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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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09ANKARA583 | Media Summary [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-21 11:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA584 | TURKEY: FIFTH GICNT PLENARY MEETING DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on April 21 jointly with Dutch and Russian embassy representatives to MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Section Head Mustafa Yurdakul. Yurkdakul noted Turkey's support for the goals and principles of the Global Initiative and pointed to Turkey's role as h [...] | 2009-04-21 13:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL PTER MNUC |
09ANKARA587 | TURKEY: DEMARCHE ON USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-22 05:16:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL |
09ANKARA589 | Ankara Media Summary [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-22 10:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA595 | Ankara Media Summary [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-24 10:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA596 | ZFR TURKEY: DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT TO SOMALI'S TFG [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-24 10:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL |
09ANKARA597 | TURKEY: WAVE OF DTP ARRESTS DEFLATES HOPES AMONG [...] (C) SUMMARY and COMMENT: In Diyarbakir, the new judicial offensive targeting DTP officials has sparked near-universal outrage among local political and business leaders. The PKK has suspended its cease-fire offer and violent protests have been reported in Hakkari and other remote provinces; [...] | 2009-04-24 11:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
09ANKARA599 | TURKEY: DEMARCHE ON SUPPORT TO SOMALI'S TFG [...] (SBU) We passed REFTEL points to MFA Africa Section Chief, Aykut Kumbaroglu, on April 22. Kumbaroglu reported the Government of Turkey (GOT) will announce a USD one million pledge at the April 23 Donors Conference in Brussels earmarked for programs supporting Somalia's Transitional Federal [...] | 2009-04-24 12:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL |
09ANKARA6 | Update on PKK Violence (December 16-23, 2008) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the December 16-23, 2008 reporting period, no securi [...] | 2009-01-05 07:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
09ANKARA600 | TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR DIRECTOR MUELLER'S VISIT [...] (C) Coming in the wake of the hugely successful visits of President Obama and Secretary Clinton, the GOT will warmly welcome your visit as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. It will be seen as yet another indication of U.S. respect for Turkey's inte [...] | 2009-04-24 14:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER TU |
09ANKARA602 | TURKEY: PARTICIPATION IN ISLAMABAD REGIONAL [...] (C) We delivered reftel points April 24 to MFA South Asia Section Head Emre Karagol. Deputy U/S for South Asia, Middle East and Iran Feridun Sinirlioglu and Deputy DG for South Asia Babur Hizlan are in Washington April 20-25, having traveled there directly from Tokyo where they attended the P [...] | 2009-04-24 16:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG ETRD KPWR EAID BEXP AF TU |
09ANKARA603 | Update on PKK Violence (April 16-23, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the April 16-23, 2009, no security official was kill [...] | 2009-04-27 07:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
09ANKARA606 | OBAMA DIDN'T SAY 'GENOCIDE' ... IN ENGLISH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 09:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA608 | TURKS RELIEVED THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA DID NOT SAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Reaction to the President's April 24 Armenian Remembrance Day statement was initial relief that he did not use the word "genocide," followed by deeper analysis and criticism of the words he chose to describe the events, particularly his use of the Armenian term 'Yeds Meghern' (Gre [...] | 2009-04-27 13:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TU AM |
09ANKARA61 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
09ANKARA611 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 12:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA618 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-29 13:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA619 | AMBASSADOR MEETS MHP LEADER BAHCELI [...] (C) Summary: Three points stood out during Ambassador's April 24 discussion with Nationalist Action Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahceli. First, Bahceli is clearly still concerned about the image the US holds of the MHP, going out of his way to portray the party as mainstream and moderate. Se [...] | 2009-04-29 14:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV TU |
09ANKARA624 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-30 09:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA625 | TURKEY'S MILITARY CHIEF ADDRESSES MEDIA ON [...] (C) Summary and Comment: During a April 29 press conference, Turkey's top military official GEN Ilker Basbug rejected media speculations of military links to the shadowy "Ergenekon" organization, whose alleged aim is to foment a coup against the current government. He reiterated the military' [...] | 2009-04-30 09:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR TU |
09ANKARA627 | Turkey: FY 2010 IVLP Nomination Slate [...] Murat Aslan, News Reporter, Konya AA 2. Faruk Balikci, President of the Southeastern Journalists Association 3. Acar Arap Filiz, Broadcasting Director, Kanal A 4. Sevcan Kalipcinden, Reporter and Editor, Hudut Gazetesi 5. Selahattin Sekin, Broadcasting Director, Akdeniz TV 6. M [...] | 2009-04-30 10:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL TU |
09ANKARA629 | TURKEY RAISES SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO WORLD BANK/IMF BID [...] (C) Reftels A and B detail Turkish support for Kosovo's bid to join the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. At an April 14 meeting, Treasury Minister Mehmet Simsek offered to seek additional support for Kosovo's bid while he was in Washington for the WB/IMF spring meeting. 2. (C) [...] | 2009-04-30 13:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON TU |
09ANKARA63 | TURKISH PARTICIPATION IN NATO ALLIANCE GROUND [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, MFA NATO Infrastructure and Logistics Department Head Deniz Cakar told us that although Turkey has decided not to break silence on the basing decision for the NATO AGS program, it was not happy with the process leading up to the NAC decision sheet. She made [...] | 2009-01-14 17:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO MARR |
09ANKARA630 | REPORTS OF TURKEY-IRAN TRADE AGREEMENT ARE [...] (C) Summary. Some Turkish press outlets have reported that Turkish Foreign Trade Minister Kursad Tuzmen signed a preferential trade agreement with Iran during a trade mission to Tehran earlier this week. Yuksel Akca, Director General of Agreements at the Foreign Trade Undersecretariat, said t [...] | 2009-04-30 13:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD IR TU |
09ANKARA631 | TURKEY'S DEFENSE AGREEMENT AND EXERCISE WITH [...] (C) Summary: Turkey signed a bilateral defense industry cooperation agreement with Syria on April 27 and conducted the first ever bilateral military exercise with Syria from April 27 to 29. The significance of these developments should not be exaggerated. The Turks stressed that the agreemen [...] | 2009-04-30 14:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR SY IS TU |
09ANKARA632 | TURKEY: LEADING COLUMNIST SCOLDS "SECULARIST [...] (C) Summary: In a too rare development, a key Turkish journalist spoke the truth about the inflexibility of Turkish foreign policy amid a feverish media commentary on the President's use of "Meds Yeghern" in our Armenian Remembrance Day message last week. "Sabah" columnist Mehmet Barlas called [...] | 2009-04-30 15:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
09ANKARA633 | TURKEY: GOT FLOATS ISRAEL-LEBANON TALKS DURING [...] (C) Summary: Michel Suleiman, the first Lebanese president to visit Turkey since the signing of the Baghdad Pact in 1955, met with President Gul, PM Erdogan, and Parliament Speaker Toptan during his April 22-23 trip to Ankara. The visit was more ceremonial than substantive. Suleiman thanked [...] | 2009-04-30 15:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU LE |
09ANKARA64 | ERGENEKON INVESTIGATION EMBEDDED IN TURKEY'S [...] (C) Summary and comment: The rapidly widening scope and pace of the Ergenekon investigation (ref A) has been accompanied by an equally sharp rise in heated political rhetoric. PM Erdogan, on January 13, defended the investigation and accused its main critic, opposition Republican People's Pa [...] | 2009-01-15 05:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
09ANKARA641 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA643 | TURKEY: PM ERDOGAN SHAKES UP HIS CABINET, TILTING [...] (C) Summary: To shore up support for his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) following its disappointing performance in March 29 local elections, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced May 1 an extensive overhaul of his cabinet, appointing nine new ministers, dismissing eight, an [...] | 2009-05-04 11:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
09ANKARA645 | TURKEY: SADRIST MOVEMENT MEETS IN TURKEY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Moqtada al-Sadr gathered together approximately 80 Shiite politicians and other members of the Sadrist movement May 2-3 in Istanbul to discuss their political future and need to focus on improving their performance in the next national election in Iraq. Sadr met with President Gu [...] | 2009-05-05 03:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR IZ TU |
09ANKARA65 | INVESTIGATION INTO IRANIAN SHIPMENT BOUND FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 07:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU IR |
09ANKARA650 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-05 10:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA655 | TURKISH DELEGATION TO PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed to the Embassy on May 4 that Turkey will send a four person delegation to the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts' Group meeting to be held in Miami, May 12-15, 2009. 2. Turkish delegation will be led by Ms. Elif Comoglu Ulge [...] | 2009-05-05 12:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TU |
09ANKARA656 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-06 09:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA659 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-06 14:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA660 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO TURKEY OF VADM [...] (C) Summary: You will arrive in Turkey a month after President Obama's visit. The President's April visit had a game-changing effect not only in public opinion of the U.S. here, but also on issues relating to Turkey's increased commitments to Afghanistan, its readiness to move in the directi [...] | 2009-05-07 05:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL MARR MASS PGOV TU |
09ANKARA663 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-07 10:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA666 | AMBASSADOR RAISES AEGEAN ISSUES WITH DCHOD AND MFA [...] (C) The Ambassador raised Aegean issues during a May 5 meeting with General Hasan Igsiz, Deputy Chief of Turkey's General Staff. He pointed to the successful conduct of Exercise Egemen, an international exercise held in the Aegean in March 2009 which could serve as a strong first step toward [...] | 2009-05-07 12:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR TU |
09ANKARA667 | TURKISH GENERAL STAFF INTEREST IN REACHING OUT TO [...] (C) In a wide-ranging May 5 discussion with Ambassador and ODC Chief, General Hasan Igsiz, Deputy Chief of Turkey's General Staff said that Turkey's military was ready to explore new levels of engagement with the "local authorities of northern Iraq." (Note: while Igsiz would never utter the [...] | 2009-05-07 14:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PTER TU |
09ANKARA669 | Update on PKK Violence (April 24-30, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the April 24-30, 2009 reporting period, nine securit [...] | 2009-05-07 15:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
09ANKARA670 | MFA U/S APAKAN TALKS CYPRUS, N-K, AEGEAN, AND [...] (C) ACTION REQUESTS in Paras 4 and 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Turkey is concerned about signs that contrary to GOT expectations of US efforts to lessen the isolation of Turkish Cypriots, it appears the USG is actually making decisions that have the opposite effect. The GOT is extremely concerned [...] | 2009-05-07 16:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV OVIP CY GR TU |
09ANKARA672 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-08 10:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA675 | TURKEY: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT DISPUTE SET TO BOIL [...] (C) Summary: Already simmering personal and professional differences on Turkey's Constitutional Court are set to boil over as a dispute over the impartiality of its Vice President attracts increasing levels of political and press attention. At stake are the scope of the Ergenekon trial, the [...] | 2009-05-08 13:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TU |
09ANKARA679 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-11 11:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA68 | TURKISH ECONOMIC TEAM EAGER TO MEET WITH NEW U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. In a January 13 courtesy call, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Nazim Ekren told the Ambassador he wants to visit Washington to meet with President-elect Obama's top economic leaders as soon as practical. The Ambassador said he would be pleased to support such a visit, although [...] | 2009-01-15 10:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON OVIP TU |
09ANKARA680 | TURKEY: INTERIOR MINISTER FINALLY UNVEILS NEW CT [...] (C) Summary: Interior Minister Besir Atalay announced on May 11 the submission to the Speaker of Parliament of a long awaited draft law concerning the restructuring of Turkey's counterterrorism mechanism. In the press conference, Atalay foresaw the new undersecretariat as a small body govern [...] | 2009-05-11 14:32:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV TU |
09ANKARA686 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 10:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA687 | TURKEY COMPLAINS ABOUT NEIGHBORS' WATER MANAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary. On the margins of the 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul March 16-22, Iraqi Environment Minister Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid met with Turkish Environment Minister Eroglu and once again asked Turkey to release more water from the Euphrates for use in Iraq. According to Turkish MFA [...] | 2009-05-12 12:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IZ PREL SY TU |
09ANKARA689 | RECONCEPTUALIZING TURKEY-AZERBAIJAN RELATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The stiff blowback Turkey has received from Azerbaijan over the normalization of relations with Armenia has annoyed many Turks even as official Ankara remains, for the most part, eager to mend relations with Baku. No matter what the final outcome of the Turkey-Armenia process, h [...] | 2009-05-13 07:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EPET ENRG PHUM KDEM AJ AM TU |
09ANKARA692 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-13 10:52:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA696 | TURKEY: SUN RISING ON KURDISH ISSUE? [...] (C) Summary: A series of events in recent weeks signal possible progress on Turkey's long-standing Kurdish issue. President Abdullah Gul, following a May 7 meeting with pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) leader Ahmet Turk, called the Kurdish issue Turkey's "most important problem" and [...] | 2009-05-13 16:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
09ANKARA697 | TURKEY: AMBASSADOR MEETS PRO-PKK DTP LEADER [...] (C) Summary: In a May 13 meeting with Ambassador, pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) leader Ahmet Turk said DTP is pursuing dialogue to achieve Kurds' main demands: the ability to use freely their mother tongue, express their Kurdish identity and culture, and participate in local gov [...] | 2009-05-14 07:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
09ANKARA7 | Update on PKK Violence (December 24-31, 2008) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the December 24-31, 2008 reporting period, three se [...] | 2009-01-05 08:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
09ANKARA70 | (S) TURKEY: WILL CHECK ON TURKISH COMPANIES' ROLE [...] (S) We delivered reftel information to MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Department Head Elif Ulgen on January 15. Ulgen expressed appreciation for the information and noted that the Turkish entities, Ak Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited and Ak Makina Uluslar Arasi Ticaret. Ltd, are known t [...] | 2009-01-15 11:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCR TU IR |
09ANKARA700 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 12:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA701 | TURKEY'S AMBITIOUS AGENDA FOR TRADE WITH IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 13:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD ECIN EPET IZ TU |
09ANKARA705 | SIGNIFICANT IPR SEIZURES BY TURKISH NATIONAL POLICE [...] (SBU) Summary. The Turkish National Police (TNP) conducted two major raids in March and April aimed at disrupting organized crime networks distributing counterfeit products in Turkey. A raid in April by the Istanbul Security Directorate's Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Bureau yielded hund [...] | 2009-05-14 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR USTR ECON TU |
09ANKARA71 | TURKEY: AQ KHAN SANCTIONS REACTION, UPDATE ON CASE \ [...] (S) MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Department Head \ Elif Ulgen expressed appreciation for receiving advanced \ notification of US intentions to sanction individuals and \ companies linked with the AQ Khan network (reftel) and for \ the background information on the various sanctions. We \ p [...] | 2009-01-15 11:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | ETTC MNUC EFIN KNNP PARM PINS PREL SZ |
09ANKARA710 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-15 10:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA711 | TURKEY: RESPONSE ON FINANCIAL CRISIS' EFFECT ON [...] (SBU) The following is Turkey's response to reftel information request. Answers are keyed to the questions in reftel. 2. (SBU) B.1. To date, the drop in remittances to Turkey -- most of which originate in Western Europe -- following the onset of the economic crisis has not had a noticeable [...] | 2009-05-15 13:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR ECON ELAB EUN PGOV PREL SMIG TU |
09ANKARA712 | IRAQ GAS TO TURKEY BY 2012? [...] (C) Summary. On May 13, Ambassador Jeffrey discussed a project to bring natural gas from northern Iraq to Turkey by as early as 2012 with the one the project developers, Kazim Turker, CEO of Turkerler. Turker was upbeat and confident in describing recent project milestones including a recent [...] | 2009-05-18 04:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG IZ TU |
09ANKARA714 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 11:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA715 | Update on PKK Violence (May 1-7, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the May 1-7, 2009, one security official was killed [...] | 2009-05-18 14:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
09ANKARA716 | Update on PKK Violence (May 8-15, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the May 8-15, 2009, five security officials were ki [...] | 2009-05-18 14:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
09ANKARA717 | TURKEY: IO CONSULATIONS ON UNSC ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: An IO delegation led by PDAS Warlick met May 14 with a wide range of MFA officials during an all-day session at the MFA to discuss UN Security Council issues, particularly Cyprus, Somali piracy, Georgia, Sudan, Iraq and Iran. The discussions also touched upon Turkey's role on the [...] | 2009-05-20 04:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU UNSC |
09ANKARA719 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 10:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA721 | COURT RULES PRESIDENT GUL SHOULD BE TRIED FOR FRAUD [...] (C) Summary: An Ankara court ruled May 18 that President Gul should stand trial for fraud for his alleged involvement in the 1990's case which involved misappropriation of state funds by officials of the now-closed Welfare Party (Refah Partisi or RP),of which Gul was once Deputy Chairman. Al [...] | 2009-05-20 11:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
09ANKARA722 | TURKEY RESPONSE ON LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] (SBU) Turkey does not have significant economic or political interests in Cuba. 2. (C) Further detail on Ref A questions is provided below: -- Turkey supports European Union efforts to promote democracy and human rights, but has not undertaken any unilateral efforts along those lines. [...] | 2009-05-20 12:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU TU |
09ANKARA723 | TURKEY: GUL ENCOURAGES ASAD ON USG OVERTURES [...] (C) Summary: President Gul and Syrian President Asad discussed regional and bilateral economic issues during the former's May 15-17 Damascus visit, according to an MFA readout. Gul encouraged Asad to take seriously President Obama's overtures for improved US-Syria relations, as the window of [...] | 2009-05-20 13:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SY TU |
09ANKARA725 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 10:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA73 | TURKEY NOT READY TO AGREE TO GIVE UP RIGHT TO SEEK [...] (C) Turkey's position against joining consensus on the current draft text of new Nuclear Suppliers Group guidelines to restrict Enrichment and Reprocessing Technology is hardening. On January 14, MFA Undersecretary Apakan told the Ambassador that Turkey objects to portions of the current tex [...] | 2009-01-15 13:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY TU |
09ANKARA731 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-22 10:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA732 | TURKISH NATIONAL POLICE CONTINUES SUCCESSFUL SEIZURES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-22 12:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN TU |
09ANKARA735 | REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR IRAQ: A TURKISH [...] (C) In response to ref A para 12 request for an assessment of GOT views regarding creation of new regional networks on a host of issues beyond the existing Iraq-centric mechanisms, post notes specific GOT views conveyed in ref E, especially paras 10-12. As noted therein (as well as in refs B, [...] | 2009-05-22 14:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ TU |
09ANKARA736 | TURKEY SAYS IT CANNOT HOST ISTANBUL EXBS [...] (C) On May 21, Elif Ulgen, Head of the MFA,s Department of Arms Control and Disarmament raised concerns about the participation of Taiwan in the 10th Annual Export Control and Related Border Security Conference, to be held in Istanbul on June 25. After conferring with the Department (ref),w [...] | 2009-05-22 15:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TU |
09ANKARA737 | TURKEY: PUTIN TELLS ERDOGAN NOT TO LINK ARMENIAN [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan and Russian Prime Minister Putin discussed bilateral economic relations and regional issues during their three-hour meeting May 16 in Sochi, Russia. Trade dominated the conversation. Erdogan and Putin agreed to explore expanding bilateral energy relations, including co [...] | 2009-05-22 16:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL RS TU |
09ANKARA738 | TURKEY: PAKISTAN IDP AID DEMARCHE [...] (C) We delivered REFTEL points on May 22 to MFA South Asia Department Head Emre Karagol. On May 18 Turkey hosted a meeting of all the Pakistan-Afghanistan SRAPS. During the course of this meeting, MFA Deputy U/S Sinirlioglu stated that Turkey was preparing a package of aid for Pakistan in a [...] | 2009-05-22 16:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON IMF PK PREL TU |
09ANKARA74 | TURKEY: FIFTH GLOBAL INITIATIVE MEETING DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 13:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER |
09ANKARA742 | TURKEY CONDEMNS DPRK NUCLEAR TEST [...] MFA issued a statement on May 25 condemning North Korea's announcement of a nuclear test and urging the DPRK to comply with its obligations. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF PRESS STATEMENT (UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION): We condemn the nuclear test announced by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on 25 Ma [...] | 2009-05-26 07:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MNUC KN TU |
09ANKARA744 | KARS AND IGDIR: AS WINTER RETREATS, EYES ON ARMENIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the far northeastern reaches of Turkey lie the two mountainous provinces of Kars and Igdir. Imposing snow-covered mountains surround patches of dark green pastures newly emerged from the freeze of the extended winter. Scattered across these fields are clusters of small stone [...] | 2009-05-26 09:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU EAGR AJ AM |
09ANKARA745 | TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CASEY [...] (SBU) Coming in the wake of hugely successful trips of President Obama and Secretary Clinton, your visit will be seen as a further sign that Washington views Turkey as an important strategic partner. Your visit is an opportunity to reinforce the importance of strong U.S.-Turkey relations and [...] | 2009-05-26 13:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER TU |
09ANKARA747 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 14:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA749 | Update on PKK Violence (May 16-23, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the May 16-23, 2009, no security official was killed [...] | 2009-05-27 07:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
09ANKARA751 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-27 13:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA752 | TURKEY:NO NEW AGREEMENT ON EUPHRATES OR TIGRIS [...] (C) We met May 27 with MFA Regional and Transboundary Waters Department Head Sibel Algan and Altay Altinors, a hydrological engineer working as an advisor to Algan's office. Algan said that, contrary to press reports, Foreign Minister Davutoglu did not agree to an increase in downstream water [...] | 2009-05-27 13:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL IZ IR SY TU |
09ANKARA753 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO TURKEY ON AMENDING NSG [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-27 15:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY TU |
09ANKARA754 | TURKEY: ERDOGAN CRITICIZES TURKEY'S "FASCIST [...] (C) Summary: PM Erdogan told a crowd of AKP supporters on May 23 that Turkey had exhibited a "fascist approach" in the past when it had "shown the door to different ethnic identities." The remarks drew immediate and widespread attention in the Turkish press as well as the ire of opposition p [...] | 2009-05-27 15:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
09ANKARA755 | TURKEY: CINDORUK AND SENER RE-ENTER, CENTER-RIGHT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Husamettin Cindoruk and Abdullatif Sener, two names from Turkey's political past, have returned to active politics on the center-right, drawing attention to the now-minor parties that have languished there since the rise of the Justice and Development Party (AKP). Similar maneuve [...] | 2009-05-28 04:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV TU |
09ANKARA756 | SCENESETTER: TURKEY'S CHOD AND MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] (C) The visits to Washington of Chief of Staff General Ilker Basbug and Minister of National Defense Vecdi Gonul will take place in a positive bilateral environment, although some of the euphoria which followed President Obama's landmark visit to Turkey has subsided. Turkey's leaders welcomed [...] | 2009-05-28 08:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR TU |
09ANKARA757 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-28 11:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA758 | TURKEY: UNSC ACTION ON BURMA IN WAKE OF CHARGES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-28 12:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNSC TU BM |
09ANKARA759 | TURKEY: MARDIN MASSACRE PUTS VILLAGE GUARDS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the Kurdish issue moves to the forefront of Turkey's domestic policy debate, what to do -- if anything -- with the village guards has reemerged as an important piece of the puzzle. Established in the mid-1980s as a local militia to aid the Turkish military in its operations ag [...] | 2009-05-28 13:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
09ANKARA760 | TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL [...] Coming in the wake of successful visits by President Obama and Secretary Clinton, your visit will be seen as a further sign that the Obama administration is committed to maintaining a dialogue with Turkey on both a government-to-government and people-to-people level. Secretary Clinton launche [...] | 2009-05-28 15:31:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TU |
09ANKARA761 | SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY MORNINGSTAR: THIRD [...] (SBU) Summary: From the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline negotiations in the 1990s until today, Turkey and the U.S. have shared a strategic vision to bring new oil and gas resources to market through new routes. Opening an East-West Corridor for gas would strengthen the ties of Central Asia [...] | 2009-05-29 08:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG IZ PGOV TU |
09ANKARA763 | TURKEY: SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR GLOBAL [...] Coming in the wake of successful visits by President Obama and Secretary Clinton, your visit will be seen as a further sign that the Obama administration is committed to maintaining a dialogue with Turkey on both a government-to-government and people-to-people level. Secretary Clinton launche [...] | 2009-05-29 09:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TU |
09ANKARA764 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-29 10:47:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA766 | Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria Sign Electricity Cooperation [...] (U) Summary. During his May 27-28 visit to Bagdad, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz participated in the first Regional Power and Energy Conference, and signed an electricity cooperation protocol with his counterparts from Iraq, Iran and Syria. The agreement provides for the interconnecti [...] | 2009-06-01 04:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TU IR ENRG IZ |
09ANKARA767 | TURKEY: TALK OF PROGRESS MET WITH SKEPTICISM IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite fevered media speculation in recent weeks about "solving" the Kurdish issue, contacts in Turkey's southeast remain skeptical that the Justice and Development Party (AKP)-led government has the will to make bold reforms in the short term. The progressive rhetoric is met wi [...] | 2009-06-01 08:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
09ANKARA768 | TURKEY SUPPORTED KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] Per reftels, the Government of Turkey voted in support of Kosovo's application to become a member of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. According to Memduh Akcay, Treasury's Director General for International Economic Relations, Turkey sent in its vote on May 27, 2009. In addit [...] | 2009-06-01 11:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN KVPR PREL TU |
09ANKARA769 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-01 12:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA771 | LULA SAMBAS INTO ANKARA, REINVIGORATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva's visit to Ankara on May 22-23 was the latest in a series of steps over recent years to strengthen Turco-Brazilian ties. This successful visit was capped by the signing of an $800 million investment deal between state-owned energy c [...] | 2009-06-01 14:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL BR TU |
09ANKARA774 | SRAP HOLBROOKE'S GOT BILATERAL CONSULTATIONS: "THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a May 18 meeting in Istanbul, SRAP Holbrooke pressed his Turkish MFA counterpart to increase Turkey's diplomatic, political, economic/reconstruction and military training activities in Afghanistan and Pakistan, in close coordination with the US. Holbrooke underscored that Tu [...] | 2009-06-02 12:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID KDEM PK AF TU |
09ANKARA776 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-02 12:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA777 | TURKEY: UPDATED INFORMATION ON HOST GOVERNMENT [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Post's responses are keyed to Ref A questions. As instructed, only updates are provided. Unless otherwise stated, information provided Ref B remains valid. New information is provided in CAPITAL LETTERS. A. (SBU) Imm [...] | 2009-06-02 12:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER ASEC KVPR PREL PGOV CVIS KHLS TU |
09ANKARA779 | LATEST TNP VIEWS ON ERGENEKON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish National Police (TNP) briefers told us May 29 they plan to roll out a third Ergenekon indictment within several months; expect the court to issue a crucial ruling on whether the case and investigation fit under the rubric of counterterrorism; and are confident that as the [...] | 2009-06-02 13:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EU OSCE PGOV TU |
09ANKARA78 | KEEPING CALM IN THE AEGEAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The list of potential flashpoints between Turkey and Greece is long, and both sides have tried to drag the U.S. or NATO into these disputes, particularly on the status of demilitarization of islands in the eastern Aegean. To help ensure Greece -Turkey relations do not go off track [...] | 2009-01-15 17:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS NATO GR TU |
09ANKARA780 | SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF TURKISH FM DAVUTOGLU [...] (S) Newly appointed Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu welcomes the opportunity to meet with you early in his tenure as Minister. Our continued willingness to engage the Turks at the highest levels reinforces the message that this administration considers Turkey a strategic partner. Turkish of [...] | 2009-06-03 08:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER ENRG TU |
09ANKARA781 | TURKEY: PM ERDOGAN WARNS CODEL CASEY ON AGR [...] (C) Senators Robert Casey (D-PA),Ted Kaufman (D-DE),and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ),and Representative Timothy Walz (D-MN) and Charge met May 29 with PM Erdogan, TGS D/CHOD General Igsiz, and a senior MFA delegation led by U/S Apakan. On Armenia, PM Erdogan urged Congress to leave the events of [...] | 2009-06-03 09:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IS SY TU AM AZ |
09ANKARA782 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 10:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA783 | Update on PKK Violence (May 24-31, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the May 24-31, 2009, nine security officials were k [...] | 2009-06-03 12:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
09ANKARA784 | TURKEY: REQUEST FOR AIR ASSETS FOR PAKISTAN [...] (C) Post believes that Turkey has approximately 13 operational Mi-17 utility helicopters in its inventory. All of these aircraft are currently deployed at Turkish Jandarma bases in Ankara and in southeast Turkey. 2. (C) On June 3, we delivered reftel request for Turkey to consider lease, [...] | 2009-06-03 13:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SMIG PARM PK TU |
09ANKARA787 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 10:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA789 | TURKEY: ANAP-DP MERGER TALKS BEGIN INAUSPICIOUSLY [...] (C) Summary: The chairmen of Turkey's two struggling center-right parties, the Democrat Party (DP) and Motherland Party (ANAP),met on June 3 to recommence talks to merge their two parties. They agreed that the two parties should become one by, at latest, December 31. They are banking, aga [...] | 2009-06-04 14:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV TU |
09ANKARA790 | TURKEY: AKP DRAGS ITS FEET ON CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) is postponing plans to introduce a series of constitutional amendments in Parliament until after the July 1 summer recess, according to AKP whip Bekir Bozdag. He told us that AKP desires to enact the reforms without having to go [...] | 2009-06-04 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
09ANKARA792 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-05 10:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA795 | ERDOGAN UNVEILS NEW INCENTIVE PACKAGES [...] (U) Summary: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan unveiled a new set of incentive and employment packages on June 4. Erdogan said that because of the global downturn, employment and industry have been negatively affected, but that the impact of the crisis was limited by the strong banking se [...] | 2009-06-05 12:43:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EIND TU |
09ANKARA797 | ISTANBUL ANALYSTS CONCERNED BY LACK OF IMF DEAL [...] (SBU) Summary: We participated in two May 2009 conferences in Istanbul: "Forum Istanbul" (the "Turkish Davos"),and the KPMG's "Financial Risk Management". High-level speakers included Central Bank Governor Durmus Yilmaz; Former Central Banker, now UNDP President, Kemal Dervis; Former IMF Vic [...] | 2009-06-05 13:21:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN TU |
09ANKARA799 | TURKEY: OBAMA SPEECH HITS ALL THE RIGHT NOTES [...] (C) Summary: The Turkish public widely welcomed the open and sincere tone of President Obama's June 4 speech to the Muslim world from Cairo. Reflecting statements by other Turkish political and religious leaders, President Gul complimented Obama for being honest and realistic. Particular att [...] | 2009-06-05 14:49:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU |
09ANKARA803 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-08 10:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA807 | TURKEY UNDECIDED ON ICSC THIRD CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 05:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA TU |
09ANKARA81 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
09ANKARA814 | MAKHMOUR REFUGEE CAMP: GOT BEGINS THINKING ABOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: GOT officials are again considering how they might move forward with closure of Makhmour Refugee Camp in northern Iraq after a two year period during which discussion of the topic has been moribund. As the political situation in Turkey has evolved and provided politicians more spa [...] | 2009-06-10 09:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV MARR TU IZ |
09ANKARA815 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 12:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA816 | TURKEY: DAVUTOGLU STEPS FROM BEHIND THE CURTAIN [...] (C) Summary: Ahmet Davutoglu's May 1 appointment as Foreign Minister has raised many questions about the future of Turkish foreign policy. As Senior Prime Ministry Foreign Policy Advisor, Davutoglu created a new paradigm that broadened Turkey's traditional Western orientation to include a dee [...] | 2009-06-10 15:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL TU |
09ANKARA82 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 14:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
09ANKARA821 | TURKEY SUPPORTS UNSC RESOLUTION ON DPRK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 09:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM UNSC |
09ANKARA824 | TURKEY:AMERICANS, HOMOSEXUALS AND BIKINIS NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: Istanbul's Bahcesehir University conducted a face-to-face survey with 1,714 Turks on radicalism and extremism as measured by neighborhood tolerance in 34 cities. The poll revealed high levels of intolerance toward non-Muslim, American, homosexual, and non-married neighbors. It [...] | 2009-06-12 14:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV TU |
09ANKARA826 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 11:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA828 | TURKEY: 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) The following is Embassy Ankara's submission for the 2009 report to the U.S. Congress on expropriation claims and investment disputes, providing an update on the two ongoing cases reported in 2008 and adding two new cases that have been brought to Post's attention. 2. (SBU) Claimant Dat [...] | 2009-06-15 13:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV CASC TU |
09ANKARA829 | Update on PKK Violence (June 1-7, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the June 1-7, 2009, three security officials were k [...] | 2009-06-15 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
09ANKARA83 | TURKEY: SUCCESS OF KURDISH BROADCASTING: [...] (C) Summary: Since the January 1 launch of Kurdish language broadcasts on Turkish State television (TRT-6),the taboo on use of Kurdish in quasi-official venues such as universities and prisons is coming to an end. Most moderate Kurds are welcoming these developments warmly as long-overdue r [...] | 2009-01-16 15:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
09ANKARA833 | TURKEY: FM DAVUTOGLU TO IRAQ; MORE WATER FOR [...] (S) FM Davutoglu is planning to visit Iraq beginning June 22, remaining in country at least through June 24 and perhaps until June 25, according to MFA Special Envoy for Iraq Murat Ozcelik. Ozcelik provided us June 15 with a provisional program for Davutoglu's upcoming visit. He plans to arri [...] | 2009-06-16 04:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ TU |
09ANKARA834 | ALLEGED MILITARY PLOT TO UNDERMINE RULING AKP [...] (C) Summary: Speculation swirled in the Turkish press following the June 12 publication in Turkish daily "Taraf" of a "secret military plan" allegedly authored by an active duty colonel serving in the TGS' Psy-Ops department to undermine the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the r [...] | 2009-06-16 12:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
09ANKARA835 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 12:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA837 | DPM CICEK'S WASHINGTON TRIP: NEED FOR HIGH LEVEL [...] (SBU) This is an action request cable (See paragraph 4). 2. (C) Summary: During a June 12 meeting with Ambassador, MFA Deputy Undersecretary Ambassador Tezcan was emphatic that Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Cicek's 20-25 July US visit for consultations on counterterrorism be substantive, with [...] | 2009-06-17 05:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PREL PTER TU |
09ANKARA838 | TURKEY: IRANIAN ELECTION RESULTS- EXPECTED AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 16 MFA South Asia/Iran DDG Hizlan told us that while Ankara agrees there are some valid questions regarding aspects of the recent Iran elections and the vote tabulations, Turkey considers these to be internal Iranian issues. He said Turkey as a policy does not interfere [...] | 2009-06-17 08:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV TU |
09ANKARA839 | SCENESETTER: YOUR VISIT TO TURKEY [...] (C) Dave, thanks for taking the time to come to Turkey. Building on President Obama's and Secretary Clinton's landmark visits earlier this year, your trip will further underscore our recognition of Turkey as an essential partner in practically every mission we seek to accomplish in this regio [...] | 2009-06-17 08:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM PTER TU |
09ANKARA84 | TURKEY: U.S.-ISRAEL ANTI-SMUGGLING MOU [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche January 16 to MFA Israel Desk Officer Rauf Alp Denktas, who briefed MFA Undersecretary Apakan on the demarche points. 2. (C) Post convened an EAC January 9 to discuss the ongoing security threat from the situation in Gaza. In light of reftel, Post will cont [...] | 2009-01-16 16:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PARM PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS |
09ANKARA840 | ERDOGAN'S ATHENS VISIT: STARTING OVER AGAIN...AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: Although PM Erdogan and Greek PM Karamanlis have not officially met face-to-face since January 2008, the leaders will only have a brief opportunity to speak on the margins of the June 20-21 Acropolis Museum opening festivities. MFA and Greek Embassy officials report that the ab [...] | 2009-06-17 13:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GR TU |
09ANKARA841 | TURKEY ON IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA [...] (C) The Ambassador met with MFA Undersecretary Ertugrul Apakan on Jun 12 and made reftel demarche, urging support for the IAEA reports on Iran and Syria. The Ambassador pressed for Turkey to make a strong national statement, calling on Iran and Syria to cooperate in a transparent manner with [...] | 2009-06-17 15:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC TRGY |
09ANKARA847 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 10:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA85 | TURKEY: IMF DEAL LIKELY BUT TIMING UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Summary. IMF negotiators told G-7 Ambassadors January 15 that they expect to reach agreement with the GOT on a new stand-by arrangement (SBA),but the timing of a deal is uncertain. The Fund projects negative growth in 2009, while the GOT is insisting on a low but positive growth figure. [...] | 2009-01-16 17:59:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON TU |
09ANKARA850 | MFA ON NATO SECGEN'S FAREWELL VISIT AND NRC [...] (C) Summary: NATO and Euro-Atlantic Security Affairs Department Head Gulhan Ulutekin provided a readout of NATO Sec Gen Jaap de Hoop Scheffer,s June 8 farewell visit to Turkey and briefed us on Turkey,s position regarding the NATO Russia Council (NRC). She also confirmed that the MFA is co [...] | 2009-06-18 10:35:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS TU NATO US |
09ANKARA852 | TURKEY: FM DAVUTOGLU VISIT TO PAKISTAN AND [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Davutoglu presented $10 million for IDP support plus additional material aid to Pakistan during a recent visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan July 9-12. Turkey also agreed on a new mechanism for coope [...] | 2009-06-18 14:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV PHUM AF PK TU |
09ANKARA853 | TURKEY'S VIEW ON EUROPEAN SECURITY AND THE CORFU [...] (C) MFA DDG for OSCE, Nonproliferation and Disarmament Affairs Ahmet Muhtar Gun said that Turkey fully supports the principles outlined in ref a regarding the Corfu ministerial and noted specifically that Turkey's approach will be guided by the language contained in Paragraph 3 of the December [...] | 2009-06-19 07:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM OSCE PREL NATO PGOV PHUM ECON |
09ANKARA854 | COUNTER PIRACY: TURKEY READY TO CONTRIBUTE MORE [...] (C) Turkey strongly supports NATO's Operation Ocean Shield and pledged a Turkish naval vessel to deploy together with the Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 to the region. That was the message we received loud and clear from Cagatay Erciyes, head of the MFA's Maritime Affairs Section and Turker [...] | 2009-06-19 07:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR TU |
09ANKARA855 | TURKEY: AEGEAN ISSUES MUST BE ADDRESSED AS A [...] (S) The Ambassador raised Aegean issues with Turkish MFA Undersecretary Apakan on June 16, pressing hard that overflights of inhabited Greek islands did not support the goal of calm in the Aegean. Apakan was clearly taken aback by our approach on the overflights specifically, and said he cou [...] | 2009-06-19 10:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL MARR TU |
09ANKARA856 | TURKEY'S POSITION ON INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) Econ Counselor delivered reftel points June 19 to Berris Ekinci, Department Head, MFA Energy and Natural Resources Department. Ekinci said Turkey was a founding signatory to IRENA, an organization she described as "helpful and needed." Turkey has not yet ratified the statute, and Ekinc [...] | 2009-06-19 10:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG KGHG SENV TU |
09ANKARA86 | TURKEY: RELATIONS WITH ISRAEL STRAINED BUT INTACT [...] (C) Summary: Widespread public outrage over Israel's incursion into Gaza and upcoming nationwide local elections in March have contributed to the harsh tone of Turkey's political discourse regarding Israel. Despite his inflammatory condemnation of the humanitarian situation, PM Erdogan has re [...] | 2009-01-16 18:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS TU |
09ANKARA862 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 13:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA864 | TURKEY: UN COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 13:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER TU |
09ANKARA865 | GRAB BAG OF MEASURES TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMY [...] Summary and comment. Prime Minister Erdogan announced a group of incentives designed to stimulate the economy and get Turks shopping. The cost of the incentive measures is estimated to be 600-700 million TL (USD 400-467 million) and will be paid for by a 50 kurus (USD .33) tax increase on ea [...] | 2009-06-19 15:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON TU |
09ANKARA866 | MALIKI AIMS AT BARZANI; HITS DAVUTOGLU, TURK-IRAQI [...] (S) SUMMARY: The GOT has postponed FM Davutoglu's planned June 22-24/5 visit to six cities in Iraq because of PM Maliki's reported insistence that Davutoglu not go to Erbil (nor to Kirkuk or Mosul) during the visit. Maliki's "request" was delivered in ham-handed fashion by Maliki advisor Sade [...] | 2009-06-22 03:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV IZ TU |
