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08MOSCOW1296 | UK INFORMALLY PROPOSES G8/RUSSIA FOOD INITIATIVE [...] (C) During a recent Quad lunch, the British informally floated the idea of a G8 initiative advocating increased production amongst major agricultural economies. The UK Ambassador said his government specifically believes that Russia, historically a grain exporter, could ramp up agricultural p [...] | 2008-05-08 12:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON EINV RS |
08MOSCOW1297 | RUSSIA'S CALCULUS ON ABKHAZIA AND HOW TO CHANGE IT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-08 12:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON MARR RS |
08MOSCOW1298 | RUSSIA'S CALCULUS ON ABKHAZIA AND HOW TO CHANGE IT [...] (C) Summary: Abkhaz saber rattling, Tbilisi's war rhetoric, and the reinforcement of Georgia's lingering separatist problems - these are the hallmarks of Russia's policy of keeping Saakashvili's government off-balance and undermining European confidence that Georgia can be a reliable partner [...] | 2008-05-08 12:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR ECON MARR RS |
08MOSCOW1302 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED: RUSSIAN COOPERATION ON [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarches to MFA Afghanistan Desk Chief Yuri Khokhlov on May 8, emphasizing the U.S. desire to cooperate with Russia on counter-narcotics, counter-terrorism and military equipment assistance to Afghanistan. Khokhlov agreed that the U.S. and Russia shared similar goals w [...] | 2008-05-08 14:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN MARR MASS MCAP OSCE PGOV PINS |
08MOSCOW1303 | NO SURPRISES - PUTIN CONFIRMED AS PREMIER [...] (SBU) Putin's castling move from Kremlin to White House concluded today with his two-hour confirmation hearing as Premier. Hours after yesterday's inauguration, President Medvedev and Putin made their opening moves, with the former taking steps to tackle his goals of economic reform and innov [...] | 2008-05-08 14:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW1304 | RUSSIA TO GEORGIA: SABER RATTLING STOPS SHORT OF [...] (C) Summary: On May 8, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that measures by Georgia to deploy more forces in the zone of conflict could lead to an additional deployment of 500 Russian peacekeepers -- up to the 3000 limit in the 1994 Moscow Agreement. MFA Director Kelin told us there w [...] | 2008-05-08 15:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR RS |
08MOSCOW1329 | RUSSIA WANTS STREAMLINED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Russia is interested in expanding its ties with the European Union, including within the context of the European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP),as well as on trade and security issues. However, MFA officials stress that there are "huge differences" between Russia and the EU [...] | 2008-05-13 12:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN RS |
08MOSCOW1330 | MAYOR NON GRATA: MOSCOW REACTS [...] (U) Amid ample press reports on "Mayor Non Grata," the MFA issued a statement on May 12, expressing puzzlement over Ukraine's decision to bar Moscow Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov from entering Ukraine, following his speech during the May 12 celebrations of the 225th anniversary of the Russian Black Sea [...] | 2008-05-13 13:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UP RS |
08MOSCOW1334 | RUSSO-BELARUSIAN POLITICAL-MILITARY RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: In an April 30 visit to Belarus, Minister of Defense (MOD) Anatoliy Serdyukov met with MOD Leonid Maltsev and proclaimed that close ties between the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) members were more important than ever before because of the threat posed by NATO enl [...] | 2008-05-13 13:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PBTS PGOV PINS PREL MASS |
08MOSCOW1335 | RUSSIA REACTS TO DAS BRYZA'S STATEMENTS [...] (C) Russian officials continue to respond sharply to public statements by DAS Bryza in Tbilisi and Sukhumi on responsibility for the increased tensions between Georgia and Abkhazia. On May 13, MFA Fourth CIS Department Deputy Director Dmitriy Tarabrin told us that the GOR was "surprised" th [...] | 2008-05-13 14:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW1336 | COMMENTATORS UNDERSCORE CONTINUITY IN ASSESSING [...] (C) Summary: On the day after the unveiling of Prime Minister Putin's new cabinet (reftel),commentators almost unanimously underscored the continuity it represented and pointed to the effort made to provide a bridge between the Kremlin and the White House in the form of the likes of Presiden [...] | 2008-05-13 16:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW1340 | LEBANON: RUSSIA SENDS SIGNAL TO SYRIA AND IRAN [...] (C) On May 15, MFA Director for Middle East Affairs Sergey Vershinin said that in the wake of FM Lavrov's May 13 conversations with Lebanese Prime Minister Siniora and Egyptian FM Aboul Gheit, Russia had sent a "signal" to Damascus and Tehran that it was necessary to create the "most positive [...] | 2008-05-14 12:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR LE SY RS |
08MOSCOW1344 | KADYROV DECLARES VICTORY OVER YAMADAYEV CLAN FOR [...] (C) Summary: What started on April 14 as a simple case of Chechen "road rage" and escalated into a conflict between the two remaining factions led by Chechen president Ramzan Kadyrov and the "Vostok" (East) battalion led by the powerful Yamadayev clan has resulted in Kadyrov neutralizing the [...] | 2008-05-14 14:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM ASEC RS |
08MOSCOW1345 | LAWYERS' REVOLT - RUSSIAN PUBLIC CHAMBER CONDEMNS [...] (C) Opposition to changes in Russia's media law that would allow the authorities to close media outlets accused of libel without a court hearing highlights fractures within the elite. Yesterday, a Public Chamber working group held hearings and issued a finding that condemned the draft law and [...] | 2008-05-14 15:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR RS SOCI |
08MOSCOW1356 | BORIS JORDAN: WHAT TO EXPECT FROM PUTIN/MEDVEDEV [...] (C) American businessman Boris Jordan, a long-term fixture in Moscow, told ECON MC May 6 that he was beginning to worry about the ability of the arrangement between President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin to preserve political stability. He was skeptical that Putin was prepared to share p [...] | 2008-05-15 10:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW1357 | BORIS JORDAN: WHAT TO EXPECT FROM PUTIN/MEDVEDEV [...] (C) American businessman Boris Jordan, a long-term fixture in Moscow, told ECON MC May 6 that he was beginning to worry about the ability of the arrangement between President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin to preserve political stability. He was skeptical that Putin was prepared to share p [...] | 2008-05-15 10:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW1374 | SIX PARTY: HFO TO DPRK AND RAKHMANIN TO BRUSSELS [...] (C) Oleg Davydov, MFA Korea Desk Senior Counselor and one of the GOR representatives to the Six-Party Talks, told us May 16 that Russia would complete the current tranche of Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) shipments to North Korea by the end of May. According to Davydov, the GOR has purchased a little [...] | 2008-05-16 11:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID ENRG KNNP PARM KN RS |
08MOSCOW1375 | MOSCOW MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE IN DOUBT [...] (C) Summary: Russia continues planning for a Moscow Middle East conference, despite increasing signs that the event may not take place. Russian officials have said that the GOR does not want to force any party to attend a conference and is presently waiting for a "positive sign" from Israel [...] | 2008-05-16 11:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS RS |
08MOSCOW1384 | PUTIN PUSHES OIL TAX RELIEF [...] (SBU) In his first few days as Prime Minister, Putin has publicly called for tax relief for the oil sector twice. In his introductory speech as Prime Minister and again in Primorsk on May 14th, Putin recommended a reduction in the Mineral Extraction Tax (MET),along with other proposals to su [...] | 2008-05-16 14:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW1385 | LOW-KEY RUSSIAN REACTION TO SERBIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Russia has maintained a low-key reaction to Serbian Parliamentary elections May 11, in which the pro-Western party of President Boris Tadic won a plurality of votes, insisting that Russia does not get involved in the internal affairs of other countries. Several members of Russia [...] | 2008-05-16 14:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SR RS |
08MOSCOW1403 | GOVERNMENT/PRESIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATION RE-SHUFFLE [...] (C) Summary: With most major appointments to the Kremlin administration completed as of May 16, continuity remains the watchword, with observers arguing that the same old faces mean a new "nomenklatura" has been formed. Medvedev's Kremlin has been largely purged of the "siloviki," who stalked [...] | 2008-05-19 16:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ECON RS |
08MOSCOW1404 | RUSSIA-GEORGIA: "ZERO RESULT" YAKOBASHVILI VISIT, [...] (C) Summary: Russian officials told us that Georgian Reintegration Minister Yakobashvili's May 16-17 trip to Moscow yielded nothing "positive or substantive." Although DFM Karasin and other GOR officials discussed with Yakobashvili the key issues related to the separatist conflicts, the MFA [...] | 2008-05-20 03:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW1406 | RUSSIA-GEORGIA: "ZERO RESULT" YAKOBASHVILI VISIT, [...] (C) Summary: Russian officials told us that Georgian Reintegration Minister Yakobashvili's May 16-17 trip to Moscow yielded nothing "positive or substantive." Although DFM Karasin and other GOR officials discussed with Yakobashvili the key issues related to the separatist conflicts, the MFA [...] | 2008-05-20 03:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW1407 | RUSSIA-GEORGIA: "ZERO RESULT" YAKOBASHVILI VISIT, [...] (C) Summary: Russian officials told us that Georgian Reintegration Minister Yakobashvili's May 16-17 trip to Moscow yielded nothing "positive or substantive." Although DFM Karasin and other GOR officials discussed with Yakobashvili the key issues related to the separatist conflicts, the MFA [...] | 2008-05-20 03:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW1408 | RUSSIA-GEORGIA: "ZERO RESULT" YAKOBASHVILI VISIT, [...] (C) Summary: Russian officials told us that Georgian Reintegration Minister Yakobashvili's May 16-17 trip to Moscow yielded nothing "positive or substantive." Although DFM Karasin and other GOR officials discussed with Yakobashvili the key issues related to the separatist conflicts, the MFA [...] | 2008-05-20 03:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW1424 | MARKET BOMBERS RECEIVE SEVERE SENTENCES [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, the ultra-nationalist perpetrators of a 2006 Moscow bombing, in which 14 people were killed, were given severe sentences up to life imprisonment, by a Moscow court. Cherkizovskiy market, where the bombing took place, is known to be frequented by Chinese, Vietnamese, a [...] | 2008-05-20 14:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW1425 | MEDVEDEV CULTIVATES KAZAKHSTAN [...] (C) Summary: Medvedev's first official state visit will be to Astana on May 22-23, underscoring Russia's overarching focus on its neighborhood and particular attention to Kazakhstan. Previewing the visit, MFA Third CIS Director Peshkov stressed protocol over deliverables, emphasizing that Me [...] | 2008-05-21 03:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET EINV PGOV PREL PTER |
08MOSCOW1430 | MEDVEDEV'S FIRST FOREIGN TRIP: EASTWARD TO CHINA [...] (C) Summary. Russian analysts argue that Medvedev's May 22-24 visit to Kazakhstan and China -- the first foreign trip as the new Russian President -- carries both symbolic and substantive significance. Specialists welcomed the choice, saying that Medvedev's decision to go eastward would remi [...] | 2008-05-21 13:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM KNNP CH RS |
08MOSCOW1432 | P&G TAKES ON THE TAXMAN AND WINS VAT CASE [...] (C) On April 28, Russian tax authorities cancelled a $28 million back taxes claim lodged against Procter & Gamble Russia in late 2006. The case involved royalty payments to P&G's headquarters for trademarked brands sold in Russia, which the GOR'S tax authorities disputed as a legitimate dedu [...] | 2008-05-21 14:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON RS |
08MOSCOW1440 | RUSSIA BAITS GEORGIA ON N. OSSETIA; NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary. On May 21, MFA officials reiterated Russian respect for Georgia's territorial integrity and said there was no plan to recognize South Ossetia's independence, or annex the republic, despite the May 20 appeal by North Ossetian President Mamsurov for unification. The appeal, issue [...] | 2008-05-22 12:30:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW1447 | MOSCOW CONSENSUS - MEDVEDEV ASCENDANT [...] (C) Summary: The political class is still digesting the changes in government, the first steps of the Medvedev-Putin tandem, and the reactions of the elite and media over the past few weeks, but five of Russia's top political analysts see power accruing to Medvedev -- with Putin's blessing. Th [...] | 2008-05-22 14:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW1448 | GERMAN FM STEINMEIER REINFORCES RUSSIAN-GERMAN [...] (C) Summary: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier's week-long visit to Russia May 12-16, which will be followed by Medvedev's first trip to Europe as President, to Berlin on June 5-6, reinforced Germany as Russia's principal European partner. Steinmeier led a large German busines [...] | 2008-05-22 14:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN ENRG GG GM IR RS |
08MOSCOW146 | BUSHEHR TIMELINE: ATOMSTROYEXPORT PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) Summary: The Bushehr reactor could be ready for initial start-up by the end of 2008 if there are no major supply or technical problems, Atomstroyexport representatives told the Embassy. Initial start-up would be followed by about four to five months of tests before the reactor (assuming [...] | 2008-01-18 15:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG PREL RS IR |
08MOSCOW147 | RUSSIAN OPPOSITION TO UKRAINIAN NATO MAP UNCHANGED [...] (C) Russia's reaction to Ukraine's announcement that it would seek a Membership Action Plan (MAP) at the NATO Summit in Bucharest (reftel) has been negative, but relatively low-key, reflecting the GOR's assessment that MAP is unlikely. MFA Counselor for NATO issues Gregoriy Sumkin told us Ja [...] | 2008-01-18 16:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO KCFE UP RS |
08MOSCOW1486 | POLICE BRUTALITY IN RUSSIA DOES NOT YET ENGENDER [...] (C) Summary: Recent high profile instances of alleged police brutality have sparked isolated public demonstrations that expert believe are not likely to lead to broader grass-roots political activism among Russians. Our interlocutors point out that many victims fear further harassment or ret [...] | 2008-05-27 13:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW1489 | RUSSIA-EU SUMMIT PREVIEW: PCA AND EFFORTS TO FIND [...] (C) Summary. Russian officials believe the long haggling within the EU over the mandate for a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) has eroded the credibility of the process, and hold out the option of reverting to a framework closer to the U.S.-EU agenda if negotiations fail. EU o [...] | 2008-05-27 15:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG EUN RS |
08MOSCOW149 | RUSSIA PREPARES FOR A KOSOVO COLLISION [...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks, Russia has dug a deeper line in the sand on Kosovo. Putin recently reaffirmed Russia's "extremely clear" position that Kosovo's status must be negotiated and will serve as a "precedent" for other conflicts. Russia's differences with us remain largely principled [...] | 2008-01-19 14:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW1496 | JUDGING DIMA - MEDVEDEV STEPS OUT AGAINST LEGAL [...] (C) Summary. Two seemingly unrelated events -- Medvedev's launch of two commissions to tackle corruption and judicial reform and the unprecedented public exposure of Kremlin pressure on the courts -- have re-kindled optimism about tackling "legal nihilism" under the new president's leadership [...] | 2008-05-28 11:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS KDEM |
08MOSCOW1499 | GEORGIA: RUSSIAN REACTION TO UNOMIG REPORT; GIVES [...] (C) Summary: Following two days of meetings in Moscow, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus Peter Semneby told the Charge that the Russians seemed to be trying to send a more positive, forward-leaning message in an effort to begin a process that would lead to an agreement on non-u [...] | 2008-05-28 13:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW1512 | WAR OF WORDS OVER ABKHAZIA CONTINUES; SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: The verbal fireworks between Russia and Georgia continued May 28-29 with Russian FM Lavrov declaring that Russia could not negotiate with the current regime in Tbilisi and suggesting a "foreign hand" was guiding Georgia's actions, while Georgia called for an urgent UN Security Co [...] | 2008-05-30 03:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW1513 | RUSSIAN OPPOSITION GRAPPLES WITH AUTHORITARIAN [...] (C) Summary: Carnegie analyst Masha Lipman argues that the success of Putin's authoritarian model of development has challenged Russian liberal assumptions that more democracy and better civil society are the engines of future growth. Based on recent conversations, many in the traditional l [...] | 2008-05-30 03:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON RS |
08MOSCOW1514 | WAR OF WORDS OVER ABKHAZIA CONTINUES; SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: The verbal fireworks between Russia and Georgia continued May 28-29 with Russian FM Lavrov declaring that Russia could not negotiate with the current regime in Tbilisi and suggesting a "foreign hand" was guiding Georgia's actions, while Georgia called for an urgent UN Security Co [...] | 2008-05-30 03:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW1515 | PROGRESS IN LEBANON AND SYRIA BODES WELL FOR [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa Oleg Ozerov told us on May 28 that positive developments in Lebanon and Syria justified revisiting dates for the GOR's planned Moscow Middle East conference. The GOR believed that settlement of the Lebanese political crisis with the [...] | 2008-05-30 03:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR LE SY RS |
08MOSCOW1516 | RUSSIAN OPPOSITION GRAPPLES WITH AUTHORITARIAN [...] (C) Summary: Carnegie analyst Masha Lipman argues that the success of Putin's authoritarian model of development has challenged Russian liberal assumptions that more democracy and better civil society are the engines of future growth. Based on recent conversations, many in the traditional l [...] | 2008-05-30 03:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ECON RS |
08MOSCOW1517 | RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN RELATIONS MONOPOLIZED BY [...] (C) Summary: The consensus here is that Yushchenko's "clearly anti-Russia" agenda and his "blind pursuit" of NATO membership have hijacked Russian-Ukrainian relations. MFA officials confirmed that Russia's top issue in bilateral contacts with Ukraine, including Lavrov's meeting with Ukrainia [...] | 2008-05-30 06:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW1519 | TNK-BP INTERNAL FIGHT GOES PUBLIC; BOTH SIDES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-30 07:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW1564 | RUSSIA ON KOSOVO/EULEX; BOSNIA PIC [...] (C) Summary: In a June 3 meeting, Russian Special Envoy for Kosovo Botsan-Kharchenko noted "immediate and serious" concerns with UNSYG Ban Ki-Moon's proposal to Belgrade regarding EULEX, with an MFA statement highlighting FM Lavrov's June 2 telephone conversation with Ban underscoring the n [...] | 2008-06-03 15:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW1607 | DUMA RESOLUTION CALLS FOR WITHDRAWAL FROM BIG [...] (C) Summary: On June 4, the State Duma adopted a nonbinding resolution calling for the GOR to withdraw from the "Big Treaty" with Ukraine, should a NATO MAP be extended to the GOU. Prior to the vote, FM Lavrov said Ukraine's NATO accession would represent a "colossal geopolitical shift" that [...] | 2008-06-05 14:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PREL RS |
08MOSCOW1608 | POLLING IN RUSSIA: UNDERSTANDING THE INFORMATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia has three home-grown stalwarts in the field of public opinion polling with another trying hard to break into the exclusive club. These three all share a history leading back to the godfather of public opinion surveys in Russia, Yuriy Levada. They, along with new-entry [...] | 2008-06-06 03:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW1610 | UNITED RUSSIA'S CONFERENCE RAISES MORE QUESTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Sound bites from top Kremlin and government leaders over the past week about United Russia gave mixed signals to an already confused elite about the party's significance in the emerging "tandem" system. At the May 29 United Russia conference, PA Head Sergey Naryshkin and his De [...] | 2008-06-06 05:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW1616 | RUSSIA'S INFLATION AND THE STAGES OF GRIEF: [...] (C) The World Bank and the IMF, echoing much of Russia's business community and economic elite, cite Russia's spiraling inflation, which reached an annual rate of 15 percent in May, as the Achilles heel of the country's economy. However, senior Russian officials dismiss these concerns and ap [...] | 2008-06-06 06:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON RS |
08MOSCOW1623 | RUSSIA CLOSE TO U.S. POSITION ON THE FUTURE OF [...] (C) MFA First Secretary for International Organizations Sergey Zhdanov told us on June 6 that Russia agreed that UNMEE cannot play an effective role in the region and should either be terminated or its mandate not renewed when it ends on July 31. He explained that before the UNSC took action o [...] | 2008-06-06 12:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO PBTS ET ER RS |
08MOSCOW1640 | MEDVEDEV'S EASY TRIP TO KAZAKHSTAN [...] (C) Summary: Russian MFA officials and experts termed Dmitriy Medvedev's May 22-23 visit to Kazakhstan--his first foreign trip as President--a success and his meeting with Kazakh President Nazarbayev "easy." Russian experts told us Medvedev's trip served to strengthen Russia's ties with Cent [...] | 2008-06-09 14:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET EWWT MARR PGOV PTER TSPA TSPL |
08MOSCOW1648 | MFA ON IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM, POLITICS, [...] (C) Summary: At the working-level, the MFA remains hopeful the latest P5 1 proposals will lead to progress on the Iranian nuclear issue, but believes Tehran is likely to use elements of the package Solana will deliver to delay negotiations. The MFA dismissed the IAEA DG's latest report, which [...] | 2008-06-10 13:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG KNNP IR LE SY RS |
08MOSCOW1649 | HR OMBUDSMAN LUKIN ON HR DIALOGUE, POWER TANDEM, [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with EUR DAS Merkel, Russia's HR Ombudsman Lukin expressed satisfaction with the informal human rights dialogue with Carnegie, with the next meeting scheduled for September 23, but conceded that the dialogue should raise its profile. Lukin argued strongly for [...] | 2008-06-10 13:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW165 | DEMOCRACY OR STABILITY, RUSSIA'S FAUSTIAN BARGAIN [...] (C) Recent polling results from the Levada Center have highlighted Russians' satisfaction with the country's economic and political stability and a desire for a continuation of the status quo. The polls have also demonstrated over several years a preference for a strong government hand in th [...] | 2008-01-23 16:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW1681 | DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH SECURITY COUNCIL DEPUTY [...] (C) Summary. In a June 5 meeting, DAS Bryza and Security Council Deputy Secretary Yuriy Zubakov reviewed the latest developments in Abkhazia and discussed a possible joint effort to improve relations with Georgia. Both agreed that a military solution was not an option. DAS Bryza briefed Zu [...] | 2008-06-13 05:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW1689 | INDIVIDUAL PERCEPTIONS OF CORRUPTION IN RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Several recent studies of Russian public opinion demonstrate the extent to which corruption is a part of every Russian's daily life. Due to red-tape, weak government oversight and poorly thought-out reforms, corruption has expanded in various fields, such as health care educa [...] | 2008-06-13 12:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW1691 | RUSSIA-SAUDI TIES REMAIN FIRM BUT PUZZLING [...] (C) Summary: According to the MFA, Russia-Saudi relations remain "firm" despite the tough stance the Saudis took during bilateral negotiations on Russia's WTO accession. Agreement was reached only after a personal phone call from Putin to King Abdullah. The MFA said that Russian Railways' fai [...] | 2008-06-13 13:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SA RS |
08MOSCOW1699 | MEDVEDEV ON FREEDOM OF THE PRESS AND THE RULE OF [...] (C) Summary: President Medvedev has publicly spoken out twice in recent weeks about supporting press freedom in Russia and the rule of law. While maintaining that the government would be responsible for upholding the rule of law with respect to the mass media, he also stressed that publisher [...] | 2008-06-16 08:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS PHUM PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW1705 | EXPERTS ON MEDVEDEV'S PRESIDENCY, ONE MONTH ON [...] (C) One month into the job, Medvedev has fulfilled all of the essential functions as president: he has initiated legislation, signed laws, engaged with foreign leaders, and traveled to regional stops to promote his policies. Although most analysts here see Putin as still "large, and in charge, [...] | 2008-06-16 11:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW1713 | TNK-BP UPDATE: NO RESOLUTION IN SIGHT AS DEADLINE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-16 14:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW1714 | MEDVEDEV'S NEW EUROPEAN SECURITY TREATY? [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak confirmed to Charge that Medvedev's call for a new European security treaty, made during his June 5 Berlin visit and repeated subsequently, was an amorphous concept, with the GOR still studying next steps in Russia-European security relations. Wh [...] | 2008-06-16 14:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW1729 | A FIRST LOOK AT MEDVEDEV'S REGIONAL POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary. Regional policy and center-periphery relations have not enjoyed primacy of place for President Medvedev thus far, as the new president focuses on judicial reform; his anti-corruption campaign; and building a team of supporters in Moscow. Events on the ground, however, could fo [...] | 2008-06-17 12:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW173 | UNION OF SOLDIERS' MOTHERS SEES LITTLE PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: The Executive Secretary of the Union of Soldiers' Mothers Committee in Russia Valentina Melnikova told us that, despite her organization's efforts, the lives of soldiers in the Russian military has not changed very much in the past year. What her organization has achieved, she a [...] | 2008-01-24 14:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PGOV PHUM |
08MOSCOW1742 | OSCE: INPUT FOR THE HUMAN DIMENSION CONFERENCE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Per reftel request, Post proposes the following areas of concern for the OSCE Human Dimension Conference in Warsaw: conduct of elections, xenophobia, migrant labor, and the treatment of refugees. Framing the discussion in forward-leaning terms, by taking Medvedev's call for stren [...] | 2008-06-18 13:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM OSCE PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW1743 | RUSSIA - GEORGIA: NO PEACE ON PEACEKEEPING FORCES [...] (C) The GOR reacted angrily to the June 17 incident in Abkhazia involving Russian peacekeepers, calling it another senseless "provocation" by the GOG. In a short and curt exchange, MFA CIS Fourth Department Deputy Director Tarabrin told us that the Russian peacekeepers were engaged in a "rou [...] | 2008-06-18 14:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW1767 | HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: In a recent interview, Human Rights Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin outlined his concerns and views on religious freedom in Russia, including his opposition to mandatory classes on religion in public schools, his liberal stance allowing "non-traditional" religious groups to register as l [...] | 2008-06-20 12:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV RU |
08MOSCOW1768 | VOLGOGRAD FOCUSES ON LOCAL POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: A June 16 - 17 visit found Volgograd contacts consumed with local politics, and with little to say about the transition from Putin to Medvedev or on-going friction with Georgia. Provisions in the 2003 Law on Local Self-Administration, now coming into force, had created the expec [...] | 2008-06-20 13:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI ECON PINR RS |
08MOSCOW1769 | MARGELOV REFLECTS ON MEDVEDEV - PUTIN [...] (C) Summary: Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mikhail Margelov assured EUR DAS David Merkel June 18 that the GOR's unhappiness over Abkhazia was at bottom economic and that any friction would abate as the Sochi Olympics approached." Margelov comments on Iran were similar [...] | 2008-06-20 13:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR RS GG UP |
08MOSCOW1770 | DAS MERKEL'S MEETING WITH DUMA CHAIRMAN KOSACHEV [...] (C) In a June 19 meeting, DAS Merkel and Duma International Affairs Committee Chairman Konstantin Kosachev discussed missile defense, NATO enlargement, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and the EU, and Russia's foreign policy structure. DAS Merkel briefed Kosachev on the status of missile de [...] | 2008-06-20 14:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM UP GG MD RS |
08MOSCOW1771 | DAS MERKEL'S MEETING WITH TRANSNISTRIA NEGOTIATOR [...] (C) In a short June 19 meeting, GOR Special Negotiator for the Transnistria conflict Valeriy Nesterushkin briefed EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Merkel on recent developments. Nesterushkin said that the conflict was entering an "exciting" period, and highlighted Security Council Deputy Secre [...] | 2008-06-20 14:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MD RS |
08MOSCOW1772 | U/S BURNS'S MEETING WITH DFM KARASIN [...] (C) Summary. Prior to the CTWG Core Group consultations, on June 19, U/S Burns met with Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin and covered Ukraine, Georgia, Belarus, Moldova and Nagorno-Karabakh. Karasin described to U/S Burns Russia's reaction to the increasing distance between Russia and Ukraine [...] | 2008-06-20 14:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON GG UP MD RS |
08MOSCOW1774 | SECURITY COUNCIL'S NAZAROV HOLDS FIRM ON IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: In a June 19 meeting with NSC Senior Director for Russia Mary Warlick, EUR/DAS David Merkel and EUR/RUS Office Director Ian Kelly, Russian Federation Security Council Deputy Secretary Vladimir Nazarov repeated the now well worn list of grievances against U.S. policy on Iran and [...] | 2008-06-20 15:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR GG IR RS |
08MOSCOW1775 | INSIDER VIEWS OF TNK-BP DISPUTE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-20 15:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW1776 | PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT TAKES TOUGH LINE ON TNK-BP [...] (C) In a June 18 meeting Presidential Assistant and G8 Sherpa Arkady Dvorkovich told NSC Senior Russia Director Warlick, EUR/DAS Merkel and EUR/RUS Director Kelly that both sides in the TNK-BP dispute were at fault and that the GOR would not intervene. He agreed that a negotiated outcome that [...] | 2008-06-20 15:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EPET PGOV PREL RS EINV |
08MOSCOW179 | MEDVEDEV'S CAMPAIGN TAKES SHAPE [...] (SBU) Russians have few doubts that Dmitriy Medvedev will be the next president, but there is considerable uncertainty within the political class about the structure of power after his inauguration - particularly since this transition is complicated by questions about the role for a young, heal [...] | 2008-01-25 12:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM ECON SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW1794 | MTCR CANBERRA PLENARY INVITATION PASSED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-23 14:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KSCA MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA |
08MOSCOW180 | FM LIVNI VISIT TO MOSCOW: POST-ANNAPOLIS, GAZA, [...] (C) Summary: FM Lavrov used Israeli FM Livni's January 17 visit to reiterate Russian interest in hosting a follow-on Annapolis conference, but only when progress in the Israeli-Palestinian peace talks merited reconvening. According to the MFA, Russia will remain flexible on the timing and age [...] | 2008-01-25 12:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS RS |
08MOSCOW181 | FRAGILE STABILITY IN CHECHNYA [...] (C) Summary: At the end of 2007, a mixed picture emerged in Chechnya with relative stability in the form of fewer abductions and terrorist acts offset by near absolute control by President Ramzan Kadyrov. Kadyrov has achieved a greater deal of autonomy for Chechnya from Moscow than one might [...] | 2008-01-25 12:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM SOCI KISL RS |
08MOSCOW1810 | BIC MEETING PROPOSAL PASSED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-24 14:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | JCIC KACT PARM RS US START |
08MOSCOW1811 | RUSSIAN ANALYST WARNS OF CONSEQUENCES IF UKRAINE [...] (C) Summary: Dmitriy Trenin of the Moscow Carnegie Center told NSC Senior Director for Russia Mary Warlick and EUR/RUS Office Director Ian Kelly on June 19 that there was nothing the U.S. could do to convince Russia to accept Ukrainian membership in NATO. He thought that the GOR could abide by [...] | 2008-06-24 20:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR GG UP RS |
08MOSCOW1817 | RUSSIA CONCERNED WITH UNSCR 1267 DELISTING OF [...] (C) MFA Department of International Organizations Director Gennadiy Gatilov told IO DAS Brian Hook on June 19 that Russia was concerned with the process of reconciling Taliban with the Afghan government and would continue to approach 1267 delisting cautiously. He explained that the GOR did not [...] | 2008-06-25 13:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KTFN UNSC AF RS |
08MOSCOW1818 | YABLOKO TURNS OVER A NEW LEAF [...] (SBU) Summary: The fallout from founding father Grigoriy Yavlinskiy's decision at the 15th Yabloko Party Congress to resign as its head in favor of Sergey Mitrokhin is still being examined. Yavlinskiy hoped that his resignation (while staying engaged as a member of a new 12-person Political [...] | 2008-06-25 14:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW182 | LAVROV'S UPBEAT ASSESSMENT OF RUSSIAN DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Lavrov's annual public review of the impact of Russia's foreign policy reprised familiar themes, but was surprisingly less confrontational in tone. In his January 22 article, Lavrov characterized Putin's February 2007 Munich speech as a pivotal moment in interna [...] | 2008-01-25 13:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW1822 | RUSSIA SUPPORTS STRONG MEASURES AGAINST PAKISTANI [...] (C) MFA Pakistan Desk Chief Andrey Starkov told us on June 25 that Russia continued to advocate the use of strong measures against terrorists in Pakistan, and was concerned by the new government's "weak" approach to securing the tribal regions on the border with Afghanistan. Starkov did not b [...] | 2008-06-26 10:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER AF PK RS |
08MOSCOW1828 | LINKS TO MOSCOW BOOST NIZHNIY NOVGOROD [...] (C) Summary: Conversations with members of the regional government, journalists, NGO representatives, party members, and academics during a June 23 - 24 visit to Nizhniy Novgorod suggested that the city's economic fortunes were generally improving under Governor Valeriy Shantsev. Most observer [...] | 2008-06-26 23:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI KDEM PINR RS |
08MOSCOW1832 | FOLLOW-UP MECHANISM TO SOCHI COMMITMENTS: GOOD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-27 11:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV PHUM RS |
08MOSCOW1836 | SIBERIA SHOWS SUCESS, FAILURE OF APPOINTED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The fate of two regions, Irkutsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Kray, encapsulates the success and failure of Putin's system of appointing governors. In Irkutsk, Putin appointee Aleksandr Tishanin failed to consolidate the regional elite and resigned in disgrace for "personal reasons" [...] | 2008-06-27 14:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW1837 | NON-PAPER ON NASA - CNSA CIVIL SPACE COOPERATION [...] (C) On June 27 we delivered reftel non-paper regarding the June 30 - July 1 initial meeting on Earth and space science between NASA and the China National Space Administration (CNSA) to Georgiy Barsegov, Space Affairs Officer, Department of Security Affairs and Disarmament, MFA. Barsegov sa [...] | 2008-06-27 15:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KSCA PARM PREL TPHY TSPA TSPL CH RS |
08MOSCOW184 | RUSSIA INTERESTED IN LIBYA'S ECONOMIC POTENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Lavrov's recent visit to Libya is part of a concerted GOR effort to improve relations with Tripoli and win contracts as Libya develops economically. The GOR is particularly interested in Libyan hydrocarbon resources, infrastructure projects, and possible constru [...] | 2008-01-25 13:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON LY RS |
08MOSCOW1859 | PUBLIC CHAMBERS CARVE NEW ROLE IN RUSSIA'S REGIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russia's regional elite are taking cues from the center and establishing "Public Chamber" bodies to provide a forum for societal organizations -- human rights, ecological, social advocacy -- to make their voices heard by regional administration and legislatures. Given the incre [...] | 2008-07-01 07:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW1861 | MFA SAYS RUSSIA HOPES TO CONVENE, BUT WILL NOT [...] (C) MFA Counselor for Israel and Palestine Viktor Simakov told us on June 30 that Russia was satisfied with the June 24 meeting of the Quartet, which agreed that its September session would include discussion of the timing and agenda of the GOR's proposed Moscow Middle East conference. Simakov [...] | 2008-07-01 10:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IS RS |
08MOSCOW1864 | RUSSIA-GEORGIA RELATIONS: ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary. Both the MFA and the Georgian Embassy rejected as "nonsense" Kommersant Daily's June 27 report that Georgia had proposed dividing Abkhazia into two separate zones, one controlled by Russia and the other by Georgia. The MFA termed Georgian DFM Vashadze's June 23 visit to Moscow a [...] | 2008-07-01 14:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW1865 | SIXTEENTH SESSION OF U.S-RUSSIA WORKING GROUP ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-02 10:22:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV EFIN AF IZ RS |
08MOSCOW1867 | CFE: MORE ON BALUYEVSKIY'S EXPANDED FLANK REGIME [...] (C) Sergey Federyakov, Counselor in the MFA's Office of Disarmament and Security Affairs, provided some details to us on the proposal to expand Russia's flank area under the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE) floated by former Chief of the General Staff Baluyevskiy after the May 15 Nat [...] | 2008-07-02 15:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCFE MARR RS |
08MOSCOW1868 | AFGHANISTAN: GOR PROPOSES MEETING IN WASHINGTON [...] (C) MFA Afghan Desk Chief Yuri Khokhlov conveyed to us on July 1 a GOR proposal to send four officials to Washington in August to discuss an expanded Russian role in stabilizing Afghanistan. Their agenda would include the GOR plan to provide military assistance to the Afghan National Army (AN [...] | 2008-07-02 17:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID MARR PGOV PREL AF RS |
08MOSCOW1871 | COZY PARTY POLITICS IN KURSK AND BELGOROD [...] (C) Summary: United Russia dominates local politics in Belgorod and Kursk regions. Politicians first and foremost push for continued economic growth, and United Russia, the Communists, LDPR and Just Russia work together with no major disputes among them. Businessmen enter politics to preserv [...] | 2008-07-03 07:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAGR ECON KDEM RS SMIG SOCI |
08MOSCOW1899 | G8: MEDVEDEV'S COMING OUT PARTY [...] (C) MFA First Secretary Mikhail Kokorev told us on July 3 that the G8 summit in Japan would be an important opportunity for Medvedev to establish himself among world leaders, many of whom would have bilateral meetings with the new Russian President. In addition to sessions with the G8 leaders, [...] | 2008-07-03 11:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID OVIP RS |
08MOSCOW190 | GOR ON TRANSNISTRIA: MORE OF THE SAME [...] (C) Summary. Moldovan President Voronin's January 20-21 visit to Moscow prompted much speculation about an alleged "Putin plan for Transnistria." Following the visit, GOR officials denied that any new GOR proposal had been offered to Voronin and continued to insist that the only way to move [...] | 2008-01-25 16:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PBTS MARR OSCE MD RS |
08MOSCOW1900 | RUSSIA-EU SUMMIT GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO NEW PCA [...] (C) Summary. The principal outcome of the Russia-EU Summit held June 26-27 in the Siberian town of Khanty-Mansiysk was, as expected, the approval to start negotiations on a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA)(to begin July 4 in Brussels). MFA and European diplomats confirmed that [...] | 2008-07-03 11:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN ETRD EAGR PGOV NATO RS |
08MOSCOW1904 | RUSSIAN PROPOSAL FOR EUROPEAN SECURITY TREATY AND [...] (C) Summary. Medvedev's proposal for a new European Security Treaty is not intended to create a new institution to replace NATO or other existing Euroatlantic organzations, but to eliminate remaining dividing lines in Europe and provide a mechanism for dealing with new threats and challenges [...] | 2008-07-03 11:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO MARR EUN RS |
08MOSCOW1908 | UNION OF SOLDIERS MOTHERS DOES MUCH WITH LITTLE IN [...] (C) Summary: The Kursk representative of the Union of Soldiers' Mothers Committee Olga Dovenskaya does much to help conscript soldiers and their families, despite her lack of resources. She has achieved some impressive victories, helping families prosecute abusive officers and win settlement [...] | 2008-07-03 12:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MCAP SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW1909 | PUTIN WANTS TIGHTER REGULATIONS ON SPECIAL TAX [...] (SBU) Summary: Russian Premier Putin issued a decree dated June 28 annulling tax-free status for grants issued by most foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Putin swept away seven existing regulations (most dating from 2001-2003) providing international NGOs tax-exempt grant-making [...] | 2008-07-03 13:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID PHUM PINR KDEM SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW191 | MFA ON LEBANESE POLITICAL CRISIS [...] (C) In a January 23 meeting (other topics reported septel),MFA Middle East and North Africa Director Vershinin told us that Russia supported the Arab League's attempts to mediate Lebanon's political impasse over electing a new President. The GOR was pushing, both in public and in private, fo [...] | 2008-01-25 16:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE RS |
08MOSCOW192 | RUSSIA-GEORGIA RELATIONS: A SMALL THAW? [...] (C) Summary. Amid abundant press coverage of FM Lavrov's attendance at Saakashvili's January 20 inauguration in Tbilisi, the MFA January 21 issued a terse statement reporting that Lavrov had met with the Georgian president, opposition leaders and the Catholic Patriarch during his visit. GOR [...] | 2008-01-25 16:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW1928 | RUSSIAN POSITIONS ON ZIMBABWE, KOSOVO, BURMA AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-07 11:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC BM KV ZI RS |
08MOSCOW1936 | MFA ON KARASIN VISIT TO TBILISI; DENIES SUPPLYING [...] (C) Summary. DFM Karasin's July 4 visit to Tbilisi focused on Russia's response to Georgia's June 23 proposals (reftel),as well as the situation in South Ossetia. MFA officials told us Russia's response was "in line with" the Friends of Georgia proposals, with the GOR emphasizing the need f [...] | 2008-07-07 14:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW1951 | THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF RUSSIA'S REGIONS: VIEW [...] (C) Summary: Regional governments in Belgorod and Kursk work closely with their Ukrainian and Belarusian counterparts, and are minimally affected by any disputes their national governments may have. Local officials meet to discuss ways to promote cross-border trade, cultural exchanges, and w [...] | 2008-07-08 14:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EIND ETRD MD PBTS PGOV RS SNAR UP BO |
08MOSCOW1959 | DORM-TO-DORM FIGHTING FOR WORKING-CLASS HOUSING IN [...] (C) Summary: The June 24 eviction melee between residents of a communal apartment building on one side and police and employees of the Federal Prison Service (FSIN) on the other was the latest round of the ongoing struggle for working-class housing in Moscow. The housing rights advocates, led [...] | 2008-07-09 12:01:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ECON PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW1960 | RUSSIA - UKRAINE RELATIONS: STRENGTHENING ECONOMIC [...] (C) Summary. In recent conversations, both the MFA and the Ukrainian Embassy characterized the Russia - Ukraine bilateral relationship as at an all time low. Ukraine's NATO aspirations dominate and negatively affect all aspects of the relationship. Other disputes, including the sluggish, c [...] | 2008-07-09 12:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UP RS |
08MOSCOW1961 | RUSSIA URGES ARAB GROUP TO CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-09 12:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IS LE SY RS |
08MOSCOW1964 | BP PURSUING NEGOTIATIONS, INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE, AND LEGAL ACTION IN TNK-BP BATTLE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-09 14:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW1965 | RUSSIA REQUESTS DELAY IN VOTE ON UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA International Organizations Director Gennadiy Gatilov and Counselor Vitaliy Liplinskiy July 9. They expressed concern at the information that the U.S. intended to seek a vote on the resolution on July 9, noting that Russian UN Ambassador Churkin had re [...] | 2008-07-09 14:22:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC ZI RS |
08MOSCOW1975 | RUSSIA THREATENS TECHNICAL VETO ON ZIMBABWE [...] (C) MFA Director for International Organizations Gennadiy Gatilov told us July 10 that Russia would most likely use a technical veto citing lack of instructions if the U.S. called for a vote on the Zimbabwe resolution today. He reiterated the GOR's request to delay the vote until tomorrow, so a [...] | 2008-07-10 12:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC ZI RS |
08MOSCOW1979 | RUSSIA - GEORGIA RELATIONS: SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) Summary: The GOR's Special Envoy to the South Ossetian conflict worried to us July 8 about the potential for increased instability in Tskhinvali and urged that the Joint Control Commission be re-started as soon as possible in order to provide a forum for the parties to the dispute. Popov h [...] | 2008-07-10 15:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW1980 | GOR REACTS TO SECRETARY'S VISIT TO TBILISI [...] (C) Summary. While affirming that the GOR welcomed U.S. high-level visits to Tbilisi as a stimulus to facilitate the negotiation process, MFA officials expressed unease over the message delivered by Secretary Rice during her visit to Tbilisi. They were particularly "alarmed" by her support f [...] | 2008-07-10 16:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW1988 | ADDENDUM TO "RECREATING THE STATE GRAIN MONOPOLY" [...] (C) SUMMARY: This message is a classified supplement to REFTEL. Aside from some personal financial interests in resurrecting the state grain trade monopoly in Russia, a combination of personalities and old-style thinking at the top of Russia's agricultural policy apparatus appear to be pushin [...] | 2008-07-11 11:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW1990 | MOSCOW SALVATION ARMY STILL UNABLE TO REGISTER [...] (C) Summary: The Moscow Branch of the Salvation Army has been unable to re-register with the Federal Registration Service despite repeated attempts following their March 2007 victory at European Court of Human Rights (ECHR). The Salvation Army continues to function in Moscow under the umbrel [...] | 2008-07-11 12:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW1991 | RUSSIA RETURNS TO THE HOLY LAND [...] (C) Summary: The return to Russia of historic properties in Jerusalem and the West Bank, and the end of the visa regime for travel to Israel, are the latest indicators of deepening Russia-Israel relations that depend significantly upon personal contacts as well as official channels. The properties, [...] | 2008-07-11 12:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI MARR IS RS |
08MOSCOW1995 | BATTLING CORRUPTION: RUSSIA NEEDS TIME FOR PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: In a July 9 meeting, Transparency International-Russia's (TI-R) General Director Yelena Panfilova outlined to us a new USG-funded program for combating corruption in Russia, focused on public education and strengthening rule of law. Panfilova believes the Russians are changing in [...] | 2008-07-11 13:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR EAID SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW1996 | RUSSIA WILL VETO UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) Summary. MFA Director of International Organizations Gennadiy Gatilov (the senior-most available officer in the MFA),told us July 11 that if the current U.S. draft UN Security Council resolution on Zimbabwe were put to a vote "with the current language," Russia would veto. When asked if [...] | 2008-07-11 14:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC ZI RS |
08MOSCOW2019 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SPECIAL ENVOY GRAY [...] (C) Your visit is an opportunity to stress our shared interest in a productive and efficient Russian energy sector. Russia is the world's largest producer and exporter of energy. We believe a Russia that does business in multiple markets in well-regulated and modern jurisdictions will be les [...] | 2008-07-16 07:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON RS |
08MOSCOW2032 | AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FEDERATION [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and Federation Council Foreign Affairs Committee Chair, Mikhail Margelov discussed Georgia, Iran and the U.S.-Russia 123 Agreement, NATO Membership Action Plan for Ukraine and Georgia, Missile Defense, Medvedev's proposal for a new European security architecture, Afgha [...] | 2008-07-16 14:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW2033 | MOSCOW VIEWS ON KOREA [...] (C) Summary. The GOR expressed satisfaction with the latest round of Six-Party meetings, with chief negotiator Aleksey Borodavkin confirming Russia's continued commitment to its Six-Party obligations. Most analysts thought that the success of the process depended on the U.S., the only Six-Pa [...] | 2008-07-16 18:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KN KS JA RS |
08MOSCOW2034 | NGOS STILL STUDYING PUTIN'S NEW NGO GRANT POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Most international NGOs and their local Russian partners who have analyzed Putin's June 28 decree that initially reduced the number of organizations able to give tax-free grants from 101 to 12 and tasked federal ministries to come up with new regulations governing grants by fore [...] | 2008-07-16 18:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR RS |
08MOSCOW2041 | KHODORKOVSKIY'S LAWYERS PETITION FOR PAROLE [...] (SBU) Summary: Lawyers for former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovskiy filed legal papers July 16 with the local court in Chita requesting that he be paroled after serving four and a half years of his eight year sentence. His lawyers took great pains to state that this was a normal legal filing f [...] | 2008-07-17 16:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KJUS PGOV PINR RS |
