action request: Latvian dip note on extradition treaty [...] This is an action request. The Latvian MFA on June 28 sent post a diplomatic note with the text in para 2. Action requested: Please provide post with language to respond to this note. Given that the Senate has not yet voted on the treaty, we believe language updating on the treaty's status w [...] | 2007-07-09 10:33:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KTIA CJAN LG |
07RIGA506 | ZATLERS TAKES OFFICE AS NEW LATVIAN PRESIDENT [...] (U) New Latvian President Valdis Zatlers was inaugurated July 8, taking over the presidency from Vaira Vike-Freiberga who had served for eight years. A surgeon and head of the National Trauma Hospital, Zatlers was put forward as the candidate of Latvia's ruling centre-right coalition and elect [...] | 2007-07-10 12:26:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL LG |
07RIGA507 | LATVIA BACKPEDALING ON JEWISH PROPERTY RESTITUTION [...] (C/NF) Summary. We recently met with members of the Latvian Jewish Community as well as the Government of Latvia to gauge progress on Jewish property restitution legislation. Local Jewish community leaders stated that they have reached a dead end and are now turning to the international commu [...] | 2007-07-10 13:04:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SOCI LG |
07RIGA51 | LATVIA'S PROPOSED AMBASSADOR TO WASHINGTON - [...] (C/NF) Summary: Latvia has nominated Andrejs Pildegovics, currently President Vike-Freiberga's Chief of Staff, as its next Ambassador to Washington and Mexico City. We have had a long and productive relationship with Pildegovics and have always found him accessible. While his academic and car [...] | 2007-01-18 12:46:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR PREL PGOV LG |
07RIGA510 | LATVIA SYMPATHETIC BUT NONCOMMITTAL TO USG POINTS [...] (C) PolEconOff delivered reftel points July 10 to Evita Cikute of the International Organizations and Human Rights Division at the MFA. Cikute stated that the GOL will take USG views into account when considering whom to support for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director [...] | 2007-07-10 14:21:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG LG |
07RIGA515 | REFERENDUM ON SECURITY LAWS FAILS TO RECEIVE NEEDED TURNOUT [...] The national referendum held July 7 on two controversial amendments to Latvia's security laws failed to receive the required voter turnout and will not be valid, though legally this was a mute point. The vote was set in motion when President Vaira Vike-Freiberga suspended promulgation of two [...] | 2007-07-11 05:11:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV LG |
07RIGA518 | LEMBERGS OUT OF PRISON AND ON HOUSE ARREST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-12 14:37:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KCRM LG |
07RIGA519 | LATVIAN PROSECUTORS RECEIVE TRAINING FROM USG [...] (U)Summary: In conjunction with the Department of Justice's Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Assistance Training Division (OPDAT),US Embassy Riga conducted a three-day training program with Latvian Prosecutors and police. The training primarily focused on public corruption, financial c [...] | 2007-07-12 16:14:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM EAID CJAN ECON LG |
07RIGA520 | RIGA JUDICIAL CONFERENCE: A MODEL RULE OF LAW [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Riga, in cooperation with the Latvian Supreme Court and the Latvian Ministry of Justice, hosted an international conference entitled Judicial Reform, Ethics, and Transparency July 2nd - 3rd. At Ambassador Bailey's invitation, US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito came to [...] | 2007-07-13 07:11:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KJUS EAID LG |
07RIGA521 | AMBASSADOR BAILEY'S FIRST MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: Only three days on the job, President Zatlers received Ambassador Bailey on July 11. The new President stressed his desire to continue strong bilateral relations with the US, as Latvia's strategic partner. The Ambassador reviewed the many areas of bilateral military, political, [...] | 2007-07-13 13:20:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS CVIS NATO LG |
07RIGA525 | US SUPREME COURT JUSTICE MEETS WITH LATVIAN LEADERS [...] (U) Summary: At Ambassador Bailey's invitation, US Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito visited Riga to participate as the keynote speaker at Embassy Riga's conference on Judicial Ethics, Transparency and Reform. During his stay, Alito met with President Vaira Vike-Freiberga and Prime Minister A [...] | 2007-07-13 17:12:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KJUS PREL LG |
07RIGA53 | GOL DECIDES TO TRY AGAIN ON LATVIA-RUSSIA BORDER [...] (C/NF) Summary: Latvian Prime Minster Kalvitis has decided to renew discussion of the Latvia-Russia border treaty, with an aim to sign the document in the first half of 2007. He believes the political calendars in Russia and Latvia provide a unique window of opportunity. In order to avoid [...] | 2007-01-18 14:21:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PBTS PGOV RS LG |
07RIGA533 | LATVIAN REACTION TO RUSSIAN CFE MOVES - PLANS, [...] (C) Summary: Putin's July 13 decree on CFE did not surprise Latvia, which expected a move like this after the escalating rhetoric of recent months. But Latvian officials are using it as a reminder that Latvia's border with Russia is a key reason Latvia wanted to join NATO. Public rhetoric ha [...] | 2007-07-18 14:57:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE MARR RS LG |
07RIGA55 | LATVIAN VIEWS ON AFGHANISTAN AND KOSOVO [...] (C) Ambassador met Foreign Minister Pabriks January 18 to discuss points in reftels on Afghanistan and Kosovo. Pabriks asserted that Latvia remained committed to sending additional troops to ISAF, although the Ministry of Defense was still working on when it would be possible to get additional [...] | 2007-01-22 06:54:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL NATO YI AF LG |
07RIGA56 | LATVIA IN 2007, KEEPING THE RELATIONSHIP STRONG [...] (C) Summary: As we begin 2007, Latvia is in a different place than last year. The NATO summit, which kept Riga on allies' lips for a year, is over and President Vike-Freiberga, who almost single-handedly put Latvia back on the world map, is leaving office in July. Yet, the US maintains impor [...] | 2007-01-22 06:55:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM ECON KPAO CVIS LG |
07RIGA561 | Are politicians trying to control the public media in [...] Summary: Recent developments in the news service of Latvian National Television (LTV),in particular the downgrading of the director of a weekly analytical and investigative news program "De Facto" to a lower-responsibility position, raise concern about seeming desire of some politicians to cen [...] | 2007-07-27 15:20:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM LG |
07RIGA565 | Latvian attendance at 62nd UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-30 10:31:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OVIP UNGA LG |
07RIGA572 | LATVIA WELCOMES INFORMATION ON 123 AGREEMENT WITH [...] (C) A/DCM delivered reftel message and non-paper to Kaspars Ozolins, A/S-level official in charge of security policy at the MFA. Ozolins welcomed the information and consultation with NSG members. He said that Latvia understood India's "legitimate energy needs," but stressed that the key to [...] | 2007-07-30 14:27:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP ENRG KTIA IN LG |
07RIGA578 | LATVIA: POINTS ON US CANDIDATE FOR STANDING COMMISSION OF [...] PolEconOff delivered reftel points July 31 to Liga Rozeniece, Head of the MFA's International Organizations Division, and urged the GOL to look favorably on Steve Carr's candidacy for the Standing Commission of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. Rozeniece responded that the [...] | 2007-07-31 14:37:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC LG |
07RIGA579 | Poll: Latvians feel secure; support national defense [...] (SBU) Summary: An annual opinion poll commissioned by the Ministry of Defense (MoD) in December 2006/January 2007 confirms the tendency shown by previous polls commissioned by the MoD since 2000: the majority of Latvian residents consider Latvia a safe country and in general support the governm [...] | 2007-07-31 14:38:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL MARR LG |
07RIGA584 | POST SUPPORTS USAREUR G2 1206 PROPOSAL FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-02 11:09:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS MOPS PREL PTER LG |
07RIGA585 | LATVIAN FIRST LADY WILL BE IN NEW YORK SEPTEMBER 24 [...] (SBU) On July 30, post delivered ref A points on Mrs. Bush's Literacy and Health event in New York City to Latvian President Zatlers' office. The President and his wife, Lilita Zatlere, plan to be in New York City September 22 - 27 (ref B); the President's office expressed interest in the Liter [...] | 2007-08-02 14:37:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA LG |
07RIGA588 | GOVERNMENT OF LATVIA TO SELL FINAL STAKES IN LATTELECOM AND [...] On June 12, the GOL approved the sale of its shares in fixed line telecommunications operator Lattelecom and mobile operator LMT. Currently the Latvian state owns 51 percent of Lattelecom, while 49 percent is owned by Nordic telecommunications group TeliaSonera. The GOL agreed to buy back the [...] | 2007-08-03 14:20:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON ETRD LG |
07RIGA59 | LATVIA: NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-22 11:20:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL PHUM LG |
07RIGA590 | LATVIA ALSO CONCERNED WITH DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-03 14:36:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM EUN AJ LG |