09ANKARA868 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-22 12:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA87 | UK HOME SECRETARY FINDS POSITIVE VIBES IN ANKARA [...] (C) Summary. UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith's January 5-7 Ankara visit was a success, both British and Turkish contacts agreed. Discussions focused heavily on counterterrorism (CT) and laid the groundwork for high-level counterterrorism consultations set to be held in London in the coming w [...] | 2009-01-20 05:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL UK TU |
09ANKARA870 | Iranian Visa Applicants Talk about the Crisis. [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 07:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV CVIS IR TK |
09ANKARA871 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-23 10:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA873 | TURKEY: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT PRESIDENT ON COURT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador on June 19 emphasized to the President of Turkey's Constitutional Court, Hasim Kilic our view of the Court's importance for the deepening of democracy and freedoms in Turkey. They discussed the workings of the Court, proposed reforms to Turkey's judicial system, and th [...] | 2009-06-23 11:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PGOV PINR TU |
09ANKARA878 | TURKEY: IRANIAN PROTESTS: THE START OF A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Based on reports from their embassy and consulates in Iran, the MFA described the ongoing demonstrations as the "start of a political revolution." The reaction of former President Rafsanjani and the "fractured" political elite in Iran will be one of the main determining factors f [...] | 2009-06-23 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR TU |
09ANKARA882 | TURKEY'S EXPLANATION FOR WEAK IAEA STATEMENT ON [...] (C) On June 22, DCM met with Hakan Fidan, PM Erdogan's Foreign Policy Adviser and also Turkey's governor on the IAEA, to discuss Turkey's national statement on Iran. DCM expressed regret that the Turkish national statement did not call for Iran to provide transparency and access to the IAEA [...] | 2009-06-23 16:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP AORC IAEA IR TU |
09ANKARA889 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 11:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA890 | AMBASSADOR RAISES AEGEAN ISSUES WITH FM DAVUTOGLU [...] (S) Ambassador raised the Aegean demarche (ref a) with FONMIN Davutoglu late June 23, noting specifically the need to end the overflights of Agathonisi and Farmakonisi, and the commitment made in writing to maintain promises GEN Craddock gave TGS. Davutoglu pushed back initially, arguing that [...] | 2009-06-24 11:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PGOV MARR TU GR |
09ANKARA893 | TURKEY: AMBASSADOR RAISES IRAN WITH FORMIN [...] (S) Ambassador raised Iran with FONMIN Davutoglu and MFA U/S Apakan on the margins of a meeting February 23. Stating that we was speaking on his own and without instructions, Ambassador said that we was troubled by the Turkish statement regarding Iran at the June 15 IAEA board meeting (ref A) [...] | 2009-06-24 14:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL AROC KNNP IAEA IR TU |
09ANKARA896 | Update on PKK Violence (June 8-15, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the week of June 8-15, 2009, one security official w [...] | 2009-06-25 10:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
09ANKARA899 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 12:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA9 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
09ANKARA902 | IPR ASPECTS OF TURKEY'S NEW CUSTOMS LAW [...] (SBU) Summary. The Turkish Parliament approved the long-awaited Customs Law on June 18. The law aims to fully harmonize Turkey's customs regime with that of the European Union, and it will now go to the President for signature. The law will take effect three months after it is signed and publ [...] | 2009-06-26 10:11:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD TU |
09ANKARA903 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 10:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA92 | DCHOD IGSIZ ON AEGEAN, IRAQ AND BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) During the Ambassador's first formal call, Deputy Chief of Staff General Hasan Igsiz praised the current strength of the U.S. - Turkey military relationship, thanked the U.S. for sharing vital intelligence as Turkey fights PKK terrorists in Northern Iraq and took on board the Ambassador's [...] | 2009-01-20 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM TU |
09ANKARA920 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 04:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA922 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 10:22:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA925 | TURKEY: ADANA'S WILY OLD FOX ON THE ART OF POLITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkey's longest-serving big-city mayor, Aytac Durak in Adana, proved unusually talkative in recent meetings with us. He highlighted service, independence, and being able to turn tables on one's opponents as keys to his success in the Turkish political game. Durak's career und [...] | 2009-07-01 08:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL OSCE TU |
09ANKARA93 | Update on PKK Violence (January 8-15, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the January 8-15, 2009 reporting period, no security [...] | 2009-01-20 14:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
09ANKARA930 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 13:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA933 | TURKISH PARTICIPATION IN THE MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM [...] (U) For Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern from Ambassador James Jeffrey 2. (C) We understand that the NSC notified the Turkish Embassy in Washington on June 30 that the USG would not support Turkey's proposed participation in the July 9 Major Economies Forum meeting in Italy. Our [...] | 2009-07-01 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV TU |
09ANKARA938 | Update on PKK Violence (June 16-23, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the June 16-23, 2009, two security officials were k [...] | 2009-07-02 06:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
09ANKARA94 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-20 15:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
09ANKARA940 | MOVE ALLOWING CIVILIAN COURTS TO TRY MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: Tension between the civilian government led by PM Erdogan's party and the military is sharpening, sparked by the military's denial of any involvement in an alleged secret military plan to undermine the government (reftel) and the government's successful effort to rush through legi [...] | 2009-07-02 08:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
09ANKARA948 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 13:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA949 | TURKEY'S NATO SUMMIT COMMITMENTS FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Turkey is on track to meet its NATO summit ISAF commitments (reftel),according to MFA NATO Department Section Head Turker Ari. The four military teams pledged for the Election Support Force, totaling about eighty personnel, will deploy to Afghanistan by mid-July. Plans to reassume comma [...] | 2009-07-02 13:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS NATO AF TU |
09ANKARA95 | TURKEY: PROLIFERATION-RELATED SHIPMENTS TO IRAN [...] (S) MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Department Head followed up on January 20 regarding Turkish Firm Ak Makinasi's efforts to acquire proliferation-sensitive equipment for Machine Sazi Tabriz, an Iranian company affiliated with the Shahid Hemmat Industries Group (refs a and b). According [...] | 2009-01-21 06:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC |
09ANKARA951 | TURKEY: AMBASSADOR HEARS DISCORDANT VOICES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During an all-day visit to Diyarbakir June 17, which featured meetings with a wide range of political and civic leaders, the Ambassador heard repeated appeals for the USG to engage on the Kurdish issue. He downplayed that prospect, noting that Turkey must solve this issue itself. [...] | 2009-07-02 14:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV PHUM TU |
09ANKARA957 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 13:04:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA958 | TURKISH ECONOMY CONTRACTS 13.8 PERCENT IN FIRST QUARTER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-06 13:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON TU |
09ANKARA959 | TURKEY: GETTING PAST "NO" ON NEW NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS [...] (C) Summary: Our effort to persuade Turkey to change its view on supporting a "clean text" of guidelines on enrichment has continued after the Budapest NSG meeting in early June. Action Request: See Para. 7. End Summary 2. (C) DCM met with PM Erdogan's foreign policy advisor and IAEA Board [...] | 2009-07-07 04:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KNUC TU |
09ANKARA960 | TURKEY: GETTING PAST "NO" ON NEW NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS [...] (C) Summary: Our effort to persuade Turkey to change its view on supporting a "clean text" of guidelines on enrichment has continued after the Budapest NSG meeting in early June. Action Request: See Para. 7. End Summary 2. (C) DCM met with PM Erdogan's foreign policy advisor and IAEA Board [...] | 2009-07-07 04:58:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KNUC TU |
09ANKARA964 | DEMARCHE ON ITSO ARBITRATION DELIVERED [...] Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Emra Topcu at MFA's Directorate General of International Political Organizations. He informed us that Turkey would be represented at the ITSO Extraordinary Assembly by Ahmet Calik, Senior Expert at Turksat, the independent agency responsible for Turk [...] | 2009-07-07 06:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ECPS EFIN KTIA PREL TSPA TU |
09ANKARA965 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-07 10:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA969 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-08 10:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA972 | TURKEY'S EU STRATEGY: END OR MEANS? [...] (C) Summary: Boasting a major economy and an established democracy, Turkey is unlike any other country that has previously sought EU membership. Accordingly, Ankara has faced a unique set of challenges since launching its EU accession negotiations, many of its own making. The ruling Justice [...] | 2009-07-09 06:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN TU |
09ANKARA976 | TURKISH MEDIA REACTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-09 10:42:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU PREL KPAO |
09ANKARA977 | PRESIDENT GUL UPS THE ANTE ON CIV-MIL DEBATE [...] (C) Summary: President Abdullah Gul has upped the ante in the civilian-military debate by approving a law that would give civilian courts the authority to try military personnel. Though he argues that his decision was made with EU accession and the rule of law in mind, Gul's decision further [...] | 2009-07-09 13:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PTER TU |
09ANKARA979 | Update on PKK Violence (June 24-30, 2009) [...] (SBU) This is another in a series of weekly reports on PKK violence in Turkey. Our primary source is the Turkish General Staff (TGS) website, which documents contacts and clashes with the PKK, as well as casualties incurred. 2. (U) During the June 24-30, 2009, seven security officials were [...] | 2009-07-09 14:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER PREL PGOV TU IZ |
09ANKARA98 | TURKEY/TIP: SENIOR RESEARCHER PREVIEWS DEMAND STUDY [...] (C) SUMMARY. A leading Turkish academic previewed for us her recently concluded, GOT-commissioned study on the demand for trafficked persons in Turkey. The study will report that the market for trafficked victims is driven largely by upper middle-class and wealthy Turks' demand for commercial [...] | 2009-01-21 12:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG |
09ANKARA981 | TURKEY: RISING UNEMPLOYMENT GLOOM IN TRABZON [...] (C) SUMMARY: We recently visited the eastern Black Sea city of Trabzon, a port city that until the March 29 local elections was a region of support for the CHP. We found the newly-elected AK Party welcoming and upbeat, in strong contrast to the decidedly hostile and brooding CHP officials. [...] | 2009-07-09 15:07:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL TU |
09ANKARA982 | US-TURKEY POLICY PLANNING TALKS IDENTIFY COMMON [...] (C) Summary: S/P Director Anne-Marie Slaughter, S/P Senior Staff Dean Pittman, and Ambassador Jeffrey held informal policy planning talks with MFA Director General of Policy Planning Ambassador Dicle Kopuz, Deputy Director General Ahmet Oktay, Strategic Planning Department Head Burak Akcapar, [...] | 2009-07-09 16:05:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU |
09ANKARA983 | TURKEY: ANKARA'S UIGHUR PARADOX [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite President Gul's recent trip to China, the GOT leadership has vocally condemned Chinese Government actions against the ethnically Turkic Uighurs in Urumqi. PM Erdogan characterized the violence as a "massacre" and called on Beijing to end its siege. Reflecting Erdogan's p [...] | 2009-07-09 17:55:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH TU |
09ANKARA985 | GEN PETRAEUS VISITS ANKARA, FINDS BROAD AGREEMENT [...] (S) During a June 30 - July 1 visit to Turkey, CENTCOM Commander GEN David Petraeus found broad agreement on and readiness to cooperate with the USG approach in Afghanistan, Pakistan and, generally speaking, Iraq. Turkey was already working to increase further its commitment to Afghanistan, b [...] | 2009-07-10 08:34:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PREL PARM MARR TU |
09ANKARA986 | AMBASSADOR JEFFREY'S MEETING WITH ENERGY MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Jeffrey met with Energy Minister Yildiz July 7 to get a readout of Yildiz's Moscow trip and an update on Turkey - Azeri negotiations. Yildiz confirmed that the Nabucco IGA signing ceremony would take place as planned in Ankara on July 13. He said negotiations with the [...] | 2009-07-10 09:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG TU |
09ANKARA987 | TURKEY: AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH DCHOD [...] (C) Summary: During a tour d'horizon with Ambassador on July, TGS Deputy Chief GEN Hasan Igsiz: -- Said the TGS is holding high level talks with the Syrian military in Istanbul July 7-8 and will reinforce the U.S. message that it must stop the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq. Igsiz sai [...] | 2009-07-10 09:45:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS TU |
09ANKARA99 | EXBS: TURKEY ADVISORS MONTHLY REPORT- (DECEMBER [...] Summary: The new EXBS Program Manager from ISN/ECC for Turkey met with post and Turkish officials to review the state of the program. EXBS Advisor met with various Turkish officials to discuss future EXBS and SLD engagement following September EXBS Nonproliferation Seminar. 2. Completed [...] | 2009-01-21 15:57:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL TU |
09ANKARA995 | TURKEY: UPHILL TREK ON JUDICIAL REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Judicial reform lies at the center of a growing Turkish debate over its EU accession path, as well as its internal political power struggles. The EU mandates that to open chapter 23 (on the judiciary and fundamental legal rights),Turkey must overhaul its judicial system. The Mi [...] | 2009-07-10 16:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU |
09ANTANANARIVO10 | PRESIDENT SAMBI ANNOUNCES WISH TO EXTEND MANDATE [...] (SBU) In a New Year's speech Comoran President Sambi expressed his intention to ask the electorate, by referendum, to extend his term in office by one year until 2011. The President stated he wants "twelve more months at the country's helm so that I can complete the projects I promised to un [...] | 2009-01-07 12:30:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM CN |
09ANTANANARIVO102 | Comoran Dialogue Finished Before It Begins (Again) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: African Union Special Envoy Madeira obtained agreement early this month from all Comoran stakeholders to convene an Inter-Comoran Dialogue February 27 to March 4. A few days later, President Sambi announced a date for his constitutional referendum (March 22),at which point all [...] | 2009-02-17 04:51:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON CN |
09ANTANANARIVO103 | MADAGASCAR: A FORK IN THE ROAD? [...] (C) Summary: Madagascar may be approaching -- this week, potentially -- a critical fork in the road to its political future. One way leads through negotiation to a compromise by which Ravalomanana stays at least nominally in power, albeit much weakened, while avoiding further blodshed. Th [...] | 2009-02-17 12:17:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | MA PREL PINR PGOV |
09ANTANANARIVO106 | TENUOUS ALLIANCES ON MADAGASCAR'S EAST COAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is the first of two cables focusing on the east-coast opposition stronghold of Tamatave; this installment covers the city's political and ethnic dynamics, and the region's influence on national politics. For Tamatave's numerous opposition leaders, the current political crisi [...] | 2009-02-18 15:03:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO107 | Former Comoran President Azali Watching, Waiting [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Former Comoran President Azali told Comoros Officer February 17 he is concerned about President Sambi's "dangerous and unconstitutional" actions. He believes Sambi cares too much about foreign friends (like Iran) and is losing touch with the Comoran people; especially Imams who [...] | 2009-02-19 09:16:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON CN |
09ANTANANARIVO113 | MADAGASCAR: STALLED DIALOGUE (CON'T) [...] (C) Summary: A dangerous game of cat-and-mouse over launching dialogue between President and Mayor continues here, with each side professing its willingness to meet immediately -- and yet no meeting taking place. SADC "Troika" ministers were here today to see both sides, and the President [...] | 2009-02-19 13:20:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | MA PGOV PREL PINR |
09ANTANANARIVO114 | COMOROS PURSUING GEOTHERMAL ENERGY [...] SUMMARY: The Union of the Comoros Government (GOC) is actively pursuing geothermal energy options to tap into volcanic Mount Karthala's heat on the main island of Grande Comore. Given the high cost and unreliability of the MAMWE electric utility, the geothermal alternative has the potential t [...] | 2009-02-20 04:04:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV EAID PGOV CN |
09ANTANANARIVO115 | Comorans Rally Against Sambi [...] (U) SUMMARY: Dozens of opposition leaders, Imams, and elder leaders representing all three islands held a rally February 18 calling on the people to actively prevent President Sambi's constitutional referendum from taking place. They denounced the president as illegitimate and dangerous, vowi [...] | 2009-02-20 05:07:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON CN |
09ANTANANARIVO123 | MADAGASCAR: NOW FOR THE HARD PART [...] (C) Summary/Action Request: Saturday's welcome meeting between Ravalomanana and "TGV" provides the first light at the end of the tunnel since this crisis became deadly one month ago. The truly heavy lifting starts now, as Ravalomanana will have to accept a difficult and personally unpleasant [...] | 2009-02-23 08:18:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | MA PGOV PREL PINR |
09ANTANANARIVO13 | MINOR CABINET RESHUFFLE DIMINISHES PM'S ROLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Ravalomanana started the new year with a small cabinet reshuffle, announced on January 4, transferring power away from Prime Minister Charles Rabemananjara and towards the presidency. Coming amid political turmoil in the capital (reftel B) and a series of prison break [...] | 2009-01-09 09:50:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO136 | SUPPORTING UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL NOMINATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 14:22:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS KUNR AORC APER PREL UNGA MA |
09ANTANANARIVO138 | COMOROS WELCOMES IRANIAN PRESIDENT AHMEDINEJAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Thousands of moderate Sunni Comorans saw no contradiction in turning out to enthusiastically welcome Shi'a Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, to the Comoros February 25. Comorans are pro-American, eagerly asking that we reopen our Embassy and Peace Corps program. After year [...] | 2009-02-26 14:32:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PREL PHUM EAID ECON CN IR PGOV PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO139 | MADAGASCAR: COUNTING ON THE U.N. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following successive no-shows by each party, direct negotiations between President Ravalomanana and former Mayor Rajoelina are suspended and may well be over. However, UNSYG Ban Ki-Moon, who met Thursday with Malagasy ministers in South Africa, is sending reinforcements to shore u [...] | 2009-02-27 10:14:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR UN |
09ANTANANARIVO140 | DELIVERED: USG PARTICIPATION IN THE UN HUMAN [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel request on February 27 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and will keep the Department informed of any GOM response. MARQUARDT [...] | 2009-03-02 13:39:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO141 | MADAGASCAR 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While Madagascar is not a confirmed source or destination for internationally trafficked men and women, during the year there were reports of labor and sex trafficking in persons (TIP) within the country's borders. Cultural values, poverty, corruption, lack of funding and capacit [...] | 2009-03-02 13:54:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID MA |
09ANTANANARIVO142 | CHINESE MALARIAL RESEARCH IN MADAGASCAR AND [...] (U) Summary: Chinese researchers have targeted several small islands: Nosy Be, Madagascar and Moheli, Comoros, to conduct drug trials of a new treatment with the hopes of eradicating malaria. Because malaria is among the top three causes of death and disease, especially among young children, [...] | 2009-03-02 14:03:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO EAID CN MA |
09ANTANANARIVO143 | OPPOSITION LEADERS CALL FOR FREEZE ON PRESIDENT'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recently received a petition from the "Madagascar Opposition Platform" to freeze all foreign assets of President Marc Ravalomanana. The Platform does not have any record of his actual holdings abroad, but based their petition instead on his alleged mismanagement of state fin [...] | 2009-03-03 07:59:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN MA |
09ANTANANARIVO144 | MADAGASCAR: THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF [...] (SBU) Summary: As politicians wrangle for power in Antananarivo, business owners, street vendors, consumers, and the Malagasy population in general are paying a heavy price for the feud. Although the medium and long-term impacts on the economy will depend on rapidity of crisis resolution, sho [...] | 2009-03-03 08:12:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENIV EPET MA |
09ANTANANARIVO149 | MADAGASCAR: CLASHES CONTINUE AS NEGOTIATIONS LOOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Last week's failed negotiations between president and TGV have been followed by almost-daily protests in Antananarivo and in several provincial capitals, despite the appearance of weakening public support and an increasingly firm response by GOM security forces. The conflict has [...] | 2009-03-03 15:05:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MA UN |
09ANTANANARIVO150 | COMOROS AND IRAN: UN SANCTION BREAKING? [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of Iranian president Ahmedinejad's February 25 visit to the Comores (ref a),the French Ambassador in Moroni reported to Emboff that the GOC entered into bilateral military agreements with the GOI that may directly violate UNSCR and US laws (ref B). These agree [...] | 2009-03-03 15:16:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET | PARM PREL IR CN XA |
09ANTANANARIVO152 | SECURITY FORCES EMBOLDENED WITH NEW EQUIPMENT [...] (C/NF) Summary: President Ravalomanana's recent push to outfit his security forces with non-lethal weapons may run the risk of alienating the population's perception that the security forces remain neutral between the President and Andry "TGV" Rajoelina's opposition movement. End Summary. 2 [...] | 2009-03-04 10:17:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MA PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO153 | Inter-Comoran Dialogue Opens [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Union Vice President Idi Nadhoim, speaking on behalf of the Head of State, officially opened the Inter-Comoran Dialogue March 3. African Union Special Envoy Madeira hailed Comorans for their historic decision to meet in order to advance reconciliation. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU [...] | 2009-03-04 13:00:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON CN |
09ANTANANARIVO154 | DIPLOMATS PRESS ON AS GOM CRACKS DOWN [...] (C) SUMMARY: As UN mediators and opposition leaders coalesce around the idea of inclusive roundtable negotiations to end the current political standoff, President Ravalomanana has implemented increasingly harsh measures to stop protests and reassert his control over Antananarivo. The diplomati [...] | 2009-03-04 13:10:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO156 | GOM SUPPORTED JUDGE PAINTER FOR UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL [...] (SBU) The Bureau of Multilateral Cooperation in the Malagasy Ministry of Foreign Affairs has notified Post of their decision, in time for the March 2 vote, to support Judge Mark Painter for the position on the UN Appeals Tribunal (reftel). Particularly in the current crisis environment, Post [...] | 2009-03-05 06:06:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO160 | MADAGASCAR: BACK TO THE BRINK -- BUT OF WHAT? [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador, along with several other Chiefs of Mission, today again urged the former Mayor and the President to pursue dialogue, rather than violence, to find a resolution to the current political conflict in Madagascar. Reeling from an attack near and -- in his view -- on his [...] | 2009-03-06 11:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MEA UN |
09ANTANANARIVO162 | EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS RAJOELINA'S ASYLUM, [...] (SBU) An Emergency Action Committee (EAC) Meeting, chaired by DCM Stromayer, was convened at the DCR, (the Alternate Command Center (ACC)),on Sunday, March 8. Initially, the Ambassador called a meeting to provide updates to POL, PA, DAO and RSO on the current political situation, but given ev [...] | 2009-03-09 09:56:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MP PGOV PREL PTER MA |
09ANTANANARIVO166 | MADAGASCAR: RAVALOMANANA HANGING ON BY A THREAD [...] (C) Summary. The political situation in Madagascar is more fuild than ever after the Wednesday take-over of the military command structure by "the Colonels", but the crumbling security situation appears to have settled down in Tana -- at least for now -- as a result of their move. I have m [...] | 2009-03-12 10:45:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MA UN |
09ANTANANARIVO167 | EAC CONVENED MARCH 9 TO DISCUSS TRIPWIRES, [...] (SBU) This information has previously been reported through alternate channels. An Emergency Action Committee (EAC),chaired by DCM Stromayer, was convened on March 9, 2009 at the DCR to review the trip wires in light of the recent events and discuss the possibility of authorized departure (AD [...] | 2009-03-12 10:55:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MP PGOV PREL PTER MA |
09ANTANANARIVO17 | MALAGASY POLITICS: THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The year-old political battle between President Ravalomanana and Antanananarivo Mayor Andry "TGV" Rajaolina, after taking a holiday break with the rest of the nation, has resumed in full force and appears likely to increase rapidly in its intensity. Unfolding like a Malagasy vers [...] | 2009-01-09 10:53:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MA |
09ANTANANARIVO178 | Inter-Comoran Dialogue Ends [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After five days of talks on the constitution, institutions, and governance, the Inter-Comoran Dialogue closed March 7. While the recommendations are not binding, an overwhelming majority of participants insisted that President Sambi not seek to extend his mandate in the upcomi [...] | 2009-03-14 08:56:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM ECON CN |
09ANTANANARIVO186 | EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS INCREASING ANTI-AMERICAN [...] (SBU) An Emergency Action Committee (EAC),chaired by DCM Stromayer, was convened on March 17, 2009 to discuss the recent increase of anti-American press and the military take over of the Presidential Palace. Also discussed were the present status of the other Presidential Palace located in Ia [...] | 2009-03-18 08:04:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MP PGOV PREL PTER MA |
09ANTANANARIVO187 | Engaging with the new Malagasy "Government" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post seeks guidance from the department on an expected request for contact with the transition government of Andry Rajoelina (see paragraph 3). The transfer of power from the short-lived military directorate to another unnamed entity with Rajoelina as its president occurred Tues [...] | 2009-03-18 13:14:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO19 | Six Months Of Enhanced Engagement In The Comoros [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since July, 2008, Post has had a dedicated Comoros Officer spending three-quarters of his time on extended TDYs in the Comoros. This cable highlights the positive reaction from the Comoros and improved efforts to pursue Mission objectives. END SUMMARY. U.S. Presence "Promo [...] | 2009-01-09 11:01:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON EFIN CN |
09ANTANANARIVO193 | CUTTING NON-HUMANITARIAN AID TO MADAGASCAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post strongly supports suspending all non-humanitarian aid to Madagascar in the wake the recent unconstitutional transfer of power. In doing so, in order to continue to support the impoverished Malagasy people to the largest extent possible while still sending an unmistakable si [...] | 2009-03-19 14:12:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO195 | MADAGASCAR/RAVALOMANANA: I DID NOT RESIGN! [...] (C) A breathless ex-President Ravalomanana phoned the ambassador today from his undisclosed location (believed to be somewhere near Antsirabe) to explain a few things. Referring the their last two dramatic meetings on Tuesday morning (when he showed the US and South African ambassadors and U [...] | 2009-03-20 09:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO198 | France's Last African Colony Votes [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The island of Mayotte, governed by France but claimed by the Union of the Comoros since independence in 1975, will vote March 29 in a "consultation" to become a French Overseas Department. Most observers expect the overwhelming majority of Maorais to vote in favor of becoming a [...] | 2009-03-23 09:20:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV EAID CN FR |
09ANTANANARIVO2 | Gulf Investment Group Influence In The Comoros [...] (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Post seeks insight from the Department into the background of Comoro Gulf Holdings and its principal officers: Bashar Kiwan (French-Syrian),President; Ali Kazma, Vice President; Ahmed Jaroudi (Lebanese),Manager. END ACTION REQUEST. Investment Promotion - - - - - - [...] | 2009-01-05 08:30:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EFIN CN |
09ANTANANARIVO200 | AU Efforts IN The Comoros Continue [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After the Inter-Comoran Dialogue (REFTELS),AU S/E Madeira continues to mediate in the Comoros. With guidance from Addis, he brokered a meeting between Preisdent Sambi and the island presidents and obtained agreement for all parliamentary elections to take place in 2009. Tanza [...] | 2009-03-24 09:08:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL EAID ECON CN |
09ANTANANARIVO201 | MADAGASCAR: ELECTIONS WITHIN SIX MONTHS? [...] (C) Summary: The St. Paddy's Day coup here ended the initial phase of Madagascar's political crisis, but the crisis itself is far from over; months of instability, often mascarading as normalcy, probably lie ahead for the long-suffering people of this extremely poor nation. In the wake of [...] | 2009-03-24 10:49:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MA UN |
09ANTANANARIVO203 | MADAGASCAR: MFM AND THE NEW OPPOSITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 20, Ambassador Marquardt met with Manandafy Rakotonirina, president of political party MFM and former special advisor to ex-President Ravalomanana. In Rakotonirina's view, this week's events amounted to a coup d'etat, and he is now working with the former president's par [...] | 2009-03-24 13:21:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO204 | THE TRANSITION GOVERNMENT TAKES SHAPE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Andry Rajoelina has moved quickly to give his transition government a legal foundation, issuing an Ordinance on March 19 that outlines the roles and responsibilities of each element of Madagascar's new government. Most controversial will be his suspension of parliament (Article 1 [...] | 2009-03-24 14:09:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO207 | DISASTER DECLARATION - COMPLEX EMERGENCY: POLITICAL CRISIS [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraph 2 and 11. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. A power struggle beginning in January 2009 that led to an unconstitutional transfer of power has resulted in a severe shock to the economy of Madagascar and a near paralysis of government capability to respond [...] | 2009-03-25 10:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREL PHUM PGOV ZI |
09ANTANANARIVO217 | MADAGASCAR: UN, AU, AND SADC ROLES, GOING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: The UN, SADC, and AU are working to coordinate and harmonize next steps in resolving the Madagascar crisis. Elections within six months are their shared goal. SADC says it will not seat Ravalomanana at the upcoming SADC Summit, but TGV -- perceiving SADC bias in favor of his [...] | 2009-03-26 09:23:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MA UN |
09ANTANANARIVO218 | SUSPENDED PARLEMENT APPEALS FOR INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Members of the "suspended" Malagasy parliament - almost all belonging to Ravalomanana's TIM party -- published a statement Thursday condemning the recent coup d'etat, denying that Marc Ravalomanana resigned willingly, and calling on the international community to help restore and [...] | 2009-03-26 14:10:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO221 | EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS UPCOMING RALLIES, SECURITY [...] (SBU) An Emergency Action Committee (EAC) chaired by DCM Stromayer was convened on March 27, 2009 to discuss the current state of affairs, the upcoming proposed weekend rallies, the status of security measures and the need for additional tripwires and reverse tripwires. 2. (C) The DCM convene [...] | 2009-03-30 05:00:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO223 | COMOROS DENIES MILITARY COOPERATION WITH IRAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to Post's diplomatic note on March 10, the GOC has formally denied any military cooperation with Iran. 2. (C) On March 26, the Comoran Ministry of External Relations and Cooperation faxed a dipnote stating only that "...the government of the Union of Comoros is acti [...] | 2009-03-30 14:44:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IR CN XA |
09ANTANANARIVO225 | COMOROS CELEBRATES AU ANJOUAN ACTION ANNIVERSARY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Tanzanian President Kikwete visited the Comoros March 24-26 to join celebrations of the one year anniversary of the African Union liberation of Anjouan. Lauded by President Sambi and cheered by throngs of Comorans as a national hero, President Kikwete promised closer ties with [...] | 2009-03-31 12:55:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ETRD MOPS PGOV TZ CN |
09ANTANANARIVO227 | "GOM" PRIORITIES MET WITH DIPLOMATIC SILENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Madagascar's "High Transitional Authority" (HAT) convened leaders of the diplomatic corps on March 31 to announce its priorities for the coming months, and advance a conciliatory posture towards the international community in Antananarivo. Transition Minister of Finance Benja Raz [...] | 2009-03-31 13:00:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO229 | AGOA SHIPMENTS IN SECOND HALF 2008 - MADAGASCAR [...] Summary: Madagascar's AGOA apparel exports in the second half of 2008 were similar to those of the second half of 2007. However, the total amount for 2008 decreased by 3.5 percent compared to 2007. This decreasing trend will likely be stronger in 2009 due to the current political turmoil and to [...] | 2009-03-31 13:21:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA EINV ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO246 | Comoros Explanation Of Economic Citizenship [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of the Union of the Comoros provided the Embassy with an official explanation of the implementation of its new "economic citizenship" law. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) Upon our request, the GOC provided an official explanation of how the "economic citizenship" law is bei [...] | 2009-04-02 13:41:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM EINV PREL PGOV CN |
09ANTANANARIVO247 | ANTANANARIVO UPDATE: MADAGASCAR'S "NEW OPPOSITION" FIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for the week of March 30 to April 3, an unclassified review of major events and information from the U.S. mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. The last two weeks in Madagascar have been dominated by ongoing demonstrations, while Andr [...] | 2009-04-03 03:46:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MA CN |
09ANTANANARIVO248 | MADAGASCAR: A HOBSON'S CHOICE ON AGOA ELIGIBILITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Madagascar is an AGOA success story almost without parallel, having created a vibrant garment industry employing around 100,000 workers. AGOA eligibility should be used as a carrot for encouraging early elections and a return to constitutional order. During Madagascar's 2009 eli [...] | 2009-04-03 07:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON AGOA MA |
09ANTANANARIVO249 | TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON MEMBERS OF FORMER GOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post has obtained a copy of the government order listing 21 individuals associated with the former government who are now subject to travel restrictions pending the outcome of legal proceedings. Post is not aware of any actual charges being brought against these individuals, nor [...] | 2009-04-03 07:33:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO252 | MADAGASCAR: 2008 ECONOMIC OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In 2008, Madagascar recorded strong growth and improved macroeconomic performance despite external shocks. Real economic growth reached 7.2 percent. Fiscal policy improved tax revenue, while monetary and exchange rate policies contained inflation and prevented excessive volatili [...] | 2009-04-06 07:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO258 | FOREIGN ASSISTANCE UNDER REVIEW IN MADAGASCAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although many donors in Madagascar are still deliberating on the future of their assistance programs, several missions have moved to suspend support to the High Transitional Authority (HAT) government and stop any new projects, but maintain non-governmental and humanitarian prog [...] | 2009-04-07 12:06:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO261 | MADAGASCAR: POLITICAL PROCESS MOVING HALTINGLY [...] (C) Summary: Malagasy political and civil society actors are moving haltingly forward toward a grand national dialogue, using separate but somewhat parallel processes that all attempt to address the same major questions before Madagascar: political reconciliation, constitutional reform, el [...] | 2009-04-08 12:59:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MA UN |
09ANTANANARIVO264 | MULTIPLE ROAD MAPS TOWARDS THE FOURTH REPUBLIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: The government of Andry "TGV" Rajoelina's High Transition Authority (HAT) presided over a two-day "National Meeting" on April 2-3, in a bid to bolster their legitimacy, develop a transition road map, and defuse opposition (and international community) concerns about their opaque a [...] | 2009-04-10 03:43:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO265 | MADAGASCAR: ECONOMY SUFFERS AS CRISIS CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: The political crisis in Madagascar has already negatively impacted unemployment, tourism, inflation, and exports. The economic downturn, increased inflation, and depreciation of the currency are likely to continue during 2009, with analysts predicting annual GDP growth of only 3 [...] | 2009-04-10 08:26:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO266 | RAVALOMANANA'S TIKO GROUP UNDER PRESSURE [...] SUMMARY: On April 6, former President Marc Ravalomanana's TIKO company announced through a paid advertisement that the company was ceasing operations due to the looting and harassment they have endured since the beginning of the political turmoil in January 2009. Despite the intervention of H [...] | 2009-04-10 08:28:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP KTDB MA |
09ANTANANARIVO267 | "POLITICAL" PRISONERS RELEASED IN ANTANANARIVO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: High Transitional Authority (HAT) President Andry Rajoelina has released 48 "political prisoners" from Madagascar's jails. Most were politicians or military leaders imprisoned under former President Ravalomanana, although in many cases the charges were legitimate even if they we [...] | 2009-04-10 09:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO27 | MADAGASCAR 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] This cable responds to the call in 08 STATE 123907 for updated investment climate statements. A separate Word version has been emailed per instructions. End summary. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ 2. The GOM officially welcomes foreign investment and the c [...] | 2009-01-15 05:41:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV OPIC KTDB USTR MA |
09ANTANANARIVO270 | MADAGASCAR: TIME TO REGROUP AFTER TALKS COLLAPSE [...] (C) Summary: The collapse of weekend talks facilitated by the UN and AU between the four main Malagasy political "families" is being followed by a pause. Clarification of SADC's current position, especially as regards the possible return to Madagascar of Marc Ravalomanana, is needed before [...] | 2009-04-14 09:11:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MA UN |
09ANTANANARIVO275 | MADAGASCAR: QMM MINE BEGINS OPERATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Rio Tinto's billion dollar ilmenite mine in southern Madagascar, QMM, began production in December 2008 and shipped its first load of ilmenite in April, despite dual Malagasy political and global financial crises. The company has made a conscientious effort to hire local workers [...] | 2009-04-15 06:44:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EINV ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO277 | MADAGASCAR UNLIKELY TO USE WTO RAW SUGAR TARIFF [...] (SBU) The USG does not recognize the current government of Madagascar, following a military coup in March 2009; we were thus unable to request the most recent statistics sought in reftel on raw sugar exports. However, Madagascar has not fulfilled its US quota since 2004, and remains a net impo [...] | 2009-04-15 14:44:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD MA |
09ANTANANARIVO282 | MADAGASCAR: BAPTISM BY FIRE -- RAJOELINA'S FIRST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Andry Rajoelina took power on March 17 in a military coup, and has spent his first month fending off political attacks, economic crises, and international condemnation. Rajoelina's High Transitional Authority (HAT) has a tenuous hold on the country, and his government retains an [...] | 2009-04-17 11:31:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO283 | MADAGASCAR'S TRANSITION CABINET PARTIALLY FORMED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Madagascar's transition cabinet remains incomplete, with only 12 ministers named (out of a planned 25),and the critical post of Minister of Defense still empty. Transition President Andry Rajoelina remains evasive on further appointments, and will likely wait until the full cab [...] | 2009-04-18 04:55:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO285 | Comoran President Announces Referendum May 17 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Comoran President Sambi announced the constitutional referendum will be held May 17. The new draft revision has not been made public yet, but is expected to concentrate powers in the Union presidency, reduce island autonomy, and allow Sambi to extend his current term in office [...] | 2009-04-20 06:03:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON CN |
09ANTANANARIVO292 | MADAGASCAR: TENSION RISES AGAIN IN TANA, [...] (U) SUMMARY: GOM security forces clashed with pro-Ravalomanana opposition demonstrators on April 20, resulting in three reported dead, 15 wounded, and significant property damage in the Anosy (government) district where the disturbances were centered. After three weeks without any bloodshed o [...] | 2009-04-21 14:56:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO3 | ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT FOR MADAGASCAR AND THE [...] OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: -------------------------------------- A. Crime in Madagascar is consistent with the rates in other developing countries in the world. In 2008, Antananarivo saw its violent crime rate increase for the second consecutive year. Criminal elements in Antanana [...] | 2009-01-05 11:45:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSAC MA CN |
09ANTANANARIVO301 | MADAGASCAR: ADDITIONAL CABINET MEMBERS NAMED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A second group of Madagascar's transition cabinet members was named on April 17, leaving only the mining, public works, agriculture/fisheries, and youth/sports portfolios unassigned. The cabinet now contains 21 ministers and one cabinet-level secretary of state, with several stru [...] | 2009-04-23 13:28:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO302 | MADAGASCAR: MORE POLITICAL TENSION AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Opposition protesters clashed with GOM security forces on Thursday, April 23, resulting in several deaths, 22 arrests, and at least 40 wounded. The violence ended by nightfall, but picked up again on April 24 before dissipating in mid-afternoon after warning shots and tear gas [...] | 2009-04-24 11:26:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO304 | MADAGASCAR INTERNATIONAL CONTACT GROUP: PREPARING [...] (C) Later this week in Addis, the AU will convene and chair the first meeting of the Madagascar International Contact Group (MICG). While the meeting may primarily provide a procedural and ceremonial launch of the new MICG, it is also an opportunity to lay down some important markers about USG [...] | 2009-04-27 10:24:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MA UN AU |
09ANTANANARIVO306 | AN EXILE RETURNS: PIERROT RAJAONARIVELO ENTERS THE FRAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After seven years of exile in France, Mr. Pierrot RAJAONARIVELO returned to Madagascar on April 25, and is now poised to enter the political fray as alternative to TGV, Ravalomanana, and Ratsiraka. Mr. Rajaonarivelo is the National Secretary of AREMA, the political party of form [...] | 2009-04-28 05:42:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO312 | REFUGEE ADMISSIONS REFERRAL: [...] (SBU) Embassy Antananativo is referring Yvan RANDRIASANDRATRINIONY and his family to the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). Randriasandratriniony is the former President of the Malagasy Senate and President of political party Tiako-i-Madagasikara (TIM),and fled to Mauritius following t [...] | 2009-04-30 11:30:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PHUM PREF MA MP |
09ANTANANARIVO319 | MADAGASCAR: CRACKDOWN TO BE TESTED THIS WEEK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since the violence of April 20 to 24, the HAT has effectively maintained control on the streets by banning assemblies and intimidating the opposition, although this will be tested by this week's scheduled reopening of parliament. The last week has seen a diplomatic visit to fou [...] | 2009-05-04 13:57:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MA |
09ANTANANARIVO330 | ANTANANARIVO POST AND COUNTRY READINESS FOR [...] (SBU) There are no known cases of an H1N1 infection in Madagascar to date. The Government of Madagascar (GOM) along with the WHO plans to meet May 6-8 to revise and adapt the Avian Influenza pandemic response plan to address the current situation. The Director of Emergencies and Disease Control [...] | 2009-05-06 10:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED ASEC MA PGOV KFLU |
09ANTANANARIVO331 | COMOROS DISASTER DECLARATION - WIDESPREAD FLOODING FROM [...] This is an Action Cable. See para 2 and 5 for action required. SUMMARY: 2. Unseasonably heavy and sustained rains in the Comoros from late March to mid-April caused extensive damage to buildings, infrastructure, and crops. The Government of the Union of the Comoros has declared an offici [...] | 2009-05-07 05:33:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREL PHUM PGOV ZI |