08MOSCOW2045 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DUMA FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with Duma Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Konstantin Kosachev July 16, Ambassador highlighted the many areas where the U.S. and Russia worked together cooperatively and constructively, such as non-proliferation, civil nuclear energy, space, and business. He emph [...] | 2008-07-18 11:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW2047 | POINTS ON RALLYING SUPPORT FOR THE INDIA-IAEA [...] (C) On July 17 we delivered reftel points regarding rallying support for the India - IAEA safeguards agreement to Alexander Trofimov, Nuclear Affairs Officer in the MFA Department for Disarmament and Security Affairs. Trofimov thanked us for the information and stated that Russia continues [...] | 2008-07-18 11:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP RS |
08MOSCOW2053 | WHAT'S BEHIND THE OIL CUTOFF TO THE CZECH REPUBLIC? [...] (C) It is impossible to know whether last week's abrupt drop in oil supplies to the Czech Republic was driven by politics or not. Some analysts see pure politics behind the move. Others say it was likely driven by private, if non-transparent, profit motives. The GOR vehemently denies any po [...] | 2008-07-18 14:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2054 | MORMONS SUSPEND SENDING AMERICAN MISSIONARIES TO [...] (C) Summary: The LDS Church (Mormons) have suspended sending new missionaries to Russia, citing the financial and logistical difficulty of complying with new Russian visa regulations. The LDS Church, which currently has an estimated 450 missionaries in Russia, will now rely upon Russian and U [...] | 2008-07-18 14:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF CASC SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW2056 | AMBASSADOR CALLS ON DFM DENISOV TO DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador made his introductory call on First Deputy Foreign Minister Denisov July 17. Denisov and the Ambassador agreed that stronger economic ties could provide for a more stable overall relationship. Denisov said the bilateral economic dialogues envisioned in the Sochi [...] | 2008-07-18 15:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | BEXP ECON ETRD PGOV PREL RS EINV |
08MOSCOW207 | NORTHERN CAUCASUS: INGUSHETIYA BOILS OVER, AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: Violence in Ingushetiya is growing, which threatens to have impact neighboring North Ossetiya and Kabardino-Balkariya. Following a week of violence, police on January 26 dispersed an unsanctioned opposition meeting, but not before demonstrators set fire to nearby buildings housin [...] | 2008-01-28 15:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM PHUM SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW2094 | GEORGIA: STEINMEIER FAILS TO GET RUSSIAN SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary. Despite FM Lavrov's positive press spin about German FM Steinmeier's meetings in Moscow July 18, German colleagues characterized the trip as a "failure," and said Steinmeier made no progress in securing Russian support for direct Georgian-Abkhaz negotiations on security issues in [...] | 2008-07-21 14:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW2117 | CTWG: S/CT LETTER AND DRAFT REPORT TO PRESIDENTS [...] (C) Summary. On July 18, we delivered reftel letter from Ambassador Dailey to Ambassador Safonov, as well as a draft Report to the Presidents on the U.S.-Russia Counterterrorism Working Group (CTWG). Vladimir Prokhorov, Senior Counselor in the MFA's Office of New Threats and Challenges, conf [...] | 2008-07-23 13:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW2118 | MEDVEDEV DENIES RENEGING ON UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary. President Medvedev vehemently denied July 22 that he committed to agree on UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions on Zimbabwe at the G8 meeting in Japan. While acknowledging concerns about the situation in Zimbabwe, Medvedev maintained that he had insisted that all mention of the [...] | 2008-07-23 15:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC ZI RS |
08MOSCOW2119 | RUSSIA - INDIA NUCLEAR COOPERATION - DEPENDENT ON [...] (C) Atomstroyexport, Russia's construction firm for nuclear power plants outside of Russia, has agreed to build a total of six nuclear reactor units for India at Kudankulam. Currently, two nuclear reactor units are under construction and four more are planned. The future of the four reactors [...] | 2008-07-23 15:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ENRG PREL PINR ETTC TRGY IN RS |
08MOSCOW2120 | SEA BREEZE 2008 SPARKS CONTROVERSY IN RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary: The Sea Breeze 2008 exercises have sparked controversy and heated debate among Russia's politicians and defense experts. GOR officials characterized them as "anti-Russian" in nature and contend that demonstrations against the exercises were evidence of the Ukrainian population's [...] | 2008-07-23 15:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR |
08MOSCOW2122 | MEETING WITH ROSTEKHNOLOGII DEPUTY GENERAL [...] (C) In a recent meeting with the Econ Minister Counselor, Deputy General Director of state corporation RosTekhnologii (RosTekh),Aleksey Aleshin said the GOR created RosTekh to revive Russia's industrial manufacturing base, particularly its high-tech defense-related industries. Aleshin said th [...] | 2008-07-24 07:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND EPET RS |
08MOSCOW2125 | RUSSIA'S "SAFE HAVEN" STATUS SLIPPING? [...] (C) In contrast to Russia's record-setting financial performance for 2007 and high hopes for 2008, the results from the first half of 2008 have revealed signs of strain. Net capital inflows are down substantially, as are Initial Public Offerings (IPOs),which through June have totaled only US [...] | 2008-07-24 09:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON RS |
08MOSCOW2127 | CHAVEZ VISIT TO MOSCOW YIELDS LITTLE BEYOND TALK [...] (C) Summary: Russia's self-professed "multivector diplomacy" and a keen interest in picking Hugo Chavez's pocket resulted in a full program of meetings on July 22 with Medvedev and Putin, flanked by an array of senior Russian officials, even as Russia took steps to lower the profile of the hy [...] | 2008-07-24 10:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS EPET ETRD RU VN |
08MOSCOW2132 | SERBIAN FM JEREMIC REAFFIRMS TIES TO RUSSIA; GOR [...] (C) Summary. Russia welcomed Serbian FM Vuk Jeremic's July 17 visit to Moscow as reaffirming the importance of Russia as a partner in the face of the new Serbian government's pro-European integration policy. The GOR reiterated full support for Serbia's stance on Kosovo, and agreed to back Be [...] | 2008-07-24 12:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO SR RS |
08MOSCOW2137 | TNK-BP UPDATE: BP PULLS STAFF AS AAR RATCHETS UP PRESSURE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-24 14:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2146 | MIXED SIGNALS AS RUSSIA PREPARES FOR OSCE HUMAN [...] (C) Summary. Leading up to this year's OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM),the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) reacted positively to US concerns and, despite a July 23 MFA statement reiterating criticisms of ODIHR, was positively disposed to the upcoming visit of ODIHR Dire [...] | 2008-07-25 12:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE PHUM RS |
08MOSCOW2152 | GEORGIA: RUSSIA MAY NOT ATTEND BERLIN FRIENDS' [...] (C) Summary. The MFA told us July 25 that Russia had "nobody appropriate" to send to the Friends' meeting in Berlin next week. German Embassy officials confirmed that MFA 4th CIS Director Kelin told German envoy Lukas July 24 that they would try to find someone to attend the meeting, but wit [...] | 2008-07-25 15:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW2153 | TNK-BP UPDATE: CEO DUDLEY LEAVES TOWN, BP BRACES FOR AAR'S NEXT MOVES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-25 18:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2170 | NASHI SUMMER CAMP 2008: SEX, THUGS, AND THE ROC ON [...] (SBU) Summary. The Kremlin-sponsored Nashi youth group may not enjoy the same prominence under Medvedev, but its fourth annual summer conference at Lake Seliger in Tver Oblast reinforced continued and significant Kremlin and Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) sponsorship. Billed as an "Innovation F [...] | 2008-07-28 11:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2171 | RUSSIA PROTESTS "PROCLAMATION ON CAPTIVE NATIONS" [...] (C) In a July 25 meeting with the Charge, MFA North America Director Igor Neverov raised Russian concerns over the 2008 presidential "Proclamation on Captive Nations Week." Noting that the GOR had not made an issue of the proclamation before, Neverov said that the annual statement had caugh [...] | 2008-07-28 12:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW2178 | UNMEE--RUSSIA TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITION [...] (C) On July 28, MFA chief of the UN Security Council section Peter Ilyichev confirmed that Russia supports the US position on termination of the UN Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) because there is no longer agreement by both parties. He said the GOR is reviewing a draft resolution ci [...] | 2008-07-29 10:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO UNSC RS ET ER |
08MOSCOW2180 | RUSSIA ON SARG: OPTIMISM BEFORE REALISM [...] (C) Summary. We delivered reftel demarche July 28 to MFA Syria and Lebanon desk chief Andrei Panov, emphasizing US concerns over the possibility of Russian arms being diverted to Hizballah. Overall, Panov characterized Syria's recent engagement with the international community as positive a [...] | 2008-07-29 11:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SY LE RS |
08MOSCOW2181 | RUSSIAN OPPOSITION: UNITE OR SEEK KREMLIN COVER? [...] (C) Summary: While an informal convocation of opposition leaders, engineered by former PM Kasyanov, fueled rumors of a united opposition movement, recent conversations suggest that Russia's mainstream liberal parties seek accommodation or "constructive" relations with the Kremlin. Following [...] | 2008-07-29 13:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM RS |
08MOSCOW2182 | MFA WALKS BACK THREAT OF BUDGET CUT FOR ODIHR [...] (SBU) Summary: While reiterating its frequent complaint that the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has performed poorly, on July 26 the Russian MFA walked back the assertion by the Deputy Chair of the Central Election Commission (CEC) of an imminent budget cut [...] | 2008-07-29 13:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE PHUM RS |
08MOSCOW2183 | CPC UPDATE: EXPANSION MOU "INITIALED", AWAITING [...] (C) Summary: Chevron Russia Vice President (and CPC Chairman) Andrew McGrahan told us July 28 that Chevron has negotiated a new MOU on CPC expansion with Transneft and Kazakhstan,s KazMunaiGaz (KMG). The new MOU has been circulated to other shareholders for approval. McGrahan said the new MO [...] | 2008-07-29 13:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2200 | AMBASSADORS GRAY AND MANN AT THE RUSSIAN ENERGY [...] (C) Summary: In a July 21 meeting with Deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Yanovsky, Ambassadors Gray and Mann raised the TNK-BP dispute, which they said was undermining investor confidence. Yanovsky responded that the GOR saw it as strictly a commercial dispute over the development of the company [...] | 2008-07-30 13:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2201 | RUSSIA'S MARKETS PLUNGE AFTER PUTIN'S STATEMENTS [...] (C) Prime Minister Putin's public criticism of Mechel, Russia's largest specialty steelmaker and second-largest coking coal producer, has highlighted the fragility of Russia's stock market, exposed possible divisions within the country's leadership, and spooked investors -- some of whom see t [...] | 2008-07-30 14:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON RS |
08MOSCOW222 | ENI RUSSIA CHIEF ON SOUTH STREAM, GAZPROM [...] Summary: (C) Ernesto Ferlenghi, Chief Representative of ENI Russia/CIS, told us January 28 that South Stream is not a competitor to Nabucco because European demand will absorb gas from all currently planned pipelines, "and even more." He said he will say as much to the EU Energy Commission wh [...] | 2008-01-30 03:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS |
08MOSCOW2237 | AAR AND BP NEGOTIATING A "CEASE-FIRE" [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-01 12:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2241 | KHODORKOVSKIY'S WARDEN FILES PAROLE REPORT; [...] (C) Summary: The warden of the prison in which former YUKOS Oil Company head Mikhail Khodorkovskiy is being held submitted to the local court in Chita the parole report required as part of Khodorkovskiy's July 23 request for early release (reftel). His St. Petersburg-based lawyer Yuriy Shmid [...] | 2008-08-01 13:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PHUM PINR RS |
08MOSCOW2261 | UNORTHODOX POLITICS CONTRIBUTE TO MOSCOW-KIEV [...] (C) Summary. While newly arrived Ukrainian Amb Konstyantyn Gryshchenko told Charge on August 1 that relations with Russia were serious, MFA Director for the Second Department of the CIS Countries (Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine) Sorokin told us on August 1 that Yushchenko was responsible for [...] | 2008-08-04 14:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RS UP CASC KIRF SOCI |
08MOSCOW2262 | (C) CZECH OIL SUPPLIES UPDATE: RUSSIA OFFERS TO [...] (C) Czech DCM Hynek Pejcha told us on August 4 that the GOR has offered to negotiate a complete removal of intermediaries from the oil trade between the two countries in order to prevent future supply problems. Pejcha said oil is still flowing at reduced levels and normal flows have not been [...] | 2008-08-04 14:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2263 | MFA EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN RECONSTRUCTION [...] (C) Summary: In a July 30 meeting, MFA Afghanistan Deputy Director Khokhlov noted his office's support for two OSCE border guard initiatives, suggesting that GOR reservations were driven more by its broader unhappiness with the OSCE. Khokhlov undertook to make another bureaucratic push for the [...] | 2008-08-04 15:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PREL MARR MCAP MASS RS AF OSCE |
08MOSCOW2268 | RUSSIA SEEKS TO CALM SITUATION IN SOUTH OSSETIA, [...] (C) Summary. MFA officials told us August 4 they were working to get direct talks between Georgian and South Ossetian leaders by the end of the week, in efforts to calm the situation there following the violence over the weekend. While acknowledging "provocative actions" by the South Ossetian [...] | 2008-08-05 13:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW2270 | A CLOSER LOOK AT RUSSIA'S MECHEL INCIDENT [...] (C) Putin's sharp attack against steelmaker Mechel on July 24 and the nature of the Kremlin's response has created a spasm of new assessments and commentary during Moscow's usual dull summer vacation season. The Mechel incident (reftel) has provided a prism to critically assess the effective [...] | 2008-08-06 03:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2273 | TNK-BP UPDATE: CFO LEAVES DUE TO ONGOING DISPUTE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-06 13:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS |
08MOSCOW2274 | RUSSIA DENIES VOLUNTEER FLOW TO SOUTH OSSETIA; [...] (C) Summary. The MFA denied August 6 that "volunteers" were traveling from the North Caucasus to South Ossetia to join the fighting in case of conflict with Georgia, noting that the situation remained quiet. They said they could not answer whether the GOR or local authorities in North Ossetia [...] | 2008-08-06 15:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG RS |
08MOSCOW2275 | CUBA: RUSSIA NOT INCREASING MILITARY COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. Russian officials insist that Russia is not interested in military cooperation with Cuba and deny any interest in establishing a Russian missile defense site in Cuba. The July 30-31 trip to Cuba by Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin and high-level economic and security advisors [...] | 2008-08-06 15:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG EAIR RS CU |
08MOSCOW2297 | DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH GENERAL BUZHINSKIY [...] (C) Summary. Ministry of Defense Lt. General Yevgeniy Buzhinskiy told visiting EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Bryza August 1 that Russia shared the U.S.'s desire to avoid an armed conflict in Abkhazia. If there were such a conflict, Russia would likely not become directly involved, h [...] | 2008-08-07 11:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO KCFE GG RS |
08MOSCOW2301 | FSVTS RELATIONS WITH ROSTEKHNOLOGII [...] (C) Summary: Officials from the Federal Service For Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) told us the Presidential decree transferring the GOR's shares in RosOboronExport (ROE) to state-owned RosTekhnologii (RosTekh) stripped their organization of managing ROE in all areas except military-te [...] | 2008-08-08 05:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EIND MASS RS |
08MOSCOW2302 | FSVTS RELATIONS WITH ROSTEKHNOLOGII [...] (C) Summary: Officials from the Federal Service For Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) told us the Presidential decree transferring the GOR's shares in RosOboronExport (ROE) to state-owned RosTekhnologii (RosTekh) stripped their organization of managing ROE in all areas except military-te [...] | 2008-08-08 05:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EIND MASS RS |
08MOSCOW2303 | FSVTS RELATIONS WITH ROSTEKHNOLOGII [...] (C) Summary: Officials from the Federal Service For Military-Technical Cooperation (FSVTS) told us the Presidential decree transferring the GOR's shares in RosOboronExport (ROE) to state-owned RosTekhnologii (RosTekh) stripped their organization of managing ROE in all areas except military-te [...] | 2008-08-08 05:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON EIND MASS RS |
08MOSCOW2308 | WHAT DOES THE MECHEL INCIDENT MEAN? [...] (C) The Mechel incident (Ref A) has been a sobering initial test of the new administration's management of the economy. On the heels of the TNK-BP dispute, Mechel unleashed precipitous stock market losses and struck a blow to previously bullish sentiment on Russia's investment climate. Opti [...] | 2008-08-08 08:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN RS |
08MOSCOW2315 | BITTER HARVEST: JOHN DEERE ON RUSSIAN TRADE CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deere & Company Russia Country Director Sidney Bardwell told us August 5 that Deere believes the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MIT) have conducted a fair investigation, but will likely determine that domestic producers have been in [...] | 2008-08-08 13:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR EINV ECON RS |
08MOSCOW2316 | MINFIN OFFICIAL ON KUDRIN RUMORS, INVESTMENT [...] (C) In an August 6 meeting with ECMIN, Finance Minister's Kudrin,s Assistant, Vadim Grishin, dismissed rumors of Kudrin's impending departure, which he said were the result of sharp internal GOR budget negotiations. He said Kudrin had arranged a delay in the BONY case, providing time for a co [...] | 2008-08-08 14:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW2317 | RUSSIA-SOUTH OSSETIA SITREP AUGUST [...] (C) Summary. The MFA claims Russia's principal goal in taking military action in South Ossetia is to stop the bloodshed. Blaming the current crisis on Georgia, alluding to (but not confirming) the dispatch of Russian military to South Ossetia, accusing Tbilisi of "ethnic cleansing" in South [...] | 2008-08-08 16:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR GG RS |
08MOSCOW2319 | TFGGO1: RUSSIA-SOUTH OSSETIA SITREP 2 AUGUST 9 [...] (C) Summary. U.S. demarche will be delivered to the Russian MFA at 1400 Moscow time (0600 EDT). The Russian government continues to characterize its actions as "peace enforcement," with Russian media claiming that troops have reached Tskhinvali's outskirts. Officials emphasize they have a responsib [...] | 2008-08-09 08:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR GG RS |
08MOSCOW2321 | TFGGO1: RUSSIA-SOUTH OSSETIA SITREP 3 AUGUST 9 [...] (C) Summary. Russian officials continued to deny that Russia was waging war, claiming Russia was "performing a peacekeeping mission," while Russian media reported the MOD had confirmed that 2,000 more paratroopers would be sent to South Ossetia. Reaction in Moscow to the conflict generally s [...] | 2008-08-10 06:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR GG RS |
08MOSCOW2323 | SCO SUMMIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOR ARGUES SCO NOT [...] (C) Summary: On August 7 we delivered reftel demarche to MFA Third Secretary Maksim Chernyshov, who told us the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) would not accept any new members at the August 28 summit in Dushanbe because no mechanism to do so exists. Possible Iranian membership enjoy [...] | 2008-08-10 12:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR RS AF |
08MOSCOW2324 | TFGGO1: THE VIEW OF THE WAR IN MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary. PM Putin moved into the spotlight with his visit to Vladikavkaz in North Ossetia late August 9, though he and President Medvedev appeared jointly this morning to emphasize the "humanitarian tragedy" in South Ossetia and the need for legal consequences. The GOR has not veered from [...] | 2008-08-10 13:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR GG RS |
08MOSCOW2333 | ROSATOM STATE CORPORATION - REORGANIZATION [...] (C) Summary: The Rosatom State Corporation's new U.S./EU Section Head reports that the reorganization of the Corporation and its subdivisions is still underway. Although no longer a Federal Agency, Rosatom will retain some of its export control functions. Rosatom will continue to pursue co [...] | 2008-08-11 10:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PREL PINR ENRG ETTC IR IN RS |
08MOSCOW235 | RUSSIA CONTINUES TO RESIST KOSOVO CDI [...] (C) Summary. Russia claims that it has developed a "roadmap" in its continuing efforts to forestall a CDI by Kosovo, and to tempt wavering EU states away from recognition. However, the GOR has also prepared an "action plan" in anticipation of a CDI in coordination with Belgrade. Consistent [...] | 2008-01-30 15:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER UNSC KV RS |
08MOSCOW2351 | TFGG01: RUSSIA-GEORGIA CONFLICT SITREP 4 [...] (C) Summary. An American journalist was reported injured in South Ossetia and taken to North Ossetia for medical treatment. Post is working to contact him. PM Putin said Russia would continue its mission to "its logical end," and lashed out at the West, and the U.S. in particular, for suppo [...] | 2008-08-11 14:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR GG RS |
08MOSCOW236 | RUSSIA LIMITS ELECTION OBSERVERS AGAIN [...] (C) Following the same course it took in the December Duma elections, on January 28, the GOR issued a limited number of invitations to international organizations to observe the March 2 presidential election. Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Vladimir Churov specified that the OSCE's [...] | 2008-01-30 16:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM RS |
08MOSCOW2360 | TFGG01: RUSSIA-GEORGIA: ANTI-US BACKLASH; NEW [...] (C) Summary: Putin's harshly critical August 11 remarks about U.S. interference and bias in the Russian-Georgian conflict have set the tone for public and private accusations of U.S. encouragement or stage-managing of Saakashvili's decision to attempt to take Tskhinvali by force. The absenc [...] | 2008-08-12 12:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR RS GE |
08MOSCOW2364 | RUSSIAN ONLINE OPINIONS LARGELY ANTI-AMERICAN, [...] (C) An analysis of Russian blogs and online fora on the South Ossetia conflict showed large resentment towards U.S. policy, and approval of Russia's handling of the conflict. However, a few online contributors spoke critically of Russia's military operations in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, co [...] | 2008-08-12 15:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW2365 | TFGG01: MEDVEDEV CONFIDANT FLOATS WAY FORWARD ON [...] (C) In an August 12 meeting with ECMIN, Igor Yurgens, head of the Institute for Contemporary Development, President Medvedev's think-tank for economic and social issues, said Georgia needed to be punished for attacking South Ossetia and that Georgian President Saakashvili should go, but Russia [...] | 2008-08-12 15:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW2370 | TFGG01: MINIMAL BACKLASH FOR GEORGIAN DIASPORA [...] (C) Summary: Despite current hostilities, we see no evidence of a repeat of the fall 2006 anti-Georgian campaign in Russia. On August 12, Georgian Charge in Moscow told us that the Georgian community in Russia was suffering no backlash from the outbreak of hostilities. We also have not hea [...] | 2008-08-13 03:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI PHUM PREF PINR RS GG |
08MOSCOW2386 | TFGG01: DOOM, GLOOM, AND WISHFUL THINKING: THE [...] (C) The Russian markets ticked up slightly August 12, with news that President Medevev had ordered military operations in Georgia to cease and with French President Sarkozy's mediation efforts appearing to gather steam. However, the markets are down over 30 percent from their mid-May peak, a [...] | 2008-08-13 15:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EINV ETRD PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW2387 | TFGG01: RUSSIA MAINTAINING HARD LINE, FOCUSING ON [...] (C) Summary. Russian officials continued their hard line towards Georgia August 13, repeating demands for a legally-binding non-use of force agreement between Georgia and the two zones of conflict, reiterating that Georgian peacekeepers could not be allowed to return to South Ossetia and Abkh [...] | 2008-08-13 16:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR GG RS |
08MOSCOW2396 | AMBIGUITY OVER RUSSIA,S FUTURE RELATIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary. During the past week's hostilities in Georgia, the Russian MFA harshly criticized the positions of Poland and the Baltics. Despite this criticism, the GOR has taken no action against these countries and some Polish and Baltic diplomats in Moscow do not believe that their relat [...] | 2008-08-14 10:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS EN LG LH |
08MOSCOW2408 | TFGG01: UNION OF SOLDIERS' MOTHERS SAYS GOR SHOULD [...] (C) Valentina Melnikova of the Moscow Union of Soldiers' Mothers Committee told us August 14 that her organization's only criticism of Russia's conduct on the South Ossetia conflict is that it waited too long to help the peacekeepers. She said the GOR should have intervened in South Ossetia w [...] | 2008-08-14 14:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINS MOPS GG RS |
08MOSCOW2410 | TFGG01: PRESIDENTIAL ASSISTANT SIGNALS NEW, [...] (C) In an August 13 meeting with the Charge, Presidential Assistant Arkadiy Dvorkovich signaled that the GOR anticipated being denied WTO accession this year and was looking to cast blame on the U.S. and others for politicizing the process. He warned that Russia would take steps to protect do [...] | 2008-08-14 15:01:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW2411 | TFGG01: EFFECTS OF RUSSIA-GEORGIA CONFLICT ON GOR [...] (C) Summary: The war of words between Russia and Ukraine has intensified with the war in Georgia. Russia has decried Ukrainian announcements, including a presidential decree, calling for the Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) command to notify Ukraine about ships and aircraft returning to the Ukrainian [...] | 2008-08-14 15:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS GG RS UP |
08MOSCOW2412 | YOUTH-DOMINATED RUSSIAN BLOGOSPHERE CRITICAL OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Since the onset of violence in South Ossetia, Russian bloggers have utilized internet sites to blaspheme the U.S. and Georgia, organize opposition events, and call for extreme measures. Dominated by Russia's youth, these online fora remain decidedly pro-Russia with little sym [...] | 2008-08-14 15:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2413 | TFGG01: IS THE KREMLIN REALLY LOSING THE [...] (C) Summary: Russian media seems as concerned about Western press coverage of the events in South Ossetia as it is by the conflict itself. Pro-Kremlin pundits and Russian officials alike have lashed out at CNN and other media sources, criticizing their bias, but other Russian voices have no [...] | 2008-08-14 15:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PINR PINS PNAT PREL GG RS |
08MOSCOW2414 | TFGG01: RUSSIA DEFIANT [...] (C) Summary. Russian officials August 13 and 14 continued a defiant line, with Medvedev insisting that Russia would support an international agreement that recognized the rights of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. FM Lavrov questioned Georgia's territorial integrity and said Washington would need to cho [...] | 2008-08-14 15:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR GG RS |
08MOSCOW2416 | IS THE KREMLIN REALLY LOSING THE INFORMATION WAR? [...] (C) Summary: Russian media seems as concerned about Western press coverage of the events in South Ossetia as it is by the conflict itself. Pro-Kremlin pundits and Russian officials alike have lashed out at CNN and other media sources, criticizing their bias, but other Russian voices have no [...] | 2008-08-15 02:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PINR PINS PNAT PREL GG RS |
08MOSCOW2425 | PRESS BIAS SHIFTS IN FAVOR OF MEDVEDEV, BUT PUTIN [...] Summary: xxxxx reported the results xxxxx in a recent meeting with PolOff. While Medvedev dominated Russian programming on four of five surveyed stations, his appearances were disproportionately ceremonial in contrast to Putin's hands on control of the Russian government. The virtual absence of air [...] | 2008-08-15 10:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2426 | TFGG01: ENERGY AND THE CONFLICT IN GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-15 11:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET GG PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2429 | TFGG01: HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS SPLIT OVER RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives of the Moscow offices of internationally-based human rights organizations have publicly questioned the GOR's figures for the number of dead and wounded from the conflict in South Ossetia. In an August 14 roundtable with Charge, home-grown activists have hewn m [...] | 2008-08-15 11:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM PINR RS |
08MOSCOW2434 | TFGG01: IMPACT OF GEORGIA CONFLICT ON RUSSIA'S WTO [...] (C) Foreign Minister Lavrov stated August 14 that Western threats over WTO contradicted previous promises and that Russia was now convinced it would never be accepted into the WTO. These comments track with what GOR officials have told us privately (reftels). Local experts believe WTO accessi [...] | 2008-08-15 13:30:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ECON EAGR GG RS |
08MOSCOW2437 | TFGG01: RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANK ON GEORGIA, INVESTOR [...] (C) During an August 14 meeting with the Charge and ECMIN, Central Bank (CBR) First Deputy Chairman Aleksey Ulyukaev expressed hope that the conflict with Georgia would be short-lived, thus helping restore battered investor confidence. He said controlling inflation was the country's top econ [...] | 2008-08-15 14:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON RS |
08MOSCOW2439 | TFGG01: RUSSIA FOCUSES ON SEALING DEAL [...] (C) Summary. As German Chancellor Merkel arrives in Sochi, the GOR is focusing on sealing the deal reached during French President Sarkozy's trip, and signed by the Abkhaz and South Ossetia leaders in Moscow on August 14. Despite press speculation whether Russia would recognize Abkhazia and S [...] | 2008-08-15 15:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR GG RS |
08MOSCOW2452 | TNK-BP UPDATE: COURT BARS DUDLEY FROM POST FOR SHAM LABOR VIOLATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-18 14:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW2453 | TFGGO1: RUSSIA REACTS TO GEORGIA'S WITHDRAWAL FROM [...] (C) Summary: Russian leaders have downplayed Georgia's decision to withdraw from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Russian Duma Deputies and Federation Council members have argued that Georgia was only hurting itself by withdrawing from the CIS, and that neither Russia nor the or [...] | 2008-08-18 14:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS MARR MOPS RS GG CIS |
08MOSCOW2460 | MFA SAYS RELATIONS WITH UKRAINE STRAINED, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary. While continuing to accuse Ukraine of supplying weapons to Georgia, and objecting to Kyiv's recent decrees on the Black Sea Fleet (BSF)(ref A),the MFA insisted to us that Russian relations with Ukraine were not threatened. Saying that Russia and Ukraine were interdependent in t [...] | 2008-08-19 06:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG UP RS |
08MOSCOW2473 | ECONOMIC LIBERAL CRITICAL OF GOVERNMENT CONTROL OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a recent discussion of broad economic issues, former Economic Development Minister Yevgeniy Yasin told ECON officers he believes PM Putin's comments on Mechel were made following poor economic advice from Deputy PM Sechin; neither Putin nor Sechin had foreseen that the Mechel [...] | 2008-08-20 11:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EAGR RS |
08MOSCOW2484 | TFGG01: DEMARCHE ON STATUS OF U.S. MILITARY [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche and the list of U.S. military equipment in Poti to MFA North America on August 20, following the Ambassador's August 19 discussion of this issue with Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin. The MFA reaffirmed DFM Karasin's commitment to look into the issue. DATT de [...] | 2008-08-20 14:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS GG |
08MOSCOW2486 | TFGG01: RUSSIAN MODERATES' VIEWS ON THE CONFLICT [...] (C) In separate meetings August 19 with the Ambassador, former PM Yegor Gaidar and Igor Yurgens, Director of a think tank closely tied to President Medvedev, argued that a reform-oriented Medvedev presidency, with its promise of a freer Russia, could be a victim of the conflict over South Osse [...] | 2008-08-20 15:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW2488 | TFGG01: NO SYSTEMATIC HARASSMENT OF ETHNIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: Georgian diplomats and a representative of the Georgian community in Moscow confirmed to us August 20 that they have not yet observed any significant or systematic increase in anti-Georgian harassment by Russian authorities or from the Russian public at large. While noting that th [...] | 2008-08-20 15:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL RS GG |
08MOSCOW2490 | TFGG01: NORTHERN CAUCASUS REPUBLICS SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia's northern Caucasus republics have supported Moscow's intervention in South Ossetia by offering to take in refugees from the conflict, donating humanitarian assistance and sending volunteer fighters. An internet-based news service, however, has picked up discontent from [...] | 2008-08-20 16:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM PINR RS GG |
08MOSCOW2491 | DUMA, FEDERATION COUNCIL LIKELY TO RECOGNIZE [...] (C) Summary. Duma International Relations Committee Chair Kosachev confirmed to Ambassador August 20 that Russia's Duma and upper chamber, the Federation Council, were likely to recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia during an extraordinary session of the two chambers that ha [...] | 2008-08-20 16:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW2496 | TFGG01: MIXED SIGNALS ON RUSSIAN TROOP WITHDRAWAL [...] (C) Summary. Russia continues to send mixed signals on when Russian troops will withdraw from Georgia, as well as the size of the peacekeeping force it expects to leave behind in South Ossetia and in the security zone located in Georgia proper. Despite Medvedev's promises to withdraw Russian [...] | 2008-08-21 11:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
08MOSCOW2502 | RUSSIA CONCERNED POST-MUSHARRAF INSTABILITY HARMS [...] (C) MFA Senior Counselor for Pakistan Aleksey Yudintsev told us on August 21 that Russia was concerned that Musharraf's resignation as President of Pakistan would contribute to the country's existing political instability and draw attention from Pakistan's efforts to fight its extremist insurg [...] | 2008-08-21 13:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER AF IN PK RS |
08MOSCOW2507 | TFGG01: RUSSIA REACTS STRONGLY TO NAC STATEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Russia strongly condemned the North Atlantic Council's August 19 statement on the conflict in Georgia, and said NATO Ambassador Dmitry Rogozin would be returning to Moscow for consultations on the future of NATO-Russian relations. In addition, the creation of a NATO-Georgia Comm [...] | 2008-08-22 03:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PGOV PREL MARR RS GE |
08MOSCOW251 | SERBIAN EMBASSY SAYS NO SURPRISES IN GAZPROM DEAL [...] (C) Serbian Embassy Counselor Boris Sekulic told us January 29th that the recently signed energy deal between the GOS and the GOR would route the South Stream pipeline through Serbia, result in Gazprom's construction of a gas storage facility in Serbia, and sell Gazprom a 51 percent stake in N [...] | 2008-02-01 03:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2514 | RUSSIA'S ANTIMONOPOLY SERVICE FINES MECHEL, [...] (C) The Federal Anti-monopoly Service (FAS) announced on August 13 that it had found Mechel's coking coal operations to have violated competition law through its monopolistic domestic pricing practices. On August 19, FAS announced that it would assess a $32 million fine, or 5 percent of the [...] | 2008-08-22 11:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON RS |
08MOSCOW2521 | RUSSIA GETS SYRIAN SUPPORT ON GEORGIA, BUT SYRIA [...] (C) Summary: Initial indications are that despite Al-Assad's tough talk about basing Russian missiles in Syria, Medvedev did not pledge in the August 21 meeting to provide Iskander missiles. The meeting had reportedly been planned for weeks and was not precipitated by events in Georgia, alth [...] | 2008-08-22 13:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR SY RS |
08MOSCOW2530 | RUSSIA'S WORKING LEVEL WTO NEGOTIATORS IN DENIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Trade Negotiations Director Andrey Kushnirenko of the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) told us August 21 that Russia still believes it could accede to the WTO by the end of 2008. In his view, there are few issues that remain to be resolved with WTO members. He said [...] | 2008-08-25 07:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ECON RS |
08MOSCOW2535 | TFGG01: PARLIAMENT TO URGE RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZ, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Russian upper (Federation Council) and lower (Duma) houses of parliament will hold simultaneous but separate emergency sessions at 10 a.m. local time on August 25 to review developments in South Ossetia and to consider steps in support of independence for both South Ossetia and [...] | 2008-08-25 10:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW2545 | TFGG01: PARLIAMENT UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSES ABKHAZ, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a solid show of support, both the Federation Council and the Duma voted unanimously to urge that President Medvedev recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states. Parliamentarians blasted Georgia for having launched a military campaign against South Ossetia, and po [...] | 2008-08-25 15:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR RS |
08MOSCOW2550 | DEMOCRATIC OPPOSITION TEST DRIVES UNITY, [...] (C) Summary: Liberal opposition party SPS, former PM Kasyanov, and the unregistered Republican Party have attempted to increase cooperation through joint statements, public rallies, and opposition to the conduct of the war against Georgia. Although Yabloko did not sign the joint statement, so [...] | 2008-08-26 07:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2561 | TFGG01: INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES FINALLY GET ACCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to heavy criticism in the Western press about the lack of access by representatives of international humanitarian and human rights groups to South Ossetia, the Russian government relented and allowed the International Committee of the Red Cross, UNHCR and the Counc [...] | 2008-08-26 13:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM PINR RS GG |
08MOSCOW2563 | MEDVEDEV LOSES OUT IN RUSSIA-GEORGIA WAR [...] (C) Summary. Unlike Putin, whose leadership during the Chechen war strengthened his political power, Medvedev's performance to date has reinforced his status as junior member of the tandem. Two anecdotal reports suggest that Putin was displeased with the President's performance at the start of the [...] | 2008-08-26 14:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR RS |
08MOSCOW2566 | TFGG01: OSSETIAN IRREGULAR MILITIAS PRIMARILY [...] (SBU) Summary: There have been numerous reports of violence against ethnic Georgians both in South Ossetia and around the town of Gori committed by "irregulars" -- unorganized militias who followed behind the Russian army into South Ossetia. A human rights activist who was in South Ossetia [...] | 2008-08-26 14:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PINR RS GG |
08MOSCOW2571 | RUSSIAN MILITARY PERFORMANCE IN GEORGIA CRITICIZED [...] (C) Summary. Several of Moscow's leading military analysts offered mixed assessments of Russia's military performance in Georgia. Although many praised the Russian Armed Forces' (RAF) quick response to Georgian aggression and its decision to strike targets inside Georgian territory, allowing [...] | 2008-08-27 10:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | RS MCAP PGOV MOPS |
08MOSCOW2578 | RUSSIA RETHINKS ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH NATO [...] (C) Summary. Russia attempted to beat NATO to the punch, preemptively announcing that it would suspend military cooperation with NATO and individual NATO members, but would continue supporting the Alliance's mission in Afghanistan for the time being. The announcement followed consultations b [...] | 2008-08-27 14:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO RS |
08MOSCOW2579 | PLAYING (WITH) CHICKEN: RUSSIA SIGNALS WTO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting August 26, Russian Chief WTO Negotiator Maksim Medvedkov told ECON M/C that Russia would be consulting with its WTO partners, including the United States and EU, to renegotiate or reopen certain agreements made as part of Russia's WTO accession that have had "negativ [...] | 2008-08-27 15:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD RS |
08MOSCOW2580 | KOSOVO DEVELOPMENTS IN LIGHT OF GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: In an August 26 meeting immediately prior to Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, MFA Special Envoy for Kosovo Aleksandr Botsan-Kharchenko justified the independence of the territories, arguing that the "genocide" of Ossetians exceeded the suffering of Kosovars in [...] | 2008-08-28 06:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SE RS |
08MOSCOW2582 | SAMODUROV DEPARTS SAKHAROV CENTER UNDER LEGAL, [...] (C) Summary: Sakharov Center Director Yuri Samodurov quit his position after facing mounting financial shortfalls, legal difficulties, and strategic differences with the Sakharov Foundation leadership. Arguing that his fate was in the hands of a Kremlin leadership heavily influenced by the R [...] | 2008-08-28 08:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KIRF PGOV PHUM PREL RS SOCI |
08MOSCOW2583 | CAUCASUS EXPERTS PRESAGE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a roundtable discussion with the DCM August 21, Russian experts on the Caucasus foreshadowed some of the arguments that Russian government officials are now making in defense of the decision to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. All supported Russian mil [...] | 2008-08-28 09:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM RS GG |
08MOSCOW2584 | DFM KARASIN: CONCERN OVER PAKISTAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) At the end of an August 27 meeting focused on Georgia (reftel),Deputy Foreign Minister Grigoriy Karasin told the Ambassador that Russia was very concerned about events in Pakistan. In the wake of Musharraf's resignation, and with the departure of Nawaz Sharif from the coalition, "chaos [...] | 2008-08-28 09:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNDP PGOV PTER RS PK |
08MOSCOW2586 | HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN LUKIN ON RECOGNITION, [...] (C) Summary: In a cordial but contentious discussion August 27, Ambassador Beyrle reviewed the Georgian-Russian conflict with Russian Human Rights Ombudsman Ambassador Vladimir Lukin. Lukin, a liberal on the Russian political scene, said he had refused to label Georgian actions in South Osset [...] | 2008-08-28 14:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM RS GG |
08MOSCOW2590 | RUSSIANS REACT TO RECOGNITION: CRITICS [...] (C) Summary: Public and elite opinion in Russia is split into two, unequal camps over the decision to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The overwhelming majority of the population considers recognition unavoidable (87 percent),given the Georgian "aggression" and the [...] | 2008-08-28 15:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR RS GG |
08MOSCOW2596 | LATEST SALVO IN OLIGARCH FRIDMAN'S DISPUTE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: A $2.8 billion judgment against Norwegian telecom company Telenor in a Khantiy Mansiisk court is the latest salvo from oligarch Mikhail Fridman in his years-long battle with Telenor for control of VimpelCom, Russia's second biggest mobile phone provider. Given the dubious nature [...] | 2008-08-29 11:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS EINV ETRD ECON RS |
08MOSCOW2602 | PRESSURING RUSSIA ECONOMICALLY: DIFFICULT CHOICES [...] (C) As Washington contemplates next steps toward Russia in the aftermath of the conflict with Georgia, including possible economic punishment, the Mission would like to share its perspective. First, the U.S.-Russia economic relationship has been growing fast in recent years and was showing g [...] | 2008-08-29 15:22:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2603 | FORMER PM KASYANOV DOWNBEAT ON COSTS OF WAR, [...] (C) Summary: In an August 28 meeting, Ambassador and former PM Mikhail Kasyanov discussed the Russian-Georgian conflict, its economic consequences, and the future electoral prospects for liberal opposition parties. Kasyanov, who heads the liberal Russian People's Democratic Union (RNDS) part [...] | 2008-08-29 15:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS BO UP |
08MOSCOW2615 | AFTER THE WAR WITH GEORGIA: RUSSIA'S ECONOMIC [...] (C) That Russia is "back," at least economically, has been an insistent theme of the Kremlin the last few years. Russia's economic recovery from the depths of its financial crash in 1998 is indeed impressive. High growth, burgeoning international reserves, and rising living standards were the resul [...] | 2008-09-02 11:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV ETRD EINV RS |
08MOSCOW2618 | RUSSIA DOWNPLAYS ISOLATION POST-SCO SUMMIT [...] (C) Russia has used the relative silence from countries in Asia and the Middle East regarding events in Georgia, coupled with the "ambiguous" August 28 statement from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO),to argue that its recognition of Abkhazia and South Ossetia has not left it isolate [...] | 2008-09-02 12:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG RS XD XE XF |
08MOSCOW2628 | MURDER OF INGUSHETIAN OPPOSITION FIGURE YEVLOYEV [...] (C) Summary. The August 31 murder of www.ingusetia.ru website owner Magomed Yevloyev, while in the custody of Ingushetian officials, sparked wide criticism within Russia and beyond its borders. While Ingushetian authorities remained relatively tacit, Kremlin leaders, opposition parties, huma [...] | 2008-09-03 06:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2632 | XXXXXXXXXXX [...] (C) XXXXXXXXXXX is seeking information about the companies' relations with shadowy and reportedly Kremlin-connected oil trader Gunvor. XXXXXXXXXXX he just wants to shed light on the fundamental need for transparency in Russia, where no one seems to care about "massive corruption." XXXXXXXXXXX End s [...] | 2008-09-03 13:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PGOV PHUM RS |
08MOSCOW2633 | PUTIN GETS VERBAL AGREEMENT ON UZBEK GAS, PIPELINE [...] (C) Uzbek Embassy Pol Counselor Kaib Bergenov told us September 3rd that the widely reported gas pipeline and price agreement emerging from PM Putin's September 2nd trip to Tashkent was "just verbal" at this point but that technical specialists would now begin working on a formal document. He [...] | 2008-09-03 13:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW264 | RUSSIA COMPLAINS AFGHANS HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO [...] (C) Russia is concerned by Afghanistan's failure to respond to its offer of military assistance, which the GOR believes is indicative of larger problems in the Karzai Government. MFA Afghanistan Desk Chief Yuriy Khokhlov told us on January 30 that the GOR invited Afghan Defense Minister Warda [...] | 2008-02-01 14:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MASS AF RS |
08MOSCOW2649 | JORDANIAN KING'S VISIT FOCUSED ON BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: Jordanian King Abdullah's August 24 meeting with Medvedev focused on bilateral issues and was not intended to demonstrate Jordan's support for Russian actions in Georgia, according to both Russian and Jordanian diplomats. The agenda was heavy on economic issues, including ways t [...] | 2008-09-04 12:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON MARR GG JO RS |
08MOSCOW265 | NYET MEANS NYET: RUSSIA'S NATO ENLARGEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Following a muted first reaction to Ukraine's intent to seek a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) at the Bucharest summit (ref A),Foreign Minister Lavrov and other senior officials have reiterated strong opposition, stressing that Russia would view further eastward expansion as [...] | 2008-02-01 14:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO UP RS |
08MOSCOW2653 | RUSSIA OPEN TO ANY TRANSNISTRIA SOLUTION BOTH [...] (C) Summary: Russian Special Negotiator for the Transnistria conflict Valeriy Nesterushkin said Moscow was both open to the format of renewed conflict resolution negotiations, as well as the outcome, as long as both sides could be brought to agree on the outcome. He mentioned that the timin [...] | 2008-09-04 13:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MD RS |
08MOSCOW2655 | RUSSIA: MIXED MESSAGES ON UKRAINE; IRE OVER [...] (C) Summary: Russian officials have sent mixed signals regarding their commitment to Ukraine's territorial integrity and the future of Russian-Ukrainian relations. While Putin reassured the international community that Russia had no intention of redefining borders with Ukraine, Medvedev po [...] | 2008-09-04 14:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON RS UP GG |
08MOSCOW267 | POLISH FM SIKORSKI PREPARES FOR TUSK VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary: Polish FM Sikorski visited Moscow January 21 in preparation for Prime Minister Tusk's February 8 consultations. No new ground was broken in discussions with FM Lavrov on missile defense; the GOR reiterated that it had no "veto" power over Poland's cooperation with the U.S., wit [...] | 2008-02-01 14:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR PL RS |
08MOSCOW2670 | RUSSIA POCKETS EU COUNCIL STATEMENT ON GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: Russian officials and observers pocketed the September 1 EU statement as a mild rebuke for Russian aggression in Georgia, with Putin and Medvedev praising Europe's "reasonable approach." While Sarkozy reportedly delivered tough messages to Medvedev on September 3, EU commission [...] | 2008-09-05 14:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XG GG RS |
08MOSCOW2671 | TNK-BP UPDATE: BP AND AAR SIGN MOU, BP INFLUENCE DILUTED, DUDLEY OUT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-05 15:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW268 | RUSSIA ON COUNCIL OF EUROPE REFORM [...] Summary. (C) The GOR told us Russia supported the January reforms to PACE's presidential election process, stressing that it did not perceive the resulting delay until 2010 of Federation Council Deputy Margelov's presidency as a slight against Russia, although recognizing that some member-st [...] | 2008-02-01 15:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL COE RS |
08MOSCOW2686 | MEDVEDEV'S MEETINGS WITH IRANIAN AND AFGHAN [...] (C) MFA Afghan Desk Chief Yuri Kholkhov shared with us his insights on Medvedev's August 28 meetings with Iranian President Ahmadinejad and Afghan President Karzai on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Dushanbe, during which Kholkhov served as Medvedev's Persi [...] | 2008-09-08 13:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF IR GG RS |
08MOSCOW2687 | RUSSIA WANTS TO CONTINUE COOPERATION ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) MFA Afghan Desk Chief Yuri Kholkhov told us on September 5 that the GOR wanted to continue cooperating with the U.S. and NATO on achieving stability in Afghanistan, an issue that was too important to be sidetracked by tensions over Georgia. Kholkhov explained that there was a consensus wi [...] | 2008-09-08 13:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID MARR AF GG RS |