07RIGA591 | LATVIA/RUSSIA: LAVROV TO RIGA? AND [...] (C) Summary: Russian FM Lavrov has proposed coming to Riga September 17 to exchange instruments of ratification on the Latvia-Russia border treaty. The GOL is cautiously agreeing to this, although it could lead to public protests if the constitutional court has not yet ruled on the treaty's v [...] | 2007-08-03 14:46:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS RS LG |
07RIGA593 | LATVIA OPEN BUT NONCOMMITAL ON UNESCO HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE [...] PolEconOff delivered reftel points August 2 to the MFA's Gints Jegermanis, Head of Policy Planning Unit and Ambassador at large, and Aiga Liepina, Director of the Department of International Organizations and Human Rights. Both responded that the GOL is open to the reftel resolution to explore [...] | 2007-08-03 15:56:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNESCO LG |
07RIGA609 | LATVIA/KOSOVO: THE END IS CLEAR; THE PATH IS NOT [...] (C) Pol/Econ chief delivered reftel points to Latvian MFA political director Ilgvars Klava August 10. Klava greatly appreciated the update, as well as the recent briefing to Washington Embassies. He said that the Latvian position remained unchanged - they understood the process would lead to [...] | 2007-08-10 11:59:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KV LG |
07RIGA61 | HELPING LATVIA DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (C) Ref A requests a full court press for Allied contributions to Afghanistan in advance of the January 26 ministerial. We are concerned that providing the Latvians a laundry list of initiatives where they might help will simply overwhelm them [...] | 2007-01-23 10:27:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL EAID NATO AF LG |
07RIGA610 | LATVIA STANDING UP FOR GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: Latvia is concerned about the missile impact in Georgia and frustrated by the weak reaction of the Portuguese presidency of the EU. While urging NATO support for Georgia through a NAC briefing and possible NAC visit to Georgia, Latvia will send a person to participate in the inte [...] | 2007-08-10 12:02:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO GG LG |
07RIGA611 | LATVIA/AFGHANISTAN: CN PLAN AND TROUBLES WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-10 12:04:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SNAR MOPS AF LG |
07RIGA617 | The Latvian Court System: A Primer [...] (U) Summary: Latvia's civil law judicial system is a three tier structure consisting of district or city courts, regional courts, and headed by a Supreme Court. All civil and criminal matters go through these courts. The Constitutional Court is a fully independent body whose mandate is to int [...] | 2007-08-14 13:52:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KJUS PHUM LG |
07RIGA619 | LATVIA: POINTS ON US CANDIDATE FOR UN COMMITTEE AGAINST [...] PolEconOff delivered reftel diplomatic note and talking points August 14 to Liga Rozeniece, Head of the MFA's International Organizations Division, and urged the GOL to look favorably on Felice Gaer's candidacy for the United Nations Committee Against Torture. Rozeniece responded that the GOL [...] | 2007-08-15 14:16:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA LG |
07RIGA627 | LATVIA SUPPORTS PROPOSED IMPLEMENTATION OF PLAN TO [...] (C) On August 14, PolEconOff delivered ref A points and draft letters to Girts Krumins, Deputy Head of Strategic Goods Export Control Division at the Latvian MFA. Krumins expressed Latvian support for the overall initiative to share nuclear-related export denial information on Iran at the IAEA [...] | 2007-08-21 07:32:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP IR LG |
07RIGA628 | LATVIA: INFLATION TICKS UP TO 9.5 PERCENT IN JULY [...] (U) According to Latvia's Central Statistical Bureau (LCSB),inflation in July increased 1.2 percent since June, bringing annual inflation up 9.5 percent year-on-year. Latvia's inflation rate is again the highest in the EU, according to the EU's Eurostat. LCSB reported higher prices for tobacco [...] | 2007-08-21 08:08:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV LG |
07RIGA629 | LATVIA REMAINS CAUTIOUS ON PLANS FOR A/CFE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Latvia continues to be wary of any plan to move forward on ratification of A/CFE that might leave them behind. They welcomed hearing more detail on our action for action plan and will have more thoughts in upcoming US/Baltic consultations on CFE. The Latvians are looking to ge [...] | 2007-08-21 11:29:00 | Embassy Riga | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM KCFE MARR PREL PINR RS LG |
07RIGA635 | LATVIA SUPPORTS RE-ELECTION OF U.S. TO ICAO COUNCIL [...] PolEconOff delivered reftel talking points on August 21 to Arnis Muiznieks, Director of the Ministry of Transport's Aviation Department, and urged the GOL to support the re-election of the United States to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO),membership category [...] | 2007-08-22 15:04:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAIR AORC ICAO LG |
07RIGA636 | LATVIAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO ANA HELD UP BY RUSSIAN DELAYS [...] The Latvian MOD has informed us that a number of items that Latvia has pledged to the Afghan National Army are delayed due to a nearly year long effort to get retransfer authority from Moscow. With President Zatlers hoping to visit Afghanistan in September, the Latvians would welcome any assist [...] | 2007-08-23 08:08:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PARM MARR AF RS LG |
07RIGA64 | (C) CLUSTER MUNITIONS: LATVIA CONSIDERS CCW BEST [...] (C) PolEconOff delivered reftel points January 23 to Andris Pelss, Head of Nonproliferation and Arms Control Division at the MFA, and Sanita Krumina, who works in the same division. Pelss responded that the GOL shares the USG's humanitarian concerns and also agrees that cluster munitions (CM) [...] | 2007-01-23 13:09:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL NATO LG |
07RIGA647 | LATVIA/RUSSIA: BORDER TREATY SEEMINGLY DELAYED, [...] (C) Summary: Earlier reports of a September 17 Lavrov trip to Riga to exchange instruments of ratification on the Latvian-Russian border treaty appear unlikely. Moscow has told the Latvians of challenges in the sequencing of events mean they would not be ready for action on the treaty by Sept [...] | 2007-08-29 14:43:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PGOV RS LG |
07RIGA648 | LAVROV VISIT TO RIGA OFF FOR SEPTEMBER 17 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-30 08:21:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS RS LG |
07RIGA649 | AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR RIGA AIRPORT; AMERICAN INVESTMENT [...] Summary: Riga airport has an ambitious plan to expand to handle as many as 15 million passengers a year by 2020. The head of Riga airport is seriously interested in having American firms bid on many of the projects related to the airport's expansion. There are also plans to increase the numbe [...] | 2007-08-30 08:22:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR BTIO ECON LG |
07RIGA650 | LATVIA TO ATTEND OPEN-ENDED TECHNICAL SEMINAR ON [...] (SBU) PolEconOff delivered reftel points August 28 to Inga Marcinkevica, Head of the Export Control and Strategic Goods Division at the MFA. Marcinkevica responded August 30 that the GOL is very interested in the September 26 Open-Ended Technical Seminar on UNSCR 1737 Implementation that will [...] | 2007-08-31 07:18:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PARM KNNP IR LG |
07RIGA651 | LATVIAN SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT EMSIS' $10,000 [...] (C) Summary: Parliament Speaker Indulis Emsis may be on the verge of being charged with corruption for receiving a USD 10,000 cash payment in fall 2006. He and his office allege no wrongdoing and have been eager to get their version of events to us. If the transaction was clean, it demonstra [...] | 2007-08-31 14:28:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KCOR LG |
07RIGA654 | Saeima Speaker Emsis will not step down for now [...] After meeting with the Board of the Union of the Greens and Farmers (ZZS) and Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis (People's Party - TP) on September 3, Saeima (parliament) Speaker Indulis Emsis announced that he will retain in his position. Emsis added that further decisions will depend on activiti [...] | 2007-09-04 15:08:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV LG |
07RIGA658 | LATVIA LIKLEY TO ENGAGE ON GEORGIA AT SEP. 6 PC [...] (C) Pol/econ chief spoke with MFA Pol Dir Ilgvars Klava to encourage Latvia to speak at the September 6 OSCE PC in support of the report by independent experts in which Latvia participated. Klava said that he hadn't focused on the event yet, but agreed that Latvia and other contributors to the [...] | 2007-09-05 14:38:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS OSCE GG RS LG |
07RIGA661 | GYMNICH POINTS DELIVERED TO LATVIA'S MFA [...] PolEconOff delivered reftel talking points on September 5 to Anda Orchard, Deputy Director, EU Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Orchard did not have any substantive response, but said that she would forward the points to Latvia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and to the MFA's Politi [...] | 2007-09-06 07:30:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV YI RS CH IN LG |
07RIGA665 | LATVIA SUPPORTS NAC VISIT TO GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-07 07:11:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO GG LG |
07RIGA669 | IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE: LATVIAN POSITION UNCLEAR, [...] (C) PolEconOff delivered reftel points September 1 to Sanita Krumina of the Nonproliferation and Arms Control Division at the MFA. Krumina responded on September 7 that the GOL was still clarifying with other EU states regarding its position on any Israel-focused agenda item at the IAEA Gener [...] | 2007-09-10 06:05:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL EUN IAEA IS LG |
