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07SOFIA43 | BULGARIAN MFA EAGER TO KEEP TRADE TREATIES, BUT [...] (C) We delivered ref. A points to MFA's Emilena Popova, Director of the International Cooperation Directorate, and Ivan Danchev, Head of the U.S. and Canada Department in the Americas Directorate, on January 8. Popova was glad to hear that the USG agreed to discontinue the 1938 Treaty on Cer [...] | 2007-01-10 13:42:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EUN PGOV BU |
07SOFIA456 | BULGARIA: HAJIEV NOT LIKELYTO BE EXTRADITED SOON [...] (SBU) On April 10, we delivered reftl points to the Head of International Cooperatio Department at the Ministry of Justice, Georgi Rpchev. Rupchev was not familiar with the detailsof Hajiev's extradition case, but said that Turkensitan's spotty humn rights record justified our concerns. Wh [...] | 2007-04-11 16:35:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PREF TX BU |
07SOFIA473 | BULGARIA IN THE EU: STILL FINDING ITS WAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Bulgaria's recent accession to the EU has fueled speculation over what sort of member it will be--passive or active--and what priorities it will have in the Union. Many observers expect Bulgaria to continue its pre-accession approach of being cautious, flexible and non-confrontat [...] | 2007-04-13 14:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PGOV PREL BU |
07SOFIA474 | BULGARIA NON-COMMITTAL ON GITMO DETAINEES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-13 16:57:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC BU |
07SOFIA492 | PDAS VOLKER'S MEETING WITH THE "VILNIUS 10" NATO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-17 15:57:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL BU |
07SOFIA499 | PDAS VOLKER'S MEETINGS WITH BULGARIAN PM STANISHEV [...] (C) SUMMARY: In separate meetings with PDAS Volker on April 11, PM Stanishev and FM Kalfin strongly endorsed supervised independence for Kosovo and pressed the need for a Security Council resolution. Both ministers also engaged on Black Sea issues, with Kalfin arguing for a stronger NATO pres [...] | 2007-04-20 14:31:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV NATO ENRG SR YI EU BU |
07SOFIA500 | PDAS VOLKER'S MEETING WITH THE "VILNIUS 10" NATO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-20 14:35:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL BU |
07SOFIA505 | PDAS VOLKER'S MEETING WITH THE "VILNIUS 10" NATO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a V-10 meeting with EUR PDAS Kurt Volker, allies were in agreement on key issues, including NATO enlargement, the Kosovo Status process, missile defense, and energy security. All believed strongly about the need for further NATO enlargement and insisted that it be based on rea [...] | 2007-04-23 16:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL BU |
07SOFIA510 | BULGARIA GRAPPLES WITH COMMUNIST-ERA FILES AMID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Seventeen years after the fall of communism, the Bulgarian National Assembly disgorged a law to open communist-era state security files. Rather than clearing the political air, passage of the law has further clouded it. Few Bulgarians believe the unredacted files of Bulgaria's cu [...] | 2007-04-24 12:03:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR BU |
07SOFIA55 | BULGARIA ON UNSCR 1737 [...] (C) After delivering reftel talking points on December 27, we followed up with MFA Iran desk officer Oleg Doichinov on January 11. Doichinov confirmed that state institutions (including the Financial Intelligence Agency, Customs Service, and Export Control Commission) had been advised of thei [...] | 2007-01-12 13:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP BU |
07SOFIA56 | BULGARIAN PM SUPPORTS IRAQ STRATEGY, PLANS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Stanishev told Ambassador Beyrle January 12 that Iraq is at a crucial crossroads and "no one wants to see the U.S. fail." He said his government would begin formal discussions next week aimed at extending for another year the mandate of the Bulgarian forces deploye [...] | 2007-01-12 15:42:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IZ BU |
07SOFIA588 | BULGARIA: ARMS CONTROL UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-15 14:00:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ETTC CBW EU BU |
07SOFIA589 | UNHRC: BULGARIA CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR SLOVENIA AND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-15 14:23:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC BU |
07SOFIA590 | YOUR JUNE 10-11VISIT TO SOFIA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-15 15:01:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP BU |
07SOFIA611 | PUTIN PUSHES RUSSIA-TO-BULGARIA UNDERSEA GAS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-17 13:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL EUN RU BU |
07SOFIA619 | BULGARIAN PRIME MINISTER GETS A COLD SHOWER FROM [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Putin told Bulgarian Prime Minister Stanishev May 8 that the proposed U.S. missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic are part of a "unified, strategic offensive system." Russia will not support the Ahtisaari plan because it will leave the Serbs feeling agg [...] | 2007-05-18 15:10:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN MARR YI RS LY BU |