09ANTANANARIVO332 | Comoros Tense Ahead Of May 17 Referendum [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Sambi's Union Government is actively campaigning for a constitutional referendum that would concentrate power in the central government, weaken island autonomy, and open the possibility that he could remain in office beyond the May, 2010 end of his term. Opposition l [...] | 2009-05-07 12:24:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL CN |
09ANTANANARIVO336 | MADAGASCAR: PROGRESS TOWARD AN AGREEMENT, AS [...] (C) Summary: President Wade of Senegal has entered the fray in Madagascar, inviting the "four protagonists" -- TGV, Ravalomanana, Ratsikaka, and Zafy -- to Dakar this week to reach and sign a political agreement on the way forward to elections. The reaction here, among both the Malagasy th [...] | 2009-05-11 07:43:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MA UN AU |
09ANTANANARIVO345 | AGOA SHIPMENTS IN FIRST QUARTER 2009 - MADAGASCAR [...] SUMMARY: Madagascar's AGOA apparel exports in the first quarter of 2009 increased by 6 percent compared to the same period in 2008. However, this trend will likely be reversed in April and May due to the current political and economic crisis, and the consequent departure of the GAP group, which [...] | 2009-05-14 04:13:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA EINV ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO346 | MADAGASCAR'S ECONOMY: LOWER REVENUES AND SHIFTING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Madagascar's ongoing political crisis continues to negatively impact key macroeconomic indicators and the business sector. Customs duties collected during the first quarter were lower than predicted, and the plummet in tourism is pushing national airline Air Madagascar towards b [...] | 2009-05-14 04:13:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP KTDB MA |
09ANTANANARIVO353 | MADAGASCAR: TGV RENEGES, AU TAKES OVER, AND EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: With Andry "TGV" Rajoelina now explicitly conditioning his decision not to run on Zafy, Ravalomanana, and Ratsiraka following suit, it is unclear whether this key provision of the "Transition Charter" under negotiation here is still viable. The EU "Political Dialogue" is schedule [...] | 2009-05-18 11:19:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MA UN |
09ANTANANARIVO354 | EAC CONVENED TO REVIEW ORDERED DEPARTURE STATUS [...] (SBU) Summary: An Emergency Action Committee (EAC) was convened on May 18, 2009. The main topic was a review of Post's ordered departure (OD) status. The committee unanimously recommended that OD be lifted. The EAC also reviewed the current security and political situation in Antananarivo and [...] | 2009-05-18 11:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO356 | MADAGASCAR RECEIVES QUESTIONABLE SAUDI INVESTORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A group of questionable Saudi investors has signed an agreement with Madagascar's High Transitional Authority (HAT) allegedly to invest 2 billion dollars (over 20% of GDP) in Madagascar. To further sweeten the deal, the Saudi investors plan to export large quantities of staple c [...] | 2009-05-18 13:31:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PREL MA SA |
09ANTANANARIVO357 | Comoros President Pleased With Referendum Win [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Comoros President Sambi received AU S/E Madeira, the diplomatic corps, and 10 Libyan elections observers the day after his apparently successful constitutional referendum May 17. While an official Constitutional Court declaration of the result is pending, the President outlined [...] | 2009-05-19 07:34:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CN |
09ANTANANARIVO359 | MADAGASCAR: EU DIALOGUE AND TGV'S COMING TRAVELS [...] (C) The May 19 Madagascar-EU "Political Dialogue" appears to have helped sober up the HAT and its President about the possible realities that lie ahead for them. The EU, led competently by Czech Ambassador Petr Kopriva, promised that the "120 day clock" for article 96 consultations is about [...] | 2009-05-20 12:55:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MA UN EU AU |
09ANTANANARIVO360 | UN FLASH APPEAL MAKING SLOW PROGRESS [...] SUMMARY: This is an action request. One month after the announcement of a United Nations flash appeal for immediate relief and early recovery efforts in Madagascar (reftel),only 2 percent of the requested USD 35.7 million has been received. Post requests that the Department consider contribu [...] | 2009-05-22 04:30:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO362 | MADAGASCAR: REQUEST FOR USG CONTRIBUTION TO UN FLASH [...] SUMMARY: This is an action request (see para 4). Six weeks after the announcement of a United Nations flash appeal for immediate relief and early recovery efforts in Madagascar (reftel),only two percent of the requested USD 35.7 million has been pledged - and the human suffering in this ongoi [...] | 2009-05-22 05:42:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO364 | MADAGASCAR: CURRENT SECURITY ENVIRONMENT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable provides further information on the security situation in Antananarivo and Madagascar in support of post's request (refs C and D) to lift ordered departure status, and in preparation for the Ambassador's meetings next week in Washington. Since a limited resurgence in [...] | 2009-05-22 09:30:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO366 | MADAGASCAR: DOWNWARD ECONOMIC SPIRAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Madagascar appears to be headed towards a serious recession, as diminished government spending, loss of investor confidence, flagging exports, and suspension of donor funds translate into a loss of jobs and a slowdown of GDP growth. In addition to increased poverty, the transit [...] | 2009-05-26 06:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO370 | MADAGASCAR: BRINKMANSHIP AS NEGOTIATIONS PROCEED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Contrary to media reports on the faltering negotiations between Madagascar's four main political movements, UN and AU mediators remain confident that talks will continue, that last week's negotiated gains will not be lost, and that the increasingly loud rhetoric emanating from th [...] | 2009-05-26 13:21:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO390 | MADAGASCAR: MONTH THREE OF GENERAL SOCIAL CALM BEGINS, AS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the exception of a brief flare up of violent confrontations April 20-25, Madagascar and Antananarivo are moving into the third month of general social calm since the coup of mid-March. The generally positive conditions reported in refs A and B continue to prevail. Through [...] | 2009-05-29 12:13:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ASEC MA |
09ANTANANARIVO399 | MADAGASCAR: HOW LONG CAN THE HAT GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: The IMF predicts that Madagascar's transition government (HAT) will likely be able to make payroll for its workers and soldiers through July using normal fiscal revenues. However, during the latter half of 2009, the HAT will probably receive less tax and customs revenue, and cann [...] | 2009-06-04 07:40:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID ENRG EFIN PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO40 | MAYOR MISSES OWN DEADLINE, PRESIDENT PUSHES AGENDA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The ongoing confrontation between Andry Rajoelina, Mayor of Antananarivo, and Marc Ravalomanana, President, continues to simmer along with heated rhetoric and big plans, but little action. Having avoided confrontation last weekend (reftel A),Rajoelina's anxiously-awaited Janua [...] | 2009-01-16 11:57:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO406 | REQUEST TO LIFT ORDERED DEPARTURE STATUS FOR [...] (SBU) I hereby request M approval to lift Antananarivo's Ordered Departure (OD) status at the 90-day decision point. Reftel reported on yesterday's EAC meeting, which recommended again that I request OD to be lifted. I fully concur in the EAC's assessment and am hereby making my formal recomme [...] | 2009-06-05 08:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT ASEC MA |
09ANTANANARIVO414 | SOUTH AFRICAN CHARGE DISCUSSES MEDIATION EFFORT [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, DCM and DATT met June 8 with South African Charge Marius Conradie to discuss current state of mediation efforts and continuing rumors about possible recruitment of mercenaries by Marc Ravalomanana in South Africa or Swaziland to support his effort to return to power he [...] | 2009-06-08 15:47:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MA PGOV PREL SA |
09ANTANANARIVO428 | MADAGASCAR: IMPASSE IN THE NEGOTIATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 12:01:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO430 | MADAGASCAR: PERIODIC SECURITY UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 11:14:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO431 | MADAGASCAR: AMBATOVY MINING PROJECT UPDATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite dual financial and political crises, the USD 4.5 billion Ambatovy nickel mining project in eastern Madagascar is moving forward, with production scheduled to begin in early 2011. Ambatovy managers are able to work with the transition government (HAT),notwithstanding th [...] | 2009-06-15 11:32:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EMIN MA |
09ANTANANARIVO435 | RAVALOMANANA'S RUMORED RETURN WITH MERCENARIES: [...] (C) SUMMARY: With negotiations at a standstill, rumors of former President Ravalomanana's imminent return -- with or without mercenary support -- have been slowly but steadily reinforced by media reports, opposition statements, and alleged military preparations by the transition government. [...] | 2009-06-15 14:18:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO439 | MADAGASCAR: TIME TO RE-ENGAGE WITH THE FRENCH? [...] (C) Summary: This is an action message for AF and possibly Embassy Paris (see para 7). With AU/UN/Francophonie-mediated negotiations here all but collapsed (reftel),the International Contact Group for Madagascar (ICG) -- which includes the USG -- should now regroup and consider alternate [...] | 2009-06-16 09:49:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR UN MA |
09ANTANANARIVO444 | MADAGASCAR: SADC POSITION MUST CHANGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. International mediators from the African Union, the United Nations, and the Francophonie (OIF) formally suspended negotiations between Madagascar's four main political movements on June 16. They fear that the upcoming SADC Summi [...] | 2009-06-17 11:52:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO446 | Comoros Plans To Hold Legislative Elections in July [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While still implementing new constitutional provisions, President Sambi intends to hold legislative elections before Ramadan begins in late August and has asked donors for financing and technical assistance. Hundreds of candidates will likely contest the more than 70 positions [...] | 2009-06-18 06:59:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL CN |
09ANTANANARIVO449 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES AGOA WITH AMCHAM [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 18, the Ambassador urged the members of AMCHAM to lobby Malagasy political leaders to take concrete steps to reinstall constitutional order to preserve AGOA benefits, protect U.S. investments, and save tens of thousands of jobs. AMCHAM explained that it has already beg [...] | 2009-06-19 07:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO450 | MADAGASCAR: PERIODIC SECURITY UPDATE JUNE 19 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Unfounded rumors and press reports of mercenaries hired by Ravalomanana (Ra8) arriving in country continue, as have inaccurate press reports of alleged U.S. support for the Legalists. However, the Department's June 17 press statement usefully correcteed the record and played in [...] | 2009-06-19 08:07:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO468 | MADAGASCAR: PERIODIC SECURITY UPDATE JUNE 23 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Daily "Legalist" protests continue at Magro. An undetonated artisanal bomb was discovered and defused by security forces. Additional, but still sketchy information on the "Vigimada" security plan for June 26 National Day has been released. Otherwise, a general calm prevails in [...] | 2009-06-24 10:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO475 | COMOROS CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (SBU) SUBJECT: Union of the Comoros President Sambi made sweeping changes to his cabinet June 24, dismissing some competent and loyal Ministers in favor or several unknowns. END SUBJECT. 2. (SBU) President Sambi has made the most dramatic changes to his cabinet since taking office in 2006 [...] | 2009-06-25 10:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID ECON CN |
09ANTANANARIVO476 | MADAGASCAR: RAVALOMANANA SEEKING USG HELP HE [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the ambassador in Johannesburg on June 22, former president Marc Ravalomanana requested USG help with his desired return to Madagascar and stressed the key role he must play as head of state in returning the country to "constitutional order". The ambassador re [...] | 2009-06-25 12:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | MA PGOV PREL PINR |
09ANTANANARIVO477 | MADAGASCAR: A SOUTH AFRICAN VIEW OF THE SADC [...] (C) I met on June 23 in Jo'Burg with South African Ambassador to Madagascar Sam Monaisa to hear his views on the weekend SADC Summit, which he had attended. Monaisa said he also had attended UN mediator Tiebile Drame's Friday briefing of the South African foreign minister, and he later helpe [...] | 2009-06-25 13:00:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MA |
09ANTANANARIVO486 | MADAGASCAR: EAC CONVENED TO REVIEW SECURITY AND [...] (S) SUMMARY: On June 30, 2009, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened to discuss the possibility of lifting the Ordered Departure (OD) status for post. The EAC discussed several recent events involving small explosive devices, arrests connected to those events, and the reported throwing [...] | 2009-07-01 14:00:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO487 | MADAGASCAR: TANGLED POLITICS, BUT DIALOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Madagascar's High Transitional Authority (HAT) launched a round of four-day Regional Meetings ("assises regionales") in all 22 regions on June 30, in an attempt to add grassroots legitimacy to their transition government. These meetings were also "to give the people a voice" as t [...] | 2009-07-01 14:01:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO492 | EAC CONVENED TO UPDATE REVERSE TREIPWIRES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Based on a suggestion/request from Washington, the mission's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met again today to propose revisions to our exisiting reverse tripwires. This cable updates our previous set of reverse tripwires (reftel),which post agrees were too rigid and no longer [...] | 2009-07-02 08:55:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO494 | MADAGASCAR: LETTER TO POTUS ON AGOA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 13:14:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AGOA EINV ECON PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO495 | YEMENIA AIRLINES CRASH IN THE COMOROS [...] Following the June 30 crash of Yemenia Airlines flight 626 off the coast of the Comoros, Africa Command and CTJF-HOA responded to the GOC request for assistance by sending a C-130 Search and Rescue Team. The team arrived July 1, less than 24 hours after the crash. CTJF-HOA SeaBees and Civil A [...] | 2009-07-02 13:24:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR CASC CN |
09ANTANANARIVO503 | MADAGASCAR: JAPANESE TO RAISE MINING CONCERN AT G8 [...] (C) Summary: The HAT is threatening to alter the terms of investment for the USD 4.5 billion Ambatovy nickel mine. The Japanese, Canadian, and Korean investors involved are gearing up to defend their interests in arbitration if the HAT goes forward with its threat. The Japanese Prime Ministe [...] | 2009-07-07 07:10:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EMIN PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO511 | MADAGASCAR: REGIONAL CONFERENCES CONSOLIDATE POWER OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Malagasy "High Transition Authority" (HAT) held regional conferences in each of the country's 22 regions from June 30 to July 3. The agenda focused on changing the constitution; setting up the fourth republic; reforming political parties, communication, and electoral laws; [...] | 2009-07-09 12:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO512 | MADAGASCAR: GARMENT MAKERS SHOUT FOR AGOA ASSURANCES AS [...] (SBU) Summary: Madagascar's garment industry is suffering the effects of the political crisis that began in January and is already showing signs of further collapse due to the uncertainty of AGOA renewal at the end of the year. Commercial chambers and businesses have successfully educated memb [...] | 2009-07-09 12:35:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD AGOA EINV ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO515 | MADAGASCAR: CHISSANO STAKES STOCK [...] (C) Summary: During his July 9-12 visit to Madagascar, SADC mediator Chissano solicited advice from the dip corps then met with transition authority (HAT) president Andry Rajoelina July 10, followe by weeekend meetings with the delegations of the other three movements (Zafy, Ratsiraka, Ravalom [...] | 2009-07-13 13:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO523 | MADAGASCAR: TGV - A HIGH SPEED TRAIN WRECK [...] (C) Summary: The Malagasy Permanent Rep to the UN Rajemison -- a former Senate President, former TIKO employee and erstwhile Ravalomanana faithful -- recently returned to Madagascar to moderate the regional conferences organized by the illegal transition government (HAT) with an eye towards ad [...] | 2009-07-15 09:05:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO526 | MADAGASCAR: PROPOSED TALKING POINTS FOR JULY 22 [...] (SBU) Summary: The second consultative meeting of the international contact group (ICG) on Madagascar will be hosted by the African Union in Addis Ababa July 22. This meeting presents an opportunity to shore up cohesiveness within the international community to ensure that all ICG members con [...] | 2009-07-16 09:57:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO547 | EAC CONVENED TO REVIEW TRIPWIRES, DISCUSS RECENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened on July 20, 2009 to review the current tripwires, specifically those for Civil Disorder/Armed Combat and the updated Health and Environment tripwires. This was especially timely in light of the weekend plot reported by local authoriti [...] | 2009-07-22 08:30:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC MA MP PGOV PREL PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO548 | HAT FM ALLEGES RAVALOMANANA ASSOCIATED FIGURES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a Note Verbal dated July 20 to the Diplomatic Corps the HAT Foreign Ministry alleges that Ravalomanana and figures close to him are responsible for the spate of bombing attempts and violence (ref A) directed at regime offices in the last week. At HAT Foreign Minister Ny Hasina [...] | 2009-07-22 13:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO564 | MADAGASCAR: POLITICAL POSTURING CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: The international mediators have returned to Madagascar to arrange a meeting of the four Malagasy political rivals to take place in Mozambique August 5. Meanwhile, other political actors and civil society members are seeking the support of the international community to broaden th [...] | 2009-07-30 04:13:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MA |
09ANTANANARIVO570 | MADAGASCAR: MEDIATORS PAVE THE WAY FOR NEGOTIATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-31 11:25:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETRD MA |
09ANTANANARIVO573 | MADAGASCAR: FIRST SEMESTER 2009 MACROECONOMIC REPORT [...] (SBU) Unofficial GDP projections for 2009 are around negative four percent due to poor performance of the secondary and tertiary sectors resulting from the global slowdown and political instability in Madagascar. During the first half of 2009, inflation remained in check, while unemployment sp [...] | 2009-08-04 07:01:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR MA |
09ANTANANARIVO586 | POLITICAL DIALOGUE MOVES TO MAPUTO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Madagascar's "Big Four" political leaders are entering their second day of talks in Maputo, Mozambique (reftel B),under the tutelage of former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano. After a "satisfying" (but ceremonial) first encounter on the evening of August 5, the leaders were [...] | 2009-08-06 13:42:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA MZ |
09ANTANANARIVO589 | MADAGASCAR: LEADERS REACH CONCENSUS, BUT MUCH WORK [...] (C) SUMMARY: The leaders of Madagascar's four main political movements had an unexpectedly productive series of talks in Maputo, Mozambique from August 5 to 9, and have taken an important first step towards the creation of a consensual, inclusive transition government to see the country throug [...] | 2009-08-10 13:22:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO59 | MAYOR AND PRESIDENT HOLD THEIR POSITIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Another week, another ultimatum: the conflict between Mayor of Antananarivo Andry "TGV" Rajoelina and President Marc Ravalomanana (see reftels A-D) continues unabated, with neither side inclined to retreat. A large demonstration on January 17, marking the one-month anniversary [...] | 2009-01-23 09:14:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO596 | MADAGASCAR'S MAPUTO DEAL: SHAKY SUPPORT, BUT STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Four days after Madagascar's feuding political leaders reached agreement at talks in Maputo (reftel B),a majority of the population appears to cautiously accept it as a good first step - but significant opposition remains among factions that stand to lose out once the deal is fin [...] | 2009-08-14 11:28:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA MZ |
09ANTANANARIVO60 | DIPLOMATIC EFFORT REVEALS FULL-BLOWN MALAGASY [...] (C) SUMMARY. DIPLOMATS MET ON JANUARY 22 FIRST WITH ANTANANARIVO MAYOR ANDRY "TGV" RAJOELINA AND IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS WITH THE PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN MINISTER TO SEEK COMMON GROUND THAT MIGHT CALM THE WORSENING POLITICAL CRISIS IN MADAGASCAR. THE TWO DISCUSSIONS, EACH LASTING ABOUT T [...] | 2009-01-23 09:45:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | MA PGOV PINR PREL |
09ANTANANARIVO604 | POLITICAL TENSIONS GROW AS MAPUTO II APPROACHES [...] (C) SUMMARY: International mediators have set a date for a second round of talks (August 24-27) in Maputo, Mozambique, bringing together the Big Four political leaders in Madagascar's ongoing crisis. The focus will be the division of posts in an eventual unity government, in accordance with t [...] | 2009-08-20 14:01:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA MZ |
09ANTANANARIVO607 | MADAGASCAR'S ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP WITH EU UNDER THREAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since 2002 the European Union (EU) and the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) have been working to put in place new trade agreements: the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs),designed to enhance cooperation in all areas related to trade. Madagascar signed an [...] | 2009-08-21 06:35:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EINV ECON PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO613 | LOW RICE PRICES COULD PRODUCE FUTURE SHORTAGE [...] SUMMARY: The farm gate price of rice is 20 percent lower this year compared to 2008, dropping from MGA 500 per kilo to 400 (USD 0.26 to 0.21). Several factors contributed to this decline; chief among them are increased productivity in 2008, reduced demand from the country's largest distributor [...] | 2009-08-26 10:17:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EAGR MA |
09ANTANANARIVO615 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for the week of August 24 to 28, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. END SUMMARY. POLITICS -------- 2. (SBU) POLITI [...] | 2009-08-28 09:04:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO618 | MAPUTO II: NO AGREEMENT ON TRANSITION LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: After three days of tense negotiations aimed at dividing up posts in a consensus transition government, Madagascar's four main political rivals failed to reach agreement on who would fill the top posts of transition president, vice president, and prime minister. However, they did [...] | 2009-08-28 09:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA MZ |
09ANTANANARIVO629 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for the week of August 31 to September 4, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. END SUMMARY. POLITICS -------- 2. (SBU) [...] | 2009-09-04 09:37:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO630 | MADAGASCAR: WILL TGV CHOOSE CONSENSUS OR CHAOS? [...] (C) Summary: The Malagasy are anxiously awaiting the declaration by de facto transition leader, "TGV" Rajoelina, expected late Sept 4, as to whether his movement will accept a consensus candidate for prime minister, ceding their control of the post. AU mediator Ouedraogo continues to push th [...] | 2009-09-04 09:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO631 | MADAGASCAR: ISPS CODE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-04 10:07:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ETRD ECON KHLS PTER PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO633 | MADAGASCAR: RAJOELINA'S MESSAGE TO MEDIATORS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The leader of the Malagasy de facto transition regime, Andry Rajoelina, responded to the international mediation team late Sept 4. In his speech, he stated that he intended to hold on to his position as president of the transition regime, while also maintaining his current prim [...] | 2009-09-08 12:51:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO634 | MADAGASCAR: NEW TRANSITION GOVERNMENT FAR FROM [...] (C) Summary: High Transitional Authority (HAT) Prime Minister Roindefo Monja today announced the composition of Madagascar's "new and consensual" transition government, confirming suspicions that the majority of positions would remain safely in the hands of HAT loyalists (para 6). Their effor [...] | 2009-09-08 14:05:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO642 | MADAGASCAR: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY DELIVERS BLUNT [...] (C) Summary. Urgently convoked by HAT President Rajoelina on September 10, key ambassadors responded to his soft-soap appeal for understanding and support with a firm, unified reply denouncing his unilateral formation of a non-consensual government and stating that further sanctions and dif [...] | 2009-09-11 07:33:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO643 | MADAGASCAR'S COUP LEADER FACES RENEWED [...] (S) SUMMARY: Following the High Transitional Authority's (HAT) unilateral formation of a purportedly "consensual and inclusive" (but substantially unchanged) government on September 8 (ref A),Madagascar's three other major political movements have joined forces to condemn the HAT's actions and [...] | 2009-09-11 07:59:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO644 | MADAGASCAR: REVISED GUIDANCE FOR ENGAGING WITH THE [...] (C) Post requests a slight revision of standing guidance from the Department on engaging with the de facto transition regime in Madagascar (reftel). Specifically, we suggest revising that guidance to allow occasional, discreet contacts with high transition authority (HAT) or government member [...] | 2009-09-11 08:49:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO651 | RUSSIAN BUSINESS PRACTICES IN MADAGASCAR [...] (C) Summary: This cable responds to the questions raised in reftel regarding Russian business practices in Madagascar. The answers are keyed to the questions below. End summary. A. (U) IS THERE A RUSSIAN TRADE REPRESENTATION IN YOUR COUNTRY? There is no Russian trade representation in M [...] | 2009-09-14 13:04:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD MA RS |
09ANTANANARIVO653 | IMF ON MADAGASCAR: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK BLEAK, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the IMF resident representative in Madagascar, GDP growth for 2009 is likely to fall between negative 0.5 and negative 1 percent. Because of the transition government's prudent fiscal policy and declining world prices, inflation remains under control. The exchange [...] | 2009-09-15 06:32:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO654 | FORMER PRESIDENT ZAFY: MEASURED, BUT READY FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the only former president currently in Madagascar, Albert Zafy has become the increasingly visible face of opposition to High Transitional Authority (HAT) President Andry Rajoelina's new government, announced on September 8 (ref C). In a crisp meeting with Ambassador Marquardt [...] | 2009-09-15 09:06:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO657 | MADAGASCAR'S COUP REGIME HEADS TO NEW YORK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several representatives of Madagascar's transition MFA departed for New York on September 13; a presidential delegation intends to follow on or around September 21. In total, there are 23 members of the official delegation, and nine journalists accompanying them. The MFA team i [...] | 2009-09-15 13:26:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA MA |
09ANTANANARIVO659 | MADAGASCAR'S OPPOSITION: UNITING AGAINST A COMMON [...] (C) Summary: The heads of Madagascar's main three political opposition delegations jointly told the Ambassador September 14 that they had decided to work together after de facto transition president "TGV" Rajoelina spurned their calls for relaunching negotiations three times. They explained t [...] | 2009-09-16 09:06:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO662 | MADAGASCAR: SOMETHING HAS TO GIVE [...] (S) SUMMARY: As the opposition grows more unified in its bid to force a return to the negotiating table (ref A),relations among competing factions within the High Transitional Authority (HAT) appear to have hit a low point. HAT President Andry Rajoelina may be seeking to resolve the current i [...] | 2009-09-17 07:43:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | SECRET | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO669 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for September 7 to 18, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. END SUMMARY. POLITICS -------- 2. (SBU) POLITICAL UPDATE: Op [...] | 2009-09-18 08:50:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO676 | MADAGASCAR: UNEXPECTED CALM AT HOME DURING TGV'S [...] (C) Summary: Contrary to earlier expectations and calls for demonstrations, Madagascar's opposition movements have been quiet this week, probably out of respect for the upcoming International Contact Group (ICG) meeting being organized by the African Union to put pressure on the country's ill [...] | 2009-09-25 06:33:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC MA |
09ANTANANARIVO679 | MADAGASCAR: ACTION REQUEST FOR PRESS STATEMENT [...] (C) Summary: During the Human Rights Committee meeting on September 22 at the UN, a statement was made concerning USG policy in Madagascar that has generated some confusion in country. Additionally, the African Union plans to host the third International Contact Group meeting on Madagascar he [...] | 2009-09-25 08:01:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO68 | REFLECTIONS ON THE CURRENT MALAGASY POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: Whatever we might decide to do here to help defuse the current political crisis -- perhaps a phone call to the President from the Secretary -- should first be coordinated with Paris. They, unlike us, have extensive interests in Madagascar and are properly in the lead of any intern [...] | 2009-01-29 10:30:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | MA PGOV PINR PREL |
09ANTANANARIVO682 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (09/25/2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for September 21 to 25, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICAL (paras 2-7) - Rajoelina at the UN General Assembly [...] | 2009-09-25 08:11:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO69 | PRESIDENT MAY BE OPEN TO MEETING -- BUT NOT TO [...] (C) Summary: President Ravalomanana told ambassadors Thursday that he is open to meeting the Mayor, but not to any broad dialogue with him, or anyone else. A meeting may or may not occur Friday at 1500 at the German residence. Prospects for the meeting have dimmed as the Mayor publicly stated [...] | 2009-01-30 08:18:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | MA PGOV PINR PREL |
09ANTANANARIVO691 | MADAGASCAR: SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS FOR OCTOBER 6 [...] (SBU) Summary: The third consultative meeting of the international contact group (ICG) on Madagascar will be hosted by the African Union in Antananarivo October 6. This meeting presents an opportunity to shore up cohesiveness within the international community and endorse mediator Chissano's [...] | 2009-09-30 07:51:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO692 | MADAGASCAR: VITUPERATIVE ANTI-SADC RHETORIC FOLLOWS UNGA [...] (U) The Malagasy transition government (HAT) and its allies are clearly frustrated by the successful efforts of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to block the scheduled speech of HAT President Andry Rajoelina at the United Nations General Assembly last week. On Monday September [...] | 2009-09-30 11:01:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SADC MA |
09ANTANANARIVO693 | AGOA SUSPENSION COULD JEOPARDIZE 80 PERCENT OF SEA [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 29, DCM met with Maersk Madagascar (MM) local lawyer and sales manager to discuss a commercial dispute that occurred between MM and a local firm. MM sales manager advised that if this legal problem is not resolved and AGOA is suspended, Maersk may withdraw from Mada [...] | 2009-10-01 07:33:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD MA |
09ANTANANARIVO697 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (10/02/2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for September 28 - October 2, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICAL (paras 2-4) - Rajoelina's Return from UNGA - [...] | 2009-10-02 08:31:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO70 | WHAT'S NEXT IN MADAGASCAR'S POLITICAL CRISIS? [...] (C) Summary. Following Mayor TGV's Saturday's declaration that he is now "in charge of Madagascar's public affairs" and his call for Ravalomanana's impeachment, it is very unclear what comes next. The Mayor is rumored to be on the verge of naming his own government and asking the crowd to [...] | 2009-02-02 07:32:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | MA PGOV PINR PREL |
09ANTANANARIVO701 | MADAGASCAR: TGV DIMS HOPE OF CRISIS RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of the third ICG-M hosted by the AU in Antananarivo, de facto transition leader Rajoelina failed to make good on his promises to replace his prime minister with a consensus candidate. Instead, he demanded on national television that the international community make se [...] | 2009-10-05 14:24:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO707 | MADAGASCAR: FRAGILE POWER-SHARING DEAL REACHED AT [...] (C) Summary: Following de facto transition leader Andry Rajoelina's announcement Oct 4 that he agreed to replace his prime minister Monja Roindefo with a consensus candidate to form a unity government, high-level officials attending the third international contact group meeting on Madagascar [...] | 2009-10-07 11:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO713 | MADAGASCAR: NEW TECHNOCRAT PRIME MINISTER AWAITS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: See Action Request in para 7. The ambassador greeted Madagascar's new consensus Prime Minister Eugene Mangalaza upon his arrival in country October 10 to publicly display the international community's support for the implementation of an inclusive, consensual transition governm [...] | 2009-10-13 12:11:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR MA |
09ANTANANARIVO72 | MADAGASCAR: WEEKEND MEETINGS OF THE EACS REVIEW [...] (SBU) At 1800 on Friday, January 30, 2009, following a Town Hall Meeting, the Emergency Action Committee (EAC),chaired by DCM Stromayer, met at the DCM's residence, to assess the security posture of the U.S. Embassy in Madagascar as the weekend begins. Another meeting of EAC was called to me [...] | 2009-02-02 10:03:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MP PGOV PREL PTER MA |
09ANTANANARIVO720 | MADAGASCAR: PREPARATIONS FOR THE BIG FOUR SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Mediator Tiebile Drame told the Ambassador October 14 that ousted President Ravalomanana was becoming increasingly radical in his negotiating position. Ambassador Marquardt and Ambassador Carter will meet with Ravalomanana the morning of October 15 to explain that he must get on [...] | 2009-10-15 04:40:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO726 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (10/16/2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for October 5-16, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICAL (paras 2-4) - Ambassador Carter Visit - Public Reaction [...] | 2009-10-16 10:19:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO727 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (10/16/2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for October 5-16, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICAL (paras 2-4) - Ambassador Carter Visit - Public Reaction [...] | 2009-10-16 10:32:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO728 | MADAGASCAR: BIG FOUR SUMMIT POSTPONED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Envoy Tiebile Drame convoked the diplomatic corps October 16 to seek their opinion on the next steps in finding a way out of Madagascar's political crisis. He explained that ousted President Ravalomanana had rejected the Geneva venue for the planned Oct 17-19 summit of Madag [...] | 2009-10-16 12:39:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO73 | MADAGASCAR: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND [...] SUMMARY: The battle against child labor in Madagascar is being fought on several levels, with the GOM, civil society, and the international community working to coordinate policy, develop capacity, and get children out of work and into school. While the situation on the ground is still rather [...] | 2009-02-02 10:14:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MA |
09ANTANANARIVO74 | MAYOR'S RADIO STATION CRITICIZES INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 14:24:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC KPAO MA |
09ANTANANARIVO747 | MADAGASCAR: FURTHER EMBASSY INPUT FOR AGOA REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: As the 2010 interagency AGOA review now moves forward toward making decisions, post offers this additional input and background to inform agencies' ongoing deliberations. Post recommends that Madagascar's AGOA eligibility be maintained for 2010 if the Malagasy leaders can demons [...] | 2009-10-30 05:57:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR EAID PHUM MA |
09ANTANANARIVO750 | COMOROS-LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS POSTPONED BY ONE WEEK [...] Summary: The Comoran government and opposition have agreed to hold the scheduled legislative elections a week later than initially planned. "The first round will take place on December 6 instead of November 29 and the second round on December 20 instead of December 13," according to the chairm [...] | 2009-11-02 07:42:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CN |
09ANTANANARIVO752 | MADAGASCAR: ALL EYES ON ADDIS [...] (C) Summary: The African Union will host a meeting of Madagascar's four vying political chiefs Nov 3-5 in Addis Ababa. The meeting has been touted alternately as a forum for getting the four chiefs' seal of approval on the provisional agreements made during the Oct 6 international contact gro [...] | 2009-11-02 13:16:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR EAID PHUM MA |
09ANTANANARIVO753 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (11/02/2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for October 19 to November 2, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICAL (Paragraphs 2-6) - Negotiations in Addis Abab [...] | 2009-11-02 14:01:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON MA |
09ANTANANARIVO756 | SUBJECT: MADAGASCAR: WORRIED MALAGASY CHOD WARNS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Malagasy Army Defense Chief, (newly-promoted) Brigadier General Andre Ndriarijaona, and his Chief of Staff, Colonel Raphael Ramasy called on the Ambassador and Defense Attache November 3, at their request. General Ndriarijaona expressed concern over the lack of concrete progress [...] | 2009-11-03 14:31:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MA MOPS PREL PGOV |
09ANTANANARIVO76 | DISASTER DECLARATION - SIGNIFICANT DAMAGES AND POPULATION [...] This is an Action Cable. See Paragraphs 9 and 10 below. ------- Summary ------- 2. The Intense Tropical Cyclone Fanele, a category three tropical cyclone, hit a populated area on the west coast of Madagascar in the Morondava region on the morning of January 20, 2009 and headed westward [...] | 2009-02-03 11:58:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL SENV SOCI MA |
09ANTANANARIVO763 | UPDATE ON ILLEGAL LOGGING IN MADAGASCAR [...] (SBU) Summary: The forestry sector in Madagascar continues to be decimated by rampant unsustainable and illegal practices. Insufficient monitoring of the situation makes it difficult to ascertain the true dimensions of the problem, but a recent report issued by scientists associated with Missi [...] | 2009-11-06 09:09:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ETTC ECON ETRD MA |
09ANTANANARIVO767 | MALAGASY LEADERS STRIKE A DEAL IN ADDIS ABABA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is an action request; see paragraph 12. Three months after Madagascar's four main political leaders signed their breakthrough Transition Charter in Maputo, the long-awaited transition government is finally on the starting blocks. Over four days of talks in Addis Ababa, A [...] | 2009-11-09 15:25:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO771 | MADAGASCAR AND COMOROS: NO ONGOING SECURITY DIALOGUES [...] In response to questions in reftel, Post does not maintain any regular bilateral security dialogue with the governments of Madagascar or Comoros. The USG does offer limited training opportunities, both abroad and in-country, to members of the Comoran armed forces, and is currently conducting s [...] | 2009-11-12 14:45:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MA CN |
09ANTANANARIVO775 | MADAGASCAR'S CRISIS TAKES A TOLL ON BASIC EDUCATION [...] The on-going political and economic crisis in Madagascar is taking a toll on the basic education system and prospects for continued gains in improving education for 4,400,000 primary school children. Available resources from the government and donors have diminished and parents are being expect [...] | 2009-11-13 09:28:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI EAID SCUL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO779 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (13-NOV-2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for November 2-13, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-4) - Transition Government: Still a Work in [...] | 2009-11-13 12:29:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ECPS EINV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO781 | GROWING THREAT OF PIRACY IN MALAGASY AND COMORAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Piracy in the Indian Ocean is expanding south and east beyond the Gulf of Aden and the Somali coast, and will likely reach Malagasy or Comoran territorial waters by 2010. Neither country has the resources to deter or respond to this threat, nor will they be able to rely on French [...] | 2009-11-16 14:19:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHSA EWWT MARR MA CN MP SE |
09ANTANANARIVO784 | MADAGASCAR: AGOA PRODUCTION CONTINUES PENDING ELIGIBILITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: The approximately forty garment factories that are producing clothing in Madagascar for export to the U.S. under the terms of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) have reduced production and workforce by an estimated 15 to 20 percent since the coup last March, but only one [...] | 2009-11-17 13:13:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | AGOA ECON EAID EAGR ETRD PHUM MA |
09ANTANANARIVO791 | MADAGASCAR: INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT BEGINS [...] (SBU) Summary: The implementation of the transition charter agreed to in Maputo by Madagascar's four main political rivals has begun. The leadership of a new power-sharing transition government has been installed, including a consensus prime minister, president of congress, the transition pre [...] | 2009-11-19 14:05:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO804 | MADAGASCAR: ELECTIONS FEASIBLE IN 2010, PENDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Concurrent missions from the UN, the Francophonie (OIF),and the Indian Ocean Commission (COI) conducted a brief evaluation from November 16 to 20 of Madagascar's legal and institutional capacity to hold elections in 2010. The three organizations shared their preliminary conclu [...] | 2009-11-23 14:31:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO811 | COMOROS STILL VERY FRAGILE AS ELECTIONS APPROACH [...] (C) Summary. During a three-day visit to Grande Comore, only my second visit to the country in 2009, I found the country busily if somewhat tensely preparing for December legislative elections. President Sambi was typically upbeat in his assessment and asked again for the USG to increase its [...] | 2009-11-25 10:21:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV KPIR MA IR |
09ANTANANARIVO812 | MADAGASCAR: LOBBYING FOR THE CABINET [...] (C) Summary: The announcement of the full transition cabinet for the new power-sharing Government of Madagascar has been delayed by continuing disagreements over the allocation of several ministerial posts. The local International Contact Group (ICG) issued a communique urging prompt action N [...] | 2009-11-25 10:52:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETRD MA |
09ANTANANARIVO818 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (27-NOV-2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for November 16-27, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-8) - AU/UN Evaluation Mission - Continued [...] | 2009-11-27 11:00:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO831 | MAPUTO III: TGV FINALLY FEELING THE HEAT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: The leaders of three out of four of Madagascar's main political movements -- all but Transition President Rajoelina -- departed Dec. 3 for a third summit to be held in Maputo Dec. 4 to discuss the allocation of cabinet posts in Madagascar's delayed power-sharing transition governm [...] | 2009-12-03 14:26:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO832 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (04-DEC-2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for November 30 to December 4, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 2-4) - TRANSITION CABINET REMAINS [...] | 2009-12-04 07:35:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO833 | MADAGASCAR REPORT OF FAILED ATTACK ON TRANSITION PRESIDENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Via multiple press sources, Madagascar was informed on December 3 and 4 that on the night of December 2 President Rajoelina's car was allegedly fired on as he returned to Antananarivo from an in-country trip. No one was hurt and as of December 4, there are no known witnesses, e [...] | 2009-12-04 07:39:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO840 | EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS POSSIBLE SUSPENSION OF AGOA [...] (C) An Emergency Action Committee (EAC),chaired by the ambassador and DCM, was convened on December 8 to assess potential security consequences if Madagascar's AGOA eligibility is terminated later this month. There was a general consensus amongst the EAC members that although there might even [...] | 2009-12-08 09:51:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MP PGOV PREL PTER MA |
09ANTANANARIVO846 | AFTER MAPUTO III: A FOOLISH RAJOELINA ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Relations between Madagascar's four main political movements have taken a sharp turn for the worse following the latest "partial" summit in Maputo (ref A). Under the direction of President Chissano, former presidents Ravalomanana, Ratsiraka, and Zafy agreed on a compromise to unbl [...] | 2009-12-09 13:31:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA MZ |
09ANTANANARIVO850 | MADAGASCAR: TRYING TO AVOID THE WORST [...] (C) Summary: Madagascar's halting mediation and transition process has derailed dramatically following publication of Tuesday's "Maputo III" resolutions and Rajoelina's immediate, extreme, and negative reaction to them (reftel). Probably using the resolutions and the unfortunate letters sign [...] | 2009-12-11 10:00:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MA |
09ANTANANARIVO856 | MADAGASCAR: SECURITY MINISTER STOPS POLITICIANS' RETURN [...] (SBU) The de facto GOM has clarified its intention to keep rival political leaders from returning to Madagascar after their summit in Maputo, Mozambique (reftel A and B). Minister of Internal Security Organes RAKOTOMIHANTARIZAKA issued a note on December 11 listing 25 individuals who were to b [...] | 2009-12-14 14:45:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MA SF |
09ANTANANARIVO857 | LETTER: FMR PRES RATSIRAKA TO SECRETARY CLINTON ON AGOA [...] (U) Below is the full text of a letter regarding AGOA from former Malagasy President Didier Ratsiraka to Secretary Clinton, delivered to Post by fax on December 12. The original fax, written in English, will be delivered via email to AF/E. [BEGIN TEXT] FROM: Mr. Didier Ratsiraka Forme [...] | 2009-12-14 14:45:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MA SF |
