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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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06SARAJEVO2140 | BOSNIA - KEEPING THE OHR HORSE IN THE BARN ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with OHR High Representative Schwartz-Schilling on September 13 at the HighRep's request to discuss constitutional reform, police reform, and the transition from his position as High Representative to the EU Special Representative. On constitutional reform, Sch [...] | 2006-09-14 15:46:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL BK EU |
06SARAJEVO2160 | BOSNIA: POLITICIANS PLEDGE TO RESTRUCTURE THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the election campaign reached the halfway mark this week, comments on constitutional reform by Bosnian politicians are featuring prominently in the press. Representatives of the Patriotic Block coalition, who helped defeat the April constitutional reform package met with HighR [...] | 2006-09-15 15:07:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK EU |
06SARAJEVO2199 | BOSNIA - SERB PARTIES SET BACK OUR BRCKO AGENDA [...] (SBU) The final pre-election session of the State-level House of Representatives (HoR) took place on September 18. The HoR had been scheduled to take up amendments to the Law on the Council of Ministers (CoM) that would provide a permanent legal basis for the Brcko District Office (BDO) in Sar [...] | 2006-09-19 15:29:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KJUS BK |
06SARAJEVO2259 | AMBASSADOR'S TRAVEL HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUED U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY. To focus public attention on continued U.S. engagement in Bosnia after the announcement of the Eagle Base drawdown, Ambassador and emboffs traveled September 14-21 to headquarters of the BiH Armed Forces' (AFBiH) three new multi-ethnic brigades and the training center for the AFBi [...] | 2006-09-27 06:53:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
06SARAJEVO2268 | BOSNIA: CROATIAN, SERBIAN ENVOYS DOWNPLAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings, the Croatian and Serbian ambassadors to Bosnia and Herzegovina September 22 discussed the upcoming Bosnian elections. On recent activities of Croatian and Serbian politicians with respect to Bosnia, both emphasized their countries' desire to see Bosnia pro [...] | 2006-09-27 10:45:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK HR YI |
06SARAJEVO2307 | BOSNIA ON ELECTION EVE - EVOLUTION, REVOLUTION, [...] (U) This is the final in a series of planned pre-election telegrams. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Bosnians go to the polls in two days, October 1, to elect their national and entity governments (Ref E). International observers and Bosnian officials expect an orderly and fair election, though lingering c [...] | 2006-09-29 12:20:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
06SARAJEVO2320 | BOSNIA CAMPAIGN 2006: THE ROLE OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS [...] (U) This is the fifth in a planned series of cables covering themes relevant to the October 1, 2006 national elections in Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As Bosnians prepare to head to the polls this weekend, religious leaders have actively encouraged voter turnout, but also sought [...] | 2006-09-29 18:01:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
06SARAJEVO2397 | BOSNIA: BRCKO WORKING GROUP DRAFTS NATIONAL LAW [...] (U) SUMMARY. In the September 27-28 session of the Brcko District Working Group, participants drafted and nearly reached consensus on the text of a national law on Brcko's status within Bosnia. The law, which addresses Brcko's representation in Bosnia and Herzegovina's state institutions, wa [...] | 2006-10-06 12:27:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | BK PGOV PREL |
06SARAJEVO2452 | BOSNIA: PROSECUTOR'S CASE STRONG IN LOCAL [...] (C) Summary: The BiH State Prosecutor continues to present a strong evidentiary case in the terrorism trial of Mirsad Bektasevic and Abdulkadir Cesur, particularly the former (reftels). The defense so far has been largely ineffective. The prosecutor is fairly confident he will get a terrorism [...] | 2006-10-10 06:39:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV BK |
06SARAJEVO2480 | BIH PLEDGES SUPPORT IN WAKE OF NORTH KOREAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-10 17:39:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP |
06SARAJEVO2569 | BOSNIA - FINAL 2006 ELECTION RESULTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: This afternoon the Central Election Commission (CEC) provided us with an advance copy of the final election results, which they made public at a 1700 press conference in Sarajevo. The results are in line with our earlier assessments based on partial results the CEC had released s [...] | 2006-10-18 17:59:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
06SARAJEVO2638 | SENIOR EUFOR COMMANDERS QUESTION DEFENSE REFORM [...] (C) Summary. We met with senior EUFOR commanders October 16 to discuss EUFOR drawdown plans and the future of the EUFOR mission in Bosnia. During the discussions, the Deputy EUFOR commander (DCOM) and EUFOR chief of staff expressed skepticism at the pace of defense reform in Bosnia, and ques [...] | 2006-10-20 18:20:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
06SARAJEVO2650 | USS RAMAGE VISIT EMPHASIZES U.S.-BOSNIAN MILITARY [...] (SBU) The USS RAMAGE, a guided-missile destroyer attached the 6th Fleet, visited the Bosnian port of Neum October 17-21. The Embassy and ship hosted a reception for senior Bosnian political and military on board the USS Ramage on October 18, which was attended by all three members of Bosnia' [...] | 2006-10-25 06:44:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL BK |
06SARAJEVO2699 | BOSNIA - DAS DICARLO PROBES NEWLY ELECTED BOSNIAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 19 before the Peace Implementation Council (PIC),DAS Rosemary DiCarlo met separately with the outgoing Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency and leader of the Party for Democratic Action (SDA) Sulejman Tihic; Republika Srpska (RS) PM and leader of the Alliance of Indepe [...] | 2006-10-27 15:31:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
06SARAJEVO2752 | BOSNIA: PIC POLITICAL DIRECTORS PUSH FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board pushed for constitutional and police reform during the October 19-20 meeting. The Board discussed the OHR June 2007 closure and subsequent role of an expanded European Union Special Representative ( [...] | 2006-11-06 14:09:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | BK PGOV PREL |
06SARAJEVO2782 | BOSNIA: SILAJDZIC VOWS TO DEFEAT U.S.-BROKERED [...] (C) SUMMARY: We met separately October 30 with outgoing Bosniak Tri-Presidency member and Party of Democratic Action (SDA) President Sulejman Tihic and Bosniak President-elect and Party for BiH (SBiH) President Haris Silajdzic. Tihic, despite eroding party discipline, still asserts SDA party [...] | 2006-11-08 12:30:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
06SARAJEVO2831 | CIVIL AVIATION OFFICIALS REFUSE TO CLEAR TUZLA [...] (SBU) Bosnia and Herzegovina Civil Aviation (BHCA) authorities notified United States Air Forces Europe (USAFE) November 10 that they had rejected the formal Notice to Airman (NOTAM) announcing the discontinuation of air operations at Tuzla Airbase, attached to Eagle Base. The NOTAM reads "Ef [...] | 2006-11-13 18:10:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
06SARAJEVO2876 | BOSNIA - NEXT STEPS ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Six weeks after the October 1 elections, Bosniak (Muslim) opposition to and anxiety about the U.S.-brokered package of constitutional amendments remains a problem. Newly elected Bosniak member of the Tri-Presidency Haris Silajdzic continues his public and private campaign against [...] | 2006-11-15 08:12:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BK |
06SARAJEVO2908 | SILAJDZIC HAS POTENTIAL TO SCUTTLE AFGHAN [...] (C) Newly elected Bosniak member of the Tri- Presidency Haris Silajdzic removed the decision on the Bosnian arms and ammo donation to Afghanistan from the presidency agenda for its November 14 session. The move effectively blocks the donation in the near term, and is line with Silajdzic's cri [...] | 2006-11-17 10:44:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
06SARAJEVO2918 | COVIC CONVICTED [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On November 17, Dragan Covic, ousted Croat member of the Bosnian Tri-Presidency and Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ-BiH) President, was convicted on one count of abuse of office. Covic was taken into custody immediately to serve his sentence of five years. Covic's six [...] | 2006-11-17 17:31:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV BK |
06SARAJEVO2931 | BOSNIA: INAUGURAL SESSION OF BIH PARLIAMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the inaugural session of the BiH House of Representatives (HoR) held on November 20, delegates failed to agree on even the most mundane procedural issues, including the organization of the parliament and the election of the three co-speakers. What was thought to be a pre-cook [...] | 2006-11-20 17:19:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
06SARAJEVO2971 | U.S. ORGANIZED DAYTON COMMEMORATION EVENTS FOCUS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 21, the 11th anniversary of the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords, Embassy Sarajevo sponsored and/or hosted several events in and around Sarajevo. The highlight of the day was an event for more than 500 guests at the National Theater, which featured speeches by the [...] | 2006-11-22 17:46:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ODIP BK |
06SARAJEVO3058 | BOSNIA: PFP DECISION HAILED AS A HISTORIC MILESTONE [...] (SBU) Bosnian leaders and the general public hailed the decision to offer Bosnia an invitation into the Partnership for Peace (PfP) at NATO's Riga Summit as an historic event, noting Bosnia's clear progress in integrating into Euro-Atlantic structures. The decision could serve as an impetus t [...] | 2006-11-30 15:47:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
06SARAJEVO3102 | REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON DEMINING ISSUES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. ------------------ SIPA INVESTIGATION ------------------ 2. (C) Due to widespread allegations of irregular practices and possible misuse of USG demining assistance, post seeks Department concurrance with a proposal to request that t [...] | 2006-12-07 16:28:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM MASS PREL MOPS PGOV BK SI |
06SARAJEVO3115 | BOSNIA MOVING FORWARD IN JOINING PFP [...] (SBU) Bosnia received its formal invitation from the NATO Secretary-General to join the Partnership for Peace on SIPDIS December 7. Tri-Presidency members plan to travel to Brussels December 14, where Presidency Chairman Radmanovic will sign the Framework Document. With the help of NATO HQ [...] | 2006-12-08 17:22:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
06SARAJEVO3159 | DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES HIS FUTURE, PFP, [...] (C) In a wide ranging discussion, Defense Minister Nikola Radovanovic said he did not want to continue in his post in the next Bosnian government. The minister cited his fatigue and general exasperation with the political process as reasons for his wish to the leave the ministry. Despite Rad [...] | 2006-12-14 14:38:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR BK |
06SARAJEVO3185 | BOSNIA - FEDERATION POLICE CHIEF FACES OUSTER [...] (C) Longstanding political and personal feuds between Zlatko Miletic, Director of the Federation Police, and members of the Federation government have resulted in procedural attempts to remove Miletic from his position. Miletic has been an effective mission counterpart on security issues and h [...] | 2006-12-18 11:58:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KJUS KCRM PTER BK |
06SARAJEVO3188 | BOSNIA: PIC POLITICAL DIRECTORS STRESS POLICE AND [...] (C) Summary: During its December 6-7 meeting in Brussels, the Political Directors of the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) Steering Board emphasized the need for Bosnian leaders to achieve concrete progress on a wide reform agenda including constitutional, and police reform. EUR DAS Rosemary [...] | 2006-12-18 14:08:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
06SARAJEVO3271 | BOSNIA: POLICE REFORM DIRECTORATE REPORT COMPLETE [...] (C) Summary: The Police Reform Directorate (PRD) issued its final report on December 22, but the process of political approval and implementation remains at an impasse despite US and EU warnings that without agreement Bosnia cannot sign a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) until poli [...] | 2006-12-29 13:45:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KCRM KJUS EUN BK |
06SARAJEVO666 | BOSNIA: PRESIDENCY AGREES ON CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: After last-minute wrangling among BiH political party leaders, the BiH Tri-Presidency on March 25 endorsed and forwarded to parliament a package of constitutional amendments that will substantially strengthen the Council of Ministers and Parliament and streamline the Presidency, c [...] | 2006-03-27 16:50:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
06SARAJEVO732 | BOSNIA: TERRORIST SUSPECTS WILL BE INDICTED AT [...] (U) The BiH State Prosecutor's Office plans to submit its first-ever terrorism indictment on or about April 7. Five individuals will be charged with intent to commit terrorism and illegal possession of weapons and explosive materials. Among the defendants, who are all ethnic Bosniaks, Mirsad [...] | 2006-04-06 13:12:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV BK |
06SARAJEVO742 | BOSNIA: VOTES LACKING TO PASS CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Constitutional reform measures agreed on March 18 by Bosnia and Herzegovina's political party leaders are now under consideration by relevant committees in the BiH Parliament. Driven by Bosnia's electoral calendar, amendments must be approved by the end of April in order for t [...] | 2006-04-09 13:24:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
06SARAJEVO756 | BOSNIA: DISPUTE IN INDIRECT TAXATION AUTHORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: A long-standing dispute over allocation of Single Account revenues between the entities and Brcko came to a head following recent actions of Indirect Taxation Authority Governing Board Chairman Joly Dixon. At the very end of his mandate, Dixon issued a unilateral decision, qu [...] | 2006-04-11 14:15:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL BK |
06SARAJEVO768 | BOSNIA: CONTROVERSIAL REPUBLIKA SRPSKA POLICE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Controversial Republika Srpska (RS) Police Director Dragomir Andan tendered his resignation April 7th. The immediate catalyst for his resignation was a letter sent to RS PM Milorad Dodik and the High Rep by ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte. The letter alleges lack of coope [...] | 2006-04-12 10:59:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL PTER KCRM KJUS BK |
06SARAJEVO813 | BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM PACKAGE IN PERIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: With a key parliamentary committee session slated for April 18, critical votes are still lacking to move the constitutional reform package out of committee for decision in the full House of Representatives. In the nine-member committee, only 4 votes are in the bag. Of the rem [...] | 2006-04-13 16:57:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
06SARAJEVO814 | BOSNIA: HDZ REBELS FOUND BREAKAWAY PARTY -- WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On April 8, HDZ rebels -- some formally ousted from HDZ by its leader, Dragan Covic -- founded a new BiH political party: "HDZ 1990." The name is intended to recall (supposed) prewar days of Croat unity in BiH. The approximately 350 attendees at the session were a [...] | 2006-04-13 17:04:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
06SARAJEVO829 | BOSNIA: SCENESETTER FOR HIGH REP VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: High Representative Christian Schwarz-Schilling's April 19-21 visit to Washington will be an opportunity to review his first three months in office. CSS (his staff's abbreviation, not used in speech) sees himseslf as the antidote to former High Rep Ashdown's activist interventio [...] | 2006-04-14 16:49:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
06SARAJEVO841 | BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM AMENDMENTS GET [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S.-brokered constitutional reforms faced their first crucial parliamentary hurdle on April 18 when the House Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee (CLAC) considered the package in a marathon day-long session. The result: a temporary stalemate, with the CLAC postponi [...] | 2006-04-18 18:32:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
06SARAJEVO877 | BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM GETS COMMITTEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The U.S.-backed constitutional reform package passed its first parliamentary hurdle when a late-night session of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee (CLAC) voted in favor of sending the legislation to the full House for consideration. The vote -- 5 to 2 in favor, wi [...] | 2006-04-20 18:01:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
06SARAJEVO937 | BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM REJECTED BY TWO [...] (C) On April 26, the constitutional reform package failed by two votes to win approval in the BiH House of Representatives. Although a majority voted in favor, the measures did not gain the two-thirds needed to pass constitutional amendments. The package's rejection was the direct result o [...] | 2006-04-27 15:28:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
06SARAJEVO944 | BOSNIA: DODIK RELEASES THE PRIVATIZATION HOUNDS. [...] (C) Summary. Republika Srpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik has launched a sweeping review of past privatizations as his first major economic policy initiative. A new law will establish a government-appointed commission to hunt for "illegalities" in the privatization process, assign re [...] | 2006-04-28 11:23:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV BK |
06SARAJEVO945 | BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING AFFIRMS [...] (C) Summary: On April 19, the Vital National Interest (VNI) panel of the Federation Constitutional Court issued a formal decision upholding the USG-backed Law on Revenue Allocation (Ref B). With a resounding majority, the panel dismissed HDZ claims that objective and transparent revenue al [...] | 2006-04-28 11:24:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV ECIN BK |
06SARAJEVO966 | BOSNIA: WHY THE CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM VOTE FAILED [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a late-night vote April 26, the constitutional reform package agreed on by the leaders of Bosnia's major political parties failed to obtain the 2/3 majority it needed in the House of Representatives, falling short by only two votes. Of the 42 delegates, a majority -- 26 -- [...] | 2006-05-03 15:59:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK |
06SARAJEVO994 | BOSNIA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM: STRATEGY FOR THE [...] (C) With the heat abating somewhat from last week's failure by the BiH parliament to pass constitutional amendments, we are looking ahead to next steps. Bosnia's political parties are now in full electoral battle mode; yesterday the BiH Electoral Commission announced national elections will [...] | 2006-05-08 07:01:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BK |
06SECION01OF02HARARE628 | LABOR STRIKES LOMING [...] C) General Agriculture and Plantation Workers Unio of Zimbabwe (GAPWUZ) General Secretary GertrudeHambira told econoff on May 24 that within two weks the union would likely announce a strike by aricultural workers over wages. Zimbabwe Congressof Trade Unions (ZCTU) Secretary General Wellingon [...] | 2006-05-26 10:03:00 | Embassy Harare | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGO PHUM ECON ASEC ZI |
06SECTION01O02HONGKONG2311 | JUNE 4 CANDLELIGHT VIGIL IN HONG KNG [...] (C) Summary: According to ong Kong's "Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China," their annual candlelight vigil to commemorate the anniversary of the June 4, 1989 military suppression in Beijing's Tiananmen Square drew a crowd of 44,000 on Sunday evening, slightly short [...] | 2006-06-05 10:23:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL PINR HK |
06SEOUL1021 | ROK CRITICIZED FOR "APOLOGIZING" TO DPRK TO [...] (C) In the aftermath of the March 22 incident at Mt. Geumgang, North Korea -- in which DPRK officials retaliated against South Korean journalists' statement that one of the North Korean participants in the inter-Korean family reunion event was "abducted" by preventing 99 elderly South Koreans [...] | 2006-03-28 09:35:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KN KS |
06SEOUL1034 | PRESIDENT ROH VISITS AFRICA TO FURTHER ECONOMIC [...] (C) MOFAT officials told poloff that President Roh Moo-Hyun's March 6-13 visit to Egypt, Nigeria and Algeria as well as his meeting with the Secretary General of the League of Arab States on March 8, focused on improving economic cooperation and bilateral relations. Roh and Egyptian Presiden [...] | 2006-03-29 08:41:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KS |
06SEOUL1050 | CAMBODIAN PM HUN SEN'S VISIT TO ROK FOCUSES ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 20-24 visit to South Korea of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen focused almost exclusively on the Cambodians' interest in obtaining ROK designation of Cambodia as a country "qualified to export labor to South Korea." Accompanied by eight ministers, Hun Sen also secured [...] | 2006-03-30 07:50:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ELAB EAID KS |
06SEOUL1089 | S/E LEFKOWITZ'S REMARKS ON KAESONG PROMPT [...] (C) Recent South Korean press reports drew attention to Special Envoy Jay Lefkowitz's March 30 remarks at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) calling for independent monitoring of labor conditions at the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC),and the subsequent response from Assistant Unificat [...] | 2006-04-03 08:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KN KS |
06SEOUL1108 | ROKG OFFICIALLY RESPONDS TO USG NORTH KOREAN [...] (C) On April 4, Kim Ki-woong, Director of the Inter-Korean Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, presented the official ROKG response to our ref g demarche seeking support for the USG North Korean refugee strategy. The ROKG response (reprinted in paragraph 3) centered [...] | 2006-04-04 08:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL KS KN |
06SEOUL1158 | ROKG SOON TO SUPPORT USG CANDIDATE FOR INCB [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-07 09:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR AORC PREL UN KS |
06SEOUL1159 | USFK ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION PLAN NOTIFICATION [...] (C) On April 7, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) and Embassy delivered to MND and MOFAT, respectively, DUSD Lawless' notification letter on environmental clean-up of closed USFK bases. USFK and Embassy also shared the text of a proposed USFK press release on its action plan for environmental clean-u [...] | 2006-04-07 09:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KS |
06SEOUL117 | SENATOR MURKOWSKI'S MEETING WITH UNIFICATION VICE [...] (C) Ministry of Unification (MOU) Vice Minister Rhee Bong-jo on January 9 emphasized to Senator Murkowski and the Ambassador the importance of implementing the Joint Statement of principles issued in September after the fourth round of the Six Party Talks. He suggested broadening the scope of [...] | 2006-01-10 08:12:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KNUC PREL KS KN |
06SEOUL1246 | ROKG PROTESTS PROPOSED JAPANESE SURVEYS IN [...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se on April 14 informed the DCM that the Japanese Maritime Security Agency through its website announced its intention to conduct geological surveys beginning April 14 in a part of the East Sea (Sea of Japan) that would violate international law, ROK dome [...] | 2006-04-14 12:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHSA PBTS KS JA |
06SEOUL1266 | STAFFDEL VISIT TO KAESONG INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX [...] (U) During an April 12 staffdel visit to the South Korean-managed Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) in North Korea, KIC officials said that informal conversations with North Korean workers indicated that the DPRK provided the workers with approximately 70 percent of their wages, for a base inc [...] | 2006-04-18 06:20:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ELAB PHUM PREL KS KN |
06SEOUL1268 | ROKG REQUEST FOR CHANGES TO CWC/HCA [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 3. 2. (C) On April 6, MOFAT Disarmament and Nonproliferation Director Kwon Hee-seog informed poloff of the ROKG's request to amend the proposed Host Country Agreement (HCA) on the conduct of Chemical Weapons (CWC) challenge inspections (Ref A). [...] | 2006-04-18 06:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR KTIA CWC KS |
06SEOUL1270 | ROKG DISCUSSES BANGKOK SIX AND KIM CHUN-HEE [...] (C) MOFAT DG for Policy Planning Nam Gwan-pyo on April 18 told POL M/C that Seoul was relieved to hear that the six North Koreans had arrived safely in Bangkok (ref a). MOFAT has instructed its Embassy in Bangkok to assist in vetting and resolving the case quickly and quietly. Seoul was pos [...] | 2006-04-18 07:30:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM AGMT KS KN |
06SEOUL1271 | JAPANESE EMBASSY REPORTS TOKYO TO BEGIN MAPPING [...] (C) The Japanese Embassy in Seoul informed us April 18 that Japan will begin mapping operations on April 21 in waters that both Tokyo and Seoul claim as within their Exclusive Economic Zone. Japanese Embassy First Secretary Yamamoto told poloff that if faced with physical resistance by ROK f [...] | 2006-04-18 09:28:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PHSA PREL EFIS MOPS KS JA |
06SEOUL1293 | PRC DEFENSE MINISTER'S HIGH-PROFILE VISIT [...] (C) Summary: During a high-profile visit to Korea, PRC Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan discussed bilateral defense ties, cooperation on North Korea, and economic development with President Roh and Defense Minister Yoon. Cao advocated enhancing military exchanges and asked for invitations for [...] | 2006-04-19 08:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KS CH |
06SEOUL1295 | HAN MYUNG-SOOK CONFIRMED AS PRIME MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Assembly April 19 confirmed Han Myung-sook as Korea's new prime minister, making her the first woman to assume the nation's number two job. Han, a two-time former Cabinet minister and former dissident, told fellow lawmakers that she hoped to use her tenure to ame [...] | 2006-04-19 09:26:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KS |
06SEOUL1298 | A/S SHANNON'S KOREAN CONSULTATIONS ON LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) Visiting WHA Assistant Secretary Shannon on April 12 reviewed with ROKG officials U.S. objectives for enlisting strategic partners, like Seoul and Tokyo, to play a key role in promoting democracy, free markets, and economic prosperity in Latin America. ROKG officials welcomed consultation [...] | 2006-04-20 01:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON KS |
06SEOUL1308 | ROKG PREFERS REQUEST COME FROM UNHCR ON BANGKOK SIX [...] (C) On April 20, POL M/C delivered ref a demarche urging Seoul to reconsider its position and quickly allow a ROKG official to assist with the processing of the six North Koreans in Bangkok to Nam Gwan-pyo, Director General for Policy Planning in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Na [...] | 2006-04-20 07:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL KS KN TH |
06SEOUL1314 | DFM YUN BRIEFS DCM ON ROK-JAPAN MARITIME SURVEY [...] (C) In an April 20 meeting with the DCM, ROK DFM Yun reported that earlier in the day, South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon had told the Japanese Ambassador that (1) Japan should immediately abandon its proposed maritime survey of submarine features in waters that Tokyo and Seoul both cl [...] | 2006-04-20 09:39:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PHSA PREL EFIS MOPS KS JA |
06SEOUL1322 | MOU PREVIEWS APRIL 21-24 INTER-KOREAN MINISTERIAL [...] (C) In an April 20 preview of the April 21-24 inter-Korean ministerial in Pyongyang, Assistant Minister for Unification Policy and Public Affairs Lee Kwan-sei told the DCM that the ROK planned to urge the DPRK to return to the Six Party Talks and agree to the resumption of general officer-lev [...] | 2006-04-21 08:11:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC EAID PHUM KN KS |
06SEOUL1330 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FM BAN: NORTH KOREA, [...] (C) Summary: In their April 21 luncheon meeting, the Ambassador and Foreign Minister Ban discussed several bilateral and North Korea-related issues (see refs for discussions on ROK-Japan relations and Ban's candidacy for UNSYG). On North Korea, Ban said Seoul intended to raise human rights [...] | 2006-04-22 09:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KS KN |
06SEOUL1349 | ROKG READOUT ON MARITIME RESOLUTION WITH JAPAN [...] (C) MOFAT DG for the Asian and Pacific Affairs Bureau Lee Hyuk on April 24 told POL M/C that Seoul was relieved that it managed the maritime survey dispute and prevented a worsening of the already strained relationship with Tokyo. Both sides agreed that (1) Japan would recall its ships and dr [...] | 2006-04-24 10:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PHSA PREL EFIS MOPS KSAC JA |
06SEOUL1377 | A/S HILL'S APRIL 13 MEETINGS WITH CHUNG [...] (C) In separate meetings April 13, EAP A/S Christopher R. Hill discussed the status of Six Party Talks and U.S.-ROK relations with the leaders of Korea's two main political parties. Chung Dong-young, Chairman of the ruling Uri Party and former Minister of Unification, expressed concern that [...] | 2006-04-25 08:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PNUC KS KN |
06SEOUL1379 | PRESIDENT ROH DRAWS RED-LINE UNDER LIANCOURT ROCKS [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Only days after Seoul and Tokyo announced a diplomatic agreement to end the stand-off over the Dokdo Islets (known in Japan as "Takeshima") (REFTELS),President Roh in a strongly worded address to the nation reasserted ROK sovereignty over the islets and declared that [...] | 2006-04-25 08:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHSA EFIS MOPS KS JA |
06SEOUL1385 | A/S HILL'S APRIL 13 MEETING WITH FORMER PM LEE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former PM Lee Hae-chan told visiting A/S Hill April 13 that in recent discussions, Chinese leaders sounded disenchanted with Kim Jong-il, skeptical of his ability to extend the Kim dynasty to the next generation, and dismissive of Kim's commitment to economic reform. Lee reaffi [...] | 2006-04-26 00:34:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC ETRD KS KN |
06SEOUL1399 | MINISTRY OF UNIFICATION ON APRIL 21-24 [...] (C) In an April 26 read-out of the April 21-24 inter-Korean ministerial in Pyongyang, Assistant Minister for Unification Policy and Public Affairs Lee Kwan-sei emphasized to the DCM the extensive effort Seoul made on persuading the DPRK to return to the Six Party Talks and to engage the inter [...] | 2006-04-26 08:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC EAID KN KS |
06SEOUL1433 | DFM YUN PROVIDES UPDATE ON LIANCOURT ROCKS ISSUE [...] (C) In an April 28 meeting with the DCM, DFM Yun Byung-se offered an update on the ROKG approach to its maritime dispute with Japan. Seoul was (1) preparing for the next round of EEZ talks with Tokyo that would be held by the end of June; (2) providing foreign diplomats with Seoul's justific [...] | 2006-04-28 08:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PHSA PREL EFIS MOPS KS JA |
06SEOUL1434 | SWEDISH AMBASSADOR TO DPRK DISCUSSES INTERNAL [...] (C) In an April 24 call on the Ambassador, Swedish Ambassador to the DPRK Mats Foyer confirmed that last year's bumper harvest was not sufficient to overcome the food shortage in North Korea caused by systemic failures in central food distribution. Foyer saw, however, little sign of politica [...] | 2006-04-28 08:58:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC EAID SW KN KS |
06SEOUL1454 | URI PARTY DEFIES PRESIDENT ROH -- AGAIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The split between President Roh and his Uri Party appears to be widening, as the ruling party rejected Roh's pleas for compromised with the opposition on a controversial law to reform the private school system. Uri lawmakers are said to be angry that Roh has proposed a compromi [...] | 2006-05-01 09:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
06SEOUL1472 | ROK QUESTIONS PERCEIVED USG POLICY SHIFTS ON DPRK [...] (C) In a May 1 meeting with the POL M/C, Cho Tae-yong, Director-General of MOFAT's North American Affairs Bureau, asked whether USG policy had changed toward the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) and on granting asylum to North Koreans who had already been resettled in South Korea. Cho protest [...] | 2006-05-02 07:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KS |
06SEOUL1473 | SOUTH KOREAN READOUT ON PRC-ROK-JAPAN TRILATERAL [...] (C) On May 2, Lim Ki-mo, Director of MOFAT's Latin American and Caribbean Regional Cooperation Division, briefed poloff on the April 26 Director General-level trilateral meeting in Beijing between Chinese, Japanese, and Korean officials to discuss Latin America. The meeting's objective was to [...] | 2006-05-02 07:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON KS |
06SEOUL1475 | JAPANESE AMBASSADOR ON LIANCOURT ROCKS [...] (c) Summary: In a May 2 luncheon meeting with the Ambassador, Japanese Ambassador Shotaro Oshima said that Tokyo wanted a quiet, diplomatic resolution to the Liancourt Rocks (Dokdo/Takeshima) dispute. One encouraging sign was that FM Ban Ki-moon was positively inclined to meet with Japanese [...] | 2006-05-02 08:39:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JP KS |
06SEOUL1478 | USFK COMMANDER'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PRESIDENT [...] (C) In his May 1 introductory call on President Roh Moo-hyun, USFK Commander Gen. B.B. Bell underscored the U.S. commitment to the bilateral alliance and stressed that, in his capacity as CFC Commander, he served the Presidents of both countries equally. Bell stated that the ROK's desire for [...] | 2006-05-03 00:43:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR JA KN KS |
06SEOUL1496 | KOREAN PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) On May 3, PolMil Chief delivered reftel message on the Iraq PRT initiative to Min Kyong-ho, Director of North America Division III, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Undertaking to report the follow-up request to relevant offices in MOFAT [...] | 2006-05-03 09:57:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PGOV PREL IZ KS |
06SEOUL1497 | INFORMATION ON U.S.-JAPAN 2-PLUS-2 CONVEYED TO ROKG [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) On May 3, PolMil Chief conveyed reftel information on USFJ realignment to MOFAT NAD III Director Min Kyong-ho. Expressing great appreciation for the information, Min undertook to study and share the results of the May 1 U.S.-Japan SCC meeting with rel [...] | 2006-05-03 10:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR JA KS |
06SEOUL1516 | DPRK REFUGEES IN BANGKOK: AVOIDING PUBLICITY [...] (C) As the case of the six North Korean refugees in Bangkok appears to be moving toward a successful conclusion, with very forthcoming cooperation from all concerned, including the RTG, ROKG, and UNHCR, Embassy Seoul wants to underscore the need to handle their arrival and resettlement in the [...] | 2006-05-04 07:50:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM KS KN |
06SEOUL1518 | ROKG REMOVES PROTESTORS FROM USFK EXPANSION SITE [...] (U) Starting early in the morning on May 4, the ROKG deployed a force of 11,500 policemen, 3,000 soldiers, and 700 military engineers to remove approximately 1,100 protestors occupying USFK's expansion site in Pyongtaek, 50 miles south of Seoul. (A smaller contingent of demonstrators had been [...] | 2006-05-04 09:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KS |
06SEOUL1519 | YUST PRESIDENT DISCUSSES PYONGYANG UNIVERSITY OF [...] (C) On April 28, Dr. James Chin-kyung Kim, president of the Yanbian University of Science and Technology, updated us his efforts to launch the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, noting that he and two other prominent Amcits and a ROK lawmaker would be traveling to Pyongyang in Jun [...] | 2006-05-04 09:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KS KN |
06SEOUL1545 | ROK PROVIDES UPDATE ON TIES TO IRAN [...] (C) On May 9, Ma Young-sam, MOFAT's Director-General for the Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, requested a meeting with A/POL to reiterate Seoul's concerns about Iran's nuclear activities and to update the USG on two developments in ROK-Iranian relations: First, the ROK was considering [...] | 2006-05-09 07:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MUNC ETRD KS IR |
06SEOUL155 | ROK STUDYING USG NORTH KOREAN REFUGEE STRATEGY [...] (C) On January 12, poloffs delivered reftel demarche, which requested support for approaches to Thailand, Mongolia, and Russia on processing North Korean refugees, to Kim Ki-woong, Director of the Inter-Korean Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Deputy Director C [...] | 2006-01-12 08:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL KS KN |
06SEOUL1605 | PROTESTS PLANNED IN SEOUL AND PYONGTAEK OVER USFK [...] (U) The Pan-national Committee to Deter the Expansion of U.S. Bases, a coalition of 138 leftist civic groups, plans to hold mass rallies in Seoul and Pyongtaek over the weekend to protest USFK's expansion in Pyongtaek and last week's removal of anti-USFK activists (reftel). Approximately 10,0 [...] | 2006-05-12 08:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KS |
06SEOUL1620 | ISN DAS SEMMEL'S MAY 4 MEETING WITH ROK DEPUTY [...] (C) In a May 4 meeting with Park In-kook, MOFAT Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and International Organizations, ISN DAS Andrew Semmel said the U.S. delegation to the Conference on Disarmament (CD) was likely to present a draft text of the Fissile Material Cut-Off Treaty (FMTC) later in t [...] | 2006-05-15 07:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC MARR IR KS |
06SEOUL1621 | WEEKEND PROTESTS OVER USFK EXPANSION UNEVENTFUL [...] (U) The much anticipated weekend protests against USFK expansion in Pyongtaek (refs) were relatively subdued. On Sunday, approximately 4,500 protestors, a much lower turnout than anticipated, encountered some 18,000 riot police dispatched to the Pyongtaek area. While there were minor skirmi [...] | 2006-05-15 07:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR KS |
06SEOUL1642 | OUTLOOK FOR MAY 31 REGIONAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Polls indicate that the main opposition Grand National Party (GNP) will win 11 of the 16 gubernatorial and major mayoral races in nation-wide regional elections on May 31. The ruling Uri Party and the Democratic Party (DP) are projected to win in two races each, while the ind [...] | 2006-05-16 09:52:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
06SEOUL1692 | NO PROGRESS AT INTER-KOREAN MILITARY TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three days of the inter-Korean general officer-level military talks ended on May 19 without any agreement on key agenda items. The ROK side had hoped to map out measures to avoid clashes in the West Sea and receive assurances regarding safe cross-border passage of roads and rail [...] | 2006-05-19 08:38:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KN KS |
06SEOUL1710 | U/S JOSEPH LETTER ON MTCR DELIVERED TO ROKG [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-22 08:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC TSPA KSCA KS |
06SEOUL1713 | GNP CHAIRWOMAN IN STABLE CONDITION AFTER ATTACK [...] (SBU) Main opposition Grand National Party (GNP) Chairwoman and likely party contender for the 2007 presidential race Park Geun-hye was attacked May 20 in Seoul by an assailant with a box-cutter; she suffered deep cuts to her face. While she is expected to make a fast recovery, she will be h [...] | 2006-05-22 09:35:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KS |
06SEOUL1725 | ROK EXPRESSES APPRECIATION FOR NON-PAPER ON APRIL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 07:20:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP KS |
06SEOUL1736 | ROK DECLINES CHAVEZ VISIT [...] (C) On May 23, MOFAT South America Division Director Park Dong-won informed Poloffs that the ROKG had declined Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's request to visit South Korea on July 16. Sensitive to USG concerns, the ROKG refused the visit in consideration of the U.S.-Korean alliance. Park [...] | 2006-05-23 09:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ETRD KS VE |
06SEOUL1737 | DPRK FOOD SITUATION: BAD, AND POSSIBLY CRITICAL [...] (C) We have recently seen a number of predictions that North Korea is, or will soon be, suffering a situation similar to the famine of the middle and late 1990's. Disruptions in distribution of rations and reports of localized food shortages are cited as the main proof of an impending crisis. [...] | 2006-05-23 09:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EAGR PGOV PREL KS KN |
06SEOUL1758 | POINTS ON DEFENSE DEPARTMENT REPORT ON CHINA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-24 07:09:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PM CH KS |
06SEOUL1774 | FOURTH ROUND OF USG-ROKG CONSULTATIONS ON NORTH [...] (C) Summary: DG Nam Gwan-pyo opened the 4th round of USG-ROKG consultations on North Korean asylum seekers on May 25 by commending the U.S. government on its endeavors to make the resettlement of North Korean asylum seekers in the U.S. possible, and saying that this consultation provides an o [...] | 2006-05-25 11:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM KS KN |
06SEOUL1806 | AMBASSADOR AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTER SPAR OVER [...] (C) Ambassador made an introductory call on Minister of Environment Lee Chi-beom on May 25. After initial pleasantries, the Ambassador highlighted strong U.S. frustration that continued disagreement over environmental remediation had stalled the return of closed bases. He noted that the Uni [...] | 2006-05-30 07:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR SENV KS |
06SEOUL182 | ROK STRONGLY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. POSITION ON IRAN'S [...] (C) In response to ref A demarche urging support for efforts to refer Iran to the Security Council for its violation of its commitments under the Paris Agreement, ROK officials expressed strong support for efforts to bring Iran back into compliance with its IAEA obligations during January 13 m [...] | 2006-01-13 09:17:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC KS |
06SEOUL183 | ROK SUPPORTIVE OF UN REFORM [...] (C) On January 13, poloff delivered ref A and B demarches requesting support for USG UN reform objectives to Oh Young-ju, Deputy Director of the UN Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Jang Hyun-cheol, Deputy Director of the Human Rights and Social Affairs Division. Oh s [...] | 2006-01-13 09:26:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM UN KS ADCO |
06SEOUL1836 | EAP PDAS STEPHENS' JUNE 1 MEETING WITH ASSISTANT [...] (C) In a June 1 meeting with EAP PDAS Kathleen Stephens, Assistant Minister of Unification Park Chan-bong stated that the DPRK's latest display of uncooperative behavior in inter-Korean dialogue led Seoul to question whether the DPRK leadership was experiencing some new internal strife in its [...] | 2006-06-02 08:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC MARR ECON KN KS |
06SEOUL1876 | ROK GENERALLY SUPPORTS GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-07 08:23:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO KS |
06SEOUL1920 | POLITICAL FALLOUT FROM LOCAL ELECTIONS [...] (C) The dust is still settling from the Uri Party's catastrophic loss in the May 31 local elections (Ref A). As reflected in post-election polls, voters used the election to send a clear message of dissatisfaction to President Roh. While President Roh has stated that he will continue the adm [...] | 2006-06-09 08:30:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
06SEOUL1942 | ROK CAUTIOUS ON REFUGEE PROCESSING IN RUSSIA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-12 07:12:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL KS KN RS |
06SEOUL1947 | DPRK ECONOMY: PDAS STEPHENS' VISIT TO KAESONG [...] (SBU) EAP PDAS Stephens visited the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) project site on June 2, finding conditions consistent with previous Embassy reporting (reftels). Some new findings included additional detail on wage and employment conditions in the complex, as well as the existence of a sm [...] | 2006-06-12 08:24:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EINV SOCI KN KS |
06SEOUL1952 | DPRK ECONOMY: PDAS STEPHENS' VISIT TO KAESONG [...] (SBU) EAP PDAS Stephens visited the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) project site on June 2, finding conditions consistent with previous Embassy reporting (reftels). Some new findings included additional detail on wage and employment conditions in the complex, as well as the existence of a sm [...] | 2006-06-13 00:34:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD EINV SOCI KN KS |
06SEOUL1964 | OPPOSITION LEADER DISCUSSES ALLIANCE, FTA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a June 6 luncheon with the Ambassador, Park Geun-hye, leader of the opposition Grand National Party (GNP),reaffirmed the primacy she placed on the U.S.-ROK alliance. On North Korea, she criticized the Roh Administration's "unconditional" engagement with the North, but opined [...] | 2006-06-13 05:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KS |
06SEOUL1968 | AMBASSADORS TOUR KAESONG INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX [...] (C) Although Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) tourism has not yet become as routine as the USO's twice-weekly trip to the DMZ, the visits themselves are developing along a familiar pattern. On June 12, the Ambassador joined a large delegation of ambassadors and other high-level officials who [...] | 2006-06-14 00:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV KS KN |
06SEOUL1972 | EAP PDAS STEPHENS' JUNE 11 MEETING WITH MOFAT [...] (C) In a June 11 meeting, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Director General for North American Affairs Cho Tae-yong informed EAP PDAS Kathleen Stephens that the ROKG preferred having Secretary Rice visit the ROK before the July 26-28 ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meeting so that the [...] | 2006-06-14 05:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MNUC KN KS |
06SEOUL1977 | ROKG AGREES HRC PRIORITY SHOULD BE PROCEDURAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-14 07:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KS |
06SEOUL2010 | DPRK ECONOMY: EXPERT SAYS THAT BDA FREEZE POSES [...] (C) The General Manager of North Korea's Daedong Credit Bank, a British national, complained to the Embassy that actions taken by financial authorities in Mongolia and elsewhere in the aftermath of U.S. defensive measures against Banco Delta Asia are complicating the conduct of legitimate fina [...] | 2006-06-16 08:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL KS KN |
06SEOUL2094 | AMBASSADOR AND MINDEF DISCUSS BASE RETURNS, EX [...] (C) Summary: During an hour-long June 23 discussion with Defense Minister Yoon Kwang-ung, the Ambassador urged the ROKG to resolve environmental remediation and training range issues, advocated Boeing's bid in the EX procurement, and reaffirmed our commitment to work toward a transfer of war [...] | 2006-06-25 22:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV KS |
06SEOUL2109 | NOGUN-RI: MUCCIO LETTER AND SCHOLARSHIP [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) Following up DG Cho Taeyong's June 11 discussion with EAP PDAS Stephens (reftel),MOFAT North American Division II Director Shin Sungwon requested USG's positive response on the Muccio letter and scholarship extension. Presenting a nonpaper (text in pa [...] | 2006-06-26 08:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS KS |
06SEOUL2113 | BAN AND ASO DISCUSS MISSILE LAUNCH, EEZ, FUTURE [...] (C) In a June 20 telephone conversation, Japan Foreign Minister Taro Aso and ROK Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon shared concern over the possible DPRK missile test. Aso asserted that Japan would work with the U.S. to take a tough response in the event of a launch. Ban said that the ROK wanted t [...] | 2006-06-26 09:28:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHSA EFIS MOPS KS JA |
06SEOUL2114 | STATUS OF U.S. APPROVAL FOR ROK TO TRAIN U.A.E. [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) In a June 26 meeting with poloffs, MND Americas Policy Division Assistant Director Kong Pyung Won inquired on the status of a ROKG request for the USG's permission for the ROK Air Force to train U.A.E. F-16 pilots in Korea. Kong said the request had be [...] | 2006-06-26 09:29:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR PGOV KS |
06SEOUL2140 | AMBASSADOR, INDIANA GOVERNOR GREET NEW PM [...] (SBU) On June 26, the Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook, during which PM Han stressed the importance of the U.S.-ROK alliance and bringing the DPRK back to the Six Party Talks. The Prime Minister also expressed a personal interest in the Kaesong Industrial Com [...] | 2006-06-27 08:55:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV KS KN |
06SEOUL2185 | ROK SURVEY VESSEL IN DISPUTED WATERS NEXT WEEK [...] (C) MOFAT DG for the Asian and Pacific Affairs Bureau Lee Hyuk on June 30 told A/DCM that the ROK planned to dispatch a research vessel on July 3 to conduct a sea stream survey, arriving possibly as soon as July 4 or 5, in waters of overlapping claims with Japan. Seoul, however, did not cons [...] | 2006-06-30 10:30:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PHSA KS JA |
06SEOUL2190 | SOHN HAK-KYU, THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF KOREA? [...] (C) Sohn Hak-kyu (GNP),outgoing Gyeonggi Province Governor and presidential hopeful, outlined his qualifications and vision for leading the ROK to the Ambassador June 29. Sohn currently trails other presidential hopefuls in the polls, but hopes to bolster his standing as the "progressive" c [...] | 2006-07-03 05:35:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KS |
06SEOUL2212 | FM BAN CONCERNED WITH JAPANESE SURVEY OF DISPUTED [...] (C) Summary: In a July 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Ban said that South Korea and Japan had shown flexibility and self-control over the ROK survey vessel in the disputed EEZ. The standoff was essentially over because the vessel had made a rapid passage and was now out of t [...] | 2006-07-05 10:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KS JA |
06SEOUL2213 | ROKG LIKELY TO SUSPEND DPRK HUMANITARIAN AID [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 5 meeting with the Ambassador and A/DCM, Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon shared his "grave concern" over the DPRK missile launches and said that the ROKG had "more or less agreed" to suspend humanitarian aid to the North. FM Ban said that it would be important to respond [...] | 2006-07-05 12:29:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV KS KN |
06SEOUL2220 | POINTS ON PROVINCIAL IRAQI CONTROL DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-06 04:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL NATO IZ KS |
06SEOUL2227 | ROKG OFFICIALS DISCUSS DPRK MISSILES, KIC, [...] (C) In a series of meetings on June 28, SFRC Professional Staff Member Frank Jannuzi told officials from the Ministry of Unification (MOU),Ministry of National Defense (MND),and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) that the ROK should seek to dissuade a DPRK missile launch. Seo [...] | 2006-07-06 06:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC ETRD KS KN |
06SEOUL2254 | A/MOU EXPLAINS ROK ENGAGEMENT WITH DPRK [...] (C) The A/DCM called on Assistant Minister of Unification Park Chan-bong on July 6 to verify that the ROKG planned to proceed with a final portion of an earlier pledge of fertilizer assistance to the DPRK and intended to hold an inter-Korean ministerial next week as scheduled despite the Nort [...] | 2006-07-07 09:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KS KN |