08MOSCOW2690 | U.S., RUSSIA DISCUSS DETAILS OF FUTURE JOINT DATA [...] (C) Summary. A U.S. interagency delegation, led by U.S. STRATCOM Senior Adviser for Policy, Doctrine, and International Affairs Bradley Martin, conducted talks on August 5 at the Russian Ministry of Defense to brief the Russians on U.S. site and building requirements for the future U.S.-Russia [...] | 2008-09-08 14:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR RS |
08MOSCOW2696 | RABBI LAZAR SEES ANTI-SEMITISM DOWN DURING TENSE [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar on September 4 to discuss anti-Semitism in Russia and the aftermath of the South Ossetian conflict, including perceptions of Russia's international intentions. Lazar said that potential for a worsening in relations existe [...] | 2008-09-09 09:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2697 | RUSSIAN CUSTOMS HOLDS UP TURKISH IMPORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of the Georgia conflict, Turkish imports appear to be the latest target of Russian scrutiny following heightened trade tensions with the United States, EU, and Ukraine. Russian customs officials have imposed 100-percent inspections of every Turkish truck at the Russia [...] | 2008-09-09 11:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ECON PREL TU RS |
08MOSCOW270 | RUSSIA'S KINDER, GENTLER FACE TO THE WORLD? [...] (C) During the opening session of the 2008 Russia Forum organized by Troika Dialog, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Aleksey Kudrin called for "a shift in the GOR's foreign policy goals" to ensure a more stable, more attractive investment climate. His comments followed, but did not [...] | 2008-02-01 15:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON RS |
08MOSCOW2702 | ODIHR HEAD LENARCIC SEEKS "NEW CHAPTER" IN [...] (C) Summary: On September 9, Janez Lenarcic, Director of the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR),stated that he hoped for a "new chapter" in relations with Russia and that "there can be no double standards" in how ODIHR treats OSCE member countries. In coordina [...] | 2008-09-10 03:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OSCE KDEM RS |
08MOSCOW2713 | AZERBAIJANI EMBASSY SAYS RUSSIAN OFFER TO BUY GAS [...] (C) In a September 4 meeting, Israfil Ahmadov, Economic Counselor at the Embassy of Azerbaijan, told us that the GOAZ is "considering" Gazprom's offer to buy Azeri gas at "European" prices. He said the GOAZ has not made a decision yet, but that it would have to respond to Russia's offer at so [...] | 2008-09-10 12:01:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2714 | RUSSIA REMAINS CONCERNED BY PAKISTAN'S [...] (C) Following recent comments by Kremlin Foreign Policy Advisor Prihodko and DFM Karasin to the Ambassador expressing concern over the security implications of political instability in Pakistan, we met with MFA Senior Counselor for Pakistan Aleksey Yudintsev on September 9, and stressed that M [...] | 2008-09-10 12:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK RS |
08MOSCOW2715 | NIGERIAN EMBASSY SAYS GAZPROM DEAL "JUST AN [...] (C) Gazprom announced on September 3 that it has signed an MOU with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) to implement joint exploration, production, and transportation projects in Nigeria's hydrocarbons sector. According to Gazprom's statement the two sides will establish a joint ve [...] | 2008-09-10 12:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2719 | CSTO SUMMIT HAILED AS VICTORY FOR RUSSIAN DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary: In what many here perceive to be a diplomatic victory for Russia, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) issued a statement at the end of its September 5 summit that blamed Georgia for recent events in South Ossetia. The organization also expressed its support for an [...] | 2008-09-10 13:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS PNAT MARR MOPS GG RS |
08MOSCOW272 | MEETING WITH NEW OSCE MOLDOVA HEAD OF MISSION [...] (C) In a February 1 meeting with the Ambassador, recently appointed OSCE Head of Mission for Moldova Philip Remler reviewed the highlights of his round of meetings with the "5 2" partners on Transnistria status negotiations. In Moscow, Remler discussed possible ways forward with DFM Karasin, [...] | 2008-02-04 07:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW2720 | RUSSIA-UKRAINE TRADE RELATIONS STRAINED [...] (C) SUMMARY: In what many observers see as a sign of Russia's increasingly belligerent trade policies, Russian First Deputy PM Shuvalov announced September 1 that Russia would consider imposing restrictive trade measures on Ukraine now that Ukraine had acceded to the WTO. The GOR is consider [...] | 2008-09-10 14:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ECON UP RS |
08MOSCOW2721 | MFA ON SARKOZY-MEDVEDEV PLAN; DIPLOMATIC TIES WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a September 10 meeting, MFA Director Kelin said the September 8 Sarkozy-Medvedev agreement clearly limited new deployments of OSCE and EU monitors to Georgia proper, with Lavrov dismissing the Sarkozy-Barosso letter as an "unscrupulous attempt" to do Saakashvili's bidding. Ru [...] | 2008-09-10 16:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR RS GG |
08MOSCOW2731 | INGUSH OPPOSITION STILL HOPES ZYAZIKOV'S DAYS ARE [...] (SBU) Summary: Colleagues of slain Ingush opposition leader Magomed Yevloyev, in Moscow to tell their version of Yevloyev's August 31 death (reftel),told us September 10 that Ingushetiya president Murat Zyazikov has lost all local support and the opposition movement will continue its efforts [...] | 2008-09-11 12:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR RS |
08MOSCOW2735 | RUSSIAN ANALYSTS ON "EGOCENTRIC" U.S., CHINA, [...] (C) Summary: During a September 8 roundtable held at the Embassy, several Russian analysts thought that the cooling in U.S.-Russia relations in the wake of the Georgia crisis was representative of the cyclical nature of the bilateral relationship, while others were pessimistic about achieving [...] | 2008-09-11 14:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER MARR CH GG IN IR RS |
08MOSCOW2761 | RUSSIA ON NEW MONITORS, RELATIONS WITH WEST [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador pressed DFM Karasin on September 12 to agree to the text authorizing the additional OSCE monitors with access to Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Karasin blamed Georgia for holding up the mandate, acknowledged eight OSCE monitors in the two zones were not many, and ind [...] | 2008-09-12 15:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW2774 | RUSSIA'S PROPOSED "COOPERATION" WITH OPEC [...] (C) Deputy Premier (and Rosneft chairman) Igor Sechin headed a Russian delegation to the OPEC meeting in Vienna on September 9 and reportedly talked openly, in a session attended by the press, about expanding Russian "cooperation" with OPEC. According to press and a GOR website that posted a [...] | 2008-09-15 14:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2779 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: U.S. RESPONSE TO NONPAPER PASSED BY FM LAVROV DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-16 08:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CBW ETTC RU |
08MOSCOW2785 | RUSSIA "SATISFIED" WITH ISRAEL ON GEORGIA, [...] (C) Summary: Israeli Ambassador Azeri told the Ambassador that Russia had urged Israel not to resume arms sales to Georgia, but did not directly link this issue to Russian arms sales to Syria and Iran. The MFA explained that Russia was "satisfied" with Israel's position on Georgia, which did [...] | 2008-09-16 13:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR GG IR IS SY RS |
08MOSCOW2787 | PURSUING NORMALCY, LAVROV VISITS WARSAW [...] (C) Summary: Polish diplomats tell us it was a "miracle" that FM Lavrov visited Warsaw September 10-11, citing Poland's signing of the missile defense agreement and support for Georgia as justifications to cancel. The MFA reported that Lavrov never considered canceling the visit, and Russia [...] | 2008-09-16 14:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PL RS |
08MOSCOW2789 | RUSSIA SENDS BOMBERS TO VENEZUELA [...] (C) Summary: On September 11 MFA officials announced that two Russian Blackjack bombers had landed in Venezuela. While the MFA focused its remarks on the regularity of long-range aviation (LRA) flights, MOD officials were more upbeat, arguing that these bomber flights proved the Russian Air [...] | 2008-09-16 14:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP ENRG RS VE |
08MOSCOW2790 | IEEPA SANCTIONS: POSSIBLE RUSSIAN RESPONSES [...] (C) At a meeting with Russian businessmen September 15, President Medvedev said any Western sanctions would be met with a "symmetrical" response. U.S. sanctions, even targeted IEEPA sanctions, are likely to be met with Russian counter-measures. There are indications, here at least, that the [...] | 2008-09-16 15:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW2791 | RUSSIA LEANS TO THE RIGHT AFTER GEORGIAN CONFLICT [...] (C) Summary. Moscow's analytic community has embraced the idea that the Georgian conflict inaugurated a "new reality," not only for Russia's foreign policy, but also for Medvedev's domestic agenda. Our contacts, ranging from pro-Western to quasi-fascist, described a lurch towards a more author [...] | 2008-09-16 15:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM RS SOCI |
08MOSCOW280 | LIFE AS A RUSSIAN CONSCRIPT [...] (C) Summary: Aleksandr Igorevich Matushov, a 21-year old conscript soldier from Smolensk Oblast, related his experiences in the Russian army to us January 28. He ran away from his unit, the 252 Support Company, on January 24 to escape the much-publicized hazing that plagues the Russian milit [...] | 2008-02-04 14:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PGOV PHUM |
08MOSCOW2800 | KUDRIN: "RUSSIAN BUDGET FACES TOUGH THREE YEARS" [...] (C) Finance Minister Aleksey Kudrin announced at hearings in the Duma and Federation Council on September 11 that "Russia faces a difficult three-year budget cycle." The 2009-2011 budget plan he presented assumes GDP surpassing $2 trillion in 2009, with real growth of 6.7 percent but with de [...] | 2008-09-17 13:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PINR RS |
08MOSCOW2802 | SECHIN AS ENERGY CZAR: MORE POWERFUL, MORE VULNERABLE [...] (C) In ref A, we examined questions about Deputy Prime Minister Sechin's career and reputation and discussed whether his current, more public duties, would bring him into better focus. In this cable, we look at those new duties and the possible effects Sechin may have on Russia's all-important ener [...] | 2008-09-17 14:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS |
08MOSCOW2804 | RUSSIA'S WORSENING FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (C) Russia's stock markets closed at noon today, September 17, after a 5.5 percent fall in the benchmark RTS index in the preceding 15 minutes. This spectacular fall followed one of the worst days in the history of Russia's markets. On September 16, the RTS dropped 11.5 percent and its sister [...] | 2008-09-17 17:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PINR RS |
08MOSCOW2805 | RUSSIA SIGNS TREATIES OF FRIENDSHIP AND [...] (C) Summary. The treaties signed by Medvedev on September 17 with the Abkhaz and South Ossetian leaders give signatories the right to build military infrastructure and bases on each other's territory; call for joint consultations in the event of an attack or threat of attack on any party; pro [...] | 2008-09-18 07:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR GG RS |
08MOSCOW2808 | RUSSIA-CHINA STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP PAYING REAL [...] (C) Summary. The Russian government continues to claim publicly a diplomatic victory over what it declares as tacit Chinese support on Georgia despite Beijing's traditional emphasis on national sovereignty and territorial integrity. This is the latest example of successful coordination betwe [...] | 2008-09-18 13:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD RS CH GG |
08MOSCOW281 | DFM SALTANOV ON UNSC PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON CHAD [...] (C) In a February 4 meeting with Deputy Foreign Minister Saltanov (other issues covered septel),the Ambassador underscored the urgency of the situation in Chad and urged Russia to remove its objections to the draft UNSC Presidential Statement on Chad. The Ambassador reminded Saltanov that F [...] | 2008-02-04 16:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW2813 | OPPOSITION PARTY CONSOLIDATION SPEEDS UP, LIBERALS [...] (C) Summary: Consolidation of political parties has accelerated with reports that the Agrarian Party will merge with United Russia and that the Party of Social Justice (PSS) and the ecological Zelenye ("Green") Party will merge with Just Russia. Agrarian and PSS leadership claimed ideological [...] | 2008-09-18 15:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM RS |
08MOSCOW2815 | RUSSIAN STOCK MARKETS CLOSED, TRADING TO RESUME [...] (SBU) In an unprecedented development, Russia's leading stock markets remained closed September 18. Limited transactions to close out overnight lending were allowed on the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) but the exchange was otherwise closed all day, as was the benchmark, dollar-d [...] | 2008-09-18 15:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PINR RS |
08MOSCOW2816 | GAZPROM OFFICIAL DESCRIBES THE COMPANY AS A SOCIALIST RENT-SEEKING MONOPOLIST [...] (C) Gazprom's Director of Foreign Relations, Ivan Zolotov, told us September 12 that the company's top three priorities are to: fulfill domestic gas demand, fulfill "social obligations," and to maximize control over domestic and international oil and gas resources. Zolotov expressed confidence that [...] | 2008-09-19 07:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS |
08MOSCOW282 | DFM SALTANOV ON POST-ANNAPOLIS CONFERENCE, [...] (C) Summary: In a February 4 meeting with the Ambassador, DFM Saltanov expressed concern that interest in Russia's proposed post-Annapolis conference was waning. Russia hoped the Quartet members would follow through on their commitment to relay their proposals for the conference by the end of [...] | 2008-02-04 16:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON IS IZ LE PREL RS SY |
08MOSCOW2822 | GOR PROPOSES RECORD DEFENSE BUDGET AND CSTO'S [...] (C) Summary. Criticism of the Russian military's performance in the South Ossetian crisis factored into the GOR's decision to propose a record defense budget for 2009-2011 (reftel). After the conflict in South Ossetia, President Medvedev admitted that the Russian military was not yet an effe [...] | 2008-09-19 10:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS MCAP ECON EFIN MARR |
08MOSCOW2824 | RUSSIAN POSITION ON IRAN REMAINS THE SAME [...] (C) Summary: Russia will not allow tension over Georgia to diminish unity among the P5 1, although the GOR is not ready to support a new UNSC resolution and prefers continued negotiations with Iran, according to the MFA. While Tehran hopes the current international situation will lead Moscow [...] | 2008-09-19 11:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR UNSC IAEA GG IR TU RS |
08MOSCOW2825 | MFA DID NOT CLEAR VPSS REFUSAL TO REGISTER U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA officials told us on September 19 that they were unaware of the subject letter from Russia's veterinary service. The letter refused to add U.S. poultry, pork and beef facilities to the list of eligible exporters due to doubts about the continued validity of the U.S.-Russia b [...] | 2008-09-19 12:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD ECON WTO RS |
08MOSCOW2831 | EKHO'S VENEDIKTOV ON SHIFTING MEDIA ENVIRONMENT [...] (C) On September 22, Ekho Moskvy Chief Editor Aleksey Venediktov elaborated on his brush with Putin (reftel),arguing that Prime Minister's August 29 attack on the radio station during a private gathering of editors and television producers in Sochi was a "demonstrative signal" that freedom [...] | 2008-09-22 12:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL RS GG |
08MOSCOW2836 | UNION OF RIGHT FORCES: A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Union of Right Forces (SPS) party leader Nikita Belykh painted a very pessimistic picture for the Ambassador September 22 of the chances of uniting democratic opposition parties and of electoral prospects for Kremlin opponents in the next 5-7 years. Belykh said that either the p [...] | 2008-09-22 15:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS GG |
08MOSCOW2837 | RABBIS SHAYEVICH AND GOLDSCHMIDT CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met separately with xxxxx during the week of September 15. xxxxx probed for potential U.S. sanctions against investors in South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and flagged concern over Iran's nuclear program. Both xxxxx agreed that manifestations of anti-Semitism in Russia had fal [...] | 2008-09-22 15:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2840 | SVERSTAL,S MORDASHOV OPTIMISTIC ON GEORGIA AND THE [...] (C) Sverstal's CEO Alexander Mordashov told the Ambassador September 18 that he was confident U.S.-Russia relations would improve; the relationship was too strategically important for tensions to persist and as tempers calmed, it might be possible to find a compromise in the South Caucasus. M [...] | 2008-09-23 12:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW2841 | SERBIAN EMBASSY SAYS "DIFFICULT NEGOTIATIONS" [...] (C) Serbian Embassy Counselor Boris Sekulic told us September 16 that his government expects "difficult negotiations" with Gazprom over its planned purchase of 51% of Serbian oil and gas monopoly NIS and the construction of the South Stream gas pipeline over Serbian territory. Sekulic maintain [...] | 2008-09-23 13:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2843 | RUSSIA FIGHTS BACK AGAINST ISOLATION [...] (C) Summary. While reactions to the Secretary's September 18 speech have been fairly muted, with the exception of the customary harangue from the MFA, the Russian leadership is at pains to show that Russia is not isolated following the events in Georgia. Moscow is seeking to push back on clai [...] | 2008-09-23 13:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO GG UP XH RS |
08MOSCOW2844 | NESTERUSHKIN CONFIRMS IMMINENT 2 PLUS 1 TALKS ON [...] (C) Summary: Russian Special Negotiator for the Transnistria Conflict Valeriy Nesterushkin confirmed that Moldovan President Voronin and Transnistrian leader Smirnov would meet the week of September 22 in 2 plus 1 talks, with Russia mediating, though a specific time and date had not yet been [...] | 2008-09-23 14:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MD RS |
08MOSCOW285 | BARSHCHEVSKIY BULLISH ON MEDVEDEV [...] (C) Mikhail Barshchevskiy, leader of the political party Civic Force that co-sponsored ruling party candidate Dmitriy Medvedev, described Russia's next president as shrewd, highly intelligent, and independent, and predicted he would master the presidency - allowing Putin to bow out. While Civ [...] | 2008-02-05 08:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW2852 | RUSSIA CONFIDENT AT PACE [...] (C) Summary: Russian MFA and Duma representatives are confident that a proposal to strip the Russian delegation of its voting rights at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will fail. However, the MFA has developed a back-up plan to respond "tactically" to developments. [...] | 2008-09-24 11:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV COE RS |
08MOSCOW2853 | MFA SAYS "FOREIGN ADVISORS" IN AFGHANISTAN SEEK TO [...] (C) MFA Afghan Desk Chief Yuri Kholkhov told us on September 23 that the MFA did not believe it was official U.S. policy to tell the Afghan government not to send law enforcement officials to counter-narcotics training in Russia, but suspected U.S. military officials in Kabul had persuaded the [...] | 2008-09-24 11:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR SNAR NATO AF RS |
08MOSCOW2855 | (C) CHEVRON CEO SAYS PUTIN "MISSED OPPORTUNITY" IN [...] (C) Chevron Chairman and CEO David O'Reilly told the Ambassador September 19 that Putin "missed an opportunity" to engage with and get input from the 10 international CEOs with whom he met in Sochi on September 18. He said he told Putin that rhetoric "from both sides" on derailing commercial a [...] | 2008-09-24 14:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS |
08MOSCOW2856 | GOR SILENCE ON KIM JONG IL'S HEALTH SIGN OF [...] (C) Summary. Moscow has had little to say about the reported illness of North Korean leader Kim Jong IL. Russian experts believe this is due to the fact that Russia no longer has real influence over or interest in the DPRK beyond the six-party talks. North Korea watchers here are divided on [...] | 2008-09-24 14:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS CH KS KN |
08MOSCOW2864 | UNION OF INDUSTRIES SHOKHIN PUSHES FOR INCREASED [...] (C) President of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) Alexander Shokhin told the Ambassador that it was important to expand U.S.-Russia business dialogues. On WTO, he said he and many of his counterparts in RSPP supported accession, but added that a one or two year "pa [...] | 2008-09-25 11:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW2865 | KUDRIN ON RUSSIA'S RISING DEFENSE BUDGET AND [...] (C) During a September 23 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Aleksey Kudrin said defense spending in 2009 would increase only slightly. He acknowledged that there was pressure for greater increases because of the current tensions, but said Russia did not want and could not win a n [...] | 2008-09-25 13:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL PINR RS |
08MOSCOW2868 | RUSSIAN INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT: TEETERING, NOT FALLING [...] (C) Summary. On the heels of the Russian stock markets' precipitous free fall, the publication of August's industrial output figures, marginally lower than analysts had predicted, contributed to calls for government intervention, mainly in the form of increasing liquidity and tax breaks. A m [...] | 2008-09-26 06:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV RS |
08MOSCOW2878 | PROTECTIONISTS WINNING WAR OF WTO (NON-)ACCESSION? [...] (C) The Georgia conflict and increased international tensions have strengthened the hand of protectionist forces opposed to Russia's WTO accession. As the GOR slows down the accession process by unwinding previous commitments with the United States and the EU, and reviewing duties on Ukrainian [...] | 2008-09-26 14:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ECON WTO RS |
08MOSCOW288 | MEDVEDEV: MANAGING A FOREIGN POLICY NOVICE [...] (C) Summary: Given Dmitriy Medvedev's foreign policy inexperience and disastrous initiation in Russia's Ukrainian policy, we are likely to see a period of extended "regency," with Putin strongly influencing the shape and direction of the Medvedev administration. The awkwardness inherent in [...] | 2008-02-05 11:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON RS |
08MOSCOW2880 | CZECH DCM SAYS PRESS REPORTS OF DIRECT OIL SALES [...] (C) Czech DCM Hyneck Pejcha told us September 25 that recent press reports suggesting that Russia and the Czech Republic had agreed to eliminate middlemen in the oil trade are premature. He said his government has offered to negotiate a framework for direct oil sales (reftel),but that the Ru [...] | 2008-09-29 06:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2885 | NORD STREAM EXECS ADMIT PIPELINE DELAYED REF: BERLIN 1258 Classified By: Ambassador John R. Beyrle for Reasons 1.4 (b/d) [...] (C) In a September 18 meeting, Nord Stream CFO Paul Corcoran and Moscow Representative Vitaly Yusufov told us the pipeline project is about a year behind schedule due to continued fine-tuning of the route. According to Corcoran and Yusufov, the company currently expects to file all required environ [...] | 2008-09-29 11:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2889 | MOSCOW SKINHEAD TRIALS PLACE RUSSIAN TOLERANCE IN [...] (C) Summary: The Moscow City Court sentence of 13 skinheads, including 12 minors, on September 22 for the murder of two people in 2007 served as a manifestation of Russia's growing struggle with racism and extremism. While press outlets reported a 50 percent decrease in hate crimes committe [...] | 2008-09-29 12:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2893 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BOLIVIAN AND VENEZUELAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-29 14:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM BL ASEC |
08MOSCOW2895 | DEPUTY FONMIN GRUSHKO ON NATO, OSCE MANDATE IN [...] (C) Deputy Fonmin Aleksandr Grushko (whose portfolio includes NATO, OSCE, EU, COE) told the Ambassador that despite tensions, cooperation with NATO in Afghanistan remained strategically important to Russia. Grushko criticized U.S. support for Saakashvili and a MAP for Georgia. He shed no new [...] | 2008-09-30 08:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO OSCE RU GA |
08MOSCOW2900 | RUSSIAN MARKETS CLOSE BRIEFLY AFTER "BAILOUT" [...] (C) One minute after the trading day began on September 30, the Federal Financial Markets Service (FFMS) suspended trading for two hours apparently in anticipation of a meltdown in reaction to the Congressional vote against the Paulson Plan. According to press reports, the FFMS "special orde [...] | 2008-09-30 14:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON RS |
08MOSCOW2902 | MEDEVEDEV'S ECONOMIC ADVISOR ACKNOWLEDGES [...] (C) In a September 25 meeting, President Medvedev's Economic assistant, Arkadiy Dvorkovich, told the Ambassador that Russia was also in the midst of a serious financial crisis and that the U.S. and Russia needed to work together to restore confidence to the world financial system. He defended [...] | 2008-10-01 07:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW2905 | MFA: UNSC RESOLUTION DEMONSTRATED UNITY ON IRAN [...] (C) MFA Department for Security and Disarmament Affairs Iran specialist Alexander Trofimov told us on September 30 that the passage of UNSCR 1835 demonstrated P5 1 unity on Iran and should dispel fears that tension over Georgia has diminished the ability of the U.S. and Russia to cooperate on [...] | 2008-10-01 11:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR UNSC IAEA IR RS |
08MOSCOW2907 | RUSSIA HAS NO PLANS TO INTERVENE IN HIJACKING OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-01 11:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT MOPS PREL PHSA XA SO RS LG BH UP |
08MOSCOW2910 | KEMEROVO'S POLITICAL OPPOSITION FINDS LITTLE [...] (C) Summary: In Kemerovo Oblast, no party can muster a viable opposition to United Russia's (ER) stranglehold on local politics. Led by charismatic governor Aman Tuleyev, ER holds a supermajority in the regional parliament that likely will grow in the upcoming October 12 elections. Liberal p [...] | 2008-10-01 13:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM RS |
08MOSCOW2915 | MIXED REACTION TO 2008 RELIGIOUS FREEDOM REPORT ON [...] (C) Summary. The release of the 2008 International Religious Freedom report sparked criticism from Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs; however, off-the-record, officials in the Russian Human Rights Ombudsman's office expressed approval, agreeing on the accuracy and validity of the majority [...] | 2008-10-01 14:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF RS |
08MOSCOW2916 | DEMARCHE ON SOUTH OSSETIA MILITIA LOOTING DELIVERED [...] (C) Ambassador raised ref B concerns in a meeting with DFM Karasin September 30, reported ref A. Separately, MFA Director for General European Cooperation Vladimir Voronkov told us October 1 that press reports that Russian forces were not allowing EU forces into the "security zone" were the [...] | 2008-10-01 15:22:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW2935 | RUSSIA WORKING THE EU TO INFLUENCE THE U.S. [...] (C) Summary: On October 1, MFA European Cooperation Director Voronkov sketched a Russian strategy to improve relations with the U.S. by working through Europe. Russia's "pragmatic cooperation" with German Chancellor Merkel, Spanish PM Zapatero, Italian PM Berlusconi, and the French leadershi [...] | 2008-10-03 03:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN COE RS |
08MOSCOW2938 | ALEKSEYEVA DECRIES EVENTS IN INGUSHETIYA, SLAMS [...] (C) Summary: Moscow Helsinki Group Chairperson Lyudmila Alekseyeva described to Ambassador on September 30 her conclusions from a recent fact-finding trip to Ingushetiya. She said that special forces there -- possibly on orders from Moscow -- routinely take people from the street and torture d [...] | 2008-10-03 06:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR RS |
08MOSCOW2941 | TNK-BP COO: WE DID THE BEST WE COULD; FUTURE OF [...] (C) TNK-BP COO Tim Summers (protect) told the Ambassador October 1 that BP and AAR are moving forward with the deal on the future of the company (ref A) and should come to agreement on details by the end of December. He called the negotiations "one-sided" but better than continued "open warfa [...] | 2008-10-03 08:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2943 | RUSSIA HAS NO INFORMATION ON ZIMBABWEAN BANK NOTES [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarches on October 2 to MFA Africa Counselor Andrei Stolyarov, who said that the GOR did not have any information regarding a report that either a Russian company or individuals had contracted with a Zimbabwean company to produce Zimbabwean bank notes. This did not m [...] | 2008-10-03 11:22:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC ECON EFIN PGOV RS ZI |
08MOSCOW2944 | RUSSIA INCREASES COOPERATION WITH CHAVEZ? [...] (C) Summary: Two months since President Hugo Chavez's last visit to Russia, and two weeks after Tu-160 bombers flew to Venezuela, Chavez and a delegation of Venezuelan officials were warmly received by President Medvedev in Orenburg on September 26. They observed military exercises and contin [...] | 2008-10-03 12:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EPET ENRG ETRD EINV MASS RS VE |
08MOSCOW295 | RUSSIA EMPHASIZES STABILITY IN GOTX RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Russian MFA officials and think tankers argue that Russia is comfortable with its relationship with the Berdimuhamedov regime, with the GOR emphasis on Turkmen stability over rapid democratic reform. Russia is pushing Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) membership on an indi [...] | 2008-02-05 15:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ENR EPET PGOV PREL PTER |
08MOSCOW2951 | COMPARATIVE CALM IN CHECHNYA AS KADYROV [...] (C) Summary: A September 22-24 visit to Chechnya, the first by an Embassy political officer in almost two years, showed that life -- in Groznyy, at least -- has achieved a surface normalcy and that people were more interested in solving their own "day-to-day" problems than worrying about pol [...] | 2008-10-06 08:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR PREF EAID RS |
08MOSCOW2959 | RUSSIAN OLIGARCH ON U.S.-RUSSIA RELATIONS, PUTIN'S [...] (C) In an October 1 meeting, Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin, whose Interros-holding company controls much of Norilsk Nickel, told the Ambassador that the existence of shared strategic interests was not enough to help U.S.-Russian relations recover. What was needed was a constructive change [...] | 2008-10-06 11:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL RS EINV |
08MOSCOW296 | ELECTION COMMISSION MAKES COMPROMISE OFFER TO ODIHR [...] (C) Summary: At a February 5 lunch meeting Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Churov told Ambassador he had suggested to ODIHR in talks February 3 - 4 that it send five logisticians to Moscow February 5, twenty longer-term observers February 7, and 55 observers February 20 to observe [...] | 2008-02-05 16:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW2961 | WMD COMMISSION'S MEETING WITH RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: The Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism (WMD Commission),chaired by former Senator Bob Graham, met with Russian Special Envoy on Counterterrorism Anatoliy Safonov September 25. The Commissioners focused their questions on bioterrorism and the security [...] | 2008-10-06 12:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL OVIP PINS PARM RS |
08MOSCOW2964 | SECRETARY'S LETTER TO LAVROV ON KUZNETSOV TRANSFER [...] (C) On Qober 2 we delivered the Secretary's letter to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov concerning the conditions for the return of Russian diplomat Vladimir Kuznetsov to Russia to serve out his sentence for money laundering. 2. (C) MFA North America Deputy Director Aleksandr Zakharov had [...] | 2008-10-06 13:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM PINR RS |
08MOSCOW2969 | RUSSIA-VIETNAM: A STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH NO [...] (C) Summary. Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Pham Gia Khiem's September 13-16 visit to Moscow resulted in a public Vietnamese endorsement of Russia's role in strengthening peace and cooperation in the Caucasus, but no recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The visit also included an a [...] | 2008-10-07 10:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD RS VM |
08MOSCOW2970 | PUTIN'S PENSION REFORMS: BUSINESS BURDEN OR [...] (C) Prime Minister Putin's recent announcement that social security taxes paid by businesses will increase eight percent over the next two years has alarmed segments of the business community, particularly the cash-starved small and medium sized enterprises. On the other hand, market analysts [...] | 2008-10-07 11:22:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ELAB SOCI RU |
08MOSCOW2971 | U.S. PROPOSAL FOR 10TH MEETING OF THE BILATERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-07 12:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KACT PARM START US RS |
08MOSCOW2972 | GOR HOLDS ON TO TROOP WITHDRAWAL DESPITE RECENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOR has termed the October 3 bombing in Tskhinvali, which killed eight Russian troops, a terrorist act. Variously calling the blast an attempt to provoke new military action, destabilize South Ossetia, or prevent Russia from fulfilling its Sarkozy-Medvedev obligations, GOR [...] | 2008-10-07 12:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW2975 | GOR STILL SEEKS SOLUTION TO MD CONUNDRUM [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of the Georgia conflict, Russian officials have stepped up their verbal assaults on U.S. missile defense (MD) systems in Poland and the Czech Republic, with Medvedev reiterating the need for Russia to strengthen its nuclear deterrent. As if to underscore this point, [...] | 2008-10-07 15:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MCAP MNUC RS |
08MOSCOW2977 | MEDVEDEV ANNOUNCES CREATION OF AIR-SPACE DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. As part of his five-point plan for modernizing the Russian military, President Medvedev announced September 28 that Russia would create an air-space defense system to bolster its nuclear deterrence by 2020. Its creation could transform the chain of command for Russia's strategic a [...] | 2008-10-08 03:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PGOV PREL RS |
08MOSCOW2978 | RUSSIAN STOCK MARKETS' DOWNWARD SPIRAL STEEPENS [...] (SBU) Russia's main stock indices posted their largest one-day losses at the end of the trading day on October 6. The benchmark Russian Trading System (RTS) Index plunged 19.1 percent, and the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) Index fell 18.7 percent. Russian stock prices fell amid [...] | 2008-10-08 03:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON RS |
08MOSCOW2989 | VIOLENCE IN INGUSHETIYA ESCALATES [...] (C) Summary: Ingushetiya continues to be the most dangerous place in the North Caucasus, especially for government officials, their families and representatives of law enforcement bodies. The possibility of a full-fledged blood feud is strong, especially after a local court ruled October 6 [...] | 2008-10-08 14:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR EAID PREF RS |
08MOSCOW2990 | DETAILS ON SWEDISH REPRESENTATION OF GEORGIAN [...] (C) Summary: While the Russian MFA must still officially concur, it appears certain that Sweden will represent Georgian interests in Moscow. Per Russian request, the Georgian interest section will contain both Georgian diplomatic and consular officers, instead of only consular officers, as [...] | 2008-10-08 14:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW2991 | RUSSIAN MFA SOUTH OSSETIA ENVOY ON KOKOITY, [...] (C) Summary: In an October 7 meeting, MFA Envoy for South Ossetia Popov reiterated that Russia would meet its October 10 withdrawal deadline. Predicting difficulty in establishing the framework for the October 15 Geneva meeting, Popov described Russia's South Ossetian clients as "elated" b [...] | 2008-10-08 14:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM RS GG |
08MOSCOW2992 | RUSSIA'S NEW PLAN FOR RESERVES FAILS TO HALT [...] (SBU) Russia's Federal Financial Markets Service (FFMS) ordered a one-and-a-half day closure of Russia's exchanges early in the October 8 trading day after they resumed their steep declines, with the benchmark RTS Index dropping more than 11 percent and the MICEX Index more than 14 percent. A [...] | 2008-10-08 14:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON RS |
08MOSCOW3009 | ZAPATERO MEETS MEDVEDEV [...] (C) In his October 1 visit to Konstantinovsky Palace outside of St. Petersburg, Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero met Medvedev for the first time in what Spanish diplomats here report was a session short on substance. While no agreements were signed and the talks covering economic, cultural, [...] | 2008-10-09 14:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SP RS |
08MOSCOW3010 | ICELAND EMBASSY: RUSSIAN LOAN "STRICTLY [...] (C) Iceland's Moscow Deputy Chief of Mission, Magnus Hannesson, told us that the proposed loan from Russia is a strictly financial transaction. He insisted Iceland's economic fundamentals are sound but said the country needs assistance providing liquidity to its banking sector. Iceland's mon [...] | 2008-10-09 14:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL RS IC |
08MOSCOW302 | GOR SPECIAL ENVOY'S OUTLOOK ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary. In a February 6 meeting, MFA Special Envoy for the Balkans Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko laid out the GOR's view of splits in the Serbian government, emphasizing that Russia believed the EUDP mission was illegal without UNSC approval, but that it did not object to Serbia's closer [...] | 2008-02-06 16:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU KV SR RS |
08MOSCOW3020 | RUSSIAN-SOUTH KOREAN RELATIONS BECOME STRATEGIC [...] (C) Summary: During South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's September 28-30 state visit, Russia and South Korea agreed to upgrade their bilateral relationship, continue to consider joint gas pipeline and railway projects that would pass through North Korea, and increase cooperation on a wide [...] | 2008-10-10 12:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS KS KN |
08MOSCOW3025 | CORRECT COPY: RUSSIAN-SOUTH KOREAN RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: During South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's September 28-30 state visit, Russia and South Korea agreed to upgrade their bilateral relationship, continue to consider joint gas pipeline and railway projects that would pass through North Korea, and increase cooperation on a wide [...] | 2008-10-10 13:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS KS KN |
08MOSCOW3026 | OLMERT PRESSES RUSSIA TO DO MORE ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Israeli PM Olmert's October 6-7 meetings with Medvedev and Lavrov covered a range of issues, and do not appear to have been arranged to head off an imminent Russian sale of S-300 missiles to Iran, despite press reports to the contrary. Olmert pressed Russia to do more on Iran, i [...] | 2008-10-10 13:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR IR IS SY RS |
08MOSCOW303 | CEC MULLS RESPONSE TO ODIHR'S CONDITIONS FOR [...] (C) Summary: The Central Election Commission (CEC) February 6 continued to mull over the latest proposal from ODIHR Director Strohal to monitor the March 2 presidential elections. The Ambassador told DFMs Yakimenko and Grushko February 6 that the USG supported ODIHR's desire to have its miss [...] | 2008-02-06 16:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL RS |
08MOSCOW3031 | ZABAIKALSKY KRAI FACES SOCIAL, ECONOMIC HARDSHIP [...] (C) Summary. Officials in the Trans-Baikal territory (Zabaikalsky Krai),a new federal subject of Russia created on March 1, 2008 as a result of a merger of the Chita region and Agin-Buryat Autonomous Area, prepared for the krai's first elections on October 12. Ahead of the elections, Green [...] | 2008-10-10 15:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS |
08MOSCOW3032 | LIBERAL OPPOSITION TO REGROUP AS "SOLIDARITY" AT [...] (C) Summary: On December 13, democratic opposition and human rights groups will hold a conference to unite into a movement tentatively called "Solidarity." Participants will include a who's who of opposition leaders, including Garry Kasparov, Boris Nemtsov, Nikita Belykh, and Lev Ponamarev. [...] | 2008-10-10 15:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM RS |
08MOSCOW3035 | SPS POST-MORTEM: PLAYERS, MOTIVES, AND DEBT [...] (C) Summary: Since the Union of Right Forces (SPS) announced October 3 that it would dissolve and merge with the Democratic Party and Civil Force, details have emerged about the party's re-invention as a loyalist opposition party. SPS Acting President Leonid Gozman and other SPS activists de [...] | 2008-10-14 05:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM RS |
08MOSCOW3042 | WINNERS AND LOSERS IN POST-CONFLICT RUSSIA'S ELITE [...] (C) Summary. The Georgian war and recent financial crisis have highlighted intensified competition within the Russian elite and demonstrated the continued volatility among the Kremlin clans. Many here saw the Georgian conflict weakening the "internationalists" -- those who promote economic int [...] | 2008-10-14 14:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR RS SOCI |
08MOSCOW3051 | RUSSIAN RESPONSE TO SOMALI PIRACY REMAINS UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Contradictory statements to the press by Russian naval officials have further frustrated attempts to understand Russian intentions to respond to the hijacking of the M/V Faina or the larger issue of Somali piracy: 2. (U) ITAR-TASS reported on October 13 that a high-ranking MOD official [...] | 2008-10-15 10:30:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT MOPS PREL PHSA XA SO UP RS |
08MOSCOW3054 | UNITED RUSSIA WINS BIG IN REGIONAL ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary: October 12 regional elections produced predictably large victories for United Russia in Chechnya, Kemerovo Oblast, Zabaikalskiy Krai and Irkutsk Region (see Ref A for Sakhalin election details). Kemerovo and Chechnya each delivered United Russia tallies over 80 percent; Just Rus [...] | 2008-10-15 13:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM RS |
08MOSCOW3070 | BURYATIAN ELITE RUN ROUGHSHOD OVER OPPOSITION, [...] (C) Summary. The Republic of Buryatia, located between Siberia and the Russian Far East, stewards of 60 percent of Lake Baikal's shoreline and the center of Siberian Tibetan Buddhism, remains largely overlooked by Moscow. Run by reputedly corrupt United Russia officials, the Buryatian capit [...] | 2008-10-16 14:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS |
08MOSCOW3080 | FALL DRAFT EXPECTED TO BE SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary: Because Russia now drafts young men to serve in the military for one year, rather than two years or 18 months, the Russian military must replace all of its conscript soldiers in 2008. Official sources and experts agree that the Russian military will meet its goal of conscripting [...] | 2008-10-17 14:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MCAP ECON RS |
08MOSCOW3092 | NEXT STEPS IN MILITARY'S MODERNIZATION: PERSONNEL [...] (C) Summary. The MOD plans to reduce the size of the General Staff and MOD Central Apparatus by two-thirds by 2012, a measure that military analysts have championed for years, but political leaders were reluctant to take until the war in Georgia gave them the political capital they could use [...] | 2008-10-21 03:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW3097 | MTCR PAPER DELIVERED: U.S. REPORT ON CONTACTS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-21 10:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM PREL KSCA TSPA ETTC FR AS RS |
08MOSCOW3109 | RUSSIA ON CFE POST-GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary. The MFA continues to press for the resumption of meetings between Russia and the U.S. on the way ahead on the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE). While acknowledging that the conflict in Georgia has changed the dynamic for such discussions, the MFA has nothing new to offe [...] | 2008-10-22 08:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCFE NATO RS |
08MOSCOW3110 | EXXONMOBIL: CAUTIOUS ON SAKHALIN 1 FUTURE, [...] (C) In an October 20 meeting with the Ambassador, Neil Duffin (protect),President of ExxonMobil Development Company, told the Ambassador that he did not believe the Sakhalin 1 consortium would be able to sell gas to China (ref D) and expressed concern about GOR interference with the consortiu [...] | 2008-10-22 10:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW3113 | RUSSIAN MFA ON PALESTINE AND ISRAEL [...] (C) MFA Counselor for Israel and Palestine Viktor Simakov told us on October 21 that a recent briefing on Israel-Palestinian negotiations by visiting Palestinian Authority officials confirmed doubts within the MFA about the possibility of the two sides reaching a settlement by the end of the y [...] | 2008-10-22 13:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EG IS RS |
08MOSCOW3114 | RUSSIA'S "AMBASSADOR-DESIGNATE" TO ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary. While noting concerns over the collapse of the October 15 talks, the newly-named Russian "Ambassador" to Abkhazia sees the fact the meeting took place at all as positive and a step towards fulfilling point six of the Medvedev-Sarkozy plan. The GOR is concerned that the security [...] | 2008-10-22 13:30:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW3123 | BOSNIA: FOR RUSSIA, SOLUTION LIES WITH THE EU [...] (C) Summary: Dismissing Bosnian PM Dodik's nationalist rhetoric as election-related, the MFA continues to underline to Republic of Srbska (RS) authorities that it will suffer if it violates either the Dayton Accords or the constitution, and that Kosovo was not a precedent for the RS to follow [...] | 2008-10-23 11:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BK RS |
08MOSCOW3125 | RUSSIAN ENERGY COMPANIES HIT BY FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (C) Gazprom announced on October 22 that it may have trouble refinancing some of its debts and obtaining needed new loans. The announcement was the latest in a recent string of news indicating Russia's oil and gas sector may be seriously affected by deteriorating conditions in financial marke [...] | 2008-10-23 12:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW3130 | RUSSIAN DFM BORODAVKIN ON NORTH KOREA, AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with the Ambassador, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksey Borodavkin provided a readout of North Korean Foreign Minister Pak Ui Chun's October 15 meeting with FM Lavrov and expressed concern that the North Korean interpretation of the October 3 verif [...] | 2008-10-24 03:30:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM RS KN AF |
08MOSCOW3153 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH DFM RYABKOV: POST-START, [...] (C) Summary. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told the Ambassador October 24 the GOR had begun studying the post-START Treaty text delivered that morning. But the need to translate the text and the fact that Russia had not received the missile defense (MD) documents meant November 6 wo [...] | 2008-10-27 15:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP MARR IR RS |
08MOSCOW316 | JEFFERY-DENISOV MEETING YIELDS AGREEMENT ON [...] (C) In a January 31 meeting, Under Secretary Jeffery and Deputy Foreign Minister Denisov agreed to establish a regular USG-GOR economic dialogue under their chairmanship. Both sides agreed that the dialogue should remain relatively informal, include the private sector and not supplant on-goin [...] | 2008-02-07 13:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EINV ETRD RS |
08MOSCOW3177 | JAPANESE VIEW OF RUSSO-JAPANESE RELATIONS FROM [...] (C) Summary. According to the Japanese Consulate General in Vladivostok, Russia and Japan currently enjoy a "calm and good" relationship marked by expanding economic ties. The Russian desire to develop its Siberian and Far East regions, as well as infrastructural needs for Vladivostok's ho [...] | 2008-10-29 13:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD RS JA |
08MOSCOW3179 | GOR STILL FEELING ITS WAY ON TAXING FOREIGN GRANTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Finance has sent a letter to Premier Vladimir Putin identifying the criteria and procedures for including foreign non-commercial organizations on a list of grantors whose grants are exempt from income taxation for Russian recipients. The proposal was hardly a [...] | 2008-10-29 14:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KDEM PHUM PINR USAID RS |
08MOSCOW3184 | COUNTERTERRORISM EFFORTS FOCUSED ON INSTABILITY IN [...] (C) Summary. With increasing violence directed against law enforcement in Russia's North Caucasus regions (ref. A),the GOR's intelligence agencies are focusing their counterterrorism efforts on domestic radical movements, although they still have some concerns about international terrorist m [...] | 2008-10-30 07:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KISL PGOV PTER KCRM SNAR RS |
08MOSCOW319 | RUSSIA'S SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE BALKANS ON BOSNIA [...] (C) In a February 6 meeting (other subjects reftel),MFA Special Envoy for the Balkans Alexander Botsan-Kharchenko told us that High Representative and EU Special Representative Lajcak's January 31 visit to Moscow had "opened the door" to a compromise on closing the Office of the High Represe [...] | 2008-02-07 14:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BK EU RS |
08MOSCOW3201 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary. Russian Security Council Secretary and former head of the Federal Security Service (FSB) Nikolay Patrushev told Ambassador October 29 that the U.S. and Russia need to rebuild trust and confidence. Citing past examples of U.S.-Russian counterterrorism (CT) cooperation, he contend [...] | 2008-10-30 15:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER GG IR RS |
08MOSCOW3202 | MOSCOW SPS OPPOSES, REGIONS SUPPORT, SURKOV PLAN [...] Summary: Opposition within the Union of Right Forces (SPS) to the party's impending dissolution is almost non-existent outside of Moscow. Moscow SPS leader Vladlen Maksimov and SPS Federal Political Council member Maria Gaydar have publicly opposed the dissolution and have urged regional bra [...] | 2008-10-31 03:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM RS |
08MOSCOW3209 | INGUSHETIYA: WIDESPREAD APPROVAL OF ZYAZIKOV'S [...] (SBU) Summary: There has been widespread approval of the October 30 resignation of Murat Zyazikov as president of the northern Caucasus Republic of Ingushetiya. Representatives of one of the major opposition groups there said that they would work with the new president, former paratrooper an [...] | 2008-10-31 13:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR RS |
08MOSCOW3210 | WATCHING NORTH KOREA FROM VLADIVOSTOK [...] (C) Summary. North Korea experts in Vladivostok see small signs of economic reforms in North Korea but believe Pyongyang needs more confidence in its regime survival before being willing to take further steps to alleviate the poverty situation in the country. The experts hold varying views [...] | 2008-10-31 13:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS KS KN |
08MOSCOW3219 | DFM SALTANOV ON MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS, LIBYA, [...] (C) Summary. During an October 31 meeting with the Ambassador, Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Saltanov provided a positive assessment of the Egyptian-brokered Palestinian talks and indicated GOR hopes for concrete progress at the November 9 meeting between the factions in Cairo. Calling [...] | 2008-11-03 04:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS IS LY SO |
08MOSCOW322 | ODIHR/PACE WILL NOT OBSERVE RUSSIAN PRESIDENTIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia and ODIHR failed to bridge the five-day difference over the timing of the arrival of an observer mission for the March 2 presidential elections, with the CEC failing to respond to ODIHR's last counteroffer. PACE, which did observe the December Duma elections, also announ [...] | 2008-02-07 16:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL RS |
08MOSCOW3220 | STRONG CRITICISM FOR U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. Russian officials have denounced the U.S. decision to renew sanctions against Rosoboronexport (ROE) and its subsidiaries under the terms of the Iran, North Korea and Syria Nonproliferation Act (reftel). Arguing that ROE's activity with Iran was fully compliant with international [...] | 2008-11-03 04:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC RS |
08MOSCOW3222 | FIRST DEPUTY PM SHUVALOV ON G-20 SUMMIT, CRISIS [...] (C) In an October 30 meeting with the Ambassador, First Deputy Prime Minister Shuvalov outlined Russia's general positions on the G-20 Summit: coordination of currency policy; opposition in principle to protectionism; and improving the quality of existing government regulatory mechanisms with [...] | 2008-11-03 11:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN RS |