09ANTANANARIVO858 | MADAGASCAR'S TGV: NONCOMMITTAL ON ICG AND STRANDED [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a meeting on December 15 with several local COMs, Transition President Andry "TGV" Rajoelina remained noncommittal on the return of his stranded political rivals (still in South Africa),and expressed his concern that the African Union had invited Ravalomanana and Ratsiraka the [...] | 2009-12-15 13:34:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO863 | GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVE: MADAGASCAR COMMENT [...] SUMMARY: This cable is in response to reftel, "Global Health Initiative: Promoting Greater Awareness and Participation". Post welcomes the opportunity to provide input on the Global Health Initiative (GHI). Post supports the GHI Principles as they bring attention to key elements of health pro [...] | 2009-12-15 14:40:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KHIV KWMN KOCI MA |
09ANTANANARIVO868 | MADAGASCAR'S TGV: MAPUTO PROCESS DEAD, EYES TURN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Madagascar's transition president Andry "TGV" Rajoelina formally has ended the troubled mediation and consensus-building process that has struggled haltingly forward since international mediators first arrived here in February. In a televised interview on December 16, he outlined [...] | 2009-12-17 13:44:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO87 | Comoros Reestablishes Links To Swahili Coast [...] (U) SUMMARY: After decades of instability and post-colonial focus on France, the Union of the Comoros is rediscovering historic links to the Swahili Coast of Africa. In partnership with Tanzania's Board of External Trade, the Comoran Chamber of Commerce will soon open an office in Dar es Sal [...] | 2009-02-09 06:04:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON ETRD CN |
09ANTANANARIVO870 | MADAGASCAR: HOLDING AN ICG IN JANUARY -- BEFORE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 18, Ambassador Marquardt hosted the COMs of France, Germany, Mauritius, South Africa, the European Union, and the United Nations to discuss Rajoelina's recent public address, plans for a future meeting of the International Contact Group (ICG) on Madagascar, and the a [...] | 2009-12-18 09:19:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO872 | OPPOSITION REJECTS NEW PM, PLANS PARALLEL GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Andry "TGV" Rajoelina has removed all of the opposition leaders from positions held under the failed Maputo process, and named a retired army colonel, Albert Camille Vital, as his new prime minister. The opposition movements announced they would continue implementing the Maputo [...] | 2009-12-21 18:33:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MA SF |
09ANTANANARIVO874 | OPPOSITION REJECTS NEW PM, PLANS PARALLEL GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Andry "TGV" Rajoelina has removed all of the opposition leaders from positions held under the failed Maputo process, and named a retired army colonel, Albert Camille Vital, as his new prime minister. The opposition movements announced they would continue implementing the Maput [...] | 2009-12-22 04:46:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MA SF |
09ANTANANARIVO876 | ANTANANARIVO POL/ECON WEEKLY UPDATE (22-DEC-2009) [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is U.S. Embassy Antananarivo's Weekly Update for December 7 to 22, an unclassified review of major political, economic, and commercial events and information from the U.S. Mission to Madagascar and the Comoros. POLITICS (Paragraphs 1-5) - Rajoelina kills the Maputo process [...] | 2009-12-23 10:26:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON EINV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO88 | Comoran Students Look Abroad For Opportunity [...] (U) SUMMARY: Comoran education and foreign ministry officials express growing concern about the trend in Comoran students going abroad far and wide seeking educational opportunities. Thousands of Comorans study in more than 30 countries, some with scholarships, some self-financed and most ob [...] | 2009-02-09 06:04:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAID ECON CN |
09ANTANANARIVO887 | ICG-M IN ADDIS ABABA: BACKGROUND AND TALKING POINTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 6, members of the International Contact Group on Madagascar (ICG-M) will meet in Addis Ababa to discuss the international community's response to recent developments in Antananarivo. This cable contains suggested talking points for use by the U.S. delegation to the ICG- [...] | 2009-12-29 12:11:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MA FR ET |
09ANTANANARIVO89 | MADAGASCAR: TOWARD A NATIONAL CONSULTATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Saturday's bloodbath makes it both more urgent and more necessary to find a viable third path to resolve the Malagasy political crisis: one that neither perpetuates the discredited Ravalomanana in office, nor cedes power to the naive, extra-constitutional, and irresponsible mob t [...] | 2009-02-09 07:38:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MA |
09ANTANANARIVO890 | MADAGASCAR AND COMOROS: POLICIES AND ATTITUDES ON [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel, Post is providing information on official policies and public attitudes regarding sexual orientation and gender identity for both Madagascar and Comoros. Homosexual acts are illegal in Madagascar for individuals under the age of 21, although the policy is repor [...] | 2009-12-31 06:59:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV MA CN |
09ANTANANARIVO9 | HARD LABOR PAYS DIVIDENDS FOR MALAGASY PRISONERS [...] (SBU) On January 4, 2009, 22 prisoners broke out of the high security prison located in Tsiafahy. The prison is located 17 kilometers south of Antananarivo and is considered Madagascar's most secure, housing the country's most violent criminals and a host of alleged political prisoners. 2. [...] | 2009-01-07 10:47:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MA PTER |
09ANTANANARIVO90 | MADAGASCAR: ABANDONING RAVALOMANANA [...] (C) KEY CONTACTS ARE TELLING THE AMBASSADOR THAT SUPPORT FOR RAVALOMANANA FROM WITHIN THE MILITARY AND HIS OWN GOVERNMENT IS WEAKENING. KEY MINISTERS HAVE ALREADY BEGUN TO RESIGN THIS MORNING, WHILE THE MILITARY IS LIKELY TO REMAIN ON THE SIDELINES AND LET THE POLITICS PLAY OUT. 2. (C) [...] | 2009-02-09 08:44:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MA |
09ANTANANARIVO92 | EAC CONVENED TO DISCUSS MALAGASY SECURITY FORCES [...] (SBU) An Emergency Action Committee (EAC) Meeting, chaired by DCM Stromayer, was convened at the DCR, also the Alternate Command Center (ACC),on Sunday, February 8 to discuss the impact of Saturday's massacre at the Presidential Palace. In light of these events, the EAC met to review trip wire [...] | 2009-02-09 09:43:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC MP PGOV PREL PTER MA |
09ANTANANARIVO97 | NATIONAL CONSULTATIVE CONFERENCE TO BEGIN SATURDAY? [...] (C) Summary. The National Consultative Conference (NCC) described in ref A could begin here this Saturday, February 14. Post is supporting this effort with funding and suggestions on participation, as well as supportive public diplomacy. We are preparing a press statement welcoming this br [...] | 2009-02-12 09:47:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | CONFIDENTIAL | MA PGOV PREL |
09ANTANANARIVO99 | MADAGASCAR: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE CARTAGENA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-12 12:50:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO MA |
09APIA12 | SAMOA H1N1 CASES INCREASE, SAMOAN PRIME MINISTER POSSIBLE [...] SUMMARY: Samoa H1N1 cases escalate to 29 confirmed; Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi among suspected cases. 2. The Samoa Ministry of Health confirmed thirteen additional individuals to have tested positive in Samoa for the H1N1 influenza to bring the tally of confirmed positive ca [...] | 2009-07-16 04:20:00 | Embassy Apia | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO CASC AMED KFLU ASEC PGOV PINR WS |
09APIA4 | PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM MEETING REINFORCES COMMITMENT [...] (U) Summary: USDEL reported to Post on the 23rd Session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission's Intergovernmental Coordination Group on the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System (ICG/PTWS) held February 16-18 in Apia, Samoa. The Session made important progress in d [...] | 2009-02-24 03:47:00 | Embassy Apia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AEMR XB XV |
09APIA7 | FIJI COUP 2009: A SAMOAN VIEW [...] Summary: Samoa, and those in Samoa, have a keen interest in Fiji, observing events there through a Polynesian prism-when a member of the Pacific family acts out, other family members can and should be the most critical, "outsiders'" criticisms are considered less valid (and perhaps also less v [...] | 2009-04-17 23:20:00 | Embassy Apia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI PINR WS |
09ASHGABAT1 | QUESTIONS ON TURKMENISTAN'S PLANS TO PURSUE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 06:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO |
09ASHGABAT100 | TURKMENISTAN: BURNISHING BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S REGIONAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A December 2008 article written by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs attributed the positive outcome of the October 2008 Bishkek Summit to President Berdimuhamedov's initiative and resourcefulness and portrayed Turk [...] | 2009-01-22 05:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAGR ECON PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT1000 | TURKMENISTAN: INTRODUCING BAIL SYSTEM AS [...] (C) On August 6, poloff met with the OSCE Ashgabat Center's Human Dimension Officer Begona Pineiro Costas for a readout on a series of recent seminars on human rights standards in the field of criminal justice. The seminars, which took place consecutively in the four outlying provincial capit [...] | 2009-08-07 11:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1006 | TURKMENISTAN: USAID SEMINAR ON LOCAL GOVERNANCE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 5-6, 25 Turkmen parliamentarians, local government leaders and other officials participated in a USAID sponsored seminar on local governance. The Turkmen parliament is currently considering reforms to t [...] | 2009-08-10 11:17:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID KDEM TX |
09ASHGABAT1007 | TURKMENISTAN: DEPUTY FM DISCUSSES HUMAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting with Charge, Deputy Foreign Minister Wepa Hajiyev provided his commentary on the Turkmenistan section of the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. While acknowledging that more needs to done to fight TIP, he took issue with the report's failure to recognize the [...] | 2009-08-10 12:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KTIP PHUM SOCI SCUL TX |
09ASHGABAT1008 | TURKMENISTAN: U.S. FIRMS DOMINATE COMMERCIAL AIR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. companies have supplied almost all the commercial air conditioning systems (central air conditioning systems, not single-household units) for new, foreign-built government, commercial, and residential build [...] | 2009-08-10 13:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT1009 | TURKMENISTAN: IGNORING WATER MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to a Turkmen government water specialist, for the past seven years, Ministry of Water Management resources have been devoted to the Turkmen Lake project (reftel). The Karakum Canal, the country's water lifeline, has suffered from the resulting neglect. Water conserva [...] | 2009-08-11 04:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1010 | TURKMENISTAN: INL-FUNDED EQUIPMENT PRESENTED TO COUNTER [...] SUMMARY: On August 6, the Charge presented two light vehicles and twenty drug identification kits to the State Counter Narcotics Service of Turkmenistan. The donation was part of the ongoing INL counternarcotics project. SCNS officials praised our bilateral cooperation and expressed gratitu [...] | 2009-08-11 06:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCRM SOCI SNAR TX |
09ASHGABAT1015 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON UNODC AS OFFICIAL GICNT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-12 11:06:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC TX |
09ASHGABAT1016 | TURKMENISTAN: LOCAL ENVIRONMENTALIST REMAINS [...] (C) On August 11, Political Officer met with local environmentalist and social activist Andrey Zatoka to discuss his current situation and activities. Zatoka, who lives in Dashoguz, was in Ashgabat for a few days to assist at a training-for-trainers seminar organized by unregistered NGO "Civi [...] | 2009-08-12 12:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI SENV TX |
09ASHGABAT1017 | TURKMENISTAN: UPDATE ON ACTIVITIES OF UN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 11, Fedor Klimtchouk, the Deputy Head of the UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA),briefed poloff on the Center's priorities, recent activities and plans for upcoming action. The Center has four priorities: fighting transborder crime, i [...] | 2009-08-12 12:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS UN ENRG ZK AF TX |
09ASHGABAT1018 | TURKMENISTAN: COMMANDER ARRESTED FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A commander of a military Unit in Tejen Etrap (District) was reportedly arrested last week for drug smuggling. While the Defense Ministry was embarrassed by the case, officers from the same military unit commen [...] | 2009-08-13 03:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT102 | STRAIGHT TALK BETWEEN TURKMENISTAN'S STATE [...] (SBU) Chairman of the State Counternarcotics Service (SCNS),Col. Murat Islamov, told UN Office on Drugs and Crime(UNODC) Project Coordinator, Ercan Saka, at an Imamnazar Border Crossing Checkpoint Project Steering Committee meeting on January 15 that Turkmenistan is not a narcotics smuggling [...] | 2009-01-22 08:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID SNAR TX AORC |
09ASHGABAT1023 | TURKMEN WINES WON INTERNATIONAL PRIZES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's state-owned wine industry dates back to the 1920s. It produces predominantly a sweet red wine, most of which is exported to Russia. The government's news agency reported recently that Turkme [...] | 2009-08-13 12:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1024 | TURKMENISTAN: ONE GROUP'S GRASSROOTS EFFORT TO [...] (C) On August 11, Political Officer attended a training-for-trainers seminar organized by Natalya Shabunts and her NGO, "Civic Dignity." The two-day seminar, which was conducted in the living room of Shabunts' apartment located in a Soviet-era highrise, was led by Shabunts and involved eight [...] | 2009-08-13 12:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1025 | TNK-BP WAITING AND HOPING IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. Russian-British co-owned TNK-BP remains one of a handful of foreign oil and gas companies attempting to break into the well-guarded Turkmen hydrocarbon sector with little success to date. TNK-BP's Program Director for Turkmenistan Oleg Lonovenko attributed TNK-BP's current lack [...] | 2009-08-13 12:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV EINV PBTS AZ TX |
09ASHGABAT1026 | TURKMENISTAN: REQUEST FOR RADIOS AND EQUIPMENT [...] DoD has an increased need for overflight of Turkmenistan in order to maintain the increased operational tempo in Afghanistan. The Government of Turkmenistan has informed State officials, that they cannot support US requests for increased overflight without an upgrade to their air traffic cont [...] | 2009-08-14 09:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MOPS TX |
09ASHGABAT1029 | WINTERSHALL REPORTS SLOW MOVEMENT BY TURKMEN FOR [...] (C) German energy company Wintershall's general manager, Kal Sandhu, updated Economic Officer on his company's prospects August 12. Sandhu stated that Wintershall is winding down a PSA signed in 2002 after drilling two dry holes in block 12 of the Caspian (reftel),and has made slow progress [...] | 2009-08-14 13:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV EINV PBTS AZ TX |
09ASHGABAT1030 | TURKMENISTAN: POST NONCONCURRENCE ON UPDATE OF [...] This is post's response to Ref A request for input regarding the inclusion of Turkmenistan on the Executive Order 13126 list of goods produced by child labor. Ref B provided post's findings on the issue of the use of child labor during the cotton harvest, which were compiled during the proce [...] | 2009-08-14 13:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1031 | TURKMENISTAN : PRESIDENT MIFFED AT UNAUTHORIZED CARWASH; [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During the last weekend, a staff member of the Cabinet of Ministers made a working visit to the "Turkmenistan Airlines" National Civil Aviation Agency, whose activity he oversees in his Cabinet capacity. After [...] | 2009-08-14 13:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1036 | TURKMENISTAN: COUNTERNARCOTICS OFFICERS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 14, Post conducted training for officers of the State Counter Narcotics Service (SCNS) on the use of recently donated narcotics field testing systems. The training included demonstrations of various [...] | 2009-08-17 11:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1037 | TURKMEN GOVERNMENT AGREES TO MOVE FORWARD ON [...] (SBU) On August 14, Post received the Turkmenistan Foreign Ministry's response to reftel letter and non-paper proposing the establishment of regular bilateral policy consultations. In its response, "the Turkmen side consent(ed) to arranging the high-level consultations between Turkmenistan a [...] | 2009-08-18 05:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT1043 | TURKMENISTAN'S AGENDA FOR THE 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 31, Post received a circular diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan containing an explanation of the Turkmenistan Government's positions on issues to be considered during t [...] | 2009-08-18 09:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAGR PARM SENV UNGA UNHCR FAO TX |
09ASHGABAT1044 | IMPLICATIONS OF AFGHAN ELECTIONS FOR TURKMENISTAN [...] (S) On August 18, Post delivered reftel points on U.S. concerns regarding post-election instability in Afghanistan to the Turkmenistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Post will report any substantive response septel. 2. (S) The strategic interest of the Turkmen Government in Afghanistan is th [...] | 2009-08-18 11:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PREL PGOV AF TX |
09ASHGABAT1045 | AN IRANIAN UNESCO REPRESENTATIVE'S VIEW FROM THE [...] (C) On August 13, Public Affairs Officer hosted UNESCO Educational Program Officer, G. Reza Samarbakhsh for a discussion of joint programming opportunities. Samarbakhsh, an Iranian citizen, works out of the UNESCO Tehran Cluster Office, but has oversight of UNESCO educational programs in Afg [...] | 2009-08-18 12:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX UNESCO |
09ASHGABAT1046 | TURKMENISTAN: PAKISTAN BANK UPBEAT ON TURKMEN [...] (C) On August 18, the new director of the National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) branch in Ashgabat, Jamal Malik, met with Economic Officer to discuss business in Turkmenistan. Malik became the Bank's new director after replacing long-time Embassy contact, Rizwan Khan, last week. Malik worked at NBP [...] | 2009-08-18 12:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT1047 | TURKMENISTAN: INVITATION TO ATTEND PSI EXERCISE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 12:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP TX |
09ASHGABAT1048 | TURKMENISTAN: FOOD PRICES REMAIN HIGH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite the government's attempts to reduce food prices, including short-lived price caps for meat, eggs and some other basic food staples, prices for basic food items have not changed since April and remained s [...] | 2009-08-19 03:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1049 | TURKMENISTAN GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO DENY EXIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOTX continues to create roadblocks for students traveling to Kyrgyzstan, including students of the American University in Central Asia (AUCA). The Minister of Education told parents and AUCA students on August 18 that the decision to not permit students to study in Turkmenis [...] | 2009-08-19 11:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI SCUL PHUM TX |
09ASHGABAT1052 | OVERVIEW OF TURKMEN ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkmen Government recognizes that it has an interest in Afghan stability. It provides humanitarian assistance to Afghanistan, primarily to areas with an ethnic Turkmen population. It also delivers electricity, free of charge or on concessionary terms, and is developing the [...] | 2009-08-19 13:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF TX |
09ASHGABAT1053 | TURKMENISTAN: NEW ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT WITH UN [...] (C) SUMMARY: A six-year assistance framework agreement signed by the UN and the Turkmen government last week covers a broader range of areas for cooperation than the previous agreement, perhaps a further indication that the Turkmen Government is slowly opening up to the world. Although many [...] | 2009-08-20 12:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID UN TX |
09ASHGABAT1055 | TURKMENISTAN STILL FLOUNDERING ON STURGEON FARM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkmen Government is again casting about for a private company to build a sturgeon farm that would produce sturgeon and ultimately yield black caviar. The State Fisheries Committee announced a tender to this [...] | 2009-08-21 05:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS ECON ETRD PGOV EINV PBTS SENV TX |
09ASHGABAT1056 | TURKMENISTAN STILL FLOUNDERING ON STURGEON FARM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkmen Government is again casting about for a private company to build a sturgeon farm that would produce sturgeon and ultimately yield black caviar. The State Fisheries Committee announced a tender to this [...] | 2009-08-21 08:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIS ECON ETRD PGOV EINV PBTS SENV TX |
09ASHGABAT1057 | TURKMENISTAN: WILL "ADALAT" CONTINUE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) On July 31, Ashgabat weekly "Adalat" (Justice) newspaper published an article by Jumamyrat Achylov, Judge of Azatlyk Etrap (district) Court, reporting that two Ashgabat residents, Meylis Durdyev and Nurberdi Bayramov, bot [...] | 2009-08-21 09:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1058 | VISIT OF GENERAL PETRAEUS TO TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 15, CENTCOM Commander General Petraeus visited Ashgabat for meetings with Turkmen government officials. The General met with the Minister of Defense, the Chief of the State Border Service, and the Deputy Chairman for Foreign Relations and Foreign Minister. Discussions [...] | 2009-08-21 10:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT1059 | TURKMENISTAN: ANNUAL CONSTRUCTION EXHIBITION HELD [...] (SBU) On August 19, Economic Officer attended Turkmenistan's annual international exhibition devoted to the Turkmen construction sector. Deputy Chairman for Energy, Industry, Construction and Motor Transport, Deryageldi Orazov, opened the exhibition by reading a lengthy statement by President [...] | 2009-08-21 10:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND EINV ECON ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1060 | TURKMENISTAN: JAPANESE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY HAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: This week, officials from Japan's development agency made a trip to Turkmenistan for the first time in 10 years to discuss broadening cooperation. Their talks focused on a plan to modernize the port at Turkmenbashy, which would then become a point on the east-west transit corrid [...] | 2009-08-21 12:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECIN ELTN EWWT JA TX |
09ASHGABAT1061 | TURKMENISTAN: FIRST INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT FORUM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Turkmen official media announced the First Annual International Investment Forum to be held October 15-17 in Ashgabat. The Turkmen Chamber of Commerce is organizing the forum with the support of the Cabinet of Ministe [...] | 2009-08-21 12:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EIND EINV ECON ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1065 | TURKMENISTAN: WOMEN PASTORS "NEED NOT APPLY" AS [...] (C) On August 22, Politcal Officer met with Word of Life Church Pastor, Elena Stryukova, and church member, Anna Joratova, to discuss the church's attempts to become registered. There are currently three Word of Life/River of Life church groups in Turkmenistan located in Ashgabat, Turkmenbash [...] | 2009-08-24 10:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PGOV SCUL SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1066 | TURKMENISTAN: ENVIRONMENTAL NGO EDUCATES [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During the past few years, an unregistered civic group in the town of Hazar, on the Caspian coast, has organized summer ecology camps for children from disadvantaged families. The group was unable to registe [...] | 2009-08-24 12:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM SOCI SENV TX |
09ASHGABAT1068 | TURKMEN GOVERNMENT GLOSSES OVER RECENT IMF REPORT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers for Economy and Finance, Tuwakmammet Japarov, announced that the IMF Executive Council had approved a report on Turkmenistan, compiled by an IMF team of experts who visited Turkmenistan in April 2009. According to Japarov, the report [...] | 2009-08-25 11:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT1069 | BERDIMUHAMEDOV AIMS TO BOOST TURKMEN AGRICULTURE BUT [...] (U) Sensitive, but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 18, President Berdimuhamedov made a working visit to the eastern province of Lebap. The President checked the status of the province's cotton-growing campaign by visiting two cotton farms and a [...] | 2009-08-25 12:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR TX |
09ASHGABAT1070 | AUCA STUDENTS AND PARENTS FACE INCREASED PRESSURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Turkmen authorities are ratcheting up pressure on the students of the American University in Central Asia (AUCA) and their parents. Several parents have either been fired or forced to resign after publicly questioning Ministry of Education (MOE) officials. Additionally, the [...] | 2009-08-25 12:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI SCUL PHUM TX |
09ASHGABAT1071 | TURKMENISTAN: CNPC ON SCHEDULE TO SHIP GAS TO CHINA [...] (U) Sensitive But unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Chinese National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) recently announced that its Amu Darya project had been connected to the Uzbek section of the Central Asia - China pipeline. CNPC added that the inter-border connectio [...] | 2009-08-26 08:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT1074 | TURKMENISTAN RESPONDS TO LETTER FROM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Nor for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Hajiyev called in DCM on August 26 to discuss a letter Representative Joseph Pitts had sent to President Berdimuhamedov on the topic of religious freedom in Turkmenistan. Hajiyev said that w [...] | 2009-08-26 10:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM PREL SOCI SCUL TX |
09ASHGABAT1075 | TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON "ACTIVELY WAITS" FOR ONSHORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 25 Economic Officer met with the head of Chevron's local office to discuss Chevron's current plans in Turkmenistan's natural gas sector. The Chevron rep reiterated Chevron's interest in a production agreement for onshore deposits, while acknowledging the GOTX's policy to [...] | 2009-08-26 12:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT1076 | OSCE SPONSORED TIP SEMINAR FOR TURKMEN OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. A recent OSCE-organized seminar on combating trafficking in persons (TIP),held in Ashgabat, brought together Turkmen officials and international experts for an overview of the TIP problem. Topics covered included the definition of TIP and the global scope of the problem, the r [...] | 2009-08-27 10:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP PGOV SCUL SOCI OSCE TX |
09ASHGABAT1077 | COCA-COLA REPS SEE GROWING OPPORTUNITIES IN [...] (C) Representatives from Coca-Cola met with Charge on August 26. CEO for Coca-Cola Ichecek (Beverage) in Istanbul and Irish citizen, Michael A. O'Neil, headed a group of businessmen with years of experience in Turkmenistan. O'Neil recounted his time as Coca-Cola head in Russia and Coca-Cola' [...] | 2009-08-27 10:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND EINV ECON ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1078 | NEW TURKMEN EDUCATION LAW - CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC [...] (U) Sensitive But unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The new Education Law of Turkmenistan, announced on August 19, 2009, represents incremental educational system reform, especially in the field of adult continuing education, private-public partnerships, internatio [...] | 2009-08-27 11:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT1079 | TURKMENISTAN: REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE ON BULGARIAN [...] (U) Action request. Please see para 5. 2. (C) Post has been working with the Department, ACCELS, American University in Central Asia (AUCA),and American University in Bulgaria (AUBG) to transfer the AUCA scholarship students, who have been blocked by the Turkmenistan government from stud [...] | 2009-08-27 12:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SCUL SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1080 | TURKMENISTAN: A STEP TOWARDS ESTABLISHING AN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's parliament recently passed new laws on courts, the Procuracy, and a new Criminal Procedure Code, and the government plans further changes to the legal system in the near future. While most of the changes introduced in these laws focus on administrative procedure an [...] | 2009-08-27 12:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PHUM TX |
09ASHGABAT1083 | TURKMENISTAN: NEW LAW FOR SMALL BUSINESSES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 22, the Government of Turkmenistan officially published the Law on State Support for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SME) - the first law of this type adopted in Turkmenistan. The purpose of the law [...] | 2009-08-31 09:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT1084 | TURKMENISTAN: CHRYSLER DISTRIBUTOR TRIES TO RE-ENTER SUV [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Chrysler's official distributor in Central Asia, Saitco, hopes to reenter the Turkmen automobile market. In 2002, Saitco sold about 100 Dodge SUVs on contract through IPC Motors to the Turkmen Government. Seven [...] | 2009-08-31 09:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EINV ECON ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1087 | EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING CABLE [...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. From 1 - 7 August the EXBS Office supported the Department of Energy (DOE) Second Line of Defense (SLD) Portal Monitor Installation Project with site visits for equipment acceptance at Turkmenabat/Farap, Turkmenbashy, Artyk, Watan [...] | 2009-08-31 09:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG |
09ASHGABAT1088 | TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA REACTION TO AUGUST POST EVENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: August saw media provide generally accurate and favorable coverage of U.S. Government-related events in Turkmenistan. Media accurately covered the CENTCOM delegation's August 15 visit to Turkmenistan, with most of [...] | 2009-08-31 10:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT109 | TURKMENISTAN: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON MEJLIS [...] Post has gathered biographic information so far, on 61 of the 125 deputies elected December 14, 2008 to the Mejlis (parliament). This cable presents the bios for those representing Ahal province districts. The parliament's opening session was on January 9 (Ref. A). 2. District 14 - Meyi [...] | 2009-01-22 13:06:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KDEM TX |
09ASHGABAT110 | TURKMENISTAN: LOCAL BUSINESS COUNCIL MEETING TOOK [...] (C) SUMMARY: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Resident Office Head, Neil McKain (please strictly protect),said that the head of the Union of Entrepreneurs and Industrialists is a "born entrepreneur" and that "he has the right instincts to help entrepreneurs" in Turkme [...] | 2009-01-22 13:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EINV EAGR TX AORC |
09ASHGABAT1104 | TURKMENISTAN: RELATIONS WITH UKRAINE LIMITED, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although Ukraine and Turkmenistan no longer see eye-to-eye on political priorities, Ukrainian companies are still active in Turkmenistan, especially in the construction sector. However, restrictions on civic organizations have isolated expat Ukrainians and those who now come to [...] | 2009-09-01 09:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD TX UP |
09ASHGABAT1105 | TURKMENISTAN: PROMISING RESHUFFLING IN STATE NEWS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 31, President Berdimuhamedov appointed two promising professionals to head the key state media print outlet "Neytralniy Turkmensitan (NT)" and main state news agency "Turkmen Dowlet Habarlary (TDH)." Th [...] | 2009-09-01 11:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT1106 | MINISTER OF EDUCATION UNHELPFUL ON STUDENTS EXIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 31, CDA Richard Miles met with Minister of Education, Gulshat Mammedova, to discuss the ongoing imbroglio with students attempting to study at the American University in Central Asia (AUCA). The Minister was unhelpful and stuck to the now tired excuses of trying to pr [...] | 2009-09-01 13:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SCUL SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1107 | HAVE A COKE AND A SMILE IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 1, Economic Officer visited the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Ashgabat at the recent invitation of the plant General Manager Kadir Uslu (reftel). Uslu asserted that despite Turkmenistan's intense bureaucracy, Coca-Cola's brand name and multinational approach to Turkme [...] | 2009-09-01 13:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND EINV ECON ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1108 | TURKMENISTAN: SOME TRANSPARENCY IN DRAFTING A NEW [...] (SBU) The Government of Turkmenistan has been working with the British Embassy and the German development agency Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) for the last year and a half to rewrite Turkmenistan's Criminal Code. This effort is part of a range of legal reforms that the Turkm [...] | 2009-09-01 13:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PREL PGOV KCRM TX |
09ASHGABAT1109 | HAZING PERSISTS IN THE TURKMEN ARMY [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Inherited from Soviet times, the practice of hazing still occurs widely in the Turkmen army. Recruits are usually hazed because of their ethnicity or tribal affiliation. As it can involve violations of human [...] | 2009-09-02 07:01:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV MCAP KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT111 | TURKMENISTAN: EBRD EXPLAINS WHAT IS WRONG WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Resident Office Head, Neil McKain (please strictly protect),explained barriers in the domestic lending industry, such as bureaucracy and loan terms that are unprofitable for banks and untenable for borrowers. By offering [...] | 2009-01-23 07:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN ECON EIND SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1110 | TURKMEN GAS NOT TO REACH BULGARIA SOON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During an August 27 meeting between Bulgarian President Dmitry Pyrvanov and Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the Pyrvanov announced that Bulgaria is ready to import more than 2 bcm of Turkmen gas, and B [...] | 2009-09-02 07:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT1111 | TURKMENISTAN: A WOULD-BE EDUCATION NGO FORCED TO OPERATE AS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 27, the Director of "Soltan Dag" Educational Center briefed Embassy Political Assistant on the activities and background of the organization. Soltan Dag provides foreign language and computer literac [...] | 2009-09-02 07:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM SOCI SCUL TSPL TX |
09ASHGABAT1113 | TURKMENISTAN: NEW LAW ON PLANT QUARANTINE -- KEEPING THE [...] (U) Sensitive, but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The new law on plant quarantine provides a legal framework for the implementation of plant quarantine and phytosanitary controls to protect the territory of Turkmenistan from pests, plant diseases and weeds. Th [...] | 2009-09-02 12:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD SENV TX |
09ASHGABAT1116 | UPDATE ON INTERNET ACCESS IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Over the first half of 2009, Internet access in Turkmenistan increased significantly, along with the number of Internet subscribers. Government-owned Turkmen Telecom remains the main provider of Internet service t [...] | 2009-09-02 12:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT PGOV ECPS ECON SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1117 | TURKMENISTAN: PETROCHINA TO TAKE OVER AMU DARYA PROJECT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) A number of international media outlets reported this week that PetroChina will acquire assets from the Chinese National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC),PetroChina's parent company, including CNPC's share in the Amu Darya pro [...] | 2009-09-02 12:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT112 | TURKMENISTAN: EBRD REVIEWS ITS STRATEGY -- IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) office in Ashgabat is focusing on the question "how much reform is enough" to validate additional cooperation in Turkmenistan, in the context of a strategy evaluation exercise currently underway. If allowed, the reside [...] | 2009-01-23 07:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN EIND EPET TX AORC |
09ASHGABAT1120 | TURKMENISTAN: "MAYBE" ON STUDENT EXIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Wepa Hajiyev met with the Charge on September 3 to offer a response to Assistant Secretary Blake's letter regarding recipients of USG scholarships, who have been blocked from leaving the country. Hajiyev explained this all came about because Turkmenistan w [...] | 2009-09-03 12:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SCUL SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1121 | TURKMENISTAN: COMMERCIAL EXPO REAFFIRMS TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 2, Economic Officer attended the opening of the Turkish National Export Exhibition in Ashgabat. The Turkish government sent State Minister for Trade and Industry Mehmet Zafer Caglayan to co-open the event with Turkmen officials. Almost 70 Turkish companies were pre [...] | 2009-09-03 12:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND EINV ECON ETRD TU TX |
09ASHGABAT1122 | TURKMEN-AFGHAN JOINT BORDER TRAINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On August 21, Turkmen and Afghan customs officials completed joint training, facilitated by the OSCE, in Ashgabat and Atamurat (formerly Kerki),a town in southeast Turkmenistan. This was the first ever joint training for Turkmen and Afghan customs officers. The course was aime [...] | 2009-09-03 12:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ETTC PARM PREL PBTS OSCE AF TX |
09ASHGABAT1123 | TURKMENISTAN: CHEMICALS SHIPMENT SNAFU [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A shipment of chemicals that arrived in February under the auspices of Post's INL- funded DOJ/ICITAP project with the Ministry of Interior (MVD) has finally reached its destination at the Interior Ministry's Cr [...] | 2009-09-03 12:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1127 | TURKMENISTAN MOD EXPRESSES INTEREST IN ATTENDING [...] On September 4, a Turkmenistan Ministry of Defense official contacted post to ask for further details about the invitation to participate at the upcoming US-UAE hosted PSI Exercise Leading Edge 2010. He posed questions about the number and appropriate rank for proposed participants, who woul [...] | 2009-09-04 12:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP TX |
09ASHGABAT1128 | TURKMENISTAN: A DISCUSSION AT THE COUNCIL ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to its deputy chairman, one of the primary roles of Turkmenistan's Council on Religious Affairs (CRA) is to explain legal requirements related to religious activity, especially the registration process. The revision of the current law on religion, adopted in 2003, is [...] | 2009-09-04 12:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PGOV SCUL SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT113 | TURKMENISTAN: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON MEJLIS [...] Post has gathered biographic information, so far on 61 of the 125 deputies elected December 14, 2008 to the Mejlis (parliament). This cable presents the bios for those representing Lebap province districts. The parliament's opening session was on January 9 (Ref. A). 2. District 70 - Kad [...] | 2009-01-23 07:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KDEM TX |
09ASHGABAT1130 | TURKMENISTAN: UZBEKISTAN TRYING TO BROADEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Uzbekistan is making every effort to expand its relations with Turkmenistan, both politically and commerically. They are looking for new opportunities for investment and trying to promote tourism to Uzbekistan. Despite their efforts, and the cultural ties between Uzbeks and Turkm [...] | 2009-09-04 13:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TX UZ |
09ASHGABAT1131 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON UNGA 64 GOALS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-04 13:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA TX |
09ASHGABAT1135 | TURKMEN GAS TO UKRAINE; FORWARD TO THE PAST? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A number of Turkmen media reports recently speculated that Ukrainian President Yushchenko will discuss the possibility of importing natural gas directly from Turkmenistan during his visit to the country scheduled f [...] | 2009-09-08 09:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX UP |
09ASHGABAT1138 | TURKMENISTAN: KISS FROM A ROGUE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) On September 6, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Ashgabat for his first visit to Turkmenistan, which has the world's fourth largest reserves of natural gas. The short (less than 24-hour) visit, included a welcoming [...] | 2009-09-08 11:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ECON EPET TX |
09ASHGABAT114 | TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT SACKS DEFENSE OFFICIALS; ANNOUNCES [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At a recent session of the State Security Council, President Berdimuhamedov fired the Defense Minister and the heads of the border and migration services. He also reprimanded the Interior Minister. Their rep [...] | 2009-01-23 12:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1140 | TURKMENISTAN'S NEW LAW ON OZONE PROTECTION LACKS ENFORCER [...] (U) Sensitive, But Unclassified. Not For Internet Distribution. Â [...] | 2009-09-08 12:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1142 | TURKMENISTAN: CONOCOPHILLIPS REPORTS SLOW PROGRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. ConocoPhillips representatives met with Charge on September 8 to discuss progress toward an offshore deal with the Turkmen. Company representatives indicated that ConocoPhillips was still very interested in developing blocks 19, 20, and 21 with the Turkmen, but had yet to receiv [...] | 2009-09-09 10:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV EINV ECON KZ TX |
09ASHGABAT1143 | TURKMENISTAN: UNODC EVALUATED IMAMNAZAR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) On September 4, UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Chief of Mission Ercan Saka hosted an evaluation meeting for its Strengthening Turkmen- Afghan Border project, particularly construction of Imamnazar border crossing che [...] | 2009-09-09 12:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1145 | TURKMENISTAN'S PRESIDENT WANTS NATIONAL [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov announced plans to launch the country's first national satellite. The satellite would support telephone and Internet communications, hydrocarbon industries, and Turkmen T [...] | 2009-09-09 12:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT EINV ECON PINR PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1146 | TURKMEN GOVERNMENT RESTRICTIONS ON STUDY ABROAD [...] (C) At the September 8 Tajik Independence Day reception, diplomats from other embassies commented that the Turkmen government had blocked Turkmen students from leaving Turkmenistan for studies in their countries. The German Charge d'Affaires noted that four of eight students that had been aw [...] | 2009-09-09 13:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SCUL SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1147 | TURKMENISTAN: [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met September 10 with Kyrgyz Ambassador Ashyrov to discuss the issue of students denied exit to study abroad. This problem has affected those wishing to study in Kyrgyzstan more than any other group of students, because more Turkmen study in Kyrgyzstan than in any other si [...] | 2009-09-10 13:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI SCUL EAIR TX |
09ASHGABAT1148 | TURKMENISTAN: KYRGYZ AMBASSADOR ON DENIAL OF EXIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met September 10 with Kyrgyz Ambassador Ashyrov to discuss the issue of students denied exit to study abroad. This problem has affected those wishing to study in Kyrgyzstan more than any other group of students, because more Turkmen study in Kyrgyzstan than in any other si [...] | 2009-09-10 13:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI SCUL EAIR TX |
09ASHGABAT1149 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON GOODS PRODUCED BY FORCED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-10 13:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT115 | TURKMENISTAN: INTENSE PACE OF CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In 2008, President Berdimuhamedov approved more than $1 billion in new construction projects across the country. In the course of the year, foreign construction companies signed contracts for a massive Olympic villa [...] | 2009-01-23 12:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINV ETRD PGOV LE TU TX |
09ASHGABAT1152 | TURKMENISTAN: AZERBAIJAN STRIVING TO IMPROVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to an Azerbaijan embassy official, the relationship between the presidents of Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan is warming, but the Turkmen government is still cautious about embarking on joint projects. In addition, the Turkmen government continues to limit the activities of [...] | 2009-09-11 08:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ECON AJ TX |
09ASHGABAT1154 | PROCESS FOR SELECTING TURKMEN HAJJ TRAVELERS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) During an Embassy-hosted Iftar on September 10, Turkmenistan's Grand Mufti Rowshen Allaberdiyev explained to us the process for selecting the 188 government-funded Hajj travelers each year. He also asserted that, in addition t [...] | 2009-09-11 10:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KIRF KISL TX |
09ASHGABAT1155 | TURKMENISTAN: OSCE CENTER READOUT ON ITS [...] (C) On September 9, OSCE Center in Ashgabat Political Officer and Acting Head of Center Anne Suotula gave Charge a readout on the Center's annual Statement to the OSCE Permanent Council, presented on September 3 in Vienna. According to Suotula, the statement highlighted new areas in the Cente [...] | 2009-09-11 10:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM OCSE TX |
09ASHGABAT1158 | TURKMENISTAN ACQUIRES TWO NEW OIL TANKERS. [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Turkmenistan received its second Russian-made oil tanker on September 8; the "Hazar" (Turkmen for "Caspian") was built in Krasnoye Sormovo (Novgorod),Russia. In August, the first tanker, the "Sumbar", named after [...] | 2009-09-11 11:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EPET EINT EINV ECON PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1159 | TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON REP DISCUSSES MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chevron Representative in Ashgabat met with the Charge on September 11 to update her on Chevron's recent meeting with Turkmen Deputy Chairman for Oil and Gas Baymyrat Hojamuhammedov. The Chevron rep reiterated Chevron's plans to pursue a partnership with Turkmen state energy [...] | 2009-09-11 12:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT1160 | TURKMENISTAN'S LEGISLATIVE REFORM -- GENUINE OR COSMETIC? [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan is in the process of reforming outdated Soviet-era laws, with the stated intention of supporting broader reforms in the country and bringing about compliance with international standards. President Berdi [...] | 2009-09-11 13:01:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1161 | TURKMEN PRESIDENT PARDONS 1,284 PRISONERS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the recent session of Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, on the occasion of holy "Gadyr Gijesi" (Night of Omnipotence) President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov signed a decree on the pardoning of prisoners. [...] | 2009-09-11 13:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1162 | IOM SEEKS TO BUILD NETWORK OF TURKMEN NGOS TO [...] (C) On September 11, poloff met with International Organization for Migration (IOM) Central Asia Chief of Mission Zlatko Zigic and Senior Program Assistant Tahyr Seidov to discuss the prospects for IOM activity in Turkmenistan. Zigic explained that IOM's recently introduced regional structure [...] | 2009-09-14 08:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | SMIG PGOV KTIP PHUM IOM TX |