06SEOUL2255 | ROKG TO RESTRIC INTER-KOREAN MINISTERIALS NEX WEEK [...] (C) Summary and Comment: In separate meetings with the Ambassador on July 6, Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon and Unification Minister Lee Jong-seok said that after a bitter internal fight over whether or not to cancel next week's inter-Korean ministerial, President Roh had tried to square the c [...] | 2006-07-07 14:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KS KN |
06SEOUL2296 | UNSCR ON DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES: ROK RESPONSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met on July 11 with Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon to urge Seoul to reconsider its opposition to the Japanese draft UNSCR on DPRK missile launches. This was in follow-up to a series of exchanges on July 10 with National Security Advisor Song Min-soon. Ban, like So [...] | 2006-07-11 11:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR UNSC KN KS |
06SEOUL2320 | ROK MOFAT AND NSC ON UNSC RESOLUTION: CHAPTER 7 [...] (C) In a follow-up to the Ambassador's meeting with FM Ban Ki-Moon and series of telcons with NSA Song Min-soon (Ref A),A/DCM called on MOFAT Director General for North America Cho Tae-yong and NSC Director General Lim Sung-nam to urge the South Koreans to support the Japanese draft of the U [...] | 2006-07-12 12:20:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KS KN |
06SEOUL2351 | ROKG RESPONSE TO AFGHANISTAN PRT CONFERENCE [...] (U) On July 14, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Southwest Asia and Oceania Division delivered a response declining to participate in the Afghanistan Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Effectiveness Conference scheduled for July 20-21 in Hungary. 2. (U) Begin text: Min [...] | 2006-07-14 06:55:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC NATO AF XD KS |
06SEOUL2362 | UNIFICATION MINISTRY ON JULY 11-13 INTER-KOREAN [...] (C) On July 14, Assistant Unification Minister Lee Kwan-sei provided a readout of the July 11-13 inter-Korean ministerial to the A/DCM and emphasized that South Korean government used the meetings to urge the DPRK to return to the Six Party Talks and convey strong ROK regret about the DPRK mi [...] | 2006-07-14 10:16:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC EAID KS KN |
06SEOUL2399 | FOREIGN MINISTER BAN'S UNSYG CAMPAIGN WEATHERING [...] (C) Five months into his official campaign for UN Secretary General, FM Ban continues to seek international SIPDIS support for his candidacy and to demonstrate his commitment to human rights and UN management reform. He reports no major opposition at this point, but is worried that without a sign o [...] | 2006-07-18 10:41:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN KS KN |
06SEOUL2405 | AMBASSADOR'S JULY 14 MEETING WITH NA SPEAKER LIM [...] (C) In a July 14 meeting with the Ambassador, ROK National Assembly Speaker Lim Chae-jung said that he was upset with the DPRK and hoped to work with the U.S. to find a unified response to the post-missile-launch situation. He agreed that a UN resolution was the next step but said Chapter 7 [...] | 2006-07-19 02:05:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL |
06SEOUL2432 | 2007 ROK PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS - ALREADY THE TALK [...] (C) Seventeen months before the December 2007 presidential elections, political pundits are already gauging every political act by how much it will affect the presidential race. The Grand National Party (GNP) elected Kang Jae-sup as its new party Chairman at the July 11 GNP convention. Many [...] | 2006-07-20 07:35:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
06SEOUL2442 | UNSYG CAMPAIGN: FM BAN ASKS FOR USG SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary. In a July 18 meeting with the Ambassador, ROK Foreign Minister Ban assessed tQt his candidacy had won broad support, however Q was concernQ that Washington, along with other P5 members of the UNSC, might not participate in the upcoming straw poll. That would be seen as a vote of [...] | 2006-07-20 08:26:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN KS |
06SEOUL2460 | UNIFICATION MINISTRY DISCUSSES DPRK RESTRICTIONS [...] (C) Unification Ministry officials on July 21 told the A/DCM that the North seemed to be showing its anger with the ROKG decision to halt food and fertilizer assistance by cutting inter-Korean governmental contact at the Kaesong Industrial Complex and suspending family reunion projects. The R [...] | 2006-07-21 10:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KS KN |
06SEOUL2461 | AMBASSADOR'S JULY 21 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ROH'S [...] (C) Summary: On July 21, the Ambassador and Lee Byung-wan, President Roh's Chief of Staff, held a cordial and wide-ranging discussion on USG efforts to help victims of recent flooding, the need for a diplomatic solution to the DPRK missile crisis, presentation of a united front in the face of [...] | 2006-07-21 10:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD MNUC KS KN |
06SEOUL2475 | THE GRAND NATIONAL PARTY - LEADERSHIP RESHUFFLE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 11 at the Grand National Party (GNP) convention, five-term National Assembly member Kang Jae-sup was elected GNP Chairman. Along with Kang, four GNP Supreme Council members were elected. On July 18, Kang nominated two more members to the Council and appointed the head of [...] | 2006-07-24 02:18:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
06SEOUL2481 | ROK FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND UNGA [...] (C) On July 24, Lee Kyung-chul, Deputy Director of the UN Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade told poloff that President Roh Moo-hyun was not intending to participate in the UNGA General Debate, but Roh planned to be in Washington D.C. in September for a presidential summit. [...] | 2006-07-24 07:36:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA KS |
06SEOUL2492 | 2007 ROK POSSIBLE PRESIDENTAIL CANDIDATES PROFILED [...] (C) SUMMARY: As the presidential election season nears (See Reftel A),there are many faces, most old, some new, that are busy jockeying for position. Will the old guard come out ahead and succeed in replacing President Roh next year with a conservative leader such as Park Geun-hye? Or does [...] | 2006-07-25 00:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
06SEOUL2493 | JULY 26 BY-ELECTIONS PREVIEW: FOUR MORE NA SEATS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There will be a by-election on July 26 for four National Assembly seats but even Uri Party lawmakers concede there is little chance for the ruling Uri Party to win even one seat. Two of the vacant seats are in Seoul, one in Masan, Gyeongsang Province, and one in Bucheon, Gyeong [...] | 2006-07-25 00:20:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
06SEOUL2505 | PHARMACEUTICALS AND KORUS-FTA: TURNING THE TABLES [...] (C) SUMMARY: With public release of the draft implementing regulations for its Drug Expenditure Rationalization Plan (DERP) scheduled for July 26, the ROKG has slowly but steadily backed away from all the key commitments it made to us on treatment of pharmaceuticals in the FTA, and has now w [...] | 2006-07-25 09:03:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KS |
06SEOUL2535 | ROK MINISTER OF UNIFICATION'S "U.S. FAILED" [...] (C) South Korean Minister of Unification Lee Jong-seok's July 23 televised remark that the United States "failed the most" in not preventing North Korea from launching missiles on July 5 sparked a strong negative reaction from both sides of the aisle in the National Assembly and among editoria [...] | 2006-07-27 06:21:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KS KN |
06SEOUL2549 | JULY 26 BY-ELECTIONS: URI PARTY CONTINUES ITS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Out of the four National Assembly seats contested yesterday, the ruling Uri Party zeroed out again; the main opposition GNP won three and the minor opposition Democratic Party won one seat. The Democratic Party victory was particularly depressing for President Roh, as the victor, [...] | 2006-07-28 02:28:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
06SEOUL2576 | BLUE HOUSE STANDS BY "AUTO-PLAGIARIZING" EDUCATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Education Minister Kim Byong-joon faces widespread criticism for his alleged plagiarism and admitted publication of same articles in different journals. President Roh continues to back DPM Kim, and Blue House officials said the charges are not ma [...] | 2006-07-31 09:04:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
06SEOUL2586 | DPRK CANCELS ARIRANG FESTIVAL [...] (C) One of Northeast Asia's largest synchronized gymnastics and flashcard extravaganzas has been postponed until next spring. While the DPRK's stated reason for the postponement of the "Arirang Festival" was flooding following unusually heavy monsoon rains, some suspect the true motivation w [...] | 2006-08-01 07:10:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KS KN |
06SEOUL2593 | BORDER GUARDS EXCHANGE FIRE ALONG DMZ [...] (C) On July 31, border guards of the two Koreas briefly exchanged fire around 7:35 p.m. (local) in Yanggu, the eastern portion of the demilitarized zone (DMZ). According to the South Korean Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) and United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission initial investigati [...] | 2006-08-01 09:29:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR PGOV KS |
06SEOUL2605 | BIPARTISAN FRUSTRATION WITH PRESIDENT ROH MOUNTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a round of calls on reform minded Uri and GNP National Assembly members, poloff met with Foreign Affairs Committee members Choi Jae-chun, Lee Mi-kyoung, and GNP member Park Jin on August 1. While they expressed some expected differences of views on ROK's North Korea policy, t [...] | 2006-08-02 07:10:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
06SEOUL2675 | UNSYG CAMPAIGN: FM BAN'S UPDATE [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on August 7, ROK Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon said that he was relieved to have done well in the recent UNSC straw poll for the declared candidates for UNSYG. At the same time, the results were also burdensome, because they had created the expectation tha [...] | 2006-08-08 08:29:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN KS |
06SEOUL2684 | ROKG TO PROVIDE FLOOD-RELATED AID TO NORTH KOREA [...] (C) The ROKG is expected to announce emergency aid to the DPRK, probably through private NGOs, in the next few days, in the wake of reports of hundreds of deaths and extensive agricultural and infrastructure damage from the mid-July floods in the North. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade [...] | 2006-08-09 09:38:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KN KS PGOV |
06SEOUL2685 | ROH TAPS ANTI-CORRUPTION CZAR TO LEAD MOJ [...] (C) In a surprise announcement, President Roh on August 8 nominated Kim Song-ho to be the next Justice Minister. The nomination put an end to a fierce fight between the Blue House and the Uri Party over the fitness for duty of Roh's initial choice for the position, long-time Roh crony Moon J [...] | 2006-08-09 09:45:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
06SEOUL2704 | PRESIDENT ROH ON WARTIME OPERATIONAL CONTROL BY [...] (SBU) President Roh held an exclusive two-hour interview with state run news agency Yonhap at the Blue House on August 9, expressing his confidence in South Korea's defense capabilities. He said that "the ROK military is ready even immediately" to conduct independent wartime operational contr [...] | 2006-08-10 09:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR PGOV KS |
06SEOUL2706 | CODEL HYDE MEETS PRESIDENT ROH: DIFFERING [...] (C) House International Relations Committee Chairman Henry Hyde and delegation discussed what President Roh Moo-hyun called differing ROK and U.S. approaches to the DPRK, as well as general alliance issues at a one-hour Blue House meeting on August 10. President Roh emphasized that the DPRK's [...] | 2006-08-10 23:15:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KS KN |
06SEOUL272 | MOFAT OFFICIALS UPBEAT ON CURRENT ROK-PRC RELATIONS [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) officials told poloffs January 20 that the generally positive state of ROK-PRC bilateral relations was attributable mainly to the expanding volume of bilateral trade and growing educational exchanges, but also partially to the recent deteriora [...] | 2006-01-23 08:28:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON MNUC CH KN KS |
06SEOUL2729 | ROKG ANNOUNCES FLOOD ASSISTANCE TO NORTH KOREA [...] (C) On August 11, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade North American Affairs Division I Director Hahn Choong-hee provided the Embassy with the Ministry of Unification (MOU) press release announcing that the ROKG has decided to provide USD 10 million (10 billion SKW) of matching flood relief [...] | 2006-08-11 09:29:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KS KN |
06SEOUL2746 | MOFAT OFFICIALS DISCUSS VENEZUELA, CUBA [...] (C) On August 11, the outgoing MOFAT Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Lim Ki-mo, provided A/POL with an update on ROK views toward Venezuela and Cuba. Seoul was considering allowing a visit by Venezuelan President Chavez, although there were no immediate proposals for a trip. Se [...] | 2006-08-14 06:43:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON KS |
06SEOUL2778 | URGENT DEMARCHE: SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNIFIL [...] (C) In response to reftel, A/DCM and POL-MIL Chief met with North American Affairs Bureau Director General Cho Taeyong on August 16, 2006 and urged the South Korean government to make a contribution to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in support of UNSC 1701. DG Cho, notin [...] | 2006-08-16 08:50:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | LE MARR MOPS PREL |
06SEOUL2779 | PSI: INVITATION TO ATTEND EXERCISE LEADING EDGE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-16 09:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
06SEOUL2788 | ROK READY FOR A WOMAN PRESIDENT? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With the ruling Uri Party utterly out of public favor, South Koreans await the 2007 presidential race with great anticipation. Among the candidates, Park Geun-hye, former chairwoman of the Grand National Party and the one of the leading presidential hopefuls, has a shot at becomi [...] | 2006-08-17 06:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
06SEOUL2798 | PSI: TALKING POINTS FOR JULY 2006 SINGAPORE OEG [...] (C) On August 16, A/DCM and POL-MIL Chief delivered reftel points regarding PSI talking points for July 2006 Singapore Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting to Cho Tae-yong, Director General of North American Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Cho stated that he apprec [...] | 2006-08-17 08:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
06SEOUL2812 | ENVIRONMENTAL SUBCOMMITTEE IMPASSE: SPI 10 FORECAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the end of Security Policy Initiative (SPI) 9 meeting on July 13, the chairs of both parties left with an agreement that fifteen of eighteen bases would be returned immediately and formally accepted by the ROKG, with documents signed within 1 or 2 weeks following internal admin [...] | 2006-08-18 06:26:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR PGOV KS |
06SEOUL2826 | MTCR: U.S. PROPOSAL CONCERNING CRITERIA FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-18 10:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL |
06SEOUL2827 | PRESIDENT ROH'S INFORMAL COMMENTS ON OPCON, NORTH [...] (C) Summary and Comment: On August 13, President Roh Moo-hyun hosted a dinner for several newspapers which are considered "friendly" to the Roh Administration, including Hankyoreh, KyungHyang and Seoul Shinmun. Over the course of the dinner, Roh made frank comments on a number of issues, in [...] | 2006-08-19 09:15:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KS |
06SEOUL2828 | ROKG TO SEND RICE TO NORTH KOREA AS FLOOD RELIEF [...] (C) On August 19, Assistant Minister of Unification Lee Kwan-sei told A/DCM that the ROKG planned to announce the following day that it had decided to provide North Korea with 100,000 metric tons of rice as well as some reconstruction equipment as part of a flood relief package. This follows [...] | 2006-08-19 09:16:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KS KN |
06SEOUL2850 | ROKG CAUTIOUS ON USG VIEW OF UNSCR 1695 [...] (C) On August 21, political and economic officers delivered reftel points on USG thinking concerning UNSCR 1695 implementation to officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). The officials gave initial responses claiming that ROKG policy was already largely in line with th [...] | 2006-08-21 09:16:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PREL PTER KNNP KPAO WMD CT KS KN |
06SEOUL2851 | ROKG NOT PLANNING TO INVITE CHAVEZ [...] (C) Following up on ref A and media reports that Venezuelan President Chavez will visit China August 22-27, poloff on August 21 asked Choi Won-seok, MOFAT's Deputy Director for Latin American and Caribbean Regional Cooperation Division, whether South Korea would be a stop on the Chavez trip. [...] | 2006-08-21 09:17:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KS VE |
06SEOUL2852 | AID SUSPENSION MAY FULFILL UNSCR 1695, SAYS NSC [...] (C) In an August 21 courtesy call by the CDA, Senior Secretary to the President for National Security Suh Choo-suk SIPDIS said that the ROKG's suspension of rice and fertilizer shipments would likely fulfill the ROKG's obligation under UNSCR 1695. Suh also explained the ROKG's one-time shi [...] | 2006-08-21 22:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV KS KN |
06SEOUL2877 | PRESIDENT ROH'S CABINET: CHANGING FACES [...] (C) This is an update on the incumbent ROK cabinet members and possible changes in the coming weeks. Amidst growing negative public sentiment toward the Blue House, President Roh Moo-hyun conducted a reshuffle of thirteen vice minister-level posts, including Vice Minister of Planning and Budge [...] | 2006-08-23 04:55:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
06SEOUL2886 | DEPUTY MINISTER FOR POLICY PLANNING ON UNIFIL, [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Charge's August 22 courtesy call on Park In-kook, MOFAT Deputy Minister for Policy Planning and Public Affairs, DM Park commented on three pending UN issues. He said minimal ROK participation to date in UN peacekeeping was an argument spurring positive ROKG considera [...] | 2006-08-23 09:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KN KS MARR MNUC PARM PREL UNGA LE |
06SEOUL2913 | PARTY REALIGNMENT - POSSIBLE SCENARIOS [...] (C) SUMMARY: With still sixteen months to go, the December 2007 Presidential elections already dominates political discussion in Seoul. Lawmakers are looking at how their actions in the fall Assembly session will affect the elections and the press is focusing more and more on possible candid [...] | 2006-08-25 08:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
06SEOUL2989 | PSI: SOUTH KOREA TO ATTEND EXERCISE LEADING EDGE [...] (U) Please see action request at paragraph three. 2. (C) On August 29, 2006, Director Park Chul-min, Director of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade informed Embassy POL-MIL Chief that the Republic of Korea accepts the U.S [...] | 2006-08-30 07:23:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
06SEOUL3008 | ROK LIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE IN LEBANON; RENEW IN IRAQ [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 31, POL-MIL Chief met with Ministry of National Defense (MND) officials during a round of courtesy calls and asked about the status of deliberations on ROK troop commitments to UNIFIL and Iraq. Several MND officials stated that the ROK will likely contribute a 30-40 p [...] | 2006-08-31 09:38:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR PGOV KS |
06SEOUL3029 | NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AGENDA: HIGHLIGHTS [...] (C) As the National Assembly convenes its 262nd session, beginning September 1 and lasting a hundred days, politicians and pundits alike anticipate a series of political battles as the ruling and opposition parties struggle to gain the upper hand. Given the stunning defeat for the ruling Uri [...] | 2006-09-01 08:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
06SEOUL3064 | KOREA AT CROSSROADS WITH LABOR LEGISLATION [...] (C) Following a meeting on September 2, the Korean Tripartite Commission (KTC) announced that several of the key players at the meeting agreed to a five-year ban on multiple trade unions in the workplace while continuing to allow the provision of salaries by companies to full-time unionists. [...] | 2006-09-07 02:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PREL KS |
06SEOUL3077 | ROK HAS NO OBJECTION TO REFUGEE PROCESSING IN [...] (C) On September 6, poloff informed the ROKG that the USG will be discussing its interest in processing North Korean asylum seekers for U.S. resettlement on a case-by-case basis with the Government of Vietnam (GVN),to Yu Joon-ha, new Director of MOFAT's Inter-Korean Policy Division. Poloff s [...] | 2006-09-07 08:11:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL KS KN RS |
06SEOUL3103 | AMBASSADOR VERSHBOW DISCUSSES OPCON WITH GNP FLOOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition GNP Floor Leader Kim Hyoung-o told the Ambassador several times in a meeting on September 6 that the Grand National Party (GNP) strongly urged the U.S. not to discuss a timetable for the handover of wartime operational control (OPCON) at the September 14 summit or the [...] | 2006-09-08 09:39:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN |
06SEOUL3104 | AMBASSADOR'S SEP 6 MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 6 discussion with the Ambassador, Minister of National Defense Yoon Kwang-ung cited widespread controversy within Korean society over the transfer of OPCON issue and strongly urged the USG to agree to 2012 as the X year, rather than pressing for 2009. He pred [...] | 2006-09-08 14:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC KS KN |
06SEOUL3105 | AMBASSADOR'S SEP 6 MEETING WITH DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 6 discussion with the Ambassador, Minister of National Defense Yoon Kwang-ung cited widespread controversy within Korean society over the transfer of OPCON issue and strongly urged the USG to agree to 2012 as the X year, rather than pressing for 2009. He pred [...] | 2006-09-08 14:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC KS KN |
06SEOUL3109 | MAINTAINING THE MOMENTUM ON LEBANON [...] (C) This message is in response to reftel A. 2. (C) During separate meetings on September 6 with the Ambassador, South Korean Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Yu Myung-hwan and Minister of National Defense (MND) Yoon Kwang-ung both explained that the ROKG would dispatc [...] | 2006-09-11 01:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MOPS MARR PBTS KS |
06SEOUL3128 | DG KANG ON ROK REACTION TO UNSCR 1695 NON-PAPER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 11 meeting requested by the DG for International Affairs Kang Kyung-hwa, she conveyed the ROK's position on the reftel demarche paper on UNSCR 1695. DG Kang said that the ROK thought that UNSCR 1695 was an important resolution that they would faithfully implemen [...] | 2006-09-11 09:57:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON JA KN KS OVIP PREL |
06SEOUL3157 | KOREA-JAPAN ONE-TIME AGREEMENT ON SEABED SURVEY [...] (C) Japanese Embassy Seoul explained that the GOJ approached the September 5-9 negotiations with the ROKG about conducting scientific surveys in the disputed seas around the Liancourt Rocks with determination, informing the ROK that Tokyo was prepared to ask for international arbitration if ne [...] | 2006-09-13 07:53:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KS JA |
06SEOUL3217 | SOHN HAK-KYU: THINKING MAN'S PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a Buddhist-run youth hostel at the foot of scenic Mount Sorak, GNP presidential hopeful Sohn Hak-kyu met with poloff over tea on September 17. The former Gyeonggi Province Governor, dressed in plain workman's clothes and sporting an unkempt beard, described his 100-day tour o [...] | 2006-09-18 07:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR KS |
06SEOUL3222 | OPCON TRANSFER ISSUE DOMINANT DURING OSD NORTHEAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 11-12, DOD/OSD Northeast Asia Director John Hill visited South Korean government officials in Seoul to discuss U.S.-ROK Alliance issues. In his meetings at the Ministries of Defense (MND),Unification (MOU) and Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),OSD Hill stressed th [...] | 2006-09-18 23:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR MCAP KN KS |
06SEOUL3249 | AMBASSADOR VERSHBOW DISCUSSES OPCON WITH GNP [...] (C) SUMMARY: GNP National Assembly Vice Speaker Lee Sang-deuk told the Ambassador on September 19 that the Grand National Party (GNP) was opposed to OPCON transfer. Lee emphasized that the purpose of his planned September 20-23 visit to the United States was to ask that OPCON talks be suspen [...] | 2006-09-20 09:03:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN |
06SEOUL327 | ROKG PRESS FOR UPGRADE IN STATUS IN FOREIGN [...] (C) On January 25, poloff accompanied the OSD Senior Country Desk Director LTC Michael Finnegan and EAP/K Andrew Hyde to a meeting with MOFAT NAD III Director MIN Kyoung-ho seeking clarification on ROKG's Foreign Military Sales (FMS) discussions on the sidelines of the Strategic Partnership Di [...] | 2006-01-27 05:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KS PARM PREL |
06SEOUL3309 | ROH CAN'T BUY A VOTE: FAILS THREE TIMES TO APPOINT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Blue House failed three times to confirm its choice for President of the Constitutional Court, Jeon Hyo-sook, at the National Assembly. The Blue House asked Jeon to resign from her position as a court justice so she could subsequently start a new six-year term as the first w [...] | 2006-09-26 08:05:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
06SEOUL3311 | DEFENSE MINISTER YOON ON OPCON, JIKDO RANGE, AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 25, following his meeting with visiting Deputy Under Secretary for Acquisition Alfred Volkman, Minister of National Defense Yoon Kwang-ung raised several Alliance issues with the Ambassador one-on-one. On OPCON, Yoon emphasized the need for the USG to show flexibili [...] | 2006-09-26 08:47:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR PGOV KS |
06SEOUL3365 | PSI:INVITATION TO ATTEND EXERCISE LEADING EDGE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-29 08:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP KS MNUC PAARM PREL |
06SEOUL3369 | AMBASSADOR VERSHBOW DISCUSSES OPCON WITH GNP [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 26 over lunch, Ambassador Vershbow discussed OPCON transfer with three National Assembly members from the main opposition Grand National Party (GNP). The members gave the Ambassador feedback from their September 19-25 trip to the United States and explained in detai [...] | 2006-09-29 09:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN |
06SEOUL3370 | SEOUL MAYOR OH SE-HOON'S VISION: A NEW SEOUL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over a convivial lunch on September 29 with newly elected Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, the Ambassador and the Mayor discussed plans to improve Seoul, the issues regarding the relocation and redevelopment of the Yongsan Garrison, the 2007 presidential elections, the KORUS FTA and North [...] | 2006-09-29 09:35:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KS |
06SEOUL3378 | ROK PRIME MINISTER AND LIBYAN LEADER DISCUSS DPRK [...] (C) On September 26, Ma Young-sam, MOFAT's Director-General of the Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, requested a meeting with POL M/C to provide a read-out of Prime Minister Han Myeong-sook's September 19-21 trip to Libya. In addition to a discussion on bilateral economic matters, L [...] | 2006-10-02 05:11:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MNUC ETRD KS KN LY |
06SEOUL3390 | SCENESETTER FOR HAGEL CODEL TO KOREA [...] (SBU) Despite a successful summit last month with President Bush, President Roh continues to face criticism in the press and even within his own party. Roh still has 15 months in office, but it is widely believed he is already a "lame duck". Nonetheless, he must still address a number of ke [...] | 2006-10-02 08:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD KN KS MARR PGOV PREL |
06SEOUL3391 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TRANSITION OF KOREAN-LED PRT [...] (U) Please see action request at paragraph four. 2. (U) On October 2, POL-MIL Chief delivered reftel points regarding transition of Korean-led PRT in Afghanistan to NATO/ISAF command to Kim Jeong-seop, Director of International Policy Team, Ministry of National Defense. Identical non-pape [...] | 2006-10-02 08:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL UNAUS KS AF |
06SEOUL3420 | MTCR DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NONPAPER TO THE ROK [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-04 09:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC TSPA KSCA |
06SEOUL3421 | MND READOUT ON OCT 2 N-S KOREAN MIL-TO-MIL TALKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: MND North Korea Policy Team Director Moon Seong-mook provided Embassy with a readout on the October 2nd North-South Mil-to-Mil talks. (NOTE: He has also submitted a detailed report of this to UNCMAC). During the two hours of talks, Moon said the DPRK complained about balloons c [...] | 2006-10-04 11:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR KN KS |
06SEOUL3433 | INR A/S FORT'S MEETING WITH MOU VICE MINISTER SHIN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 27 meeting, Ministry of Unification (MOU) Vice Minister Shin Eon-sang told visiting INR Assistant Secretary (A/S) Randall Fort that the international community needed to create an environment where North Korea's weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) would be useless. [...] | 2006-10-10 07:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KN KS |
06SEOUL3437 | INR A/S FORT,S MEETING WITH MOFAT DEPUTY MINISTER [...] (C) Over dinner on September 26, Amb. Park In-kook, Deputy Minister of Policy Planning and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),agreed with visiting INR Assistant Secretary (A/S) Randall Fort that Japan remained preoccupied with the DPRK abduction is [...] | 2006-10-10 08:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KN KS |
06SEOUL3440 | INR A/S FORT'S MEETING WITH NIS FIRST DEPUTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 27 meeting with visiting INR Assistant Secretary Randall Fort, National Intelligence Service (NIS) First Deputy Director Kim Man-bok said NIS has no evidence that Kim Jong-il would visit China in the near future. DD Kim said he believed there was consensus among th [...] | 2006-10-10 08:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KS KN |
06SEOUL3447 | INR A/S FORT'S MEETING WITH MOFAT DM OF FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 27 meeting with visiting INR Assistant Secretary Randall Fort, Yun Byung-se, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT),assessed that the U.S.-ROK alliance was healthy, citing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations as a sign of its gr [...] | 2006-10-11 02:09:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KS KN |
06SEOUL3465 | ROH-ABE SUMMIT DOMINATED BY HISTORY AND NORTH KOREA [...] (C) MOFAT Asia Bureau DG Lee Hyuk told POL M/C on October 11 that Japanese Prime Minister Abe's summit with President Roh in Seoul on October 9 provided momentum for an improvement in the strained bilateral relationship. The summit meeting, conducted in a frank and sincere manner, was domina [...] | 2006-10-11 09:38:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KS KN JN |
06SEOUL3468 | SMA NEGOTIATIONS ROUND IV: MOVEMENT, BUT STILL FAR [...] (C) SUMMARY: October 10 and 11 negotiations in Seoul on funding levels for the Special Measures Agreement (SMA) moved the two sides closer together, but substantial differences remain. The U.S. proposed a three year agreement, under which the ROK share would rise to 800 billion won in 2007 (4 [...] | 2006-10-11 12:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL KS |
06SEOUL3558 | PSI: ROKG NEEDS MORE TIME [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 10. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) In response to reftel request, the Ambassador on October 15 raised PSI with National Security Advisor Song Min-soon. Separately, DCM also conveyed reftel points on October 16 to Park In-kook, Deputy Foreign Min [...] | 2006-10-17 08:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PREL PHSA KNNP EWWT KS KN |
06SEOUL3559 | DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES UNSCR 1718 [...] (C) On October 16, the DCM presented reftel points on UNSCR 1718 to Park In-kook, Deputy Foreign Minister for Policy Planning and Public Affairs, urging that South Korea, along with other countries, come up with concrete steps to implement the resolution. Park said the ROKG welcomed UNSCR 17 [...] | 2006-10-17 08:58:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KS KN |
06SEOUL3591 | DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ALEKSEYEV'S READOUT OF [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Hill, Vice Foreign Minister Chun Yung-woo and Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Alekseyev of Russia met in a trilateral meeting to hear Alekseyev's readout of his meetings in Pyongyang on October 13. In his high-level meeting with DPRK officials, Alekseyev made it cle [...] | 2006-10-20 02:36:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KS |
06SEOUL3592 | A/S HILL'S SEOUL MEETINGS: ROKG NOT PLANNING [...] (C) Assistant Secretary Hill's October 17-18 meetings in Seoul revealed that, while Seoul said it was prepared to implement UNSCR 1718, the ROKG had decided that the resolution did not specifically target North-South engagement projects, such as the Kaesong Industrial Complex and Mount Kumgang [...] | 2006-10-20 03:15:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KS KN |
06SEOUL3600 | ROK REGISTERS NO OBJECTION TO POTENTIAL REFUGEE [...] (C) On October 18, poloff conveyed reftel points on USG interest in processing North Korean asylum seekers on a case-by-case basis in Cambodia to Park Ji-hyun, Deputy Director of MOFAT's Inter-Korean Policy Division. Poloff said the USG sought confirmation that the ROKG would assist with bac [...] | 2006-10-20 06:58:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PGOV KS KN CB |
06SEOUL3612 | ROK REQUESTS NOGUN-RI SCHOLARSHIP EXTENSION [...] (SBU) On October 19, poloff received a demarche from Deputy Director Kang Dae-soo of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's (MOFAT) North America Division (NAD) II. Kang shared that MOFAT Director General Cho Tae-yong met with Chung Goo-do, president of the Nogun-Ri victims' representati [...] | 2006-10-20 08:45:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS KS |
06SEOUL3655 | FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER HAN SUNG-JOO'S OCTOBER [...] (C) On October 24, POL M/C met with Han Sung-joo, Korea University Professor and former ROK Ambassador to the United States (2003-2004) and Foreign Minister (1993-1994),to discuss his October 17-21 visit to North Korea as part of a 21-person ROK delegation to attend an exhibition honoring fo [...] | 2006-10-25 04:49:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MNUC KS KN |
06SEOUL368 | JANUARY 30 P5+2 POINTS CONVEYED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-01 08:12:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KS KN KNNP IR EU AORC |
06SEOUL3684 | GNP PARLIAMENTARY VICE SPEAKER LEE SANG-DEUK ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a lunch meeting on October 25 with the Ambassador, GNP National Assembly Vice Speaker Lee expressed concern over the Roh administration's handling of the U.S.-ROK alliance, OPCON transfer, North Korea and expressed general dissatisfatction with Roh. Lee's clear message was th [...] | 2006-10-27 02:30:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN |
06SEOUL3720 | SEOUL DEBATES PSI [...] (C) SUMMARY: The ROK government and National Assembly are engaged in a sharply divided debate over whether to increase support for the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),and if so with what caveats. Post expects a decision soon, but nearly all sides appear to agree that regardless of [...] | 2006-10-30 09:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP KS KN |
06SEOUL3760 | KOREA'S NEW INTEL CHIEF NAMED [...] (U) President Roh Moo-hyun named Kim Man-bok as the new chief of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) on November  [...] | 2006-11-01 08:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KS |
06SEOUL3764 | KOREA'S NEW MINISTER OF UNIFICATION: LEE JAE-JEONG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Lee Jae-jeong, Senior Vice President of the Advisory Council on Democratic and Peaceful Unification, former Assemblyman (2000-2004),Anglican Pastor and former Campaign Publicity Director for Roh Moo-hyun's 2002 campaign, was nominated November 1 to be the next Minister of Unif [...] | 2006-11-01 08:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KS |
06SEOUL3768 | ROK ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF APPOINTED AS MINISTER OF [...] (C) On November 1, 2006 the Blue House announced the nomination of ROK Army (ROKA) Chief of Staff General Kim Jang-soo as South Korea's next Minister of National Defense. General Kim is a widely respected infantry soldier who rose smartly through the ranks and was the first in his academy cl [...] | 2006-11-01 11:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KS KN |
06SEOUL3791 | THE FUTURE OF THE URI PARTY: BREAKUP? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Within the Uri Party, there are three distinct schools of thought on what the party's future should be; first that the Uri Party should continue on as is and work to strengthen the party; second, the party should dissolve and re-form as a regional party similar to Kim Dae-jung's [...] | 2006-11-03 00:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
06SEOUL3794 | SOUTH KOREA: PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS PLAN [...] (U) In preparation for a possible influenza pandemic, the Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) has unveiled its National Preparedness and Response Plan for Pandemic Influenza. Officials at KCDC said the plan, drawn up by medical experts at Korea University Medical School, c [...] | 2006-11-03 04:53:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO ECON EAGR AMED KFLU KS |
06SEOUL3858 | IRAQ DEPUTY COORDINATOR STEPHENSON VISIT TO SEOUL: [...] (C) A U.S. delegation headed by Barbara Stephenson, Deputy Coordinator for Iraq (S/I),visited Seoul November 2-3 to express appreciation for the important role South Korea has played in Iraq, discuss plans for troops, and thank the ROKG for its willingness to lead a Regional Reconstruction T [...] | 2006-11-08 09:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PARM PREL IZ KS |
06SEOUL3861 | FORMER GYEONGGI GOVERNOR SOHN HAK-KYU ON NORTH [...] (C) Over lunch with the Ambassador on November 3, GNP Presidential hopeful and former Gyeonggi Province Governor Sohn Hak-kyu asked many probing questions about where U.S.-ROK relations were headed and offered his views on North Korea and his assessment of the ROK political scene, including h [...] | 2006-11-09 01:30:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN |
06SEOUL3880 | PROPOSED 2006 APEC LEADERS' DECLARATION ON NORTH [...] (C) Lee Yong-joon, Director General for North Korean Nuclear Affairs at the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) met with POLMC on November 9, 2006 to provide the Republic of Korea's response to the proposed 2006 APEC Leaders' Statement on North Korea. DG Lee said the R [...] | 2006-11-09 08:26:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP PREL KN APECO |
06SEOUL3881 | URI PARTY REP. CHUN JUNG-BAE ON NORTH KOREA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Uri Representative Chun Jung-bae made his case why the Uri Party has a chance to maintain the Blue House in next year's presidential election and why he might be the person to lead the Uri Party charge. Chun, the former Justice Ministe [...] | 2006-11-09 09:20:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN |
06SEOUL3885 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE KOH GUN ON NORTH KOREA, [...] (C) Summary: Over lunch with the DCM and PolMinCouns on November 9, former Prime Minister Goh Kun, among the leading candidates in the 2007 presidential election, emphasized that his experience as acting President in 2004 made him realize that national security was the most important consider [...] | 2006-11-13 00:36:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KS KN |
06SEOUL3891 | ASSISTING NORTH KOREANS IN NORTHEAST CHINA: ONE GROUP'S STORY [...] (C) Crossing Borders (protect) is a Christian organization that provides assistance to North Korean migrants and refugees in Yanji, China. American citizen Mike Kim (KIM Sun-jung),approached the Embassy on November 1 to discuss his organization's operations in Chin [...] | 2006-11-13 06:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF KTIP KN KS CH PHUM |
06SEOUL3898 | ROK "SUPPORTS" PSI "PURPOSE AND PRINCIPLES" [...] (C) Summary: In a November 13 meeting, Blue House National Security Advisor Park Sun-won conveyed the ROKG's final position on the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),which states that the ROKG "supports the purpose and principles of the initiative but will implement it in accordance with [...] | 2006-11-13 09:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP KS |
06SEOUL3899 | ROKG IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1718: TEXT OF REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Unification jointly announced at 1500 on November 13 the ROKG "Report of the Republic of Korea on the Implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718 (2006)." The twelve-page report (see text below) comprises a [...] | 2006-11-13 09:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KS KN |
06SEOUL3922 | SCENESETTER FOR U.S.- ROK MINISTERIAL AT APEC [...] (C) Madam Secretary: Your November 18 meeting with South Korean National Security Advisor and Foreign Minister-designate Song Min-soon comes as the Republic of Korea (ROK) has entered a period of significant transition. In the foreign policy arena, change began with the October 9 DPRK nuclear [...] | 2006-11-14 05:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP KN KS |
06SEOUL393 | ROK CHIEF SECRETARY SONG REITERATES ROK SUPPORT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-03 07:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP KS |
06SEOUL394 | TRAVELING GNP LAWMAKERS SEEK TO REAFFIRM US TIES [...] (SBU) Rep. Kim Deog-ryong, one of the opposition Grand National Party's (GNP) most senior lawmakers, told the Ambassador on February 1 that he and five other GNP Assembly Members intended to travel to Washington February 7 to 10 to emphasize the strength of the bilateral U.S.-ROK relationship [...] | 2006-02-03 08:47:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PNUC KS KN |
06SEOUL3962 | ROK TO OPPOSE BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) On November 15, poloff delivered reftel points, urging capitals to vote against three retaliatory resolutions sponsored by Belarus in the UN Third Committee, to Jang Hyun-cheol, Deputy Director of MOFAT's Human Rights and Social Affairs Division. Jang explained that Seoul had already info [...] | 2006-11-15 22:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KS BO |
06SEOUL3975 | DEPARTING UNIFICATION MINISTER URGES FLEXIBILITY [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on November 16, Unification Minister Lee Jong-seok reconfirmed that the ROKG would support the UN resolution on DPRK human rights. Noting his awareness of USG disappointment with the ROKG's November 13 announcement on PSI, Lee told the Ambassador that Seou [...] | 2006-11-17 05:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM KS KN |
06SEOUL3992 | HEARINGS IN THE ASSEMBLY FOR FM, MOU, DEFMIN GO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister-designate Song Min-soon, Defense Minister-designate Kim Jang-soo and Unification Minister-designate Lee Jae-jeong all passed through committee hearings in the National Assembly with relative ease on November 16 and 17. The Assembly has no power to stop cabinet n [...] | 2006-11-17 08:41:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KS |
06SEOUL3999 | OPPOSITION CHAIRMAIN CLARIFIES OPCON REMARKS [...] (C) The Ambassador met with opposition GNP Chairman Kang Jae-sup on November 16 to discuss Kang's November 8 address to the National Assembly which was critical of the transfer of Wartime Operational Control (OPCON) to the ROK. Although Kang clarified that he remained supportive of the princi [...] | 2006-11-20 06:16:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KS |
06SEOUL4014 | LEE MYUNG-BAK: THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF KOREA? [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 20 meeting with the DCM, former Seoul Mayor and leading presidential hopeful Lee Myung-bak said that the December, 2007 ROK presidential elections will be about the economy above all else. He said the Korean economy should be growing at a 7 percent rate instead of [...] | 2006-11-21 05:24:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN |
06SEOUL4036 | CHUNG DONG-YOUNG: STILL HOPING TO BE KOREA'S NEXT [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador, former Unification Minister and Uri Party Chairman Chung Dong-young discussed the resumption of the Six Party Talks, state of the KORUS FTA, future of the Uri party, and the recent elections in the U.S. Chung was confident that the Uri Party could still p [...] | 2006-11-22 07:20:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KS |
06SEOUL4039 | FORMER PRIME MINISTER KIM JONG-PIL'S LAST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Kim Jong-pil told the Ambassador on November 16 that U.S.-ROK relations were paramount and that the administration had to change in 2007. Kim said he would support the GNP candidate, whoever that may be, provided that he/she agreed to "sweep out the debris" o [...] | 2006-11-22 07:48:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN |
06SEOUL4040 | AMBASSADOR'S FARWELL CALL ON OUTGOING ROK DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's November 22 office call on outgoing ROK Defense Minister Yoon, Kwang-ung: -- The Ambassador thanked Yoon for his leadership, enhancement of South Korea's global role, and support for the alliance and its transformation. -- Yoon acknowledged the import [...] | 2006-11-22 08:06:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP KN KS |
06SEOUL4057 | MOFAT SUPPORTS TROOP EXTENSION IN IRAQ AND UNIFIL DISPATCH TO LEBANON [...] (C) On November 24, MOFAT Director-General for American Affairs Cho Tae-yong told A/DCM that President Roh's administration had decided to submit a motion to the National Assembly requesting authorization for a one-year extension of ROK troop deployment in Iraq, but at a lower force level. In [...] | 2006-11-24 07:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ LE KS UNGA |
06SEOUL4073 | SEJONG INSTITUTE PRESIDENT BAEK JONG-CHUN EXPECTED [...] (U) SUMMARY: President Roh Moo-hyun this week is expected to name Baek Jong-chun, currently President of the government-supported Sejong Institute, as National Security Advisor to replace Song Min-soon, who is becoming Foreign Minister. Baek's appointment will mark the completion of Roh's na [...] | 2006-11-27 09:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KS KN |
06SEOUL4075 | NGO TB PROJECT GAINING DPRK BUY-IN [...] (C) In a November 24 briefing for the Ambassador, Dr. Stephen Linton, Chairman of the EugeneBell Foundation, described a recent two-week mission in the DPRK to oversee EugeneBell medical assistance programs. He reported on improved access to facilities and increased North Korean receptivity [...] | 2006-11-28 00:58:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV KS KN |
06SEOUL4094 | MORE SIGNS OF ERODING AUTHORITY: PRESIDENT ROH [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Roh withdrew the nomination of Jeon Hyo-seok for Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court on November 27 amid fierce opposition to the controversial nomination. After insisting for months Jeon's nomination, Roh finally backed down when it became clear that unless he w [...] | 2006-11-28 08:28:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KS |
06SEOUL4116 | SMA NEGOTIATIONS ROUND VI: ONE LAST PUSH [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a small group meeting and plenary session that followed, Ambassador Loftis and his ROK counterpart, Ambassador Cho Tae-yong, presented their respective negotiating positions on the 2007-2008 Special Measures (burden-sharing) Agreement (SMA). The ROKG proposed a contribution [...] | 2006-12-01 00:21:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KS PM PREL MARR MASS MCAP |
06SEOUL4156 | ROK'S IRAQ ZAYTUN TROOP DEPLOYMENT: 2007 EXTENSION [...] (C) Summary: The ROK government is likely to forward a motion to the National Assembly proposing to extend the ROK's Iraq Zaytun troop deployment until the end of 2007. One complicating factor is the demand of the ruling Uri Party to include a pullout plan together with the troop extension m [...] | 2006-12-05 02:54:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KS |
06SEOUL4165 | TIGHTENING INSPECTIONS OF NORTH-SOUTH CARGO [...] (C) SUMMARY and Action Request: Since their inception in 2004, the East and West Transportation Corridors -- allowing goods and South Korean citizens to travel to/from North Korea by passing through the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) -- have been a monitoring challenge. The problem has become more [...] | 2006-12-05 08:38:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP KN KS |
06SEOUL4210 | ROK'S IRAQ ZAYTUN TROOP DEPLOYMENT EXTENSION: [...] (SBU) The bill to extend the ROK Zaytun troop deployment to Iraq was submitted to the National Assembly's Defense Committee on December 6 calling for a one-year renewal of the deployment and a reduction in troops from 2,400 to 1,200. The bill currently calls for the ROK to complete its mission [...] | 2006-12-08 07:50:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KS |
06SEOUL423 | DPRK ECONOMY: CHINESE EXPERTS FORESEE ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) A January 18-19 academic conference in Beijing explored the potential for North Korea to change its "military first" security policy in order to realize more meaningful economic reform, faster economic growth and an increase in international aid. The American organizers of the event wor [...] | 2006-02-07 06:35:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAID PREL PGOV KN KS CH JA |
06SEOUL4233 | AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL CALL ON ROK DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the Ambassador's December 11 office call on the new ROK Defense Minister, General Kim Jang-soo: -- The Ambassador congratulated him on his elevation to head the Ministry of National Defense and said he looked forward to continued close consultations on U.S.-ROK Alliance [...] | 2006-12-12 05:41:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP KN KS |
06SEOUL425 | WHAT IS GOING ON WITH NORTH KOREAN ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) In the three years following North Korea's July 2002 economic reform program, most South Korean experts on the North Korean economy came to share certain assumptions about the state of transformation of economic policy in the North. Some of the key elements of that shared "conventional wi [...] | 2006-02-07 07:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EAGR EFIN PREL KN KS |
06SEOUL4260 | U.S.-ROK ALLIANCE MANAGEMENT - LOOKING AHEAD TO [...] (C) With only 12 months left until the next presidential election, President Roh finds himself stuck in the lowest approval ratings ever for a Korean president -- 5.7 percent according to the most recent poll, low teens according to others. Roh's desperation to recover and have some say in th [...] | 2006-12-14 08:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KS PREL |
06SEOUL4285 | SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM'S CONSULTATIONS ON CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) Visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum on December 11 inaugurated a U.S.-Korea consultation on Central Asia. Feigenbaum reviewed with ROKG officials U.S. objectives in the region, including enlisting less traditional partners, such as Korea, to help promote economic libe [...] | 2006-12-15 09:23:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD KS UZ KZ |
06SEOUL4294 | MOU DEPUTY MINSTER UNDERSCORES AID SUSPENSION [...] (C) In a follow-up to the Ambassador's discussion with Foreign Minister Song Min-soon on December 14 (ref A),POL M/C met with Deputy Unification Minister Lee Kwan-sei on December 15 and requested the ROKG to establish a stricter inspections regime for North-South cargo moving through the two [...] | 2006-12-18 06:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MNUC ECON KS KN |