08MOSCOW3228 | RUSSIAN RAILWAYS PRESIDENT YAKUNIN: ANALYZING THE [...] (C) During an October 28 meeting with the Ambassador, Russian Railways (RZD) President Vladimir Yakunin held forth on a range of topics, with particular enthusiasm for elaborate economic theories and his assertion that the world had yet to understand the full extent of the financial crisis. Th [...] | 2008-11-03 13:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PINR PREL RS EINV |
08MOSCOW3242 | KASPAROV SAYS SOLIDARITY AIMS TO DISMANTLE, NOT [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging November 3 meeting with the Ambassador, former world chess champion and United Civil Front (OGF) chairman Garry Kasparov predicted that economic and political pressures will hasten government transformation and the end of the Putin regime before 2012. Kasparov h [...] | 2008-11-05 14:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SOCI PINR RS |
08MOSCOW3243 | MEDVEDEV'S STATE OF RUSSIA SPEECH - FIRST [...] (SBU) Summary. Medvedev's first address to the legislature on November 5 combined hard-hitting Putinesque criticism of the U.S. role in Georgia and European missile defense, with a raft of domestic reforms, including electoral changes to "strengthen Russian democracy" and a renewed call for a [...] | 2008-11-05 14:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM RS SOCI |
08MOSCOW325 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN [...] (C) Summary: On February 7, Ambassador Burns met with Human Rights Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin to discuss a range of human rights issues, including the continued detention of former Yukos VP Vasiliy Aleksanyan, new reports of the use of psychological hospitalization of outspoken political activis [...] | 2008-02-08 08:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PINR RS |
08MOSCOW3252 | RUSSIA-IRAN RELATIONS DRIVEN BY REGIONAL POLITICAL [...] (Summary): MFA Iran desk chief Maksim Ganzey provided us with an overview of Russian relations with Iran that he argued went beyond the nuclear issue and were based largely upon the GOR's need to work effectively with a country that had considerable ability to impact political and economic is [...] | 2008-11-06 13:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG ETRD MARR IR RS |
08MOSCOW327 | U/S JEFFERY'S JAN 30 MEETING WITH RUSSIA'S CENTRAL [...] (C) During a January 30 meeting with Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery, EEB Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Elizabeth Dibble and the Ambassador, Central Bank of Russia (CBR) Chairman Sergey Ignatiyev provided a generally optimistic outl [...] | 2008-02-08 10:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON RS |
08MOSCOW3271 | RUSSIA LOSES NO MATTER HOW THE IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: Russia will lose no matter how the Iranian nuclear controversy is resolved, according to analysts who argue that Russia faces either the prospect of a nuclear Iran causing instability in the Middle East, or a negotiated settlement that will lead Iran to "drop" Russia in favor of [...] | 2008-11-10 13:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG MARR MNUC IR RS |
08MOSCOW328 | U/S JEFFERY'S JAN 30 MEETING WITH DEPUTY PRIME [...] (C) During a January 30 meeting with Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery, EEB Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Elizabeth Dibble, and the Ambassador, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Kudrin said that the end of Russia's WTO ac [...] | 2008-02-08 10:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EFIN RS |
08MOSCOW3287 | SUBJECT: GOOD NEWS AND BAD FROM RUSSIAN ELITE [...] (C) Summary: A study of the Russian elite, conducted by Mikhail Afanasev of the Niccolo-M consulting firm, found that a majority "second tier" leaders and managers supported a system based upon rule of law and a level playing field for economic competition. Except for respondents from the sec [...] | 2008-11-12 14:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS PINR |
08MOSCOW3289 | DFM KARASIN AND EUR DAS BRYZA DISCUSS GEORGIA AND [...] (C) Summary: In a November 1 meeting, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin and EUR DAS and U.S. Minsk Group Co-Chair Matt Bryza discussed Georgia, with Karasin striking a more constructive tone but insisting that access for international monitors to Abkhazia and South Ossetia had to be ne [...] | 2008-11-13 06:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS AZ |
08MOSCOW329 | FM LAVROV PRESSES FOR 2+2 DATES [...] (C) At the request of FM Lavrov, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Kislyak contacted the Ambassador on February 8 to urge the U.S. to confirm the timing for the second round of the 2 2 ministerial dialogue. Noting the outstanding GOR proposal to meet in Washington on March 13, Kislyak said that [...] | 2008-02-08 10:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR RS |
08MOSCOW3297 | (C) TNK-BP END GAME? [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-13 13:01:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW3303 | UNDERSECRETARY BURNS' MEETING WITH FM LAVROV: [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-14 08:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KNNP KACT MNUC EFIN AF GG AM |
08MOSCOW3308 | NERPA DISASTER WILL CHANGE LITTLE [...] (C) Summary: On the evening of November 8, 20 people died and 21 were injured on the Russian nuclear submarine Nerpa when the fire extinguishing system activated, releasing Freon gas. The submarine, which was undergoing tests in the Sea of Japan before being leased to India, was not damaged, [...] | 2008-11-14 14:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON MCAP RS |
08MOSCOW3309 | RUSSIA-GEORGIA: GENEVA PROCESS, PEREVI; [...] (C) Summary: In a November 13 meeting, MFA fourth CIS directorate chief Andrey Kelin described the procedural difficulties EU Special Representative Morel faced in lining up the November 18 Geneva process talks. Russia's primary goal for the talks was to launch security discussions focused [...] | 2008-11-14 14:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW3321 | THIRD-PARTY ACCESS TO GAZPROM'S PIPELINES MAY [...] (C) The GOR's calls for expanded third-party access (TPA) to Gazprom's pipelines reflect the influence of multiple factors, including a desire on the part of Putin and others to boost domestic gas production by independent producers and oil companies. Most analysts believe Gazprom will resist [...] | 2008-11-17 12:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW3322 | NEW CALLS FOR RUBLE TO BECOME A "RESERVE CURRENCY" [...] (C) President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin have both recently repeated suggestions that the Russian ruble should become a "regional reserve currency" and that to achieve this Russian oil exports should be denominated in rubles. We discussed these proposals with a variety of local analysts [...] | 2008-11-17 13:11:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EFIN ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW3323 | RUSSIA'S CONCEPT OF THE GREATER MIDDLE EAST, [...] (C) Summary: With the prospect of a major Middle East conference being convened in Moscow in early 2009, analysts explained to us how Russia views the Middle East and how they believe the region, in turn, views Russia. For Russians, the "Middle East" is a concept more than a region, which inc [...] | 2008-11-17 13:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PROV PREL ECON MARR RS XF |
08MOSCOW3330 | RUSSIANS SPLIT ON FUTURE OF RELATIONS UNDER OBAMA [...] (SBU) Summary. The November 4 U.S. presidential elections elicited great media coverage and expert commentary in Russia, but opinions about the incoming Obama administration have been decidedly mixed. While many government leaders welcomed a change in U.S. leadership, others expected the st [...] | 2008-11-18 11:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS |
08MOSCOW3333 | UNDERSECRETARY BURNS' MEETING WITH FM LAVROV: [...] (C) Summary. FM Lavrov told U/S Burns and the Ambassador November 12 in Moscow that Russia saw the Sochi Strategic Declaration as the basis for future U.S.-Russian relations. He dismissed the contention that Medvedev's state of the union address had been a deliberate slap at President-elect O [...] | 2008-11-18 12:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR KNNP KACT MNUC EFIN AF GG AM |
08MOSCOW3336 | RUSSIA ON PIC AND EULEX [...] (C) Putting down markers on the upcoming Peace Implementation Council (PIC) meeting in Brussels, Russia's Special Representative on BiH and Kosovo Botsan-Kharchenko told us that Russia will seek a "balanced" statement, but would not insist on a timeline for transition. He called the current [...] | 2008-11-18 12:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BH KV RU |
08MOSCOW3343 | MEDVEDEV’S ADDRESS AND TANDEM POLITICS [...] (C) Summary. Medvedev's address to the Federal Assembly last week provided a prism for viewing the power relationship in the Medvedev-Putin tandem, refracting opinion amongst our contacts into three, very divergent, camps. The first group views Medvedev as ascendant, slowly accruing power as he pla [...] | 2008-11-19 06:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW3346 | EURO-ATLANTIC SECURITY TREATY: MFA GIVES LIMITED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-19 09:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN RU |
08MOSCOW3347 | GOR MONITORING OF BANKS, ANTI-CRISIS FUNDS [...] (C) During a November 11 meeting with leaders of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI),President Medvedev outlined a plan for Central Bank (CBR) officials to ensure that banks receiving anti-crisis funds turn those resources into loans for domestic firms. At the meeting, RCCI [...] | 2008-11-19 10:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON RS |
08MOSCOW3355 | NEW KREMLIN-BACKED RIGHT CAUSE PARTY EMERGES FROM [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 16, a new Kremlin-supported "liberal" opposition party - Right Cause - emerged from the ashes of 1990s-era liberal standard-bearer Union of Right Forces (SPS),which along with two other vanity political parties (Democratic Party and Civil Force) voted to dissolve on [...] | 2008-11-19 14:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM RS |
08MOSCOW336 | BP RUSSIA LAWYER DISCUSSES "IMMENSE CHANGES" IN [...] (C) BP Russia's chief lawyer, Michael Drew (protect),said that when TNK-BP was formed in 2003 there were profound differences in the business philosophies of senior Russian management at the former TNK and those of BP. When BP bought 50% of TNK, it found a company with no health, safety, or [...] | 2008-02-08 12:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW3362 | RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH OVERCOMES BARRIERS, [...] (C) Summary. Uncertain economic and political circumstances are having an impact on the role that the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) plays and steps it must take to ensure its activities continue. In addition to domestic challenges facing the ROC, the financial crisis has compelled Patriarch [...] | 2008-11-20 12:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS |
08MOSCOW3363 | PANFILOVA STILL OPTIMISTIC THAT MEDVEDEV WILL [...] (C) In a November 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Transparency International's Executive Director Elena Panfilova said President Medvedev was taking concrete steps to follow through on his anti-corruption initiatives, motivated in part by a desire to distinguish his administration from the pr [...] | 2008-11-20 13:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV SOCI PGOV KCOR RS |
08MOSCOW3364 | RUSSIA INCHES AWAY FROM ARMENIA [...] (C) Summary: In the aftermath of the Georgia conflict, Russian and Armenian officials assert there has been no change in Russian-Armenian relations, and see no detrimental impact of possible improved relations between Turkey and Armenia. Experts however argue that Russia is able to use the [...] | 2008-11-20 14:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON AM AZ RS |
08MOSCOW3366 | TANDEM FOCUS ON ECONOMIC CRISIS AT UNITED RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary. Both President Medvedev and Premier Putin honed in on economic issues as the main challenge facing Russia today, with Putin outlining a number of measures to bolster economic performance and mitigate the impact of the deepening crisis. Instead of the political intrigue that had do [...] | 2008-11-20 14:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR RS SOCI |
08MOSCOW3367 | GOR EFFORTS TO AID RETAIL SECTOR RAISES QUESTIONS [...] (C) As Russia,s financial crisis gathered steam in recent weeks and began to spill over into the real economy, the GOR identified food retailers as a critical sector that the state should support. Industry insiders attributed the inclusion of the sector to a desire to support Russian agricultu [...] | 2008-11-21 06:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV EAGR RS |
08MOSCOW3372 | MFA ON AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AND IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-21 13:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR AF IR PK RS |
08MOSCOW3376 | PUTIN TAKES ON THE FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (C) Prime Minister Putin's speech to the United Russia Congress on November 20 was arguably the GOR's most forthcoming public statement to date about the effects of the financial crisis in Russia. Although he reiterated that the cause of the current financial turmoil was the U.S. mortgage ma [...] | 2008-11-21 15:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON RS |
08MOSCOW3379 | MFA ON RUSSIAN AND AMERICAN ROLES IN CENTRAL ASIA [...] (C) Summary: On November 14, MFA officials expressed to DAS Krol Russian concern that the U.S. presence in Central Asia, combined with efforts to expand NATO, gave the appearance that Russia was "surrounded" and called for the U.S. to be transparent in its actions. The GOR understood, howeve [...] | 2008-11-24 06:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG SENV SMIG SNAR AF RS ZK |
08MOSCOW3380 | (C) OIL TRADERS: PIPELINE EXPORTS TO EUROPE STILL \ [...] (C) The oil trading business in Russia has long been \ opaque, benefiting politically connected firms such as the \ secretive oil trading firm Gunvor. Contacts tell us, \ however, that the business has lately become more transparent \ because seaborne trade is now largely conducted via \ commercia [...] | 2008-11-24 06:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW339 | LOWER PROFILE FOR KREMLIN YOUTH GROUP [...] (C) Summary: Recent Kremlin steps to rein in the United Russia-affiliated youth movement Nashi suggest that GOR neuralgia about a possible Orange Revolution has faded. With the Kremlin now confident that operation successor has been successfully launched and will encounter no opposition, Nas [...] | 2008-02-08 13:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI PINR RS |
08MOSCOW3394 | BP VP TELLS AMBASSADOR COMPANY IS IN RUSSIA FOR LONG-TERM, GETTING OUT OF CPC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-24 14:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW3395 | ANNUAL GAS ROW WITH UKRAINE HEATS UP [...] (C) Gazprom's Director of Foreign Relations, Ivan Zolotov, told us November 24 that, despite press reports, there is "no serious discrepancy" between Russia and Ukraine on the amount of the outstanding gas debt, which he claimed is approaching $3 billion. He said negotiations to resolve debt r [...] | 2008-11-24 14:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL UP RS |
08MOSCOW3396 | RUSSIA RESISTING YUSHCHENKO'S BAIT, MOSTLY [...] (C) Summary: Russian political circles see Ukrainian president Yushchenko attempting to bait Russia in order to improve his domestic popularity and gain support from the West. However, mindful of the strong economic ties between the countries, Russia has so far limited itself to sniping bac [...] | 2008-11-25 03:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON UP RS |
08MOSCOW3410 | GENERAL BUZHINSKIY WARNS DAS BRYZA ABOUT REARMING [...] (C) Summary. In a cordial but firm meeting with EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Bryza November 1, Ministry of Defense Lt. General Yevgeniy Buzhinskiy articulated what are clearly GOR-wide talking points on Georgia, contending that "someone in the USG outside the State Department" had giv [...] | 2008-11-25 14:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR GG RS |
08MOSCOW3419 | DFM KARASIN ON IRAQ, GEORGIA, UKRAINE, [...] (C) Summary: In a November 25 meeting, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin sought further information on the alleged November 19 collision between a U.S. convoy vehicle and a Russian embassy vehicle in Baghdad (reftel). He called the November 23 shooting near the Georgian and Polish pre [...] | 2008-11-26 09:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS AZ UP MD IZ |
08MOSCOW3424 | MFA PREVIEWS RUSSIAN GOALS FOR OSCE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) At the December 4 OSCE ministerial in Helsinki, Russia will formally launch Medvedev's proposed European Security Treaty (EST),push its reform agenda, and seek "balance" in any Ministerial Declaration. The MFA tells us that they see the OSCE as a dated body that does not take into accou [...] | 2008-11-26 12:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM OSCE RS |
08MOSCOW3426 | DAGESTAN: ATTENTION FOCUSED ON CONTINUED VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: The Moscow-based human rights organization Memorial has begun to focus more attention on the simmering violence that permeates Dagestan, one of Russia's most unstable regions. At a November 24 press conference, Memorial head Oleg Orlov said the situation in Dagestan is as bad a [...] | 2008-11-26 12:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KISL PHUM PINR RS |
08MOSCOW3429 | RUSSIA'S VIEWS ON THE IAEA REPORT ON IRANIAN AND [...] (C) On November 25, ESToff delivered reftel points on the IAEA reports on the Iranian and Syrian nuclear programs to Alexander Bolichiov, Second Secretary in the MFA Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs. Syria ------ 2. (C) Bolichiov was dismissive regarding the points on [...] | 2008-11-26 13:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA TRGY IR SY RS |
08MOSCOW3431 | RUSSIAN MFA QUESTIONED ON SUKHUMI RADIOACTIVE [...] (C) On November 25, ESToff requested clarification regarding the status of the four high-level radioactive sources located in Sukhumi from Alexander Bolichiov, Second Secretary in the MFA Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs. Bolichiov stated that he could not provide a definitive [...] | 2008-11-26 13:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PGOV PREL GG RS |
08MOSCOW3436 | GOR ON EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT [...] (C) The MFA told us that Russia accomplished its objectives at the November 14 EU-Russia Summit in Nice: the normalization of EU-Russia relations after the events of Georgia, and a public endorsement of Medvedev's proposed Euroatlantic security proposal. Russia and the EU will resume negoti [...] | 2008-11-28 12:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU RS |
08MOSCOW3437 | CYPRIOT PRESIDENT CHRISTOFIAS VISIT TO MOSCOW [...] (C) During a November 19-20 visit to Moscow, Cypriot President Christofias met President Medvedev but a scheduled meeting with PM Putin was canceled. Russia accomplished two objectives in the eight agreements signed during the visit: an agreement to request information on financial transacti [...] | 2008-11-28 12:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN CY RS |
08MOSCOW345 | RUSSIAN-ESTONIAN BILATERAL RELATIONS UNDER MORE [...] (C) Summary. Russia and Estonia's already strained relationship took hits as Estonian contributions to the Schengen "blacklist" went into effect, closely followed by the beginning of trials in Tallinn from last May's Bronze Soldier incident. The MFA blamed new Schengen visa ineligibilites f [...] | 2008-02-08 14:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EN RS |
08MOSCOW346 | RUSSIA SEEKS, AND FINDS, A ROLE IN THE MIDDLE EAST [...] (C) Summary: Russia is playing a higher profile role in the Middle East peace process, designed to draw attention to Moscow's reemergence on the international stage, which remains a significant motivation in the Kremlin's diplomacy. Russia continues to position itself as a bridge between the [...] | 2008-02-08 14:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE IS SY RS XF |
08MOSCOW3464 | PUBLIC CHAMBER TAKES UP PRESS FREEDOM [...] (C) Summary: In response to the recent attack on independent journalist Mikhail Beketov, the Public Chamber held a hearing on November 25 at which Lawyers Association head Pavel Astakhov proposed a legal amendment to the criminal code increasing the punishment for endangering the life of a jou [...] | 2008-12-01 14:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM RS |
08MOSCOW3472 | ANNUAL START SLCM DELCARATION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-02 13:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM BO KACT KZ RS UP US START JCIC |
08MOSCOW3475 | POLISH MANPADS ALLEGED IN CHECHNYA [...] (C) On November 26 MFA DVBR First Secretary Andrey Odnoral passed us a nonpaper and video that allege Polish-made MANPADS were discovered in Itumkale, Chechnya. The video showed a raid on a home in Itumkale which housed a weapons cache, including small arms, ammunition, and MANPADS. According [...] | 2008-12-02 15:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETTC MASS MCAP RS PL GG |
08MOSCOW3476 | KEEPING A WARY EYE ON THE STREETS: THE CRISIS [...] (C) Government statements and measures to contain the effects of the economic crisis are beginning to reflect official concern that a prolonged economic downturn could lead to social unrest as was the case in 1998. Senior analysts at two of Russia's leading research institutes claim that a sh [...] | 2008-12-03 06:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ELAB SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW3488 | RUSSIA SATISFIED WITH U.S.-IRAQ AGREEMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-03 13:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ RS |
08MOSCOW3489 | KITSMARISHVILI GETS AIRTIME IN RUSSIA, BRIEFLY [...] (C) Summary: While Russian government officials initially seized on the apparent sensationalism of former Georgian Ambassador to Russia Erosi Kitsmarishvili's November 25 testimony about Georgian responsibility for starting the war in August and his claims of U.S. support for Georgia's use o [...] | 2008-12-03 14:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW349 | (C) SAKHALIN ENERGY SEEKS QUIET WITHDRAWAL OF EXIM [...] (C) Shell has informed us that it and the other Sakhalin-2 partners (Gazprom, Mitsu and Mitsubishi) are reconsidering their need for export credit guarantees from a consortium of three export credit agencies: U.S. EXIM, the UK's ECGD, and Japan's JBIC. On February 5, the partnership, Sakhalin [...] | 2008-02-08 15:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW3497 | PUTIN CALLS FOR RUSSIAN INVESTOR CLASS [...] (C) In a December 1 cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Putin voiced frustration over the country's reliance on foreign markets to fund domestic growth. He blamed foreign investors for driving down the market value of Russian firms. While Russia would not place restrictions on foreign capital, P [...] | 2008-12-04 10:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON RS |
08MOSCOW3498 | SERBIAN EMBASSY SAYS SOUTH STREAM "GUARANTEE" [...] (C) Serbian Embassy Counselor Boris Sekulic told us December 1 that Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller will be in Belgrade on December 5 to attempt to conclude an agreement on Gazprom's purchase of 51% of Serbia's national oil company, NIS (reftels). According to Sekulic, however, the Serbian governme [...] | 2008-12-04 11:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW3507 | CHATTERING CLASS ON WHY PUTIN CAN'T FAIL [...] (C) Summary: Putin remains the linchpin of the Russian political system, with rumors over his return to the Kremlin or departure from the White House serving to keep all options open and everyone off balance. Despite disagreements over whether and why Putin might contemplate a "spring scena [...] | 2008-12-04 14:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EFIN RS |
08MOSCOW3508 | RUSSIA ON ENHANCING EFFORTS TO COMBAT PIRACY [...] (C) We discussed reftel points on enhancing efforts to combat piracy with the MFA Legal and Africa departments on December 4. Legal Department Director for Public Law Vasiliy Titushkin told us that the GOR was "fully prepared to support any reasonable effort" to tackle this issue and Russia wo [...] | 2008-12-05 06:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER RS |
08MOSCOW3519 | (C) OLIGARCH VEKSELBERG TELLS AMBASSADOR RUSSIAN [...] (C) In a December 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Viktor Vekselberg, billionaire Chairman of Renova Group and major partner in TNK-BP, said the worst is yet to come for the Russian economy. He suggested needed economic reforms, including for the oil sector, would have to wait as the government [...] | 2008-12-05 13:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW3527 | MFA PREVIEWS POST-START ISSUES FOR DECEMBER 15 [...] (C) Vladimir Yermakov, head of the START Treaty section in the MFA Office of Security and Disarmament Affairs (DVBR),told us December 3 that the GOR was looking forward to a "frank discussion" of all the issues related to a post-START Treaty agreement at the December 15 meeting between the de [...] | 2008-12-05 14:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KACT START RS |
08MOSCOW353 | DFM KARASIN ON UKRAINE, GEORGIA, TRANSNISTRIA, [...] (C) Summary. In a February 8 meeting with the Ambassador, DFM Karasin strongly cautioned against the Ukrainian government's push for NATO membership, underlining that a decision by the Alliance would be met with counter measures that would test our strategic relationship. Karasin urged the [...] | 2008-02-08 16:51:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG UP MD AM BO RS |
08MOSCOW354 | GAZPROM SAYS UKRAINE CUTOFF THREAT JUST A "WARNING [...] (C) Gazprom's international affairs director Ivan Zolotov told us February 8th that press accounts of Gazprom's threat to cutoff gas to Ukraine on February 11th were correct. However, he added that his "personal opinion" was that this was just a "warning shot" to Ukraine in the run up to upcom [...] | 2008-02-09 05:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW3544 | MEDVEDEV'S JUDICIAL PROPOSALS: WORDS OR ACTIONS? [...] (C) Summary: At the seventh All-Russian Congress of Judges, from December 2-5 in Moscow, Medvedev proposed a series of measures to restore public trust in the legal system. His stated goal was to improve transparency and judicial professionalism and impartiality, which, he said, would have th [...] | 2008-12-08 11:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KJUS RS |
08MOSCOW3546 | SCENARIOS FOR RUSSIAN POLITICS IN ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] (C) Summary. An INDEM survey of top analysts suggests that the economic crisis has shifted elite opinion on Russia's course over the coming year, with a growing expectation that the Medvedev-Putin tandem will either muddle through or accelerate existing trends toward a "Pinochet" model - a d [...] | 2008-12-08 13:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR RS SOCI EFIN |
08MOSCOW3547 | RUSSIA REACTS TO THE NATO MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Summary: The reaction by Russian officials to the December 2 NATO Ministerial was largely muted, with the MFA welcoming a "return to realism" as NATO decided to resume a political dialogue with Russia. GOR officials expect NATO to make the first step in reestablishing ties with Russia, a [...] | 2008-12-08 15:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR RS NATO |
08MOSCOW355 | GAZPROM SAYS UKRAINE CUTOFF THREAT JUST A "WARNING [...] (C) Gazprom's international affairs director Ivan Zolotov told us February 8th that press accounts of Gazprom's threat to cutoff gas to Ukraine on February 11th were correct. However, he added that his "personal opinion" was that this was just a "warning shot" to Ukraine in the run up to upcom [...] | 2008-02-09 05:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW3552 | SCA DAS KROL'S MEETING WITH GAZPROM [...] (C) Summary: In a 13 November lunch with visiting SCA DAS George Krol, Gazprom head of foreign relations Ivan Zolotov said that Gazprom seeks "market-based" relationships with its suppliers and customers, including in Central Asia; that he expected more continuity than change in the U.S.-Russi [...] | 2008-12-09 09:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW3555 | INITIAL RUSSIAN REACTION TO OSCE MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Russia's MFA has not yet issued a formal statement on the results of the OSCE ministerial, but the Russian press focused on President Medvedev's proposal for a new European security treaty and hailed the ministerial as an endorsement of it. Commentators were more restrained on the concept [...] | 2008-12-09 12:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM OSCE RS |
08MOSCOW3581 | UNION STATE AND JOINT AIR DEFENSE AT A CROSSROADS [...] (C) The Kremlin and Russian White House have provided no details on why the Union State has postponed, for the second time, the State Supreme Council meeting scheduled for December 1. Both sides reported that there is an ongoing dispute over the council's agenda, which will now require a mee [...] | 2008-12-11 09:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MCAP BO RS |
08MOSCOW3582 | THE GOR'S ECONOMIC CHOICES: RESERVES AND THE RUBLE [...] (C) As Russia's economic downturn deepens, it is forcing the GOR to make difficult economic choices. One of the first of these choices is what to do about the deteriorating ruble, which has lost roughly 20 percent of its value to the dollar since August. Initially, the GOR strongly defended t [...] | 2008-12-11 13:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL RS |
08MOSCOW3585 | CHAIRMAN OF RUSSIA'S SECOND-LARGEST BANK SAYS U.S. [...] (C) In a December 8 meeting with the Ambassador, VTB Chairman Andrey Kostin said next year would be very difficult for Russia's economy and that the U.S. economy's recovery would be the key to an economic turnaround in Russia. Kostin praised the GOR's response to the financial crisis to date [...] | 2008-12-12 07:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON RS |
08MOSCOW3586 | DEUTSCHE BANK CHIEF ECONOMIST ON CRISIS IN RUSSIA, [...] (C) In a December 6 meeting with EEB Special Representative Frank Mermoud, Deutsche Bank's Chief Economist Yaroslav Lissovolik said that investors, foreign and Russian, were concerned about increased GOR control over the economy. He said the GOR's intervention in support of the ruble was a mis [...] | 2008-12-12 07:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ENRG ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW3590 | RUSSIA DENIES CYBER-ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary: The Russian MFA issued a strong denunciation on December 4 of press reports accusing Russia of attacks on the DoD's classified computer network and of denial of service attacks on Georgia and Estonia. The GoR has not yet responded to December 10 press accusations and statements [...] | 2008-12-12 10:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINT TINT MOPS PINR RS |
08MOSCOW3599 | RUSSIAN COAL: PRODUCERS WAITING FOR SIGNS OF DEMAND [...] (C) Summary. Russian coking coal producers on 27 November appealed to the government for assistance as they grapple with unpaid bills owed to them by Russia's struggling steelmakers. Although coal producers' most immediate priority is to remain solvent in the face of their customers' non-paym [...] | 2008-12-12 12:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ELAB SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW36 | A WINDOW ON CORRUPTION: THE CASE OF VETERINARIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The November arrest and indictment of Moscow Oblast's chief veterinary officer briefly opened a window on the scope of corruption in Russia's legendarily crooked federal veterinary service. Accused along with three colleagues of extortion, the now ex-CVO's case is scarcely one of [...] | 2008-01-09 14:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR KCRM PGOV PINR RS |
08MOSCOW3604 | RUSSIA ON PREVENTING IMPLEMENTATION OF SYRIA'S [...] (C) On December 12, ESToff delivered the reftel non-paper urging Russia to support efforts to prevent the implementation of a Syria-requested Technical Cooperation (TC) Project to conduct a feasibility study and site selection for a nuclear power plant in Syria to First Secretary Olga Kuzne [...] | 2008-12-12 13:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA TRGY SY RS |
08MOSCOW3612 | RUSSIA'S APPOINTED AMBASSADOR ON ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary: Newly appointed Ambassador to Abkhazia Semyon Grigoriev assured us December 11 that Russia would not welcome or condone any Abkhaz effort to redraw boundaries along the Enguri river. In order to improve border security, Russia and Abkhazia planned to sign an agreement on joint b [...] | 2008-12-12 14:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW3624 | DEMARCHE ON UNSC SOMALIA PIRACY RESOLUTION [...] (C) We delivered ref A demarche on December 15 to MFA Department of International Organizations Senior Counselor Valentin Berezovskiy, who said that the GOR remained concerned about elements of OP4 of the draft UNSC resolution on Somali piracy, but had yet to determine a final position on the [...] | 2008-12-15 11:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT KCRM UNSC SO XA XW RS |
08MOSCOW3628 | RECENT VIOLENCE AND ECONOMIC WOES SEND TAJIKS [...] (SBU) Summary: The recent murder and decapitation near Moscow of an ethnic Tajik guest worker has added to the insecurity among the ethnic Tajik community whose low-wage, low-skill jobs have been the first casualties of the economic downturn here. The leader of an NGO assisting the Tajik co [...] | 2008-12-15 12:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI RS TI |
08MOSCOW3636 | DISSENTERS' DAY PROTESTS LEAD TO ARRESTS IN MOSCOW [...] (C) Summary: Police arrested more than 150 people across Moscow on December 14 in separate Dissenters' Day protests, with an additional 60 protesters arrested in St. Petersburg. In the largest Moscow protest, organized by Garry Kasparov and Eduard Limonov, police detained approximately 100 Othe [...] | 2008-12-15 14:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM RS |
08MOSCOW3637 | AT INAUGURAL CONGRESS, SOLIDARITY SELECTS LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: On December 12-13, the Solidarity opposition movement held its inaugural national congress, bringing together several political opposition and human rights organizations. The congress elected leaders, including Garry Kasparov and Boris Nemtsov, and also elaborated its program to [...] | 2008-12-16 03:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM RS |
08MOSCOW3649 | WILL RUSSIA JOIN OPEC? [...] (C) President Medvedev recently fed speculation about Russia's intentions to cooperate with or join OPEC, telling the press on December 11 that Russia "must defend" higher oil prices, including by reducing oil production and, possibly, joining "organizations of producers." Most Moscow-based a [...] | 2008-12-16 14:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW3654 | RUSSIA-GERMANY TRANSIT AGREEMENT TO BE IMPLEMENTED [...] (U) In a November 20 statement, the MFA characterized the rail transit of German military hardware through Russian territory as a reaffirmation of the GOR's commitment to Afghanistan stabilization. The statement praised the close cooperation between Germany and Russia and said this would be t [...] | 2008-12-17 12:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS MASS MCAP MOPS RS AF |
08MOSCOW3655 | RUSSIA-GERMANY TRANSIT AGREEMENT TO BE IMPLEMENTED [...] (U) In a November 20 statement, the MFA characterized the rail transit of German military hardware through Russian territory as a reaffirmation of the GOR's commitment to Afghanistan stabilization. The statement praised the close cooperation between Germany and Russia and said this would be t [...] | 2008-12-17 12:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS MASS MCAP MOPS RS AF |
08MOSCOW3657 | FOREIGN ORGANIZATIONS SEEK COVER AS GOR DITHERS ON [...] (C) Summary: Despite the looming January 1, 2009 deadline for the possible end of a tax exemption for recipients of some grants from foreign non-commercial organizations, the GOR has yet to come up with the criteria and procedures for such donors to apply for inclusion on the list of foreign [...] | 2008-12-17 13:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR EAID RS |
08MOSCOW3659 | RUSSIA CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT NAGORNO-KARABAKH [...] (C) Summary: In a December 10 meeting, MFA Counselor Elena Kravchenko said the Minsk Group planned to organize another meeting of the Armenian and Azerbaijani presidents in the new year. She said the major obstacles for a conflict resolution were the Lachin corridor and the unwillingness of [...] | 2008-12-17 14:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AZ RS |
08MOSCOW366 | GOR ADVISOR ON DIFFICULTIES FIGHTING GROWING [...] (C) Economic Experts Group (EEG) Director Yevsey Gurvich told us February 5 that fighting growing inflation was a GOR priority but that the tools at the government's disposal were inadequate to the task. In particular, the GOR had few levers with which to temper growing demand. Gurvich spec [...] | 2008-02-11 14:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON RS |
08MOSCOW3669 | SURVIVING THE CRISIS: THE RUSSIAN AUTOMOBILE [...] (C) Russia's deepening economic downturn has severely crippled the automobile sector. Car sales are starting to plummet for foreign and domestic companies alike, with the worst still to come. The slowdown in domestic manufacturing portends large job losses. Prime Minister Putin, who before [...] | 2008-12-18 13:21:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV RS |
08MOSCOW3678 | JOHN DEERE CONCERNED ABOUT HIGHER DUTIES AND [...] (C) On December 11, PM Putin proposed raising the duties on imported combine harvesters and ending GOR-financing for purchases of foreign agricultural equipment. Deere and Company Russia Country Director Sidney Bardwell told us December 16 that PM Putin's recent proposals would have a catastr [...] | 2008-12-19 08:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAGR EINV ECON RS |
08MOSCOW3684 | RUSSIA DOES LITTLE ON INDIA-PAKISTAN TENSIONS [...] (C) Summary: Russia has taken minimal action to calm tensions between India and Pakistan following the Mumbai attacks. While Medvedev stressed that the attacks should not be allowed to jeopardize India's dialogue with Pakistan, and has played up Russia's limited counter-terrorism cooperation [...] | 2008-12-19 11:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ETRD MARR IN PK RS |
08MOSCOW3687 | ROSTOV: TRADE HUB, PRODUCES GRUB, SUPPORTS CHUB [...] (C) Summary. As one of the country's most populous and temperate weather regions, Rostov Oblast in southwestern Russia boasts of being a leading agricultural and trade center. Recent travel to the region's capital, Rostov-Na-Donu (Rostov),gave us the opportunity to see how it has thrived i [...] | 2008-12-19 13:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS SOCI ECON EFIN |
08MOSCOW3689 | FEAR, PARANOIA, AND TREASON - MOSCOW PREPARING FOR [...] (C) Summary: As the economic crisis deepens, a GOR-proposed expansion of the definition of espionage is being interpreted as a blatant attempt to further restrict and intimidate critics of the United Russia dominated government from organizing any opposition to the present power structure. In [...] | 2008-12-19 14:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR RS SOCI |
08MOSCOW3719 | GOR CALM ABOUT U.S.-UKRAINE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: In a December 22 meeting, MFA Ukraine desk Director Vyacheslav Yelagin told us that the GOR had not yet developed a formal position on the proposed U.S.-Ukraine strategic partnership agreement, but noted Ukraine had the right to conclude treaties with any country it wanted to. H [...] | 2008-12-22 12:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON UP RS GG |
08MOSCOW374 | SOCHI REGION FACES OLYMPIC-SIZED CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) A meeting of Putin and his team on February 5 underscored the Kremlin's recognition that the "eyes of the world" are on Sochi, not only for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games themselves, but also in the way in which Russia manages the preparations. In addition to overcoming significant engin [...] | 2008-02-12 14:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM ECON SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW3741 | PRESIDENT'S ECONOMIC ADVISOR DISCUSSES ANTI-CRISIS [...] (C) In a December 19 meeting with Senator Lugar, President Medvedev's Chief Economic Advisor, Arkadiy Dvorkovich, was uncharacteristically pessimistic about Russia's growth prospects over the short and medium term and predicted a protracted global economic slow down. Dvorkovich said that dep [...] | 2008-12-24 10:30:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV OREP PREL RS |
08MOSCOW3742 | LUKASHENKO POSTURES IN MOSCOW [...] (C) In a December 22 visit, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko and President Medvedev concluded an unspecified agreement on gas prices and a new date for the signature of an air defense agreement to unify the two countries' air defense networks. Lukashenko, in a belligerent public per [...] | 2008-12-24 10:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MCAP BO RS |
08MOSCOW3743 | VOLGOGRAD: POLITICIANS CALM BEFORE ECONOMIC STORM, [...] (C) Summary: A December 17-19 visit to Volgograd revealed politicians and observers focused on maintaining political stability amid the deepening economic crisis. One Regional Duma Deputy predicted the crisis will last for up to two more years, with regional production slipping by as much as 3 [...] | 2008-12-24 10:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM ECON RS |
08MOSCOW3745 | RUSSIA REACTS TO DUTY INCREASES ON CARS [...] (C) In the first sign of open discontent with GOR measures to deal with the financial crisis, protests continue to mount throughout Russia over increased duties on imported cars and tighter restrictions on imported used cars (Refs A, B, C). Thus far, the GOR has largely rebuffed the protesters, [...] | 2008-12-29 03:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EIND EINV ECON PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW375 | THE INSTITUTE FOR DEMOCRACY AND COOPERATION; [...] (C) Summary: The GOR has decided to establish an Institute for Democracy and Cooperation, which will be headquartered in Moscow with branch offices in New York and Paris. The Institute is intended to end what the GOR sees as the western "monopoly" on defining and reporting human rights abus [...] | 2008-02-12 14:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI PINR RS |
08MOSCOW3753 | RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR TO SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) Summary: In a December 24 meeting, Russia's ambassador to South Ossetia, Elbrus Kargiev, told us "president" Kokoity needed to gain experience in running a peacetime government, while making quiet progress on security and economic development instead of overreacting to accusations in the [...] | 2008-12-29 12:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG |
08MOSCOW3757 | MEDVEDEV'S ASSESSMENT - 2008, A YEAR OF DIVERSE [...] (SBU) Summary. Russian President Medvedev took to the air on December 24 to speak on the three most important events of the year past: his inauguration, the war in Georgia, and the economic crisis. He reminded the audience of his legal responsibility as commander-in-chief and took personal res [...] | 2008-12-29 14:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR RS SOCI |
08MOSCOW3773 | GOR NEVER RECEIVED INFO FROM POLAND REGARDING [...] (C) On December 30 we delivered ref A nonpaper to MFA DVBVR First Secretary Andrey Odnoral, who told us the GOR passed a diplomatic note regarding Polish GROM MANPADS sales to Georgia to the GOP via the Russian Embassy in Warsaw in June 2008, prior to the August conflict. To date, the GOR has [...] | 2008-12-31 08:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER ETTC MASS MCAP RS PL GG |
08MOSCOW378 | PUTIN'S HUMAN RIGHTS ADVISER ON "FROZEN" [...] (C) Summary: In her February 11 meeting with the Ambassador, Putin's human rights adviser, Ella Pamfilova said the Duma elections had been a "turning point," leading her to "divorce" herself from GOR actions and adopt a low public profile. While she welcomed FM Lavrov's engagement with the [...] | 2008-02-12 15:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR RS |
08MOSCOW380 | SEPARATISM NOT THE ROOT CAUSE OF INSTABILITY IN [...] (SBU) Summary: While Moscow-based experts believe that the insurgencies in the various North Caucasus republics are different in nature, none think that separatism is their root cause. Experts tell us that while the insurgency in Dagestan may have a religious basis, violence in Ingushetiya a [...] | 2008-02-12 15:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI PHUM PTER ECON RS |
08MOSCOW387 | FORMER PM PRIMAKOV ON US-GOR DIALOGUE, MD, MAP, [...] (C) Summary: In a February 12 meeting with the Ambassador, former Prime Minister Primakov praised his dialogue with Dr. Kissinger and pushed for strategic reengagement on missile defense. He related Putin's unhappiness over the perceived shift in the post-2 2 U.S. offer, but argued that a [...] | 2008-02-13 14:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ECON RS |
08MOSCOW390 | KING ABDULLAH'S LOW KEY MOSCOW VISIT [...] (C) Jordanian King Abdullah met Putin and his presumptive successor, First Deputy Prime Minister Medvedev, during a February 11 visit that focused on maintaining continuity in Russia-Jordan relations. MFA First Secretary Elbrus Kutrashev and Jordanian Consul Hasan Saraireh told us separately [...] | 2008-02-13 14:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JO RS |
08MOSCOW391 | RUSSIA CAUTIOUSLY APPROACHES IMPROVEMENT IN TIES [...] (C) Summary: The MFA told us that Russia remained committed to improving bilateral relations with Georgia, and was prepared to discuss "anything and everything" with the two Georgian DFMs visiting Moscow on February 15, but stressed that Russia was interested only in concrete action from Geor [...] | 2008-02-13 15:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW392 | RUSSIA ON UNSC DISCUSSIONS ON CHAD, KENYA, [...] (C) Summary. The MFA told us that it would send four helicopters and 200 personnel to Chad, and was concerned over growing tensions on the Ethiopia/Eritrea border, but would take a "wait and see" approach to further UNSC involvement in conflicts in Kenya. The GOR believed that international [...] | 2008-02-13 15:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ZF XW RS |
08MOSCOW393 | U/S JEFFERY'S MEETING WITH SEVERSTAL DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting with Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Agricultural Affairs Reuben Jeffery, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Finance and Development Elizabeth Dibble and EcMinCoun on January 30, Aleksey Mordashov, General Director of Severstal Gr [...] | 2008-02-13 15:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD WTO RS |
08MOSCOW394 | RUSSIA AND UKRAINE RESOLVE GAS DISPUTE, AGREE TO [...] (SBU) As most watchers expected, Russia and Ukraine came to a last minute agreement to settle the latest gas dispute (reftel) and avert a cutoff of gas flows. Announced by President Putin following a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart just as the 6:00pm February 12th deadline arrived, the [...] | 2008-02-14 03:34:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW401 | RUSSIA "SATISFIED" WITH BURMA'S ROADMAP FOR [...] (U) The MFA issued a statement February 12, expressing "satisfaction" with the Burmese regime's recent announcement of the next steps in its "Roadmap" for political change (reftel). The MFA said that Russia hoped that the regime's decision to set dates for the "next phases of political change [...] | 2008-02-14 13:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM BM RS |
08MOSCOW409 | AUSTRIAN EMBASSY SASY OMV COMMITTED TO NABUCCO, [...] (C) Austrian Embassy Political-Economic Counselor Reimund Magis told us February 11th that Austria is committed to the Nabucco project and to diversification of Europe's gas sources. That said, Austria viewed Russia as a "strategic partner" on energy issues and planned to continue to carefull [...] | 2008-02-15 05:15:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW410 | POLISH PM TUSK'S VISIT TO MOSCOW REF: A. MOSCOW 267 B. MOSCOW 5585 Classified By: Political M/C Alice G. Wells for reasons 1.4 (b/d). [...] (C) Summary: Polish PM Tusk's trip to Moscow served as a symbol of the thawing of bilateral relations and a willingness on both sides to engage, if not agree. Missile defense discussions produced no new proposals, and Polish diplomats characterized Putin's position as "tough," including pushing for [...] | 2008-02-15 05:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MARR ENRG PL RS |
08MOSCOW411 | SMOLENSK: SLOWLY BREAKING AWAY FROM THE RED BELT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-15 07:30:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW421 | MFA ON MULTILATERALIZING INF, NON-MILITARIZATION [...] (C) Summary. Vladimir Yermakov, MFA Director of Strategic Capabilities Policy, told us February 13 that FM Lavrov's proposal at the Conference on Disarmament (CD) on February 12 to "multilateralize" the Treaty on the Elimination of Medium-Range and Shorter-Range Missiles (INF) was necessary t [...] | 2008-02-15 10:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO RS |
08MOSCOW434 | DFM LOSYUKOV ON IRAN, PAKISTAN, AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) Summary. In a February 14 meeting with Ambassador, DFM Losyukov expressed frustration with the Iranian regime's arrogance and inflexibility. Considering Iranian domestic politics, the GOR foresees no serious political discussion occurring prior to its March 14 parliamentary elections. Lo [...] | 2008-02-15 14:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC KNNP PINR AF IN JP IR RS |
08MOSCOW435 | DFM TITOV: RUSSIA WILL BE RESPONSIBLE ON KOSOVO, [...] (C) Summary: In a February 14 meeting with the Ambassador, DFM Titov reiterated warnings over the destabilizing consequences of Kosovo's impending UDI, but said Russia would respond "responsibly," including by convoking a UN Security Council special session, and issuing sharp statements of c [...] | 2008-02-15 14:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON RS |
08MOSCOW436 | RUSSIA - BELARUS RELATIONS: VIEWS FROM SMOLENSK [...] (C) Summary. For Smolensk residents, Belarus spells shared history, friendly ties, the only path to Europe, and affordable goods. In their eyes, union with Belarus would be a plus. For the diehard communists, Belarus is what Russia could still be, while for others it is a backward, anti-de [...] | 2008-02-15 14:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON BO RS |
08MOSCOW445 | KOSOVO: RUSSIA REACTS PREDICTABLY, STOPS SHORT OF [...] (C) Summary: Russia responded quickly and negatively to Kosovo's declaration of independence, with the Kremlin and MFA labeling it illegal, illegitimate, and destabilizing. While the joint Duma/Federation Council statement is not expected until later today, both chairs of the international [...] | 2008-02-18 14:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS KV |
08MOSCOW459 | RUSSIAN CIVIL SOCIETY SAVORS SMALL VICTORY IN [...] (C) Summary: Members of Russia's beleaguered civil society feel that they have achieved a small, but noteworthy victory in the recent court decision to transfer former Yukos Oil vice president Vasiliy Aleksanyan to a medical facility where he can be treated for life-threatening illnesses. Al [...] | 2008-02-19 16:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW460 | AMBASSADOR'S FEBRUARY 19 MEETING WITH DFM KISLYAK [...] (C) Summary: In a February 19 meeting with the Ambassador, DFM Kislyak stressed the importance of setting a date for the next 2 2 meeting. The Ambassador conveyed a copy of the President's letter to Putin (ref a),which he had earlier delivered to Kremlin Foreign Policy Adviser Prikhodko ( [...] | 2008-02-19 16:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM TSPL PARM KNNP CVIS RS |
08MOSCOW461 | DEMARCHE ON RUSSIAN INCARCERATION POLICIES [...] (C) In addition to previous discussions with MFA North America Director Igor Neverov and to the concerns raised by the Ambassador with Human Rights Ombudsman Vladimir Lukin and Presidential Human Rights Advisor Ella Pamfilova, on February 19 we passed reftel points on USG concern over harsh i [...] | 2008-02-19 16:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PINR KJUS RS |
08MOSCOW462 | RUSSIA'S EXPECTED NEGATIVE REACTION TO KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary. Two days after the announcement of Kosovo's independence, the reaction in Russia has been predictably negative. Russian officials have continued their heated rhetoric, repeating the usual arguments. Public reaction has been limited so far to two tiny peaceful protests at U.S. d [...] | 2008-02-19 16:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KV RS |
08MOSCOW470 | CHEVRON READY TO GIVE UP ON CPC EXPANSION, SAYS [...] (C) Chevron Europe, Eurasia, and Middle East president Guy Hollingsworth told the Ambassador on February 11th that the company has largely "written off" CPC expansion. Chevron will pursue a trans-Caspian oil shipping route instead. He said the company is generally satisfied with its joint ve [...] | 2008-02-21 03:29:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS |
08MOSCOW475 | RUSSIA'S MILITARY MUSCLE-FLEXING [...] (C) Summary. Russia's recent steps to flex its military muscles are designed both to impress the Russian public in an election year that Putin has reestablished Russia as a major player on the world stage, and to underscore that Russia will no longer engage NATO and the West from a position of [...] | 2008-02-21 09:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO PARM RS |
08MOSCOW479 | UNITED RUSSIA PULLS OUT ALL STOPS IN YAROSLAVL [...] (SBU) United Russia finds itself under a microscope in Yaroslavl where its poor showing in the December 2 Duma elections means the national party is closely watching its preparations for the March 2 presidential elections and hoping for better results. During a February 13-14 visit by Emboff, [...] | 2008-02-21 16:20:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI PINR RS |
08MOSCOW481 | SUBJECT: MEDVEDEV, COMING OUT OF THE SHADOWS? [...] (SBU) Summary: Dmitriy Medvedev, heir apparent to the Russian Presidency, continued his whistle-stop tour of the country, touting his vision in Krasnoyarsk and Izhevsk of an economically vibrant country, with a strong market system, and without the corruption that permeates society today. His [...] | 2008-02-22 06:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM ECON SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW483 | KEMEROVO OBLAST: KREMLIN LOYALTY IN SIBERIA [...] (C) In the ten years he has been governor in Kemerovo, Aman-Geldy Tuleyev has garnered vast popular support and been among the most successful of provincial leaders in tacking with the prevailing political winds, delivering a near-Caucasus turnout to the ruling party. During meetings in th [...] | 2008-02-22 10:26:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW486 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH [...] (C) Summary: In a February 21 meeting with Human Rights Watch Moscow Director Allison Gill, the Ambassador confirmed that the Embassy would continue to press the GOR on the denial of a visa to HRW Director Kenneth Roth. Gill noted that the denial had increased publicity for the rollout of HRW [...] | 2008-02-22 12:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB RS |
08MOSCOW496 | RUSSIA'S RESERVES: A $500 BILLION QUESTION [...] (C) Russian government policy has been to use its windfall from oil and gas revenues to build large reserves, rather than to address the country's many domestic needs. The bulk of Russia's reserves, which are approaching $500 billion, are held in low-yield government bonds in foreign currencie [...] | 2008-02-22 15:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENIV ENRG PREL RS ETRD |
08MOSCOW497 | VOLGOGRAD: BUSINESS GROUPS CONTEST CITY DUMA [...] (C) Summary: Conversations with politicians and interested observers during a February 19 - 20 visit to Volgograd suggested little interest in the March 2 presidential elections, except among those charged with ensuring a high turnout. According to the Chairman of the Regional Election Commi [...] | 2008-02-22 15:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW499 | NEW DRAFT OF STRATEGIC SECTORS LAW WOULD TIGHTEN RESTRICTIONS ON FOREIGN INVESTORS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-22 15:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW501 | RUSSIA REMAINS UNCOMPROMISING ON KOSOVO ILLEGALITY [...] (C) Summary: Russia continued to send an uncompromising message on the illegality of Kosovo's independence and the irresponsibility of international recognition outside a framework of a negotiated solution, with the MFA reacting furiously to former Ambassador Holbrooke's alleged assertion of [...] | 2008-02-22 16:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KV RS |
08MOSCOW517 | MFA ON RUSSIAN-JORDANIAN TIES AND CHECHNYA [...] (C) MFA Jordan Desk Officer Andrey Vavilov explained that Jordan's position as a moderate Arab state, and the growing ties between Jordanians of Chechen descent and Chechnya contributed to Russian-Jordanian relations. Speaking to us following King Abdullah's February 11 Moscow visit, Vavilov [...] | 2008-02-26 13:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JO RS |
08MOSCOW520 | ENCOURAGING RUSSIAN ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Russia is ready to do more to assist in stabilizing and rebuilding Afghanistan - a key area of overlapping Russian, U.S. and NATO interests. Absent concerted U.S. effort, however, Russian attempts to constructively engage with the Karzai government likely will continue to founde [...] | 2008-02-26 15:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PGOV PINS PREL MASS RU AF |
08MOSCOW530 | NORTH CAUCASUS SECURITY: CHECHNYA BETTER, OTHERS [...] (C) Summary: While the security environment in Chechnya has stabilized sufficiently to allow the Danish Refugee Council to base its operations in Grozny, Ingushetiya and Dagestan are experiencing increased violence due to separatist and extremist activities, high unemployment rates, easy avai [...] | 2008-02-27 12:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF EAID PGOV ASEC RS |
08MOSCOW531 | RUSSIAN PRISONS [...] (C) Summary: The Russian prison system combines the country's emblematic features - vast distances, harsh climate, and an uncaring bureaucracy - and fuses them into a massive instrument of punishment. Russia imprisons a greater portion of its population than almost any other country in the world (s [...] | 2008-02-27 13:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV TBIO RS |
08MOSCOW535 | CASE CONTINUES AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST [...] (C) Summary: The slander case against "For Human Rights" Chairman Lev Ponomarev that was opened on February 22 continued to move forward the week of February 25 with Ponomarev called in for questioning on February 26 and case materials provided to Ponomarev's lawyer the same day. In conversa [...] | 2008-02-27 14:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PGOV PINR RS |
08MOSCOW538 | KOZAK ON ECONOMIC DECENTRALIZATION, REGIONAL [...] (C) In a February 27 meeting, Minister of Regional Development Dmitry Kozak told the Ambassador that the GOR was committed to a policy of economic decentralization but that the pace would vary from region to region depending on local factors, above all local leadership. Kozak said different r [...] | 2008-02-27 15:22:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW539 | MEDVEDEV MENDS BELGRADE FENCES, AFFIRMS CONTINUITY [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of scandalous comments by a Russian TV commentator calling the assassination of former Serbian PM Djindjic "well-deserved," First Deputy PM Dmitriy Medvedev and FM Lavrov traveled to Belgrade on February 25 to mend fences, reiterate Russia's support for Serbian terri [...] | 2008-02-27 15:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SR KV RS |
08MOSCOW547 | RUSSIA AND TURKEY ENERGY COOPERATION: "NOTHING [...] (C) The Turkish Embassy told us February 22nd that while Russia is interested in expanding gas supplies to and through Turkey, as well as participating more broadly in Turkey's energy sector, there were no breakthroughs on energy cooperation as a result of Turkish Foreign Minister Babacan's Fe [...] | 2008-02-28 12:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW559 | RUSSIAN OFFICIALS REPORT BETTER TREATMENT FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: GOR officials, including Human Rights Ombudsman Lukin and three members of the Public Chamber visited former YUKOS Vice President Vasiliy Aleksanyan on February 21 in his room in a specialized Moscow hospital. They confirmed that Aleksanyan had initially been chained to his ho [...] | 2008-02-29 05:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR KJUS RS |
08MOSCOW560 | RUSSIA DOES NOT EXPECT SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN [...] (C) In a February 28 meeting, MFA Counselor for Cuba and the Caribbean Victor Koronelli told us that Russia does not expect a significant change in bilateral relations with Cuba after the change in government. Koronelli said that the media had "overplayed the impact" of Casto's retirement an [...] | 2008-02-29 05:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU RS |
08MOSCOW561 | CIS INFORMAL SUMMIT: MEDVEDEV AND KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary. The uncertainty of Kosovo and the lure of meeting heir apparent Dmitriy Medvedev brought all 12 CIS leaders to Moscow for the February 21-22 CIS Informal Summit. While the MFA pitched a new seriousness in its approach to the CIS, Putin used the summit to introduce Medvedev and [...] | 2008-02-29 07:37:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR RS |
08MOSCOW567 | RUSSIA'S SAMARA OBLAST - WHAT ELECTION? [...] (SBU) Summary: For most in Samara oblast, the coming Presidential election is a "non-event," with nearly all interlocutors seeing the campaign as already decided. Excepting the ubiquitous posters and banners calling for people to head to the polls this Saturday, there was little evidence in th [...] | 2008-02-29 12:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR RS SOCI |
08MOSCOW587 | RUSSIA-UKRAINE RELATIONS: YUSHCHENKO AND [...] (C) Summary. After many last-minute changes and rescheduling involving Tymoshenko's visit, the February 12-13 Putin-Yushchenko Intergovernmental Commission (IGC) convened without Tymoshenko's participation. GOR officials expressed dismay at the complicated dynamics between Yushchenko and Tymoshenko [...] | 2008-03-01 13:32:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON UP RS |
08MOSCOW589 | MEDVEDEV: WHAT HE SAYS, WHAT HE DOES [...] (C) Summary: During the two months that separate Dmitriy Medvedev's election March 2 from his inauguration, much will become clear about his power-sharing arrangement with outgoing President and incoming Prime Minister Putin. Following keynote speeches by Medvedev before fellow lawyers, civil [...] | 2008-03-01 13:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR RS |
08MOSCOW602 | MEDVEDEV WINS BIG; COMMUNISTS DO BETTER THAN [...] (C) Summary: With almost 99.5 percent of votes counted, Dmitriy Medvedev, Putin's choice as Russia's next president, has received a landslide 70.23 percent of the vote. His closest competitor was the Communists' Gennadiy Zyuganov with 17.76 percent. Late evening March 2, Medvedev appeared w [...] | 2008-03-03 15:00:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR PREL RS |
08MOSCOW603 | MOSCOW'S REACTION TO POLITICAL UNREST IN ARMENIA [...] (C) Summary. The MFA issued a statement on March 3, expressing regret for the unrest in Armenia and support for Kocharian's efforts to reach a peaceful settlement. MFA officials characterized the February 19 presidential elections as free and fair, and told us that although Russia would con [...] | 2008-03-03 15:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AM RS |
08MOSCOW604 | GOR ON GEORGIAN JOURNALISTS DETAINED IN ABKHAZIA [...] (C) In a March 3 conversation, GOR Special Envoy to the Abkhazia conflict Vladislav Chernov took on board our request that Russia communicate to the Abkhaz leadership the need for restraint and speedy release of the Georgian journalists detained in Abkhazia, and welcomed U.S. efforts to lower [...] | 2008-03-03 16:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW605 | GAZPROM REDUCES GAS SUPPLIES TO UKRAINE BY 25% [...] (C) Gazprom announced on March 3rd that it had reduced gas supplies to Ukraine by 25% because of non-payment of debts. Gazprom contacts told us March 3rd that the decision was purely commercial and would not hamstring Ukraine economically but would send a "strong signal" that Ukraine must pay [...] | 2008-03-04 04:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW61 | GOR ON GEORGIAN ELECTIONS AND BILATERAL TIES [...] (C) Summary. The GOR is watching closely the events in Georgia, and has been critical of the "hasty" stamp of approval given to the January 5 election by international organizations. It will continue to demand clarification of alleged election irregularities. Russian MFA officials stressed [...] | 2008-01-11 13:52:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW614 | INGUSHETIYA'S OPPOSITION: YEVLOYEV REMAINS IN [...] (C) Summary: Opposition to Ingushetiya President Murat Zyazikov is becoming bolder. Magomed Yevloyev, owner of the banned opposition "Ingushetiya.ru" internet site and the force behind the "I Did Not Vote" campaign after the December 2007 Duma elections, came out of hiding long enough to cha [...] | 2008-03-04 16:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM RS |
08MOSCOW617 | UNMEE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-05 04:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO |
08MOSCOW619 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PATRIARCH ALEKSEY II [...] (C) Summary: On March 4, the Ambassador met with the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church, Aleksey II. The Patriarch discussed the relations between the Orthodox Church and the government, and its growing social role. The Patriarch spoke of cooperative relations among the four "tradition [...] | 2008-03-05 09:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIRF PINR KHIV RS |
08MOSCOW623 | GAZPROM CUTS GAS TO UKRAINE BY ANOTHER 25%; [...] (SBU) Gazprom has announced that as of 8:00 pm Moscow time on March 4th it had cut gas supplies to (not through) Ukraine by another 25%, bringing the total reduction of gas to Ukraine in the latest episode of its ongoing dispute (reftels) to 50%. Gazprom demands payment of some $600 million i [...] | 2008-03-05 13:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW624 | MFA REASSERTS SUPPORT FOR NATO MISSION IN [...] (C) In a March 5 conversation, Deputy Director of the MFA Second Asia Department Ali Mustafabeily dismissed as "ludicrous" possible statements made by Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Kabulov, who reportedly told the press he suspected that U.S. military aircraft were used to ship narcotics o [...] | 2008-03-05 15:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AF RS |
08MOSCOW626 | RUSSIA ATTEMPTS TO FRAME KOSOVO DISCUSSION AS A [...] (C) Summary. Russian officials continued to press the "illegality" of Kosovo's independence, EULEX, and the new International Steering Group for Kosovo, even as it observed that a "de facto" partition of Northern Kosovo was occurring as Russia had predicted. The Russian Duma will hold hearing [...] | 2008-03-05 15:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KV SR RS |
08MOSCOW629 | THE END OF OLIGARCH POLITICS IN SAMARA [...] (SBU) As many expected, the appointment of Vladimir Artyakov as Governor of Samara region has ushered in a new era in regional politics in which previously influential oligarchic groups that had made substantial gains over the past few years are quickly being marginalized. The moves to manage [...] | 2008-03-06 11:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW630 | THE ISLAMIC FACTOR IN RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Expanding Russia's ties with the Islamic world has been a priority for Putin and an important factor in his efforts to revitalize Russian foreign policy. The GOR has increased bilateral diplomacy with Muslim states, ratcheted up involvement in the Middle East peace process (MEPP [...] | 2008-03-06 11:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KISL PINR SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW637 | GAS DISPUTE WITH UKRAINE RESOLVED, FOR NOW [...] (C) Gazprom restored full gas shipments to Ukraine March 6 in the wake of an agreement brokered by Presidents Putin and Yushchenko. However, all sides to the dispute as well as industry watchers believe that a long-term solution will prove elusive and more disputes may follow. ------------- [...] | 2008-03-06 13:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW639 | SIDELINED DEMOCRATS SPECULATE ABOUT MEDVEDEV, [...] (C) Summary: In recent meetings with Ambassador, three opposition politicians described some of their current difficulties, the prospects for cooperation among western-looking democratic forces, and the future under President Medvedev. The three --ex-PM Kasyanov, ex-Duma Deputy Ryzhkov, and [...] | 2008-03-06 15:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM SOCI PINR RS |
08MOSCOW655 | GOR PULLOUT FROM CIS SANCTIONS AGAINST ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary: In a March 6 statement, the MFA announced that the GOR would no longer honor the CIS sanctions against Abkhazia. The statement justified the move by detailing the changed situation in Abkhazia since signing of the sanctions agreement in 1996. Consequently, the sanctions regime [...] | 2008-03-07 12:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW662 | RUSSIA SATISFIED WITH RESULTS OF BOSNIA PIC MEETING [...] (C) Summary. The MFA expressed satisfaction that the February 26-27 Bosnia Peace Implementation Council (PIC) meeting (ref A) had provided "a clear picture" of the benchmarks to be completed prior to the closure of the Office of the High Representative (OHR),but stressed that Russia still wa [...] | 2008-03-07 14:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS |
08MOSCOW663 | RUSSIA SATISFIED WITH RESULTS OF BOSNIA PIC [...] (C) Summary. The MFA expressed satisfaction that the February 26-27 Bosnia Peace Implementation Council (PIC) meeting (ref A) had provided "a clear picture" of the benchmarks to be completed prior to the closure of the Office of the High Representative (OHR),but stressed that Russia still wa [...] | 2008-03-07 14:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS |
08MOSCOW677 | NATO AND GOR OFFICIALS DISCUSS BUCHAREST SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Isabelle Francois, the Head of the NATO Information Office in Moscow, told us that NATO Deputy Secretary General Martin Erdmann used his February 28-29 SIPDIS visit to discuss deliverables for the NATO Summit in Bucharest, including: making training of Afghan counternarcotics [...] | 2008-03-11 13:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL |
08MOSCOW682 | RUSSIAN FASCINATION WITH U.S. ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Compared to Russia's recent presidential elections, Russian interest in the U.S. presidential elections is hard to miss here. Newspapers are filled with stories on the race and profiles of the leading candidates' views on U.S.-Russia relations. Polling data suggests that 63 per [...] | 2008-03-11 15:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW687 | KAZAN REMAINS TIED TO MOSCOW DESPITE TATARSTAN'S [...] (C) Summary: Despite its unique status within the Russian Federation negotiated with the central government under Yeltsin in 1994 and again with Putin in 2007, Tatarstan is firmly part of Russia and seems set to remain so under Medvedev. President Mintimer Shamiyev is currently very much in [...] | 2008-03-12 14:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KDEM RS |
08MOSCOW688 | TATARSTAN VIES TO REMAIN LEADER OF MUSLIM COMMUNITY [...] (C) Summary: Although its image as a center of Islam may have been tarnished somewhat during almost 70 years of obedience to Moscow during the Soviet period, the government of Tatarstan and the religious leadership there are now attempting to shore up their position as not only a leading for [...] | 2008-03-12 14:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KISL PINR RS |
08MOSCOW701 | GOR DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN ABKHAZIA MILITARY [...] (C) All MFA Georgia handlers expressed surprise at the GOG's allegation that the GOR was providing military assistance to Abkhazia (ref B). MFA CIS Fourth Department Deputy Director Aleksey Pavlovskiy told us March 12 that he was hearing such news for the first time from us. Pavlovskiy went [...] | 2008-03-13 12:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW705 | RUSSIA AND ALGERIA SEEK CLOSER ECONOMIC TIES, [...] (C) Summary: President Bouteflika's February visit to Moscow focused on improving Russian-Algerian economic ties and not on Algerian complaints about the quality of MIG-29s purchased from Russia, according to Russian and Algerian diplomats. Neither side wanted the MIG issue to overshadow oth [...] | 2008-03-14 06:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG ETRD MARR AG RS |
08MOSCOW709 | ECONOMIC REFORMS UNDER MEDVEDEV--ANALYSTS' VIEWS [...] (C) The week following Medvedev's election we talked separately with four Moscow-based analysts about the prospects for market reforms under Medvedev: Renaissance Capital Managing Director Roland Nash; IMF Senior Resident Representative Neven Mates; consulting firm FBK's Director for Strategic [...] | 2008-03-14 10:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL RS |
08MOSCOW715 | GAZPROM AND UKRAINE AGREE ON 2008 PRICES, 2009 [...] (SBU) In what may be the last chapter in the Ukraine-Russia gas trade saga for this year, Gazprom announced a deal was reached on March 13 with Ukraine's NaftoHaz that sets prices for 2008 gas supplies. According to Gazprom, from March to December 2008, NaftoHaz will pay $179.50 per thousand [...] | 2008-03-14 14:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW716 | RUSSIA-AZERBAIJAN RELATIONS BACK ON TRACK DESPITE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-14 14:39:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AJ RS |
08MOSCOW721 | MERRIL LYNCH RUSSIA CEO DISMISSES LIKELIHOOD OF [...] (C) Former Central Bank First Deputy Chairman, and current CEO of Merrill Lynch in Russia, Sergei Aleksashenko told us he did not anticipate that President-elect Medvedev would implement any pro-market reforms. Medvedev would be too weak and dependent on Putin to make major changes and would [...] | 2008-03-14 15:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ENRG PREL RS |
08MOSCOW722 | RUE HEAD EXEMPLIFIES COMPANY'S LACK OF TRANSPARENCY [...] (U) As we reported in ref A, the latest deal reached by Gazprom and Ukraine's NaftoHaz regarding the turbulent Russia-Ukraine gas trade has left unanswered important questions. One of those is the future of intermediary RosUkrEnergo (RUE). RUE, 50% owned by Gazprom and 50% owned by Ukrainian [...] | 2008-03-14 15:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RU |
08MOSCOW725 | DFM KARASIN ON NATO MAP, BELARUS, GEORGIA, [...] Summary: In a March 14 meeting with the Ambassador, DFM Karasin went to great lengths to emphasize the "disastrous consequences" of a NATO MAP offer for Georgia and Ukraine in Bucharest, warning (somewhat theatrically) that the U.S. and NATO had to choose between "peace and stability and anoth [...] | 2008-03-15 09:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW747 | DAS KRAMER'S MEETINGS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS [...] (C) Summary: Both governmental and non-governmental human rights figures offered DAS David Kramer March 16 their views on the state of human rights in Russia and prospects for improvement during a Medvedev presidency. They variously identified the state of the judiciary and law enforcement ( [...] | 2008-03-18 15:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PGOV SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW748 | ACTING U/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH DFM KARASIN [...] (C) Summary: In a lively and wide-ranging March 17 meeting with Acting U/S Fried, DFM Karasin underscored the depth of Russian opposition to the "explosive Kosovo precedent" and NATO MAP for Ukraine and Georgia. Karasin claimed that public opinion in Russia toward the U.S. had sharpened and [...] | 2008-03-18 16:06:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW750 | RUSSIAN ECONOMIST PESSIMISTIC ABOUT CONTINUED [...] (SBU) Yevgeniy Gontmakher, Director of the Center for Social Politics and the Institute of Economy at the Russian Academy of Sciences, told us March 5 that the growth of Russia's middle class was stagnating despite rising incomes. He identified inflation, which for most Russians was twice the [...] | 2008-03-19 13:12:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW751 | THE ISLAMIC FACTOR IN RUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) Summary: Expanding Russia's ties with the Islamic world has been a priority for Putin in his efforts to revitalize Russian foreign policy. The GOR has increased bilateral diplomacy with Muslim states, ratcheted up involvement in the Middle East peace process (MEPP) and the Organization o [...] | 2008-03-19 13:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KISL PINR SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW759 | ACTING U/S FRIED'S MARCH 17 MEETING WITH RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary. Meeting on the margins of the 2 2 in Moscow March 17, Acting Undersecretary for Political Affairs Daniel Fried and Russian Director for Security and Disarmament Anatoliy Antonov led delegations in a long discussion of outstanding issues on the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) [...] | 2008-03-19 14:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCFE NATO MARR RS |
08MOSCOW768 | BP AND TNK-BP OFFICES RAIDED BY AUTHORITIES [...] (C) Russian authorities raided the offices of TNK-BP on the morning of March 19 and, later that day, the offices of BP Russia. TNK-BP VP for International Affairs, Amcit Shawn McCormick, told us late that night that the raid had been conducted by the FSB. McCormick and a contact at BP said th [...] | 2008-03-20 16:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW783 | TWO-STEP REQUEST TO DEMARCHE KHARTOUM AND N'JAMENA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-21 14:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | CD CH FR LY PGOV PREL RS SU UK KPKO |
08MOSCOW804 | RUSSIAN MEDIA NOT CONCERNED ABOUT BEING LABELED A [...] (U) Classified by Deputy Chief of Mission Dan Russell for reason 1.4(d) 2. (U) Summary: The Russian Duma approved the second reading of the Strategic Sector draft law regulating foreign investment in 42 so-called "strategic sectors" -- including much of the media -- on March 21. If passe [...] | 2008-03-24 15:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM KPAO RS |
08MOSCOW805 | DUMA LINKS KOSOVO AND NATO MAP TO FROZEN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-24 16:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO GG RS |
08MOSCOW806 | RUSSIA'S EXPECTATIONS FOR NATO SUMMIT DEPEND ON [...] (C) Summary. According to the head of the NATO section at the MFA, Putin's swan song at the NATO Summit in Bucharest was envisioned to be "constructive" and to call for more NATO-Russia cooperation, but recent U.S. statements of support for a Membership Action Plan offer for Ukraine and Georg [...] | 2008-03-25 04:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR PARM KCFE UP GG RS |
08MOSCOW813 | YOUNG RUSSIA TAKES AIM AT CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite a ruling by the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that the GOR should "correct" the situation faced by the un-registered Moscow branch of the Church of Scientology in Russia (COS),the COS has been under investigation by the Ministry of Internal Af [...] | 2008-03-25 12:10:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PINR SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW815 | NEW WRINKLE ON INTERNATIONAL NGO REGISTRATION [...] (C) Summary: The Federal Registration Service (FRS) has alleged that 43 international NGOs working here have been inappropriately registered as Russian NGOs, rather than as affiliates of international organizations. At a March 19 meeting, the FRS told representatives of 16 of the NGOs affect [...] | 2008-03-25 13:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW816 | UPDATE ON GOR INVESTIGATION OF TNK-BP [...] (C) Pressure on TNK-BP appeared to mount with the announcement that Russia's environmental watchdog was beginning an investigation of the company, fueling further speculation that the government was attempting to hasten and cheapen the transfer of the Russian-owned half of the company to Gazpr [...] | 2008-03-25 14:04:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW817 | MOSCOW UNDERSTANDS IRANIAN AMBITIONS, SAY RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: In a recent round of meetings, prominent Russian analysts argued that Russia's long history of dealing with Iran and its willing understanding of Iran's ambitions to be a great power in the Middle East and wider Islamic world are two important factors in appreciating the GOR appr [...] | 2008-03-25 14:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM KNNP ETRD IR RS |
08MOSCOW818 | CONSTITUENCY FOR CHANGE? OBSERVERS HOPEFUL AS [...] (C) Summary: As candidate Medvedev transitions into "President-elect" Medvedev, commentators have begun to speak with increasing frequency about political support for a reform agenda, not only the expected backing from the "liberal" economic elite, but also more broadly amongst Russia's business le [...] | 2008-03-25 14:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI KDEM RS |
08MOSCOW821 | DUMA PASSES STRATEGIC SECTORS LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 21, the State Duma passed the Strategic Sectors Law (SSL) in its second reading, clearing a path for President Putin to sign the law that will regulate foreign investment into Russia's "strategic sectors." The version passed by the Duma increases the number of sectors [...] | 2008-03-26 05:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ENRG EPET RS |
08MOSCOW829 | PROBLEMS FOR TOLERANCE SUPPORT FOUNDATION IN [...] (C) On March 20, law enforcement officials in Nizhniy Novgorod raided the offices of the Fund in Support of Tolerance (FST),the successor organization to the Russian-Chechen Friendship Society (RCFS) and confiscated the organization's computers. At the same time, in what appeared a well-or [...] | 2008-03-26 13:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW833 | RUSSIA-UZBEKISTAN RELATIONSHIP COMPLEX BUT GROWING [...] (C) Summary: In the wake of Karimov's February visit, MFA officials and outside experts agree that Uzbekistan remains a priority, if difficult, partner for Russia. MFA officials stress Russia does not oppose the U.S. use of the Termez airbase in Uzbekistan, given the shared goal of a stable [...] | 2008-03-27 04:38:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ENRG EPET ETRD MARR MASS PGOV PINS PREL |
08MOSCOW848 | DFM SALTANOV ON MOSCOW CONFERENCE, SYRIA, IRAN, [...] (C) Summary: In a March 20 meeting with visiting Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senior Staff Member Talwar, DFM Saltanov reviewed Russia's position on a range of critical issues in the Middle East, underscoring strong U.S.-Russian cooperation in the lead up to and following the Annapolis [...] | 2008-03-28 08:13:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS IR IQ MEP |
08MOSCOW857 | RUSSIA CONCERNED POLITICS UNDERCUTS PAKISTANI [...] (C) Summary: Russia is concerned that Pakistan's new coalition government will fail to aggressively pursue Islamic extremists. MFA observers lament the diminished influence of Musharraf, Russia's preferred Pakistani leader, and hope that he could make a comeback if a new government comes to p [...] | 2008-03-28 13:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER PK RS |
08MOSCOW859 | RUSSIAN DEPUTY SECURITY COUNCIL NAZAROV ON IRAN [...] (C) Summary: In a March 21 meeting with SFRC Staff Member Puneet Talwar and DCM, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Nazarov praised P5 1 unity on Iran, but argued that SIPDIS a lack of a roadmap, the failure to lay out positive inducements for Iranian action, over-reliance on sanct [...] | 2008-03-28 13:40:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNDP RS IR |
08MOSCOW861 | THE ART OF THE POSSIBLE IN THE JUST RUSSIA PARTY [...] (C) Summary: Four Duma deputies from the left-leaning, Kremlin-sponsored Just Russia party offered us assessments of their party in Russia's fifth Duma, which convened in January after the December 2 parliamentary elections. As expected, Just Russia has found it difficult to have an impact on [...] | 2008-03-28 14:42:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SOCI PINR RS |
08MOSCOW864 | WHAT'S BEHIND THE RAIDS ON TNK-BP AND BP REF: A. MOSCOW 816 B. MOSCOW 768 C. 07 MOSCOW 3054 Classified By: Ambassador William J. Burns for Reasons 1.4 (b/d) [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-28 14:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW865 | SERDYUKOV VS. BALUYEVSKIY: DISCORD IN THE MINISTRY [...] (C) Summary. Tensions within the Ministry of Defense erupted in the press the week of March 24, with reports that Chief of the General Staff Baluyevskiy had submitted his latest letter of resignation, and that the General Staff was unhappy with Defense Minister Serdyukov's "intrusion" into mi [...] | 2008-03-28 15:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR RS |
08MOSCOW866 | EXPERT VIEWS: MEDVEDEV'S REFORM PROSPECTS SLIM; [...] (C) A swelling number of experts has low expectations that the Medvedev administration will pursue pro-market reforms. In separate conversations the week of March 17, Deputy Director of the Institute for the Economy in Transition (aka the Gaidar Institute) Sergei Sinelnikov and Alfa Bank Chi [...] | 2008-03-28 15:24:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV RS |
08MOSCOW875 | MEDVEDEV'S ECONOMIC THINK TANK: INSTITUTE FOR [...] (C) On March 18, President-elect Medvedev participated in the opening seminar of the Institute for Contemporary Development, the economic think tank that many observers say will become the brain trust for Medvedev's economic policies. Press reports have compared Medvedev's endorsement of the [...] | 2008-03-31 11:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EIND PGOV PREL RS |
08MOSCOW882 | NO PUTIN-VORONIN DEAL ON TRANSNISTRIA, SAYS GOR [...] (C) Both MFA Transnistria negotiator Valeriy Nesterushkin and Second CIS Department Director Viktor Sorokin denied an impending Putin - Voronin deal to resolving the Transnistria conflict (reftel). On March 27, Nesterushkin told us that there was no change in the GOR position: without the two [...] | 2008-03-31 14:09:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PBTS OSCE MD RS |
08MOSCOW883 | GOR REACTION TO LUKASHENKO: U.S. REDUCTION "UNWISE" [...] (C) MFA Second CIS Department Director Viktor Sorokin told us March 31 that the GOB did not consult with the GOR about its move and PM Zubkov, during his March 21 visit to Minsk, was briefed on the developments after the fact and was "asked to understand" the GOB's action. Sorokin maintained [...] | 2008-03-31 14:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BO RS |
08MOSCOW884 | RUSSIA ASKS FOR A "STRAIGHT ANSWER" ON AFGHAN [...] (C) MFA Afghanistan Desk Chief Yuri Khokhlov called in Poloff on March 31 to tell us Russia sought a "straight answer" from the U.S. on whether there was interest in the Russian offer to provide military aid to Afghanistan (refs). He said that while the GOR has dealt bilaterally with Afghanist [...] | 2008-03-31 14:59:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR AF RS |
08MOSCOW910 | RUSSIAN VIEWS ON KOSOVO IN LEAD-UP TO BUCHAREST [...] (C) Summary: MFA Special Envoy for Kosovo Botsan-Kharchenko told us that Putin will reiterate Russian opposition to Kosovo's independence in Bucharest, but the issue is not expected to feature prominently, including during the President's visit April 5-6 visit to Sochi. The GOR will contin [...] | 2008-04-02 16:14:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID RU |
08MOSCOW911 | RUSSIA-UKRAINE: NATO AND HOLODOMOR [...] (C) Summary. FM Lavrov, during his April 2 address to the Duma, characterized NATO enlargement as "artificial and unnecessary," while arguing that NATO members could no longer solve important tasks without Russia's help. While the Duma held a special hearing on the friendship agreement with [...] | 2008-04-03 10:31:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UP RS |
08MOSCOW913 | MOSCOW HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS ON MEDVEDEV, CURRENT [...] (C) Summary: Seven prominent Moscow-based human rights activists offered Ambassador April 1 their expectations for a Medvedev presidency, and their perspectives on the current human rights climate in Russia. The group was skeptical that much would change after Medvedev's May 7 inauguration, a [...] | 2008-04-03 13:01:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM PGOV SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW914 | LIBERALS ON LIFE UNDER MEDVEDEV, THE NATO SUMMIT, [...] (C) Summary: In a series of recent meetings, traditional SPS patron and UES Chairman Chubais, beleaguered Yabloko Chairman Yavlinskiy, and radio station Ekho Moskvy Editor Venediktov described a MAP for Ukraine as a "major strategic mistake," but thought that Putin's intention in Bucharest re [...] | 2008-04-03 13:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW924 | MORE VIEWS ON PROSPECTS FOR ECONOMIC REFORM [...] (C) In a series of meetings March 20, NSC Senior Director Mary Warlick and the Economic Minister Counselor solicited the views of a variety of Russian interlocutors on the prospects for economic reform under President-elect Medvedev. From those meetings, we offer three disparate but represent [...] | 2008-04-03 13:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD EFIN PGOV PREL RS |
08MOSCOW932 | SOLZHENITSYN AND METROPOLITAN KIRILL ON RUSSIA, [...] (C) Summary: In separate conversations recently, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and Metropolitan Kirill criticized the decision to recognize Kosovo's independence and sharply condemned plans for Ukraine to move closer to NATO. Solzhenitsyn, who is partially paralyzed by a stroke, but remains alert and very [...] | 2008-04-04 06:57:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PINR RS |
08MOSCOW937 | RUSSIAN ECONOMIC PROGRESSIVES VS. CONSERVATIVES: [...] (C) The GOR's resolution of April 1 to authorize deposits of so-called "temporarily available budget funds" into commercial bank accounts is not being uniformly welcomed by policy makers. During an April 2 conference hosted by the Association of Russian Banks (ARB),representatives of Russia [...] | 2008-04-04 11:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON RS |
08MOSCOW944 | RUSSIA-JAPAN RELATIONS: WAITING FOR NEW [...] (C) Summary. With the GOJ's abortive efforts to stage a summit before the end of the Putin presidency behind it, both Moscow Japan handlers and the Japanese Embassy say that the GOJ is waiting for the new Russian president to take the reins before trying again. GOR officials and analysts be [...] | 2008-04-04 14:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV JA RS |
08MOSCOW954 | KERENSKY-ERA CLAIMS DEMARCHE DELIVERED MARCH 20 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-08 07:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC ECON KGCN KIDE PREL RS |
08MOSCOW955 | DFM SALTANOV DISCUSSES IRAQ, MIDDLE EAST, WITH S/I [...] (C) Summary. In a meeting with DFM Saltanov in Moscow April 2, Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq (S/I) Ambassador David Satterfield urged Russia to encourage Iraq's neighbors to play a greater role in helping to stabilize the country, noting that Iraq was important for [...] | 2008-04-08 07:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR EPET ENRG IR IZ RS |
08MOSCOW956 | RUSSIAN VIEWS ON ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQ AND IRAN [...] (C) Summary: Present and former Russian officials welcomed the message from the Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq, Ambassador Satterfield, that the U.S. encouraged increased Russian engagement in Iraq during a round of April 2-3 meetings, and pressed the U.S. to broaden [...] | 2008-04-08 07:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR IZ RS |
08MOSCOW957 | RUSSIAN EXPERTS SAY U.S. MUST REMAIN IN IRAQ AND [...] (C) Prominent Russian analysts told Senior Advisor to the Secretary and Coordinator for Iraq, Ambassador Satterfield, SIPDIS and Ambassador Burns, during an April 3 gathering, that preventing the fragmentation and radicalization of Iraq was a key Russian concern, and urged that direct, long- [...] | 2008-04-08 07:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IR IZ RS |
08MOSCOW962 | RUSSIA'S REACTION TO SAAKASHVILI'S NEW ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Summary. The Russians have taken a dim view of Saakashvili's new Abkhazia proposal, dismissing it as a political maneuver designed to make Georgia look better in Bucharest. In their view, the rollout to the international community rather than to the Abkhaz speaks for itself about the in [...] | 2008-04-08 12:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RS |
08MOSCOW963 | KERENSKY-ERA CLAIMS DEMARCHE DELIVERED MARCH 20 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-08 12:23:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC ECON KGCN KIDE PREL RS |
08MOSCOW976 | GAZPROM OFFICIAL SEES NO END SOON TO NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) Gazprom's International Affairs Director Ivan Zolotov believes an agreement with Ukraine on 2009 gas prices is unlikely before December and complained about its refusal to agree to the long-term contract Gazprom seeks. He claimed Gazprom is flexible on all provisions, including the elimin [...] | 2008-04-09 13:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL RS |
08MOSCOW988 | GOR HOPEFUL FOR TRANSNISTRIA NEGOTIATIONS [...] (C) GOR Special Envoy for the Transnistria conflict Valeriy Nesterushkin told us April 10 that since the April 7 Voronin - Smirnov telephone conversation where the two agreed to meet, the atmosphere has taken a dramatically positive turn. He expected the April 14-16 meeting in Odessa would be [...] | 2008-04-10 12:01:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS OSCE MD RS |
08MOSCOW989 | RAID ON OFFICES OF HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCATES LIKELY A [...] (C) Summary: A late-night raid on the offices housing well-known human rights figures, Karina Moskalenko and Lev Ponomarev, was likely an attempt to seize property in a desirable part of Moscow. The description of events fits an increasingly common phenomenon in Moscow of wealthy Russians hi [...] | 2008-04-10 12:22:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW990 | YOUNG YABLOKO LEADER IVAN BOLSHAKOV DETAINED AND [...] (C) Summary: Ivan Bolshakov, leader of the Moscow branch of Young Yabloko, was detained by police on April 8 for four hours. He was questioned about his alleged assault on a policeman in May 2007, an incident he had been questioned on before without any criminal case filed against him. He wa [...] | 2008-04-10 12:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW991 | CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY MOSCOW CENTER LOSES ITS LEASE [...] (SBU) Summary: A representative from the Moscow branch of the Church of Scientology (COS) informed us that the lease for its center next to the Bauman State Technical University was not renewed and that the organization must vacate the premises by May 15. The COS representative said that the [...] | 2008-04-10 15:19:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KIRF PHUM PINR SOCI RS |
08MOSCOW997 | RUSSIA'S ECONOMIC PROGRESSIVES VS. CONSERVATIVES, [...] (C) Disagreement between Trade Minister Nabuillina and Finance Ministry Kudrin over the right economic prescription - promote growth or control inflation - came into the open at an April 1 conference at the Higher School of Economics. Nabiullina dismissed Kudrin's concern about inflation, cal [...] | 2008-04-11 11:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN RS |
08MOSCOW999 | DEMARCHES ON IRAQ'S NEIGHBORS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-11 12:33:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER EUN IZ IR RS |
08MUMBAI491 | DOW CONTINUES TO RUN THE GAMUT OF INDIAN POLITICS [...] (SBU) Summary. On October 1 Maharashtra Chief Minister (CM) Vilasrao Deshmukh ordered a halt to construction of the Dow Chemical Company's Research and Development facility near Pune until a commission can review Dow's plans. The CM ordered this halt to defuse broadening protests against the constr [...] | 2008-10-15 04:31:00 | Consulate Mumbai | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EIND ECON PGOV IN |
08MUNICH308 | GERMANY/BAVARIAN ELECTIONS: CSU WOOS VOTERS WITH [...] (U) Summary: Heading into the first regional election after the leadership shakeup in the Social Democratic Party (SPD) (see reftel),the Christian Social Union (CSU) leadership in Bavaria is extolling the virtues of Bavaria's relatively prosperous status quo. The CSU is scrambling to mainta [...] | 2008-09-12 15:28:00 | Consulate Munich | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROG GM |
08MUNICH317 | RUSSIA/COUNTERTERRORISM: RUSSIAN PLEDGES ETERNAL [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Anatoliy Safonov and Ambassador Dell Dailey, coordinators of counterterrorism efforts by the Russian Federation and the United States, met privately in Munich on September 17 to discuss counterterrorism issues. Safonov took pains to confirm that bilateral relationship w [...] | 2008-09-24 06:20:00 | Consulate Munich | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV EFIN US RS |
08MUNICH322 | GERMANY/BAVARIAN ELECTIONS: CATASTROPHIC CSU [...] (C) Summary: The Christian Social Union (CSU) in Bavaria lost 17 points off its 2003 result and brought home only 43 percent of the vote in September 28 state elections. The CSU also lost its 46-year absolute majority in the state parliament. Although the CSU will make no immediate personn [...] | 2008-09-29 12:59:00 | Consulate Munich | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GM |
08MUNICH349 | GERMANY/BAVARIAN POLITICS: NEW BAVARIAN POLITICS [...] (C) Horst Seehofer (Christian Social Union - CSU) became Bavaria's new Minister President October 27, leaving his position as Federal Agriculture Minister to lead the first Bavarian coalition in 46 years. CSU leadership figures promised a more independent CSU, which could present challenges [...] | 2008-10-29 06:27:00 | Consulate Munich | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV INRB GM |
08MUNICH351 | GERMANY/BAVARIAN POLITICS: NEW BAVARIAN POLITICS [...] (C) Horst Seehofer (Christian Social Union - CSU) became Bavaria's new Minister President October 27, leaving his position as Federal Agriculture Minister to lead the first Bavarian coalition in 46 years. CSU leadership figures promised a more independent CSU, which could present challenges [...] | 2008-10-30 06:23:00 | Consulate Munich | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV INRB GM |
08MUNICH376 | GERMANY/GEORGIA: SAAKASHVILI OPENS HONORARY [...] (C) President Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia officially opened a Georgian honorary consulate in Munich on November 20. While in Munich, he met privately with Horst Seehofer, Bavarian Minister President (Christian Social Union),and Emelia Mueller (CSU),Bavarian Minister for European Affairs [...] | 2008-11-21 14:13:00 | Consulate Munich | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG GE |
08MUNICH423 | GERMANY/BAVARIA: GERMAN COALITION PARTIES [...] (SBU) The Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU),dangerously weakened, is attempting to sharpen its profile among Bavarian and national voters, by pursuing an aggressive economic campaign that diverges from that of its sister party, Chancellor Merkel's Christian Democrats. The CSU is finding plenty [...] | 2008-12-23 08:40:00 | Consulate Munich | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GM |
08MUNICH61 | A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH UKRAINIAN DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: A/S Fried discussed Ukraine's NATO aspirations with Defense Minister Yekhanurov February 9, in particular Ukraine's interest in a NATO offer of a Membership Action Plan (MAP) at the April Bucharest Summit. Fried highlighted the challenge of getting NATO agreement on MAP, given [...] | 2008-02-12 16:26:00 | Consulate Munich | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO PARM MARR GM UP |
08MUNICH62 | A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH MONTENEGRIN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Dan Fried met February 9 with Montenegrin Foreign Minister Milan Rocen. Rocen said Montenegro was ready for Kosovo,s independence and would control unwanted or destabilizing movement (e.g., paramilitaries) across the border while keeping it open for legitimat [...] | 2008-02-13 14:32:00 | Consulate Munich | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR NATO PARM PREL GM MW |
08MUNICH63 | A/S FRIED'S AND AMB NULAND'S MEETING WITH GEORGIAN [...] (C) Summary: In a bilateral meeting on the margins of the Munich Security Conference on February 9, EUR A/S Daniel Fried and US Ambassador to NATO Victoria Nuland urged President Mikheil Saakashvili to show leadership in convincing allies that Georgia is ready for a NATO Membership Action Pl [...] | 2008-02-14 06:30:00 | Consulate Munich | CONFIDENTIAL | GM MARR NATO PARM PREL GG |
08MUNICH68 | A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH DUMA COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN [...] (C) Summary: A/S Fried noted that Deputy Prime Minister Ivanov's Munich speech was a welcome change in tone from other senior Russian statements. The discussion focused primarily on Kosovo. Fried urged Russia to be constructive with Serbia and Kosovo; the U.S. had a disagreement over Kosov [...] | 2008-02-14 09:39:00 | Consulate Munich | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR NATO PARM PREL GM RS |
08MUNICH69 | A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH MOLDOVAN PRESIDENT VORONIN [...] (C) Summary: In a bilateral meeting on the margins of the Munich Security Conference on February 9, EUR A/S Daniel Fried urged Vladimir Voronin, President of Moldova, not to succumb to Russian pressure regarding international guarantees for Moldova,s neutrality. Voronin should resist Russia [...] | 2008-02-14 09:39:00 | Consulate Munich | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR NATO PARM PREL GM MD |
08MUNICH70 | FRIENDS OF BELARUS MEETING ON THE MARGINS OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Lithuania organized a meeting of the Friends of Belarus on the margins of the February 8-10 Munich Security Conference. The meeting was characterized by agreement that the U.S. and EU should maintain pressure on Belarus for the release of political prisoners, and by a commitmen [...] | 2008-02-14 11:55:00 | Consulate Munich | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR NATO PARM PREL GM BO |
08MUSCAT107 | OMANI SUPPORT FOR LEBANON [...] (C) Pol-Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche on February 6 to Humeid al-Ma'ani, Office Director for the Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ma'ani responded that the government of Oman appreciated the "very difficult" situation in Lebanon and would seriously consider our re [...] | 2008-02-07 14:03:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN LU MU |
08MUSCAT130 | LOBBYING FOR KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE: OMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-12 13:48:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK YI MU |
08MUSCAT138 | PROSTITUTION IN OMAN [...] (C) Summary: Contacts suggest that prostitution, particularly among women working in massage parlors and dance clubs, is a growing problem in Oman. The Royal Oman Police (ROP) has arrested and deported women for engaging in prostitution, but the government has not prosecuted to date any alleg [...] | 2008-02-17 04:38:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU |
08MUSCAT144 | MINISTER ACKNOWLEDGES TELECOM AS MAJOR STICKING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) On February 16, the Ambassador met with Commerce and Industry Minister Maqbool bin Ali Sultan to urge rapid implementation of the U.S-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Maqbool agreed that the implementation phase has "taken a lon [...] | 2008-02-18 10:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL MU |
08MUSCAT148 | MINISTER: "PRESSURE" LED TO PRICE STABILIZATION [...] (C) On February 16, the Ambassador raised the Sultan's price stabilization initiatives (reftel) with Commerce and Industry Minister Maqbool bin Ali Sultan. Maqbool noted that the government had been "under a lot of pressure" to take action against the rising level of inflation, which was repo [...] | 2008-02-19 07:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV MU |
08MUSCAT150 | UN SPONSORS AML/CTF WORKSHOP IN MUSCAT [...] (SBU) On February 19, Econoff discussed a recent two-day seminar on anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF) with Mahran Yarub al-Barwani, Director of Anti Money Laundering, Central Bank of Oman. Barwani noted that the event, sponsored by the Omani National Committee f [...] | 2008-02-20 10:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PTER MU |
08MUSCAT154 | OMAN UNDECIDED ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) Oman is not yet prepared to announce a decision on Kosovo independence, according to Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi. In a February 20 phone call with the minister, the Ambassador urged Oman to act quickly to recognize Kosovo's independence. Drawing on guidance [...] | 2008-02-20 12:36:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI KV MU |
08MUSCAT162 | REQUEST FOR AMENDMENT TO THE 2000 U.S.-OMAN ACCESS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. (C) The Port of Sohar is the only commercial port in Oman with deepwater berths capable of accommodating an aircraft carrier. It is located 150 miles northwest of Muscat and 90 miles west by northwest from al-Musanah airbase, the new Ro [...] | 2008-02-25 12:19:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MOPS KTIA MU |
08MUSCAT169 | OMANI WOMEN SPEAK OUT ON U.S. POLICIES AND OTHER [...] (C) A group of Omani women in a small-group discussion with the Ambassador shared their concern over the U.S. visa issuance process and misperceptions among Americans about the Middle East. While disagreeing with some U.S. policies, the women stressed their positive views about the American p [...] | 2008-02-27 11:04:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KMPI KPAO KWMN CVIS MU |