09ASHGABAT1168 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 12:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA TX |
09ASHGABAT1169 | TURKMEN AND RUSSIAN LEADERS TALK ENERGY--ITERA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkmen press reported that the September 13 meeting between Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov and Russian President Medvedev in Turkmenbashy cleared the way for renewed Turkmen-Russian economic relations; however, no new gas deal was signed. The EU Tacis-Rep in Ashgabat prov [...] | 2009-09-14 13:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV EINV ECON RS TX |
09ASHGABAT117 | SOUTH KOREAN COMPANIES LEARNING TO NAVIGATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: An Ashgabat-based South Korean diplomat shared some of his country's "lessons learned" about accessing the Turkmen market. While South Korea has made little progress in entering Turkmenistan's energy sector or construction industry, the signing of other lucrative deals in 2008 [...] | 2009-01-26 02:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND EPET EINV TU KS TX |
09ASHGABAT1170 | TURKMENISTAN: FM MEREDOV BEING MARGINALIZED? [...] (S) SUMMARY: Changes in Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov's behavior and interactions with other members of the Cabinet of Ministers seem to indicate that he does not currently hold the first among equals position that he held even as late as early this year, and has been replaced as the "dean" o [...] | 2009-09-14 13:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PREL PGOV PINR TX |
09ASHGABAT1175 | TURKMENISTAN: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 10:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC TX |
09ASHGABAT1176 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON AFGHAN PRESIDENTIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 12:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO AF TX |
09ASHGABAT1177 | IRAN PLANS TO TRANSIT 35 BCM OF TURKMEN GAS TO TURKEY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Iranian media reported on September 12 that Ankara and Tehran agreed to transport Turkmen gas to Turkey. The media reports quoted an official of the National Iranian Oil Company as saying that the volume of Turkme [...] | 2009-09-15 13:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV IR TU TX |
09ASHGABAT1182 | IRAN: WHERE TO GO FROM HERE? XXXXXXXXXXXX DIPLOMAT SHARES HIS PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: XXXXXXXXXXXX's advised in a recent conversation with Ashgabat Iran Watcher that the U.S. would be ill-advised to begin talks with Iran, that it would be great disappointment to Iranians who have found hope in President Obama's message of change. He called Iran's leadership "untrustwort [...] | 2009-09-16 11:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PREL TX UNESCO |
09ASHGABAT1183 | TURKMENISTAN: RELATIONS WITH TURKEY STEADY, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov visited the Turkish tourist area of Antalya in late August on an unofficial visit, getting a view of how the Turkish have developed their tourist industry through private investment and partnership with international tourist agencies. The Government of Tu [...] | 2009-09-16 11:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EPET ETRD PREL TU TX |
09ASHGABAT1184 | TURKMEN GOVERNMENT THROWS PARTY FOR ENERGY SECTOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. On September 12 Economic Officer attended the Turkmen Oil and Gas Ministry's celebratory concert devoted to oil, gas, and electricity sector workers. The lavish event was held at the famous Ruhnama Park, named after former President Niyazov's epic "Ruhnama" which means "book of [...] | 2009-09-16 12:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV EINV ECON KS TX |
09ASHGABAT1186 | TURKMENISTAN: CHEMICALS AND ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Although information about environmental hazards is difficult to obtain in Turkmenistan, occasional reports indicate the existence, if not the scope, of such problems. In two separate cases, the uncontrolled [...] | 2009-09-17 06:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD SENV TX |
09ASHGABAT1188 | WILL BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S "NEW REVIVAL" PUSH [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Niyazov era was characterized by the official "Golden Age" ideology, whereby Niyazov promoted himself as the "Father of Turkmen Nation." His long deceased parents and brothers were recruited to become role models [...] | 2009-09-17 10:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1189 | TURKMEN, UKRAINIAN LEADERS FAIL TO REACH GAS DEAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko visited Turkmenistan September 14-16, participating in negotiations with Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov on September 15. As expected, the two Presidents did not reach agreement on r [...] | 2009-09-17 11:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV UP TX |
09ASHGABAT1193 | TURKMENISTAN: ZEPPELIN'S CATERPILLAR DEALER [...] (C) On September 16, Economic Officer met with German-based Zeppelin's General Director Oleg Sarmin to discuss the construction machinery market in Turkmenistan, given the large number of construction projects underway in the country. Zeppelin is the only dealer in country authorized to sell [...] | 2009-09-17 12:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV EIND ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1194 | IS RFE/RL LOSING ITS TURKMEN AUDIENCE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: RFE/RL journalists continue to work despite ongoing government harassment. An Ashgabat-based reporter thinks the Prague-based staff is under pressure from the Turkmen security service to moderate its reporting. As a result, the reporting has weakened, and RFE/RL is losing its [...] | 2009-09-18 11:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SCUL KDEM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1196 | TURKMEN TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE ATTRACTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On September 16, Turkmen government officials opened the third annual Turkmentel 2009 Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Exhibition and Forum in Ashgabat. The Turkmen press touted the event as a large scale international forum initiated by Turkmen President Berdi [...] | 2009-09-18 13:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ECPS EIND EINV TINT TX |
09ASHGABAT1203 | TURKMENISTAN: ENTREPRENEURSHIP ALIVE AND WELL IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mary province appears to contain a thriving small business sector, and many local residents have taken advantage of the post-Soviet era regulations allowing private ownership to build or make improvements to their homes and businesses. They are interested in studying business, ma [...] | 2009-09-22 12:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1205 | TURKMEN ELECTRICITY EXPORTS TO SIBERIA? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) International press reported recently that Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov stated that Turkmenistan is ready to supply electricity to Siberia to supplement electricity losses caused by the August 17 accident at [...] | 2009-09-23 10:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT1206 | TURKMENISTAN: EBRD ASSERTS "HONEYMOON STAGE" WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in Turkmenistan continues to seek out projects and proactive Turkmen business people who are willing to question Turkmen policies that hinder economic and commercial growth. Soviet-style government control over the coun [...] | 2009-09-23 12:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND PGOV EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT1207 | TURKMENISTAN: STATE MEDIA HAILS PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmen State Media painted a positive picture of the short September 21 meeting between Secretary of State Clinton and President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov. State TV led their programs with the meeting and a gr [...] | 2009-09-24 03:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT1208 | TURKMENISTAN: RELIGIOUS GROUP INELIGIBLE TO [...] (C) On September 20, poloff met with Turkmenbashi-based Pastor Timur Muradov of the unregistered Word of Life Church. He was in Ashgabat prior to heading off the next day to a church conference in Moscow. Muradov's group had submitted an application for registration to the Council on Religio [...] | 2009-09-24 05:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PGOV SCUL SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1209 | TURKMENISTAN: INL COUNTER-NARCOTICS EFFORTS EXTEND TO THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the invitation of Department's INL Bureau, Post hosted the visit of Travis Birney of DEA's International Training Division from 14-18 September. The visit was arranged to prepare for two one-week Basic Drug E [...] | 2009-09-24 09:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1210 | TURKMENISTAN: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNGA FOOD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-24 09:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA TX |
09ASHGABAT1214 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON U.S. IMO COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-25 07:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EWWT PHSA IMO UK TX |
09ASHGABAT1215 | TURKMENISTAN: VISIT OF UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT SEEN AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Yushchenko's visit to Turkmenistan provided a forum for signing high level agreements and resolving some outstanding working-level problems between Ukraine and Turkmenistan. Yushchenko attended opening ceremonies for a Ukrainian-built railway bridge and a statue of a Uk [...] | 2009-09-25 07:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TX UP |
09ASHGABAT1216 | NEW SUPPORT FOR TURKMEN OIL AND GAS INSTITUTE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Turkmengaz, the state-owned Turkmen gas company, first established its Institute of Oil and Gas in the 1970s. Since that time, the Institute has served as a think tank for Turkmenistan's oil and gas industry. The Institut [...] | 2009-09-25 10:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT1217 | GOLDEN ARCHES ON THE FAR HORIZON?:WHY THERE'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. To date, McDonald's does not have a franchise restaurant in Turkmenistan, nor in any of the five former Soviet republics in Central Asia. There is continued strong interest, among Turkmen business people and government officials alike, in opening a McDonald's in Ashgabat. The [...] | 2009-09-25 11:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT122 | TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS USTDA REGIONAL DIRECTOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Director for Europe and Eurasia, Daniel Stein, visited Turkmenistan January 7-10. State media highlighted his visit and meetings at different GOTX ministries. The Turkmen St [...] | 2009-01-26 11:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO ETRD ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT1223 | TURKMENISTAN: CENTRAL BANK CLAIMS REFORMS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkmen Central Bank seems to be caught between Presidential orders to increase banking reforms on the one end, while receiving almost contradictory directives to increase its control of the banking sector. Current banking laws on the books date back to 1993. New banking le [...] | 2009-09-25 13:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV EIND TX |
09ASHGABAT1224 | TURKMENISTAN: SCHLUMBERGER FACES PROBLEMS, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: French-based petroleum service giant Schlumberger has been in Turkmenistan for ten years and does the majority of its work conducting training programs. They face many of the same issues that other foreign companies do, including worries over the safety and health of their employ [...] | 2009-09-25 13:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EPET PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1225 | COUNTERFEIT TURKMEN CURRENCY DISCOVERED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Quantities of counterfeit Turkmen currency, the "manat," reportedly have been printed in the past few months and are circulating in the country. Warnings were distributed in government agencies to check the genui [...] | 2009-09-28 07:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1226 | EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. EXBS was forced to withdraw the contract from Turkemngasgeophysics (TGG) for support of the DOE/SLD project due to continued problems. The contract officer with TGG continuously placed roadblocks in the way of a successful contr [...] | 2009-09-28 09:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG |
09ASHGABAT1228 | AUCA STUDENTS WAITING AND WORRYING IN TURKMENABAT [...] (C) On September 22, poloff met informally with six American University of Central Asia (AUCA) students during a drop-in visit to the American Corner in Turkmenabat, the capital of Lebap Province in eastern Turkmenistan. The students were recipients of scholarships from the Open Society Insti [...] | 2009-09-28 09:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI SCUL PHUM TX |
09ASHGABAT1229 | TURKMENISTAN: REF/RL JOURNALIST'S FAMILY [...] (C) On September 23, poloff met with RFE/RL journalist Osman Hallyev at his home about 15 miles outside of Turkmenabat in eastern Lebap Province. Hallyev said he had faced no new pressure from the authorities since March, the only incident occurring during a visit to Turkmenabat by President [...] | 2009-09-28 09:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI PREF TX |
09ASHGABAT123 | TURKMENISTAN: INTERNEWS RECEIVES POSITIVE SIGNALS ON MEDIA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In meetings on January 22 with the Turkmen National Institute of Democracy and Human Rights (IDHR) and Ministry of Culture and Broadcasting, USAID/Internews received renewed confirmation of these entities' desire for [...] | 2009-01-26 12:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT1230 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON BUDGETARY TRANSPARENCY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-28 11:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ECON PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT1231 | TURKMENISTAN: NATO-SPONSORED SEMINAR FIRST STEP IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. NATO will hold a seminar on civil emergency planning methodology in Ashgabat, which is something of a breakthrough in its engagement with the Turkmen government. NATO's other Turkmen initiative, an assessment of a radioactive waster remediation project, is also queued up for impl [...] | 2009-09-28 12:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL NATO TX |
09ASHGABAT1232 | TURKMENISTAN'S MUFTI REPLACED; IMAMS RESHUFFLED [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On September 26, Turkmenistan's Mufti since 2004, Rowshen Allaberdiyev, was relieved of his positions as the nation's Mufti and as the Chief Imam of the largest mosque in Turkmenistan, following a resolution by the Coun [...] | 2009-09-29 03:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1233 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON ENHANCED GICNT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-29 09:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC TX |
09ASHGABAT124 | TURKMENISTAN: INL-FUNDED ENGLISH CLASS BRINGS [...] Post's INL Officer (Poloff) dropped in for the latter portion of the INL-funded English Language Training (ELT) Center's thrice-weekly language course on January 23. A local EFL instructor teaches a group of 12 mid-level law enforcement officials from several Turkmen government ministries, i [...] | 2009-01-26 12:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT1243 | TURKMENISTAN: NO PROGRESS ON CASPIAN LITTORAL PIPELINE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Turkmen government seems to have made little progress on the Caspian Littoral Pipeline project since President Berdimuhamedov's visit to Moscow in March. The pipeline project, also known as the Pre-Caspian Pipeline, is [...] | 2009-09-29 12:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1244 | TURKMENISTAN REFUSES INCOMING GROUP OF PEACE CORPS [...] (C) Post received a diplomatic note September 29, stating that the incoming group of 50 new Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) should arrive fall 2010 rather than October 2, as had been planned. Earlier the same day, the Acting Peace Corps Country Director had received a call from MFA, saying that [...] | 2009-09-29 14:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID SCUL TX |
09ASHGABAT1247 | REACHING OUT TO THE TURKMEN DIASPORA: A WORK IN [...] (SBU) Officially, there is a clear recognition within Turkmenistan that there is a Turkmen diaspora beyond the borders of the country, including both descendants of groups long departed from Turkmenistan and more recent emigrants. Efforts to reach out to this diaspora began only during the ear [...] | 2009-09-30 12:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL |
09ASHGABAT1248 | TURKMENISTAN: U.S. LOGISTICS COMPANY EXPLAINS [...] (C) On September 28, Economic Officer met with the Managing Director of U.S.-based Bertling Logistics. The Bertling representative, who was raised in Turkey and has been in Ashgabat for 10 years, asserted that commercial conditions in the country have improved immensely in the last few years. [...] | 2009-09-30 12:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD EPET BTIO PGOV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT1249 | TURKMENISTAN: HOW MUCH OF CHINA IS TOO MUCH? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chinese presence and the number of Chinese citizens living and working in Turkmenistan have traditionally been related to business activities conducted here by the Chinese National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) [...] | 2009-09-30 13:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT1252 | TURKMENISTAN: FOR BERDIMUHAMEDOV, PRAISE FROM ANY [...] (U) On September 26, on the front page of state-run newspaper "Neytralniy Turkmenistan," there was a photo of the certificate and medal that were presented to President Berdimuhamedov on September 24 when he was in the United States for the UN General Assembly. The certificate was for "faithf [...] | 2009-10-01 09:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TX UN |
09ASHGABAT1253 | TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON EXPECTED MORE FROM MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron was one of several U.S. companies that recently had face-to-face meetings with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly. The Chevron rep was visibly disappointed that the meeting did not result in a new onshore deal [...] | 2009-10-01 13:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1254 | TURKMENISTAN: STATE PROSECUTORS MAINTAIN THAT [...] (C) Poloff met on September 28 with four representatives of Turkmenistan's Prosecutor General's office -- three senior prosecutors and the head of the International Relations section -- to discuss the upcoming visit of a G/TIP Program Analyst. She also provided copies of the Embassy's non-pape [...] | 2009-10-01 13:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT1255 | TURKMENISTAN: STATE MEDIA HIGHLIGHT TURKMEN PRESIDENT'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov recent visit to the U.S. to attend the UNGA dominated all media outlets for a full week. Coverage was positive and extensive for each meeting and event, including special note of [...] | 2009-10-02 03:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT1257 | TURKMENISTAN: RETHINKING THE APPROACH FOR U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following the September 21 meeting between the Secretary and President Berdimuhamedov, post received additional feedback from GOTX officials regarding the USG push for U.S. energy companies to develop onshore hydrocarbon resources in Turkmenistan. The GOTX remains adamant that it [...] | 2009-10-02 08:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1258 | TURKMENISTAN: PUBLIC LOSING PATIENCE WITH FREQUENT ROAD [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Road closures in Ashgabat to provide security for the president and his VIP foreign guests have become a frequent practice. While VIP visitors no doubt appreciate the gesture, locals are becoming increasingly [...] | 2009-10-02 09:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1260 | TURKMENISTAN: STILL NOT ISSUING NEW PASSPORTS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Turkmenistan has apparently not yet decided whether to enforce a law disallowing dual citizenship as they issue new foreign travel passports to Turkmen citizens. Those who only declared single citizenship on the application forms have received their new passport [...] | 2009-10-02 10:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL RU TX |
09ASHGABAT1262 | TURKMENISTAN: GAZPROM REFUSING TO BUY TURKMEN GAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recent Russian media reports indicated that Russia's state-owned Gazprom will not resume purchases of Turkmen gas for the remainder of 2009. The reports come as the demand for gas remains in decline, and Russia continues to push for a much lower gas price with the Turkmen. So [...] | 2009-10-02 12:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO RU TX |
09ASHGABAT1263 | INDIA HOLDS MODEST EXPECTATIONS FOR RELATIONHSIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite positive reports in Turkmen newspapers about the Indian External Affairs Minister's trip to Turkmenistan, a contact at the Indian Embassy expressed frustration with the way of doing business in Turkmenistan and the results of previous projects. He noted that the Turkmen a [...] | 2009-10-02 12:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EPET PREL IN AF TX |
09ASHGABAT1264 | TURKMENISTAN: IRAN'S RECENT CASPIAN-ENERGY RHETORIC [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) A number of international media outlets recently cited Reza Kasaeizadeh, Managing Director of the National Iranian Gas Export Company, as stating Iran would prevent Turkmenistan from participating in any projects aimed at t [...] | 2009-10-02 13:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV IR TX |
09ASHGABAT1265 | BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S "OPEN" PRESS CONFERENCE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 1, President Berdimuhamedov held his first "open" press conference with state-run and foreign media. The event was heavily controlled and, like most media events in Turkmenistan, designed to develop the President's image. Journalists were forced to repeat questions ha [...] | 2009-10-05 03:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT1267 | OSCE CENTER HIGHLIGHTS POSITIVE COOPERATION WITH [...] (SBU) On October 1, the Head of the OSCE Center in Ashgabat, Ambassador Arsim Zekolli, briefed representatives of OSCE-member country embassies on the activities of the Center during the past year. The briefing was based on Zekolli's Report to the OSCE Permanent Council on September 3, but al [...] | 2009-10-05 10:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL OSCE TX |
09ASHGABAT1269 | TURKMENISTAN: MODERN HEALTH FACILITIES LACK DOCTORS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Two months ago, the Turkmen government commissioned two major medical hospitals in Ashgabat, but the facilities remain closed due to a shortage of qualified medical personnel to staff the hospitals. The serious [...] | 2009-10-05 11:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO TSPL SOCI EIND TX |
09ASHGABAT1270 | TURKMENISTAN: HONEYWELL TRYING TO COURT TURKMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 5, Honeywell's CEO and other company executives met with the Charge to discuss plans to expand the company's presence in Turkmenistan. Honeywell's CEO arrived in Ashgabat for meetings with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Deputy Chairman of Oil and Gas Bay [...] | 2009-10-05 13:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1271 | TURKMENISTAN: A VISIT WITH A DASHOGUZ DEPUTY HAKIM [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 28, 2009 PAO met with a Dashoguz province Deputy Hakim (Deputy Governor) Gurbanjemal Atabayeva during a regional visit. The meeting was initially cold and reserved until talk turned to the recent visit by US Fulbright Scholar Melda Yildiz. Atabayeva expressed a des [...] | 2009-10-07 03:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI SCUL PHUM TX |
09ASHGABAT1273 | TURKMENISTAN: BACKING OFF ON THE CASPIAN BOUNDARY DISPUTE? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) A number of international media outlets have recently cited President Berdimuhamedov's remarks regarding Turkmenistan's Caspian dispute with Azerbaijan, made during his October 1 press conference (Ref A). According to the [...] | 2009-10-08 09:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PREL EPET PGOV EINV AJ TX |
09ASHGABAT1274 | TURKMENISTAN: UNDP AND EU LAUNCH SWEEPING HUMAN [...] (SBU) On October 2, the Turkmen government's Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (IDHR) hosted the opening ceremony for the joint EU, UNDP and UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) project "Strengthening the national capacity of Turkmenistan to promote and protect hum [...] | 2009-10-08 09:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SOCI KDEM EUN UNDP UNHRC TX |
09ASHGABAT1277 | TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA HIGHLIGHT SEPTEMBER POST EVENTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: During September, the Turkmen media provided generally accurate and positive coverage of Embassy activities. TV, print and radio outlets covered Embassy participation in the International Education Fair, the ceremony honoring the National Library with the award of an AFCP (Ambas [...] | 2009-10-08 12:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT1279 | TURKMENISTAN: BRIEFING ON OUTCOME OF P5+1 TALKS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-08 13:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR TX |
09ASHGABAT1280 | U.S. EDUCATORS DISCOVER REALITY OF TURKMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nine professors and professional educators from different institutions of higher learning in the United States attended the International Education Conference held in Turkmenistan during September 8-10. Several met with Turkmen governmental officials or spoke with their counte [...] | 2009-10-09 03:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SCUL SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1281 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT CRITIC FEELS THE HEAT [...] (C) SUMMARY. As a result of criticizing the Turkmen government in interviews on RFE/RL and through writings distributed on the Internet, a former lawyer and deputy school director is feeling the consequences of official displeasure. He recently lost his job and his son was barred from leavi [...] | 2009-10-09 09:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1282 | TURKMENISTAN: RECENT DRUG CRIME REPORTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) On September 18th, the Ashgabat weekly "Adalat" (Justice) reported that a 40-year old, unemployed resident of Ak Bugday village in Ahal Province, Gurbanberdi Charyev, had been arrested by State Counter- Narcotics Service (S [...] | 2009-10-09 10:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1283 | TURKMENISTAN: OFFSHORE REGISTERED COMPANIES NEED NOT APPLY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The two latest tender announcements published on the Turkmenistan Oil and Gas Ministry's website contained a bracketed note saying that tender bids from companies registered in offshore zones or possessing banking accounts [...] | 2009-10-09 10:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT1285 | TURKMEN PRESIDENT HIGHLIGHTS MAIN FOREIGN POLICY TRENDS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 1, President Berdimuhamedov held his first "open" press conference with state-run and foreign media, fielding questions on the results of Turkmenistan's participation at the 64th United Nations Gener [...] | 2009-10-09 12:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT1286 | TURKMENISTAN: JAPAN HOPES TO REGAIN MOMENTUM IN [...] (SBU) Members of the Japanese-Turkmenistan Committee for Economic Cooperation visited Turkmenistan from October 4-8 and met with President Berdimuhamedov. Tetsuro Chida, Special Advisor to the Japanese Charge d'Affaires, told Poloff that the delegation included executives from Itochu, Komatsu [...] | 2009-10-09 12:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PREL BTIO ECON ETRD JA TX |
09ASHGABAT1288 | TURKMENISTAN: FORMER DEPUTY CHAIRMAN FOR OIL AND [...] (C) Former Deputy Chairman for Oil and Gas Tachberdi Tagiyev was arrested in mid-September allegedly on suspicion of corruption, according to multiple sources in the expat business and foreign diplomatic community. Tagiyev was serving at the time as head of the oil refinery at Turkmenbashi. Accordi [...] | 2009-10-13 12:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON ENRG TX |
09ASHGABAT1289 | NABUCCO ENVOY SEES GREATER INTEREST AMONG TURKMEN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hungary's envoy for the Nabucco project was recently in Ashgabat for meetings with government officials. He noted that the officials were all well-briefed and had concrete questions that indicated genuine interest in the project. The Turkmen were also supportive of the proposed i [...] | 2009-10-13 12:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT1292 | IRANIAN IMPORTER ON "HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS IN [...] (C) In an October 8 meeting with Iran Watcher, an Iranian ceramics importer shared his views on how to succeed -- despite the many well-known impediments -- as an entrepreneur in Turkmenistan. In a conversation in his office at the Iran Business Center, an attractive building dominated mostly [...] | 2009-10-14 09:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | BTIO IR TX PGOV PREL |
09ASHGABAT1293 | TURKMENISTAN: BOEING CONTRACT CANCELED BECAUSE OF [...] (C) Two Boeing representatives met with Charge on October 8 to relay the disappointing news that their 2008 contract with Turkmenistan Airlines had apparently just been canceled. The contract was originally for two airplanes, to be delivered in 2013. They had subsequently agreed, at the requ [...] | 2009-10-14 12:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT1294 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT INDIFFERENCE IMPEDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkmen people are making ends meet by creativity in business and supporting family within the tribal system, but with little help from their government. The EU TACIS Program Advisor in Turkmenistan said that traditional assistance programs allow the government to take a cut o [...] | 2009-10-14 12:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID SCUL SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1295 | TURKMEN PRESIDENT SHUFFLES OIL AND GAS OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. During an October 12 televised session with fuel and energy officials, Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov announced major firings and reshuffling of the oil and gas leadership, citing waste and poor performance as reasons for dismissals. The president prefaced his action by saying [...] | 2009-10-14 13:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1301 | TURKMENISTAN: AN APPARENT DECREASE IN THEFT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Theft is the second most common type of crime in Turkmenistan, drug crime being the most common. Although former President Niyazov sentenced many criminals, including the heads of criminal networks, to death [...] | 2009-10-15 08:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM SNAR PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1308 | TURKMENISTAN'S TRIBES INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmen tribes Yomut and Tekke, although, rivals in the past, were promoters of common Turkmen identity, national unity, and nationhood in the early 20th century. Former president Niyazov balanced the tribes in his "d [...] | 2009-10-15 10:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1312 | TURKMENISTAN: EXXONMOBIL STILL MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 14 ExxonMobil representatives met with the Charge to discuss recent meetings between company executives and Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov in New York on the margins of the UN General Assembly. ExxonMobil representatives described the meetings as "a little positive, [...] | 2009-10-16 06:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1314 | TURKMENISTAN: TAJIKISTAN INTENDS TO INCREASE [...] (U) President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rakhmon, was in Turkmenbashi and Avaza on October 9-10 for a working visit with Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov. Turkmen state-run newspapers described the visit as building relations between the two "brotherly" neighbors, especially in the areas of trade [...] | 2009-10-19 08:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL TI TX |
09ASHGABAT1318 | TURKMENISTAN: CONOCOPHILLIPS REPORTS PROGRESS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. A ConocoPhillips representative reported that the company has renewed its chances of on offshore deal with Turkmenistan since it recently dropped LukOil as a partner and picked up UAE-based Mubadala. ConocoPhillips had already partnered successfully with Mubadala in Kazakhstan a [...] | 2009-10-20 09:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO KZ TX |
09ASHGABAT1319 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PARTNERING FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-20 09:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD UN TX |
09ASHGABAT1320 | NO RE-EXPORTS OF TURKMEN GAS? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to Turkmen media, Turkmen Deputy Chairman Baymyrat Hojamuhammedov, who oversees the country's energy sector, stated on Friday that Turkmenistan is going to put a clause in future gas sale contracts which [...] | 2009-10-20 13:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT1323 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FDA REPORTABLE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 12:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT1326 | TELEPHONE HOTLINES: TREND OR TOOL? [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Using international donor community funding, local NGOs Ynam, Keik Okara, and the National Red Crescent Society of Turkmenistan have established or plan to set up telephone hotlines to provide the public with c [...] | 2009-10-22 09:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KTIP PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1328 | TURKMENISTAN: STATE HYRDOCARBON AGENCY HEAD ASKS FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: After waiting since early August for an October 20 meeting to discuss potential cooperation on introducing International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) with funding from the USAID-Chevron public-private partn [...] | 2009-10-22 11:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT1329 | TURKMENISTAN: RESPIRATORY ILLNESS APPEARS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy local staff and Embassy contacts are talking about the large numbers of students who are sick this third week of October, with what they are calling the flu. Some have said that this is just the annual flu season, brought on by the changing weather and the temperature diff [...] | 2009-10-22 13:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1330 | TURKMENISTAN: VICTIM RECOUNTS TRAFFICKING ORDEAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: (C) Poloff and INL/G-TIP officer spoke with a Turkmen taxi driver who recounted a nightmarish, six-month stay in Turkey two years ago. During much of that time, he was homeless, and engaged off-and-on by employers who refused to pay him. Like many Turkmen, both men and women, who [...] | 2009-10-23 09:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP PHUM PGOV PREL TX TU |
09ASHGABAT1331 | TURKMENISTAN: PICKLED SEWAGE POSES PROBLEMS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan has numerous polluted bodies of water that the President has ordered cleaned, but an American businessman's experience shows that the process of getting clean-up projects approved is arduous. One potential clean-up site, Lake Simonova, is near the Avaza tourist site [...] | 2009-10-23 09:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EPET PGOV SENV TX |
09ASHGABAT1332 | TURKMENISTAN: WHITE STREAM REPRESENTATIVE PITCHES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A White Stream pipeline representative was in Ashgabat this week to pitch the project to GOTX officials. White Stream is a private gas pipeline from Georgia to Romania that its proponents claim is an alternative route for deliveries of Azerbaijani and Turkmen gas Europe. The rep [...] | 2009-10-23 09:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1333 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 64TH UN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-23 12:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN TX |
09ASHGABAT134 | UNDP HELPS TURKMENISTAN DEVELOP CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: United Nations Development Program (UNDP) recently facilitated an inter-ministerial dialogue on climate change, aimed at helping Turkmenistan develop an official position on the issue. UNDP hoped to gain a commit [...] | 2009-01-27 11:17:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAGR ENRG EPET SENV TX AORC |
09ASHGABAT135 | TURKMENISTAN: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON KEY NEW [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) During the past two weeks, President Berdimuhamedov has replaced 17 senior officials to include one Deputy Cabinet Minister, three ministers, the directors of five major state enterprises, one significant committee chair [...] | 2009-01-27 11:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PINR TX |
09ASHGABAT1352 | TURKMENISTAN: HOSPITALS SWAMPED WITH SICK CHILDREN [...] (C) Post's Foreign Service Health Practitioner and locally employed medical officer received more information on 23 October about the spread of upper respiratory illnesses in schoolchildren in Turkmenistan. Doctors at the Turkish-run Central Hospital, considered the country's best health faci [...] | 2009-10-23 13:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1353 | TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON REPORTS SOME GOOD NEWS [...] (C) Chevron's representative in Ashgabat met with Charge on October 23 to convey some good news the company had received from the GOTX. Specifically, Chevron received a positive letter from Turkmenistan's state-owned gas company Turkmengas in response to Chevron's request to discuss its onsho [...] | 2009-10-23 14:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1354 | GOTX RATCHETS UP PRESSURE OF TASP STUDENTS AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past two days, several students from the Turkmen American Scholarship Program (TASP) have reported increased pressure from the GOTX. The students, after being denied exit first to the American University in Central Asia (AUCA) and then to the American University in Bulga [...] | 2009-10-23 14:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI SCUL PHUM TX |
09ASHGABAT136 | CONSULAR NOTIFICATION IN TURKMENISTAN: PERPETUAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting to discuss the consular notification issues that arose in a recent deportation case, the Head of the MFA's Consular Department suggested that Turkmenistan's law enforcement agencies were unaware of all the requirements contained in the Vienna Convention. Specific [...] | 2009-01-28 05:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT1369 | TURKMENISTAN: RUSSIAN MEDIA LIKELY DISTORTED ENERGY SECTOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) A number of international media outlets, initially Russian, have linked recent changes in the Turkmen energy sector's leadership (reftel) with allegations that high-ranking oil and gas officials had passed classified geolog [...] | 2009-10-26 12:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV RS TX |
09ASHGABAT137 | TURKMENISTAN: INFORMATION ON COUNTERING TERRORIST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-28 10:06:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT1370 | TURKMENISTAN: FLU SPREADING TO ADULTS [...] (C) The flu that was affecting mostly children throughout Turkmenistan the week of October 19-23 (reftel) has spread to adults as well, as of October 26. Local employees at Post report that large numbers of people (some reports say as many as 50%) in Dashoguz province in northern Turkmenistan [...] | 2009-10-26 14:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1371 | TURKMENISTAN: EDUCATION LAGGING IN MATH AND SCIENCES [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The former Turkmen president's education policies resulted in poor quality secondary schools and insufficient professional education. The current president has reinstated the final year of secondary school and spent m [...] | 2009-10-29 03:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SCUL SOCI TSPL TX |
09ASHGABAT1373 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON MCC INDICATOR SCORECARD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 09:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC TX |
09ASHGABAT138 | MICROSOFT/POLIMEKS DEVELOPING TURKMEN DICTIONARY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Post has learned that Microsoft, with support from Turkish construction firm Policom Istanbul (known locally as "Polimeks"),has apparently agreed to develop a Turkmen language dictionary and relevant software in cooperatio [...] | 2009-01-29 03:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID ECON ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1380 | TURKMENISTAN: A LOOK INSIDE A TURKMEN EMBASSY [...] (C) SUMMARY: When Turkmen embassies produce reporting it generally does not get transmitted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs mainly because there is no advanced technology used to convey the information between Turkmen missions and Ashgabat, and reporting is considered secondary to attending [...] | 2009-10-29 11:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR TX |
09ASHGABAT1381 | TURKMEN GOVERNMENT ORGANIZES LAST MINUTE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On the margins of Turkmenistan Independence Day celebrations, GOTX officials organized a last-minute meeting of the U.S.-Turkmenistan Business Council in Ashgabat. The meeting was a follow-up event to a dinner for Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov hosted by the Business Council i [...] | 2009-10-29 12:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND EINV PGOV BEXP BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1382 | TURKMEN PRESIDENT'S REQUIREMENTS DURING DINNER IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 13:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PINR TX |
09ASHGABAT1383 | EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY REPORTING [...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. No progress was made in support of the DOE/SLD Program in our attempt to import radioactive test sources for use in calibrating the portal monitors. 2. Training Conducted During Reporting Period. a. EXBS facilitated the par [...] | 2009-10-30 07:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG |
09ASHGABAT1384 | TURKMENISTAN: LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS GIVE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Six law enforcement officers graduating from Post's INL-funded English Language training (ELT) courses gave presentations on various subjects in English on October 19 before their classmates, language instructors, [...] | 2009-10-30 07:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1386 | TURKMENISTAN: TEXTILE FACTORIES NOT AS PRODUCTIVE AS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The recent inauguration of a new textile factory in the southeastern city of Turkmenabat was supposed to demonstrate the progress that Turkmenistan has made in its textile industry. However, decreasing cotton [...] | 2009-10-30 10:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ETRD BTIO EAGR TX |
09ASHGABAT1387 | TURKMEN SECTION OF PIPELINE TO CHINA DELAYED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) A number of international media outlets recently reported that Turkmenistan had completed its section of the Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan - Kazakhstan - China gas pipeline, which is better known as the as Central Asia - China [...] | 2009-10-30 10:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1388 | TURKMENISTAN OFFERS PROPOSAL TO CHEVRON [...] (C) Chevron Vice President for Business Development told Charge on October 29 that the Turkmen had proposed that Chevron take over gas processing in the country, thereby supplanting the Russians. He said that this proposal had been offered during a meeting he had earlier that day with State A [...] | 2009-10-30 10:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1389 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON UN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 10:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA TX |
09ASHGABAT139 | ECONOMIST DESCRIBES BUSINESS INCUBATOR PROJECT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Fulbright alumna said that 70 current and aspiring entrepreneurs are taking part in her business incubator project, which offers classes in basic entrepreneurship and English. Alumni of U.S. programs such as Future Leaders Exchange Program (FLEX),International Visitor Progra [...] | 2009-01-29 07:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1390 | TURKMENISTAN: INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLDS LITTLE JOY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Independence Day holiday in Turkmenistan lasted from October 26-28 and included concerts, fireworks, and a massive parade. As part ofthe festivities, government workers were required to attend the events, which seemed to sap the excitement and happiness out of the holiday. No [...] | 2009-10-30 11:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1391 | TURKMENISTAN: REPORTS OF DEATHS CAUSED BY FLU [...] (SBU) Cases of the flu, probably H1N1, are still widespread in Turkmenistan and Embassy local employees have heard about several deaths. A lawyer from the local government of the area where many embassy employees live, who was reportedly around 30 years old, died the last week in October. In [...] | 2009-10-30 12:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED KFLU PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1398 | TURKMENISTAN: "THE SANDPIT GENERALS" [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On the occasion of Turkmenistan's Independence Day, President Berdimuhamedov conferred the rank of the Major General (MajGen) to the Minister of Defense (MOD) and the Chief of the State Border Service (SBS). S [...] | 2009-11-02 06:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1399 | TURKMENISTAN: NGO HOLDS SEMINAR ON MASS MEDIA AND [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A local NGO recently held a public seminar on the role of mass media in the democratization of society. Topics covered included an overview on the legal sphere of mass media activity, a comparative analysis of [...] | 2009-11-02 06:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM SCUL SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT140 | TURKMENISTAN: CENTCOM VISIT TO TURKMENISTAN COVERED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: USCENTCOM Commander General Petraeus made his first official visit to Turkmenistan January 15-16. State media highlighted the visit, especially the General's meeting with Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly Berdi [...] | 2009-01-29 09:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO MARR TX |
09ASHGABAT1400 | TURKMENISTAN: USAID TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On September 10, USAID and its implementer, Project HOPE, held a conference to mark the completion of their second five-year tuberculosis (TB) program. From 2000 to 2009, this program cooperated with the Ministry [...] | 2009-11-02 09:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID EINV TBIO SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1402 | HUNGARIAN AMBASSADOR TO TEHRAN DISCUSSES "BURNING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hungarian Ambassador to Iran Gyorgy Busztin met October 29 with Charge to share his views on the situation in Iran. Busztin said the protests marked a turning point for the country, because the government lost legitimacy and people felt the power they had to promote change. He s [...] | 2009-11-02 12:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM IR TX |
09ASHGABAT1403 | TURKMENISTAN: ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST ZATOKA [...] (C) SUMMARY. On October 28, Andrei Zatoka was given the maximum sentence of five years in prison for his involvement in an altercation on October 20. The victim in the case claimed that Zatoka attacked him after stepping on the man's foot and not apologizing. Zatoka and those close to him ma [...] | 2009-11-02 13:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1404 | TURKMENISTAN: NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM FLU RISING [...] (C) Many local employees and Embassy contacts on November 2 had stories about someone they knew having died from the flu. A 26 year-old pregnant woman, the neighbor of a local guard, died this weekend. An Embassy officer's housekeeper said that three children in her son's kindergarten class h [...] | 2009-11-02 13:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED KFLU PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1406 | TURKMENISTAN: INFORMATION ON SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (C) In response to reftel inquiry about a U.S. security dialogue with Turkmenistan, while there is no formal dialogue, the USG does operate a military to military contacts program administered by U.S. Central Command. This program is essentially a list of events each fiscal year that differen [...] | 2009-11-03 12:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS TX |