06SEOUL4297 | PURSUIT OF TERRORIST INFORMATION EXCHANGE: ROK [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-18 06:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS KS |
06SEOUL4309 | INCOMING UNIFICATION MINISTER URGES FLEXIBILITY ON [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on December 18, Unification Minister Lee Jae-joung reaffirmed that the U.S.-ROK alliance was "essential" to peace on the Korean Peninsula and Northeast Asia. The ROKG would work closely with the USG, fully implement UNSCR 1718, and cooperate with the inte [...] | 2006-12-19 02:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM KS KN |
06SEOUL4319 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERMINATION OF NOGUN-RI [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see para 3. 2. (C) On December 18, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Shin, Sung-won, Director of the North America Affairs Division II, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Director Shin said that it was unfortunate, but that MOFAT had expect [...] | 2006-12-19 07:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL KS |
06SEOUL4328 | YONGSAN RELOCATION: DOMESTIC POLITICS AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Unhelpful reports in the South Korean media that completion of the Yongsan Relocation Plan (YRP) will be delayed by another five years to 2013 appear designed to placate objections within the National Assembly to the high projected cost of the project. The reports are misleading [...] | 2006-12-20 00:57:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PARM PREL KS |
06SEOUL4331 | NEW ROK NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR SEEKS CLOSE [...] (C) During a call on newly appointed National Security Advisor Baek Jong-chun, the Ambassador and NSA Baek agreed to cooperate closely in resolving alliance issues, such as OPCON transfer and base relocation, and to continue coordination with regard to the Six Party Talks. END SUMMARY. 2. [...] | 2006-12-20 03:36:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV KS KN |
06SEOUL4336 | THE SECRETARY FOR PUBLIC OPINION (C-AL6-01891) [...] (C) Poloff met with Secretary to the President for Public Information, Cho Yong hyu and Assistant Secretary Park Si young on Friday December 15. Despite the Secretary's initial reluctance to meet with Embassy staff, Cho was very cordial and spoke openly about his office and their responsibili [...] | 2006-12-20 07:30:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR KS |
06SEOUL4339 | ROK RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON WHO RECOMMENDATIONS TO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel talking points to Ms. Cho, Hyung Hwa of the Policy Planning and International Organizations Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) and Mr. Kim, Ho-dong of the Narcotics Control Division of the Korean Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of H [...] | 2006-12-20 08:14:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR UNCND UNCRIME KS |
06SEOUL434 | LEE JONG-SEOK HEARING OCCASIONS REHASH OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: MOU-designate Lee Jong-seok's hearing at the National Assembly has served as a stage for renewed controversy over the recent U.S.-ROK agreement on strategic flexibility of U.S. Forces in Korea. The debate was sparked last week when a ruling party lawmaker disclosed classified r [...] | 2006-02-07 09:16:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KS |
06SEOUL4341 | DPRK GOLD CROSSING THE DMZ [...] (C) There have been seven scheduled shipments of gold bars across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) since the end of August. Only three of the shipments occurred, the most recent on December 14. All three shipments passed through the western Transportation Corridor (TC West),which is primarily use [...] | 2006-12-20 08:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KS KN |
06SEOUL4367 | PRESIDENT ROH SPEEKS VERY FRANKLY, AGAIN [...] (C) President Roh Moo-hyun delivered angry and provocative remarks on December 21 to National Unification Advisory Council, criticizing three former Ministers, Goh Kun, Kim Geun-Tae and Chung Dong-young and railing against former defense ministers and generals. Taking 70 minutes to deliver r [...] | 2006-12-22 09:39:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KS |
06SEOUL4382 | ROKG WELCOMES USG SUPPORT ON ECLAC MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-27 05:10:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON ECLAC KS LA |
06SEOUL445 | DEFEATING VENEZUELA IN THE 2006 UNSC ELECTION: [...] (C) POL M-C delivered reftel points opposing Venezuela's candidacy to the UNSC to Kim Won-soo, MOFAT Director-General for Policy Planning, in a previously scheduled meeting on February 8, noting that the Ambassador planned to raise them with Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon at an early opportunity [...] | 2006-02-08 07:55:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC GT VE KS |
06SEOUL450 | KOREAN OBJECTIVES FOR APEC 2006 [...] (C) A key Korean focus for APEC 2006 will be obtaining support for its initiative to begin a new APEC research project on overcoming socio-economic disparities within APEC-members' respective domestic economies. This initiative is based on President Roh's own request (first included as an age [...] | 2006-02-08 08:35:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL APECO KS |
06SEOUL471 | ROK EXPRESSES CONCERNS ABOUT USG REFUGEE STRATEGY [...] (C) In a February 8 meeting with POL M/C, MOFAT DG Kim Won-soo opined it would be premature to approach third countries about a U.S. proposal (ref A) on North Korean refugees until there was a clear case of a North Korean being potentially eligible for resettlement to the United States. ROKG [...] | 2006-02-10 01:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL KS KN |
06SEOUL504 | CABINET HEARINGS END WITH A WHIMPER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The National Assembly's first-ever hearings on Cabinet nominees ended with a whimper February 10, as President Roh ignored the legislature's non-binding opinions, as well as the objections of many in his own party, and installed five new Cabinet members and a new police chief. T [...] | 2006-02-14 07:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
06SEOUL509 | ROK FOREIGN MINISTER THROWS HAT INTO UNSYG RING [...] (C) On February 14, the ROK formally announced Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon's candidacy for UN Secretary General. Ban, who has been actively campaigning for several weeks, has apparently been encouraged by initial reactions to his candidacy. MOFAT DG Kim Won-soo, who was recently tapped to be [...] | 2006-02-14 08:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC KS |
06SEOUL559 | DPRK ECONOMY: KAESONG INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, BOOM OR [...] (SBU) A round of discussions with South Korean companies operating in the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC) in North Korea revealed that most are generally satisfied with business conditions at the project site. While most firms profess to be making money or to be on track with their business [...] | 2006-02-17 09:41:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV PREL KS KN |
06SEOUL574 | KIM DAE-JUNG POSTPONES PYONGYANG TRIP TO JUNE [...] (C) Former President Kim Dae-jung indicated over the weekend that he will delay until June his proposed visit to Pyongyang. As reported REFTEL, Kim had hoped to travel from Seoul to Pyongyang and back by rail in April. The delay comes in response to charges from the opposition parties, incl [...] | 2006-02-21 08:07:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KS KN |
06SEOUL585 | MESSAGE ON HAMAS DELIVERED TO ROK [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-22 07:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KS |
06SEOUL590 | CHUNG DONG-YOUNG RETAKES HELM OF RULING URI PARTY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Minister of Unification Chung Dong-young was elected chairman of the ruling Uri Party on February 18. His election is seen as further proof of his voter appeal and augurs well for his bid to win the party's nomination for the 2007 presidential election. Chung's first ch [...] | 2006-02-23 07:35:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KS |
06SEOUL592 | ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION OF USFK BASES -- ISSUE [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) The return of closed U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) bases to the ROK has been delayed by an impasse over environmental remediation. The delay is slowing down progress on base relocation/consolidation, a centerpiece of the ongoing realignment of our militar [...] | 2006-02-23 07:47:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR SENV KS |
06SEOUL598 | USFK COMMANDER'S INTRODUCTORY CALLS ON FM BAN AND [...] (C) During his February 22 introductory calls on FM Ban Ki-moon and Blue House Secretary for Foreign Affairs Song Min-soon, USFK Commander General Bell urged the ROKG to find a quick solution to the environmental remediation issue. Song briefly shared his views on the North Korean nuclear iss [...] | 2006-02-23 12:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PARM KS KN |
06SEOUL615 | ROKG AGREES TO HOST INTER-AGENCY PSI OPERATIONAL [...] (C) As requested reftle, on February 21, we proposed a March 8 interagency meeting between the U.S. Proliferation Security Initiative Operational Experts delegation and their Korean counterparts. Deputy Director Park Chul-min of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, Ministry of Fore [...] | 2006-02-24 08:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP JP KN KS |
06SEOUL646 | NOGUN-RI MEMORIAL FUNDING TO EXPIRE SEPTEMBER 30, [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (C) During a February 27 discussion, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers informed post that the funds allocated for the construction of the Nogun-ri memorial monument will expire on September 30, 2006, and that an extension of funding is probably not possibl [...] | 2006-03-02 01:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KS |
06SEOUL658 | MOFAT PREVIEWS ROH MOO-HYUN'S MARCH 3 REMARKS FOR [...] (C) In a March 2 meeting with poloff, North America Division 1 Director Hahn Choong-hee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) previewed remarks to be delivered by President Roh Moo-hyun at the Korea Military Academy's March 3 commencement ceremony. According to Hahn, Roh will [...] | 2006-03-02 08:16:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC MARR KN KS |
06SEOUL659 | ROH CRITICIZES JAPAN IN MARCH 1 SPEECH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a speech marking the 87th anniversary of the March 1 Independence Movement, President Roh offered clear, but relatively measured, criticism of the Koizumi government's handling of historical and territorial issues. He acknowledged that Japan had apologized for its wartime ag [...] | 2006-03-02 08:35:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KS JA |
06SEOUL687 | ROK TO CONSIDER SUGGESTED ELEMENTS FOR NATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-03 08:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP IAEA IR KS |
06SEOUL728 | OSD/NP COOPER MEETING WITH ROKG ON CWC/HCA [...] (C) During a cordial March 7 discussion, OSD Nonproliferation Policy Director Dr. David Cooper and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Disarmament and Nonproliferation Director Kwon Hee-seog exchanged views on the outstanding Chemical Weapons Convention Host Country Agreement. While recogn [...] | 2006-03-07 08:52:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR KTIA CWC KS |
06SEOUL731 | INTER-KOREAN MILITARY TALKS CONCLUDE WITHOUT ANY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two days of the inter-Korean general officer-level military talks ended on March 3 without any agreement on key agenda items. The ROK side had hoped to map out measures to reduce military tensions on the Peninsula and in the Yellow Sea. However, the DPRK's insistence on discuss [...] | 2006-03-07 22:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KN KS |
06SEOUL740 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SEOUL MAYOR LEE MYUNG-BAK [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 7 the Ambassador met with Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak, a leading contender to become the opposition Grand National Party's (GNP)' nominee in next year's presidential election. Lee said that he was looking forward to his visit to the United States the week of March 13, in [...] | 2006-03-08 07:58:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL ABLD KS KN |
06SEOUL749 | BRITISH DCM IN PYONGYANG ON CONDITIONS IN NORTH [...] (C) British DCM to Pyongyang Lindsay Skoll told poloffs on March 6 that the Kim Jong-il regime displayed no signs of instability, opining that through the effective use of the state security apparatus and continued economic assistance from China and the ROK, the regime's staying power might be [...] | 2006-03-09 05:11:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD PHUM EAGR KS KN |
06SEOUL758 | POINTS ON HAMAS DELIVERED TO ROK [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-09 08:09:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KS IS |
06SEOUL772 | ROK BRIEFED ON USG NEXT STEPS ON PROCESSING NORTH [...] (C) On March 10, poloffs delivered ref a demarche, which discussed Thailand's recent indication it would work with the USG on discreet case-by-case resettlement of North Korean refugees, to Kim Ki-woong, Director of the Inter-Korean Policy Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. [...] | 2006-03-10 07:36:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL PHUM KS KN TH |
06SEOUL802 | PRIME MINISTER UNDER PRESSURE TO RESIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Lee Hae-chan in facing mounting pressure to resign after revelations that he skipped ceremonies marking Independence Movement Day (March 1) in favor of playing golf with businessmen of dubious provenance. Chances that Lee will be able to weather the storm appear to be declin [...] | 2006-03-13 09:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
06SEOUL821 | DPRK DELAYS NORTH-SOUTH TALKS, ROKG OFFICIALS [...] (C) The Korea Central News Agency (KCNA),the DPRK's official mouthpiece, reported on March 11 that North Korea notified South Korea by telegraph that it would delay the March 28-31 inter-Korean ministerial to "an appropriate date in April" to protest the March 10 announcement of the annual R [...] | 2006-03-14 09:09:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM EAID ECON KN KS |
06SEOUL822 | PRIME MINISTER OFFERS RESIGNATION [...] (SBU) Following clear signs that the ruling Uri Party believed PM Lee Hae-chan should step down, President Roh has indicated that he will accept Lee's resignation. In a meeting shortly after Roh's return to Seoul March 14 from an overseas trip, Lee offered his resignation "without reservatio [...] | 2006-03-14 09:10:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KS |
06SEOUL827 | ROK URGES ACTIVE, CONTINUED AMERICAN SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Director General for North American Affairs Cho Tae-young told POL M/C on March 13 that the ROK was attempting to gain permission to pay wages directly to workers at the Kaesong Industrial Complex (KIC). Until that permission is granted, North Korean workers are being required to sign fo [...] | 2006-03-15 02:49:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL EINV KS KN |
06SEOUL859 | INVITATION FOR ROK PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ REGIONAL [...] (C) On March 16, poloff delivered ref A diplomatic note on the Iraq PRT initiative to Chun Young-hee, Deputy Director of North America Division III, ROK Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Poloff also conveyed the message to Ms. Oh Hyun-ju at the United Nations Division. Undertakin [...] | 2006-03-16 08:24:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ KS |
06SEOUL862 | ROK-JAPAN MAR 7 STRATEGIC DIALOGUE IN TOKYO: LONG [...] (C) In March 13-14 meetings with poloff, MOFAT and Japanese Embassy contacts said South Korean VFM Yu Myung-hwan's exhaustive meetings with Japanese VFM Yachi during the March 7 ROK-Japan strategic dialogue in Tokyo failed to result in progress on a number of bilateral and regional issues. Y [...] | 2006-03-16 08:42:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC JA KN KS |
06SEOUL866 | ROK SUPPORTS GUATEMALA IN THE UNSC ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-16 09:27:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC GT VE KS |
06SEOUL875 | AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 14 LUNCH WITH KIM GEUN-TAE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Rep. Kim Geun-tae, a senior member of the Uri Party and a presidentiaQhopeful, told the Ambassador March 14 that U.S. and ROK officials needed to manage more effectively public portrayals of differences in Seoul's and Washington's approaches to the North Korea nuclear issue. He [...] | 2006-03-17 08:19:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KS KN |
06SEOUL900 | AMB BRIEFS CONSERVATIVE LAWMAKERS ON ALLIANCE AND [...] (C) Addressing a study group of Grand National Party lawmakers on March 17, the Ambassador said that growing military, economic and people-to-people ties indicated that, contrary to press reports, the state of the U.S.-ROK alliance was "confident and strong." The Ambassador said that with re [...] | 2006-03-21 06:40:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PNUC KS KN |
06SEOUL901 | AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 17 MEETING WITH URI CHAIRMAN [...] (C) In a March 17 meeting, Uri Party Chairman Chung Dong-young pressed the Visa Waiver Program (VWP) for South Korea and for the inclusion of Kaesong-made goods in the U.S.-ROK FTA. On North Korea, Chung recommended de-linking illicit DPRK activities from the Six Party Talks. The Ambassador [...] | 2006-03-21 07:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EINV KS KN |
06SEOUL902 | AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 17 LUNCH WITH FORMER PM GOH KUN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Prime Minister Goh Kun, a leading presidential contender, expressed to the Ambassador March 17 his deep concern about the apparent lack of communication between Washington and Seoul. He pressed for the ROK's inclusion in the Visa Waiver Program and expressed confidence a [...] | 2006-03-21 07:18:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MNUC PINR KS KN |
06SEOUL905 | GNP ELDERS REAFFIRM SUPPORT FOR ALLIANCE, FORECAST [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Stressing the primacy of the U.S.-ROK alliance, four elder statesmen of the opposition Grand National Party (GNP) told the DCM March 16 that the alliance's current state of "disrepair" could only be reversed when the GNP retook the Blue House and Kim Jong-il fell. Expressing [...] | 2006-03-21 07:51:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PNUC KS KN |
06SEOUL918 | POINTS ON PRESIDENT'S 2006 NSS DELIVERED TO MOFAT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-22 05:08:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PREL MARR KPAO KS |
06SEOUL920 | RESPONSE ON NOGUN-RI MEMORIAL FUNDING DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-22 05:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS KS |
06SEOUL930 | GERMAN DCM IN PYONGYANG: NO INSTABILITY IN DPRK [...] (C) Klaus Wendelberger, DCM at the German Embassy in Pyongyang, told poloff that the DPRK had moved aggressively in recent months to reassert control of the North Korean population, taking steps ranging from resuming control of the rice supply to tighter limits on the flow of information, inc [...] | 2006-03-22 08:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI ECON PHUM KN |
06SEOUL931 | JAPANESE OFFICIALS IN SEOUL DISCUSS HISTORY ISSUE [...] (C) In a March 22 meeting with POL M/C, Japanese Embassy Political Minister Koji Tomita discussed the so-called history issue that has been a thorn in ROK-Japan relations. He said the GOJ acquired information suggesting that in late February the Chinese Ambassador to South Korea urged ROKG of [...] | 2006-03-22 08:49:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KS JA |
06SEOUL935 | SENATOR BOND'S MARCH 20 CALL ON MINISTER OF [...] (C) In a March 20 meeting with Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond, ROK Minister of Unification Lee Jong-seok underscored the level of importance the ROKG attached to the U.S.-ROK alliance, stressing that Seoul looked to Washington to counterbalance the increasing Chinese influence in the region. [...] | 2006-03-23 04:30:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MASS ECON EAID KN KS |
06SEOUL969 | AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 24 MEETING WITH ROK FM BAN: [...] (C) During a March 24 meeting with the Ambassador, ROK Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon described receiving strong expressions of support for his candidacy for UN Secretary General from Argentina, Peru, Egypt, Algeria and Nigeria. Ban noted that he has met with the foreign ministers of each of th [...] | 2006-03-24 08:21:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PREF MARR KS KN |
06SEOUL972 | ROKG DOWNPLAYS "ABDUCTEE" INCIDENT AT INTER-KOREAN [...] (C) In retaliation for statements by two ROK journalists that a North Korean participating in the latest North-South family reunions had been "abducted," DPRK officials on March 22 refused to allow 99 elderly South Korean participants to depart the venue for 10 hours. The two journalists were [...] | 2006-03-24 08:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EAID KN KS |
06SEOUL990 | ROK OFFICIALS DISCUSS NEXT STEPS IN SUPPORT OF WMD [...] (C) In a March 8 meeting with ROKG counterparts in Seoul, a U.S. inter-agency Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) team briefed South Korean officials on the operational aspects of PSI and recent trends in proliferation. The ROK delegation summarized the factors that led Seoul to accept f [...] | 2006-03-27 05:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP KN KS |
06SEOUL997 | ROKG STILL FAVORS USG CANDIDATE FOR INCB [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-27 07:24:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR AORC PREL UN KS |
06SHANGHAI6459 | EAST CHINA VIEWS ON PEACEFUL RISE AND HARMONIOUS WORLD [...] (C) Summary. According to East China scholars, China's foreign policy doctrine is moving beyond the concept of "Peaceful Development" to "Harmonious World." President Hu, determined to put his stamp on China's foreign policy, had initially supported the "Peaceful Rise" concept promoted by f [...] | 2006-10-12 01:36:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EINV ECON CH |
06SHANGHAI6460 | SHANGHAI CHINA CONFERENCE A PRELUDE TO 6TH PLENUM [...] (C). Summary. During an international conference of China Studies, top Chinese scholars discussed China's political development and foreign policy, in a prelude to discussions at the October 2006 Plenum and even the 2007 Party Congress. Chinese scholars characterized China as committed to t [...] | 2006-10-12 04:29:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH |
06SHANGHAI6493 | EAP DAS CHRISTENSEN AND SHANGHAI SCHOLARS [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a wide-ranging lunch discussion with EAP DAS Christensen on September 14, several of Shanghai's prominent international relations scholars stressed that it was important for China and the United States to have a clear understanding of each others positions. Two scholars ac [...] | 2006-10-13 00:52:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CH JA TW KN |
06SHANGHAI6494 | DAS CHRISTENSEN'S SHANGHAI VISIT [...] (C) Summary. During DAS Christensen's September 12-14 visit to Shanghai, he participated in a Fudan University roundtable, and met with Shanghai foreign policy academics, influential Shanghainese, and representatives of AmCham Shanghai. His lunch with academics was reported in reftel A. Dur [...] | 2006-10-13 01:24:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CH ECON EFIN |
06SHANGHAI6518 | SHANGHAI SCHOLARS ON NORTH KOREA [...] (C) Summary: Five of Shanghai's North Korea Scholars told Poloffs that China would support a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution to punish North Korea, but would oppose including any military action in the resolution. While one scholar said that China might also move its humanitarian assist [...] | 2006-10-13 09:42:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH KN |
06SHANGHAI6861 | CHINESE LEGAL EXPERTS CALL FOR REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Chinese Prosecutors, judges and legal scholars attending the 2006 China Litigation Law National Conference in Hangzhou from September 27-28 urged that amendments to the Criminal Procedure Law include provisions to protect human rights and constrain governmental power through due p [...] | 2006-10-25 09:31:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI KJUS CH |
06SHANGHAI6957 | PENSION SCANDAL CLAIMS MORE; POLITICS AS USUAL [...] (C) Summary: The Shanghai pension scandal, to date, has snared some 50 business and political leaders, with the number continuing to rise. Four of our well-placed contacts recently took the view that the current investigation was not primarily designed to clean up Shanghai--although that was [...] | 2006-10-27 11:51:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH |
06SHANGHAI7043 | SHANGHAI SCHOLARS ON SCO AND RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: In contrast to scholars in Beijing (Reftel),Shanghai SCO scholars told visiting EAP Poloffs in November 1-3 meetings that is unlikely that the SCO will accept new members in 2007, especially Iran. They expect China to continue to promote multilateral economic cooperation within [...] | 2006-11-13 09:10:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH RS UZ TI KZ KG TX |
06SHANGHAI7044 | SHANGHAI SCHOLARS ON CROSS-STRAITS RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Several prominent Shanghai-based cross-Straits scholars told visiting EAP Political Officers during meetings on November 1-3 that domestic political turmoil in Taiwan would continue and would prevent any breakthroughs on cross-Straits issues for the foreseeable future. The scholar [...] | 2006-11-13 09:17:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
06SHANGHAI7086 | AMITY PRINTING PRESS -- CHINA'S BIBLE PUBLISHER [...] (SBU) Summary: During the Consul General's November 20 visit to Amity Printing Press in Nanjing, Special Assistant to General Manager Peter Dean said they did not have any substantive problems printing Bibles in China. Amity Printing Press produces all Bibles sold in officially-approved Prote [...] | 2006-11-28 02:59:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF CH |
06SHANGHAI7096 | CHINA FOREX: AFTER NEW HIGHS, NEXT STEPS NEEDED [...] (SBU) Summary: As the RMB continued to set record highs, closing at RMB 7.84 per USD on November 27, Shanghai forex traders expressed appreciation for the greater volatility in the forex market and predicted continued gradual appreciation of the RMB. In a series of meetings in late October and [...] | 2006-11-30 09:04:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL CH |
06SHANGHAI7097 | SHANGHAI BISHOP JIN ON ILLICIT ORDINATION OF XUZHOU BISHOP [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai Bishop Jin was shocked to learn of the illicit ordination of Xuzhou Bishop Wang Renlei. He said that the ordination was ridiculous and a challenge by the Chinese government to the Vatican. He said there was no hope for reconciliation in the near future. According to B [...] | 2006-11-30 09:12:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV CH VT |
06SHANGHAI7098 | 2006 CHINESE BLOGGERS CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: The Second Annual Chinese Bloggers Conference took place in Hangzhou from October 28-29. Organizers had problems in holding the conference and had to switch venues twice. While the public sessions suffered from uninspiring speakers, a conference organizer said there were 20 priv [...] | 2006-12-01 00:58:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV ECPS CH |
06SHANGHAI7112 | CITI'S RICHARD STANLEY ON GDB AND BANKING IN CHINA [...] (C) Summary: On December 1, Citibank China CEO Richard Stanley updated a visiting Federal Reserve Bank (FRB) delegation led by Governor Kevin Warsh on the status of Citi's efforts to purchase a minority stake with management control in the Guangdong Development Bank (GDB). According to Stanle [...] | 2006-12-08 03:51:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL PGOV PINR CH |
06SHANGHAI7122 | CSIS ROUNDTABLE ON CHINA-AFRICA [...] (C) Summary: During a December 1 discussion between members of the Johns Hopkins Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS) and Shanghai scholars, and representatives from BHP Billiton and other Shanghai-based economic consulting firms, participants disagreed about the impact of China's [...] | 2006-12-13 01:04:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH |
06SHANGHAI7126 | SHANGHAI PETITIONER ACTIVISTS UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai petitioners complained to Poloff during a December 7 meeting that the Chinese government continued to closely monitor their movements and prevented many petitioners from meeting or traveling to Beijing. They expected that prominent petitioners Mao Hengfeng and Chen Xia [...] | 2006-12-13 08:45:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV CH |
06SHANGHAI7129 | SHANGHAI LEADERSHIP UPDATE [...] (C) Summary. In the continuing fallout of the pension scandal that led to the ouster of former Party Secretary Chen Liangyu (Ref A),four Shanghai contacts viewed acting Party Secretary Han Zheng as a transitional figure likely to be SIPDIS replaced at, or before, the 17th Party Congress. [...] | 2006-12-14 09:35:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EINV ECON KPAO CH |
06SHANGHAI7130 | RECENT SETBACKS ON PUBLIC DIPLOMACY OUTREACH [...] (C) Summary. For the past several months, Shanghai's Public Affairs Section (PAS) has pursued local partner institutions as potential hosts for a variety of IIP-produced poster shows on key mission themes. Like our colleagues in Guangzhou (reftel),we too have run into resistance from our lo [...] | 2006-12-15 05:45:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL US CH |
06SHANGHAI7137 | SHANGHAI ELECTIONS--A MIX OF PAGEANTRY AND FICTION [...] (C) Summary: Despite efforts to portray them as paragons of democratic virtue, three contacts descriptions of Shanghai's district-level People's Congress elections reflected little more than choreographed political pageantry. Congenoffs visited elections in two separate Shanghai districts, Mi [...] | 2006-12-21 04:18:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH |
06SHANGHAI7139 | CONSULTATIVE DEMOCRACY YIELDING FRUIT IN WENLING [...] (C) Summary. An open budget initiative that is moving into its third year in Zeguo Township of Zhejiang Province's Wenling municipality, has introduced an unusual level of participatory democracy. The process was launched out of the Zeguo Party Secretary's frustration with competing voices fo [...] | 2006-12-21 09:42:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH |
06SHANGHAI7140 | WENLING PUSHING THE BOUNDARY OF POLITICAL REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Riding on the coattails of the successes with "democratic consultative meetings (minkenhui) and participatory democracy reforms in other townships, Wenling municipality in Zhejiang Province has moved forward and implemented further reforms in the township of Xinhe, which put the e [...] | 2006-12-21 09:55:00 | Consulate Shanghai | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EINV ECON CH |
06SINGAPORE1047 | SECRETARY CHERTOFF'S MEETINGS WITH DEPUTY PRIME [...] (SBU) Summary: During Secretary Michael Chertoff's March 29 and 30 meetings with Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng, the Secretary outlined the United States' approach to improving transportation security in ways which facilitate rather than hamper tra [...] | 2006-03-31 08:15:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV EFIN KCRM SN |
06SINGAPORE1289 | SINGAPORE PM CALLS EARLY ELECTIONS [...] (U) On April 20, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong moved to dissolve Parliament more than a year early and called for an election on May 6. Candidates must register for the election on April 27. As Singapore's formal election season gets underway, we have prepared (beginning in para 3) a primer [...] | 2006-04-20 09:43:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SN |
06SINGAPORE1379 | SINGAPORE ELECTION: OPPOSITION TO MAKE A RACE OF IT [...] (C) Summary: For the first time since 1988, the opposition parties will contest more than half of the seats for parliament in the May 6 general election, denying the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) an automatic majority on nomination day. The economy and local issues will dominate the nine [...] | 2006-04-27 09:46:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SN |
06SINGAPORE142 | MFA ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, U.S. REGIONAL [...] (C) Summary: During a January 18 courtesy call by the Ambassador, MFA Permanent Secretary Peter Ho said Singapore shared our concern about Iran's recent actions on its nuclear program. Iran appeared impervious to outside pressure, he added. The Ambassador raised the importance of concluding a [...] | 2006-01-18 09:32:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PHSA KNNP ECON SN |
06SINGAPORE1467 | C-NE6-00584 SINGAPORE HOSTS SAUDI CROWN PRINCE [...] (U) Summary: As part of its effort to promote business ties with the Middle East, Singapore hosted Saudi Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud and a high-level Saudi delegation April 10-15, 2006. During the six-day visit, the two nations signed an investment guarantee agreement and a mem [...] | 2006-05-05 09:37:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD KISL PREL SA SN |
06SINGAPORE1486 | OLD-STYLE PAP WINS ANOTHER ELECTION [...] (U) Please see suggested press guidance in para 12. 2. (C) Summary: In the May 6 general election for parliament, the ruling People's Action Party won another landslide victory with 82 out of 84 seats. The election is another mandate for the PAP to continue its successful economic and secu [...] | 2006-05-08 10:13:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON SN |
06SINGAPORE1795 | SINGAPORE'S RESPONSE TO U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: On June 1, the Economic and Political Counselor called on Tan Yee Woan, Director of the International Organisations Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to discuss Secretary Rice's May 31 statement on Iran. Tan expressed interest in the United States' new approach, and [...] | 2006-06-02 09:16:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR SN |
06SINGAPORE1829 | A/S HILL'S VISIT TO SINGAPORE [...] (C) Summary: In his wide ranging discussions with Singapore's senior leadership, EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill stressed the importance of Southeast Asia for the United States and said we were not in a competition with China for regional influence. Singapore wanted an open and in [...] | 2006-06-05 09:41:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SN |
06SINGAPORE201 | SINGAPORE SCENESETTER FOR PM A/S HILLEN'S VISIT [...] (C) I look forward to welcoming you to Singapore during your February 6-7 visit here. Your visit comes at an important time to: -- thank Singapore for its diplomatic and military support for Coalition actions in Iraq; -- encourage Singapore to expand its role and level of commitment in A [...] | 2006-01-24 08:24:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS SN |
06SINGAPORE2118 | CHEES' ATTORNEY LIKELY TO BE SUSPENDED [...] (C) Summary: Lawyers for Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew have filed a motion for summary judgment in their defamation suit against Dr. Chee Soon Juan and his sister Chee Siok Chin (Ref A, B). The Chees' attorney, M. Ravi, also faces suspension for up to five [...] | 2006-06-29 09:39:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SN |
06SINGAPORE228 | DPM WONG ON CASINO REGULATION AND THE TERRORIST [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs (MHA) Wong Kan Seng and the Ambassador discussed our extensive intelligence and law enforcement cooperation and ways to improve them during a January 24 courtesy call. Turning to casino regulation, Minister Wong said Singapore ha [...] | 2006-01-26 03:09:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SOCI KCRM SN |
06SINGAPORE3110 | LEE KUAN YEW: MINISTER AND PATRIARCH [...] (C) Summary: Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's October 9-23 visit to the United States will be an opportunity for him to discuss with senior USG officials the broad strategic developments that affect Singapore's future, notably the rise of China and India. The reemergence of these two powers on [...] | 2006-09-27 08:12:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON SN |
06SINGAPORE3124 | SECRETARY PAULSON DISCUSSES CHINA AND SOUTHEAST [...] (C) Summary: Singapore's senior leaders urged the United States to stay engaged in Southeast Asia, particularly in terms of strategic/military and trade issues, during meetings with Secretary Paulson on September 18. On China, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong told the Secretary that the U.S. [...] | 2006-09-28 08:57:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV PREL IMF IBRD ETTC SN |
06SINGAPORE3136 | BANNED IN SINGAPORE - GOS HITS FAR EASTERN [...] (U) On September 28, the GOS announced it had banned the Far Eastern Economic Review (FEER) in Singapore. The Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts (MICA) said FEER had failed to meet the requirements of the Newspaper and Printing Presses Act to appoint a local legal representa [...] | 2006-09-29 08:56:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SN |
06SINGAPORE3515 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER (TFCO) [...] (U) Post provides the following responses to reftel questions. 2. (SBU) TFCO Contact Information: TFCO Ike Reed Economic/Political Counselor Tel: (65) 6476-9424 Unclassified e-mail: ReedI@state.gov SIPDIS Classified e-mail: ReedHV@state.sgov.gov TFCO DEPUTY Paul Horowitz Seni [...] | 2006-11-03 05:58:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER SN |
06SINGAPORE3538 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO SINGAPORE [...] (C) Mr. President, I warmly welcome your November 16-17 visit to Singapore. The U.S.-Singapore bilateral relationship is at an historic high point. Your visit and the major policy address you will deliver here signal the importance we attach to ties with both Singapore and the broader Southe [...] | 2006-11-06 07:07:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SN |
06SINGAPORE3591 | LEE KUAN YEW DISCUSSES THAILAND'S FUTURE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-10 09:04:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SN TH |
06SINGAPORE3669 | SINGAPORE PLAYS TOUGH ON TORRES STRAIT IN UNGA [...] (SBU) Ambassador-at-large Tommy Koh called in Ambassador Herbold to the MFA on November 22 to urge the United States to continue trying to get Australia to accept tougher language on the right of free passage contained in the UNGA draft resolution on Oceans and the law of the sea. Koh stress [...] | 2006-11-22 10:17:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | AS EWWT ID MY PBTS PHSA PREL SN UNGA MRSEC |
06SINGAPORE470 | CHILD SEX TOURISM LAW IMMINENT? [...] (C) Summary. The GOS is preparing the legislative measures necessary to make child sex tourism extraterritorially illegal, according to a local NGO. The timing of the changes remains uncertain, however, given Parliament's current focus on the budget. Despite Parliament's current heavy wor [...] | 2006-02-16 04:12:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SN |
06SINGAPORE553 | EAP DAS ERIC JOHN'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister George Yeo and EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John conducted a tour d'horizon of Southeast Asia during their February 9 meeting. FM Yeo said the United States' engagement with Indonesia was vital and he welcomed the resumption of U.S. ties with the Indonesian [...] | 2006-02-24 03:45:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SN |
06SINGAPORE554 | EAP DAS JOHN'S VISIT TO SINGAPORE [...] (C) Summary: EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Eric John briefed GOS interlocutors on U.S. engagement with Southeast Asia and the resumption of military ties with the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) during his February 8-11 visit. Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary Chiang Chie Foo said Preside [...] | 2006-02-24 03:51:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PTER SN |
06SINGAPORE85 | SENIOR MINISTER GOH ON REGIONAL TRENDS AND OUR [...] (U) Summary. During the Ambassador's introductory call on Senior Minister (SM) Goh Chok Tong, she and the SM reviewed the status of the bilateral relationship, explored possible areas for future collaboration such as a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, and discussed a range of issues including [...] | 2006-01-12 05:59:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETTC EFIN SN |
06SINGAPORE88 | DEFENSE MINISTER TEO ON SECURITY TIES AND [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's introductory call on Minister of Defense Teo Chee Hean, Minister Teo stressed the importance of active U.S. engagement with Southeast Asia. He affirmed that the U.S.-Singapore security relationship was built on strong institutional ties and common values. [...] | 2006-01-12 09:41:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL MARR SN |
06SINGAPORE89 | MM LEE ON CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS AND IRAQ [...] (C) Summary: During her January 6 courtesy call, Ambassador Herbold engaged Singapore's senior statesman, Minister Mentor (MM) Lee Kuan Yew, in a wide-ranging discussion covering China, Taiwan, and Iraq. MM Lee commented that the U.S. presence in Asia created the stability that engendered t [...] | 2006-01-12 09:48:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW IZ SN |
06SINGAPORE93 | FM YEO ON U.S. ENGAGEMENT WITH EAST ASIA [...] (C) Summary: In a very cordial introductory call, Foreign Minister George Yeo sketched out for the Ambassador Singapore's hopes for a new East Asian architecture and emphasized the need for the United States to remain actively engaged with the region as it begins building this new structure. [...] | 2006-01-13 07:18:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON SN |
06SINGAPORE943 | COMMERCE U/S LAVIN'S MEETINGS WITH SINGAPORE'S [...] (C) Summary. Commerce Under Secretary for International Trade Frank Lavin assured Singapore's top leadership that the United States was pursuing a vigorous free trade agenda in the Asia region despite protectionist sentiment in Washington. Although a Malaysia FTA would help ASEAN integratio [...] | 2006-03-24 04:31:00 | Embassy Singapore | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV KIPR PREL PGOV EFIN PTER EAIR |
06SKOPJE1017 | MACEDONIA: EUR/SCE DIRECTOR HOH'S MEETINGS WITH [...] (C) Summary. In his October 17 meetings with GOM officials and opposition party leaders, EUR/SCE Director Chris Hoh noted the need for improved inter-ethnic dialogue and continued implementation of the Ohrid Framework Agreement, a vigorous and non-partisan fight against crime and corruption, [...] | 2006-10-24 05:14:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE1037 | MACEDONIA: EUR DAS DICARLO'S OCT 23-24 MEETINGS [...] (SBU) During meetings with high-level GOM officials in Skopje October 23-24, EUR DAS DiCarlo underscored the need for the government to build consensus with the opposition to gain buy-in for key legislative and reform initiatives, for redoubled efforts to implement the reforms required for NATO [...] | 2006-10-30 10:22:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MK |
06SKOPJE105 | MACEDONIA & NATO MEMBERSHIP: DEFENSE REFORMS ON [...] (C/REL NATO) SUMMARY: Macedonia is in its 7th MAP cycle and has made significant progress in meeting its defense reform goals, but still falls short in terms of meeting political and economic MAP criteria. To be considered a strong candidate for NATO membership by mid-2007, with a view to rece [...] | 2006-02-02 07:14:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MARR MASS MK |
06SKOPJE1078 | MACEDONIA: SOCIAL DEMOCRATS ELECT NEW PARTY [...] (C) During a November 5 party congress that lasted into the early hours of the following day, Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) delegates elected by a landslide former Deputy Prime Minister Radmila Sekerinska as the new party president. The delegates chose as the party's secretary g [...] | 2006-11-09 11:37:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR MK |
06SKOPJE1090 | (CORRECTED COPY) MACEDONIA: SOCIAL DEMOCRATS ELECT [...] (C) During a November 5 party congress that lasted into the early hours of the following day, Social Democratic Union of Macedonia (SDSM) delegates elected by a landslide former Deputy Prime Minister Radmila Sekerinska as the new party president. The delegates chose as the party's secretary g [...] | 2006-11-14 16:45:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR MK |
06SKOPJE1097 | MACEDONIA: REDUCING ISAF CAVEATS [...] (C) P/E Chief delivered reftel points on filling ISAF force shortfalls and reducing caveats to MFA State Counselor Milan Spiridonovski on November 16. Acting DATT delivered the same points to MOD Elenovski on November 14. Both interlocutors informed us that the GOM intends to remove before t [...] | 2006-11-17 06:50:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PREL MK AG |
06SKOPJE1120 | MACEDONIA: US-EU EFFORT BRINGS PARTIES TOGETHER [...] (C) After weeks of U.S. and EU coaxing, the leaders of the four main parties in Macedonia met on November 27 for their first substantive talks on legislative and policy priorities since the new government took office in late August. The party leaders outlined some of their key priorities and [...] | 2006-11-28 15:10:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE1157 | MACEDONIA: SUSTAINING POST-RIGA MOMENTUM ON NATO [...] (SBU) We are taking advantage of the positive post-Riga Summit mood here to press the GOM to step up NATO MAP-related reform implementation. Macedonia is making progress in some areas -- working on constructive government-opposition dialogue, promoting economic growth, and strengthening rule [...] | 2006-12-08 15:52:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV PHUM NATO MK |
06SKOPJE1165 | MACEDONIA: SUSTAINING POST-RIGA MOMENTUM ON NATO [...] (SBU) We are taking advantage of the positive post-Riga Summit mood here to press the GOM to step up NATO MAP-related reform implementation. Macedonia is making progress in some areas -- working on constructive government-opposition dialogue, promoting economic growth, and strengthening rule [...] | 2006-12-13 09:14:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV PHUM NATO MK |
06SKOPJE1174 | MACEDONIA: TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK -- [...] (SBU) Leaders of Macedonia's four main parties (government and opposition) met December 13 behind closed doors, with U.S. and EU facilitation, in their second meeting to discuss how to move forward on Macedonia's main Euro-Atlantic integration reforms (reftel). Three of the four parties reach [...] | 2006-12-18 13:13:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MK |
06SKOPJE147 | MACEDONIA'S ISLAMIC COMMUNITY ELECTS MODERATE [...] (C) Members of the Islamic Community of Macedonia (ICM) elected moderate Skopje Imam Taxhedin Bislimi as Skopje's new Mufti on February 7, ousting Salafi-backed former Mufti Zenun Berisha in an impromptu election attended by EU Monitoring Mission and OSCE representatives. The February 7 sessio [...] | 2006-02-14 17:58:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF MK |
06SKOPJE148 | (CORRECTED COPY) MACEDONIA'S ISLAMIC COMMUNITY [...] (C) Members of the Islamic Community of Macedonia (ICM) elected moderate Skopje Imam Taxhedin Bislimi as Skopje's new Mufti on February 7, ousting Salafi-backed former Mufti Zenun Berisha in an impromptu election attended by EU Monitoring Mission and OSCE representatives. The February 7 sessio [...] | 2006-02-15 07:15:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF MK |
06SKOPJE152 | MACEDONIA: FURTHER REACTION TO GOVERNMENT REQUEST [...] (C) Summary: Although ethnic Albanian parties have publicly objected to the Macedonian government's decision to "continue preparations" for the return of four unindicted war crimes cases to domestic jurisdiction (reftel),key leaders in coalition partner DUI privately tell us the party did not [...] | 2006-02-15 15:12:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ICTY MK |
06SKOPJE251 | MACEDONIA: GOVERNMENT FOCUSED ON GAMEPLAN FOR NATO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During her March 7-8 visit to Skopje with a U.S. interagency delegation, USNATO Ambassador Nuland told Macedonian government and opposition interlocutors that free and fair parliamentary elections would be one key to keeping NATO's door open in 2008. She urged them to continue [...] | 2006-03-14 16:13:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO MK |
06SKOPJE255 | MACEDONIA: STRONG BUT MEASURED REACTION TO [...] (U) Macedonian government reaction to Albanian FM Mustafaj's March 13 statement on Albanian Alsat TV that Albania could not guarantee inviolability of borders with Kosovo or Macedonia "if division of Kosovo takes place" (reftel) has been strong but measured. MFA State Counselor Milan Spiridon [...] | 2006-03-16 17:40:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AL MK |
06SKOPJE373 | U.S. SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE WISNER'S KOSOVO STATUS [...] (C) During April 13 discussions in Skopje with U.S. Special Representative on Kosovo Talks Frank Wisner, Macedonian leaders focused on the unresolved issue of the delineated but not yet demarcated Kosovo-Macedonia border as the only open issue between Skopje and Pristina, and said they would t [...] | 2006-04-20 10:01:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK KS |
06SKOPJE383 | U.S. SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE WISNER'S MEETING WITH [...] (C) During a tete-a-tete meeting April 13 in Skopje, President Crvenkovski gave Amb. Wisner his assessment of Serbian President Tadic as "pragmatic" in dealing with Kosovo status issues, while characterizing Serbian PM Kostunica as unlikely to compromise and more likely to walk out of the stat [...] | 2006-04-21 16:34:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KS MK |
06SKOPJE413 | MACEDONIA: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - CANDIDACY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-04 17:31:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL MK |
06SKOPJE420 | MACEDONIA: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS SET FOR JULY 5, [...] (C) SUMMARY. With parliamentary elections scheduled for July 5, governing and opposition parties are building their campaign platforms around common themes of economic development, NATO and EU integration, and education. Despite their stated intent to run issues-based campaigns, however, the [...] | 2006-05-05 11:56:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE451 | MACEDONIA: ETHNIC ALBANIAN LEADERS ON ELECTIONS [...] (C) During separate meetings May 4, the Ambassador told DUI and DPA leaders Ali Ahmeti and Arben Xhaferi, respectively, to refrain from importing K-Albanian "muscle" to assist them during upcoming parliamentary elections. She reiterated the USG position on Macedonia-Kosovo border demarcation [...] | 2006-05-12 06:00:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE484 | MACEDONIA: CAVEATS FOR TROOPS SERVING WITH ISAF [...] (SBU) P/E Chief delivered reftel points on ISAF caveats to MFA State Counselor Milan Spirodonovski and to NATO Head of Sector Marjan PopAngelov on May 16. DATT delivered the same points to CHOD MG Stojanovski on May 15. Our interlocutors assured us that Macedonia would maintain its policy of [...] | 2006-05-19 14:33:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO AF MK |
06SKOPJE500 | MACEDONIA: DEMARCHE ON MANAS AIRFIELD [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-24 13:11:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | KG MARR MOPS PREL AF MK |
06SKOPJE531 | MACEDONIA WELCOMES U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (Mitreva was en route from the Netherlands to Macedonia on May 31, and therefore was unavailable for a meeting that day.) Mitreva welcomed the Secretary's statement and said she would issue a public statement of support. Mitreva emphasized the GOM's continued support for U.S. and EU-3 effo [...] | 2006-06-01 16:35:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE594 | MACEDONIA: WITH US-EU PRODDING, ETHNIC ALBANIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador and EU Special Representative (EUSR) Fouere convoked the leaders of ethnic Albanian parties DUI and DPA for a meeting June 20 to express grave concerns over recent violent incidents related to the campaign for upcoming parliamentary elections July 5. They noted that [...] | 2006-06-21 11:34:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE598 | MACEDONIAN MOI: "POLICE NOT INVOLVED IN [...] (C) The Ambassador and post's DOJ ICITAP representative met with Minister of Interior Mihajlovski on June 22 to discuss the recent campaign-related incidents and accusations by political party leaders that the police have been involved in or have provoked the incidents (reftel). The Ambassador [...] | 2006-06-23 09:14:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MK |