08MUSCAT180 | DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL: [...] (C) Pointing to Lebanon as the critical issue, Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi offered a gloomy forecast for the Arab League (AL) foreign ministers meeting scheduled later this week in Cairo and potentially for the AL Summit later this month. The Ambassador ca [...] | 2008-03-02 11:58:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE SY KV AL IZ MU |
08MUSCAT187 | NEW FOREIGN FIRMS SEEK FOOTHOLDS IN OMAN [...] (C) According to a key project development banker in Oman, new foreign firms, including those from Iran and China, are attempting to gain a foothold in Oman amidst the current construction boom. So far, entry has not been easy, in spite of Oman's generally clean tender process. Competence, [...] | 2008-03-03 12:49:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PREL IR MU |
08MUSCAT188 | OMANI TOURISM PROJECTS GAIN MOMENTUM [...] (C) OMRAN, the government's tourism investment company, continues to play a crucial role in the planning of several prominent, integrated resort complexes throughout the Sultanate. While most projects are located in Muscat, OMRAN's efforts will bring the potential economic benefits of the tou [...] | 2008-03-03 12:51:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PREL MU |
08MUSCAT196 | SOLIDARITY WITH KOSOVO AT OIC SUMMIT: OMAN [...] (C) Pol-Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche on March 5 to Humaid al-Ma'ani, Office Director for Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi. Al-Ma'ani replied that Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi, who would lead Oman's delegation to the OIC [...] | 2008-03-05 14:29:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC UNMIK PGOV KV MU |
08MUSCAT197 | UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1803: OMANI RESPONSE [...] (C) Pol-Econ Chief relayed reftel points on March 5 to Humaid al-Ma'ani, Office Director for Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director General Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi. A copy of UN Security Council Resolution 1803 (including annexes) and the P5 plus 1 Ministers' Statement was delivered to th [...] | 2008-03-05 14:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR MU |
08MUSCAT200 | GAS SHORTAGE REMAINS TOP CONCERN OF OMANI MINISTRY [...] (C) The Omani government continues to discuss its gas supply needs with Iran and Qatar, though it is optimistic that recent domestic exploration efforts will reduce its projected dependence on imports. The government is equally hopeful that its investment in enhanced oil recovery techniques w [...] | 2008-03-09 12:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL MU IR |
08MUSCAT208 | UNIONS PLANNING FOR NATIONAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Oman's unions are expected to form a General Federation and participate in direct elections for national leadership in April 2008. The elected federation will replace a national worker representative body appointed by the government in 2005 before employee unions were legalized [...] | 2008-03-12 07:40:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB ETRD KMPI MU |
08MUSCAT223 | MORE PESSIMISM FROM OMANI FM ON UPCOMING ARAB [...] (C) Summary: Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi reiterated his previous pessimistic forecast (ref A) for next week's Arab League (AL) Summit in Damascus. Prospects for positive development on Lebanon and Israel-Palestine were "very modest," although bin Alawi in [...] | 2008-03-19 12:05:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MU |
08MUSCAT224 | OMAN DEFERS DECISION ON RECOGNIZING KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-19 12:15:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK YI KV MU |
08MUSCAT235 | SULTAN'S ADVISOR SPEAKS ON IRAN [...] (C) Iran is taking advantage of America's misperceived weakness in the region in order to court the Arab street and fill the resulting power vacuum in the region, according to Special Advisor to the Sultan for Cultural Affairs, Abdul 'Aziz al-Rowas. In a meeting with the Ambassador March 25, [...] | 2008-03-26 11:58:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN IR MU |
08MUSCAT245 | APPEAL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO ASSIST IRAQ REFUGEES: [...] (U) Post delivered reftel information via diplomatic note on March 30 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs urging the government of Oman to provide humanitarian assistance for Iraqi refugees. Pol/Econ Chief also highlighted the pressing need for such assistance to Humaid al-Ma'ani, Office Direc [...] | 2008-03-30 11:48:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL IZ MU |
08MUSCAT255 | OMANI MINISTER REAFFIRMS AMBITIOUS TOURISM PLANS [...] (C) Oman's Minister of Tourism affirmed that the Sultanate's ambitious tourism development plans remain on track, despite the rapid escalation of construction and labor costs. Completion of several integrated tourism projects along greater Muscat's waterfront, along with the construction of a [...] | 2008-04-02 13:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV MU |
08MUSCAT262 | OMAN REVEALS LOW-PROFILE INITIATIVE ON [...] (C) Summary: Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi told me that he has begun a "low-profile" effort to bring the Syrians and Lebanese together and help resolve the Lebanese leadership stalemate. The Omani effort, reportedly in cooperation with Qatar, is focused on g [...] | 2008-04-07 12:04:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE MU |
08MUSCAT264 | OMAN ACKNOWLEDGES NEED FOR INCREASED ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Ambassador delivered ref A and B demarches on April 6 to Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi. Regarding inaction on Iraq at the recent Arab League summit in Damascus, bin Alawi cast some of the blame on the Iraqi delegation, asserting that Iraqi Vice President Adel Abd [...] | 2008-04-07 12:58:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL IZ MU |
08MUSCAT266 | DELIVERY OF FINCEN ADVISORY ON IRANIAN BANKING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-07 13:37:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL |
08MUSCAT267 | OMAN MOVING TOWARD FIU IMPLEMENTATION [...] (SBU) On April 5, FINCEN Middle East Director Ahmed el-Bashari and Econoff met with Lt. Colonel Mohsin Awad al-Muqaddam, Director of the Financial Crimes Department, Royal Oman Police (ROP),to review Oman's progress in formally establishing a financial intelligence unit (FIU). Muqaddam noted [...] | 2008-04-07 13:38:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL PTER MU |
08MUSCAT278 | IMPLEMENTING TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS IN USCRS 1737, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-14 12:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC KNNP UNSC IR MU |
08MUSCAT285 | OMAN PROPOSES NEW IMMIGRATION PROCEDURES TO [...] (C) According to diplomats at the Philippine Embassy in Muscat, the government of Oman has agreed to strengthen immigration procedures along its border with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to stop the possible trafficking of housemaids into Oman (refs A & B). Under the new procedures, Royal Oma [...] | 2008-04-16 05:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU |
08MUSCAT286 | ATTORNEY GENERAL COMMENTS ON EFFORTS TO COMBAT SEX [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Omani Attorney General Hussain Ali Zaher al-Helali provided several concrete examples of government prosecution of cases of trafficking in persons (TIP) for sexual exploitation. He expressed his continued willingness to cooperate with the [...] | 2008-04-16 05:44:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU |
08MUSCAT289 | OMAN REMAINS VIGILANT ON IRANIAN BANKING ACTIVITIES [...] (C) On April 15, the Ambassador met with Central Bank of Oman (CBO) Executive President Hamoud Sangour al-Zadjali to urge vigilance on the increasingly deceptive practices used by Iranian financial institutions to circumvent UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCRs) and Financial Action Task Fo [...] | 2008-04-16 13:12:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PTER IR MU |
08MUSCAT292 | A WINDOW INTO CRIME IN OMAN - 2007 STATISTICS FROM [...] (C) Summary: Attorney General Hussain Ali Zaher al-Helali recently provided the Ambassador a copy of the Office of Public Prosecution's raw data crime report from 2007. The statistics offer rare insight into the nature of crime in Oman, including categories and numbers of violent crimes as w [...] | 2008-04-20 08:14:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PHUM ASEC KCRM MU |
08MUSCAT293 | OMAN CENTRAL BANK REMAINS FIRM ON DOLLAR PEG [...] (C) Oman's Central Bank chief reiterated his government's commitment to maintaining its currency peg to the dollar at the current rate of exchange, in spite of official statistics showing that inflation had exceeded 10% in February. He explained that a revaluation would not temper inflation in [...] | 2008-04-20 08:17:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL MU |
08MUSCAT295 | OMANI COMMERCE MINISTER TARGETS JUNE FOR FTA [...] (C) On April 17, the Ambassador discussed the status of pending U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA) action items with Commerce and Industry Minister Maqbool bin Ali Sultan. The Ambassador urged that, given the current debate in Washington over free trade, Oman quickly complete work on all out [...] | 2008-04-21 09:22:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL MU |
08MUSCAT296 | OMANI HEALTH MINISTER: AIDS CASES UNDER CONTROL [...] (C) The Ministry of Health recently announced to the media that as a result of its awareness efforts, the government had controlled the spread of HIV. While describing the country as low risk, the Ministry is nevertheless focusing on promoting HIV awareness among the young, as well as monitor [...] | 2008-04-21 09:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TBIO SOCI AMED MU |
08MUSCAT297 | SENIOR OMANI DELEGATION VISIT TO TEHRAN [...] (U) A delegation of Omani officials, led by Deputy Prime Minister Sayyid Fahd bin Mahmud al-Sa'id, arrived in Tehran on April 20 for a three-day official visit to Iran. According to the Oman News Agency, the delegation included Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq al-Sa'id (Minister of Heritage and Cultu [...] | 2008-04-21 13:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG IR MU |
08MUSCAT303 | OMAN REMAINS IN THE HUNT FOR GAS [...] (SBU) On April 22, Omani media outlets carried front-page stories on the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding the "joint development" of the Kish gas field with Iran and the exporting of Iranian gas to Oman. The MoU was reportedly signed by the Iranian Deputy Minister of Oi [...] | 2008-04-23 08:07:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG EPET IR MU |
08MUSCAT304 | FEMALE CANDIDATES ANALYZE 2007 ELECTORAL LOSSES [...] (C) Summary: Six months after Oman's most recent Majlis al-Shura elections, contacts continue to offer various reasons why women failed to win a seat in Oman's directly-elected advisory body. While many chalk up women's electoral losses to inexperience and poor campaigning, others point to a [...] | 2008-04-23 08:47:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB KMPI KWMN MU |
08MUSCAT309 | SULTAN QABOOS PROMISES TO INVESTIGATE FTA TELECOM [...] (C) In his meeting with Sultan Qaboos on Wednesday, April 23 (see septel),the Ambassador conveyed USG concern with Oman's apparent approach to telecom licensing, pointing out that Oman's actions may be in conflict with both its FTA and WTO obligations. 2. (C) As also communicated in US [...] | 2008-04-25 07:08:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECPS PGOV MU |
08MUSCAT313 | OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER READOUT ON TRIP TO TEHRAN [...] (C) Summary: Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, recently returned from Iran, downplayed Iranian press reports of three bilateral agreements signed during the visit of a senior Omani delegation to Tehran. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on the joint development of the Kish [...] | 2008-04-26 12:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG IR MU |
08MUSCAT317 | OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER "IMPRESSED" BY BRIEFING [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on April 24 covering a number of subjects (septels),Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi briefly shared his impressions of his discussions with Israeli Foreign Minister Livni in Qatar earlier in the month during the Doha Forum on [...] | 2008-04-27 07:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL MU |
08MUSCAT344 | SULTAN QABOOS BEGINS EXTENDED OVERSEAS VISIT [...] (U) All major Omani dailies on May 7 devoted colorful front page spreads to the start of the three-day official visit to Abu Dhabi by Sultan Qaboos, who departed Muscat the previous day. Accompanied by a delegation of seven ministers and other senior Omani officials, the Sultan was greeted at [...] | 2008-05-07 13:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MU |
08MUSCAT348 | ONE YEAR LATER: THE STRIKE AT PORT OF SALALAH- [...] (C) Summary: One year after a May 2007 strike at the Port of Salalah, Oman's largest transshipment facility, contacts suggest that there remains a high degree of distrust between the port's management and its workers. Management has adopted polices to protect itself from future labor unrest, [...] | 2008-05-11 09:45:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB ETRD KMPI MU |
08MUSCAT351 | FOLLOW UP ON OUTREACH TO ACTIVISTS: OMAN [...] (U) This cable provides updated information on Post's actions to engage with democracy and human rights activists and promote democratic reform in support of the President's Freedom Agenda in Oman. - - - - - - - - - - - - Meeting with Activists - - - - - - - - - - - - 2. (C) There are v [...] | 2008-05-12 11:42:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM KMPI KPAO MU |
08MUSCAT357 | MINISTER OF MANPOWER RESPONDS TO ANXIETY ABOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Through often direct exchanges with Minister of Manpower Juma bin Ali al-Juma at a recent conference, oil and gas company executives expressed sharp concerns about a shortage of skilled labor in Oman's labor market. Juma, while acknowledging immediate problems of labor supply [...] | 2008-05-14 09:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB ETRD KMPI MU |
08MUSCAT358 | ENCOURAGING OMAN TO SUBSCRIBE TO HCOC [...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche, talking points and sample note verbale on April 22 to Abdullah al-Riaymi, Deputy Director of the International Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and strongly encouraged the Omani government to promptly subscribe to the Hague Code [...] | 2008-05-14 10:33:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC MTCRE KSCA TSPA MU |
08MUSCAT359 | LOOKING FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH IN OMAN'S INTERIOR [...] (C) Business officials in the Omani interior towns of Buraimi (located on the border with the United Arab Emirates) and Ibri are optimistic about the economic growth potential of their respective areas, in spite of the obstacles facing them. Improved road access and availability of natural gas [...] | 2008-05-14 10:39:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV MU |
08MUSCAT360 | MINISTER OF MANPOWER RESPONDS TO ANXIETY ABOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Through often direct exchanges with Minister of Manpower Juma bin Ali al-Juma at a recent conference, oil and gas company executives expressed sharp concerns about a shortage of skilled labor in Oman's labor market. Juma, while acknowledging immediate problems of labor supply [...] | 2008-05-14 10:55:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB ETRD KMPI MU |
08MUSCAT376 | OMANI SUPPORT FOR ARAB LEAGUE EFFORTS TO RESOLVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Secretary General of the Omani Foreign Ministry told the Ambassador on May 18 that Oman firmly supported ongoing Arab League efforts to help mediate an agreement among the various factions to end the crisis in Lebanon. While acknowledging the need for Hizballah to pledge to [...] | 2008-05-19 13:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE IR MU |
08MUSCAT379 | SULTAN QABOOS GRANTS RARE PRESS INTERVIEW [...] (C) A rare interview given by Sultan Qaboos to a Kuwaiti newspaper painted a predictably rosy picture of the Sultanate that pushed, if not exceeded, the bounds of credibility. According to the Sultan, who was treated to fawning praise by the interviewer (also the paper's chief editor and, rep [...] | 2008-05-21 13:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON KDEM KPAO MU |
08MUSCAT380 | GOVERNMENT MOVING FORWARD ON PARTIAL OMANTEL SALE [...] (U) On May 18, state-owned Arabic daily "Oman Daily Observer" confirmed reftel report that the government is likely to select a consortium of financial advisors, including Citibank and JP Morgan, to prepare majority state-owned Omantel for a sale of an undetermined amount of its stock to a str [...] | 2008-05-21 14:08:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS ECON EINV MU |
08MUSCAT397 | DOHA ACCORD BEST CHANCE FOR MARCH 14 TO REGAIN [...] (C) Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi told the Ambassador June 1 that albeit a far-from-perfect solution, the Doha agreement offers the March 14 coalition its best chance for regaining the political advantage in Lebanon. He urged the U.S. to continue its support for P [...] | 2008-06-01 11:45:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LE MU |
08MUSCAT402 | OMAN UNWILLING TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-02 09:38:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MU |
08MUSCAT403 | OMANI FOREIGN MINISTER DOWNBEAT ON PROSPECTS FOR [...] (C) In a meeting with Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs on June 1 to discuss a number of issues (septels),the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche and non-paper on the latest IAEA report regarding Iran's nuclear program. Bin Alawi acknowledged U.S. concerns over Tehran's nuclea [...] | 2008-06-02 10:03:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR MU |
08MUSCAT409 | MINISTER OF MANPOWER RECEIVES INITIAL TIP DEMARCHE [...] (C) On June 4, the Ambassador demarched Minister of Manpower Juma bin Ali al Juma on the 2008 Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report for Oman, providing him with both the country narrative and 60-day action plan (refs A, B). The Ambassador passed similar information to the office of the Secretar [...] | 2008-06-04 11:46:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KMPI KWMN ELAB SMIG MU |
08MUSCAT410 | JUDGES NEED TRAINING TO IMPLEMENT LABOR LAWS [...] (SBU) Summary: During a recent Embassy-sponsored small group discussion on the role of the courts in implementing Oman's labor laws, business and labor leaders expressed a lack of confidence in the judicial process and judges' ability to settle labor disputes. The participants identified a p [...] | 2008-06-04 12:24:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ELAB ETRD KMPI MU |
08MUSCAT424 | YOUNG OMANIS SOUND OFF ON REGIONAL ISSUES, [...] (C) During a recent meeting with the Ambassador, a group of young professionals shared their views on Iraq, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, democracy, and the public image of the U.S. Participants were downbeat on Iraq and thought it was inevitable that the U.S. would withdraw its troops f [...] | 2008-06-09 14:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM KMPI KPAL IZ MU |
08MUSCAT425 | OMAN INDIGNANT OVER 2008 TIP REPORT; SUSPENDS TIP [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 8 below. 2. (C) Summary: Sayyid Badr al-Busaidy, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),told me June 9 that the government of Oman does not accept Oman's placement on Tier 3 of the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) re [...] | 2008-06-09 14:56:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU |
08MUSCAT426 | OMAN TAKES ITS CAMPAIGN AGAINST TIP REPORT TO THE [...] (C) During a June 9 meeting on the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report (reftel),Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi, informed the Ambassador that Oman planned to raise its ire with our report at the June 9 meeting of Gulf Cooperation Council [...] | 2008-06-10 13:40:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU |
08MUSCAT428 | MIGRANT WORKERS PROTEST NON-PAYMENT OF WAGES [...] (C) Summary: A recent protest by Indian construction workers over non-payment of wages ended in clashes with the employing company's security guards. The Indian Embassy in Muscat and the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) helped resolve the dispute, with the company agreeing to a timetable to repay b [...] | 2008-06-10 13:42:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU |
08MUSCAT430 | AMBASSADOR CONDUCTS BROAD OUTREACH IN SALALAH [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited the southern Omani city of Salalah and the surrounding governorate of Dhofar May 26-28. His trip included a meeting with the Deputy Governor of Dhofar, a tour of the operations of an expanding U.S.-based company, a discussion with university students ab [...] | 2008-06-11 11:03:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD ENRG SENV KPAO MU |
08MUSCAT438 | RESULTS OF SAFE HOUSE SURVEY PROVIDE SPECIFIC [...] (C) Summary: Using a survey designed by Post, the Philippine Embassy in Muscat recently interviewed 30 women seeking shelter in its safe house who had run away from their Omani sponsors in response to alleged mistreatment. According to the survey results, which Post compiled and analyzed, man [...] | 2008-06-15 03:24:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU |
08MUSCAT441 | OMAN RULES OUT REOPENING BAGHDAD EMBASSY, BUT WILL [...] (U) In an interview with local Arabic-language daily "Shabiba" on June 11, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi stated that the government had "no intention" of sending diplomats to either Baghdad or Kabul. He did not indicate for how long this decision would [...] | 2008-06-15 08:51:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AF IZ MU |
08MUSCAT443 | FUELED BY MEDIA, POPULAR RESENTMENT GROWS OVER TIP [...] (SBU) Local media have stepped up coverage of the Omani government's strong reaction to the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report, with an increasing number of government officials and offices publicly adding their statements to those made initially by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). [...] | 2008-06-15 12:28:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KPAO OIIP SMIG ELAB MU |
08MUSCAT444 | OMAN'S MAJLIS AL-SHURA CONDEMNS TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) On June 14, the Majlis al-Shura, the elected lower house of Oman's bicameral advisory body, issued a statement condemning the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, specifically accusing the U.S. State Department of issuing "false allegations" about Oman's record on TIP. The Shura's [...] | 2008-06-15 12:29:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU |
08MUSCAT45 | RESOLVING KOSOVO'S STATUS: OMANI RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-16 11:36:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK YI MU |
08MUSCAT464 | OMANI PUBLIC ANGER CONTINUES OVER TIP [...] (C) Summary: Widespread press coverage of Oman's anger over its Tier 3 ranking in the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report continued June 16 and 17, with articles increasingly linking the TIP Report to critiques of broader U.S. policy in the region. The media paid particular attention to [...] | 2008-06-17 12:35:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU |
08MUSCAT47 | OMANI FOREIGN POLICY AS REFLECTED IN THE SPEECHES [...] (C) Summary: In addition to being the longest-serving head of state in the GCC, Sultan Qaboos bin Sa'id is also one of the most consistent Arab leaders with respect to his stated views on foreign policy. An examination of the relatively limited number of public speeches he has given since ta [...] | 2008-01-20 13:24:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PREL MU |
08MUSCAT474 | ROYAL OMAN POLICE, MAJLIS AL-SHURA SUSPEND AREAS [...] (C) Summary: The dispute over Oman's Tier 3 ranking in the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report is beginning to affect Post's relations with some government and non-governmental entities in Oman. The Royal Oman Police's (ROP) Criminal Investigation Division informed Post that due to Oman' [...] | 2008-06-23 10:55:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU |
08MUSCAT476 | OMANI OFFICIALS CLAIM USG READY TO REVISE TIP [...] (C) Sources indicate that there has been discussion within the Omani government that the USG ultimately will revise the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, resulting in Oman's removal from Tier 3. The Director General (DG) of Royal Oman Police (ROP) Customs told poloff June 23 that he e [...] | 2008-06-23 12:19:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KPAO OIIP SMIG ELAB MU |
08MUSCAT480 | NEGATIVE TIP COVERAGE SHOWS SIGNS OF A COORDINATED [...] (C) Summary: Coverage in both the Arabic and English-language local press of Oman's Tier 3 ranking in the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report has gone through several distinct stages, with an increasing number of official and civil society actors criticizing the report and the USG. Conta [...] | 2008-06-24 09:43:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN KPAO OIIP SMIG ELAB MU |
08MUSCAT486 | OMANI BANKS REMAIN FLUSH WITH LIQUIDITY [...] (C) On June 28, Econoff reviewed the status of Oman's banking sector with Mansour al-Raisi, Banking Examination Manager, Central Bank of Oman (CBO). Raisi noted that with the continued rise in oil prices, Oman's banking system remained flush with liquidity. "If you (a banker) can't make mone [...] | 2008-06-29 12:49:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PREL MU |
08MUSCAT499 | GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL DENIES PRESS CLAIM OF [...] (C) Summary: According to local press, a primary court near Muscat recently convicted several third-country nationals on charges of prostitution in a trafficking in persons (TIP)-related case. An official in the Attorney General's office denied that the case involved TIP, claiming that it was [...] | 2008-07-02 13:04:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU |
08MUSCAT500 | MINISTER OF MANPOWER ISSUES NEW OCCUPATIONAL [...] (U) In a step that a Ministry of Manpower (MOM) official told poloff was "directly related to stopping trafficking in persons (TIP)," Minister of Manpower Juma bin Ali al Juma issued new occupational health and safety regulations on July 1 that cover all private sector companies operating in Om [...] | 2008-07-02 13:04:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB KMPI MU |
08MUSCAT501 | OMAN SENDS ECONOMIC DELEGATION TO IRAQ [...] (U) An Omani delegation led by Mohammed bin Nassir al-Khusaibi, Secretary General of the Ministry of National Economy, completed a three-day economic mission to Baghdad on July 1. The 19-member contingent, which included officials from the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce and Industr [...] | 2008-07-02 13:04:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL MU |
08MUSCAT508 | OMAN RESPONSE TO KOSOVO RECOGNITION REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-06 11:59:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PGOV MU |
08MUSCAT509 | OMAN RESPONSE TO PA FUNDING REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-06 12:02:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KPAL PGOV PREL KWBG MU |
08MUSCAT515 | OMAN CONTINUES TO KEEP ISLAMIC BANKING AT ARM'S [...] (U) On June 28, Arabic-language daily "al-Shabiba" retracted a news article that Bank Muscat, the nation's largest, was preparing to offer the first type of loans in Oman to be compliant with Islamic Shari'a law. The paper had mistakenly reported on June 25 that the bank would offer such loan [...] | 2008-07-09 09:55:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON MU |
08MUSCAT527 | TIP REPORT DISPUTE TAKES TOLL ON EMBASSY [...] (C) The placement of Oman on Tier 3 of the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report has had significant negative repercussions on the Embassy's relations with the Omani government, as well as with non-governmental organizations and certain private individuals. As reported previously, the dir [...] | 2008-07-14 11:46:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KMPI SMIG ELAB MU |
08MUSCAT536 | IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISIT TO MUSCAT (JULY [...] (SBU) Summary: Iranian Foreign Minister Manoucher Mottaki made a brief visit to Muscat on July 16 for talks with Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi. Mottaki reportedly did not meet with other senior Omani officials. While in Oman, Mottaki granted a press intervi [...] | 2008-07-21 13:08:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC IR MU |
08MUSCAT540 | SHI'A ISLAM IN OMAN [...] (C) Despite its small size, Oman's population of well-integrated Shi'a Muslims plays an influential role in Oman's economy and politics. Most Shi'a strongly identify themselves as Omanis, but remain distinct in religious matters. The government provides broad autonomy to Omani Shi'a in condu [...] | 2008-07-22 08:15:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR PREL OPRC KIRF MU |
08MUSCAT572 | OMAN MEDIA REACTION TO SULTAN'S LIBYA VISIT [...] (U) Oman media reports Sultan Qaboos bin Said will arrive in Libya today for an official visit with Colonel Muammar Gaddafi. Over the next several days, the two leaders will discuss the Oman-Libya relationship and explore opportunities for further cooperation. They will also discuss broader A [...] | 2008-08-11 14:10:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | MU XF XI |
08MUSCAT576 | OMANI MFA SECRETARY GENERAL RECOGNIZES NEED FOR [...] (C) The Ambassador called on MFA Secretary General Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamud Al Busaidi on August 13 to discuss recent developments regarding trafficking-in-persons (TIP),as well as other issues (septel). The Ambassador noted that Washington expected the announcement of the move of Oma [...] | 2008-08-13 14:14:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL ELAB SMIG MU |
08MUSCAT582 | OMAN MOVING FORWARD AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) Despite the absence of many senior officials and the slow pace of the Omani bureaucracy during the hot summer months, the government has demonstrated over the past 90 days its commitment to take new measures against trafficking-in-persons (TIP). As reported previously, on July 1 the Mi [...] | 2008-08-17 13:55:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU |
08MUSCAT593 | TELECOM LICENSE ISSUE MAY FURTHER DELAY FTA [...] (C) Summary: Oman's Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) held a press conference August 11 inviting companies to bid for a new fixed telecommunications license package. The bidding process may further delay implementation of the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA) by deferring othe [...] | 2008-08-21 16:37:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN EINT ETRD ETTC MU ETRA |
08MUSCAT608 | OMANI AMBASSADOR TO DELIVER FTA MESSAGE FROM [...] (C) Dr. Salem al-Ismaily, Executive President of the Omani Centre for Investment Promotion and Export Development (OCIPED),informed the Ambassador on August 25 that Sultan Qaboos personally recalled Omani Ambassador to the U.S. Hunaina al-Mughairy to Muscat to provide her with an important m [...] | 2008-08-26 12:35:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN ETRD MU |
08MUSCAT613 | OMANI RESPONSE TO RUSSIA-GEORGIA CONFLICT AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-27 13:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR RU GG MU |
08MUSCAT614 | KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA: OMAN RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-27 13:54:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN KV MU |
08MUSCAT615 | OMAN TO REFRAIN FROM SPEAKING OUT ON MAURITANIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-27 13:55:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MR MU |
08MUSCAT62 | OMAN DELIVERY OF ARAB LEAGUE DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-26 13:04:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MU |
08MUSCAT623 | SULTAN'S SUMMER TRAVELS, GCC SUMMIT AND FTA [...] (C) Receiving the Ambassador at his residence August 31, Sultan Qaboos' Advisor for External Liaison, Dr. Omar Zawawi, reviewed the Sultan's recent official/private trip through the Middle East and Europe, reaffirmed the Sultan's commitment to implementing quickly the U.S.-Oman FTA, and brie [...] | 2008-09-02 04:19:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MU |
08MUSCAT625 | MINISTER OUTLINES OMAN'S PLANS TO COMBAT [...] (C) Summary: Oman's Minister of Manpower reaffirmed Oman's determination to combat Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in a meeting with the Ambassador on September 2. During a conversation discussing a variety of topics, Minister Juma Ali Juma outlined immediate steps underway by the Omani governm [...] | 2008-09-02 13:19:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU |
08MUSCAT634 | EMBASSY CONTACT ASSERTS OMAN DETERMINED TO IMPROVE [...] (C) Sultan Qaboos has made it clear that he intends to strengthen Oman's efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) over the next year in order to improve Oman's tier ranking on the USG TIP report, according to Ahmad al-Mukhaini, Assistant Secretary General for the Majlis al-Shura Secretar [...] | 2008-09-03 14:02:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB MU |
08MUSCAT636 | DEMARCHE IN PREPARATION FOR ARAB LEAGUE [...] (C) Summary: During a September 6 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi said Oman was "confused" by conflicting reports on Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. He was disappointed by events following Annapolis and doubtful that an agreement could [...] | 2008-09-07 13:00:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IZ MU |
08MUSCAT647 | SULTAN QABOOS REPLACES LABOR MINISTER AND MUSCAT [...] (C) In a surprise move to many, Sultan Qaboos removed Oman's Minister of Manpower in a September 6 royal decree and replaced him with a government official who, although reportedly very competent, has little direct experience in labor issues. The reason for the Minister's ouster is unknown, [...] | 2008-09-10 12:09:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB SMIG KTIP MU |
08MUSCAT659 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE HUMAN RIGHTS PRIORITIES: OMAN [...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Chief delivered relevant reftel points on September 14 to Sameh al-Amri, Office Director for Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary-General Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi. (Note: Sayyid Badr will head Oman's delegation to this year's UN General Assembly. End Note.) Al-Amri had no sub [...] | 2008-09-15 09:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN MU |
08MUSCAT662 | OMANIS PUBLICLY CONFIRM OMAN-IRAN GAS DEAL [...] (U) A number of internet news and business sites have recently published a Reuters report dated September 11 on an Oman-Iran plan to develop Iran's off-shore Kish gas field in the Arabian Gulf. Quoting a "project official" at Oman's Ministry of Oil & Gas who "declined to be named," the Reuter [...] | 2008-09-15 14:16:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV ENRG EPET IR MU |
08MUSCAT682 | OMAN TAKES HARD LINE STANCE ON TELECOM LICENSES; [...] (C) Summary: In a letter received by post on September 21, Oman's Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (TRA) defended its recent bid process to award a single, integrated telecommunications license package for multiple services (including fixed-line service) despite U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agree [...] | 2008-09-23 13:27:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN EINT EINV ETRD MU |
08MUSCAT683 | OMAN REQUESTS MEETING WITH U.S. IAEA DELEGATION TO [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) At the request of the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),the Ambassador met on September 21 with Ambassador Ali bin Salim bin Mas'ud al-Ma'amari, Chief of the MFA's newly established Office of Peaceful Nuclear Technology [...] | 2008-09-23 13:37:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC ENRG MU |
08MUSCAT709 | INTERIOR RESIDENTS EXPRESS VIEWS ON U.S. FINANCIAL [...] (C) Summary: In his 'Eid al Fitr calls on senior sheikhs and majlis members in Oman's interior Sharqia governorate, the Ambassador heard diverse and sometimes surprising views about the U.S. and on Omani government policies. Omanis expressed considerable interest in the ongoing financial c [...] | 2008-10-06 13:20:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI ECON EFIN KPAO MU |
08MUSCAT722 | OMAN WEATHERS GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS [...] (C) Despite public assurances from officials that Oman's economy has not been affected by the global financial crisis, the Sultanate's stock market dropped by almost 40% over the last five months while its banking system, formerly flush with cash, now suffers from a lack of liquidity. Local [...] | 2008-10-14 14:18:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN ENRG MU |
08MUSCAT723 | ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN: OMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-15 09:47:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM AF MU |
08MUSCAT724 | OMAN UNLIKELY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA [...] (C) During an October 13 meeting with Mohammed al-Hassan, Director of Political Affairs for Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi, Pol-Econ Chief delivered ref A and B demarches and urged the Omani government to strongly consider making a contribution to reconstruction efforts in Georgia [...] | 2008-10-15 09:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID EFIN KCRS KMCA GG MU |
08MUSCAT727 | GCC SUMMIT MOVED TO DECEMBER [...] (C) Contacts in the government and Muscat hotels have confirmed that the GCC Summit, originally scheduled for late November in the Omani capital, has been postponed to December. The government has not yet announced a new date for the Summit, but Embassy sources report that the event may be h [...] | 2008-10-15 13:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT MU |
08MUSCAT731 | MINISTER SEEKING COMPROMISES TO COMPLETE FTA [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Commerce and Industry Maqbool bin Ali Sultan told the Ambassador on October 15 that compromise on a number of issues will be necessary if the U.S. and Oman are to conclude the FTA implementation process. He recognized that there are differences in how each party th [...] | 2008-10-18 13:52:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN MU PREL |
08MUSCAT732 | OMAN PLEASED WITH FINAL TIP TIER RANKING, PROMISES [...] (C) The Ambassador informed Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General, on October 18 of the President's determination upgrading Oman from Tier 3 to Tier 2 Watch List in the Department's most recent Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report. Sayyid Badr was very pleased [...] | 2008-10-19 08:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KTIP SMIG MU |
08MUSCAT738 | SCENESETTER FOR U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE SCHWAB'S [...] (C) Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome you to Oman. As one of our oldest friends in the region (the Omanis refer to their relationship with us as "strategic"),the Sultanate remains a trusted U.S. partner. This year marks the 175th anniversary of the U.S.-Oman "Treaty of Amity and Commerce," [...] | 2008-10-22 13:55:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EFIN ETRD MU |
08MUSCAT743 | USTR VISIT RE-ENERGIZES FTA IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS [...] (C) Summary: USTR Ambassador Schwab met with Sultan Qaboos and government officials during her October 24-26 visit to Oman to resolve outstanding Free Trade Agreement issues and achieve implementation by the end of the year. While problems remain, the visit and related meetings between USTR [...] | 2008-10-27 13:17:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD MU |
08MUSCAT744 | DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETINGS WITH OMANI SULTAN [...] (C) The Deputy Secretary of State and the Ambassador met on October 19 with Omani Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues. Bin Alawi welcomed Oman's upgrade from Tier 3 to Tier 2 Watch List in the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) [...] | 2008-10-28 06:37:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KTIP MNUC ECON ETRD SMIG IR IZ MU |
08MUSCAT746 | LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR PROPOSED NESA CENTER [...] (U) This is an Action Request; please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Post continues to strongly support the establishment of a regional office in Muscat of the Department of Defense's Near East South Asia (NESA) Center for Strategic Studies. Oman would provide an ideal geographic location for suc [...] | 2008-10-29 11:59:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMGT KMRS MASS MU |
08MUSCAT749 | OMANI OFFICIALS DISCUSS IMPACT OF GLOBAL CREDIT [...] (C) Summary: The Executive President of the Central Bank of Oman (CBO),Hamoud bin Sangour al-Zadjali, told the Ambassador that Oman had no direct exposure to the global financial crisis as its banks had not invested in mortgage-backed securities. While contending that liquidity in local ba [...] | 2008-10-29 13:42:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL MU |
08MUSCAT759 | ILO POSITIVE ABOUT PROGRESS ON LABOR UNIONS AND [...] (C) Summary: According to International Labor Organization (ILO) representatives conducting training in Oman, the new Minister of Manpower is solidly behind efforts against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and is in support of labor unions. As part of the ILO labor inspector training, Omanis are [...] | 2008-11-04 08:53:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ELAB KTIP MU |
08MUSCAT765 | FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN: OMANI RESPONSE [...] (C) Post delivered relevant reftel information to the government of Oman on November 3 via diplomatic note. On November 5, DCM met with Mohammed al-Hassan, Director of Political Affairs for Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi, and asked that Oman seriously consider takin [...] | 2008-11-05 12:19:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL EFIN KNNP IR MU |
08MUSCAT774 | DISCOURAGING OMANI GAS DEALS WITH IRAN [...] (C) The DCM delivered ref A demarche on November 5 to Mohammed al-Hassan, Political Affairs Director for the Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs, Yusef bin Alawi. In particular, the DCM emphasized that a major energy deal with the regime in Tehran would undermine attempts by the P5 plus [...] | 2008-11-12 12:49:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG EPET ETTC IR MU |
08MUSCAT775 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS: OMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-12 12:54:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL MU |
08MUSCAT789 | OMAN'S BIN ALAWI DISCUSSES U.S.-GCC SECURITY, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador November 17, Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusef bin Alawi reviewed Oman's idea for developing U.S.-GCC security cooperation, which will be presented for discussion at the December GCC summit, his thoughts on Mideast peace, Iraq and t [...] | 2008-11-18 11:49:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER KPAL GCC PK IN IZ MU |
08MUSCAT793 | MAINTAINING FORWARD MOVEMENT ON TRAFFICKING IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-19 11:31:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR KTIP KWMN MU |
08MUSCAT795 | OMAN ESTABLISHES HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION [...] (U) As predicted by post contacts (refs A, B),Sultan Qaboos issued a royal decree on November 16 establishing an autonomous human rights commission. The commission will be located in Muscat and affiliated with the Majlis al-Dowla, the appointed upper house of Oman's bicameral advisory body. [...] | 2008-11-19 12:49:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM MU |
08MUSCAT796 | MAINTAINING FORWARD MOVEMENT ON TRAFFICKING IN [...] (C) On November 16, the DCM and Pol-Econ Chief paid an introductory call to Ambassador Lyutha bint Sultan bin Ahmad al-Mughairy, the new director of the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General, Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi. (Note: As Sayyid Badr is post's senior Omani interlocu [...] | 2008-11-19 13:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR KTIP KWMN MU |
08MUSCAT803 | NOVEMBER 26 ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL: OMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-24 07:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL KWBG MU |
08MUSCAT805 | ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS AT THE UNGA: OMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-24 07:14:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA IS PA MU |
08MUSCAT809 | SULTAN TAKES AIM AT CORRUPTION IN SPEECH OPENING [...] (C) Summary: In his annual speech opening the Majlis Oman, Sultan Qaboos surprised his audience in addressing the issue of public corruption, warning government employees and officials who use their positions for personal gain that they would be held accountable under the law. Omanis welcome [...] | 2008-11-24 13:34:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON KCRM MU |
08MUSCAT811 | OMAN ADOPTS ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW [...] (U) On November 24, Sultan Qaboos issued Royal Decree 126/2008 promulgating the "Combating Human Trafficking Law," which will take effect on December 2, the day of publication in Oman's Official Gazette. The decree also cancels any existing laws that contradict the new legislation. The full [...] | 2008-11-24 13:51:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KTIP MU |
08MUSCAT829 | JOINT DEMARCHE TO OMAN ON INCREASING FINANCIAL [...] (C) The ambassadors of the E3 and the U.S. - the Italian was unavailable to participate - called on Ambassador Ahmed al Harthy, Chief of Middle East Affairs of the Omani MFA, and Lyeutha al Mughairy, Director of the MFA Secretary General's Office, to deliver reftel demarche. 2. (C) In o [...] | 2008-12-03 12:11:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN MNUC KNNP IR MU |
08MUSCAT830 | DETAILS ON OMAN'S NEW ANTI-TRAFFICKING LAW [...] (C) Oman's new anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) law defines trafficking broadly, institutes significant penalties for offenders, provides for care and protection for victims, and establishes a National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking led by a government minister. Shaikh Abdullah al-Bak [...] | 2008-12-03 14:13:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KTIP MU |
08MUSCAT838 | OMAN'S NEW HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION TAKES SHAPE [...] (C) Oman's new Human Rights Commission will include members from a variety of government ministries, as well as representatives from business, labor, and private associations. The commission has been given a broad range of responsibilities and will report to Sultan Qaboos through the Majlis a [...] | 2008-12-07 12:40:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MU |
08MUSCAT842 | OMAN ON COUNTER-PIRACY EFFORTS [...] (C) In a December 2 meeting between a visiting U.S. CENTCOM Assessment Team (CAT) and MFA Secretary General Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi, the discussion turned to the topic of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and counter-piracy efforts. Sayyid Badr explained that Oman and its maritime industry has yet t [...] | 2008-12-08 11:50:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PHSA PTER MOPS MU PREL |
08MUSCAT848 | KOSOVO RECOGNITION: OMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-16 12:21:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KV MU |
08MUSCAT849 | OMAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER BASHES GCC PLUS 3/P5 PLUS [...] (SBU) Summary: While in Bahrain for the Manama Dialogue, Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs strongly criticized the scheduled GCC plus 3/P5 plus 1 meeting in New York on Gulf security and asserted that Iran posed no threat to Arab states. The Sultan's Advisor for Cultural Affair [...] | 2008-12-16 12:32:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP ECON IR MU |
08MUSCAT855 | OMAN CONTINUING TO SEEK EXPANDED ECONOMIC TIES [...] (U) Local press announced on December 14 that Oman's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Maqbool bin Ali bin Sultan, will lead an official delegation to Tehran on December 22 to discuss bilateral trade. No further details have been publicly released. 2. (C) Given his past involvement in n [...] | 2008-12-17 13:17:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG ETRD IR MU |
08MUSCAT856 | GOVERNMENT EXPANDS LAND GRANTS TO WOMEN [...] (U) In some countries you get the right to vote or to purchase alcohol when you become an adult, in Oman, the government also gives you land. Until recently, Omani law provided that all Omani men 23 years of age or older (21 years or older if married) were eligible to receive 600 square mete [...] | 2008-12-17 13:23:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KWMN MU |
08MUSCAT857 | SULTAN MAKES RARE MISSTEP IN PROHIBITING PUBLIC [...] (C) Summary: Despite public criticism of its decision to observe the start of the Eid al-Adha on December 9, one day later than the rest of the GCC, the government sent security officials into major mosques throughout Oman on December 8 to enforce official circulars prohibiting the early star [...] | 2008-12-17 13:38:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MU |
08MUSCAT860 | INDIAN EMBASSY ADDRESSES LABOR ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: The new Indian DCM gave post an overview of the situation for Indian workers in Oman, noting the particular difficulties faced by housemaids. She also discussed her embassy's process for dealing with laborers' problems and noted that given time, the Omani government system gener [...] | 2008-12-21 10:13:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KTIP MU |
08MUSCAT863 | PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE: OMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-22 10:29:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK MU |
08MUSCAT877 | OMANI MFA PRE-BRIEF OF GCC SUMMIT AGENDA AND ISSUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) briefed the diplomatic corps December 27 on the agenda for the December 29-30 GCC Summit. The agenda combines old, well-known issues, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Iran, Iraq, and the Gulf common market along with newer i [...] | 2008-12-28 12:55:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD PTER IR MU |
08MUSCAT879 | OMANIS STRONGLY CONDEMN ATTACKS AGAINST GAZA [...] (C) Summary: As it prepared to host the GCC Summit, the Omani government strongly condemned recent Israeli military strikes in Gaza. Reflecting widespread public anger over the attacks, peaceful demonstrations against Israel took place in Muscat and the southern city of Salalah. Events in G [...] | 2008-12-29 14:06:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL KPAL KWBG MU |
08MUSCAT880 | MIDDLE EAST DESALINATION RESEARCH CENTER 23RD [...] (U) This message contains action requests. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Meeting in Muscat December 15-16, the Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) Executive Council (EC) reached consensus on a more realistic budget for the coming year and the need for MEDRC to become more [...] | 2008-12-29 14:48:00 | Embassy Muscat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV MU |
08NAHA132 | POTENTIAL FORUM SHOPPING: OKINAWA GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Okinawa's Prefectural Governor is planning to visit Washington D.C. between January 7-11 and again in May or June of 2009 to seek meetings with USG officials. He intends to ask for changes to bilaterally-agreed base realignment plans for Okinawa, the return of [...] | 2008-12-11 08:32:00 | Consulate Naha | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL JA PINS PGOV |
08NAHA25 | APPEASEMENT STRATEGY BEHIND REPUTED FRF ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (C) Summary: At the March 6 meeting of the Alliance Transformation Agreement Working Group for Okinawa, GOJ representatives raised the possibility that environmental procedures related to the landfill portions of the replacement facility for Marine Corps Air Station Futenma would be extended [...] | 2008-03-11 08:47:00 | Consulate Naha | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PINS JA |
08NAHA43 | CONSERVATIVES MAY LOSE MAJORITY IN OKINAWA PREFECTURAL [...] (C) Summary: Our local political contacts echo private media views that the balance of power in the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly (OPA) may shift from the conservatives to the opposition reformists in the upcoming June 8 election. Although most of the five parties who comprise the reformist gr [...] | 2008-06-03 05:44:00 | Consulate Naha | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PINS JA |
08NAHA64 | OKINAWA GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON: POTENTIAL FORUM [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Okinawa's Prefectural Governor may be planning to visit Washington D.C. this fall to seek meetings with USG officials and to ask for changes to bilaterally-agreed base realignment plans for Okinawa and revisions to the U.S.-Japan SOFA. The USG position is to r [...] | 2008-08-05 10:14:00 | Consulate Naha | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PINS JA |