07SOFIA643 | MEP ELECTION RESULT WOUNDS PM STANISHEV, BUT NOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: PM Stanishev,s Bulgarian Socialist Party fared surprisingly poorly in the May 20 European Parliament (EP) elections, while Sofia Mayor Boiko Borissov,s new party made an impressive political debut, edging out the Socialists for first place. The poor election result, coming on the [...] | 2007-05-23 14:58:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR BU |
07SOFIA678 | PM SACKS PARTY LEADERSHIP, MOVES DECISIVELY [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a decisive move aimed at curbing corruption and re-asserting his authority, Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev accepted June 2 the resignation of Economy and Energy Minister Roumen Ovcharov, whom he had previously sent on a forced leave due to his involvement in a high-p [...] | 2007-06-04 15:25:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCOR BU |
07SOFIA682 | BULGARIA ON RUSSIAN CFE CONCERNS [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Gergana Velichkova, the MFA's acting director of OSCE and Regional Security Affairs. Velichkova thanked us for reftel responses to Russian concerns; she enthusiastically agreed with our points. Noting that Bulgaria is specifically mentioned in two of the s [...] | 2007-06-05 14:05:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO KCFE BU |
07SOFIA695 | BULGARIA BACKS U.S. APPROACH TO CFE EXTRAORDINARY [...] (C) We delivered reftel A points on June 6 to Gergana Velichkova, the MFA's Acting Director of OSCE and Regional Security Affairs and Col. Stefan Yanev, Director of Defense Policy at the MOD. Both remarked that U.S. views on the upcoming conference were almost identical to those of the GoB an [...] | 2007-06-06 14:43:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO KCFE BU |
07SOFIA718 | DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH FM KALFIN: IRAQI [...] (C) SUMMARY. Foreign Minister Kalfin thanked the Deputy Secretary for President Bush's public and private assurances of support for the release of the five Bulgarian nurses imprisoned in Libya. He also asked for the opportunity to consult with the USG in advance of any travel by the Secretar [...] | 2007-06-14 08:46:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EFIN NATO LY IZ BU |
07SOFIA72 | BULGARIAN NURSES IN LIBYA: GOB REASSURED, AGREES [...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S., UK, EU, AND BULGARIAN REPRESENTATIVES AGREED IN SOFIA JANUARY 16 THAT CONTINUED PRIVATE TALKS WITH LIBYAN MFA DIRECTOR OBEIDI OFFERED THE BEST HOPE FOR GAINING THE RELEASE OF THE FIVE BULGARIAN NURSES AND ONE PALESTINIAN DOCTOR JAILED IN LIBYA SINCE 1999 FOR ALLEGEDLY SPREAD [...] | 2007-01-17 15:14:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN LY BU |
07SOFIA735 | BULGARIA EXPRESSES CONCERN TO IRAN ON [...] (C) On June 14 POL/ECON Officer delivered reftel points on detained/missing American citizens in Iran to Oleg Doychinov, Iran Desk Officer from MFA's Asia Directorate. Doychinov was sympathetic and said he would convey Bulgarian and USG concern for the American citizens to his Iranian counterp [...] | 2007-06-15 12:51:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL EUN KDEM IR BU |
07SOFIA743 | BULGARIA: EUR A/S FRIED DISCUSSES GEORGIA, KOSOVO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Valentin Radomirski, Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Stanishev, described to EUR A/S Dan Fried on June 11 Russian pressure tactics regarding Bulgarian relations with Georgia, especially regarding export of small arms and munitions to Georgia. Tbilisi's larger than normal [...] | 2007-06-19 07:24:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO GG BU |
07SOFIA807 | BULGARIA/EU: EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S CRITICISM NO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The European Commission's (EC) June 27 monitoring report, the first since Bulgaria joined the EU in January, criticized Bulgaria's progress on fighting organized crime and corruption, but stopped short of imposing safeguard clauses. While acknowledging Bulgaria's progress, the EC [...] | 2007-07-02 08:06:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI BU |
07SOFIA817 | BULGARIA: SOFIA MAYOR STILL TRYING TO BE ALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 27 meeting with the Ambassador, Sofia Mayor and GERB leader Boyko Borissov recounted his recent trip to the United States, dismissing the story that GERB mischaracterized A/S Dan Fried's "support" for the party as a provocation from hostile media. He met with both Int [...] | 2007-07-03 11:19:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCOR BU |
07SOFIA834 | BULGARIAN NURSES IN LIBYA: MFA PESSIMISTIC ON EVE [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST; PLEASE SEE PARA 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY. DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER FAIM CHAUSHEV TOLD US JULY 9 THAT HE NOW EXPECTS A SIGNIFICANT DELAY BETWEEN THE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS WEEK OF THE LIBYAN SUPREME COURT'S DECISION TO UPHOLD THE DEATH SENTENCES AGAINST THE BULGARIAN NURSES [...] | 2007-07-09 16:06:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KPAO LY BU |
07SOFIA863 | BULGARIA: AMBASSADOR'S JULY 16 MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER STANISHEV [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-18 15:22:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PARM NATO KCRM KCOR ECON ENRG LY BU |
07SOFIA883 | NURSES RETURN, BULGARIA REJOICES [...] (C) SUMMARY. BULGARIA GAVE AN EMOTIONAL WELCOME-HOME TO THE FIVE MEDICAL WORKERS RELEASED FROM A LIBYAN PRISON EARLY THIS MORNING AND FLOWN BACK TO SOFIA ON A FRENCH JET. AMBASSADOR BEYRLE JOINED PRESIDENT PARVANOV, PRIME MINISTER STANISHEV AND SEVERAL EUROPEAN AMBASSADORS FOR AN IMPROMPTU AIRPORT [...] | 2007-07-24 13:05:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM LY BU |