06SKOPJE613 | MACEDONIA: AMBASSADOR AND PRIME MINISTER ON NEXT [...] (C) During a June 26 meeting, the Ambassador shared with PM Buckovski her concerns over recent campaign-related violent incidents, mostly involving supporters of ethnic Albanian rival parties DUI and DPA (refs A and B). She outlined steps the U.S. Embassy would take over the next several days [...] | 2006-06-28 07:09:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MK |
06SKOPJE625 | MACEDONIA: ELECTION CAMPAIGN CALMS; AMBASSADOR [...] (C) An unspoken agreement to cool things down has taken hold in Macedonia after a handful of campaign-related incidents, some of them violent and most of them between competing ethnic Albania parties DUI and DPA, occurred at the beginning of the official parliamentary elections campaign on Jun [...] | 2006-06-30 13:31:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MK |
06SKOPJE631 | MACEDONIA: CAMPAIGN CALM EXTENDS THROUGH THE [...] (C) Continuing a recent campaign-period trend (reftel),the July 1-2 weekend remained calm in Macedonia with only two minor campaign-related incidents reported (neither of which was substantiated.) The MOI took action against perpetrators of campaign-related incidents, and eAlbanian parties DU [...] | 2006-07-03 16:45:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE648 | MACEDONIA: PRESIDENT'S ANALYSIS OF PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador July 6, President Crvenkovski characterized the recent parliamentary election process as "good," and asked for continued support from the Ambassador during the process of the formation of the new government. Analyzing electoral results, Crvenkovski said ci [...] | 2006-07-07 13:58:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE649 | MACEDONIA: PRESIDENT'S ANALYSIS OF PARLIAMENTARY [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador July 6, President Crvenkovski characterized the recent parliamentary election process as "good," and asked for continued support from the Ambassador during the process of the formation of the new government. Analyzing electoral results, Crvenkovski said ci [...] | 2006-07-07 13:58:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE669 | MACEDONIA: VMRO-DPMNE LEADER BEGINS BUILDING A [...] (C) Recent Macedonian parliamentary election winner (reftel) and VMRO-DPMNE leader Gruevski is engaged in trying to build a broad-based inter-ethnic governing coalition to help ensure stability as he pursues an economic reform agenda and continued implementation of NATO and EU integration refo [...] | 2006-07-14 12:50:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE696 | MACEDONIA: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RE-RUN OUTCOME [...] (SBU) Parliamentary election re-runs in 29 polling stations (representing less than one percent of Macedonia's 3,000 polling stations) generally were well conducted, although international monitors noted some serious irregularities in some stations. The voting gave one additional MP seat to r [...] | 2006-07-20 15:41:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE754 | MACEDONIA: URGENT DEMARCHE ON UN SECURITY [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points, resolution text, and the Secretary's statement to MFA State Counselor Milan Spirodonovski on August 12. Spirodonovski welcomed the information and expects full support from the GOM for this initiative. 2. (C) Spirodonovski informed Poloff that GOM repr [...] | 2006-08-12 14:57:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE MK |
06SKOPJE863 | MACEDONIA: DEMARCHE ON COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points on the upcoming Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial to MFA State Counselor for Multilateral Affairs Svetlana Geleva on September 12. Geleva said a GOM representative will attend this year's CD Ministerial at the UN General Assembly (UNGA),but did not [...] | 2006-09-13 09:38:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IR MK |
06SKOPJE865 | MACEDONIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON SYRIA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-13 10:41:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER USUN LE SY EU MK |
06SKOPJE880 | MACEDONIA: GOM LEADERSHIP ON NATO MEMBERSHIP, [...] (C) SUMMARY. In separate calls on PM Gruevski and FM Milososki September 15, the Ambassador urged the GOM to move quickly to implement NATO membership reforms, show concrete anti-corruption results, and restart political dialogue with the ethnic Albanian opposition. She restated the USG posit [...] | 2006-09-18 13:34:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE885 | MACEDONIA REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE FOR MANPADS [...] (U) Please see guidance request in para 4. 2. (C) Following EmbOff and DAO discussions with MFA and MOD contacts over the past several months, and after lengthy delays due to national elections and the formation of a new government, the MOD on September 12 sent an official letter of request [...] | 2006-09-19 05:43:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MARR MK |
06SKOPJE944 | MACEDONIA SUPPORTS US POSITION ON POSSIBLE NORTH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-05 14:54:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP MK |
06SKOPJE953 | MACEDONIA: POLICE LAW IMPASSE:GOM-OPPOSITION TALKS [...] (C) The parliamentary impasse between the VMRO-DPMNE-led government and ethnic Albanian opposition party DUI over the draft police law continues, with DUI insisting that it will not respect the police law unless it is passed with a qualified (Badinter) majority. PM Gruevski and DUI President [...] | 2006-10-06 13:39:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV MK |
06SKOPJE980 | MACEDONIA: OPPOSITION SDSM LEADER AXED IN [...] (SBU) SDSM President and former Prime Minister Vlado Buckovski lost an October 7 intra-party confidence vote, setting the stage for rival Radmila Sekerinska, an SDSM vice president, to run for the party presidency at the SDSM's extraordinary congress on November 5. Buckovski was ousted due to [...] | 2006-10-17 08:15:00 | Embassy Skopje | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR MK |
06SOFIA1024 | BULGARIA ON BOARD WITH P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-21 14:21:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL AORC IR EU BU |
06SOFIA1025 | BULGARIA ON BOARD WITH P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-21 14:21:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL AORC IR EU BU |
06SOFIA1089 | BULGARIA NOT IN A POSITION TO OPPOSE INVITATION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-07 08:20:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN BU |
06SOFIA1135 | INTERIOR MINISTER PETKOV: BULGARIA HESITANT ON WMD [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-11 14:43:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MASS MNUC MARR BU |
06SOFIA1162 | BULGARIA SPARRING AGAINST RUSSIAN ENERGY DEPENDENCE [...] (C) SUMMARY/ACTION REQUEST: Bulgarian leaders are battling against the grip that Russia increasingly holds over the energy sector here, but are struggling to strengthen their position. President Purvanov and Prime Minister Stanishev appear especially concerned; Minister of Economy and Energy [...] | 2006-08-15 13:36:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL BU |
06SOFIA1165 | BULGARIAN RESPONSE: SOLICITING CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-16 14:15:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL BU |
06SOFIA1177 | BULGARIANS LOOK FORWARD TO U.S. BOOTS ON THE GROUND [...] (C) Prime Minister Stanishev's Chief of Staff, Philip Bokov, told the Charge' August 17 that Bulgaria looks forward to completing the 13 implementing agreements necessary for U.S. forces to begin rotating into Bulgaria on a regular basis. We told Bokov to expect a EUCOM negotiating team in la [...] | 2006-08-18 06:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR BU |
06SOFIA1182 | TIP: BULGARIA WANTS TIER 1, BUT STRUGGLES TO FIND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-21 09:12:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM KWMN BU |
06SOFIA1187 | BULGARIA: GOVERNMENT VOTES FOR UNIFIL DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) On August 21, Deputy Foreign Minister Lyubomir Kyuchukov briefed Charge Karagiannis on the Council of Ministers' August 20 decision to deploy troops in support of UNIFIL's expanded mission. Kyuchukov emphasized that the scope of Bulgarian participation in UNIFIL will be determined by thre [...] | 2006-08-21 14:49:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS LE BU |
06SOFIA1205 | BULGARIA SUPPORTS UNSCR 1701, MINISTER TO ATTEND [...] (C) We delivered reftel A & B talking points to Margarita Isaeva from the MFA's Near East and Africa Directorate on August 25. Isaeva was unaware of any planned delegations to or from Iran or Syria, and considered them unlikely for the foreseeable future. However, she promised to share our c [...] | 2006-08-25 13:30:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID MOPS MARR IR LE SY SW BU |
06SOFIA121 | BULGARIA: EDGING CLOSER TO AGREEMENT ON MILITARY [...] (C) SUMMARY. A negotiating team led by PM/SNA Senior Advisor Ambassador Robert Loftis made substantial progress toward concluding a combined supplemental Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the GOB during talks in Sofia January 18-20. This session p [...] | 2006-01-26 14:40:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU |
06SOFIA1216 | BULGARIA ON BOARD FOR NATO STRATEGIC AIRLIFT [...] (C) We delivered reftel A talking points to Zlatin Krystev, acting head of the MFA's International Security Directorate on August 24. After conferring with MOD colleagues, Krystev reconfirmed Bulgaria's commitment to the Letter of Intent (LOI) signed previously, adding that "there is no sugge [...] | 2006-08-29 13:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS MOPS NATO BU |
06SOFIA1230 | BULGARIAN PRISONERS IN LIBYA: SOFIA SEEKS [...] (C) SUMMARY. After the August 29 court hearing in Tripoli (ref),Bulgarian officials are showing signs of guarded optimism that the current judicial process may run its course before the end of September. This would open the way for a political decision to return to Bulgaria the six nurses i [...] | 2006-08-30 14:26:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM LY BG |
06SOFIA1241 | BULGARIA'S VIEW ON KOSOVO STATUS NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Deputy FM Lyubomir Kyuchukov on 21 August. He confirmed Bulgaria's supportive approach to U.S. policy on Kosovo, while voicing Bulgaria's concern that the effect of a final settlement on regional security be given due consideration by all parties. In an Au [...] | 2006-08-31 13:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNMIK UN EU YI BU |
06SOFIA1267 | BULGARIA ATTENDING NAM SUMMIT FOR POLITICAL REASONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-07 14:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM UNGA CU BU |
06SOFIA1273 | SCENESETTER FOR DAS ROSEMARY DICARLO'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two issues dominate Bulgaria's political scene and calendar: a final verdict on EU accession, framed by the September 26 European Commission report on Bulgaria's readiness for membership; and Bulgaria's October 22 Presidential election. Seized by these two overlapping events, t [...] | 2006-09-08 12:25:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNMIK KPKO SR YI EU BU |
06SOFIA1295 | BULGARIA SUPPORTS USG VIEW ON UNSCR 1695 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-12 14:00:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP MNUC KPAO PTER KN BU |
06SOFIA1316 | BULGARIA'S IN GENERAL AGREEMENT ON THE GAERC'S [...] (C) Summary: Bulgaria has long supported including the Western Balkans into EU and NATO. On Congo and Sudan, the GOB supports international involvement but will not be able to contribute because of its commitments in Afghanistan and Iraq. Bulgaria hopes GAERC will produce a common EU positio [...] | 2006-09-14 15:20:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN BU |
06SOFIA1330 | BULGARIA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER ON HAMAS, SYRIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to Bulgaria's plans to open a diplomatic office in Ramallah following the formation of a "national unity" government in the Palestinian territories, Charge' cautioned deputy Foreign Minister Faim Chaushev, stressing the steps Hamas would have to take in order to legi [...] | 2006-09-18 15:43:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL XF AF IS LE SY IZ IR LY BU |
06SOFIA1342 | YOUR MEETING WITH BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER KALFIN [...] (C) Your meeting with Foreign Minister Ivailo Kalfin in New York on September 20 comes just six days prior to the European Commission's final report on Bulgaria's readiness for accession. Much of official Bulgaria is holding its breath in anticipation of the report, which in turn will play in [...] | 2006-09-19 14:37:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN LY IZ BU |
06SOFIA1369 | BULGARIA,S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: PARVANOV HAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Incumbent Georgi Parvanov, a consistent supporter of moderate, pro-U.S. policies, looks poised to win re-election, if not on October 22 then in a second-round run off the following week. The conspicuous absence from the line-up of the charismatic Sofia Mayor Boiko Borissov has d [...] | 2006-09-25 15:11:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BU |
06SOFIA1370 | BULGARIA,S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: PARVANOV HAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Incumbent Georgi Parvanov, a consistent supporter of moderate, pro-U.S. policies, looks poised to win re-election, if not on October 22 then in a second-round run off the following week. The conspicuous absence from the line-up of the charismatic Sofia Mayor Boiko Borissov has d [...] | 2006-09-25 15:15:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BU |
06SOFIA1392 | MURADOVA'S RELATIVES SEEK POLITICAL ASYLUM IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Exiled relatives of Turkmen dissident Muradova, who died under disputed circumstances in Turkmenistan (ref A),believe Turkmen authorities are blocking their calls to Muradova,s three children and allege that Turkmen security forces are watching the family. The two relatives are o [...] | 2006-09-28 14:24:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BU |
06SOFIA1423 | BULGARIA CALLS POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (U) The Ambassador delivered reftel points to Foreign Minister Kalfin October 5. Subsequently, the MFA issued the following statement the same day: "The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry expresses deep concern with the statement of the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic [...] | 2006-10-06 09:05:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KN KNNP BU |
06SOFIA1425 | BULGARIA SUPPORTS AMENDING EMBARGO RESOLUTION, [...] (C) Panteley Spassov of the MFA's UN and Global Issues Department agreed that the Cuban Embargo Resolution at UNGA should be balanced with a statement on Cuba's human rights record. He said the GOB will seriously consider our proposed language for the amendment but doubted our text would pas [...] | 2006-10-06 12:26:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN INRO PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU BU |
06SOFIA1451 | BULGARIA: CFE ENTITLEMENT TRANSFERS [...] (C) We delivered CFE talking points on October 13 to Dimitar Dimitrov, head of the MFA's OSCE & Regional Security Department. He expressed openness to the possibility of approaching Greece on CFE entitlement transfers, but he did not make any commitment. Noting bruising discussions on the Am [...] | 2006-10-17 13:57:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS BU |
06SOFIA1452 | BULGARIA SCOLDS NORTH KOREAN AMBASSADOR, SUMMONS [...] (C) On October 13, DCM met with Deputy Foreign Minister Feim Chaushev to follow up on reftel A demarche. Chaushev emphasized Bulgaria's strong reaction to the test, pointing out that he had summoned North Korean Ambassador Jo Song Ju to his office to express his displeasure. In Chaushev's wo [...] | 2006-10-17 14:08:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN IR UN BU |
06SOFIA1481 | BULGARIA FAVORS RUSSIAN BID TO BUILD BELENE NPP [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador Oct. 19, Energy/Economy Minister Rumen Ovcharov confirmed press reports that Bulgaria has decided in favor of the Russian/European consortium for construction of a new nuclear plant at Belene. Ovcharov acknowledged a link between the Belene decis [...] | 2006-10-24 12:18:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON EPET PREL RU GR BU |
06SOFIA1491 | BULGARIAN MOD COMMITTED TO IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an October 25 meeting with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Veselin Bliznakov confirmed the GOB's willingness to extend its current mission in Iraq, and discussed plans to increase the Bulgarian deployment in Afghanistan. He also outlined the challenges the ministry will face [...] | 2006-10-26 13:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO BU |
06SOFIA1494 | BULGARIA: END GAME IN SIGHT ON JEWISH RESTITUTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: A report submitted to the Prime Minister by the government-appointed Restitution Commission sidesteps the controversial Rila hotel case (reftel),but recognizes Jewish claims on MOD property in Varna and urges the Ministry of Health (MOH) to give Shalom some space at the already [...] | 2006-10-27 12:38:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNAR BU |
06SOFIA1504 | BULGARIA: FOLLOWING EU LINE ON UNGA'S ISRAEL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-31 13:46:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNGA BU |
06SOFIA1518 | BULGARIA NAMES POPULAR, PRO-U.S. MINISTER AS EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: The government on October 26 nominated European Affairs Minister Meglena Kuneva to serve as Bulgaria's first EU Commissioner. EC President Jose Manuel Barroso welcomed the nomination and assigned Kuneva the consumer protection portfolio. One of Bulgaria's most respected politica [...] | 2006-11-02 13:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL EUN BU |
06SOFIA1521 | BULGARIA: REFORM-MINDED PRIME MINISTER DETERMINED [...] (C) SUMMARY: A feisty and confident Prime Minister Stanishev told the Ambassador Nov. 2 that his government would not let up on reforms. He looks to speed up structural changes, improve government ministries' efficiency and effectiveness, and keep up public support for reform. The Prime [...] | 2006-11-03 13:30:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BU |
06SOFIA1531 | BULGARIA TO FOLLOW EU ON CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-06 14:09:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA BU |
06SOFIA1540 | BULGARIA SUPPORTS NORTH KOREA AND BURMA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 13:59:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KTIA UNGA BU |
06SOFIA1541 | CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION: BULGARIA STILL TO FOLLOW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 14:04:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA BU |
06SOFIA1542 | BULGARIA/GEORGIA: DAS BRYZA, FM KALFIN PREVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. By hosting the Friends of Georgia on November 9, Bulgaria seeks to send a message of support to the GoG while at the same time urging the Georgians to "stop giving Russia excuses to crack down." Bulgarian Foreign Minister Kalfin and EUR DAS Bryza agreed that both objectives would [...] | 2006-11-08 14:52:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OSCE GG RU BU |
06SOFIA1554 | BULGARIA, TURKEY AND GREECE WANT MORE U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political and energy leaders from Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey told EUR DAS Bryza on November 3 that the U.S should play a stronger role in ensuring diversity of energy supply - particularly gas - in the region. Bryza stressed the need for countries in the region to work together [...] | 2006-11-09 15:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV RU BU |
06SOFIA1559 | BULGARIA MOST LIKELY TO SUPPORT COUNTRY-SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-13 14:58:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KTIA UNGA BU |
06SOFIA1560 | B-A OIL PIPELINE: SIGNS OF PROGRESS; BULGARIA AND [...] (C) SUMMARY Greek and Bulgarian officials described to EUR DAS Matt Bryza progress on the Burgas-Alexandropoulis (B-A) oil pipeline during his November 3 visit to Sofia. The Greek consortium plans to transfer most of its shares to international private sector participants, including Chevron, [...] | 2006-11-14 10:04:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV RU BU |
06SOFIA1562 | BULGARIA NEGOTIATING WITH IRAQ ON DEBT RELIEF [...] (C) Ambassador Beyrle delivered talking points in reftel to Minister of Finance Plamen Oresharski on November 14, stressing the need for Bulgaria to reach an agreement that will allow Iraq to get its fiscal house in order. Although we have lobbied for Bulgaria to adopt a Paris Club-like agree [...] | 2006-11-15 08:29:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN IZ BU |
06SOFIA1565 | BULGARIA LIKELY TO VOTE AGAINST BELARUS' [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-16 14:34:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA BU |
06SOFIA1574 | BULGARIA WILL FOLLOW EU ON EMERGENCY SPECIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-17 14:47:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA |
06SOFIA1579 | BULGARIA: DRAFT UNSCR IRAQ RESOLUTION AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-20 12:15:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UNSC IZ BG |
06SOFIA1597 | BULGARIA STRUGGLES TO SHED CAVEATS ON THE ROAD TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the lead-up to the Riga Summit, the GOB supports nearly every item on the U.S. agenda, but continues to struggle with a shortage of funds, equipment, and "capabilities" as it looks toward elimination of national caveats and more demanding missions overseas. Bulgaria's commitme [...] | 2006-11-22 09:59:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS NATO BU |
06SOFIA1652 | BULGARIAN BANKS GENERALLY HEALTHY, BUT A FEW BAD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian banking sector is in its strongest position since the banking crisis of 1996. Thanks to stricter legislation, sound bank oversight and management, and an influx of large, stable foreign banks, most Bulgarian banks are prospering legitimately. Two skunks are circling [...] | 2006-12-11 12:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV BU |
06SOFIA1662 | YOUR MEETING WITH BULGARIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: FM KALFIN'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON, A SHORT TWO WEEKS BEFORE BULGARIA CELEBRATES ITS FORMAL ACCESSION TO THE EU ON JANUARY 1, TOPS OFF AN EXTRAORDINARILY PRODUCTIVE YEAR IN THE U.S.-BULGARIAN RELATIONSHIP. KALFIN AND PRIME MINISTER STANISHEV ARE LEADING BULGARIAN PUBLIC OPINION IN [...] | 2006-12-14 08:35:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV EUN MARR MOPS OVIP KPAS SR IZ LY |
06SOFIA1677 | MOSCOW TIGHTENS SCREWS AS BULGARIA PREPARES FOR EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his first official visit to Moscow, Foreign Minister Kalfin discussed several unresolved bilateral issues, including arm sales to Georgia, the production and sale of weapons under outdated Soviet licenses, and efforts to trim Bulgaria's ballooning trade deficit with Russia [...] | 2006-12-18 14:30:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD RU BU |
06SOFIA1682 | BULGARIA: STEP FORWARD ON JEWISH HOSPITAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Health Radoslav Gaidarski confirmed that the Ministry is prepared to return the already-restituted hospital to the Jewish organization Shalom, but it must wait until the hospital's new facilities are renovated. To emphas [...] | 2006-12-19 13:34:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNAR OVIP BU |
06SOFIA1691 | DIRTY ENERGY: CORRUPTION AND LACK OF TRANSPARENCY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cleaning up pernicious corruption in Bulgaria's powerful (and often murky) energy sector, where cronyism is alive and well, should rank high on Bulgaria's to do list. A closer look at the sector reveals an ideal environment for graft and abuse. Accounting for a significant shar [...] | 2006-12-20 13:52:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ETRD KCOR KCRM PGOV PREL BU |
06SOFIA185 | COUNCIL OF MINISTERS APPROVES BULGARIA'S FOLLOW-ON [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Council of Ministers voted February 2 to approve Bulgaria's new mission in Iraq to guard Iranian internees at Camp Ashraf located north of Baghdad. In announcing the decision, Defense Minister Bliznakov said, "The decision to dispatch this mission fully corresponds with our n [...] | 2006-02-02 16:09:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR IZ BU |
06SOFIA190 | BELENE NUCLEAR PLANT: KEY TO DIVERSIFICATION, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The EU requirement that Bulgaria close Kozloduy Nuclear reactors 3 and 4 by the end of the year as part of the accession process, combined with increased international gas and oil prices and pressure by Russia's Gazprom to renegotiate gas delivery contracts, has focused the GOB [...] | 2006-02-03 11:58:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON ETRD TRGY EINV EPET PREL SENV RU BU |
06SOFIA198 | NEW CHIEF PROSECUTOR READIES FOR "WAR" [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a February 3 meeting with the Ambassador, newly elected Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev made clear that despite pressure to produce immediate results for an EU audience, his main focus would be on building solid cases against OC figures and asserting control over a deeply dysfun [...] | 2006-02-07 16:27:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCOR KCRM BU |
06SOFIA202 | UNDER THE YOKE: BULGARIA'S DEPENDENCE ON RUSSIAN OIL AND GAS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sixteen years after the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact, Bulgaria still finds itself under the Russian energy yoke. Bulgaria receives 88 percent of its natural gas from Gazprom or one of its sister companies, and 73 percent of its oil from Russia. As it awaits entry into the EU [...] | 2006-02-08 11:57:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON ETRD TRGY EINV EPET PREL SENV |
06SOFIA264 | BULGARIA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES UN [...] (C) SUMMARY. In response to reftel demarches, the Bulgarian MFA said that it supports Guatemala's UNSC candidacy, agrees that the Secretary General appointment process should be based on individual qualifications rather than regional affiliations, and supports continued UN reform. Bulgaria a [...] | 2006-02-22 12:12:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KUNR PHUM UN UNSC ADCO GT VE BU |
06SOFIA276 | BIGTIME SMUGGLER, MONEY LAUNDERER GUNNED DOWN IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: One of Bulgaria's biggest contraband dealers and money launderers, Ivan Todorov (a.k.a. the Doktor),was shot dead in broad daylight in central Sofia February 22. The killing of Todorov shattered a three-month period of calm since the October murder of controversial banker Emil [...] | 2006-02-23 16:03:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM ASEC BU |
06SOFIA310 | BULGARIAN ENERGY MINISTER'S MEETINGS IN MOSCOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Economy and Energy Minister Rumen Ovcharov called his January 31 - February 1 meetings with Russian energy officials constructive and productive, in contrast to the bad taste left by Gazprom's heavy-handed approach to PM Stanishev in Sofia last December (Ref A.) Bulgaria and Russ [...] | 2006-03-02 10:27:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL RU BU |
06SOFIA372 | BULGARIANS DISCUSS IRAQ, JOINT BASES, [...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 4. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. (C) EUR DAS Mark Pekala met March 9-10 with Bulgarian officials to discuss, inter alia, Bulgaria's follow-on mission in Iraq, ongoing negotiations on the use of Bulgarian military b [...] | 2006-03-14 11:30:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ECON KCRM KDEM LY IZ BG |
06SOFIA395 | BULGARIA REACTS TO THE U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Elizabeth Konstantinova in the MFA's NATO and International Security Directorate March 13. Konstantinova said the GOB did not have an official position on the initiative, but it supported adherence to all non-proliferation regimes to which it is a party [...] | 2006-03-16 14:39:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG KSCA PARM KNNP ETTC IN BU |
06SOFIA430 | BULGARIA LOOKS TO U.S. FOR "PUSH" ON LIBYA [...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A MARCH 23 MEETING WITH THE AMBASSADOR, FOREIGN MINISTER KALFIN EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT NEGOTIATIONS ON THE RELEASE OF BULGARIAN NURSES IN LIBYA WERE "GOING INTO SLEEP MODE" AND SUGGESTED THAT A HIGH-LEVEL PUSH FROM THE U.S. SIDE MIGHT BE THE BEST NEAR-TERM CHANCE OF GETTING TALKS BA [...] | 2006-03-23 14:29:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL LY BU |
06SOFIA454 | BULGARIA: NEGOTIATING TEAMS AGREE ON BASING TEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY. An interagency negotiating team led by PM/SNA Senior Advisor Ambassador Robert Loftis reached agreement "ad referendum" with the GOB on all articles of the Defense Cooperation Agreement March 23. The U.S. team preserved USG red lines in all areas including freedom of action (or [...] | 2006-03-28 08:19:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU |
06SOFIA482 | MILITARY BASING: MEDIA BATTLE SHIFTS IN THE RIGHT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After the March 24 announcement (reftel) that the U.S. and Bulgaria had reached agreement on text for the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA),Bulgarian officials at all levels have come out in support of the agreement. Continuing Embassy public diplomacy efforts, combined with [...] | 2006-04-04 15:22:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL KPAO BU |
06SOFIA502 | BULGARIA: CORRUPTION MAKES A COMEBACK IN 2005 [...] (SBU) Summary: Corruption in Bulgaria reached a high-water mark in 2005, reversing a gradual positive trend of declining rates of corruption from 1998 to 2004. This was the main conclusion of the seventh annual Corruption Assessment Report prepared by the NGO, Center for the Study of Democracy [...] | 2006-04-10 15:23:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR KCRM BU |
06SOFIA553 | BULGARIA: NEW CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF TO CONTINUE [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Purvanov has appointed Lieutenant General Zlatan Stoykov to be Bulgaria's new Chief of the General Staff. Stoykov is a strong supporter of increased U.S./NATO engagement as well as Bulgaria's continued participation in OIF and ISAF. From the U.S. point of view, he is [...] | 2006-04-19 12:12:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS PREL PGOV BU |
06SOFIA554 | BULGARIA PLANS TO IMPOSE TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-19 12:33:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD BO BU |
06SOFIA557 | BULGARIA REMAINS SUPPORTIVE ON KOSOVO [...] (C) We delivered reftel points to Hristo Georgiev, director of the MFA's Europe I (Balkans) department. Georgiev agreed to convey the recommended messages to both Belgrade and Pristina on behalf of Bulgaria, and said the GOB's position on Kosovo remains very close to that of the United States. [...] | 2006-04-19 13:00:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SR KPKO BU |
06SOFIA562 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR BILATERAL PROGRAM IN SOFIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. All of Bulgaria -- and many others in the region -- will be watching April 27 as you and Foreign Minister Kalfin sign in Sofia the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA),which gives U.S. military forces access to Bulgarian bases. The long-awaited agreement will be the highlight of [...] | 2006-04-20 12:55:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ENRG EINV OVIP EUN LY IZ BG |
06SOFIA565 | SCENESETTER FOR YOUR BILATERAL PROGRAM IN SOFIA [...] (C) SUMMARY. All of Bulgaria -- and many others in the region -- will be watching April 27 as you and Foreign Minister Kalfin sign in Sofia the Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA),which gives U.S. military forces access to Bulgarian bases. The long-awaited agreement will be the highlight of [...] | 2006-04-20 14:45:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ENRG EINV OVIP EUN LY IZ BG |
06SOFIA579 | YOUR MEETING MAY 4 WITH BULGARIAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Bulgarian President Georgi Purvanov, whom you will meet May 4 in Vilnius, Lithuania, has played a key role in ensuring the continuity of this country's pro-U.S. foreign policy through three administrations in Sofia. By any measure -- percentage of GDP spent on deployments abroad, number o [...] | 2006-04-25 12:57:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EUN LY IZ BG |
06SOFIA58 | TERRORIST FINANCE: POSSIBLE HIT IN BULGARIA ON [...] (C) Dr. Vasil Kirov, Director of the Financial Intelligence Agency (FIA),called in Econ Officers on January 13 to discuss a possible hit on one of the eight names the USG sent the GOB in terrorist finance list 74 on December 9, 2005. 2. (C) Bulgarian bank Bulbank informed the FIA that the [...] | 2006-01-13 15:22:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER CVIS KTFN BU |
06SOFIA632 | BULGARIA CONFIRMS COMMITMENT TO B-A OIL PIPELINE; [...] (C) In separate back-to-back meetings, Bulgarian ministers Roumen Ovcharov, Economy and Energy, and Asen Gagauzov, Regional Development, told Ambassador Beyrle on May 5 that despite Greek media reports, the Bulgarian government still fully supports the Burgas-Alexandropolous (B-A) oil pipeline. [...] | 2006-05-05 13:28:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET ETRD PREL SENV BU |
06SOFIA633 | BULGARIA AGAINST IRAN'S HRC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-05 14:33:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNGA IR BU |
06SOFIA716 | NUCLEAR POWER INCIDENT HIGHLIGHTS BULGARIA'S [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-19 13:25:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG TRGY EUN PGOV SENV IAEA BU |
06SOFIA737 | GREECE AND BULGARIA TO TRAIN IRAQI SECURITY FORCES [...] (C) The GOB is finalizing a plan with Greece to train approximately 30 Iraqi security personnel in Bulgaria this summer. Yordan Bozhilov, MOD Director for International Cooperation, told Poloff May 23 that the two-week training course will be held at the Bulgarian military academy in Veliko T [...] | 2006-05-25 14:22:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR NATO PREL GR IZ BU |
06SOFIA743 | BULGARIA AND THE BLACK SEA [...] (C) SUMMARY. A cautious Bulgarian delegation, led by Foreign Minister Kalfin, will attend the June 5 Black Sea Forum. The GOB's Black Sea interagency working group has not yet made a recommendation on Bulgarian participation in Operation Black Sea Harmony (OBSH),and the Bulgarians are looki [...] | 2006-05-26 10:14:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR MOPS RS GG RO TU AR AJ BU |
06SOFIA783 | BULGARIA OFFERS ITS SUPPORT ON KOSOVO TALKS [...] (C) Summary: In May 25 meetings with Ambassador Wisner, Bulgaria's prime minister and foreign minister emphasized Sofia's firm support for Ahtisaari's efforts to negotiate a final status for Kosovo and acknowledged that independence was the most likely outcome. Apart from continuing to encour [...] | 2006-06-05 07:18:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KRKO SR BU |
06SOFIA817 | BULGARIA: DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER'S IMPRESSIONS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-12 14:12:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CU BU |
06SOFIA82 | BULGARIA: SELECTION OF NEW CHIEF PROSECUTOR IS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The main event on Bulgaria's political calendar this year is often considered to be the November presidential election, but in fact the selection of a new Chief Prosecutor today may have more of a lasting impact on Bulgaria's future. As previewed with the Ambassador by Interior [...] | 2006-01-19 17:28:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR KCOR KCRM BU |
06SOFIA827 | BULGARIA: SHORT WINDOW TO COMPLETE "ACTION PLAN" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgaria presented its Action Plan to the European Community on June 8 after weeks of collaboration to identify the most important weaknesses that threaten its 2007 entry. The government has until mid-July's first draft of the EC report to make real progress and begin swaying op [...] | 2006-06-13 12:57:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EUN BU |
06SOFIA918 | AMB. BEYRLE'S 6/30 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT PARVANOV [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador on June 30 delivered Ref A letter from President Bush to President Parvanov reiterating U.S. support for Bulgaria's European Union accession. In the ensuing 40-minute discussion, Parvanov expressed deep appreciation for the President's timely response and vowed Bulga [...] | 2006-07-03 10:41:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KNAR EUN LY BU |
06SOFIA926 | BULGARIAN CHIEF PROSECUTOR'S JULY 9-13 VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Chief Prosecutor Boris Velchev is arguably Bulgaria's best hope for fighting organized crime and related political corruption. His position under the constitution gives him vast powers, which, if wielded effectively, could put a major crimp in the activities of organized cr [...] | 2006-07-05 07:28:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCOR KCRM OVIP BG |
06SOFIA986 | CAN ALL THE KINGS MEN PUT SIMEON BACK TOGETHER [...] (C) Summary: Rocked by scandal and feeling betrayed by his partner in the governing coalition, former Prime Minister and boy-king Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha is facing increasing frustration from his party's members, who fear his decline could spell an end to the party. The scandal -- which orig [...] | 2006-07-14 14:53:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR BU |
06STATE109375 | IRAQ: FIRST TRANSITION TO PROVINCIAL IRAQI CONTROL [...] (U) This is an action request, see para. 4. 2. (C) Iraq Prime Minister Maliki's June 19, 2006 announcement of the transfer of security responsibility from the Multinational Force-Iraq (MNF-I) to Iraqi civilian authorities in Muthanna province is the first of its kind. The Department wishes [...] | 2006-07-02 05:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL NATO IZ |
06STATE123845 | AZERBAIJAN AND THE OIC: LENDING SUPPORT TO THE GOI [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Washington read reftel (A) with interest. The willingness of the international community, particularly Iraq's neighbors and its Islamic partners, to support Iraq will be critical to Iraq's success. The U.S. welcomes Azerbaijan [...] | 2006-07-28 15:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL AJ IZ |
06STATE123851 | AZERBAIJAN AND THE OIC: LENDING SUPPORT TO THE GOI [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Washington read reftel (A) with interest. The willingness of the international community, particularly Iraq's neighbors and its Islamic partners, to support Iraq will be critical to Iraq's success. The U.S. welcomes Azerbaijan [...] | 2006-07-28 15:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL AJ IZ |
06STATE133232 | U.S. SURVEY SHIP OPS NEAR SENKAKUS - USG REPLY TO [...] (C) Per post's request (ref B),following are talking points in response to a GOJ demarche in which Japan asked the United States to explain the activities of U.S. Navy survey vessel USNS Victorious on August 1 in waters north of the Senkaku islands and what interactions took place with the Ch [...] | 2006-08-14 23:05:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHSA PGOV MARR CH JA |
06STATE137357 | U.S. SURVEY SHIP OPS NEAR SENKAKUS; USG REPLY TO [...] (C) Per post's request (ref B),following are talking points in response to a GOJ demarche in which Japan asked the United States to explain the activities of U.S. Navy survey vessel USNS Victorious on August 1 in waters north of the Senkaku islands and what interactions took place with the Ch [...] | 2006-08-21 20:47:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHSA PGOV MARR CH JA |
06STATE139878 | GUIDANCE ON ASYLUM CASE OF FARC TERRORIST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Department understands the Colombian government has approached the GOB regarding the July 14 decision by the Brazilian National Committee on Refugees (CONARE) to grant political asylum to Francisco Antonio Cadena Collazos (ref B). [...] | 2006-08-24 19:59:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL PTER BR CO |
06STATE141362 | IRAQ: GUIOANCE FOR U.S.-POLAND BILATERAL [...] (C) Department instructs a delegation led by Deputy S/I Barbara Stephenson to participate in bilateral talks with Poland on August 31 in Warsaw to discuss Poland's leadership of the Multinational Division - Center South (MND-CS) in Iraq. The purpose of the talks is to convey the outlines of t [...] | 2006-08-28 19:17:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC MARR MOPS PREL IZ PL |
06STATE146965 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Request Embassy Paris provide the interagency cleared paper on "Missile Useful Chemicals that are not MTCR-controlled" in paragraph 3 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contac [...] | 2006-09-06 20:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM TSPA FR UK DA |
06STATE159998 | A/S FRIED,S MEETING WITH AZERBAIJANI STATE OIL [...] (U) A/S Fried, joined by NSC Director for Eurasia Judy Ansley, met with Executive Director of the State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) Shahmar Movsumov on September 20 in New York on the margins of the UNGA. EUR/CARC Director Elizabeth Rood also attended (notetaker). 2. (U) A/S Fried beg [...] | 2006-09-25 20:46:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG EPET AJ |
06STATE16185 | THE SECRETARY'S JANUARY 24 MEETING WITH EAST [...] (U) Classified by EAP A/S Christopher R. Hill, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) January 24, 2006, 4:30-5:00 PM, Secretary's Outer Office. 3. (U) Participants: United States: -------------- The Secretary A/S Christopher R. Hill, EAP Ambassador Grover Joseph Rees III Executive Assist [...] | 2006-01-31 23:08:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEAN PHUM PREL ID KEM KDEM UNSC KAWC PGOV |
06STATE164524 | THE SECRETARY'S SEPTEMBER 26 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Classified by: EAP Acting A/S Kathleen Stephens, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) September 26, 2006; 1:45 p.m.; Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Lynn Pascoe, Embassy Jakarta EAP A/S Christopher Hill PA A/S Sean McCormack Steve Beecroft (S Staff [...] | 2006-09-29 21:31:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS UN ID |
06STATE180479 | ADDITIONAL VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ECOSOC [...] (U) On November 2, the General Assembly will vote on eighteen new states to be members of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Reftel describes the voting instructions for the three agreed regional group slates and the contested elections for states for two regional groups. The following [...] | 2006-10-30 23:04:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UNGA ECOSOC |
06STATE181050 | IRAQ: GUIDANCE FOR BILATERALS WITH ROK AND JAPAN [...] (C) Department instructs a delegation led by Deputy S/I Barabara Stephenson to participate in bilateral talks with the Republic of Korea (ROK) on Friday Nov 3 and with Japan on Nov 6-7 to discuss ongoing and future cooperation in Iraq. The focus of the ROK talks is to define a concept of opera [...] | 2006-10-31 22:13:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS IZ JA KS IT |
06STATE190845 | REPEAT: ITALY'S DEMARTINO ON DHIQAR UNIT FOR [...] (U) This message repeats STATE 168109 from early October, which may have had transmission problems. This message contains an action request. See para. 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On Sept. 22, Amb. Gianludovico De Martino, head of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Task Force on Iraq (and fo [...] | 2006-11-22 21:54:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON MOPS IZ IT |
06STATE190867 | SMA NEGOTIATIONS ROUND V: TOWARDS THE FINAL ROUND [...] (C) SUMMARY. Round Five of negotiations on funding levels for the Special Measures Agreement (SMA) between the United States and Republic of Korea (ROK) took place at the State Department on November 13, 2006. Lasting one day, the talks concluded with the two parties falling short of a final [...] | 2006-11-22 22:50:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KS PM PREL MARR MASS MCAP |
06STATE192971 | DEMARCHE REQUEST - IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Iran will hold elections on December 15 for three institutions: the Assembly of Experts, local municipal councils, and a handful of Majles by-elections. Vetting procedures ensure that these institutions remain biased from the outset to [...] | 2006-11-29 21:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IR |
06STATE193403 | DEMARCHE REQUEST - IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS [...] (U) This is an action request; see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Iran will hold elections on December 15 for three institutions: the Assembly of Experts, local municipal councils, and a handful of Majles by-elections. Vetting procedures ensure that these institutions remain biased from the outset to [...] | 2006-11-30 17:10:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IR |
06STATE203832 | REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS AND [...] This is an action request. Please see para 5. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) This cable informs addressee posts that grantees from the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) and the Bureau of Near East Asian Affairs (NEA) may be operating in their countries, alone or in cooperation w [...] | 2006-12-28 21:43:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KDEM AW AF AJ AMB FR GG GM IR IT KZ TI |
06STATE27174 | MESSAGE ON HOST COUNTRY MEETINGS WITH HAMAS [...] (C) Department requests that all embassies deliver the following message at the highest appropriate levels. Since its victory in January's Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections, Hamas has been reaching out to the Arab world and beyond in an attempt to gain legitimacy and support. I [...] | 2006-02-18 20:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL |
06STATE29555 | SECTARIAN NERVES ON EDGE AFTER SAMARRA SHRINE [...] (C) SUMMARY: There are many rumors of attacks on Sunni religious sites and anti-Sunni demonstrations in the wake of the February 22 bombing of the Shia holy mosque in Samarra, but there appears to be much less occurring on the ground. Sunni Arab Iraqi Islamic Party Deputy Secretary-General A [...] | 2006-02-23 17:00:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV IZ |
06STATE40904 | DISCOURAGING MORATINOS' SYRIAN STRATEGY [...] (U) This is an action request. See Para 5. 2. (C) Summary: Spanish FM Moratinos' unannounced March 7 trip to Damascus to meet with Syrian FM Muallim is at variance with US and EU policy on avoiding high-level visits to Damascus. This policy gives concrete form to the international isolation of th [...] | 2006-03-14 15:38:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SP SY LE IS FR UN |
06STATE41409 | U.S.-UN HIGH-LEVEL CONSULTATIONS ON IRAQ [...] (U) This is an action request. The following guidance should be used by the U.S. delegation, led by Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq Ambassador James F. Jeffrey, in the March 16, 2006 U.S.-UN High-Level Consultations on Iraq. Para 2 contains U.S. priorities for UN Assis [...] | 2006-03-15 04:59:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ |
06STATE60256 | UNDER SECRETARY SHINER,S APRIL 3, 2006 [...] (U) Classified by: Wendell Albright, Acting Director, EAP/J, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) April 3, 2006; 4:00 P.M.; Washington. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Shiner Louis Bono, Special Assistant, E Wendell Albright, Acting Deputy Director, EAP/J Rober [...] | 2006-04-14 21:02:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EAID EAGR ETTC ENRG EAIR JA IN CH |
06STATE61597 | IRAQ SECURITY TRANSITION ISSUES FOR 19 APRIL [...] (C) The Joint Committee to Transfer Security Responsibility (JCTSR) to Iraq is proceeding with its provincial assessment process as described in REFTEL. Post may draw on points in para. 2 to update quadrilateral partners during the 19 April "mini-quad." The committee will not be making any r [...] | 2006-04-18 21:40:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PREL IZ JA AS |
06STATE65681 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY WELCH'S APRIL 18, 2006, [...] (C) Summary: In an April 18, 2006 meeting with A/S Welch on the margins of the 21st Tunisian-American Joint Military Commission, Tunisian Defense Minister Morjane reinforced many of the points made in the just prior meeting with Deputy Secretary Zoellick with regards to Tunisia's intention to [...] | 2006-04-26 15:41:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER KDEM KMPI TS |
06STATE66104 | Deputy Secretary Zoellick's April 18, 2006 [...] (U) April 18, 2006; 4:00 p.m.; Washington D.C. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary D Staff Aaron Jost Ambassador William Hudson Embassy Pol/Econ Deputy Susannah Cooper Tunisia Deskoff William Lawrence (notetaker) Tunisia Defense Minister Kamel Morjane Ambassador Neji [...] | 2006-04-26 22:11:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PINR PINS ECON EAID |
06STATE73557 | SUPPORT FOR UNAMI BAGHDAD PEACE INITIATIVE [...] (C) Department welcomes an expanded United Nations role in Iraq, including a possible UNAMI-sponsored peace initiative. There are a number of Iraqi, U.S. and international initiatives, including the formation of a national unity government, intended to promote a reduction in internal tensions [...] | 2006-05-09 11:02:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ KDEM PGOV PREL |
06STATE86004 | IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 11 and 12. ------------ Summary ------------ 2. (C) On June 7, 2006, the International Organization for Migration (IOM),a non-UN intergovernmental organization dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration, is holding its a [...] | 2006-05-26 14:54:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SMIG IR AORC |
06STATE86446 | DEMARCHE: ATTENDING IRAN-HOSTED CONFERENCE OF [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Summary and Action request. Iran plans to host an "Iraq and its Neighbors" conference - to include Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt, and Bahrain, as well as a UNAMI representative - proposed May 31- [...] | 2006-05-26 23:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ IR |
06STATE93016 | (U) ISLAMIC FINANCE (C-TN6-00207) [...] (C) AS POSTS ARE AWARE, POLICY MAKERS ARE INTERESTED IN THE GROWTH AND IMPLICATIONS OF ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, WHICH OFFER PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DESIGNED TO COMPLY WITH ISLAMIC LAW, WHICH FORBIDS PAYING OR RECEIVING INTEREST, MANDATES THAT FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS BE BASED ON REAL ECON [...] | 2006-06-07 23:17:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECIN EFIN AL BA BK EG ID KU MU MY PK QA SA |
06STOCKHOLM1421 | SWEDEN'S 9/17 ELECTION: ALTERNATIVE OUTCOMES [...] (c) Sweden's 9/17 parliamentary election remains a neck-and-neck race (ref A),too close to call. All seven parties currently in parliament appear likely to reach the 4 percent threshold; no newcomers are likely to qualify. This means that the most likely outcomes are either a return of Pri [...] | 2006-09-07 14:05:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SW |
06STOCKHOLM1452 | LEBANON DONORS CONFERENCE IN STOCKHOLM AUGUST 31 [...] (SBU) Donors pledged 942 million USD in early recovery and humanitarian aid at the August 31 Stockholm Conference for Lebanon,s Early Recovery, nearly double the 500 million target set by the Government of Sweden, which hosted the event. Representatives from 50 countries as well as UN agenci [...] | 2006-09-12 13:15:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL LE SW |
06STOCKHOLM1489 | SWEDEN'S SEPTEMBER 17 ELECTIONS [...] (c) Swedes go to the polls September 17 to elect a new parliament that will decide their government for the next four years. The race has been the tightest Sweden has seen in decades, with opinion polls see-sawing, but mostly giving a slight lead to the opposition "Alliance for Sweden" over [...] | 2006-09-15 14:00:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SW |