07RIGA671 | LATVIA: POINTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE UN DELIVERED [...] PolEconOff delivered reftel points on the UNGA Third Committee and the Human Rights Council August 31 to Liga Rozeniece, Head of International Organizations Division at the MFA. Rozeniece expressed appreciation for the US views on the issues raised in the demarche, but provided no substantive [...] | 2007-09-10 11:03:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PREL UNGA LG |
07RIGA672 | LATVIAN FIRST LADY HAS ACCEPTED INVITATION TO [...] (SBU) On September 7, 2007, post received official confirmation of the Mrs. Lilita Zatlera's acceptance to participate in the luncheon on Literacy and Health in New York City on September 24, 2007 (ref. C). The Latvian President and his wife plan to be in New York September 22-27. (ref B). BA [...] | 2007-09-10 11:46:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA |
07RIGA684 | LATVIA: PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS ROUNDTABLE AT 2007 UNGA [...] Reftel requests information on Post's and the GOL's efforts to promote human rights and democracy. Latvia is shifting from being a recipient of foreign aid to being a donor and is implementing a significant increase in development assistance during 2007--focused on Georgia and Moldova, with ad [...] | 2007-09-12 12:38:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL LG |
07RIGA685 | THE LEMBERGS CASE: TAKING DOWN A MINI-GARCH [...] (C) Summary: The story of Aivars Lembergs is one of post-independence Latvia's most compelling yet morally troubling tales. To much of his electorate in Ventspils, Lembergs is the brilliant protector of the city's autonomy and the great provider of prosperity. To successive Lavian government [...] | 2007-09-12 14:46:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV KJUS KCOR PHUM LG |
07RIGA689 | LATVIA: INFLATION UP TO 10.1 PERCENT IN AUGUST [...] (U) According to Latvia's Central Statistical Bureau (LCSB),inflation in August increased .4 percent since July, bringing annual inflation up 10.1 percent year-on-year. This marks the first time Latvian inflation has reached double digits since January 1997 when consumer prices rose to 11.4 pe [...] | 2007-09-17 11:08:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL LG |
07RIGA690 | LATVIA SUPPORTS SPLIT-CURRENCY ASSESSMENTS FOR ICAO [...] PolEconOff delivered reftel points on September 14 to Arnis Muiznieks, Director of the Ministry of Transport's Aviation Department, and urged the GOL to support the addition of language to the draft resolution that would establish the budget of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Or [...] | 2007-09-17 15:31:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ICAO LG |
07RIGA691 | LATVIA: MOODY'S REVISES LATVIA'S CREDIT RATING FROM [...] (U) International credit rating agency Moody's Investors Service downgraded Latvia's credit rating outlook to stable from positive on 12 September, citing worsening macroeconomic imbalances in the country. Moody's warned that Latvia's current account deficit, now at 27 percent of GDP, is among [...] | 2007-09-18 06:10:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV LG |
07RIGA697 | LATVIAN FM PABRIKS WILL ATTEND SEPTEMBER 26 TRANSATLANTIC [...] (SBU) On September 17, post delivered ref A letter inviting Latvian Foreign Minister Pabriks to the September 26 transatlantic dinner hosted by Secretary Rice on the margins of the UNGA in New York City. On September 19, Dace Rutka, Head of the Americas and Caribbean Countries Division at the [...] | 2007-09-19 15:40:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO OPDC PREL EU LG |
07RIGA700 | LATVIA TO FOLLOW EU'S LEAD ON NEW U.S. LAW ON MARITIME [...] (SBU) Summary: Latvia is seeking guidance from the European Union in response to the new U.S. law requiring 100 percent scanning for all U.S.-bound maritime cargo prior to loading at a foreign port by 2012. GOL representatives expressed concern about the cost of meeting the new requirement and [...] | 2007-09-20 10:26:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EWWT AMGT PTER LG |
07RIGA714 | Saeima elects its new speaker [...] On September 24, the Saeima (Latvian parliament) elected its new speaker Gundars Daudze (member of the Union of Greens and Farmers (ZZS) to replace Indulis Emsis (ZZS) who announced his resignation after the Prosecutor's Office brought criminal charges against him for giving false testimony con [...] | 2007-09-25 14:49:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL LG |
07RIGA723 | LATVIAN ANTI-CORRUPTION CHIEF SUSPENDED [...] Summary: Prime Minister Kalvitis has suspended and initiated a disciplinary case against Aleksejs Loskotovs, the head of the Latvian Anti-Corruption Bureau (KNAB). The charges stem from the alleged discovery of "continued and serious violations concerning the use and accounting of operative fin [...] | 2007-09-27 14:53:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR KCRM LG |
07RIGA731 | PREVENTING FURTHER LATVIAN BACKSLIDING ON RULE OF [...] (C/NF) Summary: One year ago, we said that the outcome of Latvia's parliamentary elections in October 2006 would be key to determining whether Latvia would continue to move forward to strengthen the rule of law or regress to old and non-transparent ways of doing business. Developments since [...] | 2007-09-28 11:40:00 | Embassy Riga | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KCOR PINR PHUM LG |
07RIGA738 | LATVIA SUPPORTIVE OF US POINTS ON BURMA [...] (C) PolEconOff delivered reftel points on Burma October 2 to Signe Jansone, the A/S level official that covers Asia at the MFA. Jansone agreed broadly with the points raised. Specifically, she stated that the GOL supports stronger sanctions against the Burmese regime and further efforts to en [...] | 2007-10-02 14:36:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UN BM LG |
07RIGA739 | IRAN PROPOSES A VISIT TO LATVIA [...] (C) On the margins separate meeting, MFA A/S level official for bilateral affairs, Signe Jansone, told PolEconOff that the Iranian Embassy in Stockholm approached the GOL to suggest a visit to Latvia by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Jalili for November. Jansone elaborated that the prop [...] | 2007-10-02 14:46:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR LG |
07RIGA741 | FURTHER WORRYING STEPS ON RULE OF LAW IN LATVIA [...] (S/NF) Summary: Additional developments on rule of law in Latvia only add to our concern. Late September 28, we became worried that there was a move afoot within the Latvian government to sack prosecutor General Maizitis. We strongly warned senior levels of the GOL against such a move, noting [...] | 2007-10-02 14:54:00 | Embassy Riga | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV KCOR SNAR LG |
07RIGA757 | LATVIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT EC OCTOBER 10 VOTE ON BIOTECH CORN [...] (SBU) PolEconOff delivered reftel points on October 5 to Inese Aleksejeva, Head of the Ministry of Agriculture's Biotech and Novel Food Division, and Inese Birgele, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Trade and Investment Division. PolEconOff urged the GOL to support the Europ [...] | 2007-10-10 14:42:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO ETRD EUN ECON LG |
07RIGA771 | GOVERNMENT MOVES TO DISMISS ANTI-CORRUPTION CHIEF [...] Summary: In a closed meeting on October 16, the Latvian government supported the dismissal of Aleksejs Loskutovs, the chief of the Latvian Corruption Prevention and Combating Bureau (KNAB) on the grounds of his unsuitability to continue to hold his position. They made the decision after an ad h [...] | 2007-10-17 14:17:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR KCRM LG |
07RIGA772 | LATVIA AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN BURMA [...] (SBU) PolEconOff delivered reftel points October 12 to Signe Jansone, the A/S level official that covers Asia at the MFA. Jansone responded on October 16 that the GOL does not plan to provide foreign assistance to Burma for 2008. She stated that The GOL and NGO sector in Latvia are concentrati [...] | 2007-10-17 14:18:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM BM LG |
07RIGA775 | Roma education in Latvia [...] Summary: The available statistical data and reports of educators reveal that Latvia's comparatively small Roma community educational achievements at all levels lags far behind the average national level. Individual initiatives, mainly special segregated classes for Roma, aimed at tackling under [...] | 2007-10-18 07:31:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV LG |
07RIGA778 | Kalvitis in trouble: protests and few friends [...] Summary: Approximately 3000 people participated in a peaceful, public protest in front of the Latvian Parliament (Saeima) to express their opposition to the current government of Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis and the threatened dismissal of Latvia's anti-corruption chief, Aleksejs Loskutovs. [...] | 2007-10-18 14:50:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV LG |
07RIGA779 | IRAN APPEARS TO REJECT DOWNGRADED VISIT TO LATVIA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-19 07:31:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR LG |
07RIGA782 | LATVIAN POLITICS TURNS WEIRD; FM RESIGNS, PM [...] (C/NF) Summary: Latvia's internal political machinations took a bizarre turn on October 19. FM Pabriks submitted his resignation, telling the Ambassador that he had "lost trust" with the current cabinet. But PM Kalvitis refused to accept the resignation and Pabriks is, in effect, hostage in t [...] | 2007-10-19 14:57:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR LG |
07RIGA787 | Latvia's Woman of Courage Nominee 2008 [...] Post's nominee for the International Woman of Courage Award is Anita Ratkevica, social worker and founder of the NGO women's support club "Harmonija." Ms. Ratkevica is pleased to be nominated for the award. Biographical data requested in reftel is below. A. Full Name: Anita Ratkevica [...] | 2007-10-22 13:37:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO KWMN LG |