09ASHGABAT1407 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-03 12:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL TX |
09ASHGABAT1409 | TURKMENISTAN: NEW GRANDDAUGHTER FOR PRESIDENT [...] (C) Colleagues at the UK Embassy passed to us copies of the visa application for Aynagozel Yhlasgeldiyevna Amanova, daughter of President Berdimuhamedov's daughter Guljahan Amanova. Aynagozel was born April 15, 2009 in Ashgabat. The visa application lists the family's Ashgabat address as #83 [...] | 2009-11-04 07:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR TX |
09ASHGABAT141 | TURKMENISTAN: LOGISTICS COMPANY MANAGER DESCRIBES [...] (C) SUMMARY: GAC Marine's General Manager, a longtime resident with connections to some foreign energy companies operating in Turkmenistan, described his company's progress with business development and commented on a recent agreement with the government to build a new supply base near Turk [...] | 2009-01-29 09:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV ETRD EPET ECON TX AJ |
09ASHGABAT1414 | TURKMENISTAN: MINISTER OF HEALTH "BANISHED" TO [...] (C) USAID staff was told last week by a colleague at an international organization that the Minister of Healthcare and Medical Industry (MOHMI),Ata Serdarov, is sitting in Archman (110 km from Ashgabat) to supervise the reconstruction/renovation of the town,s sanatorium. The reported "banis [...] | 2009-11-04 12:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KFLU TX |
09ASHGABAT1415 | TURKMENISTAN: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON BUDGETARY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) On November 2, post received a diplomatic note from the Turkmenistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in response to Ref B demarche that urged the Turkmen government to improve its budgetary transparency. BEGIN DIPLOMATIC [...] | 2009-11-04 12:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN ECON PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT1416 | TURKMENISTAN: FAMOUS POP STAR IMPLICATED IN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A popular Turkmen female singer was reportedly detained with drugs and sent into internal exile. The report could not be officially confirmed, but several sources provided details. Drug use has been a traditi [...] | 2009-11-04 12:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1417 | TURKMENISTAN: ENVIRONMENTAL NGOS TRYING TO SPREAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two environmental NGOs in Turkmenistan are attempting to educate the public about the environment, about interactions with nature, and in general how to behave in society. Their ability to operate is restricted by the government's refusal to register NGOs. They also face a lang [...] | 2009-11-04 13:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID OSCI SENV TSPL TX ZK |
09ASHGABAT1418 | TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA HIGHLIGHT OCTOBER POST EVENTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: In October, Turkmen media provided generally accurate coverage of post conducted activities. At the beginning of month international media widely expressed U.S. concern over Turkmen government's efforts to prevent students from traveling to U.S.-linked schools. Also, internatio [...] | 2009-11-05 03:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT142 | TURKMENISTAN: FOREIGN LOGISTICS COMPANY CHIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 27, GAC Marine General Manager, Gregory Flint, shared his thoughts on how to succeed at doing business in Turkmenistan. He commented on the pervasiveness of corruption, as well as other challenges that regularly face foreign companies here. His views on business im [...] | 2009-01-29 09:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ETRD EPET ECON KCRM TX AJ |
09ASHGABAT1420 | TURKMENISTAN: RUSSIANS ON ZATOKA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Both the Russian government and the Russian embassy in Ashgabat have been fully engaged in trying to find a resolution to the case of environmental activist Andrei Zatoka. According to the Russian DCM, he has been in touch with both the Russian Presidential Administration and the [...] | 2009-11-05 13:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT1421 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT IN DENIAL ABOUT PRESENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy officers estimate that the number of deaths in Turkmenistan has risen sharply since mid-October, but the Turkmen Government denies that there is H1N1 in the country. The government has reportedly given instructions that people are not allowed to wear masks and pharmacies [...] | 2009-11-05 14:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED KFLU PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1422 | TURKMENISTAN: SCHLUMBERGER HOPES TO EXPAND BUSINESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Oil and gas service giant Schlumberger has been operating in Turkmenistan since 1999. The company maintains excellent business ties with state-owned oil concern Turkmennebit, and has plans to partner with the state-owned gas company Turkmengaz in the near future. Company represe [...] | 2009-11-05 14:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1423 | TURKMENISTAN: RUSSIANS SAY GAZPROM NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) According to Russian Embassy DCM Aleksey Demin, negotiations between the Russians and the Turkmen over gas are "very difficult." We met with Demin on November 5 to discuss the status of the Gazprom negotiations. He told us that currently the negotiations between Turkmengaz and Gazprom ar [...] | 2009-11-06 11:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1424 | ZATOKA RELEASED FOLLOWING APPEAL; PLANS TO DEPART [...] (C) On the morning of November 6, the Dashoguz appellate court judge changed Andrei Zatoka's sentence from five years in prison to a 1,000 manat (USD 353) fine, with immediate release upon payment of the fine. Embassy's Public Affairs Officer, who was present at the court building in Dashoguz, [...] | 2009-11-06 12:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1425 | TURKMENISTAN TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY IN IMO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-06 12:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EWWT PHSA IMO UK TX |
09ASHGABAT1426 | TURKMENISTAN: COTTON STILL MOSTLY HAND PICKED, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy officers visited all five provinces of Turkmenistan in the fall to monitor cotton harvesting. Based on what they saw, the government appears to be serious about its ban on the use of child labor during the cotton harvest. While the Turkmen have replaced some hand picking [...] | 2009-11-06 13:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ELAB PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1427 | SEPTEMBER 29 VISIT OF ST. PERSBURG GOVERNOR [...] (C) Russian Embassy DCM Aleksey Demin briefed us November 5 on the September 29 visit of St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko. According to Demin, two construction contracts totaling $700 million were signed. One was for building bridges, roads,and highways in Ashgabat and Ahal provi [...] | 2009-11-06 13:47:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD TX RS |
09ASHGABAT1428 | THE FEW FOREIGN BANKS IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Five foreign banks currently operate in Turkmenistan: Turkmen-Turkish Bank, National Bank of Pakistan, Saderat (Export) Bank of Iran, Deutsche Bank and Commerz Bank of Germany. Besides the two German banks, these ba [...] | 2009-11-06 14:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EINV ECON EAID PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1429 | THE FAST AND FURIOUS RELEASE OF ANDREI ZATOKA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Andrei Zatoka's release and departure to Russia was planned and executed within eight days of his initial conviction. After a brief and surprisingly open meeting with KNB officials the evening of November 3rd, Evgeniya and Andrei Zatoka agreed to renounce their citizenship and we [...] | 2009-11-09 11:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT143 | TURKMENISTAN: PAKISTANI AMBASSADOR ON HIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Charge, Pakistan's Ambassador to Turkmenistan spoke in frank terms of his country's difficulties. He said he hopes that the U.S. will now pay more attention to resolving the war in Afghanistan, where he served as a diplomat both during the rule of the Tali [...] | 2009-01-29 12:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PINR PREL AF PK TX |
09ASHGABAT1442 | TURKMENISTAN: "PATH TO HEAVEN" STARTS IN ASHGABAT [...] (C) SUMMARY. A new unregistered Protestant religious group, "Path to Heaven," has begun meeting in Ashgabat and Mary. Its founder, who previously attended Word of Life and Baptist churches in Ashgabat, is leading a group with no denominational ties and focused on the believer's freedom from [...] | 2009-11-09 13:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1443 | NOVEMBER 10 MEETING WITH DEPUTY CHAIRMAN SAPARLYEV [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 10 Charge met with Deputy Chairman for Education, Health, Sciences, and Religion Hydyr Saparlyev. They discussed ongoing problems with TASP, the Peace Corps, and other educational exchange programs. Saparlyev indicated a desire to resolve the various problems while adh [...] | 2009-11-10 13:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1444 | TURKMENISTAN: FIGHTING THE FLU WITH RASPBERRIES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent days, a Turkmen state-run newspaper published two articles about methods for treating and preventing flu. The Turkmen Government appears to have changed its approach slightly by using the word "flu" for the first time publicly, but the natural remedies they recommend gi [...] | 2009-11-10 13:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED KFLU PGOV SOCI TX UP |
09ASHGABAT1445 | TURKMENISTAN: AUSTRIAN ENERGY GIANT OMV HOPES TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. OMV, Austria's largest oil-producing, refining and gas company, recently increased its efforts to promote the Nabucco pipeline and strike an energy deal with the Turkmen government. Like many large energy companies, OMV's current plans focus on the lucrative, proven, onshore gas [...] | 2009-11-10 13:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO AU TX |
09ASHGABAT1446 | TURKMENISTAN: JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES' WOES CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Four Jehovah's Witness conscientious objectors are currently in prison. Their families will exhaust all means of appeal, after which the Jehovah's Witnesses will bring the cases to international fora for further attention. Harassment of Jehovah's Witnesses has increased in rec [...] | 2009-11-10 13:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1460 | TURKMENISTAN: VISITING IRANIANS DESCRIBE VISA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranians who wish to visit Turkmenistan face an array of bureaucratic roadblocks, including a stringent visa regime (most applicants are unsuccessful) and, once in the country, a burdensome registration process. Several recent visitors described these difficulties in conversations [...] | 2009-11-12 12:47:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PHUM PGOV PREL CVIS TX |
09ASHGABAT1461 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON UNGA COUNTRY SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-13 07:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UNGA PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT1463 | TURKMENISTAN: LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS GRADUATE [...] Post's INL-funded English Language Training (ELT) program marked the end of its ten-month training course on November 6 with a graduation ceremony for 17 participating law enforcement officers. The Charge officiated, awarding certificates to all of the participants, and delivering remarks in w [...] | 2009-11-13 12:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT1469 | TURKMENISTAN: UNDP WORKS TO BUILD ANALYTIC SKILLS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A United Nations Development Program (UNDP) project to develop analytic capacity among government employees in Turkmenistan seems to be making progress toward its goal of improving policy planning skills at the Institute of Strategic Planning and Economic Development. In a Novemb [...] | 2009-11-17 04:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PGOV PREL SOCI UNDP TX |
09ASHGABAT1471 | TURKMENISTAN: ASHGABAT HOSTS REGIONAL UN [...] (U) The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) held a three-day, regional conference on human trafficking in Ashgabat this week. OSCE and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) also sponsored the event, intended to promote cooperation and information and intelligence sharing between [...] | 2009-11-17 04:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP ELAB KCRM DPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG |
09ASHGABAT1477 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 13:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AF TX |
09ASHGABAT1479 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-18 12:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE TX |
09ASHGABAT1480 | TURKMENISTAN/IRAN: TURKMEN PUSH FOR JOINT [...] (C) Pursuant to a December 2008 MOU between the governments of Iran and Turkmenistan (reftel),Turkmenistan is reportedly anxious to expand cooperation with Iran in several key areas, including extradition, Iranian service of process formalities, and the resolution of border-related disputes i [...] | 2009-11-18 15:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT1481 | DEPUTY CHAIRMAN CONFIDENT ABOUT PROSPECTS IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Chairman for Oil and Gas Baymyrat Hojamuhammedov, in a meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Krol, reiterated the Turkmen government's energy sector policies of diversifying sales of natural gas, hiring service companies to work on development and explora [...] | 2009-11-18 15:24:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1482 | TURKMENISTAN: COMMUNICATIONS OFFICIALS EMPHASIZE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Krol's November 16 meeting with Ministry of Communications officials, the Turkmen highlighted President Berdimuhamedov's initiative for a Turkmen-owned communications satellite as their first priority. Seven companies, including thr [...] | 2009-11-18 15:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS EINT ETRD PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1483 | TURKMEN FOREIGN MINISTER POSITIVE ABOUT RELATIONS; [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a November 16 meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State George Krol, Deputy Chairman and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov provided his perspective on the current state of U.S.-Turkmenistan relations and the path ahead. He commented on our increasingly active political [...] | 2009-11-18 15:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1485 | TURKMENISTAN: UN REGIONAL CENTER OUTLINES MOST [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a meeting in Ashgabat with SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol, the Head of the United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy, Ambassador Miroslav Jenca, talked about electricity and water resource problems, the conflict in Afghanistan, and border security. [...] | 2009-11-20 15:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PBTS PREL OSCE UN AF TX ZK |
09ASHGABAT1486 | TURKMENISTAN: STATE HYDROCARBON AGENCY CHIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkmenistan's State Hydrocarbon Agency Chief Yagshygeldi Kakayev told visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol that foreign energy companies should either pursue offshore exploration blocks or onshore service contracts. Kakayev said the GOTX viewed most foreign energ [...] | 2009-11-20 15:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1487 | TURKMENISTAN: OSCE CENTER CHIEF DESCRIBES [...] (C) SUMMARY. The head of the Ashgabat OSCE Center briefed DAS George Krol about OSCE programs and prospects in Turkmenistan. The number of projects i expanding, including several new fields, but it seems the Turkmen are merely checking a box by holding the events, with no tangible results. [...] | 2009-11-20 15:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV OSCE TX |
09ASHGABAT1488 | MEDIA HIGHLIGHT DAS GEORGE KROL VISIT TO HEAD U.S. [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The official visit of Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, Ambassador George A. Krol to Turkmenistan on November 16-18 received generally accurate and widespread media coverage. Ambas [...] | 2009-11-23 11:47:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT1489 | MEDIA HIGHLIGHT DAS GEORGE KROL VISIT TO HEAD U.S. [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The official visit of Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, Ambassador George A. Krol to Turkmenistan on November 16-18 received generally accurate and widespread media coverage. Ambas [...] | 2009-11-23 11:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT1493 | TURKMENISTAN: MINISTER OF INTERIOR PUBLICLY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov last week publicly reprimanded the Minister of Internal Affairs (MVD),Ingender Mulikov, citing "shortcomings." Mulikov was appointed to the position six months ago and received a promo [...] | 2009-11-23 13:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PGOV SNAR SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1494 | TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON STILL PUSHING FOR A DEAL [...] (C) On the margins of the annual Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas Exhibition (TIOGE),Chevron representatives discussed the company's current plans for reaching an energy deal with the Turkmen. The local Chevron representative told Charge that the recent GOTX proposal to have Chevron [...] | 2009-11-23 13:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1495 | TURKMENISTAN: EXXONMOBIL INCREASING ITS ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. ExxonMobil officials have increased their presence in Turkmenistan over the last few months. Given the GOTX's plans to deliver up to 65 billion cubic meters of gas to Iran and China by the end of 2011, the company sees opportunities to gain GOTX trust in the hope of eventually ge [...] | 2009-11-23 13:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1496 | EXBS: POST RESPONSE TO FY 2010 EXBS PROGRAM PLAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 03:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP KG |
09ASHGABAT1497 | HEAD OF TURKMEN DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. During his visit to Ashgabat, DAS Krol met the GOTX's Head of the Institute of Democracy and Human Rights Shirin Akhmedova. The meeting focused on the Institute's adherence to directives by President Berdimuhamedov and a long list of laws the GOTX is working on related to democr [...] | 2009-11-24 05:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1498 | GE TURBINES BOOST ELECTRICITY CAPACITY IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not For Public Internet. 2. (U) Chalyk Energy, a Turkish company, and General Electric (GE) are nearing completion of a project to build a new power station in Balkanabat, the capital city of Balkan Province in western Turkmenistan. According to an article in [...] | 2009-11-24 09:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND ECON PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT15 | TURKMENISTAN: DELAY OF COMPLETION OF GAS PIPELINE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a recent statement released by the Turkmen state information agency, a detailed status report on the construction of the gas pipeline to China omitted mention of the long anticipated 2009 start of operatio [...] | 2009-01-06 13:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ECON PREL CH TX |
09ASHGABAT1500 | TURKMENISTAN: DAS KROL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 17, Deputy Assistant Secretary George Krol met with President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov to discuss a variety of issues of bilateral interest, including Afghanistan, the Peace Corps, the former students at the American University of Central Asia, humanitarian overfligh [...] | 2009-11-24 09:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI PHUM ECON ENRG TX |
09ASHGABAT1502 | TURKMENISTAN: 2010 NTE REPLY ON THE ARAB LEAGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 13:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD KBCT IS TX |
09ASHGABAT1503 | HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE A BERDIMUHAMEDOV SCORNED [...] (C) SUMMARY. An Embassy contact conveyed a story from President Berdimuhamedov's life before he became a high-ranking government official. Apparently Berdimuhamedov tried to pressure a staff member at his dental clinic to enter into a relationship with him and when she scorned him, he fired h [...] | 2009-11-24 13:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR TX |
09ASHGABAT1504 | TURKMENISTAN: CONOCOPHILLIPS STILL PURSUING [...] (C) On November 17, ConocoPhillips representatives visiting Ashgabat to attend the Turkmenistan International Oil and Gas Exhibition briefed poloff on the status of the company's efforts to develop Turkmenistan's Blocks 19 and 20 in the Caspian. The company reps shared that they could not alw [...] | 2009-11-24 13:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1506 | TURKMENISTAN: BOUNDARIES OF PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) According to a local environmental activist who works for the Kopetdag nature preserve, there is a government plan to make the entire Archabil nature site off-limits to the public. The Archabil nature site is on the southe [...] | 2009-11-25 10:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SENV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1507 | TURKMENISTAN GOVERNMENT ADOPTS ITS 2010 BUDGET [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On November 21, President Berdimuhamedov signed the law on the state budget of Turkmenistan for 2010. According to the law, budget revenues are set as 48.28 billion manats (USD 16.94 billion) and budget expenditures are se [...] | 2009-11-25 10:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EPET PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1521 | IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: POLISH DIPLOMAT CALLS [...] (C) In a recent conversation with Iran Watcher, Polish Charge d'Affaires Robert Rokicki said that major changes in Turkmenistan's relations with Iran took place following President Berdimuhamedov's visit to Tehran eight months ago. Rokicki, who has been posted in Ashgabat since late last year, [...] | 2009-11-25 13:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PGOV PREL PINR IR TX |
09ASHGABAT1525 | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE IN TURKMENISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-27 08:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BFIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1526 | COLGATE-PALMOLIVE IN TURKMENISTAN [...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not For Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish Anka Trading and Shipping Company holds the only license for distributing Colgate and Palmolive products in Turkmenistan. The group also partners with Turkmen entrepreneurs to avoid high taxes for foreign co [...] | 2009-11-27 10:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1527 | "SWINE FLU" KEEPS TURKMEN FROM HAJJ TRIP [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 7, the Turkmen government issued an order prescribing the Committee on Religious Affairs to make the necessary arrangements for a pilgrimage to holy sites around Turkmenistan for all citizens who wi [...] | 2009-11-27 11:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF TX |
09ASHGABAT1528 | GOVERNMENT CENSORS ARTISTS TO "ENHANCE" THE IMAGE [...] (C) Poloff recently spoke with a graphic artist about his current project illustrating a new edition of poetry by the classical Turkmen poet Mollanepes. The artist graduated from Moscow's prestigious Poligraphic Institute during the Soviet era, and his work has been the subject of numerous awa [...] | 2009-11-27 11:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | SCUL PHUM PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1529 | CHEVY AND DAEWOO CARS IN TURKMENISTAN [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Not For Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's Ministry of Commerce entered a joint venture with an Uzbek private businessman who sells General Motors/ UZ-Daewoo cars in Ashgabat. A reported agreement between the Turkmen and Uzbek Presidents initiated [...] | 2009-11-27 11:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND BTIO EFIS EINV PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1531 | ITALIAN COMPANY ENI SIGNS MOU WITH TURKMEN [...] (SBU) On November 25, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the Turkmen State Agency for Hydrocarbon Resources and Italy's state-owned energy company ENI during President Berdimuhamedov's recent visit to Rome. ENI acquired Burren Energy in 2008, after Burren had long been a party t [...] | 2009-11-27 11:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX IT |
09ASHGABAT1532 | BELARUS COMPANIES DOMINATE TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) On November 25-27, Ashgabat hosted an agriculture trade show, during which producers of agriculture equipment from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) exhibited their equipment and demonstrated new technologies [...] | 2009-11-27 12:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EINV ETRD BO TX |
09ASHGABAT1533 | TURKMENISTAN: GAZPROM TO BUY LESS GAS IN 2010? [...] (C) SUMMARY. A recent Russian article claimed that Gazprom would significantly lower the price it would pay for Turkmen gas, and the quantity it would take, in 2010. Although neither Gazprom nor the Turkmen government have commented on the article, the GOTX is preparing for Russia to buy less [...] | 2009-11-27 12:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO RS TX |
09ASHGABAT1534 | IRAN: HUNGARIAN DIPLOMAT IN TEHRAN DESCRIBES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Iran Watcher spoke recently with a Hungarian Embassy officer based in Tehran, who described the growing frustration of Iranian business leaders with the government's policies. He said that more and more businesses cannot meet their obligations and are declaring bankruptcy. In his [...] | 2009-11-27 12:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PREL PHUM TX |
09ASHGABAT1535 | TURKMENISTAN: AN IDEALIZED VERSION OF THE MEJLIS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Officials from the parliament of Turkmenistan described a very orderly process for drafting and passing laws. According to the description, all parties who have an interest in a law, from Ministries, to members of parliament, to subject-matter experts, to average citizens can make [...] | 2009-11-28 06:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT154 | TURKMENISTAN: U.S. ENTREPRENEUR AWARDED CONTRACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Due to President Berdimuhamedov's interest in cleaning up oil pollution located around the Avaza Tourist Zone on the Caspian Sea, an Amcit businessman has concluded a contract for cleaning up oil spills -- contingent, however, on a successful demonstration that his technology can [...] | 2009-01-30 13:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ESTH TX |
09ASHGABAT1540 | EXBS: TURKMENISTAN EXBS ADVISOR MONTHLY [...] Site Assessments and Meetings during this Reporting Period. a. SLD Radiation Portal Monitors (RPM). EXBS has located a Turkmen agency, Turkmenstandards (English translation),which is responsible for regulations concerning the importation of radioactive test sources for the radiation portal [...] | 2009-12-02 12:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP TX |
09ASHGABAT1541 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT ORGANIZED HARVEST [...] (U) Turkmenistan celebrated its annual harvest holiday on the last Sunday of November. The festival was a state-centric event, with the booths focused on promoting Turkmenistan's national industries. There were booths dedicated to sheep and wool products, Ahal-teke horses, cotton, and wheat [...] | 2009-12-03 11:17:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR PGOV PREL SOCI TX JA |
09ASHGABAT1542 | TURKMENISTAN: CENTRAL ASIAN DIPLOMATS ATTEND UN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) The Ashgabat-based UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia (UNRCCA) conducted a seminar on preventive diplomacy for junior-level diplomats from the five Central Asian countries on November 3-6. Th [...] | 2009-12-03 11:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV UN ZK TX |
09ASHGABAT1543 | IRAN: UNESCO DIRECTOR SHARES THE UPS AND DOWNS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to Ashgabat this week, the Director of UNESCO's office in Tehran spoke of the challenges of cooperating with the Iranian government in several areas, including training journalists and the preservation of cultural heritage sites. He also described the reaction of hi [...] | 2009-12-03 11:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT1546 | TURKMEN AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENTS MEET OFTEN BUT NO [...] (C) Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov's one-day working visit to Moscow on November 29 did not finalize a new gas deal between Russia and Turkmenistan. Berdimuhamedov officially announced his trip to Moscow two days before arriving in the Russian capital to meet with President Medvedev. Follo [...] | 2009-12-03 12:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV PREL EINV RS TX |
09ASHGABAT1547 | IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH SPARKS [...] (C) During a trip to the Farap (Turkmenistan/Uzbekistan) border area on November 29-30, Iran Watcher stopped in at "Cafe Zaineb," a truck-stop/cafe frequented by transiting truck drivers from Iran and Turkey. There were few truckers, and no Iranians, present, due to the fact that the main road [...] | 2009-12-04 04:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT1549 | TURKMENISTAN: PROMOTING INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 19, a technical advisor funded through the USAID-Chevron Global Development Alliance delivered a presentation on "The Role of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) in Encouraging Foreign [...] | 2009-12-04 09:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT155 | TURKMENISTAN: UN PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY CENTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Although it has experienced its share of growing pains, the Ashgabat-based UN Preventive Diplomacy Center is playing an increasing role in promoting regional cooperation on a variety of issues shared by all the Central Asian states. Its director has made huge strides in gett [...] | 2009-01-30 14:01:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ENRG UN TX |
09ASHGABAT1550 | TURKMENISTAN: STATE HYDROCARBON AGENCY SUBMITS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 25, USAID received a detailed request for technical cooperation from the State Agency for Management and Use of Hydrocarbon Resources. The requested activities, which will be carried out within the fr [...] | 2009-12-04 09:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID EPET TX |
09ASHGABAT1551 | TURKMENISTAN: DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS ANNOUNCES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 23, USAID received a letter dated November 19 from Head of Mission- Turkmenistan for Medicins sans Frontieres (MSF) announcing its intentions to end its operational presence in Turkmenistan. MSF had [...] | 2009-12-04 11:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID EINV TBIO SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT156 | TURKMENISTAN: SISTER-IN-LAW OF FORMER FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: The sister-in-law of former Foreign Minister, Boris Shikhmuradov, Aina Shikhmuradova, contacted Political Officer to ask the Embassy to assist in obtaining permission for her youngest son to emigrate from Turkmenistan. Boris Shikhmuradov was the alleged leader of a plot to kill fo [...] | 2009-02-02 08:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1563 | TURKMENISTAN: LOTS OF GAS, BUT WHAT ABOUT OIL? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. Annual oil production in Turkmenistan has varied from 9 to 10 million tons for the past six years, but the Turkmen Government has announced plans to increase the oil production to 50 million tons by 2020. Turkmenis [...] | 2009-12-04 12:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT1565 | TURKMEN PRESIDENT PARDONS 3,934 PRISONERS FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. At a recent session of the State Security Council, for the occasion of Neutrality Day, President Berdimuhamedov signed a decree pardoning 3,934 prisoners. These individuals, including 19 foreigners, have be [...] | 2009-12-04 13:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KCRIM TX |
09ASHGABAT1566 | WILL TURKMENISTAN'S ENERGY EXPORTS TO TAJIKISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Turkmenistan's electricity exports to Tajikistan might be affected by Uzbekistan's decision to withdraw from the integrated Central Asia power grid. In the winter, Turkmenistan exports electricity to Tajikistan by transiti [...] | 2009-12-07 05:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV PREL ZK TI TX |
09ASHGABAT1568 | TURKMENISTAN: AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY EXCHANGE [...] (U) Sensitive, but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) On November 27, Poloff met with the Rector of the Turkmen Agricultural University, Gurbandurdy Mammetgulyev, and Chary Taganov, Head of the Academics Department, to discuss the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) fund [...] | 2009-12-07 09:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV PREL SCUL TX |
09ASHGABAT1569 | TURKMENISTAN: A LOOK INTO THE FEAST OF THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) During November 28-30, Turkmen celebrated Gurban Bayram, or the Feast of the Sacrifice. Gurban Bayram is the Turkmen version of the Islamic holiday Eid al-Adha, and is widely celebrated across the country. The three- [...] | 2009-12-07 09:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI KIRF TX |
09ASHGABAT1570 | TURKMENISTAN: BIDDING ON GOVERNMENT TENDERS; TRICKY [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Bidding on Turkmen Government tenders requires an understanding of both the official process, as laid out in the regulation on tenders, and the unwritten rules. Under the table payments to state officials can repor [...] | 2009-12-07 09:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EINV ETRD KCOR PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1574 | TURKMENISTAN: ASHGABAT-BASED UNAMA LIAISON [...] (SBU) The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is re-deploying some of its 1,000 staff out of Kabul after the October attack on the UN building. Mr. Asoka Rasphone, who worked for UNAMA for three years in Afghanistan, has now been deployed to Turkmenistan and will continue [...] | 2009-12-08 08:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AF UN TX |
09ASHGABAT1575 | TURKMENISTAN MINISTRY OF FINANCE CLAIMS "ALL IS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ministry of Finance Officials asserted that the Turkmen economy is growing, and that the 2010 state budget reflects overall economic growth despite a forecasted deficit. Ministry officials acknowledged a deficit of approximately $500 million for next year, adding that the state [...] | 2009-12-08 08:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EFIN EPET ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1578 | GOVERNMENT-ORGANIZED PILGRIMAGE TO TURKMEN SHRINES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Due to alleged concerns about the spread of the H1N1 virus, the Turkmen government decided to skip sending pilgrims to the Hajj ahead of Eid al Adha (Gurban Bayram) holiday, for the first time since 1993 (Ref [...] | 2009-12-08 10:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF SOCI PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1579 | TURKMENISTAN'S HIGH DOMESTIC NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan has one of the highest per capita natural gas consumption rates in the world, which is quite unusual for a country with a population between five and six million and a generally undeveloped industrial [...] | 2009-12-08 10:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT1580 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON "DEFAMATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-08 11:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UN UNGA TX |
09ASHGABAT1581 | TURKMENISTAN: POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF A [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Following a local media report on the government's efforts to implement its plan on national parks, Pol/Econ local staff member met with two environmental activists to discuss the issue. Both contacts confirmed the [...] | 2009-12-08 11:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SENV UN TX |
09ASHGABAT1590 | TURKMENISTAN: UNREGISTERED RELIGIOUS GROUP [...] (C) SUMMARY. At a recent Embassy-organized roundtable attended by leaders of unregistered religious groups, the participants were at a loss to describe a path forward. Two groups have had applications pending at the Ministry of Justice for a year, but inquiries about their status are left un [...] | 2009-12-09 09:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1591 | TURKMENISTAN: GENERAL ELECTRIC LOOKING TO DEAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. General Electric (GE) is the leading provider of power generation equipment to Turkmenistan. In addition to being the exclusive provider of gas turbines to the Turkmen, the company provides pipeline and oil field equipment, and delivers services such as much-needed technical and [...] | 2009-12-09 10:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1592 | TURKMENISTAN: U.S. COMPANY BELAM EYES [...] (C) On December 9, EconOff met with the president of the New Jersey-based company "Belam," who was participating in the International Electricity Industry Exhibition and Conference held in Ashgabat December 7-10 (septel). Belam is a provider and installer of high-tech communications systems. [...] | 2009-12-09 11:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV BTIO ECPS ELTN TX |
09ASHGABAT1594 | TURKMENISTAN: SCHEDULE OF STATE EXHIBITIONS FOR 2010 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-10 07:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP PGOV ECON ETRD BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1595 | A PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG TURKMEN IDEOLOGUE [...] (C) SUMMARY. PAO met with a young leader of the Turkmen Union of Youth and discussed the political ideology that supports President Berdimuhamedow. The underlying ideology of the Democratic Party is to support the notion of a strong leader. Without such a leader, tribal divisions and the lac [...] | 2009-12-10 09:01:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1596 | TURKMENISTAN: MFA PROTESTS EMBASSY-ORGANIZED [...] (C) On December 9, MFA Americas Department Director Serdar Bashimov called in the Acting DCM to "strongly protest" the Embassy-organized roundtable for leaders of non-registered religious groups that took place on December 3 (reftel). Bashimov complained that the MFA had not been notified in a [...] | 2009-12-10 09:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1597 | INL-FUNDED IPR ENFORCEMENT TRAINING FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Five Turkmen Government officials participated in an INL-funded General Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Enforcement Program in Alexandria, VA from December 1-4. Delegation members also met with INL Deputy [...] | 2009-12-10 13:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR TBIO TNGD TPHY TRGY TSPA PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1598 | TURKMENISTAN HOLDS ELECTRIC POWER EXHIBITION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On December 7-8, the Turkmenistan Ministry of Energy and Industry, Academy of Sciences, and Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted the Second Annual International Electricity Industry Exhibition. The exhibition included l [...] | 2009-12-10 13:17:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PGOV EINV EIND BEXP BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1599 | URKMENISTAN: MEJLIS HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE DOES [...] (C) On December 4, poloff met with the Chair of the Mejlis Human Rights Committee, Yazdursun Gurbannazarova, to discuss the committee's activities during the past year. Also attending the meeting were Chair of the International Relations Committee Batyr Berdiyev and MFA Americas Department of [...] | 2009-12-10 13:47:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT16 | TURKMEN AUTHORITIES GRADUALLY EXPAND PUBLIC INTERNET ACCESS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: There have been signs over the past year that the Turkmen government intends to expand public access to the Internet for citizens. In December, Ashgabat residents began reporting success in getting connected. Howev [...] | 2009-01-07 04:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINT ECPS ECON ETRD SOCI RU TX |
09ASHGABAT1600 | TURKMENISTAN: ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OPEN TO [...] (SBU) The Acting President of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, Dr. Gurbanmurat Mezilov, and Head of the International Relations Department, Dr. Orazmamed Vasov, met with Poloff on November 27 and discussed areas for possible cooperation on environmental protection and alternative energ [...] | 2009-12-10 13:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV SENV TX |
09ASHGABAT1601 | TURKMEN PRESIDENT CRACKS DOWN ON OLD CARS [...] (SBU) Per a December 4 decree by Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Turkmenistan will ban the import of foreign cars produced before 2000. The ban will take effect on January 1, 2010, allowing cars that were produced before 2000 to be imported until the end of the year. The ban com [...] | 2009-12-10 13:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON BTIO EIND EINV IR TX |
09ASHGABAT1603 | TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE, EDUCATION, AND FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: From December 1-3, the PD Section co-sponsored with UNESCO, UNICEF, the Turkmen Academy of Sciences, and Ministry of Education (MOE) a three-day conference on education, science, and the use of information communication technologies (ICT) in these spheres. The conference was ope [...] | 2009-12-11 12:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1604 | TURKMENISTAN: NO HONKING (OR NEW WOMEN DRIVERS)! [...] (C) SUMMARY: The streets of Ashgabat are not the safest roads to drive on. However, new regulations seem more aimed at pleasing a whim of the President or due to gender prejudice than promoting public safety. President Berdimuhamedov has mandated that Ashgabat be a "car horn honking free zon [...] | 2009-12-11 15:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ASEC TX |
09ASHGABAT1605 | TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA HIGHLIGHT NOVEMBER POST EVENTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: In November, media provided generally accurate coverage of post conducted activities. The graduation of Turkmen law enforcement officers from a U.S. Embassy sponsored-English language program was accurately highlighted on foreign websites. U.S. websites posted the Embassy statem [...] | 2009-12-14 03:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT1606 | TURKMENISTAN OPENS ITS FIRST COASTAL LPG TERMINAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 9, the Turkmen Government held an opening ceremony for a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) terminal with the capacity of 200,000 tons per year built near the village of Kiyanly on the Caspian coast. Intern [...] | 2009-12-14 14:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX IR |
09ASHGABAT1607 | TURKMENISTAN: STATELESSNESS MORE OF A PROBLEM THAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a recent conference on statelessness in Central Asia, participants from Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan exchanged ideas on best practices for identifying people without citizenship documentation and for preventing future cases of statelessness. None of th [...] | 2009-12-14 15:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PREF SMIG SOCI UN ZK TX |
09ASHGABAT161 | WHAT'S HOLDING UP TURKMENISTAN'S ACCESSION TO THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: One faction in Turkmenistan's government, which is afraid of losing control, is the stumbling block preventing Turkmenistan from acceding to the New York Convention on International Arbitration. Another faction understands the value of joining international conventions to impro [...] | 2009-02-02 12:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECIN EIND EINV EPET TX AORC |
09ASHGABAT1613 | TURKMENISTAN: LOSSES AT POULTRY FARM DRIVE UP [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A large private poultry complex, which started working a year ago and enjoyed support from President Berdimuhamedov, is experiencing a serious problem. The poultry complex is losing a large number of chickens to a [...] | 2009-12-15 10:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ETRD SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1615 | TURKMEN STATE-OWNED COMPANY ANNOUNCES 3G SERVICES, [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On December 12, TM Cell, the state-owned cell phone company run by the Ministry of Communications, began to offer 3rd Generation (3G) services to cell phone customers across the country. Tech-savvy customers, who were [...] | 2009-12-15 11:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EINT ECPS BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1618 | TURKMENISTAN: CHEVRON WEIGHS NEW PROPOSAL [...] (C) On December 11, the local Chevron rep briefed us on a proposal recently made by the Turkmenistan government. Deputy Chairman Bayrammurat Hojamuhammedov had met with the Chevron rep on December 7 and had pitched the idea of Chevron working as part of a Joint Venture onshore (not Yoloten or [...] | 2009-12-15 13:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET PINR TX |
09ASHGABAT1619 | CENTRAL ASIA-CHINA PIPELINE OPENED IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Presidents of Turkmenistan, China, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan participated in the December 14 opening of the Central Asia-China gas pipeline in Lebap Province in eastern Turkmenistan. The pipeline opening represented over three and a half years of planning and construction. [...] | 2009-12-15 14:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT162 | TURKMENISTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER PROVIDES POSITIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY. On February 2, the Charge met with the Foreign Minister, Rashid Meredov, to discuss a list of pending bilateral issues, including the present imbroglio over the diplomatic bags. The Foreign Minister took the opportunity to recap 2008 achievements in the bilateral relationship, s [...] | 2009-02-02 13:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ADPM TX |
09ASHGABAT1620 | MEDVEDEV TO VISIT ASHGABAT ON DECEMBER 22 [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) President Medvedev confirmed that his next visit to Turkmenistan will take place on December 22 during a phone conversation with President Berdimuhamedov on December 15. According to Turkmen media reports, Medvedev will hol [...] | 2009-12-16 12:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV RS TX |
09ASHGABAT1621 | TURKMENISTAN: HARASSED AUTHOR STILL WRITING...BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY. Award-winning Turkmen author Rakhim Esenov continues to write, although there is little chance that his latest literary works, based on the lives of Soviet Turkmen heros, will be published any time soon. He continues to suffer from government harassment, such as telephone monit [...] | 2009-12-17 03:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SCUL KIRF PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1622 | TURKMENISTAN: EXXONMOBIL SETTING UP SHOP IN [...] (C) On December 15, EconOff met with ExxonMobil representatives tasked with opening an office in Ashgabat. Company reps expressed frustration with finding available office space in the Turkmen capital, adding that they did not find anyone who seemed "excited to rent." They asserted that they [...] | 2009-12-17 03:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1623 | TURKMENISTAN: PRM TAFT GRANT-FUNDED VOCATIONAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On December 11, poloff and political assistant attended the opening of three vocational training workshops funded by a Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration Julia Taft Refugee Fund grant, the first such grant pr [...] | 2009-12-17 03:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1624 | TURKMENISTAN: ROMANIAN RELATIONSHIP STRONGER [...] (C) On December 14, Poloff met with Romanian Embassy Political Officer Laurentiu Ciocan to discuss Romania's relationship with Turkmenistan. Ciocan described relations as limited, especially in the economic arena. There is only one Romanian company in Turkmenistan with Romanian employees -- [...] | 2009-12-17 08:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET PREL MD RO TX |