08NAHA65 | OKINAWA GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO WASHINGTON: POTENTIAL FORUM [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: Okinawa's Prefectural Governor may be planning to visit Washington D.C. this fall to seek meetings with USG officials and to ask for changes to bilaterally-agreed base realignment plans for Okinawa and revisions to the U.S.-Japan SOFA. The USG position is to r [...] | 2008-08-08 02:37:00 | Consulate Naha | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PINS JA |
08NAIROBI1010 | Somalia President Previews Washington Visit [...] (C) The Ambassador hosted Somalia Transition Federal President Abdullahi Ahmed Yusuf at his residence April 12 to preview the President's April 15-24 visit to New York and Washington. Yusuf confirmed that his agenda was our agenda - strengthening the TFG, working to achieve UNSC support for pe [...] | 2008-04-16 07:11:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PGOV PREL SO |
08NAIROBI1019 | KENYA'S MUSLIM GROUPS COMPETE FOR INFLUENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: Now that the dust is starting to settle from December's presidential election, Muslim advocacy groups in Kenya are trying to maximize their influence with the new coalition government and with Kenya's traditionally fractured Muslim community. The upstart National Muslim Leaders' [...] | 2008-04-16 13:57:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KE |
08NAIROBI1030 | RECOGNITION OF KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE [...] (U) On April 16, PolOff met with Ambassador Daniel Mukiri Kinyanjui, Head of Division for International Organizations and Conferences at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to follow up on reftel demarche. 2. (C) Kinyanjui said that the Government of Kenya has no precedent for the formal recogn [...] | 2008-04-18 05:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI1031 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN NONPROLIFERATION ISSUES [...] (U) On April 16, PolOff delivered ref B - D points to Ambassador Daniel Mukiri Kinyanjui, Head of Division for International Organizations and Conferences at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (C) Kinyanjui promised to forward the names contained in UNSCRs 1737, 1747, and 1803 to the relev [...] | 2008-04-18 05:45:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP UNSC IR KE |
08NAIROBI1070 | Somalia - Violence Spikes in Mogadishu [...] (C) SUMMARY. Between April 19 to 21, there was a spike in violence in Mogadishu with armed confrontation between forces allied with the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and armed anti-government elements. The alliances of the anti-government militia remain unclear. Reports indicate that [...] | 2008-04-22 13:26:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SO |
08NAIROBI1183 | Somalia Prime Minister Briefs Ambassador and Special Envoy [...] (C) Somalia Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein briefed the Ambassador and Special Envoy on preparations for direct talks with the opposition in Djibouti, current security and governance concerns and challenges, and ongoing efforts at reconciliation. End Summary. ------------------------ A Gri [...] | 2008-05-07 13:26:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PTER MOPS SO |
08NAIROBI1217 | Somalia - TFG Support for Piracy Resolution [...] (C) As requested in Ref A, Post has engaged Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) at an appropriately high level regarding its support for the U.S. sponsored Security Council resolution on piracy. On May 4, the Ambassador and Special Envoy raised the issue of support for the UNSC res [...] | 2008-05-09 10:06:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL SO |
08NAIROBI1220 | ICTR: GOVERNMENT OF KENYA FREEZES KABUGA'S ASSETS [...] (C) The Government of Kenya (GOK) on May 6 moved to freeze real estate assets in Nairobi owned by International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) fugitive, Felicien Kabuga. This welcome move came as a response to a request for cooperation made by the ICTR Chief Prosecutor to the GOK. While [...] | 2008-05-09 10:24:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KE |
08NAIROBI1257 | Somalia - Meeting With President Yusuf [...] (C) Somalia President Abdullahi Yusuf met with the Ambassador and Special Envoy to discuss his trip to the United States and next steps for the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) to take advantage of this momentum. Yusuf highlighted the deteriorating security environment and urged us to pre [...] | 2008-05-14 12:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PTER MOPS SO |
08NAIROBI126 | NAIROBI JANUARY 11 EAC MEETING AND SECURITY WRAP-UP [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Nairobi's Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) convened Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) on 11 January 2008 to review and discuss Post's security posture in the aftermath of the announcement on December 30 of the results of a "seriously flawed" presidential election. Trip [...] | 2008-01-11 15:42:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CASC KE |
08NAIROBI1271 | Somalia - TFG Loses Key Advisors [...] (C) Somalia President Abdullahi Yusuf has lost one of his key advisors with the May 10 resignation of Mohamed Abdirizak, Permanent Secretary of the Office of the President. Post has also lost one of its primary interlocutors within the TFG. Abdirizak's resignation comes at a time when other T [...] | 2008-05-16 10:46:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SO |
08NAIROBI13 | KENYAN ELECTIONS - WORKING FOR A POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. The electoral process in Kenya turned violent in recent days following the Electoral Commission's December 30 declaration of President Kibaki as the winner despite very serious irregularities in the vote tabulation process. Despite intense electoral observation by the U.S. and o [...] | 2008-01-02 21:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ASEC KE |
08NAIROBI1301 | INDEPENDENT REVIEW COMMISSION CHAIR PUZZLED BY [...] (C) The Ambassador and Emboffs recently met with Independent Review Commission (IREC) Chairman Judge Johann Kriegler to discuss IREC's top-to-bottom review of Kenya's electoral system and the bungled 2007 presidential elections (ref A). The Commission has a two-part mandate: (1) to assess and [...] | 2008-05-21 10:49:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI1328 | MOUNT ELGON: LOCAL NGO AND KENYAN NATIONAL [...] (C) Poloff met with the Executive Director of the Independent Medico-Legal Unit (IMLU),a Kenyan human rights organization, who led an investigative team on a week-long fact-finding trip to the Mount Elgon region. The findings of the team corroborate earlier allegations made by local and int [...] | 2008-05-27 06:55:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS ASEC PGOV PHUM KE |
08NAIROBI1354 | JOINT DEMARCHE ON GOK COOPERATION WITH ICTR ON [...] (C) On May 23, Acting PolCouns joined other Friends of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in delivering a demarche to the Foreign Minister. The message was clear: Kenya's recent steps on freezing war crimes suspect Felicien Kabuga's assets were much appreciated; however, th [...] | 2008-05-30 09:20:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KAWC EFIN PHUM KE RW NO |
08NAIROBI1373 | KENYA CORRUPTION UPDATE - LOOKING BACK, LOOKING FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: The bad news on the corruption front in Kenya is that the new coalition government has given some of the country's most egregious thieves a new lease on life and strengthened their already strong sense of impunity. Meanwhile, Kenya's legal system continues to stymie vs. deliver j [...] | 2008-06-04 12:39:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR PREL ECON EFIN KE |
08NAIROBI1384 | KENYA BRACES FOR PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTIONS ON [...] (C) Kenya will hold parliamentary by-elections on June 11 to fill five of six vacant parliamentary seats. The largest parliamentary blocs, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) and the Party of National Unity (PNU),hope to gain seats, but each of the races is tight. The results are unlikely [...] | 2008-06-05 15:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PREL KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI1461 | KENYA: SCENESETTER FOR PM ODINGA'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Summary. The June 16-19 visit of Prime Minister Odinga will highlight U.S. support for the coalition government, bolster the authority of the office of the Prime Minister to supervise and coordinate the government, and provide us an important opportunity to press for results on institutiona [...] | 2008-06-16 07:51:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID KE US |
08NAIROBI1579 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRICE [...] (C) Summary: Welcome to Kenya. Your visit comes six months after the disputed December 2007 general elections, when the controversial announcement of the victory of incumbent President Kibaki led to widespread violence, the deaths of 1,500 people and displacement 600,000 Kenyans. Kenya now st [...] | 2008-06-27 12:30:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI1593 | INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL TRIBUNAL FOR RWANDA ACCUSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Kenyan Government and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) are now engaged in a public debate over the ICTR's criticism of what they see as a lack of substantive cooperation in the search for fugitive Rwandan war crimes suspect Felicien Kabuga. While the ICTR [...] | 2008-06-30 07:57:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM KE RW |
08NAIROBI1658 | SENATOR BILL NELSON (D-FL) MEETS WITH PRIME [...] (C) Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) met on June 30 with Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga. The two discussed continuing USG-GOK cooperation in combating terrorism and security threats to Kenya presented by ongoing lawlessness in Somalia. Odinga discussed his recent trip to Washington and the nee [...] | 2008-07-07 14:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI1659 | KENYA TAKES STRONG STAND AGAINST ZIMBABWE [...] (U) In early June during a visit to South Africa, Prime Minister Raila Odinga denounced the deteriorating political situation in Zimbabwe after the March 29 elections. He was the first Kenyan official to do so publicly. He continued to speak out in public events and meetings with senior USG [...] | 2008-07-07 14:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE ZI |
08NAIROBI1692 | MINISTER OF FINANCE RESIGNS IN CORRUPTION SCANDAL [...] (C) Minister of Finance Amos Kimunya resigned on July 8, capping a week of intense speculation about his political future stemming from his role in the cut-rate sale of the Grand Regency Hotel in Nairobi. The hotel, built with proceeds from the 1990s Goldenberg corruption scandal, had become [...] | 2008-07-09 16:30:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM EFIN KCOR KE LY |
08NAIROBI1776 | SOMALIA - TFG COMMITTEES TO IMPLEMENT DJIBOUTI [...] (C) On July 18, Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) nominated its representatives for the committees outlined in the June 9 Djibouti Agreement (Ref A) reached between the TFG and the Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS). Article 9 of the Agreement called for a High Lev [...] | 2008-07-22 14:39:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SO |
08NAIROBI1780 | GOVERNMENT OF KENYA HAS NO PLANS TO RECOGNIZE [...] (C) On July 11, Antony Andanje, the new head of the International Organizations and Conferences Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told PolOff that the Government of Kenya has no immediate plans to recognize Kosovo. SLUTZ [...] | 2008-07-23 12:51:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KPKO KV KE |
08NAIROBI1781 | CO-SPONSORSHIP OF UNSCR 1267 LISTING REQUEST OF [...] (C) On July 11, Antony Andanje, the new head of the International Organizations and Conferences Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told PolOff that the Government of Kenya is not interested in co-sponsoring a UNSCR 1267 listing request of al-Shabaab. Andanje said that such a course [...] | 2008-07-23 12:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL PGOV KCRM SO KE |
08NAIROBI1815 | PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER TELL CODEL PRICE [...] (U) CODEL Price has cleared on this cable. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) In separate meetings held on July 3, CODEL Price heard from both President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga that constitutional reform is one of the Grand Coalition Government's top priorities. Prime M [...] | 2008-07-28 13:07:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KBIO KE ZI |
08NAIROBI1821 | KENYAN ELEPHANT EXPERTS REGRET CITES DECISION ON [...] (C) Summary: On July 15, the CITES Standing Committee granted China permission to import ivory from stockpiles held by Botswana, South Africa, Namibia, and Zimbabwe despite opposition from members of the African Elephant Coalition (AEC) and Australia. In the face of arguments from Kenya, Mal [...] | 2008-07-29 08:26:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KE PGOV PREL SENV |
08NAIROBI1838 | POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE COMMISSION BEGINS HEARING [...] (SBU) The Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence (the Waki Commission) has begun hearing testimony from security officials, and civil society organizations. The heads of the main Kenyan security agencies have testified. Each attempted to portray, with varying degrees of success, h [...] | 2008-07-30 10:31:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI1880 | Somalia - New Rumors of Ethopian Withdrawal [...] (C) On July 31, President Abdullahi Yusuf told Special Envoy for Somalia John Yates he suspected Ethiopia was preparing to withdraw its troops soon. According to Yusuf, Ethiopian troops, possibly as many as forty truckloads, left their bases at the former pasta factory and football stadium in [...] | 2008-08-01 05:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO |
08NAIROBI1885 | SOMALIA - PM HUSSEIN ATTEMPTS TO OUST MOGADISHU'S [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein issued a public recommendation to remove Banaadir governor and Mogadishu mayor Muhammad Umar Habeb, aka Mohammad Dheere, on July 29. President Yusuf, who rejected the maneuver as illegal, told us the Prime Minister didn't consult the President [...] | 2008-08-01 12:10:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO |
08NAIROBI1906 | SOMALIA - A POLITICAL STALEMATE [...] (C) Days after several ministers supporting President Abdulahi Yusuf resigned in protest from Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein's cabinet (reftels A and B),our contacts tell us the political fight between the Prime Minister and President Yusuf has evolved into a resentful, but less bellicose [...] | 2008-08-06 14:18:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO |
08NAIROBI1958 | SOMALIA - PARLIAMENT MOVES TO UNSEAT PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY. On August 12, Somalia's Transitional Federal Parliament submitted a petition to the Speaker to table a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein. Although this motion has been in the works for weeks, it gained momentum as a result of high level pressure [...] | 2008-08-14 10:48:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO |
08NAIROBI1961 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON [...] (C) Summary: Welcome to Kenya. Your visit comes eight months after the disputed December 2007 general elections, when the controversial announcement of the victory of incumbent President Kibaki led to widespread violence, the deaths of 1,500 people and displacement of 600,000 Kenyans. Kenya h [...] | 2008-08-14 12:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL PGOV KDEM PTER KE |
08NAIROBI200 | KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: WORKING FOR A SOLUTION [...] (C) Summary. With strong support through the Secretary's calls and A/S Frazer,s recent visit, we are continuing intensive efforts to facilitate dialogue between President Kibaki and Raila Odinga in order to achieve a political resolution of the post-electoral crisis. If achieved, this will b [...] | 2008-01-17 19:12:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KE |
08NAIROBI2136 | ACTION REQUEST: UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRD [...] (U) On September 9, Deputy Polcouns and Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Anthony Andanje, Head of the Division for International Organizations and Conferences at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Until recently, Andanje served at teh Kenyan Mission to the UN as Kenya's representative to t [...] | 2008-09-10 05:37:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA UN KE |
08NAIROBI2140 | PRIME MINISTER, DEFENSE MINISTER BRIEF CODEL PAYNE [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings on August 7-8, CODEL Payne discussed a wide range of issues with Prime Minister Raila Odinga, Defense Minister Mohammed Yusuf Haji, Trade Minister Uhuru Kenyatta, Minister of Higher Education Sally Kosgei, former President Daniel arap Moi, Nobel laureate Wanga [...] | 2008-09-10 16:49:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | OREP PREL PGOV KDEM KCRM ASEC ETRD PREF KE |
08NAIROBI2174 | TERRORISM CONVICTION OVERTURNED, SUSPECT RELEASED [...] (U) According to multiple news reports, Omar Said Omar, the only suspect convicted of a crime in connection with the 2002 attacks on an Israeli owned hotel and airliner near Mombasa, Kenya, was released from prison today after his conviction was overturned by the High Court of Kenya. In 2005 [...] | 2008-09-17 04:38:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KE PINS PTER |
08NAIROBI2225 | Somalia: Atmospherics During Somalia Program in Kenya [...] (C) Summary: The Somalia Unit, including the embedded Military Information Support Team (MIST),conducted a Youth Enrichment Program (YEP) from August 25-29, 2008 in Mandera, on the Kenya-Somalia border (reftel). While the program was an unqualified success in changing negative attitudes towa [...] | 2008-09-22 09:04:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO |
08NAIROBI2253 | MT. ELGON: STATUS OF INVESTIGATIONS ALLEGATIONS OF [...] (C) In late July, the international NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a second, more detailed report alleging security forces' involvement in serious human rights violations during the joint military-police operation against the Sabaot Land Defense Force (SLDF) in Mt. Elgon in March-April 200 [...] | 2008-09-24 15:57:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM MOPS MASS KPKO KCRM KE |
08NAIROBI2257 | Somalia: Border Security Near Mandera, Kenya [...] (C) Summary: Members of the Somalia Unit spent nearly ten days on the Kenya-Somalia border in late August 2008. Although the border remains officially closed, we experienced first-hand the border security challenges Kenya has with Somalia. We also heard several anecdotes demonstrating the por [...] | 2008-09-25 11:50:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO |
08NAIROBI232 | PRESIDENT YUSUF'S CONCERN OVER RIYALE'S U.S. VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Abullahi Yusuf dispatched an envoy from London to express his strong concern to Ambassador Ranneberger and Special Envoy Yates over the visit of Somaliland President Riyale to Washington. Yusuf considers the visit's timin [...] | 2008-01-22 15:19:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | AU PREL PGOV SO |
08NAIROBI234 | ELECTION CRISIS -- ANTI-U.S. GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Throughout last week, the government,s office of public communications placed prominent advertisements in the print and broadcast media accusing the U.S. and others of contributing to violence. The advertisements varied in text, but evoked similar themes. All were entitled "Setting the R [...] | 2008-01-22 16:41:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI235 | KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS - THE SPEAKER OF [...] (C) I met with the new Speaker of the Parliament, Kenneth Marende, on January 18 to congratulate him on his election and to discuss the role he can play to help resolve the election crisis. 2. (C) I briefed Marende on U.S. efforts to assist in resolution of the crisis. Marende noted that i [...] | 2008-01-22 16:51:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI2369 | SOMALIA - JOINT SECURITY COMMITTEE TRAINING IN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The joint TFG-ARS Joint Security Committee (JSC) is participating in a conflict management workshop in South Africa from October 11-17. The training session was organized by the UN Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) to prepare the JSC members for the next round of meetings of t [...] | 2008-10-15 15:45:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID PINS SO |
08NAIROBI238 | EC AMBASSADOR MICHEL'S VISIT [...] (C) EC Commissioner Louis Michel made a one-day visit January 19 to press for a political solution to the electoral crisis. According to the French Ambassador (who is representing the EU presidency in the absence of Slovenia),Michel had consulted with Kofi Annan before visiting in order to e [...] | 2008-01-22 17:14:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE FR SI |
08NAIROBI2380 | SOMALIA - TFG APPREHENSION ABOUT UPCOMING IGAD [...] (C) In an October 15 meeting, visiting Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Abdisalam Adan worried about Ethiopia's plans for the October 27 - 29 Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Summit on Somalia. Adan reported that the TFG and transitional parl [...] | 2008-10-16 13:50:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI PTER SO |
08NAIROBI239 | KENYA,S ELECTORAL CRISIS -- PUSHING KIBAKI-ODINGA [...] (C) Summary. In the lead-up to Kofi Annan,s expected arrival January 22, we have continued to press for President Kibaki and Raila Odinga to use that opportunity for a face-to-face meeting and to launch a meaningful political dialogue. Achieving that would go a long way towards calming tensio [...] | 2008-01-22 17:36:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI240 | KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS - THE ROLE OF THE [...] (U) With the election crisis taking an ever greater toll on business interests (see reftel),the business community has become increasingly engaged in lobbying for a political solution. While it is hard to determine precisely what impact this will have, the voice of the business community is [...] | 2008-01-22 19:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI2527 | SOMALIA: PUNTLAND, SOMALILAND TERROR ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary: Security remained tight in Somaliland October 31 following the October 29 suicide bombings (reftels). A curfew remained in place, the land borders remained closed, and security was enhanced at key buildings in the capital, Hargeisa. Somaliland authorities report some progress in [...] | 2008-10-31 12:30:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV PREL CASC SO PINS |
08NAIROBI2551 | POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE COMMISSION REPORT: [...] (U) Two weeks after release of the Commission of Inquiry into Post-Election Violence (CIPEV) report (refs A and B),Kenya's political leaders continue to publicly grapple with fallout. Of particular contention is whether to implement the report's recommendations for a special tribunal to try [...] | 2008-11-04 14:09:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI2554 | SOMALIA - TFG PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER, SPEAKER [...] (C) Summary: On the eve of his departure for London to present a new cabinet for approval by President Yusuf, Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein "Nur Adde" described continuing strife within the Transitional Federal Government leadership and efforts by President Yusuf to block progress in the [...] | 2008-11-05 14:26:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SO |
08NAIROBI2563 | NEW ABUSE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST KENYAN SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-10 15:25:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KE |
08NAIROBI2581 | SOMALIA: MELES'S POST-IGAD EXPECTATIONS FOR THE [...] (C) Summary: Immediately on the heels of the October 28 - 29 IGAD Extraordinary Summit on Somalia, Assistant Secretary Frazer discussed with Prime Minister Meles the way forward with the faltering Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and its merger with the Alliance for the Reliberatio [...] | 2008-11-13 05:12:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR SO ET |
08NAIROBI2586 | SOMALIA: TFG PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER CONTINUE [...] (C) Summary: Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein "Nur Adde" told Ambassador November 11 that President Yusuf had come under pressure and appeared to be showing increased flexibility in their discussions on the composition of an interim cabinet (reftel),bu [...] | 2008-11-13 10:39:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI SO ET |
08NAIROBI2598 | SOMALIA - TFG PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER FAIL TO [...] (C) Summary: As forecast reftel, the Somali Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President and Prime Minister failed November 15 - 16, without really trying, to compromise in their continuing disagreement about the composition of the TFG cabinet. Each publicly blamed the other for the failure [...] | 2008-11-16 17:50:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI SO ET |
08NAIROBI2602 | SOMALIA - ARS LEADERS READY FOR RADICAL CHANGE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Leaders of the Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) seek to consolidate support from their recent mission in Somalia and are committed to the Djibouti Process and a unity government, even as internal strife threatens to implode the Transitional Federal Government (TFG [...] | 2008-11-17 13:46:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINS SO |
08NAIROBI2610 | A TALE OF TWO EL WAKS [...] (SBU) El Wak, Kenya lies just across the border from El Wak, Somalia. Both towns are dominated by the Garre clan, which is now engulfed in a violent struggle for dominance over the Murulle clan. The conflict has spread into Somalia and has exacerbated relations between the Garre and Marehan, [...] | 2008-11-18 13:34:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC KCRM KE SO |
08NAIROBI2613 | MARTHA KARUA ELECTED AS NARC-KENYA PARTY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 14, a convention of 2,000 delegates of the National Rainbow Coalition - Kenya (NARC-Kenya) elected current Minister of Justice, National Cohesion, and Constitutional Affairs Martha Karua as its Chairperson. Karua has made no secret of her desire to contest the 2012 K [...] | 2008-11-19 08:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI2614 | EU THREATENS TO WITHHOLD AID [...] (C) At a press conference November 17 on the occasion of "European Development Days," French Ambassador Elisabeth Barbier and EC Head of Delegation Eric van der Linden were questioned on European views with regard to implementation of the Waki Commission recommendations. Headlined the followin [...] | 2008-11-19 08:56:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAO PGOV KE |
08NAIROBI2643 | SOMALIA - PRESIDENT YUSUF: I AM A DEMOCRAT, NOT A [...] (C) SUMMARY. On November 20, Special Envoy Yates met with an intractable President Yusuf, who made it clear that he was unable to work with Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein and was more interested in assigning blame than moving forward on a peace process. Yusuf termed the Prime Minister's [...] | 2008-11-21 16:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI SO |
08NAIROBI2644 | SOMALIA - YUSUF AGREES TO SEEK COMPROMISE WITH [...] (C) Summary: In a follow-on to their November 20 meeting (reftel),Special Envoy for Somalia John Yates pressed Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Abdullahi Yusuf to drop his legalistic objections to cooperation with TFG Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein "Nur Adde." Yusuf initia [...] | 2008-11-21 16:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI SO |
08NAIROBI2660 | EL WAK RESIDENTS ACCUSE KENYAN SECURITY FORCES OF [...] (C) Summary. 34 residents of El Wak, North Eastern Province, interviewed by Embassy Officers have alleged that Kenyan security forces, primarily police, engaged in human rights abuses as part of an operation in late October to confiscate illegal arms. The pattern of operations -- and allega [...] | 2008-11-25 12:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MOPS ASEC KE |
08NAIROBI2671 | DRUG TRAFFICKING ON THE RISE IN KENYA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On November 21, the British High Commission convened a mini-Dublin Group meeting in Nairobi to discuss the state of the drug problem in Kenya. The meeting was attended by representatives of one of Kenya's three police services, the director of the Kenyan government's anti-drug [...] | 2008-11-26 12:16:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM KCOR KJUS SNAR UK UG KE |
08NAIROBI2701 | KENYA - ADDITIONAL AMISOM TROOP PLEDGES [...] (C) Post delivered reftel para 4 points on November 28 to Ben Ogutu, MFA Director for Political Affairs. While there has been no definite decision on providing troops to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM),Ogutu opined that press reporting on alleged Kenya troop contributions "did n [...] | 2008-12-02 14:53:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO MOPS MASS MARR PREL KE |
08NAIROBI2719 | SOMALIA - PRIME MINISTER REBUFFED BY SPEAKER IN [...] (C) Summary: A dejected Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Hussein told us December 3 that his one-day trip to Mogadishu and Baidoa in a bid to win parliamentary confirmation of his transitional cabinet and the November 26 Djibouti unity government communique had been rebuff [...] | 2008-12-04 17:01:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR EAID SO ET |
08NAIROBI2738 | EMBASSY CONCURRENCE FOR FY09 HORN OF AFRICA [...] (U) Embassy Nairobi has reviewed and supports S/CT's proposal to provide training in Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Counterinsurgency Operations to Kenya to help this nation build its capacity to perform these operations in an effective manner that respects human rights. 2. (C) The [...] | 2008-12-08 14:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KTIA MARR MASS PTER KE SO |
08NAIROBI2760 | HEIGHTENED INSECURITY AT DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP [...] (SBU) On December 8 around 8:40 a.m a German development aid organization (GTZ) ambulance was attacked by gunmen. The GTZ ambulance was traveling from the Dadaab NGO compound to Hagadera refugee camp with 7 people on board. The UN-mandated government of Kenay (GOK) police escort for all vehic [...] | 2008-12-11 12:16:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KE PGOV PREF PREL |
08NAIROBI2779 | SOMALIA - KENYANS WILL JOIN PIRACY CONTACT GROUP [...] (C/Rel KE) We shared reftel A points and non-paper with MFA Director of Political Affairs Ambassador Benson Ogutu, Americas Desk Head Ambassador Binsai Chepsongol, and International Organizations and Conferences Head Anthony Andanje. Andanje responded that the Kenyans will join the Contact G [...] | 2008-12-15 15:36:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT PREL PINS PGOV SO |
08NAIROBI2793 | GENERAL WARD DISCUSSES SECURITY WITH KENYAN LEADERS [...] (C) On November 24 and 25, AFRICOM Commander General William Ward had introductory meetings with President Kibaki, Prime Minister Odinga, Assistant Minister for Defense Major General (retired) Joseph Nkaisserry, and Chief of General Staff General Jeremiah Mutinda Kianga. The conversations foc [...] | 2008-12-16 12:15:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP MOPS PHSA PBTS PREL KE SO SU CG |
08NAIROBI281 | KIBAKI-ODINGA TAKE FIRST STEP TOWARD DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary. A meeting between President Kibaki and Raila Odinga facilitated by Kofi Annan on January 24 sent a very positive message to the Kenyan people and will help end violence. The agenda and modalities for subsequent dialogue have not yet been worked out. The process of dialogue will [...] | 2008-01-25 11:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI2879 | SOMALIA - TFG PRESIDENT RESIGNS [...] (C) Summary: Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Abdullahi Yusuf ended months-long stand-off with the Prime Minister and, probably, closed the final chapter on his almost forty years in Somali politics by resigning on December 29. With Yusuf's resignation, Parliament Speaker Shei [...] | 2008-12-29 11:53:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR MARR SO ET |
08NAIROBI2883 | SOMALIA - URGENT NEED FOR A UNPKO [...] (C) Summary: A decision to deploy a United Nations peacekeeping operation (UNPKO) in Somalia offers the best, and probably only, opportunity to preserve and advance the important and hard-won gains our policy has made in Somalia. Specifically, the Djibouti Process is making serious steps towa [...] | 2008-12-29 16:11:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR EAID SOCI USUN SO ET |
08NAIROBI2901 | SOMALIA - A/S FRAZER TELLS PRESIDENT YUSUF TO GET [...] (C) Summary: In two brief meetings while transiting Nairobi December 22, Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Frazer told Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Yusuf that she did not disagree with his dire portrayal of worsening security in Somalia, and agreed that Alliance for t [...] | 2008-12-31 15:12:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SOCI MARR MOPS SO ET |
08NAIROBI311 | KENYA ELECTORAL CRISIS: VIOLENCE FLARES IN [...] (SBU) Late on January 24, a fresh round of violence erupted in Nakuru, Naivasha, and Tomboroa -- all Rift Valley Province towns near the border of Kikuyu-dominated Central Province. The highest death toll was in Nakuru, where clashes between rival armed gangs armed with machetes, spears, bows [...] | 2008-01-29 14:00:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ASEC PGOV KE |
08NAIROBI312 | KENYA: A/S FRAZER,S MEETINGS WITH PRESIDENT KIBAKI [...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Frazer, joined by Ambassador Ranneberger, met with President Mwai Kibaki on January 5 and January 7 to seek a path towards ending the political crisis stemming from the disputed December 27 presidential election results. She carried with her Secretary Rice's [...] | 2008-01-29 14:47:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI357 | KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS - PROCESS OF DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Kenyans welcomed the political dialogue launched by Kofi Annan on January 29 as a desperately needed step towards ending violence and achieving a resolution of the crisis. Annan has chosen Cyril Ramaphosa as his chief mediator. The visit of Ban Ki-moon provided support for the m [...] | 2008-02-01 19:21:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KE |
08NAIROBI378 | KENYA: LINKING VISAS TO VIOLENCE [...] (C) To follow up on recent statements by Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer and the Ambassador indicating that the Department will review the visa eligibility of Kenyan politicians and businessmen suspected of supporting, inciting, or perpetrating violence in Kenya, Post delivered eight letter [...] | 2008-02-05 15:52:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PGOV KCOR PREL KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI380 | KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS - STATE OF PLAY AND NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary. Having reached agreements regarding violence and humanitarian issues, the Annan-mediated talks between the government and ODM today started focusing on elements of a political solution. Annan wants to achieve this by February 13. The two sides start this discussion with diamet [...] | 2008-02-05 19:25:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KE |
08NAIROBI419 | KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: NEARING THE CRUNCH POINT [...] (C) Summary. Now that Kenya's peace talks have begun to focus on political issues, they are expected to rapidly reach the crunch point regarding power-sharing. There are constructive developments that mitigate in favor of progress, but also indications that achieving this will be extremely d [...] | 2008-02-08 13:12:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KE |
08NAIROBI420 | KENYA: MORE VISA WARNING LETTERS SENT [...] (C) Reftel reports on the February 5 conveyance of eight letters to Kenyan individuals warning the latter that indications they may be involved in supporting, inciting, and perpetrating inter-ethnic violence in Kenya are relevant to their eligibility for U.S. visas. 2. (C) On February 8, [...] | 2008-02-08 13:23:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS PGOV KCOR PREL KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI444 | KENYA'S ELECTORAL CRISIS: AT THE CRUNCH POINT [...] (SBU) Summary. Following his meeting with Kibaki and Odinga on February 9, Annan announced that the two sides had agreed on the need for a political solution. The talks will reconvene February 11 to discuss details. The two sides remain far apart regarding what power-sharing should entail. [...] | 2008-02-11 10:33:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KE |
08NAIROBI446 | Somalia - Tour d'Horizon with the Prime Minister [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Somalia's Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein offered his perspectives on establishing security in Mogadishu, reconciliation, training troops, selecting ministers, and focusing on transitional tasks during a February 8 lunch meeting. The Prime Minister reviewed many of the same [...] | 2008-02-11 12:59:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN EAID SO |
08NAIROBI462 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PRIORITY LOBBYING FOR KOSOVO [...] (C) On February 12, the Ambassador sent a letter to Minister of Foreign Affairs Moses Wetangula urging the government of Kenya to recognize Kosovo as soon as possible after it declares independence. The mission followed up with a formal diplomatic note. 2. (C) Given the nature of the curre [...] | 2008-02-12 12:42:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU |
08NAIROBI486 | TALKS FOCUS INTENSIVELY ON POLITICAL ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary. Since February 11 the two sides have been engaged in intensive and relatively constructive discussions of modalities for a political solution. Off-site discussions hosted by Annan sincQFebruary 12 adjourned the afternoon of February 14 without an agreement. The talks are expec [...] | 2008-02-14 15:41:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KE |
08NAIROBI499 | Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia [...] (C) The Alliance for the Re-liberation of Somalia (ARS) is increasingly distancing itself from extremist leaders of some Shabaab factions and is receiving considerable attention from the international community as an organized opposition block to the TFG. Against this backdrop, Prime Minister H [...] | 2008-02-19 14:46:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC SO |
08NAIROBI506 | Somalia Prime Minister's European Travel and Security [...] (C) Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein briefed the Ambassador February 15 on his trip to Brussels and Paris. He also outlined his recent efforts at reconciliation, and spoke of his concerns about security in Mogadishu and those tasked to ensure it. End Summary. ----------------------------- E [...] | 2008-02-20 07:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SO ET |
08NAIROBI515 | KENYAN TALKS MOVE FORWARD [...] (SBU) Summary. The Secretary's February 18 visit has propelled the talks forward. Discussion of the structure of a coalition government has begun. However, Raila Odinga remains concerned that the government is seeking a minimalist outcome and threatened to resume mass action within a week i [...] | 2008-02-20 13:20:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI516 | Somalia -- Former PM Gedi Concerned about Debt, Reputation [...] (C) SE Yates met with former Prime Minister Ali Mohamed Gedi February 12 to review current developments in Somalia and the status of Gedi's asylum request. Gedi spent considerable time spinning self-serving refutations of allegations that while Prime Minister he engaged in corrupt practices an [...] | 2008-02-20 14:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SO ET |
08NAIROBI518 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. DECISION TO RECOGNIZE [...] (C) On February 21, the Ambassador raised the issue of Kosovo's independence directly to Foreign Minister Moses Wetangula. He urged Wetangula to recognize Kosovo's independence as quickly as possible. 2. (C) Wetangula and other Government ministers remain deeply engaged in negotiations wit [...] | 2008-02-21 09:22:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KE |
08NAIROBI531 | CHARTERHOUSE BANK SCANDAL: THE BAD GUYS ARE STRIKING BACK [...] (C) Summary: Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) officials believe Chief Justice Evans Gicheru's sudden decision to give priority to hearing appeals by the money laundering Charterhouse Bank to remove the statutory manager, rather than hearing the CBK's appeals, indicates that Gicheru has been compromi [...] | 2008-02-23 13:14:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KCOR EFIN KE |
08NAIROBI532 | CHARTERHOUSE BANK SCANDAL: THE BAD GUYS ARE STRIKING BACK [...] (C) Summary: Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) officials believe Chief Justice Evans Gicheru's sudden decision to give priority to hearing appeals by the money laundering Charterhouse Bank to remove the statutory manager, rather than hearing the CBK's appeals, indicates that Gicheru has been compromi [...] | 2008-02-24 08:21:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KCOR EFIN KE |
08NAIROBI545 | KENYA TALKS - KEY ISSUES STILL UNRESOLVED [...] (SBU) Summary. Although both sides agreed to creation of a prime minister position following the Secretary's February 18 visit, the talks have bogged down over the authority the PM will be given and over related issues, including formation of a cabinet. Gordon Brown spoke with Kibaki Februar [...] | 2008-02-25 18:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PDEM KE |
08NAIROBI566 | Somalia -- TFG Divided at the Top [...] (C) SUMMARY. Differences between President Abdullahi Yusuf and Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein threaten to halt the recent progress made by Somalia's Transitional Federal Government. The primary issue is how to pursue the process of reconciliation while at the same time addressing the thre [...] | 2008-02-26 15:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SO |
08NAIROBI585 | KENYA'S POLITICAL CRISIS: ODM CALLS OFF [...] (U) The opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) announced that it was calling off nationwide demonstrations planned for February 28 to protest the lack of progress in the negotiations to resolve Kenya's ongoing political crisis. The announcement was made by ODM leader Raila Odinga after h [...] | 2008-02-28 06:41:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI588 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ADVANCING THE U.S. POSITION [...] (C) On February 26, the Ambassador intervened directly with Minister of Foreign Affairs Moses Wetangula regarding reftel demarche and emphasized the importance of helping Cuba work toward a peaceful process of meaningful change that will lead to a democratic end. 2. (U) Kenya generally has [...] | 2008-02-28 07:55:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE CU |
08NAIROBI641 | KENYA'S POLITICAL ACCORD AND U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. President Kibaki and Raila Odinga have a positive public tone regarding their commitment to implement the coalition agreement. When I met with them separately on March 3 to lay out U.S. plans and to discuss next steps, they were upbeat. Sorting out the disposition of cabinet [...] | 2008-03-05 09:38:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI706 | MOUNT ELGON CLASHES: KENYA'S ARMY STEPS IN [...] (C) Summary: On March 10, Kenya's military deployed to Mount Elgon, which has been the center of a violent land dispute since 2006. Previous efforts by the police to quell the violence have been unsuccessful. The settlement of the post-election political dispute between President Kibaki and [...] | 2008-03-12 13:55:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MOPS KE |
08NAIROBI723 | KENYA HUMAN RIGHTS: PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF UN [...] (C) Poloff met with representatives of the UN Office for the High Commissioner Human Rights (OHCHR) investigative team, which recently ended a three-week fact-finding mission to investigate post-election violence in Kenya (ref a). The representatives outlined the team's preliminary conclusions [...] | 2008-03-14 07:43:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KE |
08NAIROBI726 | Somalia Cancels Plans for Prime Minister to Attend Damascus [...] (C) During a March 10 meeting with Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf (to be reported septel),SE Yates carried out reftel instructions to discourage the Somali government from sending a high level delegation to the Damascus Summit. 2. (C) President Yusuf replied, "I got your message." Yusu [...] | 2008-03-14 09:20:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SO |
08NAIROBI792 | KENYA'S POLITICAL PROCESS AND U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Since the signing of the political accord on February 28, President Kibaki and Raila Odinga have sent positive signals and maintained the momentum for peace and political reconciliation generated by the February 28th landmark power-sharing accord. Odinga will likely be sworn [...] | 2008-03-20 10:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC KE |
08NAIROBI796 | Somalia -- Conversation with TFG President Yusuf [...] (C) Ambassador and Special Envoy Yates met with President Yusuf to discuss reconciliation efforts, the humanitarian situation, the fight against terrorism, and security concerns. The President agreed to take action on appointing a single point-of-contact in the TFG on humanitarian issues, a lo [...] | 2008-03-20 11:54:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV UNSC PREL SO |
08NAIROBI798 | CORRECTED COPY: KENYA'S POLITICAL PROCESS AND U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. Since the signing of the political accord on February 28, President Kibaki and Raila Odinga have sent positive signals and maintained the momentum for peace and political reconciliation generated by the February 28th landmark power-sharing accord. Odinga will likely be sworn [...] | 2008-03-20 12:17:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC KE |
08NAIROBI804 | MT. ELGON MILITARY OPERATION CONTINUES, CHANGES [...] (C) Summary: Kenyan military forces continue to support police attempts in the Mt. Elgon region to eliminate the Sabaot Land Defense Force (SLDF),an informal militia drawn from the Soy subclan of the Kalenjin tribe that may number in the thousands. As of March 18, Kenyan security forces had [...] | 2008-03-20 16:22:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS ASEC PGOV PHUM KE TZ SU |
08NAIROBI815 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF AL-SHABAAB AS A [...] (C) On March 20, PolOff delivered reftel demarche on the designation of al-Shabaab as a terrorist organization to Stella Sokoto, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Officer, Americas Desk. Sokoto said she would direct our request that the Government of Kenya consider taking similar actions [...] | 2008-03-25 13:44:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PREL KCRM KE SO |
08NAIROBI824 | FORMING KENYA'S CABINET PREDICTABLY CONTENTIOUS [...] (SBU) Disagreement over the size and composition of President Kibaki's cabinet has delayed the final step needed to form Kenya's coalition government. Forming a cabinet was never expected to be a neat or easy exercise, according to our political contacts, so this delay comes as no surprise. [...] | 2008-03-26 10:13:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI878 | Somalia Prime Minister and President at Odds [...] (C) Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein confided in SE Yates that he believes President Yusuf is organizing to have him removed from office. He asked for our support and advice on how to handle what he termed as "increasingly aggressive attacks" aga [...] | 2008-04-01 15:05:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SO ET |
08NAIROBI893 | COALITION CABINET STILL NOT FORMED [...] (C) Summary. The failure of the two sides thus far to reach agreement on composition of a coalition cabinet threatens momentum to resolve the Kenya post-elections crisis. We have been working intensively with both sides to press for rapid agreement (see ref A which lays out U.S. engagement) [...] | 2008-04-03 09:56:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI896 | DEAL REACHED ON COALITION CABINET [...] (C) Per reftel, President Kibaki and Prime Minister (designate) Odinga met on April 3 to discuss the composition of a coalition cabinet. Odinga told me that the meeting resulted in an "agreement in principle." Kibaki and Odinga agreed that there will be 40 ministries. Kibaki's side will ke [...] | 2008-04-03 13:28:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI902 | Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia [...] (C) Ambassador and Special Envoy met in Nairobi the week of March 31-April 4 with senior members of the Asmara-based Alliance for the Re-Liberation of Somalia (ARS),including Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Executive Committee Chairman, and Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan, Central Committee Chairman. [...] | 2008-04-04 16:09:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SO |
08NAIROBI903 | Somalia: SRSG Ould-Abdallah on Way Forward [...] (C) UN Special Representative of the Secretary General Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah called on the Ambassador and Special Envoy to discuss the visit to Nairobi of the Alliance for the Re-Libration of Somalia (ARS),to vent his frustrations over dealing with ?the Europeans,? and to provide details on h [...] | 2008-04-04 16:09:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PGOV PREL SO |
08NAIROBI960 | RESOLVING KENYA'S CABINET IMBROGLIO [...] (C) Summary. President Kibaki and PM-designate Odinga have still not reached agreement on composition of a coalition cabinet. The difference between them is over 2-3 ministries. The impasse has heightened tensions. There was sporadic violence April 8 and 9, but the country is now calm. H [...] | 2008-04-09 18:11:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAIROBI971 | Somalia -- Country Clearance for Contractors [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 6. 2. (C) In order to implement more effectively USG assistance programs designed to support capacity building of the Transition Federal Institutions (TFIs),Post requests that a new policy be established that will permit USAID contractors to travel to [...] | 2008-04-10 14:22:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | OTRA ASEC PREL SO |
08NAIROBI999 | CABINET DEAL REACHED [...] (C) Summary. Intervention by the Secretary and strong support from A/S Frazer were decisive in persuading President Kibaki and Prime Minister-designate Odinga to reach agreement on the cabinet, which was announced April 13. Kibaki and Odinga both saw the U.S. as the only party who could work [...] | 2008-04-15 12:25:00 | Embassy Nairobi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KE |
08NAPLES36 | ORGANIZED CRIME IN ITALY I: THE POLITICAL DIMENSION [...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: This is the first of a three-part series; this message offers some background on organized crime in Southern Italy and examines its political dimensions. Organized crime is one of Southern Italy's greatest challenges to economic growth and political stability, [...] | 2008-06-04 15:34:00 | Consulate Naples | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM ECON SNAR KCOR IT |
08NAPLES37 | ORGANIZED CRIME IN ITALY II: HOW ORGANIZED CRIME DISTORTS [...] (U) Summary: This is the second of a three-part series; this message examines the economic dimension of organized crime in Southern Italy. According to a recent study, organized crime is the biggest individual segment of the Italian economy, accounting for seven percent of GDP. Wherever it occurs, [...] | 2008-06-06 10:50:00 | Consulate Naples | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON KCRM SENV SNAR EFIN PGOV KCOR IT |
08NAPLES38 | ORGANIZED CRIME III: CONFRONTING ORGANIZED CRIME IN [...] (C) Summary: This is the third of a three-part series (see reftels A-B for parts I and II); this message offers views on how to combat organized crime in Italy. The USG has a significant stake in the fight against organized crime in Italy. The Italian crime syndicates help support terrorist groups [...] | 2008-06-06 17:20:00 | Consulate Naples | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM ECON SNAR KCOR IT |
08NAPLES48 | VENEZUELAN CONSULATE PROMOTES CHAVEZ BRAND OF SOCIALISM [...] (C) Venezuela appears to be using its long-dormant Consulate General in Naples as a platform for spreading propaganda on behalf of the Chavez brand of socialism. After leaving the Consul General position vacant for over a year, reflecting Venezuela's apparently minimal interests in southern I [...] | 2008-06-18 08:58:00 | Consulate Naples | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR IT VE |