07RIGA788 | PM ACCEPTS FM'S RESIGNATION; MACHINATIONS CONTINUE [...] Summary: October 22 began what will be a busy week in Latvia's ongoing political saga. Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis revised his earlier decision and accepted the resignation of Foreign Affairs Minister Artis Pabriks, effective October 29. The opposition has called a special session of parl [...] | 2007-10-22 15:28:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL LG |
07RIGA794 | LONG TRUCK LINES LIKELY TO CONTINUE ALONG LATVIAN-RUSSIAN [...] (U) Summary: A combination of factors, specifically, a significant increase in trade from the EU to Russia; a lack of action thus far to modernize and increase the capacity and efficiency of Russian checkpoint operations; and the lack of attractive alternative routes, have caused extended delay [...] | 2007-10-24 10:42:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PBTS PREL ETRD EUN RS LG |
07RIGA796 | SECENSETTER FOR OCT 31 VISIT OF PM KALVITIS TO [...] (C/NF) Summary: Latvian PM Kalvitis comes to Washington Oct. 31 - Nov. 1 politically weakened but still enormously influential. Latvia's longest serving PM in the post-Soviet era, Kalvitis is enmeshed in a political battle over the dismissal of the anti-corruption chief and with growing voter [...] | 2007-10-24 13:45:00 | Embassy Riga | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PINR NATO RS LG |
07RIGA801 | LATVIA SUPPORTS TIGHTER SANCTIONS ON BURMA [...] (C) PolEconOff delivered both sets of reftel points October 26 to Signe Jansone, the A/S level official that covers Asia at the MFA. Jansone responded that the GOL supports the U.S. initiative to tighten sanctions further against Burma. She added that Latvia has "no connection at all with Bu [...] | 2007-10-26 12:43:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS ETRD BM LG |
07RIGA811 | Legal issues in the Loskutovs case [...] Summary: The case of Latvia's anti-corruption bureau (KNAB) chief Aleksejs Loskutovs has engendered much discussion of various legal issues. There are two very distinct issues at play, suspension and dismissal. While inter-related in the politics of the case, from a legal standpoint they are [...] | 2007-10-29 15:57:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR LG |
07RIGA812 | Old Believers in Latvia [...] Summary: Latvia is well-known for its large Russian community, mainly the large number of non-citizens and claims that they are discriminated against, especially on language. However, it would be a big mistake to perceive Russians in Latvia as a homogenous religious community. While the majorit [...] | 2007-10-30 05:13:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KIRF LG |
07RIGA815 | LATVIA TO FOLLOW EU LEAD ON CUBA ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarches on October 29 to Dace Rutka, Head of the MFA's Americas Section, and Liga Brige, MFA Cuba Desk Officer. Rutka voided defining Latvia's positions on the specifics of both cables, and would only state that the GOL would follow EU consensus in [...] | 2007-10-30 15:24:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA PHUM ETRD PREL CU LG |
07RIGA817 | LATVIAN LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR IRAQ DEPLOYMENT [...] (C/NF) We have previously discussed with the Latvian government the legal requirements for military deployments overseas in the context of the future of Kosovo. Senior MFA and MOD officials have affirmed to us that Latvia can deploy outside of Latvia in three situations: in a UNSC-mandated/au [...] | 2007-11-01 08:33:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MARR MOPS PREL IZ LG |
07RIGA82 | REQUEST TO RESETTLE PROTECTED MIGRANTS FROM GITMO: LATVIANS [...] (SBU) On January 29, PolEconOff delivered ref A additional information to Dace Rutka, Head of the Americas and Caribbean Countries Division at the MFA, and Liga Brige, also of the Americas and Caribbean Countries Division. Rutka and Brige stated they now have enough information and will forwar [...] | 2007-01-29 14:50:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF SMIG LG |
07RIGA820 | LATVIAN CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT RE-ELECTED TO [...] The President of the Bank of Latvia, Ilmars Rimsevics, was re-elected by the Saeima (Parliament) on November 1 to another 6-year term. Rimsevics was first appointed to head the central bank in 2001, and his new term officially begins on December 21. He was the only candidate put forward, and [...] | 2007-11-01 15:07:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV LG |
07RIGA821 | WHAT'S LIKLEY TO HAPPEN NEXT IN LATVIA? [...] (C/NF) Summary: Conventional wisdom in Latvia is that PM Kalvitis will announce his resignation following the adoption of the 2008 budget, scheduled for November 8. If he does step down, we expect a somewhat protracted period of government formation that could likely go until Christmas or eve [...] | 2007-11-02 14:09:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL LG |
07RIGA823 | LATVIAN RESPONSE: DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Judite Dobele, the GOL MFA Head of the Middle Eastern Division. Dobele stated that the GOL has taken concrete steps to assure that there is no participation in terrorism financing. One indication of this is Latvian commercial banks' mandate to investigate cas [...] | 2007-11-02 14:20:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KNNP PREL PARM LG |
07RIGA827 | Loskutovs update [...] Summary: Continuing to search for ways to avoid a vote on the fate of anti-corruption bureau (KNAB) chief Loskutovs, the Saeima legal affairs committee told the government it needed to bolster its case for dismissal and the government pulled back its request for the parliament to dismiss Loskut [...] | 2007-11-06 05:26:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR KCRM LG |
07RIGA828 | LATVIAN RESPONSE: FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Judite Dobele, the GOL MFA's Head of Middle East and Africa Division, Viesturs Burkans, the GOL Prosecutor General's office Head of the Financial Investigation Unit, and Janis Brazovskis, the GOL Head of Financial Integrity Division in the Financial and [...] | 2007-11-06 07:05:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC ECON LG |
07RIGA831 | LATVIA AND RUSSIA TO DELAY EXCHANGE OF [...] (C) Officials in both the PM's office and the MFA have confirmed what we expected - that the current political situation in Latvia has delayed the exchange of instruments of ratification for the Latvia-Russia border treaty. FM Lavrov's proposed visit for November 14 or 15 is off as there is c [...] | 2007-11-07 07:19:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS RS LG |
07RIGA833 | LATVIA WILL NOT ATTEND CD MINISTERIAL IN BAMAKO, [...] (C) Pol-Econ Off delivered reftel demarche on November 7, to Sarmite Danne, First Secretary in the MFA's International Organizations Division. Danne stated that Latvia will not be sending a delegation to the November 14-17 Community of Democracies Ministerial in Bamako, Mali, due to lack of MF [...] | 2007-11-07 15:40:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA LG |
07RIGA837 | PM KALVITIS PLANS TO RESIGN DEC. 5 [...] (C) Summary: Latvian PM Aigars Kalvitis announced November 7 that he will step down on December 5. He said he wanted to ensure a smooth transition. At the same time, he nominated candidates to fill three of the four vacancies in the cabinet, including Maris Riekstins as foreign minister. The [...] | 2007-11-08 15:37:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV LG |
07RIGA84 | LATVIA STILL UNDECIDED ON HRC, LUKEWARM AT BEST [...] (C) Pol/econ chief has held several conversations with Latvian MFA pol dir Ilgvars Klava regarding ref A request to explore Latvian willingness to pursue a seat on the Human Rights Council. Klava, who has been very critical of the council (ref C),has agreed that we should avoid having Belaru [...] | 2007-01-30 14:44:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PHUM PREL UNHRC LG |
07RIGA849 | LATVIA SUPPORTS FURTHER SANCTIONS ON BURMA [...] (C) PolEconOff delivered reftel points November 13 to Signe Jansone, the A/S level official that covers Asia at the MFA. Jansone responded that the GOL continues to deplore the lack of human rights in Burma: "the people have no basic human rights or education." She noted that the EU has been [...] | 2007-11-14 10:28:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EFIN ETRD BM LG |
07RIGA850 | LATVIA: DAS GARBER DISCUSSES VISA WAIVER, CFE, AND [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Judith Garber visited Riga on November 7 and 8 for meetings with GOL officials at the MFA and DOD. All MFA officials stressed the Visa Waiver program as priority number one in the bilateral relationship. The Latvian MOD expressed strong support for U.S. efforts to negoti [...] | 2007-11-14 10:28:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CVIS MARR LG |
07RIGA852 | LATVIAN INFLATION UP TO 13.2% [...] According to figures released on November 8 by the Latvian Central Statistical Bureau (CSB),the annual inflation rate in Latvia hit 13.2% in October. This marks the highest rate in Latvia since 1996, and consumer prices are widely expected to continue rising until mid 2008. Increases in util [...] | 2007-11-14 15:54:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON AFSN AMGT ELAB LG |
07RIGA86 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SPEAKER EMSIS [...] (C) Summary: Saeima speaker Indulis Emsis was optimistic that legislation authorizing the government to sign the border treaty with Russia would pass on February 1, but was skeptical that nationalist party Fatherland and Freedom could remain in the coalition after its opposition to this legisl [...] | 2007-01-31 14:59:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS PHUM RS LG |
07RIGA860 | LATVIA'S 2008 BUDGET [...] Summary: On November 8th, the Saeima (Parliament) passed the government's 2008 budget, with 54 parliament members voting in favor and 39 against. In line with the main budgetary priority, which was economic stabilization in the face of accelerating inflation, the budget plans to run a 1% of G [...] | 2007-11-16 11:46:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD LG |