09ASHGABAT1625 | GOVERNMENT WORKERS SLEEPLESS IN ASHGABAT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Long working hours are the norm for Turkmen government employees. Few agencies compensate their staff for overtime. Some higher-level officials bring bedding from home for the long nights at the office. On the [...] | 2009-12-17 11:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB SOCI PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1626 | TURKMENISTAN: KEEPING UP APPEARANCES AT AVAZA [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (SBU) Turkmen Government media depict the newly developed Avaza resort on the Caspian Sea as a popular, year-round vacation spot. However, the climate on the Caspian is not conducive to winter seaside vacations. In the absenc [...] | 2009-12-17 11:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB SOCI PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1627 | TURKMENISTAN: MORE CHINESE LOANS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On December 13, Turkmen and Chinese officials signed a number of intergovernmental agreements stipulating that the Chinese government will provide soft loans to Turkmenistan through China's Export-Import Bank. According to [...] | 2009-12-17 12:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV EFIN CH TX |
09ASHGABAT1628 | TURKMENISTAN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] The following paragraph is Embassy Ashgabat's submission for the 2009 country terrorism report (reftel). 2. Since the September 2008 violence in Ashgabat's Khitrovka neighborhood, the Turkmenistan Government has not reported any other violent incidents. The government maintains a military- [...] | 2009-12-18 08:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT163 | TURKMENISTAN: PROVINCIAL DEVELOPMENT UNDERWAY--THE GOOD, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In 2008, the Turkmenistan government kicked off a wide array of development projects, under the auspices of a 2007 National Development Program, which was designed to refurbish crumbling Soviet era infrastructure [...] | 2009-02-03 09:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EIND EINV ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1630 | TURKMENISTAN: TURKISH ASSISTANCE PROMOTES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish International Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA) has a wide range of programs in Turkmenistan, including healthcare, education, law enforcement, agriculture, and tourism. The TIKA Turkmenistan country representative described the agriculture and tourism project [...] | 2009-12-18 09:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL SOCI TU TX |
09ASHGABAT1633 | BERDIMUHAMEDOV AND TURKMENISTAN’S RULING FAMILY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmen President Berdimuhammedov is vain, fastidious, vindictive, a micro-manager, and a bit of an Ahal Teke "nationalist." He also is the only son in a family of eight children. His father is a retired prison guard with the rank of colonel. The father, many in Turkmenistan think, is [...] | 2009-12-18 13:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TX |
09ASHGABAT1634 | TURKMENISTAN: NO RACE TO ATTEND INTERNATIONAL AUTO [...] (C) On December 18, EconOff attended the International Automotive Exhibition in Ashgabat. Despite, a growing number of auto enthusiasts in Ashgabat, there was poor attendance by auto industry representatives and by the public. The Exhibition was opened by the Deputy Chairman for Education, H [...] | 2009-12-18 14:06:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV ELTN BTIO EINV ETRD TX |
09ASHGABAT1635 | TURKMENISTAN: PROJECTS TO HELP REFUGEES STILL NEEDED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (U) On December 16 the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) jointly with the UN Population Fund (UNFPA),briefed a donors meeting about achievements from the project "Improvement of the Quality of Reproductive Health and Socia [...] | 2009-12-18 14:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM PGOV SOCI UN TX |
09ASHGABAT1642 | TURKMENISTAN: OFFICIALS RAID BAPTIST CHURCH [...] (C) Shohrat Shirmedov, son of the pastor of the Iman Yoly (Path of Faith) Baptist church in Dashoguz, came to the Embassy to relate events that took place at his church in Dashoguz on Sunday, December 20. Shirmedov said that church members, all ethnic Turkmen, were at the place where they wor [...] | 2009-12-21 12:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1643 | ASHGABAT'S PRICEY WHITE MARBLE DECOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) In the mid 1990s, the late Turkmen President Niyazov ordered that each newly-built, multistoried house or office building be decked with white marble siding, in order to beautify Turkmen cities, especially Ashgabat. Althou [...] | 2009-12-22 05:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EIND EMIN BBSR BEXP BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1645 | TURKMENISTAN: DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS STILL [...] (SBU) We met December 21 with Tim Baerwald and Silvia De Weerdt, Head of Mission and Medical Coordinator, respectively, for Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF - Doctors Without Borders). Baerwald and De Weerdt are in Ashgabat for a six week-period to try to conclude negotiations on an agreement on [...] | 2009-12-22 12:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1646 | TURKMENISTAN: CHANGE IN VISA REGIME WITH [...] (SBU) On December 13, the day before the opening of the Turkmenistan-China pipeline, President Karimov of Uzbekistan had official meetings with Turkmenistan President Berdimuhamedov in Ashgabat. The presidents signed four documents, including a joint communiqu and a cooperation agreement betw [...] | 2009-12-22 14:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UZ TX |
09ASHGABAT1647 | TURKMEN AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENTS INAUGURATE NEW SCHOOL [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 22, President of the Russian Federation Dmitriy Medvedev visited Ashgabat to hold bilateral talks with Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and to attend the opening ceremony for the new [...] | 2009-12-23 03:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI RS TX |
09ASHGABAT1648 | TURKMENISTAN: UNODC LAW ENFORCEMENT MEETING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Ashgabat held its last 2009 law enforcement coordination meeting on December 18th. Ministries and agencies members of the National Drug Control Committee f [...] | 2009-12-23 06:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PGOV SNAR SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1652 | TURKMENISTAN: POST HOSTS ENTREPRENEURSHIP [...] (C) On December 22, Post hosted a roundtable to discuss entrepreneurial issues in Turkmenistan with private, independent Turkmen business people. The roundtable was held in accordance with action items per reftel. Turkmen entrepreneurs who participated in the roundtable are successful, wealt [...] | 2009-12-23 11:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EINV BEXP BTIO TX |
09ASHGABAT1654 | TURKMENISTAN AND RUSSIA AGREE ON GAS, BUT HOW [...] (C) Turkmen media announced on December 22 that the Turkmen state-owned gas company Turkmengaz and Russia's Gazprom signed a document, amending the 2009 natural gas sale and purchase contract to include 2010 transactions. In addition, Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov and Russian President Med [...] | 2009-12-23 13:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PGOV EINV BTIO RS TX |
09ASHGABAT1655 | TURKMENISTAN: LACK OF RULE OF LAW IN A HOUSING CASE [...] (C) Muhammet Kelemenov, a Turkmen citizen and former doctor, came into the Embassy on December 23 to ask for help with an ongoing case to repossess his house. He said that he had purchased his house in the Kopetdag district of Ashgabat in 1997, and had been living there without any problems un [...] | 2009-12-23 13:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1656 | TURKMENISTAN: ANY GAS LEFT FOR NABUCCO? [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The commissioning of the Turkmenistan - Uzbekistan - Kazakhstan - China gas pipeline (ref A) and the recent Turkmen-Russian decision to resume gas supplies to Russia (ref B) triggered international media speculatio [...] | 2009-12-24 03:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EPET PGOV EINV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT1657 | TURKMENISTAN TOUTS PARTICIPATION IN CIS SUMMIT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) President Berdimuhamedov on December 19 took part in a Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) informal meeting in Kazakhstan, at Kazakhstan President Nazarbayev's dacha in the village of Akbulak. Turkmen media reported tha [...] | 2009-12-24 03:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ZK TX |
09ASHGABAT1660 | TURKMENISTAN: LOCALS STRUGGLE ON SMALL SALARIES [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Public Internet. 2. (U) Despite Turkmenistan's widely published wealth from hydrocarbon sales, the average salary in Turkmenistan is estimated to be about $200 per month. The average retirement pension is $50-$60 per month, and the average welfare ben [...] | 2009-12-24 07:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1662 | TURKMENISTAN: DECEMBER 25 MEETING WITH FM MEREDOV [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Chairman and Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov requested a meeting with Charge on December 25. Meredov said Turkmenistan would welcome increased visits from U.S. officials, including from Congress and other cabinet departments. Regarding the upcoming Bilateral Forum, Meredov [...] | 2009-12-28 10:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF MARR TX |
09ASHGABAT1665 | TURKMEN PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO JAPAN NOT A PANACEA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmen media spent several days giving headline coverage to President Berdimuhamedov's recent visit to Japan. Although they painted the trip as successful, a Japanese Embassy official was more cautious, saying that the visit was more productive economically than politically. Eve [...] | 2009-12-29 09:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ETRD PREL JA TX |
09ASHGABAT1666 | TURKMENISTAN AND THE NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent by the city of Ashgabat each year to decorate the Turkmen capital for New Year's celebrations. Locals have observed that this year there are more l [...] | 2009-12-29 12:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PHUM TX |
09ASHGABAT1667 | TURKMENISTAN: PROTESTANT CHURCH HOLDS CHRISTMAS [...] (C) On December 28, poloff attended a special Christmas holiday service organized by the registered Greater Grace Church, which is affiliated with a Baltimore-based organization of the same name (Ref A). The church had sent a glossy printed holiday greeting card and invitation to the Embassy [...] | 2009-12-29 12:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1669 | TURKMENISTAN: DESERT INSTITUTE OPEN TO SCIENTIFIC [...] (SBU) Poloff on December 29 met with the director of the Turkmenistan National Institute of Deserts, Flora, and Fauna, one of his deputies, and a deputy minister of the Turkmenistan Ministry of Nature Protection to discuss possible future joint projects that might fulfill the goals of Presiden [...] | 2009-12-30 07:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID OSCI SENV TSPL PREL PGOV UN TX |
09ASHGABAT1670 | TURKMENISTAN: RESTAURANTS AND CAFES ORDERED CLOSED [...] (C) Private restaurants and cafes in Ashgabat have been closing their doors, reportedly at the unwritten order of Turkmen government officials. Embassy staff have reported that most restaurants in downtown Ashgabat are closed, during what is usually the busiest time of the year for restaurants [...] | 2009-12-30 08:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR TX |
09ASHGABAT1671 | TURKMENISTAN: NEARING END OF STUDENT SAGA? [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 09:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL TX |
09ASHGABAT1672 | TURKMENISTAN: A BILLION DOLLAR LOAN FROM IDB [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Turkmen media reported last week that the Turkmen Government is in the process of preparing loan agreements with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to finance nine projects totaling $950 million. The IDB will provide loans [...] | 2009-12-30 10:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV EFIN TX |
09ASHGABAT1673 | TURKMENISTAN: ADDITIONAL GOVERNMENT RESTRICTION ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Traffic police posted in Ashgabat's southern outskirts reportedly have instructions to prohibit cars from entering the city if the drivers cannot produce a title for the car with their name on it. Many drivers do not have le [...] | 2009-12-30 10:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ELTN PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT1674 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON GICNT AMENDED TERMS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 12:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC TX |
09ASHGABAT1675 | DRUGS IN TURKMENISTAN: BURN, BABY, BURN [...] (SBU) On December 24, Poloff attended a drug burning ceremony run by the Turkmenistan State Counternarcotics Service (SCNS) in cooperation with the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Turkmenistan conducts these ceremonies twice a year, and, according to government officials, burns all the [...] | 2009-12-30 12:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR SOCI UN TX |
09ASHGABAT1676 | TURKMENISTAN: PROSPECTS FOR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Although Turkmenistan possesses substantial hydrocarbon resources, the Turkmen Government has recently started paying more attention to alternative energy sources. President Berdimuhamedov has on numerous occasions [...] | 2009-12-31 06:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TRGY ENRG PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT1679 | TURKMENISTAN: SHOW ME THE NEW MONEY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) The Turkmen Central Bank appears to have successfully phased in its redenominated currency (the Turkmen manat) over the last year, in accordance with an order to do so by President Berdimuhamedov in January 2009. In a [...] | 2009-12-31 06:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT168 | TURKMENISTAN: ABA-CEELI LOOKS TO EXPAND PROGRAMS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Two ABA-CEELI staff attorneys recently provided an overview of their organization's past and present activities in Turkmenistan, as well as possible future endeavors. With a ten year in-country track record, ABA-CEELI has most recently been involved in providing free legal consu [...] | 2009-02-03 12:01:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT1680 | GENDER REALITY IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's Constitution and the law on state guarantees of equality of women provide for equal rights for women and men, however, in practice women do not always enjoy equal rights. Turkmen authorities [...] | 2009-12-31 07:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PGOV PHUM KDEM SCUL TX |
09ASHGABAT17 | REDENOMINATION OF NATIONAL CURRENCY IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 1, 2009 the Government of Turkmenistan began a redenomination of its national currency, the Manat (TM). The new currency, or Denominated Turkmen Manat (DTM),maintains the U.S. dollar exchange rate established in the summer of 2008 (Ref. A). Current USD-TM exchange r [...] | 2009-01-07 04:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EFIN AMGT AFIN TX |
09ASHGABAT170 | FACULTY EXCHANGE PROGRAM: MEETING WITH THE RECTOR OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) ACTION REQUEST: THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See para. 8. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: Agriculture University Rector, Gurbandurdy Mammedgulyev, agreed to arrange classes for Faculty Exchange Program-sponsored University of Nevada, [...] | 2009-02-04 03:00:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EAGR ECON SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT172 | TURKMENISTAN: STATE COUNTER NARCOTICS AGENCY SAYS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) In a February 2 meeting, the acting director of the State Counter Narcotics Service (SCNS),Serdar Batyrov, told Political Officer and DEA Dushanbe Special Agent (SA) (currently temporarily assigned to Ashgabat) that hi [...] | 2009-02-04 05:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR TX |
09ASHGABAT178 | TURKMENISTAN CHARGES FEES FOR OVERFLIGHT [...] (C) Post has received a letter from the Turkmenhowayollary State Civil Aviation Service. The letter, dated January 28, claims that the United States Air Force and the Department of Defense owes Turkmenhowayollary $4,200 and 20,000 Euros for overflight of aircraft. Attached to the letter are 2 [...] | 2009-02-04 11:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR MARR MASS TX |
09ASHGABAT179 | UZBEK DIPLOMAT EXPLORES U.S. BUSINESS EXPERIENCE [...] (C) Uzbek Embassy Consul, Abdulmajid Dusimov (please protect),said in a meeting on February 3 that Uzbek Embassies are looking for successful examples of international investments, and that he wanted to discuss with Economic Officer the U.S. experience in Turkmenistan. Further clarification [...] | 2009-02-04 11:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EIND CVIS TX UZ |
09ASHGABAT180 | TURKMENISTAN: 2009 PRIORITIES FOR OSCE CENTER'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 11:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT181 | UNDP PLAYS UP ITS SPECIAL ROLE IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In an introductory meeting with Charge on January 29, United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative, Richard Young, and Deputy Resident Representative, Inita Paulovica, outlined current UNDP pro [...] | 2009-02-04 11:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT182 | TURKMENISTAN: OIL AND GAS CHAIRMAN OFFERS LITTLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During recent days, both the Charge and also Chevron's Country Manager met with Deputy Chairman for Oil and Gas Tagiyev to get a better sense of Turkmen Government interest in working with large U.S. energy companies. Although both meetings were conducted in a positive atmosph [...] | 2009-02-04 11:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV ENRG UN TX |
09ASHGABAT185 | UNHCR SEMINAR ON IMPROVEMENT OF TURKMENISTAN'S REFUGEE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 4, Embassy's Political Assistant attended a seminar on Improvement of Turkmenistan's Refugee Legislation held at the Turkmen National Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (IDHR). The event was [...] | 2009-02-05 09:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PGOV PREL UNHCR TX |
09ASHGABAT188 | TURKMENISTAN'S TROUBLING DRUG ADDICTION PROBLEM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Summary: The fact that Turkmenistan suffers from a serious heroin addiction problem (10 percent of the population, according to the World Health Organization),is something that the Turkmen Government has barely begun to ack [...] | 2009-02-06 05:20:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV PREL IR TX |
09ASHGABAT189 | TURKMENISTAN: INDIAN AMBASSADOR: MUSLIMS LOOK TO [...] (SBU) In a 4 February meeting with the Charge, India's Ambassador to Turkmenistan, Mohammed Afzal, emphasized that Muslims everywhere are "looking with great hope to President Obama" for a positive change in their relationship with the U.S. Speaking, "from my own perspective as an Indian Musl [...] | 2009-02-06 07:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT190 | TURKMENISTAN: DECREPIT ASHGABAT GLASS FACTORY [...] As part of Post's language program, a small group of Embassy Officers on January 30 visited a small glass factory still operating in the heart of Ashgabat. The Saparmurat Niyazov Glass Factory, located just a few miles from the Embassy, has been in operation since 1936. According to its cu [...] | 2009-02-06 07:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EIND TX |
09ASHGABAT191 | TURKMENISTAN: JANUARY MEDIA REACTION, MIXED RESULTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In January, state media highlighted some Embassy events, but at times, omitted any mention of a U.S. role. State media were reluctant to cover donations of musical instruments to local schools, although anything [...] | 2009-02-06 12:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT194 | TURKMENISTAN: ENERGY OFFICIALS LEAVE US GUESSING [...] (SBU) Poloff met on February 5 with Deputy Minister for Oil and Gas Industry and Mineral Resources Nedirov and officials from the Turkmen State Gas Concern to discuss the status of talks and agreements on development of a Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline. Turkmen offic [...] | 2009-02-06 13:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EINV EPET TX AF IN PK |
09ASHGABAT195 | TURKMENISTAN: INVITATION TO SECRETARY OF ENERGY TO [...] (U) On February 4, post received the following invitation for the Secretary of Energy to attend a ministerial-level, Government of Turkmenistan-sponsored international energy transit conference in Ashgabat, April 23-24. The following is the text of the invitation, followed by information about [...] | 2009-02-06 13:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EPET TX |
09ASHGABAT197 | POLIMEKS IN TURKMENISTAN WOULD BE A HARD ACT FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The largest Turkish construction firm active in Turkmenistan, Polimeks, has set up a communications subsidiary -- Policom. The company's General Manager said that these companies begin work on projects without contracts, and made it clear that this is possible because Polimek [...] | 2009-02-09 12:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EIND EAID ETRD SOCI ECON TX TU |
09ASHGABAT198 | TURKMENISTAN: UNDP ENCOURAGES DONOR COORDINATION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting, the local United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Deputy Representative mentioned her organization's "privileged access" to work with the Turkmen in some areas of Government reform. She contrasted this with the Turkmen Government's wariness about U.S. assis [...] | 2009-02-09 12:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL EAID UNDP TX |
09ASHGABAT199 | TURKMENISTAN - AFGHANISTAN ELECTRICITY TALKS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 3-5, Afghanistan's Minister of Energy and Water Resources Mohammad Ismail Khan led a delegation to Ashgabat to discuss potential increased electricity exports to Afghanistan. After meeting with recent [...] | 2009-02-09 12:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT2 | : TURKMENISTAN: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as an important opportunity to advance our bilateral dialogue in the area of military cooperation. Your visit to Turkmenistan follows the visit of Lieutenant General John Allen, Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command [...] | 2009-01-05 06:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON EPET SNAR SOCI MARR TX |
09ASHGABAT20 | TURKMENISTAN: DECEMBER MEDIA REACTION - PRODUCTIVE STATE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: State media coverage of post events was positive in December. In fact, in some cases, such as holiday messages, the Embassy had a higher profile than other foreign missions in country. In one case, post was able [...] | 2009-01-07 12:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT200 | TURKMENISTAN'S NEW BORDER SERVICE CHIEF HAS CLOSE [...] (C) President Berdimuhamedov's January 21 appointment of then State Counternarcotics Service (SCNS) Chief, Murad Islamov, to become the head of the State Border Service was yet another career boost for Islamov. It has become apparent that he is a government player who holds the confidence of [...] | 2009-02-09 12:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT201 | TURKMENISTAN: MEJLIS COMMITTEE CHAIRS FOCUSED ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent meeting with two Parliamentary Committee Chairmen revealed that the socioeconomic and international relations committees will be revising the laws on labor, customs, citizenship and emigration, but the timing for completing the revisions remained unclear. Little els [...] | 2009-02-09 12:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KDEM TX |
09ASHGABAT202 | TURKMENISTAN: DIPLOMATIC POUCH ISSUE RESOLVED [...] (C) On February 5, the Embassy was able to resolve a contretemps regarding the diplomatic pouch that had started two weeks before when the Customs Department at the Ashgabat airport started to insist that the Embassy send diplomatic notes in order to receive or send the diplomatic pouch. L de [...] | 2009-02-09 13:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AGMT ADPM TX |
09ASHGABAT203 | TURKMENISTAN: SOUTH KOREAN COMMERCIAL INTERESTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Korean Ambassador Chong Yul Kim described bilateral relations between his country and Turkmenistan as growing, although at a more modest pace than South Korean companies would prefer. Although Turkmen Government agencies have been engaged in commercial relationships wi [...] | 2009-02-09 13:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EINV EPET KS TX |
09ASHGABAT204 | IRAN: TURKMEN SCHOLAR SEES CHANGES IN IRAN [...] (C) A prominent Persian language scholar with close ties to Iranian academics told Iran Watcher this week that he fears that vote-rigging, similar to what was alleged to have occurred in the 2005 Iranian Presidential elections, will determine the outcome of Iran's Presidential election in Jun [...] | 2009-02-09 13:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT205 | UNHCR HOLDS SEMINAR ON STATELESSNESS IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At a February 6 seminar for Government officials on the improvement of legislation on statelessness, a UNHCR expert explained the international legal framework of citizenship rights and prevention of statelessn [...] | 2009-02-10 05:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF UNHCR TX |
09ASHGABAT206 | "EXPO BUILD 2009" EXHIBITION IN ASHGABAT, 5-7 FEBRUARY [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Fifty Turkish firms and companies displayed technology, equipment, expertise and construction products at an exhibition held in Ashgabat from February 5-7. The exhibition received the usual amount of attention fr [...] | 2009-02-10 09:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EIND EINV ETRD TX TU |
09ASHGABAT207 | TURKMENISTAN: U.S. HYDROCARBON SERVICE COMPANY [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S. energy development services company, Weatherford, is continuing to enjoy success in Turkmenistan, and has recently shifted from subcontracting work for big foreign oil companies to working directly with Turkmen Government enterprises, according to its country manager. [...] | 2009-02-10 09:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV EPET TX |
09ASHGABAT208 | TURKMENISTAN: PENTECOSTALS IN ABADAN CONTINUE TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: After two years and eight applications, a small Pentecostal group in Abadan continues to wait to be registered. Among the faithful, hope springs eternal and a recent postponement of a meeting at the Ministry of Justice was viewed as a good sign -- at least the application was not [...] | 2009-02-10 09:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT209 | TURKMENISTAN: ALL EYES ARE ON THE RED CAYENNE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) The first Porsche Cayenne V8 SUV, with a reported purchase price of $93,000, has been seen cruising the streets of Ashgabat the past few weeks, attracting much attention. It is the first privately-owned vehicle of its kind - [...] | 2009-02-10 13:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT21 | TURKMENISTAN LAUNCHES NEW TV CHANNEL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan launched a new TV channel "Turkmen Owazy" (Turkmen Melody) on January 1. The channel runs 24/7, carrying various musical programming and represents a slight expansion in the cultural space and collabor [...] | 2009-01-07 12:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT211 | TURKMENISTAN: THE STATE OF HEALTHCARE UNDER [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkmen Government has introduced a service-for-fee scheme in the medical industry with a view towards gradual commercialization of the public healthcare sector. It is attempting to keep the free health servi [...] | 2009-02-11 07:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT212 | TURKMENISTAN UNICEF DIRECTOR PROPOSES DIRECTION [...] (C) On February 6, Charge met with resident UNICEF Director, Abdul Alim, to discuss UNICEF's upcoming five-year country strategy document. In the course of the discussion, Alim, a citizen of Pakistan, turned to his views on the "war for the hearts and minds" of the Islamic world, specifically [...] | 2009-02-11 13:01:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID KIRF PK TX |
09ASHGABAT215 | TURKMENISTAN: TRAFFICKING 101: PROSECUTING [...] (SBU) In preparing Post,s submission of the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, Poloff met this week with representatives of the General Prosecutor,s office in Ashgabat to raise a number of the questions posed in Ref A. It was Post's first consultation with the prosecutor,s office for [...] | 2009-02-12 14:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG TX |
09ASHGABAT218 | TURKMENISTAN/IRAN: WEAPONS FOUND HIDDEN IN IRANIAN [...] (S/NF) A Turkmen customs official told an Embassy LES on February 13 that an Iranian Embassy diplomatic container with AK-47's, sniper rifles and ammunition hidden in it had been discovered one week earlier at the Serdar Uli (Gaudan) customs point in Ashgabat, where vehicles and containers ar [...] | 2009-02-13 12:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET//NOFORN | IR PGOV PREL PTER TX |
09ASHGABAT219 | TURKMENISTAN: GRAIN ASSOCIATION TOUTS ROLE IN FEEDING THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a February 9 meeting with Economic Officer, Grain Association Chairman, Atamurat Altybayev, praised Turkmenistan's 1,000,000 ton grain harvest and said that Turkmenistan is self-sufficient in grain and flour. [...] | 2009-02-17 04:36:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT23 | TURKMENISTAN: HOW MUCH WILL THE RUSSIANS PAY FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: There has been no confirmation in Ashgabat that the 2009 price for gas sales to Russia has been set. Moreover, notwithstanding past Gazprom statements about paying "European prices" in 2009, practical considerations suggest that a figure in the USD 300 per tcm range would be exces [...] | 2009-01-08 05:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON PREL RU TX |
09ASHGABAT230 | TURKMENISTAN: BRANCH OF RUSSIAN OIL AND GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ashgabat branch of the Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas has been operational for almost six months, but little is known about how it is functioning. Its continued development into a legitimate educational institution that will serve the needs of the energy sect [...] | 2009-02-17 10:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV ENRG UN TX |
09ASHGABAT231 | TURKISH DIPLOMAT DESCRIBES RISKS AND COMPLEXITIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A February 12 conversation with the Turkish Third Secretary yielded interesting insights on corruption and market access, the legal complexities of doing business here, and the role that intergovernmental economic commissions play in making it less risky for Turkmen officials t [...] | 2009-02-17 10:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV ETRD TX TU |
09ASHGABAT235 | TURKMEN PREFERENCES MAY DETERMINE THE FORM AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Longtime resident and EU TACIS program coordinator Michael Wilson,s contacts and knowledge of business activities in Turkmenistan give him a bird,s eye view of energy sector development. On February 11 he shared his perspectives on the dramas that are currently unfolding as th [...] | 2009-02-17 13:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET EINV TX CH |
09ASHGABAT236 | IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: IRAN,S AMBASSADOR ON THE EVE OF [...] (U) The Russian-language "Neytralniy Turkmenistan" published an interview on February 11 with Iran's Ambassador to Turkmenistan, Mohammad-Reza Forqani. The interview focused almost exclusively on economic and trade topics, avoiding anything even remotely controversial such as the Iranian nucle [...] | 2009-02-17 13:04:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IR PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT237 | TURKMENISTAN: FEBRUARY 19 FLAG DAY HOLIDAY BRINGS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) The February 17 issue of state-controlled newspaper "Neytralniy Turkmenistan" reported that, during the February 16 meeting of the State Security Council, President Berdimuhamedov signed a decree to release prisoners in hon [...] | 2009-02-18 12:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM TX |
09ASHGABAT238 | IRAN: TEHRAN PHYSICIAN COMMENTS ON EVERYDAY LIFE [...] (C) Iran Watcher recently met with a Turkmenistan-trained physician who has lived and worked in Iran for most of the last ten years. XXXXXXXXXXXX, originally from Ashgabat, has practiced medicine in Tehran since settling there with her husband, the son of a retired XXXXXXXXXXXX. They recently [...] | 2009-02-18 12:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT239 | TURKMENISTAN: PUBLIC BUSES IN MARY AWAIT PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Two hundred brand-new Russian buses sit parked in a Ministry of Transportation parking lot in Mary Province awaiting President Berdimuhamedov's official "inauguration" before they can be put into service. The Preside [...] | 2009-02-18 13:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT24 | TURKMENISTAN: A FIRST LOOK AT THE COMPOSITION OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A picture is beginning to form of the group of deputies that will comprise the new Mejlis, set to meet for the first time on January 9. Chairman Nurberdiyeva and her deputy, Kasymguly Babayev, have retained th [...] | 2009-01-08 05:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM TX |
09ASHGABAT244 | TURKMENISTAN: AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN POLICY REVIEW [...] (C) On February 20, DCM discussed reftel policy review with MFA Americas Department Chief Serdar Bashimov. Bashimov seemed gratified that the United States was inviting Turkmenistan's input. He said such a review, which sought the views of regional partners, was a "wise and correct" approach [...] | 2009-02-20 12:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM EAID NATO AF PK TX |
09ASHGABAT248 | TURKMENISTAN: TURKISH AMBASSADOR CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) The Turkmen Government announced earlier this month that President Berdimuhamedov had signed a decree allowing the state chemical concern "Turkmenkhimiya" to enter into a contract with Ekomet-S of Russia for the transfer and burial of radioactive waste. The waste was reportedly produced at [...] | 2009-02-24 04:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | IR PGOV PHUM RS TX |
09ASHGABAT251 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-24 09:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA TX |
09ASHGABAT254 | TURKMENISTAN: RESIDENTS AND ENTREPRENEURS IN MARY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Food processors from around Mary province told Economic Officer that they need capital to increase their manufacturing capacities. Accepting Turkmen Government equipment would force them to hand over all food production to the Government, thus severely reducing their profits. Th [...] | 2009-02-24 11:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR EAID BTIO SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT255 | TURKMENISTAN: CULTURAL NORMS IMPACT BUSINESS [...] (C) The Amcit General Manager at Bertling Logistics in Ashgabat talked with Political Officers on February 18 about how foreign companies get their feet in the door with the Turkmen Government. He argued that having the support of high-level government officials from a foreign company's home [...] | 2009-02-24 11:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV ENRG UN TX TU |
09ASHGABAT256 | READOUT FROM EMBASSY ASHGABAT LAW ENFORCEMENT [...] (C) Post,s Law Enforcement Working Group held its quarterly meeting on February 17, chaired by the DCM. DEA, POL/ECON (INL),DATT, RSO, EXBS and POL/MIL updated the group on their sections, activities in coordination with Turkmen law enforcement entities. DEA PRESENCE EXTENDED 2. (C) DE [...] | 2009-02-24 13:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR TX |
09ASHGABAT258 | TURKMENISTAN: 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] The Government of Turkmenistan was informed about the 2009 Special 301 review process by means of diplomatic note delivered on February 4. Post has received no response from the Turkmen Government. Post recommends keeping Turkmenistan on the 2009 Special 301 Watch List and suggests including [...] | 2009-02-25 11:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON ETRD KIPR TX |
09ASHGABAT260 | TURKMENISTAN: ELECTION COMMISSION CHAIRMAN STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with State Department assistance officials, the Chairman of the Central Elections Commission spoke at length about Turkmenistan's progress in reforming its electoral process, evidenced by the conduct of recent parliamentary elections. He showed no interest in assist [...] | 2009-02-26 04:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT262 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT MAY BE AVOIDING U.S. AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Bertling Amcit Logistic General Manager, a longtime Ashgabat resident, shared news he had heard about a potential new government policy on Italian and U.S. energy majors being kept out of the running on field development, and also shared his views on how to bring Turkmenist [...] | 2009-02-26 07:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT263 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 07:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID SL TX |
09ASHGABAT264 | TURKMENISTAN: FORENSICS OFFICIALS HAVE THEIR OWN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 13:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR TX |
09ASHGABAT266 | TURKMENISTAN: HOW SOME FOREIGN COMPANIES GAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Perhaps the single greatest challenge in seeking to do business in Turkmenistan is the lack of access to the people empowered to make decisions about commercial contracts here, particularly those involving infrastructural and energy sector development. Most companies have come [...] | 2009-02-27 10:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV KCOR TX |
09ASHGABAT267 | TURKMENISTAN: CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM ABOUT A [...] (SBU) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The Amcit Managing Director for Global Solutions of U.S. company, Tyco Telecommunications, and Mamia Sanadiradze, CEO of Georgian partner Caucasus Online, said in a meeting with Economic Officer on February 22 that they [...] | 2009-02-27 12:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TBIO TX GG |
09ASHGABAT268 | TURKMENISTAN: CASE NEW HOLLAND DISCUSSES [...] (C) Case New Holland's Business Director for Central Asia, Tom Davies (please protect),said in a meeting on February 10 that the company is planning to open a representative office in Ashgabat this year. He also confirmed that the contract decision-making process is taking longer and longer [...] | 2009-02-27 12:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EIND TX UZ |
09ASHGABAT269 | TURKMENISTAN'S SUPREME COUNCIL ON SCIENCE AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public I 2. (SBU) In a meeting on February 20, Deputy Chairman of the Supreme Council for Science and Technology, Akjeren Allanurova, and Head of the Council's Research Forecasting and International Relations Departments, Orazmamed Vasov, said that [...] | 2009-02-27 12:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA |
09ASHGABAT270 | U.S. AGRICULTURE ECONOMISTS CONCLUDE SUCCESSFUL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The visit of two professors from the University of Nevada, Reno College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources to teach seminars at the Agriculture University was successful, with groundwork laid for [...] | 2009-02-27 12:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT271 | MINISTRY OF ECONOMY AND DVELOPMENT OFFICIALS SAY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Officials from the Ministry of Economy and Development said that Turkmenistan has not been affected by the worldwide economic crisis, and furthermore, listed many "improvements" in the country's economic and busin [...] | 2009-02-27 12:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAGR EFIN EIND TX |
09ASHGABAT272 | GERMAN FIRM WORKING WITH TURKMENISTAN -- ALLEGEDLY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: German consulting firm Goetzpartners is advising the Government of Turkmenistan on economic development and strategic planning. Sectors of focus include tourism, textiles, education, and infrastructure. The German Ambassador claimed that he doesn't know anything about the ag [...] | 2009-02-27 13:30:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON TRD SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT273 | TURKMENISTAN: REVIEW OF U.S. POLICY IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 13:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS IZ TX |
09ASHGABAT277 | OVERVIEW OF REFUGEE SITUATION IN TURKMENISTAN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the UNHCR Representative in Turkmenistan, refugees who arrived from Tajikistan during the 1990's have either returned home or been granted citizenship. Integration of the largely ethnic Turkmen [...] | 2009-03-02 12:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF UNHCR TX |
09ASHGABAT283 | IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: ENERGY WAS THE FOCUS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ashgabat-based diplomats with close ties to the Iranian Embassy say that increased energy cooperation was the focus of talks between President Berdimuhamedov and Iranian leaders during a February 13-15 visit to Tehran. In addition to an energy pact, in which Iran reportedly agree [...] | 2009-03-02 12:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PREL SNAR TX |
09ASHGABAT284 | IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: ENERGY WAS THE FOCUS OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ashgabat-based diplomats with close ties to the Iranian Embassy say that increased energy cooperation was the focus of talks between President Berdimuhamedov and Iranian leaders during a February 13-15 visit to Tehran. In addition to an energy pact, in which Iran reportedly agree [...] | 2009-03-02 13:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | IR PGOV PREL SNAR TX |
09ASHGABAT285 | Ashgabat: Request to Remove Article 14 from Model Lease [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) ACTION REQUEST: This is a time sensitive action request for permission to remove Article 14, Disputes Resolution, from Post's residential leases in order to continue normal leasing operations. See para. 8. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY [...] | 2009-03-03 03:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ABLD TX |
09ASHGABAT288 | TURKMENISTAN: POSITIVE SITUATION FOR EVANGELICALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: An evangelical pastor in Turkmenabat recently reported that things have gone well for his church since it completed its registration process last year. The church holds a weekly service in a rented meeting room. He said the church has many Muslim converts to Christianity who fe [...] | 2009-03-03 11:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT289 | TURKMENISTAN: BUSINESS BOOMING FOR PROVINCIAL [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The deputy director of a growing Turkmenabat privately-held company attributed its success to the founder's technical savvy and the stability of its workforce. Engaged in a wide range of activities, most prominent [...] | 2009-03-03 13:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT291 | TURKMENISTAN: WINTERSHALL MANAGER REPORTS LATEST [...] (C) SUMMARY: German energy company Wintershall's general manager, Kal Sandhu, talked with poloff on March 2 about the company's failure in 2008 to find hydrocarbons in two Caspian blocks. Although Wintershall continues to talk to Turkmen officials about onshore work, the discussions have m [...] | 2009-03-04 05:45:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV EPET GM TX |
09ASHGABAT292 | TURKMENISTAN: TRAFFIC POLICE PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) In 2008, the Turkmen government purchased 200 Mercedes-Benz vehicles for use as patrol cars, each costing EUR 70,000. The cars were equipped with law enforcement-related equipment by the State Road Patrol Service unde [...] | 2009-03-04 07:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT294 | IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: MORE ON BERDIMUHAMEDOV'S TEHRAN [...] (C) The Charge met March 3 with Polish Ambassador Maciej Lang, who offered further insight on the implications of President Berdimuhamedov's recent visit to Tehran (reftel). (NOTE: Ambassador Lang is a fluent Farsi speaker who has spent time in both Iran and Afghanistan and wrote a doctoral [...] | 2009-03-04 12:42:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET IR PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT295 | TURKMENISTAN: ROUNDTABLE ON IMPROVING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: TurkmenistanQs first seminar on the QImprovement of Penitentiary LegislationQ was held in Ashgabat on March 2. The meeting was organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Institute for Democracy and [...] | 2009-03-05 03:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT297 | TURKMENISTAN: RFE/RL REPORTER IN LEBAP PROVINCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: RFE/RL reporter Osman Hallyev and his family continue to suffer harassment from the authorities. It has reached the point where most of his family members either have been dismissed from work or school, or believe they soon will be dismissed, making it impossible to live a norma [...] | 2009-03-05 05:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT298 | TURKMENISTAN: SAMPLING OF SELECTED MONTHLY EARNINGS - NOT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet publication. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In January 2009, the Turkmen government identified 2008 as a banner year in the economic health of the country, and increased local wages for its employees as well as other benefits by ten percent. The incr [...] | 2009-03-05 08:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT299 | TURKMENISTAN: UNEMPLOYMENT STILL THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Unemployment is still a major problem in Turkmenistan. President Berdimuhamedov's mandates, such as ending reductions in personnel in order to pay for wage increases and the reinstatement of ten years of schooli [...] | 2009-03-05 12:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT3 | CORRUPTION IN TURKMENISTAN'S BUSINESS CIRCLES - THE MORE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov's decrees promising support for small and medium businesses appear so far to have benefited only a select group of business people, mostly those with a familial relationship or close conne [...] | 2009-01-05 06:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT300 | TURKMENISTAN: JEHOVAH'S WITNESSESS STILL LACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 2, Turkmenistan's Jehovah's Witnesses resubmitted their registration application documents in a process that began in 1992. While the Jehovah's Witnesses have passed through many ups and downs during that time, the leader of the Jehovah's Witnesses' community considers [...] | 2009-03-05 13:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT301 | TURKMENISTAN: U.S. OIL AND GAS EQUIPMENT FIRM [...] (C) Poloff met on March 4 with Cameron country manager Gurban Seyitli to hear how things were going for the US-based oil and gas equipment company. Seyitli said the company's main contracting partner here is Turkmen State Oil Concern, for whom he claimed Cameron currently provides for 75 per [...] | 2009-03-05 15:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV EPET TX |
09ASHGABAT303 | TURKMENISTAN: WHY ENGLISH MATTERS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: English Language programs continue to play a vital role in achieving Embassy Ashgabat's MSP goals of assisting civil society development and promoting democratic and economic reforms in a predominantly Muslim countr [...] | 2009-03-06 12:53:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT304 | TURKMENISTAN: DOWN AND OUT IN TEJEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Poloff visited the town of Tejen (pop.52,000) this week to get a closer look at the place most people refer to as the "drug capital" of Turkmenistan. Located 200 kilometers south-west of Ashgabat not far from the Iranian bo [...] | 2009-03-06 13:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR TX |
09ASHGABAT305 | TURKMENISTAN: ICRC OFFICIALS NOT EXPECTING [...] (C) SUMMARY: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) representatives are in Ashgabat to continue their discussions with the Turkmen Government regarding prison visits. After five years, it appears the two sides remain far from agreement, the main point of contention being one-on-one m [...] | 2009-03-06 13:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT306 | TURKMENISTAN: FEMALE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES RECEIVE CASH [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Women in Turkmenistan have been given 40 manats ($14) each as a gift on the occasion of the forthcoming International Women's Day on March 8. The tradition of presenting women with monetary gifts was introduced by former Pre [...] | 2009-03-06 13:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT307 | TURKMENISTAN: INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION ON FISHING [...] On February 28, the Embassy received an announcement from the State Committee on Fishing Industry inviting participation in an international exhibition and conference on fishing industry to be held on October 8-10, 2009. 2. The original text of the announcement follows. BEGIN TEXT: D [...] | 2009-03-09 02:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EIND ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT31 | TURKMENISTAN: CATHOLIC CHURCH COMFORTABLE, BUT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge and poloff met with Father Andrzej Madej, the Charge at the Apostolic Nunciature, who also acts as the head of the Catholic Church, on January 6 to get an update on the church's activities and its ongoing [...] | 2009-01-08 12:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KIRF TX |