08NAPLES9 | SICILIAN GOVERNOR RESIGNS [...] (U) Following his January 18 conviction for assisting mafia figures (reftel),Sicilian Regional President Salvatore Cuffaro finally resigned from office January 26 in the wake of protests. After the conviction, Cuffaro had originally said he would not resign, and would appeal the verdict and [...] | 2008-01-29 07:47:00 | Consulate Naples | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM KCOR IT |
08NAPLES96 | CAN CALABRIA BE SAVED? [...] (SBU) Summary: If it were not part of Italy, Calabria would be a failed state. The 'Ndrangheta organized crime syndicate controls vast portions of its territory and economy, and accounts for at least three percent of Italy's GDP (probably much more) through drug trafficking, extortion and usury. La [...] | 2008-12-02 15:02:00 | Consulate Naples | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PREL BEXP SENV SOCI KCRM KCOR IT |
08NASSAU405 | BAHAMAS REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recommends waiver of the provisions of Title III of the Libertad Act for The Bahamas. The Bahamas has had a cordial relationship with Cuba, has supported Cuba in international fora, and has engaged in both cultural and economic exchanges with Cuba, including promotion of Cub [...] | 2008-05-23 17:15:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU BF |
08NASSAU590 | WHA DAS MADISON SIGNS PSI SHIPBOARDING AGREEMENT, [...] (C) SUMMARY: WHA DAS Madison signed a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) shipboarding agreement with Bahamas Acting Prime Minister Symonette on August 11 in Nassau. In separate discussions with top Bahamian officials, Madison focused on the GCOB,s stated security priority of improving [...] | 2008-08-14 20:37:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR PREL PHSA KTIA KNNA EWWT MARR PARM |
08NASSAU591 | LABOR UNREST ROCKS BAHAMAS [...] (U) SUMMARY: Labor unrest broke the summer lull on three Bahamian islands in the past week and brought the capital,s central avenue to an unexpected standstill mid-morning August 11. A union-sanctioned strike at Morton Salt on Great Inagua August 8 caused management to cease operations inde [...] | 2008-08-14 22:41:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ELAB BF |
08NASSAU628 | GEORGIA-RUSSIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) PolChief delivered reftel demarche points rejecting Russian recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia to newly-appoined Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS),Dr. Patricia Rodgers, September 2. PS Rodgers made no substantive comments in reply but indicated the GCOB was lik [...] | 2008-09-03 18:53:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU BF |
08NASSAU629 | BAHAMAS NOT INTERESTED IN KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT [...] (C/NF) PolChief delivered reftel demarche points regarding Serbia's proposal to refer the question of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for an advisory opinion to newly-appoined Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS),Dr. Patricia R [...] | 2008-09-03 18:54:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNGA KV BF |
08NASSAU644 | UN VOTING RECORD DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) PolChief delivered reftel demarche points on country voting practices at the UN, and a copy of the 2007 report, to newly-appointed Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS),Dr. Patricia Rodgers, September 2. PolChief echoed DAS Madison's appreciative comments to then-Acting P [...] | 2008-09-12 20:46:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UNSC UNGA BF |
08NASSAU645 | BAHAMAS NON-COMMITTAL ON PRESSURING FARC [...] (C) PolChief delivered reftel demarche points encouraging further pressure on the FARC to newly-appoined Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS),Dr. Patricia Rodgers, September 2. PS Rodgers made no substantive comments in reply but indicated the GCOB was unlikely to take any s [...] | 2008-09-12 20:47:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PTER SNAR PGOV PREL BF |
08NASSAU646 | CUBA HUMAN RIGHTS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) PolChief delivered reftel demarche points encouraging dialogue on respect for human rights in Cuba to newly-appoined Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS),Dr. Patricia Rodgers, September 2, referencing DAS Madison's discussion on the matter with then-Acting Prime Minister/ [...] | 2008-09-12 20:48:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN CU BF |
08NASSAU657 | PM'S OFFICE FOCUSED ON TRAVEL, PORT SECURITY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Prime Minister's Permanent Secretary focused on domestic issues that impact the tourism sector, the bedrock of the national economy, such as consular and travel issues, air and seaport security, and U.S. investment during a wide-ranging discussion with DCM September 15. They [...] | 2008-09-17 16:01:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | CASC EAIR ECON EINV PGOV PREL BF |
08NASSAU676 | DEMARCHE ON BOLIVIA-VENEZUELA AMBASSADORS DELIVERED [...] (C) PolChief delivered demarche points on the declarations of U.S. ambassadors in Bolivia and Venezuela persona non grata (reftel) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary and Head of International Relations Division, Marilyn Zonicle September 22. Ms. Zonicle took note that the USG's a [...] | 2008-09-23 21:58:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PROV PREL KDEM ASEC BF |
08NASSAU678 | UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS PRIORITIES DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) PolChief delivered demarche points on UN General Assembly Third Committee human rights priorities (ref A)to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary and Head of International Relations Division, Marilyn Zonicle September 22, completing an introductory round of MFA meetings that urged c [...] | 2008-09-23 22:06:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN BF |
08NASSAU691 | GCOB TO NAME NEW AMBASSADOR TO CUBA [...] (C) The director of the Department of Immigration, Vernon Burrows, told PolChief September 23 that he was preparing to take up an assignment as ambassador in Havana soon, possibly by the end of next month. There has been no official announcement of any impeding change, though an opposition-a [...] | 2008-09-30 14:15:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR BF CU |
08NASSAU692 | GCOB TO NAME NEW AMBASSADOR TO CUBA [...] (C) The director of the Department of Immigration, Vernon Burrows, told PolChief September 23 that he was preparing to take up an assignment as ambassador in Havana soon, possibly by the end of next month. There has been no official announcement of any impeding change, though an opposition-a [...] | 2008-09-30 14:15:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR BF CU |
08NASSAU709 | PM CANDID, UNHELPFUL ON UNGA VOTING DEMARCHE AND [...] (C) Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham received reftel demarche from Charge late October 4. PM Ingraham took on-board USG points regarding the UN having great potential for progress if like-minded countries would agree to work together on balanced and reasonable UN resolutions and other [...] | 2008-10-07 18:33:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNGA CU BF |
08NASSAU710 | BAHAMA,S PRIME MINISTER CONSIDERING VISIT TO CUBA [...] (C) Bahamas Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham informed Charge October 4 that he was considering joining a "group of his peers" on a CARICOM-sponsored visit to Cuba in December (NFI). PM Ingraham said he had last traveled to Cuba "a couple of decades" ago and noted that his Free National Moveme [...] | 2008-10-07 18:41:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL BF CU |
08NASSAU711 | HAITIAN AMBASSADOR OPPOSES SLOOP BAN, SEEKS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Haitian Ambassador told Charge he seeks to better organize the Haitian-Bahamian community in order to more effectively lobby the GCOB on issues of concern. He also expressed opposition to a new GCOB ban on wooden-hulled commercial sailing sloops citing its negative economic [...] | 2008-10-07 21:14:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SNAR BF HA |
08NASSAU764 | AFTER SUMMER RESHUFFLE, NEW GCOB INITIATIVES AS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Ingraham consolidated his government after a cabinet reshuffle in July and launched several new initiatives in the first hundred days since. The new Ministry of Environment has energetically pushed renewable energy options, while the new Minister of Tourism has u [...] | 2008-10-30 14:17:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR ECON BF |
08NASSAU796 | ATLANTIS RESORT LAYS OFF 800 EMPLOYES [...] (U) The tlantis Resort on Paradise Island, The ahamas, largest private employer, laid off 800 employees on 12 November. In public statements, President and Managing Director of Kerzner International Bahamas George Markantonis said the company had no choice but to reduce staff by 10%, given th [...] | 2008-11-14 15:13:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB BF |
08NASSAU855 | PM INGRAHAM HEADED TO CUBA FOR CARICOM EVENT [...] (C) Local press reported December 3 that Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham will travel to Santiago, Cuba on December 8 to attend the Third CARICOM-Cuba Ministerial Meeting and Summit (December 7-8). The article noted that the CARICOM meeting apparently will include a tribute to Fidel [...] | 2008-12-04 20:36:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CU BF |
08NASSAU856 | NOVEMBER TSA ASSESSMENT REPORTS MAJOR IMPROVEMENT [...] (C) Summary: A TSA assessment team visited Nassau November 17 ) 26 to conduct a follow-up inspection of airport security procedures at Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA). The team noted &tremendous amounts of improvement8 to security procedures since their last visit in September [...] | 2008-12-04 22:16:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PREL PGOV BF |
08NASSAU861 | PM INGRAHAM CALLS PETROCARIBE A "STUPID PROPOSAL" [...] (U) At a &meet the press8 event on November 30 Prime Minister Ingraham called signing onto the PetroCaribe accord with Venezuela a &stupid proposal.8 The PM stated the opposition PLP nearly signed onto Petrocaribe last year without fully understanding the ramifications the proposal would hav [...] | 2008-12-08 22:36:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL BF |
08NASSAU863 | TOP IMMIGRATION STAFF OUT AFTER SHAKE-UP [...] (C) Six top administrators, including the deputy director, in the Department of Immigration were unexpectedly offered retirement packages in apparent response to long-standing allegations of inefficiency and corruption by the Minister of Immigration appointed after the cabinet reshuffle in Ju [...] | 2008-12-09 21:04:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ELAB BF |
08NASSAU867 | BAHAMAS REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Post recommends waiver of the provisions of Title III of the Libertad Act for The Bahamas. The Bahamas has had a cordial relationship with Cuba, has supported Cuba in international fora, and has engaged in both cultural and economic exchanges with Cuba, including promotion of Cuban [...] | 2008-12-11 18:36:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU BF |
08NASSAU870 | GCOB, OPPOSITION BARBS ON CUBA REVEAL FOREIGN [...] (C) Prime Minister Ingraham, in Santiago de Cuba for a CARICOM high-level meeting December 8, framed his government's basic continuation of the previous PLP government's Cuba policy as a matter of pragmatism, rather than conviction. In remarks to media widely reported in The Bahamas, the PM [...] | 2008-12-12 16:25:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL BF |
08NASSAU896 | BAHAMAS: UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche points regarding the UNESCO Director-General election to Marilyn Zonicle, Under Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs December 15. Ms. Zonicle took down the details but made no reply. Later, speaking on another matter, she told PolOff that, having [...] | 2008-12-18 20:07:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNESCO BF |
08NASSAU899 | DRUG CASE CHALLENGES CONSTITUTIONALITY OF BAHAMIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Accused drug trafficker and former fugitive Melvin Maycock Sr. has challenged the constitutionality of the Bahamian Listening Devices Act in an attempt to undermine the evidence against him and to thwart attempts to extradite him to the United States. Maycock's argument was rejecte [...] | 2008-12-19 18:15:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL UK BF |
08NDJAMENA106 | FRENCH READY FOR ONE LAST CHAD EVACUATION, ACTIVE IN PROMOTING POLITICAL REFORM PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the French Charge D'Aaffaires, a reprise of the February 2-3 attack on N'Djamena is less likely, particularly in view of the thinning Zaghawa forces Timan Erdimi's RFC. France is ready to perform another evacuation if need be, but a second evacuation would trigger t [...] | 2008-03-20 13:44:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF CD SU CASC |
08NDJAMENA119 | CHAD FOREIGN MINISTER: GIVE BORDER MONITORING MORE [...] (C) Summary: In a wide ranging meeting with Chad Foreign Minister Allam-mi the Ambassador broached the topic of what messages the United States might usefully convey to Chadian rebels that approached us. Allam-mi urged commitment to the Sirte accords and asked for U.S. assistance in putting [...] | 2008-03-28 12:42:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF SU CD |
08NDJAMENA123 | DARFUR: TENSIONS MOUNT BETWEEN JEM AND URF REBELS [...] (C) Two Darfur rebel movements--JEM and the URF--are on the verge of "war" and conflict has erupted between their forces in Chad in recent weeks, according to the chief URF commander. While JEM's military strength is declining as a result of a recent Sudanese offensive and widespread defectio [...] | 2008-03-28 14:47:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF EAID CD SU |
08NDJAMENA127 | DAUSA DEBY IMPLIES MORE DIRECT CHADIAN ROLE IN [...] (C) The international community is ill-suited to mediate the Darfur conflict without the assistance of the Chadian Government, Dausa Deby, the influential half brother of President Idriss Deby and long-time interlocutor with Darfur's rebel movements, told Poloff. Recalling Chad's success in b [...] | 2008-04-01 09:33:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN AU CD SU |
08NDJAMENA149 | PRESIDENT DEBY ON TALKING TO REBELS, THREAT [...] (C) President Deby told Ambassador April 8 that he welcomed U.S. interest in engaging with Chadian rebel factions to encourage them to lay down weapons and seek a peaceful solution to their grievances. Deby asked the United States to support ongoing regional efforts to reduce tensions between [...] | 2008-04-09 15:50:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF MARR MASS SU CD |
08NDJAMENA165 | CHAD'S NEW PRIME MINISTER: MR. RECONCILIATION [...] (C) Summary: Youssouf Saleh Abbas, Chad's new Prime Minister (and former International Visitor) sees himself as a patriot with a "visceral" attachment to national unity. He brings to the position experience in national reconciliation and credibility (as a former member of the MDJT rebel group) [...] | 2008-04-18 18:09:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF SU CD |
08NDJAMENA171 | CHAD PRIME MINISTER ASKS U.S. HELP IN [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 8. 2. (C) Summary: New Prime Minister Youssouf Saleh Abbas urgently asked for U.S. assistance in requesting the postponement of what he fears may be a World Bank decision to terminate activities in Chad. We agree that the new government should be g [...] | 2008-04-21 17:33:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EAID CD |
08NDJAMENA18 | ESCALATING TENSIONS AS A CONFIDENT DEBY ATTACKS [...] (C) Summary: On January 5, Chadian President Deby delivered a blunt and confrontational speech to a pro-government rally accusing Sudan of trying to destabilize Chad by backing Chad's rebel groups. Meanwhile, news media reported on January 7 that Chadian forces bombed rebel bases along the Dar [...] | 2008-01-08 14:18:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PREL CD SU |
08NDJAMENA228 | NEW SRSG FOR MINURCAT/EAST CHAD GIVES AMBASSADOR [...] (C) The PRM Chad Program Officer met with UN Mission to the Central African Republic and Chad (MINURCAT) Police Commissioner Antero Lopes to discuss the status of MINURCAT,s deployment. The deployment has been delayed several months but seems to be finally picking up speed under the current [...] | 2008-05-22 09:01:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF MARR EAID UN EU SU CD |
08NDJAMENA292 | FORMIN FAKI SAYS GOC SEEKS BIGGER UN [...] (C) FORMIN Faki told Ambassador July 14 that although Chad was committed to the Dakar Accord process, the GOC was becoming less confident in the "practicability" of implementation of the process's key piece -- military observers along the Chad-Sudan borders to identify violations by governmen [...] | 2008-07-15 15:05:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF MARR KPKO UN EU |
08NDJAMENA299 | MINURCAT - SRSG SEEKS USG SUPPORT TO KEEP IT IN [...] (U) This is an Action Message: See Para 6. 2. (C) SRSG Victor Angelo (PROTECT) asked me yesterday in confidence yesterday for USG assistance regarding the renewal of MINURCAT,s mandate, required before 25 September. Angelo asked for USG help (A) in overcoming reticence within the UN bure [...] | 2008-07-18 10:48:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF MARR KPKO UN EU FR SU CD |
08NDJAMENA334 | LIBYAN AMBASSADOR BRIEFS ON TRIPOLI'S "TRILATERAL [...] (C) Libyan Ambassador Emhemmed Shlback briefed me on Libya,s recent &Trilateral Initiative8 to bring peace between Chad and Sudan August 5. Shlback said that Qaddafi believed that the time was now ripe to try to bring the two feuding leaders back to the more productive relationship they once [...] | 2008-08-06 10:53:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF UNAUS EU SU LY FR CD |
08NDJAMENA336 | LIBYAN AMBASSADOR BRIEFS ON TRIPOLI?S [...] (C) Libyan Ambassador Emhemmed Shlback briefed me on Libya?s recent ?Trilateral Initiative? to bring peace between Chad and Sudan August 5. Shlback said that Qaddafi believed that the time was now ripe to try to bring the two feuding leaders back to the more productive relationship they once [...] | 2008-08-06 15:31:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF UN EU SU LY FR CD |
08NDJAMENA382 | EUFOR FINDS A FOLLOW-ON FORCE: UNPKO PLANNING [...] (SBU) Summary. UN Peace Keeping chief Edmond Mulet told Chad-based diplomats that President Deby had endorsed an expanded MINURCAT designed to replace EUFOR in Chad next March. A 6,000 strong Chapter Seven PKO would be 25 percent larger than the total strength of EUFOR plus MINURCAT I, and wo [...] | 2008-09-03 09:19:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | CD KPKO PREL CT PGOV SU LY |
08NDJAMENA384 | LIBYAN AMBASSADOR RESPONDS TO USG OFFER TO BE [...] (C) I met with Libyan Ambassador Shlback on Thursday, August 14. He said he wanted to respond to my request for Tripoli's thinking on how the United States might usefully support Libya's recent "Trilateral Initiative" to bring peace between Chad and Sudan. He said that he had spoken to Dr. A [...] | 2008-09-03 13:17:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL LY SU FR EU IR IS SA ER CD |
08NDJAMENA396 | THERE WILL BE BLOOD: A RAINY-SEASON [...] (C) Chadian rebels nearly took the capital last February and attacked in force again in the east in June. The rebellion's order of battle has changed since then, with the Zaghawa RFC suffering major defections and a new "Quadruple Alliance" of UFDD, FSR, UFCD, and UFDD/F replacing the old "Tri [...] | 2008-09-05 11:45:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR MASS PREF ASEC |
08NDJAMENA413 | ASMARA CONTACT GROUP MTG ON CHAD/SUDAN: READ OUT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-15 14:58:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU CD LY KPKO ER SG UN |
08NDJAMENA416 | MINURCAT UPDATE [...] (C) SRSG Angelo reported that following the signing of the MOU last month, he anticipates the issuance, perhaps later this week, of the implementing decree that will assign and deploy Chadian police to the east. Meanwhile MINURCAT police personnel are deployed throughout the east in preparation [...] | 2008-09-16 09:18:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PHUM CD SU UN |
08NDJAMENA431 | CHAD'S CONFUSED FINANCES [...] (C) Summary. IMF and Chad are on the verge of agreeing to an interim program that should lead back to a regular formal monitoring program in 2009. IMF rep Karangwa said new Finance Minister Ngoulou has the talent for the job, but is unproven in the rough and tumble politics of Chad's money mana [...] | 2008-09-23 08:06:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL ECON CD |
08NDJAMENA438 | GOVERNMENT OF CHAD EASTERN RELIEF EFFORTS - SMOKE, [...] (C) The head of Chadian relief and multinational force coordination for the east advised that his priorities included smoothing the way for MINURCAT and EUFOR, plus helping IDPs return home. He thought that rebel recruitment in the camps would diminish as MINURCAT and Chadian policemen deploy [...] | 2008-09-24 15:19:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KPKO REFPAN PGOV UN CD |
08NDJAMENA461 | EUFOR - POISE AND PROMISE IN CHAD'S TROUBLED EAST [...] (C) Summary. The European Peace Keeping Force (EUFOR) in eastern Chad is operational and robust. Well equipped with APCs, tracked vehicles and helicopters, but even resorting to horses during te height of the rains, EUFOR patrols circulate egularly throughout the operational zone. Troopsassure [...] | 2008-10-10 08:22:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF EU UN KPKO CD CT SU |
08NDJAMENA477 | PEACEKEEPING IN CHAD: MINURCAT UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-15 13:57:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO CD SU UN |
08NDJAMENA478 | BRIEFING THE AFRICAN UNION MISSION [...] (C) Summary. I advised the visiting African Union mission members whose mandate is to find ways to reduce tension between Chad and Sudan that the prospects for improved relations between the two capitals were marginal, probably only cosmetic, pending the outcome of projected fighting with rebe [...] | 2008-10-15 14:01:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF AU CD SU |
08NDJAMENA491 | SRSG ANGELO ON MINURCAT CURRENT AND FUTURE: [...] (C) UN SRSG Angelo told Ambassador October 21 that MINURCAT I was up to 750 of its authorized 900 personnel; that it was about to deploy the first of 450 Chadian police and gendarmes it has trained along with their UNPOL mentors to refugee camps in eastern Chad; and that Chadian President De [...] | 2008-10-23 13:13:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN PKO MARR PINR SU LY FR EU CD |
08NDJAMENA493 | WORLD BANK TEAM IN CHAD VISIT SEEKS STRONG [...] (C) A World Bank "technical" team is in Chad for a two-week visit to conduct a dialogue with the government designed to lead to a fuller resumption of ties and activities, but much will depend on the GOC's willingness and ability to meet minimum Bank criteria. The team will probe the GOC's c [...] | 2008-10-27 16:34:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF ECON ETRD PHUM CD |
08NDJAMENA494 | FRENCH SEE RESPITE FROM EARLY REBEL ASSAULT, [...] (C) The French here doubt that Chad rebels, discouraged and disunited, will attack in force before the New Year, and believe that of the rebel formations, only the Ouaddaian UFCD group led by Hassabalah was stronger than in February. Intra- Chadian diplomacy had undermined the Erdimi's Zaghaw [...] | 2008-10-27 16:34:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF MARR UN SU LY FR ASEC CD |
08NDJAMENA500 | MORE MINURCAT TRAINED GENDDARMES AND POLICE [...] (U) DCM attended the October 28 graduation parade for 111 Chadian policewomen (and men) assigned to MINURCAT's DIS (Integrated Security Detachment) police force. Under the joint field direction of MINURCAT and their Chadian commanders, these graduates of the specialized UN training course are [...] | 2008-10-28 15:41:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO PREF PGOV PHUM CD |
08NDJAMENA501 | SRSG BRIEFS ON MINURCAT II AND GROWING INSTABILITY [...] (C) SRSG Victor Angelo told AMB and DCM Oct 28 that his negotiations with the GOC regarding the composition and mandate for a reinforced MINURCAT II were progressing satisfactorily, but that he still needed to convince some in UN HQ in New York regarding his own conception of the reconfigured [...] | 2008-10-29 11:11:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF MARR KPKO PINR PGOV UN SU CD |
08NDJAMENA508 | LIBYAN TO FLY CHAD AND SUDANESE AMBASSADORS TO [...] (C) Libyan Ambassador Emhemmed Shlback told Ambassador October 30 that the GOL would facilitate the return of a Chadian Ambasador to Khartoum and a Sudanese Ambassador to Ndjamena by bringing a special plane from Libya to Chad November 4. The plane, with Amb Shlback on board if necessary tak [...] | 2008-10-31 11:30:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF LY SU CD |
08NDJAMENA510 | EU WORKING TO KEEP CHAD ON TRACK FOR 2009 [...] (C) The Chief European Union Representative in Chad believes that the electoral reform process that he is spearheading can result as planned in communal/legislative elections in 2009, but that success is by no means assured at this point. The EU Ambassador believes that enough momentum has de [...] | 2008-10-31 11:30:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON PREF EU PINR IBRD EIB CD |
08NDJAMENA530 | CHAD OPPOSITION, PESSIMISTIC ABOUT ELECTION [...] (C) The leaders of the main opposition parties told AMB November 12 that they are increasingly pessimistic that legislative and communal elections will be held in 2009, primarily because, absent external pressure, they say that President Deby has no real interest in electoral reform or the ho [...] | 2008-11-17 13:36:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF UN EU SU CD |
08NDJAMENA531 | AMB BECHIR SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR "HIS" [...] (C) Chadian Ambassador to the U.S. Bechir told AMB and DCM November 14 that the opportunity was ripe for the incoming Obama administration to engage President Deby at a senior level to craft an end to the Darfur/Chad crisis. Bechir described his own role as Chad interlocutor for dialogue with [...] | 2008-11-17 13:36:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SU LY US CD |
08NDJAMENA532 | CONTACT GROUP MTG IN NDJAMENA MAINTAINS DAKAR [...] (C) The November 15 Meeting of the Contact Group for implementation of the Dakar Accord achieved its core objectives of furthering confidence-building between Chad and Sudan, and maintaining the CG's deliberate progress toward a border monitoring and observation mission. On the ground there wa [...] | 2008-11-17 14:15:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PKO UNAUS AU SU LY CD |
08NDJAMENA541 | SUDAN REBEL RECRUITMENT SURGE IN REFUGEE CAMPS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-19 11:51:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PGOV PREL MARR KPKO KTIP UNAUS CD |
08NDJAMENA546 | FOREIGN MINISTER CITES CHADIAN DIPLOMATIC AND [...] (C) Chadian Foreign Minister Faki told Ambassador and DCM November 19 that he attributed last week's Dakar Contact Group meeting's success to incremental steps taken during the past six months to repair Chad's relations with Sudan, but cautioned that more needed to be done, especially de-fangin [...] | 2008-11-20 11:50:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREF PREL |
08NDJAMENA571 | CHAD AMB UPBEAT ON REBEL THREAT AND CHAD-SUDAN [...] (C) Chad Ambassador to the U.S. Adam Bachir told Ambassador and DCM December 1 that he would carry a letter from President Deby to President-Elect Obama's Chicago Transition Office proposing a meeting in DC between the two Presidents after January 20, 2009, to discuss regional security issues. [...] | 2008-12-04 15:26:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR LY SU PREF CD |
08NDJAMENA582 | JEM "FOREIGN SECRETARY" COMMENTS ON ACTIVITIES IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 14, the Justice and Equality Movement's "Foreign Secretary" Bushara Suliman Nour, based in Ndjamena, labeled recent JEM military movements in Darfur as "routine" and "strictly within our areas," but later asserted that JEM could easily attack and control all three st [...] | 2008-12-16 12:04:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM MARR KPKO PINR PGOV AU UN SU |
08NDJAMENA62 | FRENCH AMBASSADOR ON CHAD-SUDAN, POWS, CHILD [...] (C) SUMMARY: French Ambassador Foucher told Ambassador January 28 that France regretted that President Deby did not take stronger action or speak out more clearly against mistreatment of POWs and recruitment of child soldiers. He expressed the strong French view that Sudan was far more to bl [...] | 2008-01-29 15:55:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM SU CD UNSC |
08NDJAMENA81 | JEM REBELS: DEBY'S SAVIOUR AND BUDDING NATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives of the Sudanese rebel group JEM told N'Djamena Emboffs on March 7 that JEM was well on the way to becoming an inclusive Sudanese national movement. They acknowledged that JEM forces had come to the aid of President Deby during the February 2-3 rebel attacks on N'D [...] | 2008-03-07 16:48:00 | Embassy Ndjamena | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PREF SU CD |
08NEWDELHI1013 | GREYBEARDS AND INSIDERS GIVE DAS FEIGENBAUM THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During three days of meetings in Delhi, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum heard from Indian academics, politicians and former top bureaucrats gave varying views on the bilateral relationship, Indian domestic politics, and regional affairs. Former Ambassador to the U. [...] | 2008-04-08 07:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN BM CH CE NP |
08NEWDELHI1019 | BIOGRAPHY: BHUTAN'S FIRST DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED [...] (SBU) On April 5, Druk Phuensum Tsogpa (DPT) President Jigmi Thinley was unanimously endorsed by his party to serve as Bhutan's first Prime Minister of its new democratically elected government. On March 24, the DPT crushed the opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) during National Assemb [...] | 2008-04-08 12:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN BT INR |
08NEWDELHI102 | MENON CLAIMS IAEA NEGOTIATORS NOT GOING BEYOND 123 [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador told Foreign Secretary Menon January 11 that the demands made by the Indian negotiators during the January 2-4 safeguards talks with the IAEA appeared to go over beyond the principle of safeguards in perpetuity established in the 123 agreement. Menon countered that the [...] | 2008-01-11 12:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN IR AF |
08NEWDELHI1035 | DALAI LAMA PLEADS FOR U.S. TO PERSUADE CHINESE TO [...] Action request in para. 7. 2. (C/REL UK, CANADA, AUSTRALIA) Summary: Hours before his April 9 departure for the U.S., the Dalai Lama summoned PolCouns to convey a message: please use all effective means to persuade the PRC to engage in dialogue with him. He said recent events had left him increasi [...] | 2008-04-10 11:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM IN CH |
08NEWDELHI107 | INDIA GRAVELY CONCERNED ABOUT PAKISTAN [...] (C) In a January 11 conversation with the Ambassador, Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon asked how the U.S. views recent developments in Pakistan. The Ambassador conveyed that the U.S. and India share concerns about Pakistan turning into a failed state, and he commended the Indian government' [...] | 2008-01-11 13:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KISL PTER PK IN |
08NEWDELHI1096 | INDIA COMES TO GRIPS WITH MAOIST VICTORY IN NEPAL [...] (C) Summary. Official India welcomed Nepal's relatively free and fair election, saying in public statements that it was satisfied with the results and looked forward to working with the Maoist goernment. Foreign Minister Mukherjee has called Pushpa Dahal ("Prachanda") to offer official congr [...] | 2008-04-17 13:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI1124 | GOI LIKELY TO SUPPORT PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-23 12:34:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM PREL IN CU |
08NEWDELHI1180 | AHMADINEJAD VISIT TO INDIA FOCUSES ON PIPELINE, [...] (C) Summary. Iranian President Ahmadinejad's April 29 visit to India focused primarily on energy and trade issues, according to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) contacts. Indian officials announced the Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline deal "is doable" within 45 days, though "a lot of work" needs [...] | 2008-04-30 12:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP KISL ENRG ECON ETRD IR IN |
08NEWDELHI1193 | MENON CAUTIOUS AND ADVANI SKEPTICAL ABOUT NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told the Ambassador May 1 that the Indian government would seek approval to submit the safeguards agreement to the IAEA in the May 6 UPA-Left committee meeting. Although he did not divulge any specifics, Menon believed that External Affairs Min [...] | 2008-05-01 11:36:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1194 | MENON SAYS AHMADINEJAD PLAYED TO MASSES DURING [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon related to the Ambassador May 1 that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told the Prime Minister during his April 29 stop in Delhi that the world is changing in Iran's favor. When asked for specifics, Menon noted, Ahmadinejad voiced more mild opini [...] | 2008-05-01 11:39:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KNNP EPET KISL ENRG ECON ETRD IR IN |
08NEWDELHI1237 | INDIA AND DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-06 12:35:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU IN |
08NEWDELHI1248 | INDIA'S UPA-LEFT NUCLEAR COMMITTEE STALLS AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: The UPA government and its Left allies agreed May 6 to hold a ninth committee meeting on May 28 to continue discussion about implementing the civil nuclear cooperation initiative. Although press reports indicated that External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee gave a pessimistic [...] | 2008-05-07 13:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1279 | INDIAN FOREIGN SECRETARY TO CALL BURMESE [...] (C) Ambassador called Foreign Secretary Menon on May 10 to follow up on the Secretary's call to Foreign Minister Mukherjee, and to urge India to use its influence with the Burmese government to allow"international aid to reach Cyclone Nargis disaster areas. Menon noted FM Mukherjee had promis [...] | 2008-05-10 06:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL BM IN |
08NEWDELHI1295 | THEATER IN THE ROUND: INDIAN BUDGET SESSION COMES [...] (SBU) The Indian Parliament adjourned its Budget Session in the Lok Sabha on May 5 and in the Rajya Sabha on May 6, both ahead of the May 9 scheduled date. Increasingly criticized as ineffective and unproductive, the Lok Sabha worked for 77 percent of the scheduled hours and the Rajya Sabha w [...] | 2008-05-12 13:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI1296 | BURMESE FM TELLS MUKHERJEE ALL COUNTRIES CAN SEND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 13:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV BM IN |
08NEWDELHI1311 | EX-PRESIDENT OFFERS GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR INDIA'S [...] (C) Summary: Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's explicit endorsement of the civil nuclear initiative has added further pressure to the opposition BJP party to reverse its stance against the nuclear deal. However, BJP leader Jaswant Singh countered the building momentum by claiming that for [...] | 2008-05-13 13:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1321 | MENON INDICATES FLEXIBILITY IN END-USE ISSUES FOR VVIP AIRCRAFT [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon told the Ambassador May 14 that, after reading and having his people analyze note 1 in Amendment 1 of the Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for the Boeing VVIP Aircraft Self-Protection Suite (SPS),provided to Menon by the Ambassador the previous [...] | 2008-05-14 10:30:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1325 | INDIA EXPECTS BURMA TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO ALL [...] (C/REL AGCU) In a May 14 meeting with Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon, the Ambassador thanked him for conveying to the Burmese junta the U.S. concern about the immense difficulty in foreign assistance reaching the cyclone victims. Menon said that while the message seems to have had an imp [...] | 2008-05-14 11:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL BM IN |
08NEWDELHI1330 | INDIAN COMMUNIST LEADER URGING CEREMONIAL ROLE FOR [...] (C) Summary. In a May 13 meeting with PolCouns, Communist Party of India - Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury: -- said the Maoists won the Nepalese election because they turned out to be the most pragmatic, mature and best organized of any of the competing parties; -- reported that he h [...] | 2008-05-14 12:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM NP IN |
08NEWDELHI1332 | SUPREME COURT EXACERBATES STRUGGLING UPA'S HEALTH [...] (C) Summary: In a public anti-corruption slap in the face to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) coalition, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss, the Supreme Court reinstated Dr. P. Venugopal as director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) af [...] | 2008-05-14 12:31:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI IN |
08NEWDELHI1333 | DALAI LAMA REQUESTS BUSH TO VISIT LHASA DURING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 10 meeting, the Dalai Lama requested Poloff to convey a request to President Bush to visit Lhasa during the President's August 2008 Beijing visit. He characterized the April 27-29 China-Tibet talks as "productive," noting that China's representatives adopted a "softer" [...] | 2008-05-14 12:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KIRF CH IN |
08NEWDELHI1336 | SPIKE IN TERRORISM HAS INDIAN OFFICIALS WORRIED ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: A sharp and heavily publicized resurgence of infiltration and terrorism has Indian officials deeply worried about the situation in Pakistan and wondering whether domestic problems there could result in more violence, Foreign Secretary Menon told the Ambassador May 14. The Border S [...] | 2008-05-14 13:42:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PBTS MOPS KISL PGOV ASEC CASC IN |
08NEWDELHI1345 | INDIAN POLITICAL PARTIES CYNICALLY WOO WOMEN VOTERS [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 6, amid chaos in the Rajya Sabha, the UPA government introduced the Women's Reservation Bill, which would reserve 33 percent of all seats for women in Parliament and the state assemblies. In an effort to appeal to women voters before a slew of state elections and nationa [...] | 2008-05-15 12:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KWMN KDEM PHUM PREL KIRF IN |
08NEWDELHI1353 | AMBASSADOR MEETS L.K. ADVANI TO URGE BJP TO BACK NUKE DEAL [...] (C) The Ambassador on May 8 again urged BJP leader L.K. Advani in a private meeting to exhibit statesmanship and either back the nuclear deal or withdraw opposition to it. Advani did not alter his argument, but I sensed that he is much less comfortable than he was a month ago. Advani informed the [...] | 2008-05-16 11:16:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM SOCI IN |
08NEWDELHI1364 | TERROR TOP ON INDIAN MINDS AS THE FIFTH ROUND OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: The fifth round of the Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue, scheduled to take place in Islamabad May 20-21, will cover the gamut of bilateral issues, according to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Foreign Secretary Menon will meet his counterpart Salman Bashir May 20, while Exter [...] | 2008-05-19 13:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PBTS PK IN |
08NEWDELHI1372 | AFTER BOMBS, RAJASTHAN THREATENS ACTION AGAINST [...] (SBU) On May 16, the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)-led Rajasthan government asked its district magistrates to identify illegal Bangladeshi immigrants living in the state over the next 30 days. In the aftermath of the bombings which rocked Jaipur on May 13 to which the Indian government has link [...] | 2008-05-20 12:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL PINR KDEM IN |
08NEWDELHI1375 | CHINA'S ATTACKS ON DALAI LAMA ALARM TIBETAN MPS [...] Send a fact-finding delegation to access the real situation inside Tibet. Urge upon the UN to do the same. 2. Impress upon China to stop killings & uphold the Fundamental Human Rights inside Tibet. 3. Facilitate International medical communities / organizations to render medical assistance t [...] | 2008-05-21 03:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | CH IN KIRF PGOV PHUM PREF PREL |
08NEWDELHI1398 | INDIA TO SUBMIT 1803 REPORT AFTER TAKING ACTION [...] (C) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Disarmament and International Security Director Amandeep Singh Gill told poloffs May 21 that the Indian government would first complete implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) regarding Iran and then submit its UNSCR 1803 report. Gi [...] | 2008-05-22 11:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR IN |
08NEWDELHI1406 | INDIA MAINTAINS MODEST RELATIONS WITH CUBA [...] (SBU) In response to the request for information on India's relations with Cuba set out in reftel A, Embassy New Delhi provides the following assessment based on the most recent and readily available information. Bilateral Visits Increase, but Relations Mostly Symbolic Legacy of NAM ------- [...] | 2008-05-23 11:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU IN |
08NEWDELHI1409 | NARAYANAN POINTS TO INSPECTIONS AS STICKING POINT IN VVIP AIRCRAFT [...] (C) The Ambassador urged Indian National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan May 23 to use the May 28-29 visit by a delegation led by Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Mitchell Shivers to resolve quickly the enhanced end-use monitoring (EEUM) issue related to the Low-Aircraft Infrared Cou [...] | 2008-05-23 12:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1410 | NARAYANAN WORRIED ABOUT PAKISTAN AND NUCLEAR [...] (C) Summary: National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan told the Ambassador May 23 that the May 13 Jaipur blasts had HUJI "fingerprints," but he expressed greater concern about increased infiltration from Pakistan, which he believed could lead to greater tragedy. He related that Pakistan had not [...] | 2008-05-23 12:38:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1429 | CONGRESS SETBACK PROMPTS POSTPONEMENT OF INDIA'S [...] (SBU) Bruised by election losses in Karnataka (septel) and blocked by the intransigent Left, the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government postponed the UPA-Left nuclear committee meeting originally scheduled May 28. According to May 27 press reports, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukhe [...] | 2008-05-27 12:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1433 | NARAYANAN DISCUSSES PAKISTAN, COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] (C) National Security Advisor M.K. Narayanan described for CODEL Nelson and the Ambassador on May 26 his views on Afghanistan, Pakistan, Naxalites, counter-terrorism cooperation, and the state of the relationship in light of the nuclear deal and Enhanced End Use Monitoring (EEUM). Narayanan de [...] | 2008-05-27 13:45:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | IN KNNP PARM PK PREL PTER TSPL |
08NEWDELHI1440 | INDO-PAK DIALOGUE: INDIA LOOKING TO MAINTAIN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The fifth round of the Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue took place in Islamabad May 20-21, marking the first high-level contact between the two governments since Pakistan's newly elected government came to power in March. Foreign Secretary Menon met his counterpart Salman Bashir May [...] | 2008-05-28 12:25:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER PBTS PK IR CH IN |
08NEWDELHI1441 | GOI TO SEND MINISTER, NOT MONEY, TO PARIS [...] (C/REL ACGU) SUMMARY: MEA Deputy Secretary (Afghanistan) Piyush Srivastava disclosed to Poloffs May 28 that the GOI will likely send a Minister level GOI representative to the June 12 International Conference on Afghanistan in Paris, corroborating what the Australian PolOff told Post at a May [...] | 2008-05-28 12:44:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM EAID EFIN IN AF |
08NEWDELHI1442 | RAJASTHAN GUJJARS STIR UP VIOLENCE [...] (C) Summary: On May 23, just as the Rajasthan tourism industry was crawling towards recovery after the May 13 Jaipur bomb blast (ref A),an old controversy resurfaced, threatening to disrupt life in parts of Rajasthan and beyond, including in the greater Delhi area. The Gujjar community once [...] | 2008-05-28 13:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR KDEM CASC ASEC IN |
08NEWDELHI1457 | INDIA, U.S. INITIAL END-USE MONITORING AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary. PDASD Shivers, Ambassador Mulford, Foreign Secretary Menon, and Defense Secretary Singh initialed on May 29 a text for End-Use Monitoring for self-protection suites (including LAIRCM),clearing away the largest obstacle to finalization of the sale of head of state aircraft to India. I [...] | 2008-05-29 13:24:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL ETRD IN |
08NEWDELHI1475 | CODEL FEINGOLD DISCUSSES PAKISTAN, NUCLEAR DEAL, [...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy to the Prime Minister Shyam Saran told Senator Russ Feingold May 29 that India hoped to use its relative economic prosperity to promote the integration of South Asia. Saran expressed hope that the Indian government would soon submit the safeguards agreement to the I [...] | 2008-05-30 11:57:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1489 | NARAYANAN URGES BETTER BILATERAL UNDERSTANDING ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-02 10:54:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL PTER KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1503 | SENATORS FEINGOLD AND CASEY MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. In a May 30 meeting with Senators Feingold and Casey, Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee noted that the key to stability in the region lies in addressing extremism in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border regions. He expressed concern over increasing cross-border infiltration attempts o [...] | 2008-06-03 11:02:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM ENRG KISL PHUM PREL TRGY TSPL AF |
08NEWDELHI1509 | IAEA/IRAN: U.S. RESPONSE DELIVERED [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel points and nonpaper to External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on May 30 on the margins of Mukherjee's meeting with Senators Feingold and Casey. Mukherjee welcomed the U.S. views but did not have a substantive response on the Indian intentions at the June [...] | 2008-06-03 12:09:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR IN |
08NEWDELHI1514 | DEFENSE MINISTER DISCUSSES REGIONAL AND NUCLEAR [...] (C) Minister of Defense A.K. Antony discussed with Senator Feingold on May 30 regional issues including Pakistan, Burma, and Afghanistan, nuclear issues in the context of the U.S. presidential election and Iranian proliferation, and the U.S.-India defense relationship. Antony said that India [...] | 2008-06-04 13:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR PARM KNNP IN |
08NEWDELHI1515 | INDIAN MUSLIMS RALLY AGAINST TERRORISM, AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Leading Indian Muslim clerics denounced terrorism as un-Islamic at two separate, very different events over the May 31-June 1 weekend. Seizing the political upper hand, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) publicly welcomed the events and focused on their anti-government [...] | 2008-06-04 13:32:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI156 | UTTAR PRADESH: NEW TERRORIST HUB [...] (C) Summary: In the last eight weeks, terrorists struck twice in Uttar Pradesh (UP) killing twenty-one people: seven Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers and fourteen civilians (reftels). Analysts as well as Embassy contacts fear that jihadi terrorists who have traditionally focused [...] | 2008-01-16 10:51:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER ASEC PGOV CASC PREL KISL KCRM IN |
08NEWDELHI1563 | NUCLEAR DEAL REMAINS HOT POLITICAL ISSUE AS [...] (C) Despite the domestic policy challenges of rising gas prices and Gujjar community unrest, the nuclear deal remains very much on the political agenda in Delhi as political factions pre-position themselves for upcoming state and ultimately national elections. The Congress Party is distracted [...] | 2008-06-06 12:40:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1611 | INDIA WILL ENDORSE GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (C) This is an action request for SCA and ISN. Please see para 3. 2. (C) Ministry of External Affairs Disarmament and International Security Director Amandeep Singh Gill told poloff in a June 11 telcon that India's Cabinet Committee on Security decided June 10 to join the Global Initiative [...] | 2008-06-11 12:27:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1636 | INDIA DELIVERS OFFICIAL GLOBAL INITIATIVE [...] (C) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Disarmament and International Security (DISA) Director G. Dharmendra gave poloffs June 13 the official letter notification from the Indian government endorsing the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI). Dharmendra said that the Indian Ambass [...] | 2008-06-13 10:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KGIT IN |
08NEWDELHI1644 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: HIGH TURNOUT EXPECTED IN [...] (C) Summary: During a May visit to Jammu and Kashmir, Poloff learned that state assembly elections will be held in October, although the precise dates have not yet been announced. There was agreement among Poloff's interlocutors that the elections would see a record turnout barring a sustain [...] | 2008-06-16 11:26:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI1645 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED [...] (U) Post requests the Department's guidance and assistance in evaluating information on the following candidate from the Indian Police Service, who has been nominated for training beginning June 23, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. 2. (U) Proposed candidate biodata and cours [...] | 2008-06-16 11:59:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV MARR MASS IN |
08NEWDELHI1664 | FOREIGN SECRETARY MENON NONCOMMITTAL ON P5+1 [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon was noncommittal in response to the Ambassador's spirited demarche on June 17 requesting that the government of India encourage Iran to accept the updated P5 1 incentive package (reftel). The Ambassador emphasized the broad scope of the incentives and t [...] | 2008-06-17 13:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR IN |
08NEWDELHI1674 | JAMMU AND KASHMIR: DELICATELY POISED AHEAD OF [...] (C) Summary: The political, economic and security environment in Jammu and Kashmir appears to have improved significantly during the last year. During a May visit to the state, Poloff/PolFSN found that violence and the public's fear of it has declined, the economy is booming and tourism is a [...] | 2008-06-18 08:52:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PHUM PREL KDEM KISL IN |
08NEWDELHI1691 | NUCLEAR DEAL END-GAME: CONGRESS PARTY TO DECIDE [...] (C) The Congress Party, at the request of Prime Minister Singh, abruptly postponed the June 18 United Progressive Alliance-Left committee meeting to prepare to move forward with the next crucial step toward completion of the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative without the support o [...] | 2008-06-19 10:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN |
08NEWDELHI1726 | INDIA IN COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: NOT SATISFIED [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A, A/PolCouns delivered reftel demarche on India's role in the Community of Democracies (CD) to Joint Secretary (UN Political) Sanjiv Arora. On June 20 Arora contacted A/PolCouns to provide India's position on the withdrawal of Indian support for the Diplomat's Handboo [...] | 2008-06-23 11:56:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA ZI SF PO CA IN |
08NEWDELHI1760 | FS MENON DESCRIBES HARDENED POSITIONS, [...] (C) Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon described for the Ambassador on June 26 a hardening of positions on the part of the Left and within the Congress Party on whether to take the next step in advancing the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative. The Left ultimately rejected submis [...] | 2008-06-26 07:18:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM TSPL KNNP ETTC ENRG TRGY IN KDEM |
08NEWDELHI1763 | QURESHI'S INDIA TOUR: INDIA EXPECTING GOODWILL TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA),Pakistani Foreign Minister Qureshi will visit New Delhi, Jaipur, Ajmer, Chandigarh and Amritsar and will meet PM Singh, L.K. Advani, Jaswant Singh, PM Vajpayee, and a few state governors during his June 27-29 visit to India. T [...] | 2008-06-26 11:28:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER ETRD PBTS PINR PK IN |
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