07RIGA865 | A/S FRIED'S VISIT TO RIGA [...] (C) Summary: CFE and domestic political developments were key topics in the visit of EUR A/S Dan Fried to Riga October 25 - 26. The Latvians warmly welcomed his assurance that on CFE the USG would pursue a policy of "nothing about you without you" in talking with Moscow and that any consultat [...] | 2007-11-21 12:36:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO RS LG |
07RIGA869 | LATVIA TO SUPPORT GMO ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY AT [...] (C) Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche on November 21 to Dace Freimane, Deputy Director of the Agriculture Ministry's EU Affairs Division. Freimane said that her office was currently preparing notes for Agriculture Minister Roze regarding the November 26 meeting. She stated that while sh [...] | 2007-11-21 16:14:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD EUN TBIO LG |
07RIGA871 | VIKE-FREIBERGA'S CANDIDACY TO HEAD EU "WISEMEN" [...] (C/NF) Peteris Ustubs, foreign policy advisor to Latvian PM Kalvitis, called in pol/econ chief late November 21. Ustubs had just returned from Paris and a meeting with Sarkozy's diplomatic advisor AMB Levitte. Sarkozy wants to propose former Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga (VVF) to head [...] | 2007-11-23 13:36:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN FR LG |
07RIGA872 | LAVROV VISIT DEC. 18? KALVITIS TO STAY UNTIL DEC. [...] (C) Summary: Russian FM Lavrov will likely visit Latvia December 18 to exchange instruments of ratification on the Latvian-Russian border treaty. As a result of this and other events, it seems likely that PM Kalvitis will resign as planned on December 5 but stay in caretaker mode through Dece [...] | 2007-11-23 13:39:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS EUN RS LG |
07RIGA873 | E-PINE POLITICAL DIRECTORS, MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The fall meeting of the e-PINE Political Directors was held October 26 in Riga, Latvia. Political Directors from seven Nordic and Baltic nations met with EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried to compare notes on the countries that make up e-PINE,s core focus: Georgia, Moldova, B [...] | 2007-11-23 13:41:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG RS GG MD BO BK LG |
07RIGA877 | LATVIA ON MADRID: NERVOUS ON CFE [...] (C) Summary: Latvia is wary of the Spanish/German effort on CFE in Madrid and greatly appreciates the US support for core principals in this area. Latvia will make a strong statement of support for ODIHR and election observation. They support the closure of the OSCE mission in Croatia and sup [...] | 2007-11-27 16:14:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCFE OSCE LG |
07RIGA883 | LATVIAN HIGH COURT RULES ON APPEAL OF BANKA BALTIJA [...] Summary: On November 20, the High Court of Latvia finished reviewing the previous ruling of the Riga Regional Court, and delivered an appeal judgment over the Banka Baltija collapse case. Banka Baltija was the largest bank in Latvia in the early nineties, and the declaration of its insolvency i [...] | 2007-11-29 13:08:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV ECPS KJUS LG |
07RIGA884 | Court rules Latvia-Russia border treaty complies with [...] Summary. Latvia's Constitutional Court (ST) announced November 29 that the Latvia- Russia Border Treaty, which provides Latvia's acknowledgment to the transfer of the Abrene region of Latvia to Russia in Stalin's era, complies with the Constitution of Latvia. The court ruled that the Treaty its [...] | 2007-11-29 16:07:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PBTS PREL RS LG |
07RIGA895 | Kalvitis officially resigns as Latvian PM; Lavrov invited [...] On December 5, Latvian PM Aigars Kalvitis submitted his resignation to President Zatlers, as he pledged last month. Under the Latvian constitution, the resignation also covers all ministers and the government goes in to caretaker mode until the Saeima (parliament) approves a new government. K [...] | 2007-12-05 15:49:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL RS LG |
07RIGA898 | Decision on Putin documentary raises censorship concerns [...] Summary. The decision by Latvian National Television (LTV) to cancel the planned December 1 broadcast of a documentary "Putin's System," which is critical of the Russian President, has produced significant drama and raised questions of censorship. LTV first claimed that the broadcast was cance [...] | 2007-12-07 15:11:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM LG |
07RIGA906 | THE APPEARANCE OF BOLD ACTION, LOOKING FOR A [...] (C) Summary: The process of forming the next Latvian government took a not entirely unexpected turn on December 12 when President Zatlers decided to consult with potential candidates for Prime Minister from outside the party structure. Although Zatlers seems interested in doing something unex [...] | 2007-12-12 15:48:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV LG |
07RIGA908 | LATVIA REMAINS ON BOARD REGARDING KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: Latvia remains fully on board with a way forward on Kosovo based on the Ahtisaari plan. It has no problem with deploying the planned ESDP mission, although budget constraints may limit its participation. When the time comes, Latvia is prepared to recognize an independent Kosovo, [...] | 2007-12-13 09:44:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS EUN YI LG |
07RIGA92 | Latvian parliament approves border treaty on first reading; [...] (SBU) Summary: Latvia's Saeima (parliament) voted 65 - 26 on February 1 to authorize the government to sign the border treaty with Russia that has been pending since 1997. This was only the first reading and the bill will have to pass again on February 8 before it is final. However, the near [...] | 2007-02-02 14:36:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PBTS RS LG |
07RIGA930 | Gazprom and Latvijas Gaze agree on new natural gas supply [...] Latvijas Gaze (LG),the central natural gas provider in Latvia, announced on December 14 that it had reached agreement on a new supply contract with Gazprom for 2008-2010. In line with Gazprom's pricing policy and its efforts to even out gas prices across Europe, the new tariff for Latvia will [...] | 2007-12-21 11:01:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON PREL RS LG |
07RIGA931 | LATVIAN PARLIAMENT EXTENDS TROOP MANDATE FOR IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-21 11:01:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV MOPS PREL IZ LG |
07RIGA932 | LATVIA-RUSSIA SIGN AGREEMENT TO RETURN SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL [...] Summary: On December 3, the Republic of Latvia and the Russian Federation signed an agreement to return remaining spent nuclear fuel from Latvia's decommissioned Salaspils research facility to Russia for recycling and storage. The agreement stems from efforts in Latvia started in the late 1990 [...] | 2007-12-21 11:02:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP RS LG |
07RIGA935 | LATVIAN PARLIAMENT INSTALLS NEW CENTER-RIGHT MAJORITY [...] SUMMARY. The Saeima (Latvian parliament) voted 54-43 on December 20 to approve a new center-right government led by former Interior Minister (and former PM) Ivars Godmanis of Latvia's First Party/Latvia's Way (LPP/LC). The new government is composed of the same four center-right parties as th [...] | 2007-12-21 14:14:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM LG |
07RIGA939 | Latvia to decide in January on Committee for Elimination of [...] We reported ref B that Latvia would make a decision on whom to support for the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination closer to the Jan. 17 date of the election. We followed up with the MFA, who confirmed that Latvia will make its decision the week of January 7, following the ho [...] | 2007-12-28 09:17:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UN LG |
07RIODEJANEIRO295 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY PATTERSON'S VISIT TO RIO, MAY 16, 2007 [...] (U) INL A/S Anne Patterson completed her Brazil travel with a May 16 stop in Rio de Janeiro where she held discussions with representatives of civil society and local and state government to examine public security issues in and around Rio. She wrapped up the visit by meeting with Governor Se [...] | 2007-06-08 16:10:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PREL KJUS BR |
07RIODEJANEIRO541 | RIO DE JANEIRO'S "OPERATION TWO FACES" RESULTS IN MAJOR [...] (U) Summary. Rio de Janeiro state officials announced a major sting operation which resulted in the arrests of 52 Military Police officers from a single police battalion yesterday. The officers are accused of involvement in a police corruption ring whereby they were on the payroll of drug tra [...] | 2007-09-18 14:58:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI BR |
07RIODEJANEIRO559 | DIRECTORSHIPS AT PETROBRAS BECOMING INCREASINGLY [...] (U) Summary. A political battle erupted among the government and its allied parties last week over high-level positions within various government entities. Although the federal government has managed to alleviate many of the tensions arising from this struggle, it has so far not been able to [...] | 2007-09-27 18:23:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET EIND PGOV BR |
07RIODEJANEIRO564 | AMBASSADOR HOSTS BIOFUELS ROUNDTABLE [...] (U) Summary. On July 13, U.S. Ambassador Clifford Sobel hosted a roundtable on biofuels with representatives from Brazil's public, private, and academic sectors. The event marked the initiation of a dialogue to explore areas for strategic cooperation on research, development and commercializat [...] | 2007-09-28 15:19:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET PREL BR |