06STOCKHOLM1501 | SWEDEN'S ELECTIONS: CENTER/RIGHT ALLIANCE FOR [...] (c) Sweden voted Social Democrat Prime Minister Goran Persson out of office September 17, giving the mandate to Moderate Fredrik Reinfeldt and the center/right Alliance for Sweden. Reinfeldt is the big winner, with his Moderate party earning a larger vote total than his three Alliance allies [...] | 2006-09-18 13:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SW |
06STOCKHOLM154 | SWEDEN: POST-TSUNAMI POLITICS [...] (c) More than a year after the killer tsunami struck Southeast Asia, the political ripple effects in Sweden continue. A parliamentary committee is currently conducting hearings to which key members of the government, including Prime Minister Persson and Foreign Minister Freivalds, have been [...] | 2006-02-02 15:33:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW |
06STOCKHOLM1632 | SWEDEN'S NEW GOVERNMENT IS NAMED, MAKES POLICY [...] (c) Fredrick Reinfeldt, who was formally elected Prime Minister by the Swedish parliament on October 5, named his cabinet and gave the new government's statement of policy on October 6. Ministers from Reinfeldt's Moderate Party will lead about half the ministries, including many of the key o [...] | 2006-10-06 14:41:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR SW |
06STOCKHOLM1646 | SWEDEN'S NEW PRIME MINISTER, FREDRIK REINFELDT [...] (u) Fredrik Reinfeldt became Sweden,s Prime Minister October 6, following the victory of a four-party center-right coalition in September parliamentary elections. Reinfeldt,s Moderate party led the coalition; the Moderate party alone won over 26 percent of the total vote. Reinfeldt became th [...] | 2006-10-11 11:45:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SW |
06STOCKHOLM180 | SWEDEN: CONFERENCE ON DEMOCRATIC CHANGE IN CUBA [...] (sbu) Polcouns attended the February 6-7 Conference "Democratic Change in Cuba: Who are the Actors," which gathered about 100 representatives of NGOs, embassies, and political parties (we have requested an electronic version of the list of participants, and will forward) from around Europe. [...] | 2006-02-08 09:50:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU SW |
06STOCKHOLM189 | SWEDEN: DEMARCHE ON DEFEATING VENEZUELA IN THE [...] (c) Polcouns delivered 2/8 reftel demarche in support of Guatemala's candidacy for the Latin American non-permanent seat on the UNSC to MFA Americas Director Hakan Malmquist. On 2/10, the Charge delivered the demarche by telcon to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog. Without saying how the GoS [...] | 2006-02-10 12:29:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN UNSC GT VE SW |
06STOCKHOLM1907 | SWEDEN: IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-01 15:24:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IR SW |
06STOCKHOLM1921 | SWEDES ON 11/12 DECEMBER GAERC [...] (c) Polcouns discussed 12/7 with MFA deputy European Correspondent Niclas Kvarnstrom the 12/11-12 GAERC topics (reftels). Responses are keyed to the agenda items. Turkey/EU Accession ------------------- 2. (c) Sweden considers itself to be one of the most enlargement-friendly countries; [...] | 2006-12-08 11:04:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UNAUS EUN VY SR BK IS LE IR |
06STOCKHOLM1924 | IRAQI AMBASSADOR TO SWEDEN CALLS ON AMBASSADOR WOOD [...] (C) Summary: The Iraqi Ambassador to Sweden, Ahmad Bamarni, visited Ambassador Wood and DCM on December 11 and provided a frank reaction to the Baker/Hamilton report, personal views on the interests of Iran and Syria in Iraq, comments on the sectarian violence, the role of U.S. forces, and the [...] | 2006-12-11 14:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SW |
06STOCKHOLM214 | SWEDEN'S 2005 REPORTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) We reported via reftel (A) Sweden's preliminary response to our demarche on defeating Venezuela in the 2006 election for a seat on the UNSC. Sweden has not reached a decision on which candidate country to support, and has left the door open to a Venezuelan seat, depending in part on Chav [...] | 2006-02-16 08:26:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL EUN KDEM VE SW |
06STOCKHOLM224 | SWEDEN: FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES IN AN ELECTION [...] (u) Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds outlined 2/15 GoS priorities during the annual plenary foreign policy session of parliament, sparking pointed exchanges with the opposition as each side sought to lay down pre-election markers. Sweden's relationship to NATO and the U.S. were prominently fe [...] | 2006-02-17 16:19:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW |
06STOCKHOLM234 | SWEDEN ON RELATIONS WITH HAMAS [...] (c) MFA Director for the Near East and North Africa Peter Tejler told us 2/22 that while Sweden hewed to the common line of the Quartet and the EU on the message to and contacts with Hamas, there was need for a strategy that went beyond "high-pitched" public diplomacy. Sweden's Palestinian a [...] | 2006-02-22 14:59:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER SW IS |
06STOCKHOLM393 | SWEDEN: FOREIGN MINISTER FREIVALDS RESIGNS [...] (u) Prime Minister Goran Persson announced at a press conference March 21 the resignation of Foreign Minister Laila Freivalds. Persson named Deputy Prime Minister Bosse Ringholm as her "temporary" replacement. FM Freivalds had been scheduled to meet with Secretary Rice April 21. State Secr [...] | 2006-03-21 16:06:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW |
06STOCKHOLM420 | SWEDEN: BELARUS VISA BANS [...] (c) Polcouns made reftel demarche on expanding travel restriction against Belarus officials to MFA Eastern Europe Director Malena Mard. Mard said that prior to the elections in Belarus, Sweden had been reluctant to play the visa card. The election and its aftermath had changed the equation, a [...] | 2006-03-24 16:05:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM CVIS EUN BO SW |
06STOCKHOLM426 | SWEDEN: JAN ELIASSON NAMED FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (u) Prime Minister Goran Persson named 3/27 former Ambassador to the U.S. and current President of the UNGA Jan Eliasson to be the new Foreign Minister. Eliasson replaces Bosse Ringholm, who was named March 21 as the "temporary" Foreign Minister, following the resignation of Laila Freivalds [...] | 2006-03-27 11:10:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW |
06STOCKHOLM427 | SWEDEN: JAN ELIASSON NAMED FOREIGN MINISTER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-27 11:10:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW |
06STOCKHOLM527 | SWEDEN: THE NEW POST "CIA PLANES" REALITY -- [...] (c) What could have been a routine diplomatic flight clearance for a 4/4 Department of Homeland Security deportation "ICE" flight to land briefly and refuel in Sweden enroute to final destinations in the Middle East developed into an urgent situation when late in the game Swedish authorities [...] | 2006-04-18 13:32:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR MARR PGOV PINR SW |
06STOCKHOLM54 | SWEDEN & DISAPPEARING CHINESE CHILDREN [...] (U) Summary. Since November 2004, 120 Chinese children have disappeared from Swedish immigration centers. In all cases the children arrived in Stockholm via air from Beijing or Moscow, immediately asked for political asylum, and within days disappeared while their cases were pending. Swedi [...] | 2006-01-13 15:33:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PHUM SMIG KFRD CVIS SW |
06STOCKHOLM55 | SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE [...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...] | 2006-01-13 16:46:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC |
06STOCKHOLM59 | SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE [...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...] | 2006-01-17 08:25:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC |
06STOCKHOLM60 | SWEDEN: MFA POLDIR ON REPORTING IRAN TO THE [...] (c) Charge d'Affaires a.i. Noble delivered ref A demarche January 13 to MFA Political Director Olof Skoog, seeking Sweden's support as an IAEA Board member for a proposed emergency meeting of the Board, with the purpose of reporting Iran to the UNSC. Charge underscored that Iran had been fo [...] | 2006-01-17 08:25:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC |
06STOCKHOLM913 | UPCOMING PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS A DEAD HEAT; LEFT [...] (sbu) Recent opinion polls show the Social Democrats (SDP) and their Green and Left support parties have closed the gap with the opposition alliance; the parliamentary elections now look to be a dead heat. The Green and Left parties have claimed the right to a more influential role within a [...] | 2006-06-21 12:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW |
06STOCKHOLM934 | SWEDEN: SUPPORT FOR NICARAGUAN PRESIDENTIAL [...] (u) See Action Request Para 2. 2. (c) Polcouns made 6/21 reftel demarche seeking support for Nicaraguan presidential elections to MFA Desk Officer for Nicaragua Carolina Benedictsson. Sweden supports an EU election observation mission, Benedictsson said, adding that a Swedish representat [...] | 2006-06-22 14:28:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KDEM NU PGOV PREL SW |
06STOCKHOLM935 | SWEDEN: DEMARCHE REGARDING VENEZUELAN ANTI-NGO LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-22 15:29:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM VE EAID SW |
06STOCKHOLM941 | SWEDEN: DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM AND LIFTING THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-27 14:14:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT AORC EU EUN UNGA SW |
06STOCKHOLM952 | SWEDEN: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MODERATE PARTY [...] (c) Ambassador, accompanied by Polcouns, met June 26 with Moderate Party leader Fredrik Reinfeldt, the virtual shadow Prime Minister of the center-right (in the left-skewed Swedish spectrum) opposition. Reinfeldt, who took the lead in forming the opposition's Alliance for Sweden, said the Se [...] | 2006-06-28 15:50:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ELAB SW |
06SUVA100 | TONGA: GRASSROOTS DEMOCRACY CONSULTATIONS MAKE [...] (C) The National Committee tasked with sounding out Tongans' views and aspirations on political reform is on the road, making progress. Members of the Committee are currently holding village-level consultations in Vava'u. Critics within the pro-democracy movement say the process is redundant. [...] | 2006-03-08 23:25:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON TN |
06SUVA109 | MILITARY INSERTS ITSELF INTO FIJI'S ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: In the run-up to May's elections, the war of words between the government and military in Fiji continues to intensify. In radio and print interviews over the past week, Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander, Frank Bainimarama, issued a series of blasts against the [...] | 2006-03-16 01:38:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PHUM FJ |
06SUVA121 | PRC PREMIER'S EARLY APRIL VISIT TO FIJI MAKING A [...] (SBU) Summary: Heads of government from eight Pacific Island countries will be attending the PRC-sponsored China-Pacific Island economic cooperation conference in Nadi, Fiji April 5-6. Each leader will hold a bilateral with Premier Wen Jiabao April 5. All eight countries will reportedly s [...] | 2006-03-29 00:42:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ETRD ECIN CH FJ PP TW |
06SUVA123 | PRC PREMIER'S EARLY APRIL VISIT TO FIJI MAKING A [...] (SBU) Summary: Heads of government from eight Pacific Island countries will be attending the PRC-sponsored China-Pacific Island economic cooperation conference in Nadi, Fiji April 5-6. Each leader will hold a bilateral with Premier Wen Jiabao April 5. All eight countries will reportedly s [...] | 2006-03-29 19:59:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ETRD ECIN CH FJ PP TW |
06SUVA137 | FIJI AND TONGA DEPLOYMENT PLANS TO IRAQ: A STATUS [...] (C) As Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama and Tonga Defense Service (TDS) Commander Uta'atu prepare to visit Washington later this month for Iraq Coalition planning talks, we provide this update on the state of play regarding deployment decisions. Fiji and the Iraq [...] | 2006-04-06 23:29:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL KPKO FJ TN |
06SUVA138 | FIJI, TONGA CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARD UN PEACEKEEPING [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered Ref A talking points to the governments of Fiji and Tonga. We do not expect an answer from Fiji anytime soon, since the government is in caretaker mode prior to elections May 6-13. Tonga has not yet responded. We understand that both Fiji and Tonga have been appro [...] | 2006-04-06 23:38:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO FJ TN SU |
06SUVA156 | CHINA WADES MORE DEEPLY INTO THE PACIFIC [...] (C) Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and his delegation met with many Pacific Island leaders and businesses during an April 4-5 visit to Fiji. The leader of each of the eight Pacific Island nations with which China has relations held private discussions with Premier Wen, at the conclusion of which t [...] | 2006-04-21 02:56:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ECIN ETRD FJ CH TW |
06SUVA167 | FIJI'S ELECTION: THE SYSTEM AND ITS CONSEQUENCES [...] (C) The campaign for Fiji's May 6-13 general elections is in full force. Paragraphs 2-7 describe aspects of Fiji's Constitution and current electoral procedures that create complications and make it difficult to predict the winner. Most everyone expects the two largest parties, Prime Minister [...] | 2006-04-25 23:31:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL FJ |
06SUVA173 | CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS IN FIJI: ANSWERING [...] (C) Ref A provided a partial response to a number of questions raised by HQ PACOM (ref B) and CIA (ref C) concerning issues raised in Suva reporting (ref D and previous) about the state of play in Fiji between Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama and the Qarase govern [...] | 2006-04-27 22:23:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PREL FJ |
06SUVA174 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - PACIFIC VIEWS OF IRAN [...] (C) Summary: We delivered reftel demarche on UN Human Rights Council membership to the highest-levels available in Fiji, Tonga, Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu on April 27 and 28. Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu expressed general concurrence with the points made. All four implied that they are [...] | 2006-04-28 01:22:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNHRC FJ TO KR NR TU |
06SUVA180 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - REQUEST FOR EMBASSY SUVA [...] (C) Ref A requested follow-up re Ref B report of the result of Embassy Suva demarches to the Governments of Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Tonga, and Tuvalu regarding Iran's candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council. While Ref A suggested only Tuvalu had already come on board, actually, per Ref B, Fij [...] | 2006-05-02 00:12:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL FJ TO KR NR TU |
06SUVA185 | FIJI ELECTION WEEK: CALM, THEN UNCERTAINTY? [...] (C) Voting in Fiji's general election begins Saturday and will run for a week. Most people expect Prime Minister Qarase's SDL and Opposition Leader Chaudhry's FLP to take the bulk of the seats, though minor parties and independents could hold the balance in a close election. With the ethnic [...] | 2006-05-04 01:10:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PHUM MCAP FJ |
06SUVA189 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - TONGA OPPOSES IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-09 01:48:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL TN FJ KR NR TV |
06SUVA201 | FORMER FIJI PM RABUKA ARRESTED ON 2000 MUTINY [...] (C) Summary: Former Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has been arrested in Fiji and charged with inciting the military mutiny that took place in November 2000. Rabuka has been released on bail and his case has been transferred to the High Court, where a preliminary hearing will take place Jun [...] | 2006-05-12 01:42:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS CJAN PREL MARR PGOV PINR FJ |
06SUVA206 | FIJI'S ELECTION: ALL IS CALM AS COUNTING BEGINS [...] (C) Voting has ended in Fiji's national election, and all remains peaceful as counting begins today, May 15. Some of the smaller constituencies with a dominant favorite will know results today. A number of swing constituencies are not likely to have a first-ballot victor and will require co [...] | 2006-05-15 02:49:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PINS PINR ASEC FJ |
06SUVA209 | FIJI ELECTION TO QARASE'S SDL...PROBABLY [...] (C) In Fiji's general election, Prime Minister Qarase's SDL and Opposition Leader Chaudhry's FLP garnered nearly all seats, with the SDL, supported by two independent candidates, likely to form government with a tiny majority. Final, marginal-seat results are still trickling in. The FLP hasn [...] | 2006-05-17 02:42:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC FJ |
06SUVA210 | TONGA'S PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES CABINET SHAKE-UP [...] (U) This message contains an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (C) Summary: Tongan PM Fred Sevele announced a major cabinet shake up May 16. Five ministerial portfolios were shifted, three new ministers were appointed, and two former ministers were removed. The most significant ch [...] | 2006-05-17 03:16:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OFDP TN |
06SUVA214 | QARASE CONFIRMED AS FIJI'S PM; MILITARY COMMANDER [...] (C) By scraping through to a win in a disputed seat, Prime Minister Qarase's SDL party secured a tiny parliamentary majority in Fiji's national election. Two SDL-oriented independents add cushion. The losing FLP may still sue, but that is an issue only for the longer term. Qarase has announ [...] | 2006-05-18 02:56:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PINR PREL MARR ASEC FJ |
06SUVA215 | POLITICAL REFORM IN TONGA - OPTIMISM REIGNS, FOR [...] (C) Summary. Government officials and diplomats we met during a May 13-16 visit to Tonga are optimistic about prospects for political reform over the next few months. The New Zealand High Commissioner said PM Fred Sevele has gotten off to a good start, and has demonstrated a willingness to [...] | 2006-05-18 23:32:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM ECON TN |
06SUVA218 | FIJI'S NEW MULTI-PARTY CABINET: CONTINUITY AND [...] (C) Fiji Prime Minister Qarase has named his Cabinet of 24 Ministers, plus 12 Ministers of State. FLP leader Chaudhry plans to be Leader of the Opposition, but his party will take 9 portfolios under a multi-party cabinet provision of Fiji's Constitution. A number of FLP leaders want to give [...] | 2006-05-23 02:23:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR FJ |
06SUVA222 | TONGA STRUGGLES TO STABILIZE ITS ECONOMY; HOPES [...] (C) Summary: Tonga's economy continues to feel the impact of last year's public servant's strike settlement. The FY 2006/7 budget deficit, even after implementation of a planned "redundancy package" that will result in 700-1000 fewer government workers, will be in the T$16-20 million range ( [...] | 2006-05-24 03:11:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EAID TN CH |
06SUVA254 | FIJI'S MULTI-PARTY CABINET: IS THE HONEYMOON [...] (C) Summary: The creation of a multi-party Cabinet following the May elections has given rise to a groundswell of hope and optimism that Fiji's rival SDL and Labor parties might finally cooperate for the good of the nation. Across the political spectrum, there have been calls for a new, less [...] | 2006-06-29 01:19:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV FJ |
06SUVA262 | TONGA'S POLITICAL EVOLUTION: HOW FAR AND HOW FAST? [...] (C) The public drive in Tonga for political change seems to have decelerated in recent months, though debate is no longer about whether change should occur, but about the pace and degree. New Prime Minister Sevele's series of modest reforms may have reduced pressure. Also, people may be awa [...] | 2006-07-05 22:49:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR PGOV PINR EFIN CVIS TN CH |
06SUVA271 | TONGA'S PROPOSED IRAQ DEPLOYMENT: STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) Planning is well under way for a second deployment of Tonga Defense Service (TDS) troops to Iraq. A required step is Tonga Defense Board approval. Reportedly, the Board will decide on July 14. TDS Commander Uta'atu and Foreign/Defense Minister Tu'a are enthusiastic. They presume the Ki [...] | 2006-07-06 17:14:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL TN IR |
06SUVA309 | TUVALU ELECTIONS: NEW GROUPING TAKES THE REINS [...] (C) Summary: Tuvalu's governing coalition of seven independent MPs supporting PM Maatia Toafa was resoundingly defeated August 3. AmEmbassy officer observed the elections and concurs with the general observation that the vote was free and fair. Based on still unconfirmed reports from contact [...] | 2006-08-09 01:49:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TV |
06SUVA340 | FIJI'S REVIEW OF PKO: PROSPECTS FOR IRAQ, LEBANON, [...] (C) The Fiji Government is reviewing its participation in peacekeeping operations (PKO) globally. Current deployments include to the MFO in the Sinai, with UNAMI in Iraq, and in Bosnia and Sudan. Prospectively, Fiji has requests to resume participation in UNIFIL in Lebanon and to join the Co [...] | 2006-08-27 20:25:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KPKO FJ |
06SUVA352 | FIJI AND PKO PARTICIPATION: CURRENT PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) Fiji's Home Affairs Minister and CEO informed us that Fiji's Cabinet has approved deployment of 34 more troops to UNAMI in Iraq and 2 officers to East Timor. A request for Fiji to join the Coalition of the Willing in Iraq is before Cabinet, but no decision appears imminent. The Minister s [...] | 2006-08-30 00:26:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR KPKO MCAP PREL FJ |
06SUVA370 | FIJI THINKING SERIOUSLY ABOUT JOINING COALITION IN [...] (C) Chief Executive of the Fiji Ministry of Home Affairs Korovavala told us on Sept. 11 that recent conversations have convinced him the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) should join the Coalition of the Willing in Iraq. He wants to make the case strongly to a Cabinet subcommittee on Sep [...] | 2006-09-10 22:25:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PREL IR FJ |
06SUVA389 | FIJI AND TONGA: PROSPECTS FOR IRAQ PKO [...] (C) Fiji's Cabinet subcommittee has postponed considering PKO issues until Home Affairs Minister Vosanibola returns from a trip to New York and the Middle East. Vosanibola has bones to pick with the UN about UNAMI and UNIFIL issues. He is open to considering Fiji participation in the Coalitio [...] | 2006-09-21 22:16:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP KPKO PREL UN IR LE FJ TN |
06SUVA393 | FIJI MILITARY COMMANDER RESUMES OFFENSIVE V. [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama reignited public conflict with PM Qarase's government during a speech last weekend. In a follow-up interview that was headlined "Army outburst 'on US advice'" on the front page of the 9/25 Fiji Sun, Bainimarama reportedly said [...] | 2006-09-24 23:34:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL FJ |
06SUVA401 | FIJI MILITARY GOES OFF THE WALL RE NEWS ARTICLE [...] (U) This follows up on reftel regarding a Fiji Sun article on Sept. 25 that alleged the U.S., during the recent Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS) in Fiji, encouraged Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama to meddle in domestic politics. Per reftel, we responded to [...] | 2006-09-26 23:44:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL FJ |
06SUVA425 | FIJI CIVIL-MILITARY FRICTIONS RE-HEAT [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama has resumed his public blasts at PM Qarase's government and has issued not-so-veiled threats that Qarase must step down or face the consequences. Current motivators for Bainimarama may include controversial bills coming before [...] | 2006-10-11 23:33:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL FJ |
06SUVA427 | TAIWAN PRESIDENT CHEN'S VISIT TO NAURU; READ-OUT [...] (C) Summary: According to Australia's Consul General in Nauru, security concerns were paramount during Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's six-hour state visit to Nauru September 6. Of the 80-member Taiwan delegation that made the trip, 30 were security guards. The Nauru Police were required [...] | 2006-10-12 21:47:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID TW NR FJ CH XU |
06SUVA429 | FIJI CABINET TO CONSIDER MNFI DEPLOYMENT SHORTLY [...] (C) Jioji Kotobalavu, CEO for the office of Fiji's Prime Minister, informed us today that Home Affairs Minister Vosanibola is lobbying for Fiji to join the Coalition of the Willing in Iraq, the MNFI. Vosanibola just returned from his round-the-world visit to Fiji peacekeeping contingents, inc [...] | 2006-10-16 00:20:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL KPKO IZ FJ |
06SUVA433 | TONGAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE'S REPORT CALLS FOR [...] (C) The National Committee on Political Reform (NCPR) submitted its report to Tonga's Parliament on Oct. 3. The King received a copy a month ago. The report says Tonga's people want political reform but also want to protect traditional culture. The report recommends an all-elected, 26-memb [...] | 2006-10-16 23:38:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM TN |
06SUVA443 | GUATEMALA-VENEZUELA: FIJI; KIRIBATI; TUVALU VIEWS [...] (C) As requested reftel, we approached Fiji, Kiribati, and Tuvalu again on the UNSC issue: -- Fiji Foreign Minister and CEO are out of town. Acting CEO Ratu Finau Mara heard our request for reconfirmation that Fiji is voting for Guatemala and will continue to do so. He promised to get back [...] | 2006-10-18 23:57:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC GT VE XV |
06SUVA444 | FIJI'S CIVILIAN LEADERS MOVE TO RESOLVE [...] (U) Fiji Prime Minister Qarase convened a National Security Council (NSC) meeting on Oct. 18 to discuss Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama's recent threat to force the PM to resign in early November if he doesn't withdraw controversial bills from Parliament (see ref [...] | 2006-10-19 00:01:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR FJ |
06SUVA455 | KIRIBATI PROMISES TO SWITCH ITS UN VOTE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-25 19:59:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL GT VE KR |
06SUVA463 | FIJI VICE PRESIDENT DESCRIBES "HOLDING ACTION;" PM [...] (C) Fiji Vice President Madreiwiwi confirmed that the suspension order for Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama remains in force, though events (reftels) have left things in a "holding pattern" pending Bainimarama's return to Fiji. In the meantime, Bainimarama has to [...] | 2006-10-31 16:35:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ |
06SUVA466 | FIJI MILITARY GRABS AMMO FROM WHARF; PM ADDRESSES [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) troops seized a container of ammunition without police permission on Nov. Â [...] | 2006-11-01 00:04:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ |
06SUVA469 | FIJI'S CIV-MIL SITUATION AWAITS NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama is returning early to Fiji. On the way, he has had a series of media interviews, reiterating past rhetoric: that he does not intend a coup but that bloodshed will come if Prime Minister Qarase fails to accede to military demands [...] | 2006-11-01 23:55:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ |
06SUVA470 | TONGA MILITARY COMMANDER FRUSTRATED WITH HIS [...] (C) Summary: The Commander of the Tonga Defense Services (TDS),BG Tau'aika Uta'atu, told us he has become increasingly frustrated with the inability of his government to decide whether the TDS should deploy a second time in Iraq. Uta'atu firmly believes a deployment would be in the best i [...] | 2006-11-02 18:56:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO TN |
06SUVA471 | FIJI PM SEEKS HELP FROM FRIENDLY FOREIGN [...] (C) In a meeting with selected diplomats on Nov. 3, Fiji PM Qarase thanked governments for publicly supporting Fiji's democratic system in recent days. He responded to complaints by Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama about controversial bills, stressed his "open doo [...] | 2006-11-02 23:53:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ |
06SUVA479 | FIJI UPDATE: BAINIMARAMA CANCELS CHODS TRIP [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama today canceled his PACOM-sponsored trip to the CHODS in Kuala Lumpur. He gave no explanation. We comment that the move raises questions about the Commodore's next steps. He and his senior officers have focused attention on al [...] | 2006-11-06 22:16:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA480 | NEXT STEPS IN TONGA'S POLITICAL REFORM [...] (SBU) Tonga Prime Minister Sevele has responded to the proposals for political reform put forward by the National Committee on Political Reform (ref) with an alternate reform model. The NCPR called for all members of Parliament to be elected, with the PM and all cabinet members to be chosen [...] | 2006-11-06 22:48:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM TN |
06SUVA483 | FIJI UPDATE: 11/8: BAINIMARAMA SPEAKS; DENIES [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama spoke to the media for the first time since returning from abroad last weekend. He raised many previous themes and attacked PM Qarase for a litany of faults, a number of them relating to events of 2000, others more recent. Bai [...] | 2006-11-07 23:44:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA486 | FIJI UPDATE 11/9: BAINIMARAMA SKIPS GCC; QARASE [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama declined to attend Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) session on Nov. 9, claiming the chiefs' minds were already made up. PM Qarase told the GCC he is ready to discuss a list of issues the Army provided him yesterday. He sai [...] | 2006-11-08 22:42:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA489 | FIJI UPDATE 11/13: GCC TRIES TO MEDIATE; NO STABLE [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama appeared before the Great Council of Chiefs on Nov. 10 and angrily attacked PM Qarase and his policies. Thereafter, the GCC tilted toward Qarase and initiated an effort to mediate. It is possible an attempt will be made to resu [...] | 2006-11-12 22:46:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA490 | PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM 2006: A/S HILL UNDERSCORES [...] (C) EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher Hill emphatically reaffirmed U.S. commitments and interests in the Pacific at the 2006 Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) summit in Nadi, Fiji. In a new PIF-Leaders "special session" for the United States, Hill countered a suggestion that the U.S. has disengaged [...] | 2006-11-13 15:26:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL EAID ECIN ETRD FJ XV |
06SUVA494 | FIJI UPDATE 11/14: "GUILTY" IN CORRUPTION CASE; [...] (C) Peniasi Kunatuba, who was CEO of the Agriculture Ministry during part of the Qarase interim administration in 2000-2001, was found guilty on corruption charges on Nov. 14 in Justice Nazhat Shameem's Suva court. PM Qarase and several of his current and former Ministers were called to testi [...] | 2006-11-13 22:34:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA497 | FIJI UPDATE 11/15: WAITING FOR CIV-MIL MEDIATION; [...] (C) Suva remains superficially calm. Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) reserves are finishing a two-week camp and are about to return home, at least temporarily. At the same time, the Army has added to its list of "political" complaints to Prime Minister Qarase. The Chair of the Great [...] | 2006-11-14 22:14:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA499 | FIJI UPDATE 11/16: STALEMATE CONTINUES [...] (U) Late on Nov. 15, RFMF Commander Bainimarama provided the media a statement concerning his latest set of demands on PM Qarase's government (reftel). He reportedly said the demands are non-negotiable and must be met before any Bainimarama-Qarase meeting can take place. Bainimarama suggeste [...] | 2006-11-15 22:49:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA500 | RIOTS IN TONGA; AMCITS HUNKER DOWN [...] (C) Rioters in downtown Nuku'alofa, Tonga, this afternoon (Nov. 16) trashed properties of PM Sevele, King George Tupou V, and some Indian and Chinese businesses. They may have been responding to a reported decision of the Tonga Parliament, that has been discussing political reforms, to end it [...] | 2006-11-15 22:55:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR KDEM ASEC CASC TN |
06SUVA502 | FIJI UPDATE 11/17: PRES AND COMMANDER TO MEET; [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama is scheduled to meet with President Iloilo next Monday, presumably to discuss the President's suspension order of Oct. 31. At the moment, given entrenched views by both Bainimarama and PM Qarase, insiders are not placing great [...] | 2006-11-16 20:15:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA504 | RIOTS DEVASTATE NUKU'ALOFA; TONGA IN UNEASY CALM [...] (C) Up to 70% of downtown Nuku'alofa was laid to waste by rioters 11/16 after a pro-democracy demonstration ignited into the streets. The city now appears calm, but authorities are concerned about potential continued unrest. Media is reporting that six people were killed in the rioting. A [...] | 2006-11-16 21:21:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC CASC MARR KDEM TN |
06SUVA506 | FIJI UPDATE 11/20: [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama informed the media over the weekend that he has no intention of meeting with Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) mediators or with PM Qarase (Ref A) until the PM accepts all the RFMF's demands. Bainimarama said that, if there has been [...] | 2006-11-19 23:32:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA508 | TONGA NAT'L COMMITTEE CHAIR BLAMES PM SEVELE FOR [...] (C) According to Sitiveni Halapua, the Chairman of Tonga's National Committee on Political Reform (NCPR),and a person whose instinct is always to find the middle ground, much of the blame for the atmosphere that led to last week's riot in Nuku'alofa rests on the shoulders of Prime Minister Sev [...] | 2006-11-20 22:33:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID TN |
06SUVA509 | FIJI UPDATE 11/16: PM QARASE WON'T CAPITULATE; [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama indicated publicly on Nov. 21 what he told Embassy DATT privately on Nov. 20 (Ref A): that he intends to remove the Qarase Government o/a Dec. 4. Diplomats met with Home Affairs Minister Vosanibola and PM Qarase, and also infor [...] | 2006-11-20 22:37:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA512 | FIJI UPDATE 11/22 - A RATHER QUIET DAY IN SUVA [...] (C) Colonel Henry Manulevu is Commander nation-wide for Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) "territorial" forces (reservists). The RFMF called up all territorial forces a few weeks ago for an "annual" exercise. There are reports the territorials will be called up again within the next wee [...] | 2006-11-21 19:03:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA516 | FIJI UPDATE FRI. 11/24: PM OFFERS OLIVE BRANCH; [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama has declined to receive a U.S. message (Ref A) during his holiday in New Zealand. We are attempting to schedule delivery to RFMF senior officers in Suva. We did deliver on 11/22 Ref. A's short message for PM Qarase. The UK DA [...] | 2006-11-23 20:21:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA518 | FIJI UPDATE 11/27: BAINIMARAMA TENSION WITH THE [...] (C) We are tentatively scheduled to meet with Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama on Wednesday. We intend to join others in a joint demarche on RFMF senior officers Tuesday. Over the weekend, New Zealand FM Peters got nowhere with Bainimarama. The GNZ considered ar [...] | 2006-11-26 22:24:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA519 | FIJI UPDATE 11/28: QARASE-BAINIMARAMA IN NZ; AMB [...] (C) Fiji PM Qarase and RFMF Commander Bainimarama have agreed to meet in New Zealand 11/29 under an agreement brokered by NZ FM Peters. The Ambassador and other diplomats had a useful, scheduled meeting with RFMF leaders in Suva. However, Bainimarama later reacted angrily, and the RFMF issued [...] | 2006-11-27 23:41:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA52 | TONGAN PRIME MINISTER RESIGNS [...] (U) Summary: Tongan Prime Minister, Prince 'Ulukalala Lavaka Ata, has resigned. Lavaka Ata, youngest son of the King of Tonga, submitted his resignation on Saturday, February 11, to his older brother Prince Regent Tupouto'a. Tupouto'a named Minister of Labour, Commerce, and Industries Fred Se [...] | 2006-02-13 03:10:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PHUM TN |
06SUVA527 | FIJI UPDATE 11/30: QARASE SAYS "GENERAL [...] (C) The RFMF spokesman described a tragic accident yesterday in which a helo flying off an Australian ship crashed in international waters south of Fiji as evidence that a foreign invasion is in the works. (Three Aussie naval ships are in the area for evacuation contingencies.) PM Qarase add [...] | 2006-11-30 00:10:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA528 | FIJI UPDATE 12/1: PRESIDENT STATEMENT ON RULE OF [...] (C) President Iloilo issued a statement reaffirming his belief in rule of law, seemingly contradicting a claim by RFMF Commander Bainimarama last week. In a meeting today (12/1),Bainimarama and Iloilo reportedly discussed the recent Wellington meeting and did not discuss the future. Police C [...] | 2006-11-30 19:35:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR CASC ASEC FJ |
06SUVA529 | ACTION REQUEST: PIF EMINENT PERSONS GROUP FOR [...] (C) Per ref A, a Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) ministerial meeting in Sydney last Friday proposed that an "eminent persons group" attempt to help mediate a solution to Fiji's current civil-military crisis. In EAP/ANP Director McGann's discussions with regional leaders on Saturday (ref B),the p [...] | 2006-12-03 15:57:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA530 | TONGA AFTER THE FIRES: WHAT NEXT? [...] (C) Summary: Tonga's King, Prime Minister, and others are demanding that those who looted and burned Nuku'alofa's central business district November 16 be brought to justice. At the same time, they have acknowledged that, while the national dialogue on democratic reforms has stumbled, it must [...] | 2006-12-03 21:41:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM TN |
06SUVA531 | FIJI UPDATE 12/4: [...] (C) The Fiji coup may have officially commenced in late morning, 12/4, when Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) troops confiscated the firearms of the Police Tactical Response Unit (PTR). At mid-afternoon, the RFMF set up a road block on the outskirts of Suva, reportedly to block "thugs" [...] | 2006-12-03 22:37:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA534 | PIF EMINENT PERSONS GROUP FOR FIJI ON HOLD [...] (C) We conveyed Ref A points regarding an "eminent persons group" to Pacific Island Forum (PIF) Secretary General Urwin in late a.m. of 12/5. This was before many of today's events unfolded in Fiji (see septels). Urwin noted, per Ref B, that the PIF was awaiting a Fiji Cabinet invitation for [...] | 2006-12-04 22:37:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV FJ |
06SUVA538 | FIJI UPDATE 12/5: COUP OR NO COUP? ACTION REQUEST [...] (C) Dec. 5 was an "only in Fiji" sort of day. RFMF Commander Bainimarama moved further to force his coup on the Qarase Government. The PM told the media he had heard from the President's office that the President had dissolved Parliament and given Bainimarama his green light. Certainly it a [...] | 2006-12-04 23:58:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA539 | FIJI MILITARY COMMANDER ANNOUNCES COUP [...] (C) RFMF Commander Bainimarama held a media conference at 6 p.m. to announce that he has "stepped into the shoes of the President" under the "doctrine of necessity" and is invoking the Fiji Constitution's "reserve powers" to remove PM Qarase and install an interim government. An hour earlier, [...] | 2006-12-05 01:08:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA540 | CHINESE IN FIJI KEEP THEIR HEADS DOWN, HOPE FOR [...] (C) Summary. The Chinese community in Fiji, estimated at 6,000-10,000 persons, is hoping to ride out the crisis caused by the military's announcement that it is deposing the lawfully elected government of Fiji. A PRC Embassy official told us the Embassy knows of only 17 Chinese residents wh [...] | 2006-12-05 18:34:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL FJ CH TW |
06SUVA543 | FIJI UPDATE 12/6: BAINIMARAMA DISSOLVES [...] (C) Commodore Bainimarama swore in his caretaker Prime Minister of Fiji Wednesday late afternoon and then dissolved Parliament. He later announced new Commissioners of Police and Prisons. The RFMF moved VP Madraiwiwi out of his office today and convinced PM Qarase to relocate, for now, to his [...] | 2006-12-05 23:43:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA546 | BAINIMARAMA'S COUP ATTEMPT IN FIJI: STILL NOT [...] (C) We have seen press guidance and a discussion paper for a sub-PCC that suggest Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama "has conclusively deposed the lawfully elected government and conducted a coup." We do not believe that statement is correct, as yet, and we have aske [...] | 2006-12-06 17:09:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC KPAO FJ |
06SUVA548 | UNSC: FIJI GOVERNMENT PLEA TO DEFER ACTION [...] (C) The Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs is lobbying P5 reps and Japan to have the UNSC not agree to an Australian proposal to remove Fiji from the UN Peace-building Commission. MFA CEO Isikele Mataitoga visited the Embassy late on Dec. 7 with that plea. Mataitoga suggested it is "too early [...] | 2006-12-06 23:12:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR FJ |
06SUVA549 | FIJI UPDATE 12/7: "CLEAN UP" ATTEMPT CONTINUES, AS [...] (C) Commodore Bainimarama and the RFMF's PM discussed elections via the media, leaving an impression they intend Fiji's democracy to adjust some, with an election date a way off. Both stressed their desire for an improved political environment. Bainimarama asked again for the international c [...] | 2006-12-07 00:16:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA55 | PLANS FOR PRC-SPONSORED CONFERENCE, ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. The PRC has launched an ambitious, high profile outreach to the Pacific Island nations through a large-scale regional development conference and trade fair it is sponsoring in Fiji April 5-6. Premier Wen Jiabao will come to Fiji to open the conference, to which Ministers (and [...] | 2006-02-14 22:59:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ETRD EFIS ECIN CH FJ PP TW |
06SUVA550 | UNSC: FIJI GOVERNMENT PLEA TO DEFER ACTION [...] (C) The Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs is lobbying P5 reps and Japan to have the UNSC not agree to an Australian proposal to remove Fiji from the UN Peace-building Commission. MFA CEO Isikele Mataitoga visited the Embassy late on Dec. 7 with that plea. Mataitoga suggested it is "too early [...] | 2006-12-07 00:16:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR FJ |
06SUVA552 | FIJI UPDATE 12/8: FOR SHORT TERM, DE FACTO COUP; [...] (C) Fiji Vice President Madraiwiwi and Prime Minister Qarase both have acknowledged that Bainimarama's coup has succeeded for the immediate future, though neither has resigned. With significant players, including many in the ethnic-Fijian community, very unhappy about that result, a "crunch t [...] | 2006-12-07 20:42:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA553 | FIJI UPDATE 12/11: SCRAMBLE RE INTERIM GOVERNMENT; [...] (C) Suva remained quiet over the weekend. The RFMF is working on plans for its interim government, without revealing details. A senior military officer threatened PM Qarase he will be arrested if he returns to Suva. Meanwhile, the Fiji Government and the economy are suffering. RFMF intimid [...] | 2006-12-10 23:31:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA554 | FIJI UPDATE 12/12: QUIET DAY IN SUVA AS RFMF [...] (C) PM Qarase said today he is seeking air options for a return to Suva; RFMF Commander Bainimarama warned against any plan to set up a "de facto government." The RFMF reportedly is sifting through applications for interim-government positions. Bainimarama asked Government CEOs to keep their [...] | 2006-12-11 23:27:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA555 | THE FIJI COUP: WHAT EFFECTS? WHAT IMPLICATIONS? [...] (C) A number of motivations lie behind Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama's coup, some seemingly noble, some not. An unbiased observer would have to conclude, though, that Fiji's situation was not so wrenching as to require illegally removing the Qarase Government. [...] | 2006-12-11 23:51:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA556 | FIJI UPDATE 12/13: RFMF MONITORING TRANSPORT TO [...] (C) PM Qarase says Fiji is sliding into dictatorship, and he continues to state he leads the only legitimate government. He reiterated today that he intends to return to Suva as soon as he can find transport. The RFMF said it is monitoring all transport so as to keep Qarase in the outer isla [...] | 2006-12-12 23:04:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA557 | FIJI UPDATE 12/14: SMALL PROTEST, BIGGER PLANS? [...] (C) Reportedly, Qarase's SDL Party had plans for peaceful protests following a coup. While SDL activism in the streets hasn't been obvious yet, 20 NGO members quietly marched through Suva streets at noon today. RFMF efforts to discourage dissent continued. The Chair of the Great Council of [...] | 2006-12-13 23:09:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA558 | FIJI UPDATE 12/15: GCC AND THE FUTURE; HUMAN [...] (C) PM Qarase, RFMF Commander Bainimarama, and Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) Chair Bokini remain headline players for how Fiji's political future will unfold. There is no obvious clarity. Reports of troubling RFMF intimidation tactics continue to flow in. We offered support to human rights [...] | 2006-12-14 20:01:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA559 | ALLEGATIONS OF SECURITY FORCE ABUSE OF RIOT [...] (C) Summary: An employee from a Tonga NGO has released a report alleging inhumane prison conditions and physical abuse of prisoners arrested after Tonga's November 16 riot (see reftels). The Tonga government and military have denied the charges, and there is some debate about the report's acc [...] | 2006-12-17 22:45:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PHUM PREL TN |
06SUVA56 | NEW ZEALAND FOREIGN MINISTER PETERS' VISIT TO FIJI [...] (C) Summary. According to New Zealand's High Commissioner to Fiji, the visit of Foreign Minister Winston Peters met all of New Zealand's objectives. Peters delivered messages about the importance of democracy and the rule of law and the need for positive civil-military relations. Both PM [...] | 2006-02-15 02:15:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR FJ NZ CH |
06SUVA560 | FIJI UPDATE 12/18: GCC AGENDA; RFMF IMMUNITY [...] (C) Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) has issued invitations for a meeting Dec. 20-21. Commodore Bainimarama wanted to be invited as Acting President, but reportedly his invitation is as "Commander, RFMF." Bainimarama made clear over the weekend that he is demanding immunity from prosecut [...] | 2006-12-17 23:21:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA57 | FIJI UPDATE: ELECTIONS, CIV-MIL RELATIONS, ETC. [...] (C) Fiji's general election may take place as early as late April. Political parties are gearing up. Opposition leader Chaudhry seems satisfied that complaints about electoral-registration are being resolved. Elections Commissioner Leung is confident a free and fair election can take plac [...] | 2006-02-15 21:16:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR FJ |
06SUVA573 | FIJI UPDATE 12/19: BAINIMARAMA WON'T ATTEND GCC; [...] (C) Commodore Bainimarama said he will not be attending the Great Council of Chiefs meetings this week because the Chiefs did not invite him as "Acting President." PM Qarase said the GCC meeting will determine the direction of the country; if Bainimarama does not accept GCC decisions, Fiji's [...] | 2006-12-18 23:49:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA578 | FIJI UPDATE 12/20: NO OUTCOME YET AT THE GCC [...] (C) As expected, there was no substantive outcome announced at the end of the 12/20 meeting of the Great Council of Chiefs. The GCC meeting will conclude 12/21. The Chairman of the GCC began the 12/20 session by noting how the GCC had been ridiculed by the military, and urged Chiefs not to [...] | 2006-12-20 00:36:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA581 | FIJI UPDATE 12/21: NO CONSENSUS REACHED BY GREAT [...] (C) The Great Council of Chiefs failed to reach consensus during their meeting 12/21. The meetings have therefore been extended an extra day. A GCC press release stated that the Council "has agreed in principle on resolutions that are within the legal and constitutional framework," and that [...] | 2006-12-21 00:09:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA582 | FIJI UPDATE 12/21: NO CONSENSUS REACHED BY GREAT [...] (C) The Great Council of Chiefs failed to reach consensus during their meeting 12/21. The meetings have therefore been extended an extra day. A GCC press release stated that the Council "has agreed in principle on resolutions that are within the legal and constitutional framework," and that [...] | 2006-12-21 00:23:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA586 | FIJI POLICE IN THE LINE OF FIRE [...] (C) The Fiji Police Force stood in the forefront of opposition to the plans of RFMF Commander Frank Bainimarama to overthrow the lawfully elected government of Fiji. Now that the coup has taken place, remaining senior officers are forced to work with the new military government and the commis [...] | 2006-12-21 23:43:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL CASC MARR FJ |
06SUVA587 | FIJI UPDATE 12/22 [...] (C) In a statement issued after the conclusion of its meeting 12/22, the Great Council of Chiefs reaffirmed the status of the appointed President and Vice President. The Council condemned the coup, but recognizing the reality of the military takeover, called for the PM to resign. The Counc [...] | 2006-12-22 01:18:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA59 | FIJI REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR ITS CANDIDACY FOR [...] (U) This is an action request (paragraph 2). 2. (C) Fiji's CEO of Foreign Affairs, Isikeli Mataitoga, told the Ambassador February 14 that Fiji has decided to become a candidate for the UN Peacebuilding Commission. Using reftel guidance, Ambassador encouraged Fiji to put its name forwar [...] | 2006-02-16 02:06:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO FJ |
06SUVA591 | FIJI UPDATE 12/29: ELECTION INQUIRIES; GOVERNMENT [...] (C) The Fiji military (RFMF) plans to unveil on Jan. 1 "proof" of irregularities in last May's general elections, based in part on evidence from an Australian conman. RFMF Commander Bainimarama says an interim government may be in place by the end of January. The RFMF has continued to abuse [...] | 2006-12-28 18:43:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
06SUVA64 | NEW DOCUMENTS RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary. The Australian High Commissioner to Fiji, Jennifer Rawson, passed us copies February 17 of two documents that raise concerns about Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Frank Bainimarama's intentions in the run-up to this year's planned elections in Fiji. Both docu [...] | 2006-02-17 06:55:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ASEC FJ |
06SUVA65 | SCENE SETTER FOR GENERAL ABIZAID'S FEBRUARY 25 [...] (C) We look forward to your short visit to Fiji. It comes in the run-up to national elections, which could take place as early as late April. It is also a time of very difficult civil-military relations. Tensions between the government and military have been at a near-boiling point for m [...] | 2006-02-21 21:47:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV FJ US |
06SUVA92 | VISIT OF GENERAL ABIZAID TO FIJI [...] (C) The Commander of U.S. Central Command, General John Abizaid, met with Fiji's Prime Minister, Vice President, and Commander of the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) during a four hour visit to Suva on February 25. In all his meetings, General Abizaid discussed the possibility of hav [...] | 2006-03-06 02:40:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV FJ |