09ASHGABAT311 | TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA COVERAGE OF EUR/ACE COORDINATOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Daniel Rosenblum, Coordinator for U.S. Assistance in Europe and Eurasia visited Turkmenistan February 23-24, 2009, holding a number of meetings in Turkmenistan. State media inaccurately reported Rosenblum's title, which was then replicated in many outlets, including non-state [...] | 2009-03-09 12:47:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT312 | TURKMENISTAN: SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS WORKED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Seventh Day Adventist Church has a long history in Turkmenistan. Despite some persistent problems, a church leader described current relations with the authorities as "good, but not the best" that they could be. The church leader noted his own efforts to educate the authorit [...] | 2009-03-09 13:28:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT315 | TURKMENISTAN: INSTITUTE OF DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS OPENS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During an introductory meeting with the Charge on March 9, Institute for Democracy and Human Rights (IDHR) Director, Shirin Ahmedova, highlighted the "positive and constructive" relations it enjoyed with USAID and [...] | 2009-03-10 09:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID SOCI KDEM TX |
09ASHGABAT316 | TURKMENISTAN INVITES PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL [...] On March 2, post received an invitation from the Ministry of Nature Protection via diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to participate in the international conference "Development of Pistachio Forest Plantations: Problems and their Solutions." The workshop will be conducted in [...] | 2009-03-10 09:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT320 | TURKMENISTAN: MEDIA REACTION ON FEBRUARY POST EVENTS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In February, media provided generally accurate coverage of Post-conducted events. Embassy press releases played a large role in shaping the stories carried in state and non-state media. While one TV news program o [...] | 2009-03-11 11:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT321 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS RECOMMENDATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 12:10:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIRF PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT322 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the Deputy Chairman of the Council on Religious Affairs (CRA),the Government supports the recommendations of the UN Special Rapporteur on Religious Freedom, although resolution of these issues will take time and cannot be done from outside the country. He stressed t [...] | 2009-03-12 03:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT323 | IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: WHAT ARE THEY THINKING? IRAN [...] (C) The Iranian Minister of Oil, Gholam Nowzari, announced on March 5 that Iran may sue Turkmenistan for shutting off the supply of natural gas for three months last winter. According to Iran's Press TV, which first aired the story, Nozari said that Iran had created a special committee for tha [...] | 2009-03-12 10:47:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET IR PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT325 | TURKMENISTAN: TURKISH ENERGY COMPANY LOTUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Turkish-born Chairman of Lotus Enerji discussed the company's ongoing electricity, petrochemical and compressed natural gas refueling station projects, which are the first projects it has landed in Turkmenistan since its 2007 founding. The company has its eye on some potent [...] | 2009-03-12 10:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV EPET TX |
09ASHGABAT326 | AUSTRALIAN PTROCHEMICALS FIRM TAKING A CLOSE LOOK [...] (C) An Australian trade delegation led by Australian Trade Commission Senior Commissioner for Russia and the CIS Dan Tebbutt told Economic Officer on March 10 that he observed, during a similar visit with Australian mining companies last year, that Turkmen officials from the mining sector wer [...] | 2009-03-12 12:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EMIN EPET PREL TX AS |
09ASHGABAT327 | TURKMENISTAN: CHAIRMAN OF PARLIAMENT DESCRIBES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Mejlis (Parliament) Chairwoman Akja Nurberdiyeva described an ambitious agenda of legislative reform, including laws involving the economy, education, agriculture and the justice system. Revising legislation involves a wide-range of inputs from government agencies at various lev [...] | 2009-03-12 12:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT328 | ACCORDING TO TURKMENISTAN'S MINISTRY OF FINANCE, [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to one of the top officials at the Ministry of Finance, Turkmenistan's exchange rate will remain fixed for at least the next year in order to maintain stability and confidence among foreign investors. S [...] | 2009-03-13 07:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EFIN EPET ETRD TX RU IR |
09ASHGABAT33 | IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: BACKGROUND ON TEHERAN MOU -- [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Turkish diplomat told Embassy Ashgabat's Iran Watcher on January 8 that recent announcements of expanded cooperation between Iran and Turkmenistan are more about the need to address the flow of Afghan opiates from Iran into Turkmenistan than anything else. Hakan Chengiz, the T [...] | 2009-01-09 04:23:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR IR TX |
09ASHGABAT330 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT CALLS FOR BABY BOOM BUT TURKMEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. SUMMARY: Alarmed at falling birth rates, the Government of Turkmenistan is taking new steps to encourage families to have more children. The government provides modest benefits for mothers and children, and is trying to come u [...] | 2009-03-13 14:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT331 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT CALLS FOR BABY BOOM BUT TURKMEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. SUMMARY: Alarmed at falling birth rates, the Government of Turkmenistan is taking new steps to encourage families to have more children. The government provides modest benefits for mothers and children, and is trying to come u [...] | 2009-03-13 15:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT332 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT CALLS FOR BABY BOOM BUT TURKMEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. SUMMARY: Alarmed at falling birth rates, the Government of Turkmenistan is taking new steps to encourage families to have more children. The government provides modest benefits for mothers and children, and is trying to come u [...] | 2009-03-13 15:13:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT333 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT CALLS FOR BABY BOOM BUT TURKMEN [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. SUMMARY: Alarmed at falling birth rates, the Government of Turkmenistan is taking new steps to encourage families to have more children. The government provides modest benefits for mothers and children, and is trying to come u [...] | 2009-03-13 15:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT334 | THREE-DAY PRESIDENTIAL JUNKET IN TURKMENISTAN'S OUTBACK [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet publication. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In the course of a well publicized three day program beginning March 4, President Berdimuhamedov and a procession of government and diplomatic representatives traveled around Mary and Lebap Provinces to atten [...] | 2009-03-13 15:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX TU FR |
09ASHGABAT335 | TURKMENISTAN: MICROFINANCE APPEARS INCREASINGLY POSSIBLE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 27, Turkmenistan's first-ever conference on microfinance was organized in Ashgabat by the UN Development Program (UNDP). Titled "Microfinance - A Tool to Enhance Private Sector Development in Turkmenis [...] | 2009-03-13 15:17:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT337 | TURKMENISTAN: BAPTISTS ENJOY A LIMITED SPHERE OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Baptist Church in Ashgabat operates out of its own property, although efforts to transfer title officially to the church continue to be thwarted. The church's leader noted continuing restrictions on proselytizing, obtaining religious literature, and conducting camps for chil [...] | 2009-03-13 15:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT338 | TURKMENISTAN: UNODC SEEKING U.S. SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Project Coordinator for Turkmenistan, Ercan Saka, met with Politial Officer yesterday seeking financial support from INL for a proposed project at Farap, on the Uzbek border. Under the proposal, which has a budget of one million USD and is divided [...] | 2009-03-13 15:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR UZ PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT339 | TURKMENISTAN: ITALY - TURKMENISTAN RELATIONS - [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to an Italian Embassy Moscow Counsellor, in Turkmenistan to advance the upcoming visit of a Deputy Foreign Minister, President Berdimuhamedov should visit Rome sometime in 2009. Hopefully, a Berdimuhamedov visit will give a kick start to bilateral relations, which the [...] | 2009-03-13 15:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV EPET TX |
09ASHGABAT344 | TURKMENISTAN: NEWLY-ARRIVED AFGHAN DIPLOMAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: A newly-arrived Afghan diplomat in Ashgabat recently shared his views about the current situation in Afghanistan. He stressed that there needs to be a focus on reconstruction, democratic government and an end to the interference in Afghan affairs emanating from Pakistan. Accordin [...] | 2009-03-16 13:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF TX |
09ASHGABAT35 | TURKMENISTAN: BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON MEJLIS [...] Post has gathereed biographic information, so far, on 61 of the 125 deputies elected December 14, 2008 to the Mejlis (parliament). This cable presents the bios for those repesenting Ashgabat City districts. The Parliament's opening session is on January 9. 2. District 1 - Gulgeldi Gulgel [...] | 2009-01-09 12:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KDEM TX |
09ASHGABAT350 | TURKMENISTAN: UNRESOLVED OVERFLIGHT FEES, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan has banned the overflight of all USG aircraft not covered by our blanket overflight agreement until we pay overflight bills from 2007 and 2008. The U.S. Government does not pay overflight fees for state aircraft, but we may be able to resolve this issue with an "in-k [...] | 2009-03-17 13:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PREL MARR TX |
09ASHGABAT351 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-18 06:08:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN AF TX |
09ASHGABAT352 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-18 06:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS TX |
09ASHGABAT354 | TURKMENISTAN: ALTHOUGH NO LONGER NUMEROUS, A [...] (C) SUMMARY: While the Bahai faith has a long history in Turkmenistan, Soviet-era repression reduced the once prominent community to a much smaller remnant. Since Turkmenistan's independence, the Bahai community's circumstances were at times difficult, but have rebounded since re-registratio [...] | 2009-03-18 12:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT358 | TURKMENISTAN: SMALL EVANGELICAL CHURCH FINDS A [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Church of Christ in Ashgabat is a small evangelical group founded by missionaries in the 1990s. The group has been registered for four years and rents a multi-purpose room in a commercial building where it holds its worship services, seminars, and youth activit [...] | 2009-03-19 12:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT359 | GOVERNMENT PROVIDES LEGAL CONSULTATIONS FOR TURKMEN [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkmenistan's Ministry of Justice (MOJ) together with representatives from General Prosecutor's Office, Supreme Court and Ashgabat Lawyers' Association, organizes regular, free of charge legal consultations fo [...] | 2009-03-19 12:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT36 | REPRIMAND OF TURKMENISTAN'S COMMUNICATIONS [...] (U) President Berdimuhamedov reprimanded the Minister of Communications, Resulberdi Hojagurbanov, by a decree published in Neytralniy Turkmenistan on January 2, "for shortcomings in implementing the President's instructions for transmission of the New Year's greetings from the provinces." Th [...] | 2009-01-09 12:47:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ECPS TX |
09ASHGABAT365 | TURKMENISTAN: OVERFLIGHT CAP ISSUE RAISED WITH MFA [...] (C) DCM raised on March 20 the cap on the number of overflights of U.S. humanitarian flights transiting Turkmenistan's airspace to Afghanistan with MFA America's Department Director, Serdar Bashimov. She noted that with the ramping up of operations in Afghanistan, the two sides needed to disc [...] | 2009-03-20 12:19:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TX |
09ASHGABAT368 | TURKMENISTAN: DEPUTY CHAIRMAN FOR OIL AND GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with a visiting U.S. energy scholar, Deputy Chairman for Oil and Gas Tagiyev emphasized the size of Turkmenistan's oil and gas resources and underscored the government's confidence that state enterprises will be able to manage the expense and complexity of developi [...] | 2009-03-23 08:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT369 | TURKMENISTAN'S OIL AND GAS MINISTER CONFIDENT THAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to Turkmenistan's Minister of Oil and Gas, the country has abundant, as yet undeveloped, oil resources. He said his Ministry handles strategic planning for the hydrocarbon sector. Significant increases in gas production are planned and will be managed by state ente [...] | 2009-03-23 08:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EPET TX |
09ASHGABAT370 | TURKMENISTAN: IRANIANS TRAVEL EN MASSE TO ASHGABAT [...] (SBU) Hundreds of Iranian tourists from the northern city of Mashhad have arrived in Ashgabat to spend part or all of the Nowruz holidays. Most made the 140-mile trip from Iran's second largest city by bus as part of one of several organized tour groups and are staying at the city's moderatel [...] | 2009-03-23 14:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT371 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON GICNT WORKSHOP IN SOUTH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-23 14:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PREL PTER KGIC TX |
09ASHGABAT372 | TURKMENISTAN: GOVERNMENT PROVIDES UPDATE ON STATUS OF IPR [...] In a diplomatic note received on March 2, the Turkmenistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs conveyed to post an overview of intellectual property protection in Turkmenistan. A summary of the Russian language text is provided below. PATENT SYSTEM OF TURKMENISTAN 2. Since its independence, Tu [...] | 2009-03-23 14:47:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON ETRD KIPR TX |
09ASHGABAT373 | TURKMEN SUBBOTNIK CREATES A GREENER LANDSCAPE [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On the second weekend of March, President Berdimuhamedov gathered state employees and students, foreign diplomats and businessmen for a national "subbotnik" (Saturday workday) to plant trees around Ashgabat. [...] | 2009-03-24 06:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR SENV PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT374 | TURKMENISTAN OFFICIALS INVITE COOPERATION IN CARTOGRAPHY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 20, a geographic specialist with the Office of the Geographer met with officials of the State Enterprise for Caspian Sea Issues under the Ministry of Oil and Gas, and the Institute of Mapping and Cartograph [...] | 2009-03-24 08:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PBTS TX |
09ASHGABAT377 | ENGINEERING FIRM KBR PROSPECTING FOR WORK IN [...] (C) On March 18, the Charge met with executives from the U.S. engineering and construction firm KBR, who came to Ashgabat to meet with Turkmenistan Government hydrocarbon sector officials. Although KBR has been active in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, supporting clients such as BP and Chevron, th [...] | 2009-03-24 11:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT378 | TURKMENISTAN: MILITARY CONSCRIPTS STILL PROVIDING [...] (U) The March 18 edition of Neytralniy Turkmenistan published a presidential decree ordering the call up of 18 year-old men here to fulfill their 18-month military service obligation. Young men can be drafted into the Army, Internal Affairs (MVD),National Security (MNB),Border Service, Mi [...] | 2009-03-24 11:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TX |
09ASHGABAT379 | TURKMENISTAN: STATE AGENCY DIRECTOR KAKAYEV [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Director of the State Agency for the Management and Use of Hydrocarbons shared his thoughts on Turkmenistan's offshore and offshore development efforts, and explained the country's willingness to sign production sharing agreements (PSAs) with interested partner nations like [...] | 2009-03-24 11:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX CH IR |
09ASHGABAT38 | TURKMENISTAN MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Minister of Communications, Resulberdi Hojagurbanov, said at a January 7 meeting with the Director of the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) Europe and Eurasia, Daniel Stein, that the Ministry has great interest in [...] | 2009-01-09 12:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECPS EIND TBIO TX |
09ASHGABAT380 | TURKMEN GAS DIRECTOR EXPOUNDS ON PRODUCTION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The director of the Turkmen State Gas Concern (Turkmengas) recently described the company's responsibilities and activities, and discussed the Turkmenistan Government's hopes for development of its hydrocarbon resources. He indicated that Turkmengas is moving forward with the [...] | 2009-03-24 12:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX CH RS |
09ASHGABAT381 | TURKMENISTAN: MFA SHARES PERSPECTIVE ON A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Hajiyev recently spoke to a U.S.-based scholar about Turkmenistan's goals in hosting the late April pipeline security conference. It is becoming more apparent that the Turkmen Government is laying the groundwork for the development of an international c [...] | 2009-03-25 06:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX UN RS AJ |
09ASHGABAT382 | TURKMENISTAN: LAWYERS ASSOCIATIONS EVOLVE FROM SOVIET [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Registered by Turkmenistan's Ministry of Justice as a public organization, Lawyers Associations provide legal consultations and legal services to the public. Fees are flexible and geared towards the client's a [...] | 2009-03-25 11:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM SOCI KCOR ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT386 | TURKMENISTAN: FOREIGN SPEAKER APPROVED TO PREACH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The 30-member New Apostolic Church, registered since 2007, is able to conduct its worship services without difficulty, acording to its pastor. For the first time, the group has received permission from the government for the visit in April of a church leader from Germany. Althou [...] | 2009-03-26 05:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT387 | TURKMENISTAN: NOT WELL-MANAGED, BUT STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EBRD's country manager recently painted a fairly stable picture of Turkmenistan's financial condition, in spite of the continuing global crisis. The EBRD, though not a significant player here, is hoping to do more to promote the development of small- and medium-sized busin [...] | 2009-03-26 05:33:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV EPET EFIN EBRD TX RS |
09ASHGABAT389 | TURKMENISTAN: BURREN ENERGY STILL HOPING THAT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.K.-based Burren Energy is continuing to pull 25,000 barrels of oil per day from wells southwest of Balkanabat, and has at least ten more years to do so. But while the company is on a steady course with its PSA, its takeover in 2007 by Italian conglomerate ENI is still cau [...] | 2009-03-26 13:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV EPET TX UK |
09ASHGABAT390 | TURKMENISTAN: REGIONAL EXPERTS DISCUSS CENTRAL [...] (C) Carefully avoiding any reference to the term "conference," the UN Center for Preventive Diplomacy (Center) held a two-day seminar in Ashgabat on March 11-12 entitled "Central Asia and Global Challenges." Iran Watcher got a read-out from Armands Pupols, a Political Officer with the Center [...] | 2009-03-26 13:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN ZK TX |
09ASHGABAT393 | TURKMENISTAN: CHINA KNOWS PATIENCE PAYS OFF HERE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Chinese ambassador to Turkmenistan described the relationship with Berdimuhamedov's government as positive, yet more stand-offish than in former President Niyazov's time. That said, CNPC is making progress on its Turkmenistan-China pipeline, although only half of this twin [...] | 2009-03-27 08:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EINV EPET TX CH |
09ASHGABAT395 | TURKMENISTAN: RELIGIOUS LEADERS DISCUSS THE MYRIAD [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a March 25 roundtable with leaders of minority religious groups that have been registered, the participants observed that registration is a threshold obstacle. Following registration, there remain myriad issues that continually pose challenges to their groups' ability to free [...] | 2009-03-27 12:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT396 | TURKMENISTAN: WINTERSHALL MANAGER PROVIDES RANGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: German-based Wintershall's country manager recently provided a broad picture of the challenges and intrigues of doing business in the energy sector here. The manager described some of the complexities of interacting with Turkmen energy officials, most of whom cling tightly to [...] | 2009-03-30 10:14:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX RS IR CH |
09ASHGABAT397 | TURKMENISTAN: HUMAN RIGHTS DONORS HAVE LOTS OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) On March 26, the UNDP office in Ashgabat hosted a donor sub-group meeting on democratization, rule of law and human rights. Participants were representatives of UN organizations, diplomatic missions, and other interna [...] | 2009-03-30 10:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT40 | TURKMENISTAN: ECONOMIC POLICY PROJECT RECEIVES LETTER OF [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 6, 2009, the Country Coordinator of USAID's implementing partner for its Economic Reform to Enhance Competitiveness (EREC) project, BearingPoint, received an e-mail from Turkmenistan's Cabinet of Ministe [...] | 2009-01-13 05:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT401 | LONGTIME COMMERCIAL RESIDENT POSTULATES ON ROOTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A long-time Amcit commercial resident of Turkmenistan told a recent visitor that U.S. influence here has been curbed in part because of changes in U.S. policy over the last 15 years, but also because of the historical missteps of U.S. energy giants who abandoned difficult and c [...] | 2009-03-30 11:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EINV EPET TX |
09ASHGABAT402 | TURKMENISTAN: MINI-DUBLIN GROUP MEETS IN ASHGABAT [...] (SBU) At a March 13 meeting in Ashgabat of Mini-Dublin Group members organized by the Italian Embassy in Moscow, representatives of the U.S.,French, UK, Polish, Romanian, Turkish, Japanese and Russian embassies exchanged views with two officials of the State Counter-Narcotics Service (SCNS) on [...] | 2009-03-30 11:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL SNAR TX |
09ASHGABAT403 | TURKMENISTAN OFFICIALS THREATEN TO END OVERFLIGHT [...] (C) Turkmen State Civil Aviation officials informed DAO on March 29 that, starting April 27, the Government of Turkmenistan will deny overflight permission for all USG aircraft, including those currently covered by blanket overflight, if an outstanding bill for overflight fees is not paid by [...] | 2009-03-30 13:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TX |
09ASHGABAT405 | TURKMENISTAN: BIG BROTHER ON THE STREETS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The presence of undercover security agents on the streets is nothing new in Turkmenistan. People have grown accustomed to seeing them standing on nearly every street corner of the capital, purportedly to ensure " [...] | 2009-03-31 09:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT408 | TURKMENISTAN: FOREIGN MINISTER MEREDOV ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge met on March 30 with Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov to discuss several bilateral issues and to learn more about President Berdimuhamedov's recent visits to Iran and Russia. Charge briefed Meredov on the Interagency Policy Group's Report on U.S. Policy toward Afghanistan a [...] | 2009-03-31 11:59:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR TX |
09ASHGABAT409 | TURKMENISTAN: RESIDENT TURKISH CITIZENS BARRED [...] (C) On March 30, poloff met with the Turkish Embassy's Counselor for Religious Affairs Aziz Chankaya to hear his views on religious practice in Turkmenistan. Chankaya explained that his role is to advise the Turkish Embassy on religious affairs as they involve the resident Turkish community. [...] | 2009-03-31 12:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT41 | TURKMENISTAN: USTDA MEETINGS WITH HYDROCARBON [...] (C) SUMMARY: During meetings with the U.S. Trade Development Agency (TDA) Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia and Charge, Turkmenistan hydrocarbon sector officials agreed to consider further cooperation with TDA. Turkmengas will continue to develop onshore gas deposits itself, hiring ser [...] | 2009-01-13 10:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ECON EAID ETRD PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT413 | TURKMENISTAN'S OVERALL BUDGET FIGURE IS PUBLICLY [...] (SBU) The following is Post's response to reftel that requests information about Turkmenistan's central government budget. 2. (SBU) Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funded using FY 09 funds? Yes, the Turkmenistan Government wi [...] | 2009-04-02 05:02:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT414 | TURKMENISTAN: SCHLUMBERGER DOING WELL, BUT NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Schlumberger's general manager described the company's ongoing work, largely for foreign energy companies, in field development and management. Although things are generally going well, there have been some mini-dramas within both the companies that Schlumberger works with, as [...] | 2009-04-02 08:31:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT415 | TURKMENISTAN/UZBEKISTAN BORDER: ON THE ROAD WITH [...] (C) More than 40,000 Iranian truckers travel to or through Turkmenistan each year, the majority passing in either direction through the Farap border crossing on the Uzbek border. As night falls, dozens of drivers congregate at cafes and parking lots, or on the side of the road on either side [...] | 2009-04-02 08:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT416 | TURKMENISTAN: A TALE OF TWO NON-REGISTERED NGOS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Turkmenistan, a civic organization is required to register with the Ministry of Justice ("MOJ") in order to operate legally. In 2008, one independent, non-government-affiliated civic organization was registered, the first since 2005. Despite these restrictive legal conditions [...] | 2009-04-02 09:21:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT417 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON USG CANDIDACY FOR UN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 11:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT418 | TURKMENISTAN: CHARGE RAISES REGISTRATION CASES [...] (C) On March 31, the Charge met with Minister of Justice Myrat Garryev to learn about the activities of the Ministry and to discuss concerns about delays in registration of local NGOs and religious groups. The Minister spoke at length about the responsibilities of various departments within th [...] | 2009-04-02 11:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF TX |
09ASHGABAT421 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE REQUESTING SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 11:22:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF TX |
09ASHGABAT423 | TURKMENISTAN: IN TURKMENBASHY, IT'S ALL ABOUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Caspian port city of Turkmenbashy is quickly being overshadowed by the construction work underway at the nearby Avaza National Tourist Zone, where the President is pressuring contractors and ministries alike to get the work done in time for mid-June ceremonies. The city [...] | 2009-04-03 12:16:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV TX TU |
09ASHGABAT424 | TURKMENISTAN: TURKMENBASHY REFINERY MODERNIZING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkmenbashy Oil Refinery has continued for the past several years to refurbish and modernize its facilities, and is producing a wide range of petroleum products mostly for the export market. Modernization will help it boost its production, and, combined with specific env [...] | 2009-04-03 13:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT425 | TURKMENISTAN: INTERNATIONAL OIL SERVICES COMPANY [...] (C) SUMMARY: A visit to oil services company Schlumberger's Balkanabat operations base demonstrated that the company is doing well, providing a range of services to mostly foreign customers operating in the area. The company is expanding its operations and is anticipating growth in its int [...] | 2009-04-03 14:17:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT428 | TURKMENISTAN: PORT AT TURKMENBASHY TO GET FULL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The port at Turkmenbashy will soon undergo a complete renovation that will modernize and expand its facilities and capacity as the largest Central Asian port. Port authorities say there will be a new ship repair yard and new cargo handling facilities. In the longer term, a [...] | 2009-04-06 12:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT429 | TURKMENISTAN: UNODC LAW ENFORCEMENT DONOR COORDINATION [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 3, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) hosted the Law Enforcement Donor Coordination meeting in Ashgabat. It was the first of four such events this year. Representatives of internationa [...] | 2009-04-06 13:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT43 | TURKMENISTAN: NEW SENIOR ADVISOR JOINS [...] (C) SUMMARY: As in previous years, letters of congratulation on the new year from various Turkmenistan officials to the Turkmen president were published in the state-controlled press, including one from senior officials of the secretive Presidential Apparat. Two letters from apparat offici [...] | 2009-01-13 11:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT431 | TURKMENISTAN: DOLLARS NOT WANTED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Problems exchanging US dollars for Turkmen manat have been observed for the past week, due to the rumors that the Government plans to depreciate the official exchange rate to an even one manat for one dollar. (NOTE [...] | 2009-04-07 04:54:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV SOCI EFIN TX |
09ASHGABAT433 | TURKMENISTAN: PROGRESS VISIBLE ON SEVERAL NEW GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent trip up along the coastline north from the port city of Turkmenbashy revealed that construction work on several natural gas projects is proceeding apace. Malaysian energy company Petronas has several projects underway about 20 kilometers north of Turkmenbashy, including [...] | 2009-04-07 12:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX IR |
09ASHGABAT434 | TURKMENISTAN: PROVINCIAL AUTHORITIES INCREASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent meeting with a leader of Jehovah's Witnesses in Ashgabat confirmed that its adherents in the provinces have seen a recent uptick in harassment, including raids and seizures of religious literature. While the situation in the provinces is particularly tough due to poorly [...] | 2009-04-07 13:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT436 | TURKMENISTAN: MARCH MEDIA REACTION - MEDIA PRAISE GROWING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: In March, media favorably and accurately covered events reflecting U.S.-Turkmenistan cooperation in education and health care, and highlighted various U.S. visits. The visit by USAID Regional Director William Frej [...] | 2009-04-08 12:44:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT44 | TURKMENISTAN: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER URGES MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 9 meeting with U.S. Trade Development Agency (TDA) Regional Director for Europe and Eurasia, Dan Stein, and Charge, Turkmenistan Deputy Foreign Minister, Wepa Hajiyev, expressed hope the Stein's visit would encourage more trade between Turkmenistan and the U.S. Hajiy [...] | 2009-01-13 11:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT442 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON RESPONSE TO NORTH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-08 12:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | SECRET | PREL PARM KNNP KN TX |
09ASHGABAT45 | TURKMENISTAN: DIFFICULTIES FOR RFE/RL REPORTERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 9, poloff met with RFE/RL reporter, Halmurat Gylychdurdiyev, to discuss his current working conditions and recent reports of harassment of two other RFE/RL reporters, Osman Hallyev and Dovletmurat Yazguliev, by security officials. Gylychdurdiyev said security officials [...] | 2009-01-13 11:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT452 | TURKMENISTAN: RUSSIAN PIPELINE WOES EXPOSED DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhammedov's official visit to Moscow in late March produced few milestones in the Turkmen-Russian relationship, which seems to be suffering from financial stress as a result of the global crisis. The most significant item on the agenda, an agreement on the Russ [...] | 2009-04-08 14:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT453 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR TURKMENISTAN'S BROADBAND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) Since post reported in Ref B on Turkmenistan's initiatives to broaden access to dial-up Internet services, the government has not announced any tenders for Internet equipment or service providers. President Berdimuhamedov has [...] | 2009-04-09 04:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ESPS ECON TX |
09ASHGABAT458 | SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY BOUCHER,S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Ashgabat warmly welcomes your visit to Turkmenistan as a timely opportunity to advance our urgent military overflight issues, as well as to show continued support for U.S. investment in energy resource development, greater cooperation in education, and progress in human r [...] | 2009-04-09 13:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT46 | TURKMENISTAN'S SUPREME COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Supreme Council on Science and Technology officials said at a meeting with Dan Stein of the U.S. Trade Development Agency that they would welcome ideas on how to expand the national Internet network for educationa [...] | 2009-01-13 11:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ENRG TRGY TBIO TX |
09ASHGABAT461 | TURKMEN GOVERNMENT VIEWS ON 2009 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: President Berdimuhamedov chaired an expanded session of the Cabinet of Ministers on April 6 for the purpose of reviewing social and economic development in the first quarter of the year, as well as a number of p [...] | 2009-04-10 03:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT462 | TURKMENISTAN: GAZPROM AND TURKMEN GOVERNMENT BLAME [...] (C) SUMMARY: Gazprom and Turkmen officials have begun an all-out press war over who is to blame for the explosion that likely damaged three of four lines delivering gas to Russia on April 9. While Gazprom officials are publicly stating that they notified the Turkmen government of their int [...] | 2009-04-10 11:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX RS |
09ASHGABAT469 | TURKMENISTAN: OVERFLIGHT CAP AND THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: We have nearly reached the overflight cap of 1600 the Turkmenistan government imposed as a continuation of annual renewal of blanket overflight. While DAO will process requests for special flights (MEDEVAC, etc.),all other flights have stopped in order not to exceed the limit. [...] | 2009-04-10 14:41:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR MARR TX |
09ASHGABAT47 | TURKMENISTAN'S GRAIN PRODUCTION: THE GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In 2008 Turkmenistan produced 920,000 tons of grain. This is much lower than the amount required for domestic consumption. In order to improve grain and also cotton production, President Berdimuhamedov announced [...] | 2009-01-13 12:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT470 | TURKMENISTAN AND RUSSIA WORKING OUT GAS BARTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: EU TACIS Program Manager, Michael Wilson, provided some additional detail on April 10 regarding Turkmenistan's proposal to exchange a substantial portion of the value of its exported gas to Russia for goods and services. The deal could be a good one for Turkmenistan, if offici [...] | 2009-04-13 13:27:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EPET EINV TX RS |
09ASHGABAT475 | TURKMENISTAN: LACK OF PROGRESS IN EDUCATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A local economist and a member of Ashgabat's international banking community told a Eurasian Foundation of Central Asia delegation that change, while not happening as fast as some people would have liked, is taking place in Turkmenistan. The economist said that it will take d [...] | 2009-04-15 11:50:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID EIND EFIN SCUL SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT476 | IPC AGRI: ONE EXAMPLE OF COMMERCIAL SUCCESS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Sales of Case New Holland equipment to Turkmenistan continue apace in 2009, with shipment of 300 tractors and $30 million in spare parts underway. Exclusive importer of Case New Holland and John Deere equipment to Turkmenistan, IPC Agri feels that its business is secure due t [...] | 2009-04-15 11:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR EAID EIND ETRD TX RU |
09ASHGABAT477 | TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMMEDOV STAYS IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ashgabat's hosting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers meeting on April 10 was well-covered in regional press. Although a broad range of topics were on the agenda, it does not appear that the body came to any significant conclusions. Beginning with his opening remarks, Pr [...] | 2009-04-15 11:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ETRD AORC PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT479 | TURKMENISTAN: BENEFITS OF CIVIL SOCIETY REMAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the head of an organization that provides training and resources to civic groups, the current registration difficulties reflect government uncertainty about the benefits of NGO activity. Apparent bureaucratic roadblocks could be instantly dissolved by top-level inter [...] | 2009-04-16 10:09:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT480 | IRAN/TURKMENISTAN: WAITING FOR RAPPROCHEMENT: [...] (C) In a conversation with Ashgabat Iran Watcher this week, the general manager of the local office of the construction company Iran Samen (GM) spoke hopefully about the possibility of U.S.-Iranian construction joint ventures in Turkmenistan in the future. Our contact, who has lived and worke [...] | 2009-04-16 10:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | IR ECON PGOV PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT482 | TURKMENISTAN'S STATE TOURISM AND SPORTS COMMITTEE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Representatives of the State Tourism and Sports Committee said that they are interested in developing Community-Based Tourism (CBT),especially national crafts, higher education for tourism professionals, and some [...] | 2009-04-16 12:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EIND TX |
09ASHGABAT483 | TURKMENISTAN-AFGHANISTAN MARCH 11 CONSULTATIONS ON [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 11, USAID met with representatives of the Turkmenistan Ministry of Energy and Industry (MOEI) to continue consultations in support of the supply by Turkmenistan to Afghanistan of 300 MW of electric power [...] | 2009-04-17 08:46:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID TX |
09ASHGABAT486 | FOREIGN MINISTER MEREDOV ASKS FOR PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 15, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher discussed bilateral and regional issues with Turkmenistan Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov. The Turkmen would like to see President Berdimuhamedov visit the United States this November. Meredov asked for [...] | 2009-04-17 09:34:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR OVIP PBTS PHUM TX |
09ASHGABAT487 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST TO UPDATE TERRORISM FINANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 09:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER TX |
09ASHGABAT489 | TURKMENISTAN: GICNT PLENARY SESSION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 12:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP PTER MNUC KGIC TX |
09ASHGABAT490 | TURKMENISTAN: DAYS OF (PRESIDENTIAL) FOLDERS AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Special documents must be presented to the Turkmen President in a green velvet folder bearing his photo and with a gold national emblem on the cover. Documents must be inserted in this folder -- which costs $77.46 -- in a particular way. Twenty-five long-stemmed white roses c [...] | 2009-04-17 12:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EIND TX |
09ASHGABAT491 | TURKISH GULENIST MOVEMENT IN TURKMENISTAN: [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Turkish-run schools in Turkmenistan have been surprisingly successful since their start in 1993. The schools, which include language centers, high schools and a university, are loosely linked by their affiliation with the Beshkent Educational Firm, which is the financial organ [...] | 2009-04-17 12:57:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CVIS TU TX |
09ASHGABAT492 | TURKMENISTAN: FURTHER INSIGHTS INTO OFFICIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent opposition website article about Turkmen government purchases of trucks from the Russian company KAMAZ exposed some interesting facts that suggest the government buys the vehicles for an inflated purchase price, leaving room for intermediaries and those who sign the co [...] | 2009-04-17 12:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND EINV ECON TX TU RS |
09ASHGABAT494 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 13:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT495 | TURKMEN PRESIDENT IS MIGHTILY ANNOYED WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a wide-ranging and lengthy meeting with Assistant Secretary Boucher on April 15, Turkmen President Berdimuhamedov expressed his appreciation for U.S. efforts in Afghanistan as well as his satisfaction with the Administration's Policy Review on Afghanistan and Pakistan. Berdimu [...] | 2009-04-20 05:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EPET ENRG ECON MARR OVIP RS TX |
09ASHGABAT496 | TURKMENISTAN: TOUGH TIMES FOR BOUYGUES [...] (C) Following a meeting with his boss two weeks ago, one expatriate employee of French construction firm, Bouygues, was unexpectedly sacked by his boss by e-mail. Several expatriate employees at Bouygues (strictly protect throughout) have told Economic Officer in the past week about the "ter [...] | 2009-04-20 05:49:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND TX FR |
09ASHGABAT497 | CENTRAL ASIAN WATER DISPUTES HEATING UP; PROSPECTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 16, Miroslav Jenca, the Head of Office of the Ashgabat-based UN Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, briefed Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher about the Center's work and conditions in the region. According to Jenca, t [...] | 2009-04-20 05:51:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS UN ENRG ZK AF TX |
09ASHGABAT498 | EDUCATION OFFICIALS EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR COOPERATION, BUT [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher's meeting with Turkmenistan's top two education officials successfully presented U.S. views and continued engagement in this area. Unfortunately, it also revealed the continued [...] | 2009-04-20 05:55:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL EAID KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT499 | RFE/RL'S TURKMEN SERVICE: "SALTY" INTERNAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post's recent contact with RFE/RL's Turkmen service reveals an alarming dispute related to journalistic integrity within the organization. Post,s main point of contact with RFE/RL in Ashgabat believes he is being marginalized for his lack of "salty" reporting, and despite his sub [...] | 2009-04-20 10:37:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO TX |
09ASHGABAT500 | TURKMENISTAN: LAW ENFORCMENT OFFICERS DISCUSS THE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) Poloff, at the request of an instructor at Post's INL-funded English Training Center (ELT) for Turkmen law enforcment officers, gave a presentation to a group of students on April 17 in which she outlined the foundation and st [...] | 2009-04-20 10:38:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PGOV TX |
09ASHGABAT501 | TURMENISTAN: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AT THE HAZAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNDP and the Global Environmental Fund are sponsoring a project for community outreach in the Hazar Nature Reserve, to reduce the amount of hunting and fishing of endangered and unique species in the area. This involves the delicate work of trying to change the habits of those [...] | 2009-04-20 10:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID EPET ESTH SENV AORC TX |
09ASHGABAT502 | WHY ONE PERSON IS LEAVING THE FRONT LINES OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A construction industry professional with several years of experience in Turkmenistan explained that he is leaving another firm to consult because he cannot deal with working in the middle of this environment, including battling with ministers who do not want to pay for project [...] | 2009-04-20 11:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EIND TX TU |
09ASHGABAT508 | LEGAL NGO SUPPORTS CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BY OFFERING [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for Internet distribution 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Six months after reports of questionable business practices (reftel),Post checked in with local NGO "Bosfor" for an update on its activities. The NGO carries out youth outreach and provides legal services, in [...] | 2009-04-21 05:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT512 | TURKMENISTAN: USG CONTRACTORS ARE THE INTERIOR MINISTER'S [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A technician from the Tashkent office of the Agilent Technologies was dispatched to Ashgabat under the auspices of Post's INL-funded DOJ/ICITAP project with the Ministry of the Interior in order to repair a gas ch [...] | 2009-04-21 09:05:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT513 | TURKMENISTAN: TAKING ON THE DRUG SUPPLIERS [...] (U) Another drug-related crime story was reported in the April 17th edition of Ashgabat weekly "Adalat" (Justice) newspaper: According to Adalat, a 40-year old resident of Serdar (Balkan Province) identified as Yazgeldi Ayimov, had previously been convicted and imprisoned on drug charges, but t [...] | 2009-04-21 10:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KCRM SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT514 | TURKMENISTAN CAN BE A TOUGH ENVIRONMENT FOR [...] (C) Visiting Eurasia Foundation of Central Asia representatives recently met with UNICEF's acting Representative, Abdul Alim, to discuss the prospects for an international NGO seeking to initiate a program in Turkmenistan. Alim said the first step is to assess government interest in the propo [...] | 2009-04-21 12:25:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID SOCI TX |
09ASHGABAT515 | TURKMENISTAN: GERMAN COMPANY CLOSER TO AN OFFSHORE PSA FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 16, RWE AG, a German energy company and Nabucco shareholder, signed a Memorandum on Long-term Cooperation with the Turkmen Government. The Memorandum stipulates that RWE will support the Government in tr [...] | 2009-04-21 12:29:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET PGOV EINV TX |
09ASHGABAT516 | BERDIMUHAMEDOV TO HONEYWELL CEO: WE WANT CLOSER [...] (C) On April 22, Honeywell Director for Government Relations, Europe, Middle East and Africa Daniela Pandrea discussed Honeywell's business plans for Turkmenistan with DCM and poloff. She described the circumstances that led to Honeywell's CEO meeting with President Berdimuhamedov on March 9. [...] | 2009-04-23 08:11:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV EPET TX |
09ASHGABAT518 | TURKMENISTAN: A/S BOUCHER VISIT DRAWS SIGNIFICANT MEDIA [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Richard Boucher visited Turkmenistan April 14-17, holding a meeting with President Berdimuhamedov, and meetings with other high-ranking government officials. The visit [...] | 2009-04-23 11:26:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SCUL KPAO TX |