07RIODEJANEIRO580 | INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS LEARNING JOURNEY (IILJ) VISIT TO [...] (U) Summary: From September 9-14, a group of pension and endowment fund managers, accompanied by Commerce DAS Ana Guevara, FCS and Treasury Brazil personnel, visited Rio de Janeiro and Sco Paulo on an Institutional Investors Learning Journey (IILJ). The IILJ was organized by the Brazilian Vent [...] | 2007-10-22 14:30:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN PREL BR |
07RIODEJANEIRO620 | FLORIDA STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL TO PETROBRAS: GET OUT OF I [...] (C) Summary: During Florida Governor Charlie Crist's visit to Rio o 2. (SBU) LeMieux met with Awad on November 7. He stated that the Stat 3. (SBU) Awad responded that Petrobras must go where the Brazilian Gov 4. (C) LeMieux inquired about media reports about Iranian delegations [...] | 2007-11-23 13:49:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPEC ECON PREL PGOV BR IR |
07RIODEJANEIRO621 | FLORIDA STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL TO PETROBRAS: GET OUT OF I [...] (C) Summary: During Florida Governor Charlie Crist's visit to Rio o 2. (SBU) LeMieux met with Awad on November 7. He stated that the Stat 3. (SBU) Awad responded that Petrobras must go where the Brazilian Gov 4. (C) LeMieux inquired about media reports about Iranian delegations [...] | 2007-11-23 13:50:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPEC ECON PREL PGOV BR IR |
07RIODEJANEIRO622 | FLORIDA STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL TO PETROBRAS: GET OUT OF [...] (C) Summary: During Florida Governor Charlie Crist's visit to Rio on November 7-8, the Governor's Chief of Staff George LeMieux met with Samir Awad, Executive Manager for Petrobras' International Assets, on November 7. They discussed Florida's legislation requiring divestiture of the state's [...] | 2007-11-23 13:57:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPEC ECON PREL PGOV BR IR |
07RIODEJANEIRO626 | AMBASSADOR SOBEL'S VISIT TO VITORIA - A SEA OF POTENTIAL [...] Summary: Ambassador Sobel visited Vitoria, the capital of Espirito Santo, on October 25-26, 2007. There he met with Governor Hartung, Mayor Coser and members of the business community, including the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham). Vitoria is a major hub for international trade and logi [...] | 2007-11-28 13:55:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ENRG PGOV BR |
07RIYADH1006 | DOW AND SAUDI ARAMCO SIGN MOU FOR $20 BILLION [...] (C) On May 12, US firm Dow Chemical's CEO Andrew Liveris and Saudi Aramco's President and CEO Abdullah Jum'ah signed a detailed Memorandum of Understanding for a major petrochemical facility, the "Ras Tanura Integrated Project" (RTIP),the cost of which will likely reach more than $20 billio [...] | 2007-05-14 18:01:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EIND SA |
07RIYADH1018 | NO DECISION YET: HRC ELECTIONS REFTEL DEMARCHES [...] (C) Reftel demarches were delivered by Ambassador Fraker to Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal on May 12 and on the working level by PolOff to First Secretary Abdulrahman al-Rassi on May 13. Additionally, a non-paper was delivered via dip note on May 7. Prince Saud told the Ambassador th [...] | 2007-05-15 14:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM UNHRC SA |
07RIYADH1028 | JOINT WORKING GROUP ON CRITICAL ENERGY [...] (U) This is an action request for S/CT, DS/ATA, and DOE/Office of Energy Reliability. Please see paragraph three. -------- Summary -------- 2. (S) In a May 15 meeting with Ministry of Interior (MOI) Chief of Staff Saad al Jabri, Joint Working Group (JWG) Co-Chair Dr. Saud al-Semar [...] | 2007-05-16 15:25:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | EPET ENRG PTER SA |
07RIYADH1030 | MAY 15 MEETING OF GCC LEADERS YIELDS PREDICTABLE [...] (U) Leaders of the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states met in Riyadh on May 15 for the ninth consultative meeting. They agreed on three resolutions: 1) urging the removal of all obstacles to the establishment of a Gulf Customs Union before year's end; 2) recommending that measures be q [...] | 2007-05-16 17:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PINR SA |
07RIYADH1036 | POLISH FOREIGN MINISTER SUPPORTS IRAQI EFFORTS BUT [...] (C) Polish Foreign Minister Anna Fotyga met with the Saud Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nizar Madani, Shoura Council Chairman Dr. Saleh bin Humaid, Deputy Minister of Oil Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman, and Deputy Minister of Commerce Abdullah al Hammoudi during her May 9 visit to R [...] | 2007-05-19 04:34:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN ETRD SA |
07RIYADH1047 | AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON RIYADH PROVINCIAL [...] (C) Riyadh Provincial Governor HRH Prince Salman bin Abdul Aziz emphasized the importance of U.S.-Saudi Arabia ties during Ambassador's courtesy call on May 16. The Prince stated that Saudi Arabia has no issues with nor is it a burden to the United States and discussed the important role tha [...] | 2007-05-20 05:02:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CVIS SA |
07RIYADH1062 | NEW H5N1 DISCOVERED IN PREVIOUSLY UNINFECTED AREA [...] (C) Summary: Two highly pathogenic H5N1 cases were discovered in Hail during a recent joint FAO-USDA rapid deployment mission to Saudi Arabia. While Saudi officials claim to have conducted bird culls within a 5 kilometer radius of the infected farm, the Ministry of Agriculture failed to prov [...] | 2007-05-21 04:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED EPET IO PGOV PTER SA |
07RIYADH1074 | EDUCATION REFORM: WILL KING ABDULLAH'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah announced on February 13 a six-year, SR 9 billion (USD 2.4 billion) project for the Development of Public Education, followed by an April 17 announcement of a general infrastructure project that allocates a total of SR 21.9 billion (USD 5.84 billion) for general and [...] | 2007-05-21 15:29:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SA |
07RIYADH1133 | RELIGIOUS POLICE DETAINED FOR ALLEGED MURDER OF [...] (U) The Saudi press reported on May 27 that the religious police allegedly beat to death on May 23 a 28-year old Saudi, Sulaiman or Salman Al-Huraisi, who was detained for the possession/sale of alcohol. After various conflicting and incomplete media reports, the Riyadh Governorate subseque [...] | 2007-05-29 14:54:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KISL SOCI CASC KJUS SA |
07RIYADH1375 | KING ABDULLAH'S 2007 EUROPEAN TOUR - PART 1 [...] (U) King Abdullah kicked off a week-long series of state visits to both European and Arab nations on June 18. The King has already visited Spain, France, and Poland, and will next visit the Kingdom of Jordan before concluding his tour at Sharm al-Sheikh in Egypt, where he will meet with Egypti [...] | 2007-06-26 12:55:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINR PREL PGOV SA |
07RIYADH1388 | JOINT WORKING GROUP MARITIME TEAM DEBRIEFS SAUDI [...] (S) On June 23, an assessment team in Saudi Arabia from the Joint Working Group (JWG) on Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) debriefed members of the Saudi Coast Guard on a four-day visit to Coast Guard facilities at and near oil facilities in the Eastern Province. While the maritime [...] | 2007-06-28 12:35:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | EPET ENRG ECON PTER DHA SA |
07RIYADH1412 | GROWING PAINS: IMPROVEMENTS IN SAUDI MEDIA [...] (C) In the past five years, there have been significant and positive changes in the Saudi media thanks to King Abudullah, gains by moderates in the SAG, and subsequent ministry restructuring. There are more moderate commentary in the press, more reporting done on previously taboo subjects, [...] | 2007-07-02 13:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM ECPS SOCI SCUL SA |
07RIYADH1414 | MIRA LEADER CITES RELIGIOUS DUTY AS REASON FOR SAG [...] (S) SUMMARY: London-based Saudi extremist leader and head of the Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia (MIRA) Sa'ad al-Faqih in continuing his public appeal for Kingdom-wide support against the Saudi government (SAG). In recent months, al-Faqih has attempted to utilize tribal ties to rally [...] | 2007-07-02 14:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA |
07RIYADH1437 | SAUDI AND EGYPTIAN LEADERS CALL FOR DIALOGUE IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: King Abdullah discussed Lebanon, Palestinian issues, Iran, Iraq, and bilateral relations with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak during their June 26 meeting in Sharm al-Sheikh. The meeting immediately followed the quadripartite meeting on the West Bank and Gaza situation also hel [...] | 2007-07-07 14:35:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SA |
07RIYADH1438 | NEW SUMMER CAMP REGS-- NO NEW PROTECTIONS AGAINST [...] (U) The Ministry of Education (MOE) announced new regulations for youth summer camps in late February and, on June 26, the creation of an oversight committee composed of 45 members from the MOE to monitor these new regulations. The new regulations state that the Ministry must approve all requ [...] | 2007-07-08 08:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PREL PTER PINR KISL SCUL KOCI SA |
07RIYADH1452 | REQUEST FOR IDENTIFIER AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION [...] (C) On July 3, PolMilOff delivered reftel nonpaper to Dr Adel Babsil of the MFA,s International Organizations Department. After the details of nonpaper were explained, Dr. Babsil said that it would take a couple of months before any type of response could be provided due to the large number of [...] | 2007-07-08 14:32:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP EFIN PARM |
07RIYADH1454 | GCC MINISTERIALS -- MORE OF THE SAME ON IRAQ, [...] (C) Summary: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ministers of defense, foreign affairs, and national security met on July 3 in Riyadh. This second extraordinary meeting of the GCC ministers focused primarily on Iraq, and was followed on July 4 by a meeting of the GCC foreign ministers. The m [...] | 2007-07-08 15:03:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SA |