06SUVA97 | TONGA'S CROWN PRINCE FAVORS CHANGE ASAP [...] (C) Tonga's Crown Prince Tupouto'a has seen the light: reform to a more democratic system needs to happen ASAP. He envisions a constitutional monarchy with the King delegating all day-to-day government business to an elected government. The current King, ill in New Zealand, has not signed off [...] | 2006-03-07 02:17:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SCUL ECON TN |
06SUVA98 | FIJI'S PRESIDENT SELECTED TO SERVE A SECOND TERM [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 8, Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) announced the selection of Fiji's President Ratu Josefa Iloilo and Vice President Ratu Joni Madraiwiwi to serve five more years. The action follows a statement by Iloilo in early February that he was available to serve another ter [...] | 2006-03-08 03:14:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV FJ |
06TAIPEI1024 | DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary. The people of Taiwan are committed to maintaining Taiwan's hard won freedoms, Presidential Officer Secretary General Mark Chen told the Director in their SIPDIS initial meeting on March 24. Mark Chen noted to the Director that President Chen would be less likely to cause futu [...] | 2006-03-27 10:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1096 | DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON LEGISLATIVE YUAN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's current political climate makes a breakthrough on the arms procurement issue unlikely in the very near term, LY President Wang Jin-pyng told the Director on March 28. However, all parties "will likely agree" to purchase P-3C anti-submarine aircraft and increase Taiwan's [...] | 2006-03-30 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1139 | DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON MAINLAND AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan and the PRC will meet in early July to discuss direct cargo and passenger charter flights and increasing the number of PRC tourists visiting China, Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Joseph Wu told AIT Director Young on March 30. Wu described a deep sense of frustration a [...] | 2006-03-31 10:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD CH TW |
06TAIPEI1141 | PAN-BLUE TRUMPETS MA'S U.S. VISIT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou used his recent U.S. visit to boost his chances in the 2008 presidential race and recast the party's overly passive policy into an active plan to improve cross-Strait relations. Despite our denials, Pan-Blue contacts insist that Ma received red carpet t [...] | 2006-03-31 12:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI1151 | DIRECTOR'S INITIAL CALL ON VICE PREMIER TSAI [...] (C) Summary: Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen expressed concerns about Taiwan's democracy and economic situation with AIT Director Young during his initial courtesy call on March 28. She promised to work hard to address the concerns of business leaders with regard to overly bureaucratic travel regulat [...] | 2006-04-03 07:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1155 | JEFFREY KOO SPEAKS ON TAIWAN'S FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: During a March 29, 2006, courtesy call on China Trust Holdings Chairman Jeffrey L. Koo, Koo lamented the lack of competent political appointees in President Chen's government, but did not rule out a DPP victory in the 2008 presidential election. He also said that President Chen [...] | 2006-04-03 08:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1158 | CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHT DISCUSSIONS PLANNED [...] (C) On March 28, Taipei Airline Association (TAA) Chairman Tony C.C. Fan told AIT/T that most technical issues required to expand cross-Strait charter flights are nearly resolved. At that time, Fan was waiting for a response from his counterpart in the PRC to a proposal that the two meet to r [...] | 2006-04-03 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL ECON CH TW |
06TAIPEI1159 | KMT CHAIR MA AND PRESIDENT CHEN MEET FACE TO FACE [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou met with President Chen for a highly anticipated televised "debate" that lasted two hours and ten minutes. Despite all-too-clear political differences and barely concealed disdain, the atmosphere was polite, and both had plenty of time to get their poi [...] | 2006-04-03 11:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI123 | TALK SHOWS IN TAIWAN: WHO CARES? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AIT met with Taiwan media analysts, talk show hosts, and AC Nielsen to assess the viewership and influence of Taiwan talk shows. Analysts agree that only the older generation watches talk shows, and those who watch them are already set in their political beliefs. Thus, talk sh [...] | 2006-01-12 23:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAO PGOV PREL PINR TW |
06TAIPEI1245 | DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON TAOYUAN MAGISTRATE [...] (C) Summary: Taoyuan Magistrate Eric Chu told AIT Director Young that now is the time for the KMT to act responsibly on national defense and other matters, even if it means sharing credit with President Chen's DPP government. During an April 6 meeting with the Director, Chu (a close advisor t [...] | 2006-04-07 10:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1246 | WHO DEMARCHE TO TAIWAN: SYMBOLISM VS PRACTICE [...] (C) Summary. Vice Foreign Minister Michael Kau told AIT Deputy Director that Taiwan intends to continue pushing WHO observership but pledged to give high priority to increasing Taiwan's "meaningful participation" in WHO activities. Kau specifically requested a U.S. statement of support for T [...] | 2006-04-07 10:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PREL WHO TW |
06TAIPEI1260 | INDUSTRY EXPECTS PRC TOURISM OPENING IN JULY [...] (C) According to Travel Agents Association of Taiwan (TAAT) Vice Chairman Yao Ta-kuang, there has been little progress in the last few months on informal discussions with the PRC over further opening of Taiwan to PRC tourists. However, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) has agreed to the esta [...] | 2006-04-10 09:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI1261 | GROWING DISARRAY AND ANXIETY IN THE GREEN CAMP [...] (C) Summary: A number of DPP legislators, dismayed by low public support for the party and President Chen Shui-bian, are growing increasingly concerned about election prospects over the next two years, leading them to call for reforms and a greater role for legislators in DPP policymaking. So [...] | 2006-04-10 11:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1282 | INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN TED HUANG ON PRC, [...] (C) Summary: Chinese National Association of Industry and Commerce Chairman Ted Huang told AIT Director Stephen Young during an April 7 meeting that Taiwan businessmen believe the Taiwan government's cross-Strait policies are too restrictive. However, Huang supports efforts to diversify Taiwa [...] | 2006-04-12 06:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI1283 | HIGH-SPEED RAIL CHAIRMAN CRITICIZES CHEN'S [...] (C) Summary: During an April 10 meeting with AIT Director Stephen Young, leading businesswoman and Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corporation Chairman Nita Ing (protect) expressed strong disappointment in the performance of the Chen administration, arguing that it had been unsuccessful at adapting fro [...] | 2006-04-12 06:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV EINV CH TW |
06TAIPEI131 | AMCHAM DISAPPOINTED IN CHEN'S SPEECH [...] SUMMARY. The Taipei American Chamber of Commerce is surprised and disappointed at the contents of President Chen Shui-bian,s New Year's Day speech. At a time when the Chamber was expecting relaxation of restrictions on cross-Strait business activities, it sees Chen's comments as promising e [...] | 2006-01-13 05:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD ECON PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1325 | TAIWAN SEEKING TO COUNTER THE PRC IN INDIA [...] (C) The following is in response to questions posed in C-AL6-00293 (reftel) on Taiwan's efforts to enhance bilateral ties with India. 2. (C) Summary: Taiwan is pursuing closer economic ties with India to bolster its political relationship and counter a growing reliance on the PRC economy. [...] | 2006-04-14 10:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PINR PREL TW XR |
06TAIPEI1327 | DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH DPP CHAIRMAN [...] (C) Summary: Director Young stressed the importance of maintaining the cross-Strait status quo and not crossing red lines on constitutional change during his April 13 introductory meeting with DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun. Saying that he fully understood the U.S. position, Yu assured the Directo [...] | 2006-04-14 10:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1328 | KMT CAUCUS EMBARRASSES CHAIRMAN MA . . . AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou professed "surprise" at the KMT caucus decision April 11 to reject Hsieh Wen-ding, President Chen's nominee for Prosecutor-General. Ma has been publicly promising a more rational, responsible KMT legislative voting bloc to get beyond years of legislat [...] | 2006-04-16 23:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1339 | KMT DEFENSE COUNTER-PROPOSAL: ROUND TWO [...] (C) Summary. KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou is making another push for a KMT alternative defense proposal after failing to achieve party consensus before his late March visit to Washington. While Ma appears sincere in his effort to "get the defense issue behind him" before the 2008 presidential [...] | 2006-04-17 09:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS MCAP TW |
06TAIPEI1340 | FORMER PREMIER URGES TAIWAN - PRC ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. Former Premier Vincent Siew described Taiwan to AIT Director as politically divided over the appropriate policy on cross-Strait issues. He prescribed consultative mechanisms between the KMT and DPP to resolve domestic issues and consultations, on economic issues only, between T [...] | 2006-04-17 09:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1341 | LIEN-HU MEETING STIRS UP TAIWAN'S CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary. The KMT-CCP economic forum closed with the PRC's announcement of fifteen measures to unilaterally expand agriculture, tourism, and education links between China and Taiwan. DPP critics say the measures are simply "united front" tactics to weaken President Chen Shui-bian and deep [...] | 2006-04-17 10:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI138 | KUOMINTANG STRATEGY TOWARD CHEN SHUI-BIAN [...] (C) This cable is in response to Ref A's request for AIT input regarding, inter alia, Kuomintang (KMT) strategy toward the legislative and political agenda of President Chen Shui-bian and his Democratic People's Party (DPP),KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's control of the party and its cross-Strai [...] | 2006-01-13 08:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1386 | MAC CHAIRMAN SEES HINTS OF CROSS-STRAIT MOVEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu told the Director April 18 that there are hints of movement on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. He noted some flexibility on the PRC side during the Lien Chan visit to Beijing, and he acknowledged that Taipei is under domestic p [...] | 2006-04-20 10:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON CH TW |
06TAIPEI139 | DPP PARTY CHAIRMAN ELECTION SCENESETTER [...] (C) Summary: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members elect a new party chairman on Sunday, January 15. The leading candidates are former Presidential Office Secretary General Yu Shyi-kun, a cautious moderate close to President Chen, and Legislator Trong Chai (Tsai Tong-rong),an independe [...] | 2006-01-13 09:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1415 | TAIWAN ON WHO: IHRS, TWO-BY-TWO, AND OBSTACLES TO [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan is considering making a unilateral pledge adhering to the WHO International Health Regulations (IHRs),though it has some questions about timing. No decision has been made yet on whether Taiwan will concur with a limited two-by-two debate in WHA Plenary Session and Gener [...] | 2006-04-24 09:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PREL PGOV WHO TW |
06TAIPEI1416 | DPP LEGISLATORS DISCUSS ELECTION PROSPECTS AND [...] (C) Summary: A group of DPP legislators told the Director that the new election format for the Legislative Yuan (LY) will disadvantage the DPP in 2007 and future LY elections. However, the upcoming completion of three major transportation projects and a strong performance by Premier Su on the [...] | 2006-04-24 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1455 | DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON TAICHUNG MAYOR [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou is unlikely to move forward on the arms procurement issue until this fall, when his political position will be more secure, Taichung Mayor and Ma intimate Jason Hu told the Director during their introductory meeting on April 25. Hu predicted that Ma will [...] | 2006-04-27 22:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1456 | DANIEL TSAI URGES CLOSER CROSS-STRAIT TIES [...] (C) Summary: During an April 26 introductory call, Fubon Financial Holdings (FFH) Chairman Daniel Tsai lamented President Chen's squandered opportunities for a breakthrough in cross-Strait relations and said he would advise politicians to have more confidence in Taiwan's future. Tsai also r [...] | 2006-04-27 22:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1462 | TAIWAN FINANCE MINISTER TALKS ABOUT FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary: During an introductory call on April 21, Finance Minister Joseph Lyu and AIT Director Young discussed financial reform, Taiwan's efforts to be a regional financial center, the challenges of working with the opposition controlled Legislative Yuan (LY),and the overall economic hea [...] | 2006-04-28 01:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD ECON PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1481 | CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMICS - SIGNALING MORE OPENING TO [...] (C) Taiwan announced April 27 that it would permit investment in the PRC in semiconductor packaging and testing and small-size TFT-LCD manufacturing. These two measures mark what may be the most significant cross-Strait liberalization measures of President Chen Shui-bian's second term. Taiwa [...] | 2006-04-28 09:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EFIN ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI1487 | TAIWAN TAKING OVER PRC ONE NOODLE BOWL AT A TIME [...] (C) Two Taiwan firms, Tingyi and Uni-President, dominate the instant noodle and ready-to-drink tea markets in the PRC with a combined market share of more than 50 percent. Both complain of Taiwan's cross-Strait economic restrictions that prevent them from pursuing a strategy that looks at the [...] | 2006-05-01 07:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV CH TW |
06TAIPEI1492 | PRC-VATICAN RELATIONS: TAIWAN INCREASINGLY [...] (C) Summary: Recent conciliatory statements by Vatican and PRC officials have increased Taipei's anxiety that its diplomatic ties with the Holy See are in jeopardy. Taiwan officials say they have no influence over the Vatican and appealed to the USG for assistance and information on the statu [...] | 2006-05-01 23:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ASEC XR TW |
06TAIPEI1544 | DIRECTOR,S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH VICE [...] (C) Summary: Hopefully the halving of the number of legislators in 2007 will improve the "quality" of the legislature, Vice President Annette Lu told the Director during their introductory meeting on April 28. As could be expected, the outspoken Lu criticized both KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou [...] | 2006-05-04 08:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1551 | MA YING-JEOU WEAK, EVEN WHEN HE WINS [...] (C) Summary: KMT Legislator John Chiang withdrew last week from the KMT Taipei mayoral race after nudging from KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou. Ma wants the KMT to nominate a Taiwanese candidate and apparently favors former Taipei Deputy Mayor Yeh Chin-chuan. Chiang's departure, however, probably [...] | 2006-05-05 08:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1558 | AIT DIRECTOR AND NOBEL PRIZE WINNER LEE [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Nobel Prize winner Lee Yuan-Tseh told AIT Director he felt that the PRC's policy of only talking with the opposition Kuomingtang (KMT) was unequivocally wrong. While disappointed with President Chen's performance, he also criticized the KMT for its dealings with the PRC. [...] | 2006-05-08 07:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV SOCI EDU CH TW |
06TAIPEI1572 | TAIWAN CONCERNED ABOUT TIES WITH SOLOMON ISLANDS [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan has been working to keep a low profile in the Solomon Islands following recent anti-Chinese riots that some blamed on alleged political bribery by Taiwan and ethnic Chinese business people. Prime Minister Mannaseh Sogavare reportedly announced prior to his May 4 election [...] | 2006-05-08 09:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI158 | PRESIDENT CHEN'S CANDIDATE WINS DPP PARTY CHAIRMAN [...] (C) Summary: Former Presidential Office Secretary General Yu Shyi-kun, a moderate tacitly supported by President Chen, won election as chairman of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on January 15. Chen hopes Yu's victory will help him reconsolidate his power, weakened by a defeat i [...] | 2006-01-17 09:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1582 | AIT DIRECTOR CALLS ON MINISTER OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS [...] (SBU) Summary: During his May 1st introductory call on Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs (MOEA) Hwang Ing-san, Director Young raised upcoming consultations on bilateral trade issues under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA),noting that agricultural market access, IPR prote [...] | 2006-05-09 09:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV TW |
06TAIPEI1583 | LAPTOP TYCOON PESSIMISTIC ON TAIWAN'S FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: In a conversation with AIT Director Stephen Young on May 3, Quanta Computer Chairman Barry Lam described increasing arrogance in the PRC. He is glad to see the Mainland prosper, but stills sees Quanta as a Taiwan firm. Taiwan is a part of China, and its economic future depends o [...] | 2006-05-09 09:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EINV PGOV CH TW |
06TAIPEI1584 | SEMICONDUCTOR DESIGN - STAYING AHEAD OF THE PRC [...] (C) Integrated Circuit (IC) Design firms account for 25 percent of total revenue in Taiwan's highly successful semiconductor industry. Taiwan's IC design houses are second only to North American firms in revenue and technology, but they face increasing competition from Mainland China. Taiwan [...] | 2006-05-09 09:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV CH TW |
06TAIPEI159 | TAIWAN PREMIER FRANK HSIEH RESIGNS [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan Premier Frank Hsieh announced his resignation on January 17, pledging that his entire cabinet will follow suit next week. President Chen told the press that he will name a new premier as soon as possible to ensure political stability and that he hopes a new cabinet will b [...] | 2006-01-17 09:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1608 | TAIWAN AGREES ON IHR ADHERENCE AND REQUESTS LETTER [...] (C) Summary. This is an action cable see para 7. DDIR presented demarche to VFM Michael Kau and TCDC Director Steve Kuo 5/10 at MOFA. DDIR stressed two issues: our strong support for Taiwan's unilateral adherence to the IHR and the importance of Taiwan's acceptance of the 2x2 debate on the [...] | 2006-05-10 13:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AMED SENV TBIO PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1618 | PRC VICE MINISTER LEADS INFOTECH DELEGATION TO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PRC Ministry of Information Industry Vice Minister Jiang Yaoping arrived in Taipei on May 9 with a delegation of 45 government officials and business executives for the second Taiwan-PRC information industry standards forum through which Taiwan firms are seeking a competitive [...] | 2006-05-11 05:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PINR ETRD CM TW |
06TAIPEI1623 | TAIWAN'S OPPOSITION WANTS 3 LINKS [...] (C) Summary. KMT Vice Chairman Chiang Ping-kun told AIT Director Young May 1 that Taiwan's economic performance is slipping relative to its neighbors and the solution is to implement the three links. In an analysis heavily influenced by his partisan opposition to the current government, Chia [...] | 2006-05-11 08:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1627 | PAN-BLUE CROSS-STRAIT BILL: MOSTLY POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: Pan-Blue legislators are pushing for a May 12 vote on a bill to amend the law which governs air and sea travel between Taiwan and the PRC. The bill proposes to eliminate restrictions on such travel, to set the stage for future direct cross-Strait transportation links. DPP and TSU [...] | 2006-05-11 22:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1644 | CROSS-STRAIT POLICY/TIFA - ECONOMIC CONFERENCE [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan will host the Economic Sustainable Growth Conference (ESGC) June 18 and 19 to discuss long- term strategies to maintain Taiwan's economic growth. Discussion topics will include cross-Strait liberalization, long-term economic competitiveness, and the social welfare system. [...] | 2006-05-12 09:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN EINV PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI1652 | NO COMPROMISE FROM DPP LEGISLATORS [...] (C) Summary: DPP legislators expressed a range of views to the AIT Director on May 10, including that if KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou were elected president he would surrender Taiwan to the PRC. The legislators also discussed corruption, cross-Strait trade, and the recent transit flap. End Summ [...] | 2006-05-15 08:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON PREL PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1697 | MOTC MIN ON DIRECT LINKS, PROCUREMENT, AND HIGH- [...] (C) Summary: In a May 12 conversation with the Director, Minister of Transportation and Communications Kuo Yao-chi described some of the obstacles standing in the way of direct air links with the Mainland. She expressed Taiwan interest in acceding to the Government Procurement Agreement in th [...] | 2006-05-18 07:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ELTN ETRD ECON CH TW |
06TAIPEI172 | IS THIS A TAIWAN BANK? [...] (C) Wells Fargo Asia Regional Manager/Senior Vice President recently contacted AIT/Econ for advice on a problem involving the Taiwan-China relationship. The problem he described illustrates some of the complexities in cross-Strait banking, the mixed ownership of multinational companies, and [...] | 2006-01-18 21:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PINR TW CH HK |
06TAIPEI1728 | MAC OFFICIAL DOWNPLAYS CROSS-STRAIT OPENING [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council Economic Division Director Fu Don-cheng told AIT on May 17 that recent cross- Strait economic liberalization measures were "small steps" and did not represent any change in policy. Further opening is unlikely before the Economic Sustainable Development Co [...] | 2006-05-19 09:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR EINV PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI1731 | MA YING-JEOU: FTA ESSENTIAL TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: During a May 19 meeting with the Director, Taipei Mayor and KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou reviewed his recent visits to Singapore and Australia. He also volunteered that he is frustrated with the lack of progress toward a U.S.-Taiwan Free Trade Agreement (FTA),arguing that without a [...] | 2006-05-19 10:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON TW ETRD CH US |
06TAIPEI1732 | PRC ACADEMIC SAYS "SHARED SOVEREIGNTY" WITH TAIWAN [...] (U) Summary: For the first time to our knowledge, a well-known PRC academic affirmed publicly in Taiwan the prospect of China "sharing" its sovereignty with Taiwan. This suggests the possibility of a Track II-type dialogue between the PRC and Taiwan. End summary. PRC: Might Share Sovereignt [...] | 2006-05-19 10:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI1744 | KMT LEGISLATORS DEFEND OPPOSITION TO DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: KMT legislators debated each other and sheepishly defended their opposition to the stalled defense procurement legislation during a May 18 meeting with the Director. There was a strong difference of views on the upcoming Economic Sustainable Development Conference (ESDC) between [...] | 2006-05-22 23:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON PREL PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI175 | CORRECTED COPY - AMCHAM DISAPPOINTED IN CHEN'S [...] SUMMARY. The Taipei American Chamber of Commerce is surprised and disappointed at the contents of President Chen Shui-bian,s New Year's Day speech. At a time when the Chamber was expecting relaxation of restrictions on cross-Strait business activities, it sees Chen's comments as promising e [...] | 2006-01-19 01:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD ECON PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1755 | TAIWAN'S NATIONAL SECURITY REPORT ATTRACTS LIMITED [...] (SBU) Following approval by the National Security Council and President Chen, Taiwan published its first-ever National Security Report (NSR) on May 20. The 162-page report is divided into a preface by President Chen and five parts: an introduction, Taiwan's security environment, internal and [...] | 2006-05-23 10:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1788 | TAIWAN IPR DELEGATION VISITS CHINA [...] (C) Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) Deputy Director General Lu Wen-hsiang confirmed to AIT on May 23 that TIPO Director General Tsai Lien-sheng and three TIPO Department Directors are currently traveling in China to meet with PRC IPR officials. The TIPO officials have joined a dele [...] | 2006-05-25 08:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PINR PREL CM TW ETRD KIPR |
06TAIPEI1789 | TAIWAN FINANCIAL SUPERVISORS ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) Department of International Affairs Acting (DIA) Director General Mr. Andrea Lee told AIT on May 16 that former KMT Chair Lien Chan's trip to China in April had set the stage for improvements in cross-Strait economic issues, and he [...] | 2006-05-25 08:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PINR EFIN TW |
06TAIPEI1803 | TAIWAN TIFA TALKS ON DOHA AND GPA - - AM, MAY 25, [...] (C) During the first morning of the fifth U.S.-Taiwan Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) joint council meeting in Taipei May 25-26, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (DUSTR) Ambassador Karan Bhatia communicated the USG's desire to strengthen the bilateral economic relationship wit [...] | 2006-05-25 11:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON TW |
06TAIPEI1836 | DUSTER BHATIA HEARS THAT TAIWAN BUSINESS RESENTS [...] Summary. DUSTR Bhatia met with prominent Taiwan business leaders May 25. This group characterized Taiwan's cross-Straits relations as uncertain, noting that this puts Taiwan firms in limbo while waiting for clarity on President Chen Shui-bian's plans for the future. Cross-Strait economic i [...] | 2006-05-26 09:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON TW |
06TAIPEI1837 | DUSTR BHATIA'S MEETING WITH PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG [...] (C) Summary. Deputy USTR Karan Bhatia called on Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang on May 26, the second day of the U.S.-Taiwan TIFA talks in Taipei. Stressing Taiwan's cooperation with the U.S. on export controls, pharmaceuticals, and other trade issues, Su urged the U.S. to consider a bilatera [...] | 2006-05-29 22:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON TW |
06TAIPEI1840 | DEPUTY USTR BHATIA'S MEETING WITH TAIWAN PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: President Chen told DUSTR Bhatia that Taiwan is interested in an FTA for economic reasons and is prepared to take steps needed to further open its market. Bhatia stressed the difficulties in an FTA and explained that it would be more practical to negotiate agreements in specific [...] | 2006-05-30 07:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1843 | DUSTR BHATIA'S MEETING WITH NSC SEC-GEN CHIOU [...] (C) Summary: National Security Council Secretary General Chiou I-jen told Deputy USTR Bhatia that President Chen values highly Taiwan's friendship and close economic partnership with the U.S. He is eager to put the recent transit problems behind him. Chiou said Taiwan's efforts to improve [...] | 2006-05-31 23:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON TW |
06TAIPEI1872 | TAIWAN TIFA: SESSION 7: TELECOMMUNICATIONS [...] (C) Summary. During the Taiwan TIFA talks session 7, the U.S. and Taiwan focused on discussing the recently established National Communications Commission (NCC) and pricing issues. Both sides agreed to work together to strengthen the NCC. End Summary 2. (C) AUSTR Stratford led the U.S. [...] | 2006-06-02 04:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON TW |
06TAIPEI1873 | TAIWAN TIFA: SESSION 8: TEXTILES [...] (C) During Taiwan TIFA talks session 8, the U.S. and Taiwan agreed to work together to complete a textile transshipment MOU. The U.S. and Taiwan also discussed using the AIT/TECRO mechanism to develop economic development assistance programs in AGOA countries. The U.S. noted Taiwan's concer [...] | 2006-06-02 04:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON TW |
06TAIPEI1874 | TAIWAN TIFA: SESSION 4: PHARMA AND MED DEVICES [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. side requested that pharmaceutical price adjustments not be implemented until there were consultations to review both data and methodology, and a formal dialogue on healthcare system reform. Taiwan's Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) stated its willingness to [...] | 2006-06-02 04:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON TW |
06TAIPEI1875 | TAIWAN TIFA: SESSION 5: AGRICULTURE [...] (C) Summary. In TIFA discussions between AIT and TECRO, Taiwan agreed to discuss the establishment of a Consultative Committee on Agriculture, to continue work on several technical issues, and to rapidly conclude negotiations to establish a rice CSQ. End summary. 2. (C) The Fifth U.S. - Ta [...] | 2006-06-02 04:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON TW |
06TAIPEI1876 | TAIWAN TIFA: SESSION 6: EXPORT CONTROL AND [...] (C) Summary: On May 26, 2006, AIT/Washington Director of Trade and Commercial Programs Rick Ruzicka and Ministry of Economic Affairs Director General Chih-Ping Huang chaired the U.S-Taiwan TIFA session 6 on secure trade and held discussions that covered Taiwan's progress on implementation of [...] | 2006-06-02 04:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON TW |
06TAIPEI189 | TAIWAN BUDGET SIGNALS CONTINUED POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary: The Legislative Yuan (LY) significantly cut and froze Administration budget proposals on January 12 to signal its unhappiness with government ministers and programs in many areas. KMT legislators say they want respect and real information from government agencies and will hold t [...] | 2006-01-19 09:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD ECON PREL TW |
06TAIPEI190 | PRESIDENT CHEN NAMES SU TSENG-CHANG AS NEW PREMIER [...] (C) Summary: President Chen named Su Tseng-chang, former chairman of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as the new premier on January 19 to replace Frank Hsieh, who resigned two days earlier. AIT's contacts predict a large-scale cabinet reshuffle ovr the next week. Su, the most popular [...] | 2006-01-19 09:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1915 | MA YING-JEOU: TOO GENTLE FOR JAMES SOONG? [...] (C) Summary: The KMT rank-and-file is scrambling to take partisan advantage of Chen Shui-bian's political and personal miseries, but their Chairman, Ma Ying-jeou, seems inclined to demure and delay. Instead of attacking Chen and calling for his ouster, Ma has preached caution and patience. [...] | 2006-06-05 22:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI196 | PEOPLE FIRST PARTY: COMING TO AN END? [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan observers have been predicting the demise of the People First Party (PFP) for several years now, and now it is happening. After the PFP's poor showing in the December 2005 local election, PFP Legislative Yuan (LY) members have begun to return to the KMT in increasing numbe [...] | 2006-01-20 08:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI197 | VICE PREMIER-DESIGNATE TSAI ING-WEN ON [...] (C) Summary: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Tsai Ing-wen, an expert on cross-Strait and economic issues, has accepted appointment as vice premier in the new cabinet to be headed by Su Tseng-chang. Tsai is expected to play a leading role on cross-Strait issues, compensating for [...] | 2006-01-20 09:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL PINR CH TW |
06TAIPEI198 | TAIPEI MAYOR'S RACE: PAN-BLUES ALREADY CAMPAIGNING [...] (U) Summary: Though the election to replace Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou is still ten months away, former Environmental Protection Minister and New Party member Hau Lung-bin is leading a pack of five Pan-Blue candidates, including the once-popular People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong. In [...] | 2006-01-22 21:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI1983 | DIRECTOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH FORMER [...] (C) Summary: Former President Lee Teng-hui criticized President Chen and DPP corruption but predicted Chen would not step down during an introductory meeting June second with the Director. Lee also criticized KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou for supporting the ultimate goal of reunification, and he [...] | 2006-06-09 09:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI1984 | AIT CHAIRMAN MEETS TAIWAN PREMIER [...] (C) Summary. On June 8, Premier Su Tseng-chang told AIT Chairman Burghardt that after delegating powers to Su, President Chen retains authority over security, international affairs and cross-Straits issues. The premier expressed confidence that Taiwan's democratic institutions would weather [...] | 2006-06-09 11:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN EINV TW |
06TAIPEI2006 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT VISIT TO TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: From June 8-11, AIT Chairman Burghardt visited Taiwan. This cable reports his meetings with Taipei Mayor and KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou, KMT LY President Wang Jin-pyng, prominent Taiwan academics, Foreign Minister James Huang, AmCham business leaders, and Mainland [...] | 2006-06-12 22:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2010 | AIT CHAIRMAN MEETS TAIWAN VICE PREMIER [...] (C) Summary: AIT Chairman Burghardt met June 9 with Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen. Chairman Burghardt told VPM Tsai that his visit to Taiwan was primarily a "re-introductory call" and that he was not carrying any messages from President Bush to President Chen. However, his recent consultations in [...] | 2006-06-13 07:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2044 | REACTIONS TO ANNOUNCEMENT ON CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER [...] (C) Summary: AIT's political contacts view today's announcement of the Taiwan-PRC agreement on charter flights as positive, but two Pan-Blue legislators said the agreement did not go far enough or was just a "tiny step." Our contacts believe the announcement will boost President Chen, curren [...] | 2006-06-14 11:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI211 | TAIWAN OPTIMISTIC ON DRAM [...] (C) While the outlook for Taiwan's semiconductor industry for 2006 is positive; many analysts predict a difficult year for the DRAM (dynamic random access memory) industry. However, Taiwan firms are optimistic about their prospects. They are investing heavily in advanced 12-inch manufacturin [...] | 2006-01-23 02:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETRD ECON TW |
06TAIPEI2113 | CHEN'S FAMILY SCANDALS THREATEN DPP [...] (C) Summary: Opposition Pan-Blue politicians are pushing for President Chen's resignation or recall over new corruption scandal allegations involving his wife (Wu Shu-chen),his son-in-law (Chao Chien-ming),and officials in the Presidential Office. Chen is fighting back, however, and a reca [...] | 2006-06-20 22:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2166 | MA: HOLD CHEN ACCOUNTABLE FOR CORRUPTION, [...] (C) Summary: In a June 21 televised address, KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou defended the Pan-Blue effort to recall President Chen and urged him to step down to take political responsibility for corruption scandals and incompetence in managing Taiwan's economy and relations with the U.S. In respo [...] | 2006-06-22 21:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2179 | PAN-BLUE RIVALS TARNISH, FRUSTRATE MA [...] (C) Summary: Both PFP Chairman James Soong and KMT Legislative Yuan (LY) President Wang Jin-pyng resent KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's rise to power, which they see as eroding their own positions. They are taking steps separately to try to shore up their influence. Tapping Deep Blue anger, Soon [...] | 2006-06-23 08:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2194 | THE LEGISLATURE PREPARES TO VOTE ON RECALLING [...] (C) Summary: The Taiwan legislature's vote tomorrow on a Pan-Blue opposition motion to recall President Chen Shui-bian is expected to fail by more than twenty votes. The Pan-Blue is trying to recall Chen over allegations of corruption against several persons close to him, while ruling party [...] | 2006-06-26 10:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI220 | "ACTIVE MANAGEMENT" DETAILS EMERGING [...] (C) Summary: At a January 11 meeting of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Central Committee, Minister Ho Mei- yueh of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) proposed various measures to implement President Chen Shui-bian's "active management" policy for investment in the PRC. The measur [...] | 2006-01-23 07:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON CH TW |
06TAIPEI221 | TAIWAN'S NEW VICE PREMIER TSAI ING-WEN - [...] (SBU) Summary. On January 19, Legislator Tsai Ing-wen (DPP) was named Vice Premier. Tsai, elected as a legislator-at-large for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in December 2004, will take charge of economic and financial issues after the latest cabinet shuffle by President Chen Shui-b [...] | 2006-01-23 07:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2215 | RECALL MOTION AGAINST PRESIDENT CHEN FAILS IN THE [...] (C) Summary: The Pan-Blue opposition motion to recall President Chen Shui-bian failed to pass Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) on June 27, as was expected. Following the vote, KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou announced he would not support a vote of no confidence in Premier Su Tseng-chang at this time [...] | 2006-06-27 10:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI222 | CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM MEANS CIVIL RIGHTS, NOT [...] (C) Summary: Constitutional Reform Office (CRO) Director Lee Chun-yi told AIT on January 17 that his office's constitutional reform work over the next two years will be limited to human rights and environmental protection concerns, and will not touch on government structural reforms or sensit [...] | 2006-01-23 08:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2262 | PUSHING TAIWAN ON DOHA & TRADE [...] (U) AIT Acting Director, Acting Deputy Director and Econ Chief delivered the demarche in reftel B to Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen and newly appointed Taipei Economic and Cultural Relations Office (TECRO) Deputy Chief John C.C. Deng over dinner on June 29. AIT urged Taiwan to step forward in the [...] | 2006-06-30 07:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON TW |
06TAIPEI2270 | NSC SECRETARY GENERAL CHIOU I-JEN ON THE CURRENT [...] (C) Summary: In recent days President Chen has recovered his good spirits as a result of receiving strong DPP support against the opposition's recall move, NSC Secretary General Chiou I-jen told ADIR and ADDIR on June 30, adding that Chen no longer feels "alone." Chiou predicted that politica [...] | 2006-06-30 11:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI229 | KMT CHAIRMAN MA SEEKS TO TAKE THE INITIATIVE ON [...] (C) Summary. After sixteen months of mechanically obstructing the Defense Procurement Special Budget weapons systems, the KMT under the leadership of Chairman Ma Ying-jeou is moving to develop an alternative proposal on defense policy and arms procurement. Ma has established a task force to [...] | 2006-01-24 06:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARS MASS MCAP TW |
06TAIPEI2365 | ECONOMIC CONFERENCE - CROSS-STRAIT CONSENSUS [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's Sustainable Economic Development Conference has been rescheduled to July 27-28. Planners are optimistic that members of the pan-Blue opposition will participate, although only in a personal capacity. Cross- Strait issues will dominate the agenda with progress possible o [...] | 2006-07-13 01:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAIR EINV EFIN PGOV PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI2376 | CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS - AIRLINES STILL [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan airlines have begun preparing for new cross-Strait charter flights announced June 14 but complain that the number of flights for the holiday charters is too small. China Airlines (CAL) hopes that it will be able to fly cargo charters as often as once a week, but EVA Air be [...] | 2006-07-13 08:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL ECON CH TW |
06TAIPEI240 | HIGH-SPEED RAIL BUY-BACK A LAST RESORT [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) is preparing contingency plans for buying back the high-speed rail project, which is being constructed by the Taiwan High-Speed Rail Corporation (THSRC) under a build-operate-transfer (BOT) project. MOTC officials beli [...] | 2006-01-24 07:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN ECON TW |
06TAIPEI2411 | NAME GAME DELAYS CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM [...] (C) Summary: PRC objections to the name of the industry organization that will represent Taiwan continue to delay formal cross-Strait consultations on tourism. However, informal discussions through industry organizations continue with progress on some issues. The head of the Travel Agent Ass [...] | 2006-07-17 05:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI242 | CABINET AND PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Premier-designate Su Tseng-chang and his new cabinet will take office on January 25, following the formal resignaion of Premier Frank Hsieh and his entire cabinet on January 23. The presidential office and Su Tseng-chang have announced through the media all of the major new appointments [...] | 2006-01-24 09:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2431 | U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister James Huang told the USCC delegation that the recent PRC-Taiwan joint announcement of cross-Strait charter flights was "the most significant breakthrough in cross-Strait relations of the past six years," and that prospects for further progress are good. Huang said [...] | 2006-07-18 22:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2432 | US-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION [...] (C) Summary: Vice-Premier Tsai Ing-wen told the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) delegation that Taiwan is in generally good economic health, but must create new industries and jobs and must preserve its competitive advantages over China. Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) [...] | 2006-07-18 22:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2440 | KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN ON PRESIDENT CHEN, [...] (C) Summary: KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan strongly criticized President Chen for organizing his policies around the "totally impractical" goal of Taiwan independence, during a meeting with the Director on July 18. Chen's policies have negatively affected relations with allies as well as pr [...] | 2006-07-19 10:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2441 | PFP CHAIRMAN JAMES SOONG WEIGHS IN ON DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: The Director on July 17 urged PFP Chairman James Soong to show leadership in breaking the political deadlock blocking arms procurement, pointing out that U.S. decisionmakers are beginning to question Taiwan's commitment to defend itself. Soong made no specific commitments but a [...] | 2006-07-19 11:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2452 | GPA/PVS DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO VP TSAI [...] (C) Summary: On July 19 Taiwan Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen assured AIT Director that U.S. comments on the Fifth Price-Value Survey (PVS) would be welcome and given full consideration through September 15 and that the Bureau of National Health Insurance (BNHI) would make no further announcements [...] | 2006-07-20 22:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | WTO ETRD ECON PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2462 | ECONOMIC CONFERENCE - PROSPECTS DIM FOR CROSS- [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's Sustainable Economic Development Conference has suffered a series of setbacks in the last week, including the announcement that People First Party (PFP) Legislator Christina Liu would not participate and President Chen's reaffirmation of the "active management" policy. V [...] | 2006-07-21 08:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI2480 | TAIWAN FRETTING OVER NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS [...] Action request--see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Taiwan MOFA official Ko Jai-son expressed concern to AIT that multiple candidates opposing Sandinista's Daniel Ortega in the November Nicaraguan presidential election would give the election to Ortega, resulting in a switch in diplomatic reco [...] | 2006-07-24 09:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW NU |
06TAIPEI2483 | RULING DPP SEEKS TO RESTORE IMAGE [...] (C) Summary: The DPP this weekend passed a series of resolutions at its national party congress that aim to curb corruption and burnish its reformist image. In an unexpected and controversial move, the congress abolished the party's formal factions, which up to now have been a primary mechani [...] | 2006-07-24 10:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2485 | DIRECTOR MEETS KMT TAIPEI MAYORAL CANDIDATE HAU [...] (C) KMT candidate Hau Long-bin told the Director on July 20 that he expects to win the Taipei mayoral election in December, but the contest between him and DPP candidate Frank Hsieh will be much closer than current polling suggests. If elected mayor, Hau will focus on environmental improvement [...] | 2006-07-24 22:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2488 | SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE - MORE [...] (C) Summary: People First Party (PFP) Legislator Christina Liu told AIT/T that the Pan Blue parties are putting politics before Taiwan's economic well-being in their attitude toward Taiwan's July 27-28 Sustainable Economic Development Conference. She predicted the PFP and Kuomintang (KMT) wou [...] | 2006-07-25 07:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI2495 | KMT INSIDER ON MA, ARMS SALES, KMT POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: KMT legislator Joanna Lei told AIT that KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's position on arms sales is not yet fully supported by the party's legislative caucus. Lei said Ma's inept handling of the recall against President Chen demonstrates that Ma must learn how to give orders and demand [...] | 2006-07-25 09:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2513 | WANG JIN-PYNG PREDICTS ARMS BUDGET BY DECEMBER [...] (C) Summary: KMT LY President Wang Jin-pyng predicted to the Director on July 25 that the LY would agree to an arms budget no later than this December, which would include the P-3Cs, and possibly PAC-II upgrades and limited funds for a submarine feasibility study. According to "close hold" in [...] | 2006-07-26 22:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2535 | KMT ASSETS SELL-OFF IN FULL SWING [...] (C) Summary: The Kuomintang (KMT) continues to liquidate its assets in order to ease financial pressures on the party and to deprive the DPP of a campaign issue, a KMT official told AIT. Most of the KMT's major assets, including the party headquarters building, have already been sold, and th [...] | 2006-07-27 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2536 | KMT FIGHTS CORRUPTION BY LOCALIZING CENTRAL [...] (C) Summary. The KMT, in a break from previous practice, will not hold a Taipei convention to conduct this weekend's election of Central Standing Committee (CSC) members, a party official told AIT. Instead, the electors will cast ballots at their respective local party headquarters. KMT Chair [...] | 2006-07-27 09:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2537 | DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN ON DOMESTIC POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun told the Director on July 26 that the DPP's recent national party congress was the most productive of the last ten years. Over the next six months, DPP efforts will focus on implementing the congress' reform resolutions and supporting its candidates in the [...] | 2006-07-27 10:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2542 | SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE - TSU [...] (C) Summary: On July 28, the second day of Taiwan's two- day Sustainable Economic Development Conference (SEDC),Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) members eliminated cross- Strait opening measures from the conference's draft recommendations. However, Premier Su and Vice Premier Tsai reinserted th [...] | 2006-07-28 10:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EAIR ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI2569 | DAMNED IF HE DOES OR DOESN'T: JAMES SOONG FOR MAYOR [...] (C) Summary: People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong plans to run for Taipei mayor in hopes of exchanging his last-minute withdrawal for Kuomintang (KMT) agreement to reserve a few races for the PFP in the 2007 Legislative Yuan (LY) election. Soong's popularity is stuck below ten percen [...] | 2006-07-31 22:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2610 | KMT: PRC'S CHEN YUNLIN AND MAC JOSEPH WU COULD MEET [...] (C) Summary: A senior Kuomintang (KMT) official told AIT August 1 that the KMT hopes AIT will help persuade the DPP government to agree to a visit by PRC Taiwan Affairs Office Director Chen Yunlin to attend an agricultural forum in Taipei October 13-18. The PRC has agreed to the KMT plan to a [...] | 2006-08-03 05:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2618 | MAC CHAIRMAN UPBEAT ON CROSS-STRAIT INITIATIVES [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan will implement the 58 cross-Strait "consensus proposals" by the end of August, then begin considering the more controversial 14 "other items" from last week's Sustainable Economic Development Conference (SEDC),Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu told the Di [...] | 2006-08-03 09:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON CH TW |