07RIYADH1475 | NOPEC WORRIES US, ARAMCO LAWSUITS WORRY US MORE [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph six. --------- SUMMARY --------- 2. (C) In a July 8 meeting, HRH Deputy Minister of Petroleum (MinPet) Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud indicated his concern with pending NOPEC legislation, but frankly told Embassy offi [...] | 2007-07-10 15:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV IR SA |
07RIYADH1481 | NO LASHES FOR QATEEF RAPE VICTIM; CASE DROPPED [...] (S) Post reported in reftel the case of Qateef resident Aqilah bint Eisa al-Dhamin, who, along with her ex-boyfriend, was raped by seven men in January 2006. Following the investigation and trial, the perpetrators were sentenced to between eight months and five years in prison and between 80- [...] | 2007-07-11 15:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PHUM PGOV KWMN SOCI KIRF SA |
07RIYADH149 | INCSR 2006: SAUDI ARABIA SUBMISSION [...] (U) In response to reftel, Post submits its 2006 International Narcotics Control Straetgy Report. BEGIN TEXT: I. Summary Saudi Arabia has no appreciable drug production and is not a significant transit country. Saudi Arabia,s conservative cultural and religious norms discourage drug abu [...] | 2007-01-24 06:04:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM |
07RIYADH1508 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JULY 31 GCC+2 MEETING [...] Above-referenced demarche was hand-delivered via diplomatic note on July 15. FRAKER [...] | 2007-07-17 06:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SA |
07RIYADH1519 | AMBASSADOR FRAKER MEETS PRINCE ABDULAZIZ ON NOPEC, [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph six. --------- SUMMARY --------- 2. (C) In a July 16 meeting with Ambassador Fraker, HRH Deputy Minister of Petroleum (MinPet) Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud continued to underscore his concern with on-going lawsuits [...] | 2007-07-18 09:40:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENRG EPET VE SA |
07RIYADH1525 | MOVING FORWARD ON THE JOINT WORKING GROUP: [...] This is an action request. S/CT, DS/ATA, and DOE/OE please see paragraphs 3 4, and 5. 2. (C) In a July 17 meeting with Ministry of Interior (MOI) Joint Working Group (JWG) Co-Chair Dr. Saud al-Semari and MOI Industrial Security Director Khalid al-Ageel, the U.S. JWG Co-Chair/Economic Co [...] | 2007-07-18 12:28:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PTER ASEC SA |
07RIYADH1526 | THANK YOU FOR DBT WORKSHOP [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-18 12:29:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG ECON PTER ASEC SA |
07RIYADH1528 | DESPITE PUBLIC OUTCRY, MUTAWWA'IN REMAIN ROOTED IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent weeks, there has been unprecedented media coverage of three legal cases involving the mutawwa'in or religious police working for the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (CPVPV). Two cases allege that CPVPV members, including non-field staff, [...] | 2007-07-18 13:27:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA |
07RIYADH1529 | SAUDI ARABIA SUPPORTS PRESIDENT BUSH'S INITIATIVE, CALLING [...] (U) The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) issued an official statement on July 17 welcoming President Bush's initiative, announced on July 16, to resolve the Israeli/Palestinian crisis. The statement specifically supported the President's call to "end occupation, establish an independent and contiguo [...] | 2007-07-18 13:38:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SA |
07RIYADH1624 | CHEVRON UPDATE ON CONCESSION EXTENSION, KUWAIT [...] (C) In a July 31 meeting, Arabian Chevron Business Manager Mohammed Ayaz updated Embassy officers regarding on-going negotiations between Chevron and the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MinPet) for the renewal of the firm's concession in the partitioned neutral zone (PNZ) share [...] | 2007-08-01 16:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG EINV ECON SA |
07RIYADH1628 | OFFICIAL SAUDI GOVERNMENT ATTENDANCE AT 62ND UN [...] (U) Post requested from Saudi MFA on July 28 reftel information regarding official Saudi Government attendance at the 62nd United Nations General Assembly. According to Abdulrahman Al-Rassi, First Secretary in the International Organizations Department, the final list of attendees will be com [...] | 2007-08-03 16:06:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OVIP UNGA SA |
07RIYADH1632 | SAUDIS UNDECIDED ON SUBMITTING IRAQIS TO UN 1518 [...] (S) The Saudis are still considering whether to support the submissions to the UN 1518 and 1267 Sanctions Committees requested in reftel. Abdulrahman Al-Ahmad, a First Secretary in the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs working on terrorism issues, repo [...] | 2007-08-05 13:34:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | EFIN PTER ETTC KTFN PREL SA |
07RIYADH1641 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SAUDI MFA: U.S. CANDIDATE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and talking points to Saudi MFA on August 5. Mr. Abdulrahman Al-Rassi, First Secretary in the International Organizations Department, SIPDIS noted Ms. Gaer's impressive qualifications and said he would submit the talking points and Ms. Gaer's curriculum [...] | 2007-08-06 12:16:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN PHUM SA |
07RIYADH1649 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SAUDI MFA: U.S. CANDIDATE [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche and talking points to Saudi MFA on August 5. Mr. Abdulrahman Al-Rassi, First Secretary in the International Organizations Department, SIPDIS noted Ms. Gaer's impressive qualifications and said he would submit the talking points and Ms. Gaer's curriculum vita [...] | 2007-08-07 10:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN PHUM SA |
07RIYADH1659 | MAJLIS EAGER TO ENGAGE WITH CONGRESS; REQUESTS [...] (C) PolCouns met with Majlis Al-Shura (Consultative Council) member Dr. Bandar bin Mohammed Al-Aiban recently to discuss the possible participation of Majlis members in the new International Visitor Leadership Program for Saudi regulatory body members, including the Capital Market Authority, C [...] | 2007-08-08 10:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KPAO SA |
07RIYADH1691 | SAUDI PRINCE BANDAR TRAVELS TO MOSCOW TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Saudi National Security Advisor Prince Bandar bin Sultan traveled to Moscow on July 31-- the same day that U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense SIPDIS Robert Gates were in Jeddah meeting with top SAG officials. According to Saudi and international press repo [...] | 2007-08-12 11:50:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR RS SA |
07RIYADH1699 | SAUDI MISSION TO OPEN EMBASSY IN BAGHDAD, NOT JUST [...] (C) Following Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal's August 7 announcement regarding the SAG's intention to send a delegation to Baghdad this week to look into reopening its Embassy in the Iraqi capital, Norwegian Charge d'Affaires Paal Bjornestad told Poloff that the Saudi Head of th [...] | 2007-08-13 08:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR IZ SA |
07RIYADH1710 | SAUDI DELEGATION TO BAGHDAD REQUESTS LOGISTICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/DCM and EmbOffs met on August 13 with Prince Mohammed bin Faisal bin Turki al-Saud, head of the delegation that will travel to Baghdad to set up the Saudi mission there. The Prince, who said the Saudis are sending this delegation to Baghdad to fulfill the King's commitment to [...] | 2007-08-14 15:49:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IZ SA |
07RIYADH1743 | SAG SUPPORT TO SOMALI NATIONAL RECONCILIATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal reportedly pledged approximately USD 30 million towards the Somali National Reconciliation Conference and offered to host a final peace agreement signing ceremony in the Kingdom during his July meeting with Somali Transitional Federal Governm [...] | 2007-08-19 14:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI SO SA |
07RIYADH1767 | U.S. COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members and staff of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) met with representatives of Saudi Arabia,s Human Rights Commission (HRC) and the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) during their May 27-June 5, 2007 visit to the Kingdom. HRC President Tur [...] | 2007-08-25 10:49:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR KIRF KISL SA |
07RIYADH1776 | AT LAST -- EGYPTIAN COPTIC CHRISTIAN DEPARTS [...] (S) SUMMARY: After repeated attempts to leave Saudi Arabia, Egyptian Coptic Christian Dr. Mamdouh Full Fahmy flew home to Cairo on August 15. Fahmy claims that Egyptian Muslim co-workers harassed him from 2004-2006 and tried unsuccessfully to convert him to Islam. After his co-workers accused [...] | 2007-08-25 14:40:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PHUM KIRF EG SA |
07RIYADH1787 | MAY 27 - JUNE 5, 2007 VISIT BY U.S. COMMISSION ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Members and staff of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) visited the Kingdom from May 27 to June 5, 2007, traveling to Jeddah (Ref A),Dhahran, and Riyadh. Describing itself as independent -- but part of the USG, the Commission met with SAG ministries [...] | 2007-08-26 13:52:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR PTER SA |
07RIYADH1821 | SAUDI SHI'A CELEBRATIONS A SUCCESS IN THE EP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two Consulate staff members traveled to the Saudi Shi'a stronghold of Qateef to observe local celebrations of the birthday of Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi, the twelfth or so-called "hidden Imam." (NOTE: Virtually all Saudi Shi'a in the Eastern Province are so called "Twelvers." END NO [...] | 2007-08-29 12:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PA PGOV PREL SA |