06TAIPEI262 | NEW ECON CABINET IN TAIWAN, SAME TIGHT [...] (C) Ref A reports on the new economic ministers in Taiwan. After discussions with a range of interlocutors it appears unlikely that the new cabinet will push for liberalization of cross-Strait economic ties. A senior banker suggested to AIT/T that while he sees many of the new appointees as [...] | 2006-01-25 08:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2630 | POST-CONFERENCE OPTIMISM FADES BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: Premier's Su announcement that the administration will not relax the 40 percent ceiling on investment in the PRC at this time has disappointed many who expected dramatic cross-Strait economic liberalization after Taiwan's Sustainable Economic Development Conference (SEDC). Howeve [...] | 2006-08-04 08:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI2635 | PFP CONSIDERING DESPERATE MEASURES TO GET KMT TO [...] (C) Summary: A PFP campaign strategist told AIT August 1 that the party is prepared to fight dirty if KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou continues to "arrogantly" ignore PFP power-sharing demands. He claimed the PFP has evidence linking KMT Taipei mayoral candidate Hau Long-bin to the Lafayette kickbac [...] | 2006-08-04 09:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2636 | KMT CENTRAL STANDING COMMITTEE ELECTION DOESN'T [...] (C) Summary: The recent KMT Central Standing Committee election results did not hurt Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's leadership position, a senior Kuomintang (KMT) official told AIT. The KMT caucus is prepared to vote to approve purchasing the P-3C anti-sub aircraft and PAC-II upgrades this fall, ac [...] | 2006-08-06 22:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2654 | THREAT OF NO CONFIDENCE VOTE HIGHLIGHTS THE [...] (C) Summary. Threats by opposition legislators to push for a vote of no confidence against Premier Su Tseng-chang have brought back to the forefront the pending major restructuring of the Legislative Yuan (LY). If a vote of no confidence passes this fall, President Chen Shui-bian can dissol [...] | 2006-08-08 00:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI27 | KMT LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG'S UPCOMING VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng announced January 2 that President Chen has asked him to serve as his special envoy to the inauguration of Honduran President-elect Manuel Zelaya, scheduled for January 27. Wang also announced he will make a [...] | 2006-01-04 08:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2784 | TAIWAN UPBEAT ON LATEST UN BID [...] (C) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director-General for International Relations John Chen told AIT on August 14 that Taiwan's latest overtures to the UNGA this year involve bids to gain "recognition" of Taiwan by the UN and to urge UN involvement in maintaining peace in the East Asia region. Chen [...] | 2006-08-16 07:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNSC UNGA TW |
06TAIPEI2835 | TAIPEI MAYOR MA YING-JEOU: PRESIDENT CHEN WON'T [...] (C) Summary: President Chen will not step down under pressure from former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-te, Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou predicted to AIT on August 16. Ma hypothesized that if Chen were to resign now, the President would lose his immunity and risk immediate prosecution for [...] | 2006-08-17 06:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2846 | CHAD LOSS PROMPTS ANXIETY WITHIN TAIWAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Chad's decision last week to establish formal diplomatic relations with Beijing has renewed anxiety in Taipei over the long-term viability of its competition with the PRC for official diplomatic partners. Local foreign policy observers say Taiwan will nevertheless press ahead w [...] | 2006-08-17 09:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
06TAIPEI2853 | TAIWAN SOLIDARITY UNION GOING ITS OWN WAY? [...] (C) Summary: Former President Lee Teng-hui wants the TSU, once considered an appendage to the DPP, to "go its own way." Lee is dissatisfied with President Chen and with DPP polcies viewed as too much in favor of opening to China. Lee has urged TSU candidates to stay to the end in mayoral rac [...] | 2006-08-17 09:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2919 | CROSS-STRAIT SEMICONDUCTOR INVESTMENT - BUMPY ROAD [...] (C) Summary: The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) announced in April that it would lift the ban on investment in semiconductor packaging and testing in the PRC. However, the only application for such investment to date was denied. Semiconductor manufacturers were also disappointed recently whe [...] | 2006-08-23 09:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EIND ECON CH TW |
06TAIPEI2920 | CROSS-STRAIT STANDARDS ORGANIZATION DOWNPLAYS [...] (C) Summary: Sinocon, the Taiwan IT industry association that has taken the lead in discussions with the PRC on industry standards, downplayed the level of cooperation in a conversation with AIT/T. Cooperation is still at an early stage, but as the importance of the PRC market continues to gr [...] | 2006-08-23 09:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EIND PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI2921 | FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG ON HIS CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang believes his visit to Central America last week shored up Taiwan's fragile relations with Panama, Costa Rica and Honduras. He remains deeply concerned, however, that Daniel Ortega might win the November presidential election in Nicaragua and [...] | 2006-08-23 22:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PM CS HO BH NU TP CH TW |
06TAIPEI2923 | TAIWAN REMAINS INTENT ON A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan remains intent on securing U.S. concurrence to launch talks on a bilateral Free Trade Agreement. Taiwan officials at all levels took advantage of the August 17-21 trade talks in Taipei to raise the issue, emphasizing that an FTA is Taiwan's number one trade goal. Taiwan [...] | 2006-08-24 02:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2933 | FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG ON HIS CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang believes his visit to Central America last week shored up Taiwan's fragile relations with Panama, Costa Rica and Honduras. He remains deeply concerned, however, that Daniel Ortega might win the November presidential election in Nicaragua and [...] | 2006-08-24 08:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PM CS HO BH NU TP CH TW |
06TAIPEI2948 | PRESIDENT CHEN CONTINUES TO FEND OFF CHALLENGES [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian moved to counter his detractors and rally his supporters by declaring three times over the past several days that he will not step down from the presidency. Vowing he would not "betray" his supporters and would remain in office until May 20, 2008, Chen [...] | 2006-08-24 09:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2950 | MAINLAND AFFAIRS COUNCIL PUTS POSITIVE SPIN ON [...] (C) Summary. According to Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu, cross-Strait negotiations will not be derailed by Taiwan outrage over what it sees as PRC deviousness in disrupting Taiwan relations with Chad. That said, the pace of negotiations might slow down a bit. Expansion o [...] | 2006-08-24 22:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON CH TW |
06TAIPEI2975 | DUMP CHEN MOVEMENT BOGGING DOWN AS PRESIDENT'S [...] (C) Summary: Supporters of President Chen sponsored a rally in Taipei's 228 Peace Memorial Park on August 26 to shore up support for the beleaguered president, lashing out at organizers of an anti-Chen movement who are planning to start their rallies later this week. While attending the ina [...] | 2006-08-28 11:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI2991 | MAC OFFICIAL EMPHASIZES SEMI-OFFICIAL NATURE OF [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Economic Division Director Fu Don-cheng emphasized the semi- official status of a new organization that will represent Taiwan in tourism discussions with the PRC as an advance for Taiwan in cross-Strait relations. Because the chairman of the new org [...] | 2006-08-30 10:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PREL TW CH |
06TAIPEI3013 | VICE PRESIDENT LIU SEES ANTI-CHEN MOVEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Vice President Annette Lu told the Director that she believes the "Depose Chen" movement will blow over in the next few weeks, but expressed concern about the potential for violence by anti-Chen demonstrators. She steadfastly defended President Chen Shui-bian and gave no outwar [...] | 2006-08-31 22:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR TW |
06TAIPEI3027 | CHEN PLAYS PRESIDENTIAL CARD AS PROTESTERS PREPARE [...] (C) Summary: President Chen is going forward with his long-planned trip to visit diplomatic partners Palau and Nauru Sept 3-6 in an effort to bolster Taiwan's ties to its allies in the South Pacific. In so doing, Chen aims to highlight his determination to forge on as President in the face [...] | 2006-09-01 11:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3038 | TAIWAN PROTESTS START OFF WITH A WHIMPER [...] (C) Summary: Weekend protest demonstrations calling on President Chen to step down appeared poorly organized and under-attended partly as a result of heavy downpours. The "Depose Chen" campaign, led by former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Shih Ming-te, drew under 1,000 pre-re [...] | 2006-09-05 10:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3099 | MOTC MINISTER ON HIGH-SPEED RAIL, DIRECT LINKS, [...] (C) Summary: In a September 5 meeting with AIT Director Young, Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) Minister Tsai Duei expressed confidence that Taiwan high- speed rail will open in October as scheduled after a one- year postponement. He also affirmed that the private sector w [...] | 2006-09-07 07:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN EAIR ECPS PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI3118 | TAIPEI PROTESTS SET TO SWING INTO FULL GEAR [...] (C) Summary: Demonstrations calling on President Chen to step down are set to kick off 3:00 PM on Saturday, September 9. Shih Ming-te, leader of the "Depose Chen" campaign, stressed during a press conference September 7 that the event would be "peaceful and non-violent." He also vowed to [...] | 2006-09-08 10:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3126 | TAIWAN DEMOCRACY VERSUS CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan Justice officials see the growing number of indictments of high-level government officials for corruption as a positive sign of both increasing democratization and higher standards of accountability for government officials. End summary. Government Corruption Dominate [...] | 2006-09-11 07:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR ECON POL TW |
06TAIPEI3146 | WEEKEND ANTI-CHEN PROTESTS PEACEFUL, CONTINUE ON [...] (C) Summary: Weekend protests aimed at "deposing" President Chen were peaceful and attracted up to 100,000 people on Saturday, September 9. Turnout did not reach the 300,000 organizers projected. Organizers nevertheless declared the turnout was a "strong statement" of the people's disapp [...] | 2006-09-11 11:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3154 | KMT LY SPEAKER WANG ON DEFENSE BUDGET, "DEPOSE [...] (C) Summary: Kuomintang (KMT) Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director and DDIR on September 11 that "the time had arrived" for the LY to resolve the defense budget question. Wang said he and KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou expect the LY to approve funding for the purchase of [...] | 2006-09-12 08:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3165 | AIT DIRECTOR'S SEPT 12 MEETING WITH NSC SECRETARY [...] (C) During a September 12 meeting, the Director discussed the internal situation and defense budget with NSC Secretary General Chiou I-jen. Chiou discounted the staying power of Shih Ming-de's street protests, claiming President Chen remains calm about the threat to him. Chiou said Ma Ying- [...] | 2006-09-13 03:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MASS TW |
06TAIPEI3214 | WEEKEND OF BATTLING DEMONSTRATIONS: PRO-CHEN [...] (C) Summary: Organizers of the ongoing sit-in aimed at pressuring President Chen to step down will hold a "Besiege the City" march on Friday evening, September 15. The march will follow a route out of Ketagalan Boulevard, encircle the Presidential Office and residence, and end at the Taipei [...] | 2006-09-15 10:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI323 | NEW YEAR CHARTER FLIGHTS LOW-KEY KICK-OFF [...] (C) Taiwan and the PRC kicked off the latest round of cross-Strait Lunar New Year (LNY) charter flights on January 20 with much less fanfare than the two previous rounds, showing that the LNY charters are becoming routine. Because the airlines had more time to prepare and are able to sell tick [...] | 2006-01-27 05:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI3233 | TAIWAN DEFENSE BUDGET BATTLE IN FALL LY SESSION [...] (C) Summary. Opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou and other party leaders are saying they want to move forward on defense procurement when the fall Legislative Yuan (LY) session begins September 19. While Ma has repeatedly assured AIT he is serious about defense and wants to pa [...] | 2006-09-18 10:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS MARR TW |
06TAIPEI3234 | DUELING DEMONSTRATIONS CONCLUDE PEACEFULLY [...] (C) Summary: The Friday night anti-Chen march led by former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Shih Ming-te attracted an unexpectedly large crowd of 360,000, despite rainy weather. The march ended at the Taipei Railway Station, where Shih and his movement are continuing their sit-in [...] | 2006-09-18 10:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI324 | MA MUST BE PRACTICAL [...] (C) Summary: (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou is being forced to face political reality, according to one advisor. Although he has insisted he is clean and deeply committed to cleaning up KMT politics, Ma is finding he must pragmatically maintain connections with unsavory local politicians who can [...] | 2006-01-27 06:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI325 | PRESIDENT CHEN RECONSOLIDATES HIS POWER [...] (C) Summary: President Chen, who appears to have regained confidence in recent days, has taken important steps toward reconsolidating his power with the appointment of the new cabinet led by Premier Su Tseng-chang and the installation of the new Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Yu [...] | 2006-01-27 06:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3261 | TAIWAN POLICE CHALLENGED BY SKIRMISHES BETWEEN PRO [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the large anti-Chen march and pro-Chen rally held over the weekend in Taipei (Reftel),two sparsely attended anti-Chen activities in southern Taiwan early this week generated small-scale violent clashes with pro-Chen supporters. Ruling and opposition leaders are c [...] | 2006-09-20 09:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW ASEC CASC CMGT |
06TAIPEI3269 | DPP LEADERS YU SHYI-KUN AND FRANK HSIEH DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with the Director on September 19, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun and DPP Taipei mayoral candidate Frank Hsieh both suggested that Shih Ming-te was hoping to make a political comeback through his ongoing movement aimed at pressuring President Chen to step down. Bot [...] | 2006-09-21 12:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3273 | MA OPTIMISTIC ON DEFENSE BUDGET, PUBLIC ORDER [...] (C) Summary: Taipei Mayor and Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou told AIT Director that the KMT leadership and Legislative Yuan (LY) caucus had reached consensus to support the purchase of P-3C antisub aircraft and PAC-2 missile upgrades, and to fund a submarine feasibility study (in the 2 [...] | 2006-09-21 21:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3310 | PRESIDENT CHEN PROPOSES DISCUSSION OF NATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In his opening address to a DPP forum on constitutional revision on Sunday, September 24, President Chen proposed that serious consideration be given to dealing with the question of defining national territory in the process of constitutional revision. Chen's proposal does not a [...] | 2006-09-25 11:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3321 | TAIWAN BUSINESS LEADERS ON ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (C) Summary: AIT Director Young hosted a lunch with business leaders to discuss their views on economic issues. The group complained the leadership of the anti-Chen demonstrations are driven by ulterior motives. They favored the authorities setting the rules to promote a positive business e [...] | 2006-09-26 07:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3382 | EU URGES ANOTHER PUSH ON TAIWAN GPA [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) During a lunch on September 28, European Commission Representative to Taiwan Brian McDonald made a strong plea for the U.S. to join the EU in another effort to find satisfactory language for Taiwan to accede to the WTO Governme [...] | 2006-09-29 10:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3394 | CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM EFFORT SPARKS DEBATE WITHIN [...] (C) Summary: Divisions within the ruling DPP between moderates and independence activists are complicating the process of producing an acceptable constitutional revision proposal for the party's Central Executive Committee (CEC) to consider on October 4. Originally focusing on two constituti [...] | 2006-10-03 02:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3414 | TAIWAN AVIATION - DIRECT LINKS, HIGH-SPEED RAIL, [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan's aviation market has suffered from dramatic declines in domestic air travel that will worsen with the opening of Taiwan's high-speed rail. In addition, air cargo growth appears to have stagnated, Taiwan airlines face increasing competition from expanded U.S.-China air cap [...] | 2006-10-03 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ELTN ECON PREL TW CH |
06TAIPEI3439 | CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM - BUS ACCIDENT COULD PUSH [...] (C) Five PRC tourists died in a bus accident in Southern Taiwan on October 2, the first PRC tourists to be killed in Taiwan. The incident is unlikely to slow cross-Strait discussions of further opening Taiwan to PRC tourists. To the contrary, by showing the need for more formal mechanisms fo [...] | 2006-10-04 08:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI3446 | TAIWAN AVIATION - DIRECT LINKS, HIGH-SPEED RAIL, [...] (SBU) Summary: In the face of challenges detailed in ref D, Taiwan's small airlines are struggling. Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration is encouraging them to merge, but the airlines are reluctant. To survive, they are expanding regional service and look to tap into profitable cross-St [...] | 2006-10-05 03:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ELTN ECON PREL TW CH |
06TAIPEI3456 | DPP SHIFTS CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM INTO LOW GEAR FOR [...] (C) Summary: After reviewing and debating various constitutional revision proposals, some of which dealt with sensitive sovereignty issues, the ruling DPP's Central Executive Committee (CEC) on October 4 decided to continue discussion of constitutional revision during its next meeting in earl [...] | 2006-10-05 10:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3473 | TAIWAN AVIATION - DIRECT LINKS, HIGH-SPEED RAIL, [...] (C) Summary: U.S. firms have different views on the potential impact of direct cross-Strait air links on their business. United hopes regular cross-Strait flights on other airlines will increase the attractiveness of its planned non-stop service to San Francisco. Northwest and FedEx believe [...] | 2006-10-11 08:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI3479 | NSC SECRETARY GENERAL CHIOU I-JEN ON ANTI-CHEN [...] (C) Summary: NSC Secretary General Chiou I-jen told the Director on October 11 that President Chen was "a little angry" over the disruptive protests launched against him by pan-Blue legislators at the October 10 national day ceremony. Chen had agreed to participate in the ceremony, against th [...] | 2006-10-11 10:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3480 | PEACEFUL ANTI-CHEN PROTESTS DISRUPT NATIONAL DAY [...] (C) Summary: The "Depose Chen" movement held a protest demonstration, estimated by police at 120,000, on the perimeter of the October 10 National Day ceremony in front of the Presidential Place. Other than occasional pushing and shoving, the demonstration was largely peaceful, due to both s [...] | 2006-10-11 10:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3494 | PRESIDENT CHEN'S RECALL RERUN [...] (C) Summary: In the midst of ongoing public protests against President Chen, KMT and PFP legislators have begun legislative hearings on their second motion to recall Chen from office. DPP legislators have shunned the hearings and have vowed to boycott the recall vote scheduled for this Friday, [...] | 2006-10-12 11:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3520 | FOREIGN MINISTER JAMES HUANG ON REGIONAL ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: The Director discussed recent developments in East Asia, Central America, and Taiwan domestic politics with Foreign Minister James Huang (Chih-fang) on October 12. Huang reiterated Taipei's support for U.S. policy on North Korea and said regional instability underscored the need [...] | 2006-10-13 09:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS TW NU |
06TAIPEI3521 | SECOND PRESIDENTIAL RECALL FAILS AND THINGS CALM [...] (C) Summary: Voting along strict party lines, on October 13 the Legislative Yuan (LY) rejected the second motion to recall President Chen this year. Before the vote, "Depose Chen" protest movement leader Shih Ming-te instructed his followers to go home and rest instead of picketing the LY duri [...] | 2006-10-13 10:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3551 | TAIWAN SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO NORTH [...] (C) AIT Director conveyed Ref A talking points on UNSCR 1718 to NSC Secretary-General Chiou I-jen, and Pol Chief conveyed them separately to MOFA Director-General for North American Affairs Leo Lee, on October 17. The Director expressed appreciation for Taiwan's serious attention to prolifer [...] | 2006-10-17 09:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM KN TW |
06TAIPEI3554 | FORMER PRESIDENT LEE TENG-HUI ON DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Director and DDIR on October 16, former President Lee Teng-hui attributed problems in Taiwan's democracy, including poor governance and corruption, to the lack of political education in the democratic process and values of the island. Lee criticized Pre [...] | 2006-10-17 10:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3581 | CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM - TAIWAN WAITING FOR PRC [...] (C) Summary: According to a travel agency executive closely involved in cross-Strait discussions of tourism, Taiwan invited the PRC to consultations on tourism in Macau on October 20 and 21 but has not yet received a reply. The contact ruled out the possibility of a deal soon enough to allow [...] | 2006-10-19 07:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI3587 | PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG ON ARMS PROCUREMENT, [...] (C) Summary: In an October 18 meeting with Premier Su Tseng-chang, the Director underscored the need for Taiwan to SIPDIS enhance export controls following the North Korean nuclear test and the critical importance for Taiwan to approve a robust defense budget that includes arms procurement [...] | 2006-10-19 10:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3588 | KMT CHAIRMAN MA PLEDGES FORWARD MOVEMENT ON ARMS [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Director on October 19, Taipei Mayor/Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou expressed confidence that next week the Procedural Committee of the Legislative Yuan (LY) would approve the 2006 U.S. arms procurement supplemental for consideration by the full LY [...] | 2006-10-19 11:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3604 | KMT CHAIRMAN MA SUFFERS FALLOUT FROM DEPOSE CHEN [...] (C) Summary: After more than six weeks of demonstrations, Shih Ming-te's "Depose President Chen" movement has failed to topple Chen, but has ironically weakened KMT Chairman and Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou and boosted PFP Chairman James Soong. A drop in Ma's approval rating largely reflects Deep [...] | 2006-10-20 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3613 | CROSS-STRAIT TRADE - OPPORTUNITIES AND RISKS OF [...] (C) Summary: Despite dramatic liberalization, Taiwan still maintains substantial restrictions on the import of certain products from the PRC, banning outright 20 percent of all import product categories. A disproportionate number of agricultural product categories are banned. Taiwan produce [...] | 2006-10-23 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI3634 | DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN ON DOMESTIC POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Chairman Yu Shyi-kun predicted to the Director on October 19 that the anti-President Chen movement will gradually die out unless the forthcoming prosecutor's report is very damaging to the President. Yu observed that DPP mayoral candidate Chen [...] | 2006-10-25 08:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3640 | PFP CHAIRMAN SOONG ON ARMS PROCUREMENT, MAYORAL [...] (C) Summary: During an October 25 meeting with the Director, PFP Chairman (and Taipei mayoral candidate) James Soong promised to publicly reaffirm his support for the P-3C antisubmarine warfare aircraft and a submarine feasibility study, but stopped short of committing to pass the "Supplementa [...] | 2006-10-25 10:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3676 | CROSS-STRAIT AGRICULTURE - KMT-CCP PROPOSALS OFFER [...] (C) Summary: After a Kuomintang-Chinese Communist Party (KMT-CCP) forum in Hainan, the PRC announced 20 new proposals on cross-Strait agricultural exchanges. However, the package seems primarily to benefit Taiwan farmers and agribusinesses who invest in the PRC, offering little to producers in [...] | 2006-10-30 02:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI3687 | HIGH-SPEED RAIL - RUNNING LATE, BUT ON TRACK [...] Summary: Taiwan's high-speed rail will begin operations in December 2006. Its financial situation seems to have stabilized in the year since it obtained additional funding from the Taiwan authorities in September 2005. As it draws closer to operations, the high-speed rail appears to have lef [...] | 2006-10-31 01:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN ECON TW |
06TAIPEI3704 | TAIWAN ONGOING CONCERNS OVER NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) National Security Council Deputy Secretary General Joanne Chang (Jaw-ling) told AIT on October 25 that Taiwan continues to monitor closely the runup to the November 5 presidential election in Nicaragua. She expressed concern that multiple candidates opposing Sandanista's Daniel Ortega s [...] | 2006-10-31 07:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW NU |
06TAIPEI3707 | TAIWAN OPTIMISTIC ON RELATIONS WITH JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Shinzo Abe's election as Japanese Prime Minister in late September is widely viewed within Taiwan academic and foreign policy circles as an opportunity for Taipei to further improve its already strong working relationship with Japan. While hoping to expand economic and cultural [...] | 2006-10-31 10:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW JA |
06TAIPEI3708 | KMT TAIPEI MAYORAL CANDIDATE HAU CAUTIOUS BUT [...] (C) Summary: Kuomintang (KMT) Taipei mayoral candidate Hau Long-bin appears confident of victory in December, but remains somewhat concerned that a split Pan-Blue vote could weaken his mayoral mandate. Hau named DPP mayoral candidate Frank Hsieh (Chang-ting) as his only real competitor, and [...] | 2006-10-31 11:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3725 | TAIWAN PLEDGES TO INVESTIGATE EXPORT CONTROL CASES [...] (C) Summary: On October 30, Taiwan Director General of the Ministry of Justice, Investigation Bureau Yeh Cherng-maw assured AIT Director Young of full cooperation in investigating export control cases and other illicit trade. End Summary. 2. (C) On October 30, AIT Director Young met Ministr [...] | 2006-11-01 08:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ETTC ECON ETRD PREL SNAR TW |
06TAIPEI3771 | "POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE" - PRESIDENT CHEN IMPLICATED [...] (C) Summary: The Taipei Prosecutor's office today issued an indictment against President Chen Shui-bian's wife Wu Shu-chen for corruption and falsifying documents in the use of Presidential Office special funds claimed to have been used for secret diplomacy. President Chen was implicated in [...] | 2006-11-03 22:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3773 | PRESIDENT CHEN'S BATTLE TO STAY IN OFFICE [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) has announced plans to launch a third recall effort against President Chen, following release yesterday of the prosecutor's report implicating Chen in corruption charges against his wife. The recall effort will fail unless the KMT can persuade at [...] | 2006-11-04 11:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3781 | PRESIDENT CHEN WEATHERS POLITICAL CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: President Chen offered a range of arguments to defend himself and his wife Wu Shu-chen against corruption charges in a televised statement to the media and public on November 5. At the end of his statement, Chen announced dramatically that he would step down immediately if his wi [...] | 2006-11-06 22:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI382 | CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S CHINESE NEW YEAR SURPRISE [...] (C) Summary: In an informal Chinese New Year speech in southern Taiwan on January 29, President Chen announced that he was considering abolishing the National Unification Council (NUC) and National Unification Guidelines (NUG),using the name Taiwan in applying to join the UN, and holding a c [...] | 2006-02-07 09:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI3836 | RESIGNATION OF TWO PROMINENT DPP LEGISLATORS [...] (C) Summary: On November 13, DPP legislators Lin Cho-shui and Lee Wen-chung dropped a political grenade by announcing their resignation from the Legislative Yuan (LY),to take effect by the end of the week. Lin and Lee are taking responsibility for being unable to fulfill their previous comm [...] | 2006-11-13 10:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3874 | KMT VICE CHAIRMAN JOHN KUAN ON MAYORAL RACES, [...] (C) Summary: KMT Vice Chairman John Kuan assured the Deputy Director on November 13 that the KMT and Chairman Ma Ying-jeou understand the importance of U.S.-Taiwan common interests and regard the U.S. as pursuing its national interests, not favoring one or another Taiwan political party. The [...] | 2006-11-16 01:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3878 | FOREIGN MINISTER JAMES HUANG ON NICARAGUA AND PRC [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director on November 15 that Taiwan is cautiously optimistic of its ability to preserve relations with Nicaragua under the Sandinistas, emphasizing that Taiwan was pleasantly surprised by both the tone and substance of the telephone conversati [...] | 2006-11-16 10:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW NU |
06TAIPEI3889 | SCENESETTER: DECEMBER 9 MAYORAL ELECTIONS IN [...] (C) Summary: Voters in Taipei and Kaohsiung will head to the polls Saturday, December 9, to elect mayors in Taiwan's two largest cities. The recent indictment of First Lady Wu Shu-chen, which implicated President Chen, has heightened the importance of these elections, especially the close rac [...] | 2006-11-17 10:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3890 | MA YING-JEOU TARNISHED BY MAYOR'S OFFICE [...] (C) Summary: Taipei Mayor and KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou finds himself unexpectedly under investigation for the alleged misuse of a mayoral office expense account. An assistant responsible for handling Ma's reimbursement requests has admitted to swapping high-dollar receipts of his own for Ma [...] | 2006-11-17 10:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3891 | KMT TAIPEI MAYORAL CANDIDATE HAU STILL FACES [...] (C) Summary: While KMT Taipei mayoral candidate Hau Long-bin still appears likely to win the December 9 election, there are several unpredictable scenarios that could threaten this expectation. Hau's relaxed campaign style has stirred some discomfort among KMT supporters, giving many voters the [...] | 2006-11-20 06:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI3906 | CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT - TAIWAN STILL HOLDS SOME [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan media often reports Taiwan firms in Mainland China are returning to invest in Taiwan. Taiwan encourages this kind of investment. However, many of these firms maintain and even expand large manufacturing operations in the Mainland at the same time they increase investment i [...] | 2006-11-21 01:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV KIPR PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI3926 | IS CROSS-STRAIT SEMICONDUCTOR INVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) and Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) officials last week said publicly that Taiwan was preparing to ease restrictions on semiconductor manufacturing investment in the PRC by the end of the year. However, Taiwan has previously made similar noises [...] | 2006-11-22 06:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETTC PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI3963 | CROSS-STRAIT CHARTER FLIGHTS - PROGRESS POSSIBLE [...] (C) Summary: The airline executive who nominally leads cross-Strait discussions on charter flights for Taiwan believes the two sides should be able to resolve in December all outstanding technical issues on cargo and weekend passenger charter flights. However, he said an announcement on chart [...] | 2006-11-27 06:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI3971 | MINISTER HU SHENG-CHENG ON ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: November 22, Minister Without Portfolio and Council for Economic Development and Planning Chair Hu Sheng-cheng said he thought China opposed the Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) because it undermined China's efforts to marginalize U.S. economic influence in East Asia. [...] | 2006-11-27 09:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW WTO |
06TAIPEI3972 | VICE PREMIER TSAI ON GPA AND FTA [...] Summary: Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen said Taiwan is "not ready to consider" having any footnote in its WTO GPA accession language during a meeting with AIT DIR late on November 24. She said that Taiwan was prepared to discuss a bilateral GPA during AUSTR Stratford's visit next month. DIR also [...] | 2006-11-27 09:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW WTO |
06TAIPEI3974 | MAYOR MA HOPEFUL ON DEFENSE, MAYORAL ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary. Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou told the Director on November 24 that the December 9 Kaohsiung mayoral election remains too close to call, while in Taipei KMT candidate Hau Lung-bin appears to be maintaining his substantial lead. Stating that the Legislative Yuan (LY) had effectively [...] | 2006-11-27 22:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MASS MARR TW |
06TAIPEI399 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR FOUNDRIES BUILDING ON SUCCESS [...] (C) Taiwan firms created the fabless-foundry model in semiconductor manufacturing, and its "foundries" (contract chip manufacturers) continue to dominate this large and growing segment of the industry. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has more than 50 percent of the global fo [...] | 2006-02-09 03:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETTC ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI3995 | TAIPEI MAYORAL RACE: PERSONALITIES, THEMES, AND [...] (C) Summary: KMT candidate Hau Lung-bin continues to lead DPP candidate Frank Hsieh by a comfortable margin in popular opinion polls on the December 9 Taipei mayoral election. The ongoing investigation of current Taipei Mayor (and KMT Chairman) Ma Ying-jeou's special fund has had little effec [...] | 2006-11-29 10:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI4008 | KAOHSIUNG MAYORAL ELECTION: PERSONALITIES, [...] (C) Summary: The Kaohsiung mayoral race between DPP candidate Chen Chu and KMT candidate Huang Chun-ying remains too close to call with just over a week remaining before the December 9 election. The DPP and KMT both view this election as critical to their future plans, the DPP to stop the sl [...] | 2006-11-30 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI4029 | TAIWAN HI-TECH - BUSINESS BOOMING DESPITE [...] (SBU) Summary: During a trip to Hsinchu, Taiwan's high-tech industry center, business leaders described to AIT Director good prospects for Taiwan's semiconductor and flat-panel display industries, many citing ambitious expansion plans. However, most complained about the Chen administration's [...] | 2006-12-01 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EIND ETTC PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI4062 | KMT VICE CHAIRMAN P.K. CHIANG ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Vice Chairman Chiang Ping-kun told DDIR recently that Beijing's approach toward the KMT has softened under President Hu Jintao. Hu is more willing than previous CCP leaders to work with the KMT to preserve the "status quo" because of his concern that President Chen is pursui [...] | 2006-12-06 09:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW PREL |
06TAIPEI4063 | MAC CHAIRMAN PREDICTS CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM [...] (C) Summary. MAC Chairman Wu told the Director December 5 that a cross-Strait agreement to further open Taiwan to PRC tourism would likely be concluded shortly after the December 9 Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections. He said charter flights will take longer, though he expects the Ministr [...] | 2006-12-06 10:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV EAIR ECON PGOV CH TW |
06TAIPEI4064 | KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN ON DECEMBER 9 [...] (C) Summary: KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan told the Director on December 6 that the December 9 Taipei and Kaohsiung mayoral elections will be a contest between the KMT and the DPP as well as one between the candidates. Lien expects Pan-Blue voters in Taipei to ignore James Soong and unite [...] | 2006-12-06 10:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI4067 | CHINA RATCHETS UP DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary. Bejing is ratcheting up its global drive to contain and undercut Taiwan, Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director on December 6. In particular, PRC pressure in Central America and Africa is keeping the heat on Taiwan, said Huang, who just returned from relations-st [...] | 2006-12-06 22:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR TW |
06TAIPEI4079 | AUSTR VISIT: TIFA, APEC, CHINESE GOODS, AND [...] (C) Summary: Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Director General Franco Huang told AIT Econ Chief that he would try to provide AIT with "acceptable footnote language" for Taiwan's WTO GPA accession. It is not clear whether this signifies confusion or motion in Taiwan's position. His comments [...] | 2006-12-08 05:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV APECO TW |
06TAIPEI4083 | CENTRAL TAIWAN SCIENCE PARK BELIES HOLLOWING-OUT [...] (C) Summary: The Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) in Taichung has been remarkably successful at attracting large-scale investment from leading high-tech firms. Total investment since the park was established in 2002 has reached US$49 billion. It is the site of Corning Inc.'s largest capital [...] | 2006-12-08 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EIND CH TW |
06TAIPEI4089 | TAIWAN PREMIER ON MAYORAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN [...] (C) Summary. Two days before mayoral elections in Taipei and Kaohsiung, Premier Su Tseng-chang told AIT/T Director Young there is little hope for the Democratic Progressive Party in Taipei but the race is still tight in Kaohsiung. Su appears inclined to step down as premier if the DPP loses [...] | 2006-12-08 09:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ETRD CH TW |
06TAIPEI4090 | TAIWAN MAYORAL ELECTION SCENESETTER: DPP PULLING [...] (C) Summary: Voters in Taipei and Kaohsiung will elect mayors in Taiwan's two largest cities this Saturday December 9. The KMT is expected to easily retain control of Taipei, where supporters of the KMT substantially outnumber those of the DPP. Under DPP rule for the past eight years, Kaohs [...] | 2006-12-10 23:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI4091 | TAIWAN MAYORAL ELECTION SCENESETTER: DPP PULLING [...] (C) Summary: Voters in Taipei and Kaohsiung will elect mayors in Taiwan's two largest cities this Saturday December 9. The KMT is expected to easily retain control of Taipei, where supporters of the KMT substantially outnumber those of the DPP. Under DPP rule for the past eight years, Kaohs [...] | 2006-12-10 23:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI4095 | ASE-CARLYLE DEAL - MONEY, POLITICS, AND TAIWAN'S [...] (C) Summary: The Carlyle Group's planned acquisition of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) set Taiwan abuzz over the pros and cons of the island's cross-Strait restrictions on investment. ASE emphasized it is primarily motivated by a desire to form closer relationships with other semico [...] | 2006-12-11 08:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON EIND ETTC PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI4096 | RULING DPP AND OPPOSITION KMT SPLIT KEY MAYORAL [...] (C) Summary: In key mayoral elections on December 9, the ruling DPP narrowly retained control of its southern base, Kaohsiung, and the opposition KMT kept control of Taipei as expected. Although Frank Hsieh lost the election in Taipei, his stronger than expected 41 percent showing boosts his [...] | 2006-12-11 10:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI4104 | KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU ON DEFENSE BUDGET, [...] (C) Summary. KMT Chaiman Ma Ying-jeou told the Director that the 2007 defense budget is moving toward legislative approval in the near future, though he was non-committal on a possible supplemental budget next Spring for PAC-III missiles. Ma was very cautious in discussing the status of KMT [...] | 2006-12-12 22:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR TW |
06TAIPEI4113 | LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON DEFENSE BUDGET AND [...] (C) Summary: Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng discussed progress on the defense budget and Taiwan's post-election political landscape with the Director on December 12. Wang suggested that the 2007 annual defense budget is likely to pass during the current legislative session, wi [...] | 2006-12-13 11:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI4123 | CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM - TAIWAN LOOKS TO AGREEMENT [...] (C) Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Economic Division Director Fu Don-cheng indicated to AIT that Taiwan and China would probably not be able to reach an agreement this year on further opening of Taiwan to PRC tourists. He backtracked from earlier comments by MAC Chairman Joseph Wu that an agre [...] | 2006-12-14 10:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EAIR CH TW |
06TAIPEI4145 | COUNTER-TERRORISM IN TAIWAN: PROGRESS AND [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan authorities have made a concerted effort since 2005 to establish an island wide counter-terrorism network to reduce stove-piping and competing interests between relevant ministries and agencies that could hamper the government's response in the event of a terrorist attac [...] | 2006-12-18 09:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PTER TW ID |
06TAIPEI4153 | TAIWAN'S MEDICAL INDUSTRY - CATCHING CHINA FEVER? [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan investors and medical providers are increasingly involved in healthcare services in the PRC. Taiwan firms have opened or plan to open eight hospitals in China. According to one AIT source, as many as 100 Taiwan-invested clinics have applied for PRC permission to operate i [...] | 2006-12-19 08:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI4155 | KMT LEGISLATOR JOHN CHIANG ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Central Standing Committee and LY member John Chiang suggested to the Acting Director on December 18 that PRC leaders' growing confidence in China's development has made them more accommodating in engaging Taiwan on cross-Strait economic issues. However, Chiang believes B [...] | 2006-12-19 10:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI4173 | CROSS-STRAIT WEEKEND AND CARGO CHARTER FLIGHTS - [...] (C) Summary: On December 20, Taipei Airlines Association (TAA) Chairman Tony C.C. Fan speculated that April 1, 2007, was the earliest date possible for cross-Strait cargo and weekend passenger charter flights. Fan's projection is consistent with the most recent comments from the Mainland Affa [...] | 2006-12-22 03:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI418 | CROSS-STRAIT CHARTERS AND TOURISM - INDUSTRY [...] (C) Taipei Airline Association (TAA) Chairman Tony C.C. Fan told AIT/T that he is optimistic that discussions of cross-Strait cargo and weekend passenger charter flights would continue despite Chen Shui-bian's recent provocative remarks. He said that he had detected no change in attitude from [...] | 2006-02-10 08:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON EINV PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI4200 | MTAG: UPDATE ON TAIWAN GAMEPLAN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's licensing agency is pleased with the improvements in its licensing system over the course of 2006 and attributes much of the progress to U.S. assistance. Taiwan greatly appreciates U.S. comments on licensing cases and welcomes any additional comments U.S. agencies may ha [...] | 2006-12-28 09:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC TW |
06TAIPEI511 | CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC RELATIONS - SCHOLARS SEE [...] (C) In recent discussions, Taiwan scholars of cross- Strait economic relations agreed that it is difficult to predict exactly how President Chen plans to implement his call for "active management" of cross-Strait economic relations. They conclude that his recent moves are an effort to consoli [...] | 2006-02-16 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EAIR ECON PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI53 | PRESIDENT CHEN'S NEW YEARS ADDRESS AND GREEN [...] (C) Summary: AIT's contacts suggest that President Chen is determined to carry out the policy direction laid out in his tough New Years address, but they stress that his statements do not signal any change in Taiwan's policy toward the cross-Strait status quo. Our contacts claim that Chen's [...] | 2006-01-06 08:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI54 | PFP INSIDER SAYS: PFP HAS NO FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: People First Party (PFP) legislator Lin Yu-fang told AIT that the PFP has no political future and that he and a number of other legislators will be returning to the KMT before the next LY session begins in February. Lin describes PFP Chairman James Soong as deeply jealous over t [...] | 2006-01-06 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MASS MCAP TW |
06TAIPEI543 | UMC FINED, "ACTIVE MANAGEMENT" STILL NOT "CLEAR [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan authorities fined United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) NT$ 5 million (about US$ 155,000) for investing in He Jian, a PRC semiconductor manufacturer. However, Taiwan's Investment Commission appears to have left the door open for UMC to accept a stake in He Jian and leg [...] | 2006-02-22 06:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETTC ECON CH TW |
06TAIPEI546 | TAIWAN RE-REQUESTS ASSISTANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In a February 21 meeting Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) appealed to AIT ADIR for U.S. help in upgrading and systematizing the conditions for its participation in WHO and in reinforcing with 2006 APEC host Vietnam the importance of providing Taiwan with treatment equi [...] | 2006-02-22 07:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IO PREL TW |
06TAIPEI55 | CHEN SPEECH - SPECIAL IMPACT ON HIGH-TECH COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: As reported in refs a-d, Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian in his annual New Year's speech poured cold water on hopes for improved cross-Strait relations in the near future. The President in his address altered the accepted formulaic language on cross-Strait relations and announce [...] | 2006-01-08 22:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PINR TW CH |
06TAIPEI592 | PFP SAYS DON'T CALL US PAN-BLUE ANYMORE [...] (U) Summary: The People First Party (PFP) is threatening to withdraw from the Legislative Yuan's (LY) majority Pan-Blue coalition if the Kuomintang (KMT) refuses to share political power or give greater respect to the PFP and its Chairman, James Soong. Eight prominent PFP legislators, one- [...] | 2006-02-27 07:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI597 | CHEN ANNOUNCES THAT NATIONAL UNIFICATION COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian convened the National Security Council (NSC) the afternoon of February 27 to approve the NSC's recommendation that the National Unification Council (NUC) would "cease to function (zhongzhi yunzuo)" and the NUG would "cease to apply (zhongzhi shiyong)." F [...] | 2006-02-27 12:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI598 | BLUE ANGER AND GREEN CELEBRATION IN REACTION TO [...] (C) Summary: The Pan-Green is celebrating President Chen's "victory" in announcing the National Unification Council's (NUC) "ceasing to function" and the National Unification Guideline's (NUG) "ceasing to apply" in the face of domestic and international pressure. The KMT is in reaction mode. [...] | 2006-02-28 11:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI678 | KMT AIR TRAVEL/TOURISM PROMOTION VISIT TO BEIJING [...] (C) Summary: PRC Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) Director Chen Yun-lin asked a visiting Kuomintang Party (KMT) delegation from Taiwan whether the KMT or the U.S. government could "restrain" President Chen Shui-bian from abolishing the National Unification Council and Guidelines (NUC/NUG). KMT r [...] | 2006-03-03 09:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI708 | KMT USES NUC ISSUE TO ATTACK CHEN, PFP USES IT TO [...] (C) Summary: Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou and People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong apparently recognize that President Chen did not actually alter the status quo by declaring the National Unification Council and National Unification Guidelines (NUC/NUG) no longer functionin [...] | 2006-03-07 11:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI727 | THE OPPOSITION KMT REACTS TO PRESIDENT CHEN [...] (C) Summary: The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) plans to initiate a recall motion against President Chen, not with any expectation of success, but to highlight Chen's perceived failings and to counter his repeated attacks on party Chairman Ma Ying-jeou. The KMT believes that Chen will fail to a [...] | 2006-03-08 11:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI773 | KMT TRIES MIXED TACTICS TO INCREASE PRESSURE ON [...] (C) Summary: Kuomintang (KMT) legislators intend to move forward with a recall motion against President Chen. KMT legislators told AIT that the recall will protest Chen putting his own selfish political interests ahead of the Taiwan people's desire for cross-Strait stability and economic de [...] | 2006-03-09 09:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI8 | CHEN SHUI-BIAN APPEALS TO BASE, CONFRONTS [...] (C) Summary. President Chen Shui-bian's New Years Day speech surprised Taiwan with its harsh line toward the opposition Kuomintang party (KMT) and its reiteration of old ideas and charges. Political leaders across the blue-green spectrum had expected a more moderate, conciliatory speech in [...] | 2006-01-03 09:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | CH PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI819 | PRESIDENT CHEN AND THE CONSTITUTION [...] (C) Summary: Since January 1 President Chen has veered rhetorically toward the Deep Green Taiwan independence platform. On March 13, Chen told the Washington Post that he would not block efforts to make independence part of the debate over Taiwan's constitution. His February 27 announcement [...] | 2006-03-14 12:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI82 | (U) TAIWAN'S EVERGREEN MARINE CORPORATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-10 09:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR EWWT EAIR TW CH PM |
06TAIPEI83 | PRESIDENT CHEN'S NEW YEAR'S SPEECH: GIVING UP ON [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian's advisors insist that the New Year's speech was intended to "clarify" Chen's view of the current situation facing Taiwan and to set the agenda for his final two years. After pro forma insistence that Chen's speech did not mean policy changes, th [...] | 2006-01-10 10:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI84 | PUBLIC OPINION POLLING ON PRESIDENT CHEN'S NEW [...] (C) Summary: President Chen's approval rating rose very slightly after his controversial New Years address but remains extremely low, 23 percent, according to a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) internal public opinion poll. Nonetheless, Chen's speech struck a responsive chord within the DPP [...] | 2006-01-10 10:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI85 | UMC CHAIRMAN INDICTED [...] (C) United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) Chairman Robert Tsao and Vice Chairman John Hsuan were both indicted January 9 by the Hsinchu District Prosecutors Office for breach of trust and violations of Taiwan's Business Accounting Law related to UMC's relationship with PRC semiconductor ma [...] | 2006-01-10 23:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON ETTC TW CH |
06TAIPEI864 | CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS INCREASINGLY [...] (C) Approved investment by Taiwan firms in the PRC fell 13 percent in 2005, while the average size of investment projects grew substantially. Meanwhile, foreign investment in the PRC from the British Virgin Islands rose dramatically, suggesting that increasing amounts of Taiwan- origin invest [...] | 2006-03-16 03:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON CH TW |
06TAIPEI865 | CHAIRMAN MA HEADS TO WASHINGTON EMPTY-HANDED [...] (C) Summary. KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou had promised to present his alternative defense procurement proposal before he traveled to Washington. The KMT legislative caucus, however, unexpectedly blocked that initiative. KMT legislators blamed President Chen's NUC/NUG announcement for making a [...] | 2006-03-16 05:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARS MASS MCAP TW |
06TAIPEI895 | ECON VIEW OF TAIWAN FUTURE/U.S. INTERESTS, PART II [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Minister-without-portfolio Ho Mei-yueh expressed economic-strategic views emphasizing China's threat to traditional U.S. allies in East Asia during a recent meeting with AIT Acting Director. (Part I, reftel, discussed Ho's use of strategic arguments to support a U.S.-Taiwa [...] | 2006-03-17 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PINR PREL TW JP |
06TAIPEI9 | CHEN SPEECH - CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC RELATIONS WILL [...] (C) In his annual New Year speech, Chen Shui-bian reinforced his administration's emphasis on managing economic relations with the PRC at the expense of further liberalization. The speech did not mention specific unofficial discussions with the PRC on regular charter flights or tourism or ot [...] | 2006-01-03 22:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EAIR PREL TW CH |
06TAIPEI902 | MA YING-JEOU: READY FOR THE U.S. STAGE? [...] (C) Summary: Taipei Mayor and Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou sees his upcoming visit to Washington as a key step in his run for the presidency in 2008. He hopes to burnish his credentials as a statesman who knows how to handle the big political and security issues including U.S.-Ta [...] | 2006-03-17 10:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR TW |
06TAIPEI916 | COMPETING DEMONSTRATIONS FOR AND AGAINST PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and pan-Green allies held a large march and rally on Saturday March 18 to "shout out to China," support President Chen Shui-bian, and rebuild party morale following a series of election reverses. The event coincided roughly with the [...] | 2006-03-20 12:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI959 | KMT: KISSING ITS ASSETS GOODBYE [...] (C) Summary: The Kuomintang (KMT) is busy selling off the assets it acquired while in power to keep the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) from flogging the issue in upcoming elections. With operating costs of over NT$150 million (US$4.7 million) per month, the party also has practical reas [...] | 2006-03-22 10:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
06TAIPEI960 | FOREIGN MINISTER JAMES HUANG PROMOTES MORE [...] (C) Foreign Minister James Huang, who took office January 25, told DDIR that he intends to promote a substantive foreign policy that emphasizes developing a broad range of ties with key regions and countries. This new policy will be a departure from the current heavy focus on trying to prese [...] | 2006-03-22 11:21:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
06TAIPEI963 | CHINA AIRLINES CHANGES NAME AND LOGO ON [...] (U) China Airlines confirmed on March 21 that it would repaint one of its Airbus A340 planes with the name and logo of its fully-owned subsidiary Mandarin Airlines. According to media reports, President Chen Shui-bian will use the A340 on his May trip to Costa Rica to attend the presidential i [...] | 2006-03-23 01:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL CH TW |
06TAIPEI980 | MAC'S "ACTIVE MANAGEMENT" CLARIFICATION STILL [...] (C) On March 22, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu detailed the mechanisms to be used in implementing the "active management, effective opening" policy for cross-Strait economic activities. The mechanisms are divided into to four categories: personnel, agriculture, economics a [...] | 2006-03-23 11:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR CH TW |
06TALLINN1000 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] (U) Contact information for Embassy Tallinn TFCO: Jessica Adkins, Political/Economic Section Chief; Phone: 372 668-8230; Unclassified E-Mail: AdkinsJL@state.gov; Classified E-Mail: AdkinsJL@state.sgov.gov. 2. (U) Contact information for Embassy Tallinn Deputy TFCO: Rebecca Raman, Polit [...] | 2006-11-08 12:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER |
06TALLINN1001 | ESTONIA: REACTION TO CHISINAU-MOSCOW RAIL LINK AND [...] (C) On November 3 Poloff delivered reftel points (Refs A and B) to Toomas Lukk, MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Dr. Kaupo Kand, MFA Ukraine and Moldova Desk Officer, regarding the decision to close the Chisinau-Moscow rail link and Ukraine's reform efforts. Foreign Mi [...] | 2006-11-08 12:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN PREL MOPS NATO RS UP EN |
06TALLINN1008 | ESTONIA: BRIEFING ON KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-13 12:16:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | AL BH GG MK MACEDONIA PBTS RO SR UP EN |
06TALLINN1012 | ESTONIA: DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1718 DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-14 15:38:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS EN |
06TALLINN1049 | ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S TRAVEL TO [...] (C) Madam Secretary, I am extremely honored and pleased to welcome you to Tallinn as part of the President's historic visit on November 27-28 (Ref A). Estonia is a steadfast ally and partner with whom we share many common values. The timing of the visit is excellent - President Toomas Hendri [...] | 2006-11-21 13:54:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EN |
06TALLINN1052 | ESTONIA: SHARING DRAFT UNSCR TEXT ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-22 07:59:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UNSC IZ EN |
06TALLINN1065 | ESTONIA: TURKEY-EU ACCESSION PROCESS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-29 14:28:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN NATO EN |
06TALLINN1083 | ESTONIA: IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-06 15:19:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IR EN |
06TALLINN1084 | ESTONIA: PRESIDENT ILVES'S TRIP TO GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary. On December 6, President Ilves's Foreign Affair Advisor, Sven Jurgenson, briefed us on Ilves's recent trip to Georgia. While in Tbilisi, Ilves emphasized to Georgian President Saakashvili the need for the GOG to reduce tensions with Russia and take a more pragmatic approach to E [...] | 2006-12-07 09:18:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG EN |
06TALLINN1087 | ESTONIA: GAERC RESPONSE [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel points on GAERC agenda items with Kristina Meius, the MFA's European Correspondent, on November 7. Meius provided feedback on the following issues: -- Afghanistan: The GOE believes the EU should be engaged in the reconstruction process in both Kabul an [...] | 2006-12-08 13:44:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN TU CH AF EU EN |
06TALLINN1091 | ESTONIA: LANNEOTS APPOINTED AS NEW CHOD [...] (C) Summary. Major General Ants Laaneots was confirmed as Estonia's new Chief of Defense Forces (CHOD) on December 5. The Ministry of Defense (MOD) hopes Laaneots's appointment will heal the rift between the MOD and Estonian Defense Forces (EDF),which existed under the previous CHOD. Laane [...] | 2006-12-11 15:31:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | EN MARR PGOV PINR PREL |
06TALLINN1114 | UKRANIAN PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO VISITS ESTONIA [...] (C) Summary. During a visit to Estonia, Ukrainian President Yushchenko emphasized his country's interest in NATO and EU membership, and asked the GOE to send senior officials to Ukraine to explain the benefits of integration. Yushchenko said that a rift between Belarusian President Lukashenk [...] | 2006-12-19 13:50:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UP BO EN |
06TALLINN1131 | ESTONIA: PRIME MINISTER ANSIP VISITS AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to Afghanistan December 10- 12, Prime Minister Ansip assured President Karzai that Estonia and NATO are in Afghanistan for the "long haul." Karzai expressed gratitude for Estonia's support to Afghanistan and complained bitterly about Pakistan's unwillingness to dea [...] | 2006-12-22 12:07:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL AF EN |
06TALLINN294 | COMMERCE DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMPSON'S AND EUR [...] (C) Noting that Estonia would have to decide this fall on the future of its troop deployment in Iraq, Foreign Minister Urmas Paet asked visiting Deputy Secretary of Commerce David Sampson and Assistant Secretary of State Dan Fried how long the U.S. believes coalition forces will be necessary [...] | 2006-03-29 07:48:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD CVIS BY UP EN |
06TALLINN299 | ESTONIA UNLIKELY TO OFFER SUPPORT FOR MALT AND DOG [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-30 14:07:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR MOPS IZ EN |
06TALLINN311 | AFGHANISTAN - ESTONIA'S MAIN FOREIGN MILITARY [...] (C) Summary. Afghanistan is Estonia's main foreign military mission priority for the year. Its contribution to the UK-led PRT in Helmand (up to 150 troops) will be a huge commitment for this small country, the largest it has ever undertaken. In the run up to deployment of a company- size con [...] | 2006-03-31 15:18:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR UK AF EN |
06TALLINN315 | PRENOTIFICATION OF AMENDMENT TO LET DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-03 15:28:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC PK EN |
06TALLINN318 | ESTONIA OFFERS SUPPORT AND CAUTION FOR GEORGIA IN [...] (C) On April 3 Poloff delivered reftel points to Jaan Hein, MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, to seek GOE support for NATO to begin an "Intensified Dialogue (ID) on Membership Questions" with Georgia. The GOE is fully supportive of initiating ID with Georgia. Hein remarked th [...] | 2006-04-04 15:35:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR PREL GG EN |
06TALLINN475 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT AND [...] (C) On May 17 Polecoff delivered reftel points on restricting visas to members of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),and encouraging support for the Darfur Peace Agreement, to Marek Luts, MFA Sudan Desk Officer. According to Luts, some in Brussels would like to see an end to EU fundin [...] | 2006-05-18 14:27:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CVIS PINS SOCI EAID EN |
06TALLINN476 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SARG HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-18 14:28:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL SY EN |
06TALLINN480 | ESTONIA: DEMARCHE ON EU TAMIL TIGERS DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-19 09:44:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN CE EN |
06TALLINN494 | ESTONIA WELCOMES FORMATION OF IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 14:28:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IZ EN |
06TALLINN505 | MANAS AIRFIELD DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-26 13:13:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KG EN MARR MOPS |
06TALLINN545 | ESTONIA ON NATO RESPONSE FORCE [...] (C) In the context of a previously scheduled visit to Estonia, EUR/RPM Director Gary Robbins and Polecoff delivered reftel points on the need for securing pledges for the NATO Response Force (NRP)on June 2 to Sander Soone, MFA First Political Department Director General, and Miko Haljas, MFA D [...] | 2006-06-08 07:36:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF NATO EN |
06TALLINN572 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ESTONIAN PSI HLPM ATTENDANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-15 12:27:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP PARM PL EN |
06TALLINN626 | ESTONIA RETHINKING AIR POLICING POLICY [...] (C) Summary. Air Policing (AP) remains one of the top military/security priorities for the GOE representing, as it does, the only concrete security contribution Estonia receives from NATO membership. Due to repeated Russian incursions into Estonian airspace over the years, the GOE feels that [...] | 2006-07-06 10:52:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MOPS PGOV PINS PREL RS LG LH EN |
06TALLINN683 | IRAN: ESTONIA SUPPORTS P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-28 12:08:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL AORC PGOV UNSC IR EU EN |
06TALLINN689 | NIACT DELIVERED: ESTONIA HARD PRESSED TO [...] (C) On July 29 reftel points (ref a) on attendance at the July 31 UN Force Generation Meeting were delivered to Sander Soone, MFA Director General for Political Affairs. Soone agreed with the importance of the meeting, but could not saywho the Estonian representative would be. With respect to [...] | 2006-07-31 14:10:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO LE EN |
06TALLINN695 | ASEM DEMARCHE - ESTONIA HOLDING EU LINE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-03 09:31:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM FI BU EN |
06TALLINN740 | ESTONIA SUFFERS FIRST CASUALTIES IN HELMAND BUT [...] (SBU) Late in the evening on August 11, 37 Estonian soldiers came under attack at their temporary base camp in Garmsir (along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border),where they are serving as part of the UK-led PRT. The Estonians came under fire by 23 MM Sergei anti-aircraft rounds and/or rocket [...] | 2006-08-15 15:23:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO AF UK EN |
06TALLINN767 | INOPERABILITY PROBLEMS ENDANGER ESTONIAN MISSIONS [...] (C) This is an action request, please see para 6. 2. (C) Summary: The lack of interoperability between U.S., UK, and Estonian jamming devices used against improvised explosive devices (IED) in Afghanistan and Iraq has created a dangerous force protection situation that could potentially de [...] | 2006-08-23 13:58:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL AF IZ EN |
06TALLINN768 | ESTONIA LEADS THE WAY: MILITARY TRANSFORMATION [...] (C) Summary. Over the last several years, Estonia has made significant strides towards modernizing its military and meeting its NATO requirements. Since 2001, Estonia has increased its defense spending 13 percent annually. The GOE has contributed forces to priority international operations a [...] | 2006-08-24 08:30:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL EN |
06TALLINN835 | GOE AND BRS CLOSE TO A DEAL ON RAILWAY SALE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOE and Estonia Railway's (ER) primary shareholder, Baltic Rail Services (BRS) may be close to concluding a deal for the buyback of BRS' shares. The Ministry of Economy (MOE) appears prepared to take a more flexible approach on price. BRS and ER are anxious to close a deal, [...] | 2006-09-14 08:40:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EFIN KIDE EN |
06TALLINN845 | ESTONAIN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS: NO LONGER HOT BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. These days, progress in Estonian- Russian relations is measured in inches. Over the last several months, disagreements over sensitive and controversial issues such as the border treaty have not hindered cooperation on less hotly debated issues. However, Estonia's relationship [...] | 2006-09-15 08:35:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS EN |
06TALLINN908 | ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche on the North Korean threat to test a nuclear device, MFA Third Political Department Director General Simmu Tiik said that the GOE understands that the North's threat poses a serious challenge to both peace and security in North East Asia and to the global e [...] | 2006-10-05 13:17:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP EN |
06TALLINN920 | ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-11 05:34:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP EN |
06TALLINN941 | ESTONIA'S NEW PRESIDENT PART I: ILVES ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Toomas Henrik Ilves brings international perspective and strong foreign policy experience to the presidency in Estonia. In contrast to his predecessor, Ilves has made it clear that he will use the presidency as a bully pulpit on both domestic and foreign policy issues. While th [...] | 2006-10-16 13:01:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EN |
06TALLINN964 | ESTONIA'S NEW PRESIDENT PART II: A MORE ASSERTIVE [...] (C) Summary. Newly-elected Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has highlighted three foreign policy priorities for his presidency: helping to improve transatlantic relations, increasing Estonia's profile in and contributions to the European Union (EU) and development of a coherent and coor [...] | 2006-10-23 13:41:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EN |
06TALLINN966 | CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS REVIEW CONVENTION: ESTONIA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-23 14:52:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PARM PREL EN |
06TALLINN968 | ESTONIA STANDS UP FOR GEORGIA [...] (C) According to Simmu Tiik, MFA Director General for Russia, on October 20, during the dinner with EU leaders in Finland, Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip asked President Putin if Russia could be a "trusted partner" to supply energy to Europe "in light of its behavior in Georgia." PM Ans [...] | 2006-10-24 12:14:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU GG RS EN |
06TALLINN972 | ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Mr. President, I am extremely honored and pleased to welcome your historic visit to Tallinn on November 27-28. Estonia is a steadfast ally and partner; we share so many common values. The timing of your visit is excellent - President Ilves took office on October 9th and the parliament is [...] | 2006-10-25 14:01:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EN |
06TALLINN983 | ESTONIA: REFLECTIONS ON EU MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Summary. Estonia's attitude toward EU membership has evolved away from EU skepticism and towards a more pragmatic "good European" engagement. Public support for Estonia's EU membership has recently reached a record high. However, in foreign policy Estonian officials recognize that their [...] | 2006-11-02 11:59:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU EN |
06TASHKENT1212 | GOU IMPOSES NEW RESTRICTIONS ON EXPORT OF NUCLEAR, [...] (U) The Uzbek parliament has adopted an amendment to its export control law restricting the export of nuclear, chemical, and biological materials, according to multiple Uzbek press reports. The text was published in the Russian language Narodnoye Slovo newspaper on June 21. The amendment to [...] | 2006-06-23 11:05:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KNNP UZ |
06TASHKENT1358 | FM GANIEV OUT, NOROV IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Confirming rumors post picked up through the day, President Islom Karimov issued a decree July 12 naming former Ambassador to Belgium, NATO and the EU Vladimir Norov as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs. Former Foreign Minister Elyor Ganiev returned to his old post of Minister [...] | 2006-07-13 14:21:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR UZ |
06TASHKENT1562 | UZBEKISTAN'S KARIMOV THREATENED BY MILITANT ISLAM [...] (C) Summary: In a marathon discussion with President Karimov, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asia Boucher pressed Karimov to live up to the promise that U.S.-Uzbek bilateral relations once held. Karimov welcomed the effort at dialogue, but said that a lack of trust is at the heart [...] | 2006-08-11 12:59:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UZ |
06TASHKENT1707 | FEARS OF ISLAMIC EXTREMISM GROWING [...] (C) Summary: The GOU has urged Tashkent community leaders to take robust measures to discourage Islamist tendencies among the public. An Embassy contact with strong local government connections said that officials expressed fear that Islamists may be planning disturbances ahead of the 2007 P [...] | 2006-09-07 10:43:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF KISL PHUM PTER SOCI UZ |
06TASHKENT1739 | UZBEKISTAN HAVING ITS WAY WITH THE OSCE [...] (C) Summary: Two contacts at the OSCE's Tashkent Project Coordinator's Office (PCO) told poloff OSCE Ambassador Jenca is working closely with the MFA to restructure the PCO. The MFA reportedly will select two local OSCE staff to replace four who will lose their jobs in October. Jenca also re [...] | 2006-09-11 11:24:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OSEC UZ |
06TASHKENT2324 | NEW STATE ADVISOR ON RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS BAKHROM [...] (C) Summary: Bakhrom Abdukhalimov has been appointed State Advisor to the President for Religious Affairs and Interethnic Relations. Abdukhalimov is an expert in Arabic and Islamic Studies. He has spent much of his career at the Al Beruni Oriental Studies Research Institute under the Academ [...] | 2006-12-13 11:58:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR KIRF UZ |
06TASHKENT245 | (U) NATIONAL TV AND RADIO REPLACES STATE TV [...] (U) On January 28 Uzbekistan's state-owned television company, "Uzbekistan State Television and Radio," officially reverted to its former name of "Uzbekistan National Television and Radio." This followed a November presidential decree bringing television and radio stations under unified manag [...] | 2006-01-31 13:43:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT247 | DISARRAY IN EGULIK'S JIZZAK BRANCH LEADS TO CLOSURE [...] (C) Summary: In December 2005, the head of the Ezgulik Human Rights Society, Vasila Inoyatova, filed a request with Jizzak Province registration authorities to dissolve Ezgulik's Jizzak regional branch. As she explained to poloff, the decision was the result of more than two years of internal [...] | 2006-01-31 14:22:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT261 | TAJIBAYEVA TRIAL OPENS WITH CHARGES OF U.S. AND [...] (C) Summary: The trial of human rights activist Mutabar Tajibayeva opened in a small town near Tashkent on January 30. The charges against her include having received funding from the U.S. and French Embassies, which she used to distribute literature intended to sow panic among the populace. T [...] | 2006-02-01 13:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV UZ |
06TASHKENT262 | LITTLE FRIENDSHIP ON BRIDGE BETWEEN UZBEKISTAN AND [...] (C) Summary: The GOU and UN claim that the Friendship Bridge border crossing between Uzbekistan and Afghanistan is very active. Recent visits to the bridge show that the border crossing there is in significantly better condition than other border posts in Uzbekistan. However, Emboffs have ob [...] | 2006-02-01 13:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON AF UZ |
06TASHKENT263 | EGYPT ENCOURAGES UZBEK STUDENTS TO STUDY ARABIC AND [...] (C) DCM met with Egyptian Charge d'Affaires Jailan Abbas Abdel-Aziz on January 30 to discuss educational programs for Uzbeks offered by the Egyptian Government. According to Abbas Abdel-Aziz, annually 20 Uzbek undergraduates receive four-year scholarships for either Islamic or secular studies [...] | 2006-02-01 13:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV EG UZ |
06TASHKENT266 | OSCE MISSION IN TASHKENT PROVIDES UPDATE ON TIP [...] (C) Summary: The OSCE anti-TIP Working Group project is stalled, and unlikely to make significant progress any time soon. The working group has not met since March 2005, although the OSCE Ambassador has reportedly obtained written statements of support from the General Prosecutor, Ministry o [...] | 2006-02-02 12:18:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM SMIG KCRM KWOMN OSCE UZ |
06TASHKENT269 | PROSECUTORS SEEK TO MERGE SUNSHINE COALITION LEADERS' [...] (C) Summary: January 30 was scheduled to be the last day of Sunshine Coalition co-founder Nodira Khidoyatova's trial on tax evasion charges. It also was to be the first day of fellow co-founder Sanjar Umarov's trial on similar accusations. Instead, the judge postponed action on both cases an [...] | 2006-02-02 12:43:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV ECON UZ |
06TASHKENT300 | RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR PROPOSES G-8 COOPERATION [...] (SBU) As part of the 2006 Russian Chairmanship of the G- 8, the Russian Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Farit Mukhametshin, invited other G-8 ambassadors to discuss how their countries might cooperate on assistance to Uzbekistan. The chief of the United Nations Office of Drug Control (UNODC) and th [...] | 2006-02-08 14:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV RS UZ |
06TASHKENT302 | OSCE FACES AN UPHILL BATTLE TO KEEP ITS PRESENCE [...] (C) Summary: OSCE Ambassador Jenca told the Ambassador that the GOU continues to review the Tashkent CenterQs mandate. Jenca expects a change for the worse, perhaps even a proposed decrease in OSCE international staff, when the current mandate expires in June. OSCE officers are facing accred [...] | 2006-02-09 08:47:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OSCE PGOV ECON EAID UZ |
06TASHKENT305 | UZBEK SENATE AGENDA FOR FEBRUARY 24 [...] (C) The Embassy obtained an advance copy of the agenda of the Fifth Plenary Session of the Uzbekistan Senate, to take place in Tashkent on February 24. Items slated for discussion are: A. Law on information security in the automated banking system B. Amendments to laws relating to simpl [...] | 2006-02-10 05:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT324 | RUMORS OF AN IMMINENT EARTHQUAKE SHAKE THE COUNTRY [...] (U) Rumors of an imminent earthquake spread throughout Tashkent and into the provinces of Uzbekistan late afternoon on February 9, causing panic among the population. The Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) confirmed for the Embassy that it had in no way predicted an earthquake. An Instit [...] | 2006-02-13 12:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SENV UZ |
06TASHKENT325 | FREEDOM HOUSE APPEAL DENIED [...] (U) On February 7, Freedom House lost its appeal of an Uzbek court order issued January 11 suspending its operations for six months (Ref A). After deliberating for approximately seven minutes, the appeals court also upheld the decisions to forward allegations that Freedom House illegally oper [...] | 2006-02-13 12:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM UZ |
06TASHKENT326 | TAJIBAYEVA - NOT A RUN-OF-THE-MILL SHOW TRIAL [...] (C) Summary: In a dramatic departure from Uzbekistan's recent Soviet-style show trials, human rights activist Mutabar Tajibayeva and her attorneys are putting up a spirited defense in her criminal trial. The judge has opened the proceedings to outside observers: journalists, diplomats and NGO [...] | 2006-02-14 01:49:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV PINR UZ |
06TASHKENT327 | SUNSHINE COALITION LEADERS' TRIALS - BOMBAST AND [...] (C) Summary: Sunshine Coalition co-founders Sanjar Umarov and Nodira Khidoyatova's trials continue in parallel sessions, in the same court and under the same judge. The judge has excluded testimony about alleged USG financial support for the opposition movement, limiting testimony to esoteric [...] | 2006-02-14 01:49:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV UZ |
06TASHKENT345 | UNHCR PRESSING FOR UZBEK RATIFICATION OF REFUGEE [...] (C) Summary: UNHCR's Deputy Country Representative asked for U.S. support in encouraging the GOU to sign the 1951 Convention on Refugees and its 1967 Protocol. Uzbekistan is the only CIS state not to have signed the documents. There are currently 1,816 refugees, mostly Afghan, registered wit [...] | 2006-02-15 02:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV UZ |
06TASHKENT346 | DANISH CARTOONS - A WESTERN CONSPIRACY [...] (C) Summary: The Uzbek ambassadors to Egypt and the OSCE both made statements alluding to a greater Western conspiracy with regards to the Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad. Though the GOU has issued no official statement on the controversy, it seems that it is jumping at the opp [...] | 2006-02-15 02:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE UZ |
06TASHKENT377 | NO UNAUTHORIZED COOPERATION WITH FOREIGNERS [...] (C) Summary: An August 2005 decree of the GOU Higher Education Ministry effectively imposed a blanket prohibition on any cooperation between Uzbek educational institutions and foreign organizations without explicit prior government approval. The decree mentions the Peace Corps by name, and th [...] | 2006-02-23 07:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID KPAO PGOV UZ |
06TASHKENT426 | KARIMOV TO VISIT SEOUL; UZBEKISTAN WELCOMES SOUTH [...] (C) South Korean ambassador to Uzbekistan Moon Hayong told Ambassador on February 28 that President Islam Karimov will visit Seoul March 28-30 for discussions with the South Korean government. 2. (U) In a development possibly related to the upcoming visit, the Uzbek Foreign Ministry's news [...] | 2006-03-01 13:21:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KS UN UZ |
06TASHKENT427 | SUNSHINE COALITION TRIALS - KHIDOYATOVA SENTENCED [...] (C) Summary: The trial of Sunshine Coalition co-founder Nodira Khidoyatova ended on March 1 with a ten-year prison sentence. A verdict in the trial of fellow coalition co-founder Sanjar Umarov is scheduled for March 6. The final session of Umarov's trial featured a theatrical debate between [...] | 2006-03-01 13:28:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV UZ |
06TASHKENT430 | GOU BLASTS UNHCR AND OSCE FOR THEIR CONCERN WITH [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan has accused the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) of needlessly politicizing the deportation of ten Uzbeks from Ukraine. The MFA has summoned the OSCE Ambassador in Tashkent to protest the OSCE Chairman-in-Office's statement on the returnees. The GOU [...] | 2006-03-02 11:13:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV UZ |
06TASHKENT439 | RADIO FREE EUROPE/RADIO LIBERTY NAMANGAN [...] (C) Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) Namangan correspondent Nosir Zokir was released from prison on February 26 after serving a six-month sentence at a Namangan detention facility. Zokir was convicted in August 2005 for insulting a member of the National Security Service (Ref A). Zoki [...] | 2006-03-03 13:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT440 | WHAT IS EU IDENTITY IN UZBEKISTAN? [...] (C) Summary: The French Embassy, current EU chair in Tashkent, has started a campaign to inform Uzbek students about the EU. However, at a round-table discussion, EU diplomats failed to convey a concept of EU identity that satisfied their audience. The Uzbek students attending the roundtable [...] | 2006-03-03 13:14:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EU PGOV PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT462 | ANOTHER UZBEK OPPOSITION LEADER SENTENCED TO A [...] (C) Summary: Sunshine Coalition co-founder Sanjar Umarov was convicted on March 6 and sentenced to 14 and a half years in prison, with the sentence reduced to ten years and ten months by an amnesty decree. He plans to appeal. Fellow coalition co-founder Nodira Khidoyatova, convicted earlier o [...] | 2006-03-08 08:36:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UZ |
06TASHKENT466 | HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST TAJIBAYEVA SENTENCED TO [...] (C) On March 6, the Lower Chirchik District Criminal Court sentenced human rights activist and Embassy Democracy Commission grantee Mutabar Tajibayeva to eight years in prison. The many charges against her included using U.S. Embassy grant funds to distribute printed materials intended to spr [...] | 2006-03-09 13:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UZ |
06TASHKENT477 | UZBEKISTAN PLAYS THE RUSSIAN AND CHRYSANTHEMUM [...] (C) Summary: The GOU appreciates Japan,s continued economic assistance and views the Central Asian (CA) plus Japan Forum as complimentary to other regional groups. The GOU said it will work with any &friendly8 country on projects. The Japanese government plans to reduce the number of aid pro [...] | 2006-03-13 09:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT495 | POWER OUTAGE SPARKS ANDIJON PROTEST [...] (C) Summary: Over 100 local residents protested gas and electric outages near the Andijon city limits on March 8. Reports conflict in the details, but all agree that residents are fed up with the frequent utility interruptions, which have left many with no means to cook or heat their homes. Pr [...] | 2006-03-14 13:42:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON UZ |
06TASHKENT500 | A SURPRISING RECIPE: PLOV WITH CUBAN RICE [...] (C) The Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) refuses to confirm reports that a Cuban delegation, headed by Deputy FM Eumelio Caballero, visited Tashkent March 13 to establish diplomatic relations with Uzbekistan. The delegation's visit was reported by Cuba-based Prensa Latina, the National [...] | 2006-03-15 11:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | CU PGOV PREL UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT506 | KAZAKH DCM COMMENTS ON TRADE AND BORDER ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: Kazakh Foreign Minister Tokaev did not meet with any Uzbek officials during his February 8 visit to Tashkent. The majority of ethnic Kazakhs in Uzbekistan live along the border between the two countries, but require a visa to cross the border. While there is some cross-border tr [...] | 2006-03-16 10:32:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UK ZK |
06TASHKENT512 | RESOLUTION TIGHTENS CONTROL OF JOURNALISTS - [...] (C) Summary: A Cabinet of Ministers resolution passed on February 24 and released March 7 restricts working conditions for independent journalists and accreditation procedures for foreign journalists. Under the resolution, it is illegal for Uzbek citizens to work for non-MFA accredited foreign [...] | 2006-03-16 13:39:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL GM UZ |
06TASHKENT520 | GOU ORDERS CLOSURE OF UNHCR [...] (C) UNHCR Protection Officer Asako Nozawa told poloff that the Uzbek mission in Geneva had delivered a note verbale to UNHCR headquarters on March 17 giving the Tashkent office thirty days to close. She added that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees will not intervene, and that the office w [...] | 2006-03-20 08:41:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT521 | INTER-AGENCY GROUP DISCUSSES ANTI-TIP MEASURES [...] (SBU) Summary: Amendments to the Uzbek criminal code for strengthening Trafficking-In-Persons (TIP) legislation are still under consideration, the current composition of the inter-agency TIP working group is still unknown, and there are no plans to register the International Organization for [...] | 2006-03-20 09:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM SMIG ELAB ECON KWMN PGOV PHUM UZ |
06TASHKENT522 | ACCUSED "WAHHABIS" DETAIL TORTURE IN DETENTION, [...] (C) Summary: Eight defendants being tried on religious extremism charges in Tashkent have openly testified that investigators beat and otherwise intimidated them into signing confessions. Such charges have rarely been raised in open court sessions in the past. A defendant's mother told trial [...] | 2006-03-20 10:18:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM UZ |
06TASHKENT532 | INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS HANGING ON BY A THREAD [...] (C)Summary: Deutsche Welle stringer Obid Shabanov told Poloff that the MFA revoked his accreditation after he wrote a report about Uzbek migrant laborers freezing to death on a bus headed to Russia. Only one Deutsche Welle stringer is still accredited. Several international wire agency corre [...] | 2006-03-23 02:23:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ELAB PGOV PREL SMIG SOCI GM KDEM UZ |
06TASHKENT535 | FREEDOM HOUSE'S DIRECTOR DEPARTS UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Freedom House's Uzbekistan country director, Branka Sesto, has left Uzbekistan following the organization's decision not to appeal the March 6 Tashkent City Civil Court liquidation order. Prior to her departure, Sesto told Emboffs that the liquidation of Freedom House's Tashkent office wa [...] | 2006-03-23 13:50:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM UZ |
06TASHKENT536 | GOU DENIES ACCESS TO UZBEKS DEPORTED FROM UKRAINE [...] (C) In response to Post's request that international monitors be given access to the Uzbeks deported from Ukraine (ref A),the MFA replied in a March 23 diplomatic note that the individuals are subjects of a criminal investigation. In order to provide a fair investigation free from interferenc [...] | 2006-03-23 13:54:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PGOV PHUM PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT538 | KYRGYZ DCM DISCUSSES GOU DIFFICULTIES [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek-Kyrgyz economic relations are souring and the GOU is reneging on a long standing deal to trade Uzbek gas for Kyrgyz water, according to the Kyrgyz DCM. Uzbekistan,s accession to the Eurasian Economic Community (EurAsEC) has the potential to improve regional relations. Howeve [...] | 2006-03-24 02:19:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT577 | UNHCR OFFICE PROPOSES PASSING TORCH TO UNDP [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-24 16:30:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT579 | GERMANY WARNS THE UZBEKS TO BE NICE [...] (C) Summary: Parliamentarians (MPs) from the German-Central Asia group met with GOU officials in February to discuss cooperation on issues including terrorism. GOU officials held to the party line that the truth about Andijon had been established. The Germans were generally pleased that the [...] | 2006-03-24 16:30:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EU PGOV PREL UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT584 | MFA DISCUSSES OIC, KOREA AND INDIA [...] (C) Summary: The Asia and Africa Department of the MFA surprisingly agreed to see us regarding the upcoming meeting of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) and the Arab League Boycott (ref A). The MFA official gladly discussed South Korea and India, and welcomed future meetings. End [...] | 2006-03-27 11:10:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT601 | ANDIJON RESIDENTS ASK BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO LEAVE [...] (C) In a recent visit to Andijon, British Ambassador David Moran was followed and questioned by self-proclaimed mahalla (neighborhood) representatives. He told the U.S. Ambassador that he first encountered the mostly-female group when he exited his hotel. They asked the purpose and duration [...] | 2006-03-28 12:03:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT605 | CUTTING OFF YOUR NOSE TO SPITE YOUR FACE - GOU [...] (C) Summary: When the Ambassador, at the invitation of the MFA, decided to attend a provincial investment roundtable in Andijon, the GOU quickly canceled the event. A Deputy Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, several other government officials and a handful of diplomats were already p [...] | 2006-03-28 13:04:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV UZ |
06TASHKENT611 | THE END OF THE NEXIA? HYUNDAI LOOKING TO INVEST IN [...] (C) Summary: A key agenda item for President Islam Karimov,s March 28 meetings in Korea will likely be a possible Hyundai investment into UzDaewoo. According to UzDaewoo senior management, they were informed just prior to Karimov,s departure that Hyundai would likely purchase up to half of th [...] | 2006-03-29 12:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT632 | KAZAKH AMBASSADOR ON NAZARBAYEV'S VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Kazakh President Nazarbayev signed several cooperation agreements with President Islam Karimov during his Navruz visit to Tashkent. Kazakh Ambassador Kabdrakhmanov said the visit was successful, but discussions will continue on reducing excise tariffs and oil and gas investments. [...] | 2006-03-31 12:59:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KZ PGOV PREL UZ EINV |
06TASHKENT633 | OIL, AUTOS AND HUMAN RIGHTS: KARIMOV VISITS KOREA [...] (C) Summary: President Karimov,s trip to South Korea was successful, according to the South Korean DCM Jeung-Hyun Ryu, but it is too early to know how much fruit the agreements will bear. In addition to speaking to Karimov about human rights, the Korean President discussed oil, gas and uraniu [...] | 2006-03-31 13:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT650 | IN THE SPORT OF MINING, THE RUSSIANS TAKE URANIUM [...] (C) Summary: The local press is painting an idealistic picture of the agreement between Techsnabexport and Uzbekistan,s Navoi Mining and Metallurgy Combine (NGMK) to produce uranium. Meanwhile, US-based RWE Nukem is worried that it is slowly being pushed out of the uranium industry. Non-West [...] | 2006-04-04 12:36:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EMIN PGOV PREL UZ ZK PENV |
06TASHKENT651 | DE GUCHT AND KARIMOV - AN OSCE MANDATE CHANGE AND [...] (C) Summary: OSCE Ambassador Jenca briefed OSCE ambassadors on Belgian FM and OSCE Chairman in Office (CiO) Karel De Gucht,s visit. According to Jenca, President Karimov told De Gucht a decision has not yet been made on the OSCE,s mandate, but he would like the mission to transform into a &Pr [...] | 2006-04-04 12:51:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ PHUM |
06TASHKENT691 | JOURNALIST SOBIRJON YAKUBOV RELEASED [...] (C)Sobirjon Yakubov, a journalist with "Hurriyat" newspaper, was released on April 3, after spending a year in prison. Yakubov was detained on April 11, 2005, on the charge of undermining the constitutional order, under article 159 of the criminal code (ref A). However, he was never formally [...] | 2006-04-07 12:52:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT693 | UNHCR OFFICE MAKES CONTINGENCY PLANS [...] (C) Summary: The GOU has still not responded to UNDP's proposal to assume some of UNHCR's responsibilities after its closure. UNHCR headquarters has told its office to begin closing down on April 11 if the GOU has still not responded by then. UNHCR's Protection Officer told Poloff that the GO [...] | 2006-04-07 14:04:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM UZ |
06TASHKENT694 | CULTURAL DELEGATION HEADED TO RUSSIA EXCLUDES [...] (C) According to a source in the parliament, an Uzbek cultural delegation will travel to Saint Petersburg from April 17-22 to participate in the Forum of Art and Science Intellectuals of the CIS countries. The delegation was invited by the rector of Moscow State University, actor Kyril Lavrov [...] | 2006-04-07 14:18:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI SCUL PGOV PREL RU UZ |
06TASHKENT699 | KARIMOV IN KOREA: FOREIGN INVESTMENT GOOD, BUT [...] (C) Summary: According to the Korean Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Moon Hayong, the GOK has chosen to engage Uzbekistan instead of isolating it. Despite concerns over lack of progress in human rights, the GOK is interested in Uzbekistan's energy sector, UzDaewoo plant and the sizeable resident e [...] | 2006-04-11 02:51:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EMIN ENRG KS PGOV PREL UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT703 | LOCAL RESIDENTS SING THE K2 BLUES [...] (C) Summary: The forced departure of the U.S. military from the Karshi-Khanabad (K2) airbase immediately affected hundreds of local area workers who depended on the generous wages. According to the head Imam of Kashkadaryo Province, the loss of jobs and humanitarian support has impacted the [...] | 2006-04-11 10:55:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PHUM UZ |
06TASHKENT710 | GOU PUTS THE SQUEEZE ON STUDENTS AT EU MEETING [...] (C) Several universities in Tashkent reportedly threatened to expel students if they attended EU informational meetings sponsored by the French Embassy. An Embassy contact told poloff numerous students missed the latest meeting out of fear that the universities would make good on the threat, [...] | 2006-04-12 11:04:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT728 | UNHCR OFFICE CLOSES; UNDP ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-14 12:55:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV UZ |
06TASHKENT730 | GANIEV AND AZIMOV TO VISIT JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: In the next three months, FM Ganiev and Deputy PM Azimov will both travel to Japan. Ganiev will head the Uzbek delegation to the Uzbek-Japan Joint Committee on the Economy in May, and Ganiev will represent Uzbekistan at the May Central Asia Plus Japan Foreign Ministers Meeting in [...] | 2006-04-14 13:04:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL UZ JP |
06TASHKENT755 | DEUTSCHE WELLE REPORTER BUSHUYEVA HARASSED [...] (C) Deutsche Welle reporter Natalia Bushuyeva told Poloff that she has been the subject of extensive harassment since March 28, when she began receiving hundreds of telephone calls inquiring about sexual services and the sale of her apartment. Anonymous individuals posted fliers stating that [...] | 2006-04-19 07:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT774 | RUSSIA CONSIDERS OPENING CONSULATES, REGULARIZING [...] (C) Summary: Russian Embassy Counselor Yury Lebedev told Poloff that Russia is considering opening consulates in Samarkand and Ferghana City. This would be based on a reciprocal agreement under which Uzbekistan would open two consulates in Russia. However, a final decision has not yet been r [...] | 2006-04-20 11:43:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB SMIG ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV RS UZ |
06TASHKENT798 | FORMER MINISTER OF DEFENSE STILL UNDER [...] (C) During a recent embassy reception, Bekzod Yuldashev, the director of the Institute of Nuclear Physics, pulled the Ambassador aside to discuss the current status of his brother-in-law, former Defense Minister Kodir Gulomov. Yuldashev told Ambassador that Gulomov is still under GOU investi [...] | 2006-04-24 03:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT799 | INDIAN EMBASSY'S LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR PM VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Indian PM Manmohan Singh will officially visit Tashkent on April 25-26 to talk with President Karimov and lay a wreath at the National World War II Memorial. According to Indian DCM B.M. Vinod Kumar, the GOI's expectations are very low for the visit, as this trip seems primarily t [...] | 2006-04-24 03:10:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ IN |
06TASHKENT800 | UNDP ESTABLISHES REFUGEE SUPPORT UNIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-24 03:10:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL PGOV UZ |
06TASHKENT802 | (CORRECTED COPY) WORRYING TRENDS IN EDUCATION [...] (C) Summary: Politics continue to play a defining role in education in Uzbekistan. In a reflection of its close ties to Moscow, the GOU is considering increasing the number of hours of compulsory Russian language classes. Teachers have been instructed to inform the Ministry of Education if a [...] | 2006-04-24 07:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI SCUL PGOV PHUM CVIS UZ |
06TASHKENT808 | WORRYING TRENDS IN EDUCATION [...] (C) Summary: Politics continue to play a defining role in education in Uzbekistan. In a reflection of its close ties to Moscow, the GOU is considering increasing the number of hours of compulsory Russian language classes. Teachers have been instructed to inform the Ministry of Education if a [...] | 2006-04-24 12:42:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI SCUL PGOV PHUM CVIS UZ |
06TASHKENT809 | THE REJUVENATION OF ISLAM: WHY UZBEK MOSQUES ARE [...] (U) This is the first in a series on the state of Islam in Uzbekistan with future cables addressing a trip to Friday prayer, the relationship of mosque and state, and the growing market for Islamic materials and media. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Uzbek men are filling the mosques in search of solace [...] | 2006-04-25 03:13:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL PGOV PHUM UZ |
06TASHKENT823 | IREX DIRECTOR DEPARTS [...] (C) AmCit IREX Country Director departed Tashkent with his family on April 19. His visa had expired, but he was able to obtain a one day visa at the airport for his family and himself. He is now in Ashgabat, where he will continue to manage IREX regional programs. 2. (C) Before they can l [...] | 2006-04-26 03:23:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UZ |
06TASHKENT825 | UZBEKISTAN AND SOUTH KOREA DEEPEN THEIR LABOR [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan and South Korea are taking steps to strengthen their labor relations. Sources at the Uzbek Ministry of Labor and South Korean Embassy told Poloff that their governments have agreed to facilitate labor contracts for Uzbek guest workers. Uzbekistan will reportedly become [...] | 2006-04-26 03:23:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB SMIG ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV KS UZ |
06TASHKENT826 | AN INVITATION TO FRIDAY PRAYER [...] (U) This is the second in a series on the state of Islam in Uzbekistan, with future cables addressing the relationship of mosque and state and the growing market for Islamic materials and media. 2. (C) Summary: During a recent visit to a neighborhood mosque during Friday prayers, poloff [...] | 2006-04-26 03:23:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF KISL PGOV PREL SOCI UZ |
06TASHKENT827 | EMOTIONS STIR UP ROMANIAN-UZBEK RELATIONS [...] (C) Romanian Political Officer Calin Ilie told PE Chief that the Romanian-Uzbek relationship continues to flounder. He said that his Embassy's interactions with the MFA are essentially non-existent. The last meeting the Romanian Ambassador had with Deputy FM Nematov occurred last fall when th [...] | 2006-04-26 03:23:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RO UZ ZK |
06TASHKENT828 | ADB COUNTRY DIRECTOR ON FUTURE PROJECTS [...] (C) Summary: The Asian Development Bank (ADB)released its strategy for Uzbekistan that cites difficulties with the GOU as a reason for the failure of certain projects. ADB will focus its program funds on technical assistance and education. ADB Country Director told DCM that ADB will become t [...] | 2006-04-26 03:23:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | AF ECON EFIN PGOV PREL UZ EINV |
06TASHKENT833 | MAGEN DAVID ADOM DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADOR'S MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-27 02:17:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREF PHUM PREL ICRC UZ |
06TASHKENT834 | MULTILATERAL DEBT RELIEF DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-27 02:17:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID EFIN PGOV UZ |
06TASHKENT845 | THE LATEST FROM ANDIJON [...] (C) Summary: A local contact from Andijon reported a series of recent "worrying events" in and around the province. He said that the local government seems to be continuing to try to boost public morale but does not plan to officially commemorate the anniversary of the May 2005 violence. Six [...] | 2006-04-27 12:36:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KISL UZ |
06TASHKENT881 | BRITISH STUDY PROGRAMS MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: Despite an often rocky Uzbek-British relationship, British sources in Tashkent indicate that the GOU has not imposed direct obstacles to study programs in the UK. A scholarship program jointly supported by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),Open Society Institute, and a [...] | 2006-05-03 13:17:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI SCUL PGOV PREL PHUM UZ |
06TASHKENT882 | WE AGREE TO AGREE: KARIMOV RECEIVES INDIAN PM [...] (C) Summary: After years of GOU pressure, the Indian PM finally visited Tashkent on April 25-26. The timing was convenient, as President Karimov departed one week later to Pakistan. The PM's visit resulted in numerous agreements, but most lacked substance, according to the Indian DCM. Seven [...] | 2006-05-03 13:53:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON IN PGOV PREL PTER UZ ZK |
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