07RIYADH1822 | SAUDI EDITION AL-HAYAT CROSSES THE LINE, GETS [...] (C) Summary: According to KSA's most influential newspaper editor, Turki Al-Sudairi, Al-Hayat has been shut down for three days for implying a connection between respected religious scholars and a Saudi university, and Al-Qaeda Iraq in a Monday, August 27 article. While an unusual shut-down [...] | 2007-08-29 15:36:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM SA |
07RIYADH186 | KING ABDULLAH TO HOST URGENT HAMAS AND FATAH TALKS [...] (SBU) On January 29, the media reported that on January 28 King Abdullah invited Hamas and Fatah leaders to an emergency meeting in Mecca in order to end the current conflict in Gaza and the West Bank. The King invited them to settle their differences through dialogue, saying their fighting [...] | 2007-01-30 09:17:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KWBG KPAL KISL PREL IS XF |
07RIYADH1886 | SAUDI OFFICIALS DID NOT WANT NAWAZ SHARIF TO [...] (U) The Saudi press has run several front page news items in the past week clarifying its position regarding the return of exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to Pakistan -- which took place on September 10, 2007. (NOTE: Developing news reports indicate that Sharif was arrested shortly [...] | 2007-09-10 13:33:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR PK SA |
07RIYADH1889 | GCC "100 PERCENT" BEHIND PROPOSED MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) SUMMARY. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) foreign ministers met on September 1, 2007, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for their 104th session, which was led by Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Nizar Madani. The resulting communiqu renounced terrorism, reiterated the GCC's position t [...] | 2007-09-10 14:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECIN PTER IZ IS SA |
07RIYADH1890 | SAUDI GOVERNMENT SAYS NO OFFICIAL VISITORS TO THE [...] Post received on September 10 a diplomatic note from Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) stating that it is not possible for SAG officials to receive visitors during Ramadan, which is expected to take place approximately September 13 through October 12. Government offices will also be clo [...] | 2007-09-10 14:32:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SA |
07RIYADH1891 | FOLLOW-UP ON SAUDI "REFORMERS" [...] (S//NF) The international media recently published several articles about a ten-page petition addressed to King Abdullah demanding that the SAG release a group of nine "reformers" arrested on February 2-3, 2007 in Jeddah. The articles focused on the legitimate fundraising efforts of certain [...] | 2007-09-10 14:35:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KTFN KDEM PHUM SA |
07RIYADH1894 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF FIVE SAUDIS [...] (S/NF) Summary: On September 5, Post's Terrorism Finance Coordinator delivered reftel A points to the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stressing USG's interest in submitting a request to the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee on or about September 12. Embassy Riyadh fully supports the objectives o [...] | 2007-09-11 08:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER SA |
07RIYADH1905 | KING ABDULLAH MEETS WITH PALESTINIAN PRESIDENT [...] (U) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met with King Abdullah on September 11 to discuss the ongoing Palestinian crisis. According to the Saudi Press Agency, the King and President Abbas also discussed ways to reinvigorate the Middle East Peace Process. Palestinian Ambassador to Saudi Arab [...] | 2007-09-13 11:56:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IS SA |
07RIYADH1906 | SAG SUPPORT FOR MINNAWI APPEARS LIMITED TO [...] (S) SUMMARY: The Saudi Arabian Government has increased its African peace-making profile by calling for a peaceful resolution to the conflicts in western Sudan; however, SAG officials, some foreign diplomats in Riyadh, and members of the Kingdom,s Sudanese diaspora express considerable doubt a [...] | 2007-09-15 05:38:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL SU SA |
07RIYADH1909 | SPECIAL 301 INITIATIVE ACTION PLAN DELIVERED [...] On September 15, EmbOffs met with Mohamad Al-Aiyash, Chairman of the IPR Committee, to discuss the Special 301 Initiative. The Special 301 Initiative non-paper action plan was delivered to the SAG on August 14th. Al-Aiyash reported that upon receipt it was forwarded to the Ministry of Cultur [...] | 2007-09-15 14:45:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV SA |
07RIYADH1920 | CONOCO PHILIPS INSIDER DEBUNKS MEED ON [...] (C) A respected ConocoPhillips (COP) insider and consultant has told us that press reports of the cancellation of the planned 400,000 barrel a day joint-venture Saudi Aramco/COP refinery are not true. While the project economics are indeed daunting in this era of stretched petroleum supply [...] | 2007-09-16 15:01:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON SA |
07RIYADH1923 | IRAQI DEBT: MEETING WITH SAUDI MINISTRY OF FINANCE [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting on September 16 with the DCM, Hamad Al-Baz'y, Deputy Minister for Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Finance, conveyed a lack of urgency in reconciling the debt owed by Iraq to he Kingdom. Al-Baz'y described the three meetings in which the Saudis and the Iraqis h [...] | 2007-09-17 10:18:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL IZ SA |
07RIYADH1950 | TOO DARN HOT: SAUDI EP BOOM REACHING LIMITS? [...] SUMMARY (C) With temperatures reaching 115 degrees, the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia is both literally and metaphorically "too darn hot." With vast investments being made in oil and petrochemical projects, post hears constant complaints of shortages of materials, qualified workers, and i [...] | 2007-09-19 15:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET PGOV PREL SA |
07RIYADH1981 | PROMINENT SAUDI SCHOLAR PUBLICLY CRITICIZES BIN [...] (U) On the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the United States, Saudi Arabian Sheikh Salman bin Fahd al-Awdah posted a letter on his popular internet website, www.islamtoday.com, strongly criticizing Al-Qa'ida for its militant ideology and targeting of innocent civilians. In [...] | 2007-09-25 13:58:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KTFN KDEM KPAO PHUM SA |
07RIYADH1983 | SAUDI TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...] Per reftel request, Post compiled the most recent data available regarding Saudi Arabia's textile and apparel industry: Total Finance of Operating Industrial Units(2006): US$79.1 Billion Total Finance of Textiles, Ready Made Garments and Leather Products(2006): US$1.3 Billion Textile [...] | 2007-09-26 06:45:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX |
07RIYADH1987 | JOINT WORKING GROUP ON CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE [...] This message has been cleared by DOE A/S Kolevar. ---------- Summary ---------- 2. (S) On September 11, the US-Saudi Joint Working Group (JWG) on Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) met at the Ministry of Interior (MOI) in Riyadh, co-chaired by the MOI Director of Modernization [...] | 2007-09-26 09:42:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | KCIP EPET ENERG PTER ASEC SA |
07RIYADH199 | NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN: SAUDI ARABIA [...] (SBU) In response to reftels post submits the names of five influential women in Saudi Arabia: (1) Name: Dr. Fwaziya Abu-Khalid Title: Professor, Sociology Department Institution: King Saud University Field: Politics Contact [...] | 2007-01-30 14:33:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL KWMN SA |
07RIYADH1999 | REGIONAL CONOCOPHILLIPS PRESIDENT CONCURS WITH [...] (C) In a September 25 teleconference, ConocoPhillips (COP) Abu Dhabi-based Regional President Nick Spencer reiterated that press reports regarding the cancellation of the planned 400,000 barrel a day joint-venture Saudi Aramco/COP refinery were not true (ref A). Recent press reports indica [...] | 2007-09-30 08:02:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON SA |
07RIYADH2024 | SAUDI WOMEN PETITION KING ABDULLAH FOR RIGHT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Saudi press reported that on Saudi National Day, September 23, Saudi women activists submitted a petition to King Abdullah urging him to lift the ban on women driving in the Kingdom. The Committee of Demanders of Women's Right to Drive, a component of the newly formed Socie [...] | 2007-10-01 13:49:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KWMN KPAO SA |
07RIYADH2034 | ANOTHER "HOLY" PEACE AGREEMENT IGNORED: SOMALIS [...] (U) In one of dozens of attempts to end the sixteen-year civil war, Somali leaders signed a peace agreement on September 16 in the presence of King Abdullah and Crown Prince Sultan during the final session of the Somali reconciliation conference in Jeddah. The reconciliation conference was i [...] | 2007-10-02 09:03:00 | Embassy Riyadh | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO XW SO SA |
07RIYADH2044 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CONGRESSIONAL STAFF [...] (SBU) The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia welcomes and grants country clearance for Professional Staff Member Bradley Bowman from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to visit Riyadh from October 26-30, 2007 (reftel). 2. (U) The Mission must directly charge all visit support costs. Countr [...] | 2007-10-02 13:52:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AFIN SA |
07RIYADH2048 | G8-BMENA DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SAG [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche on October 2, 2007 to the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs. There is no response from the SAG to date. FRAKER [...] | 2007-10-03 09:01:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SA |