07SOFIA916 | PRESIDENT PARVANOV EXPOSED AS COMMUNIST STATE [...] (C) Summary: The commission set-up earlier this year to review the files of the former communist secret services announced that President Georgi Parvanov and key members of his staff collaborated with the communist-era State Security agency. Parvanov was recruited by the State Security's ext [...] | 2007-07-31 14:56:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV BU |
07SOFIA93 | KOSOVO STATUS: BULGARIAN PM SEES NO REASON FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Stanishev told the Ambassador January 12 that Bulgaria supports Ahtisaari and that the Kosovo final status process "cannot be dragged out." This echoes FM Kalfin's message to the Secretary on December 19 that Ahtisaari should present his report soon after the Serb [...] | 2007-01-19 11:42:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SR BU |
07SOFIA949 | OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S.-BULGARIAN ENERGY PARTNERSHIP [...] (C) Summary. New Economy and Energy Minister Petar Dimitrov recently told the Ambassador that he welcomes a partnership with the U.S. government on energy and will also work to eliminate obstacles to U.S. investments in Bulgaria. A newcomer facing a steep learning curve on energy, Dimitrov is [...] | 2007-08-07 12:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV RU BU |
07SOFIA985 | BULGARIA: MFA DOWN BEAT ON AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) On August 9, Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points and a copy of the new Afghanistan Counter-Narcotics Strategy to MFA Afghanistan desk officer Ivan Petkov. Petkov expressed the difficulties of weaning Afghan farmers off opium poppies. He said Bulgaria, partnering with Germany, had impo [...] | 2007-08-10 08:17:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS SNAR AF BU |
07STATE103146 | DEMARCHE: WORKING WITH THE FRENCH IN EASTERN CHAD [...] (U) Department requests Embassy Paris to convey to French government officials the USG support for Foreign Minister Kouchner's plan to deploy a European Security and Defense Policy (ESDP) bridging mission in Eastern Chad and to explore what types of assistance the French might need and desire [...] | 2007-07-25 16:30:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS MASS PBTS KPKO PREL PREF EUN CT CD FR |
07STATE103713 | RESPONSE TO FORMER EMBASSY EMPLOYEE'S [...] (C) The United States Refugee Admissions Program allows for the consideration of individuals referred by Posts, and all Posts are authorized and encouraged to identify and refer appropriate applicants for possible refugee resettlement. Post must use its discretion in making referrals and has t [...] | 2007-07-26 14:12:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PINR APER RS |
07STATE114832 | NEXT STEPS ON DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY ON AVIAN [...] (U) Action Requested: See Paras 3-4. 2. (C) Department appreciates Ambassador Hume's thoughtful message, recommending a strategy to secure Government of Indonesia (GOI) resumption of viral sample sharing (refs A and C). Department is in general agreement with the overall strategy outlined [...] | 2007-08-15 23:16:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KFLU TBIO EAGR AMED SENV WHO ID |
07STATE118576 | US-AZERBAIJAN DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) As part of the high-level democracy dialogue between the USG and the GOAJ, in an August 3 DVC, DRL Assistant Secretary Lowenkron, EUR Assistant Secretary Fried, and SIPDIS Foreign Minister Mammadyarov discussed media freedom, human rights, civil society, democratic elections, and rule of [...] | 2007-08-23 17:11:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AJ KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL |
07STATE120608 | DEMARCHE: IRAQI LEADERS AGREEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Addressee posts, please see paragraph 3. BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES --------------------- 2. (C) At the conclusion of their meeting Sunday night, August 26, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, his two deputies Adel abd al-Mahdi and Tareq al-Hashimi, Prime Minister [...] | 2007-08-27 23:43:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TU IZ AL XF |
07STATE121994 | NOMINATION OF SENIOR OFFICER FOR ASSIGNMENT AS [...] (U) THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR USNATO - SEE PARAGRAPH 3. 2. (C) THE PRESIDENT HAS NOMINATED LIEUTENANT GENERAL JAMES N. MATTIS FOR APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE OF GENERAL AND ASSIGNMENT AS SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER FOR TRANSFORMATION (NATO). 3. (C) USNATO SHOULD DELIVER THE [...] | 2007-08-29 22:18:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR PREL |
07STATE124067 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH HUNGARIAN [...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary Assistant Chief of Protocol Gladys Boluda EUR Acting DAS Judith Garber D Staff Gustavo Delgado Marc Nordberg, EUR note taker Hungary ------- Appointed Ambassador Ferenc Somogyi DCM Viktor Szederkenyi 2. (U) SUMMARY. On August 29, t [...] | 2007-09-04 23:31:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HU |
07STATE125576 | AFRICAN MIGRANTS AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN ISRAEL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 7 - 10. 2. (C) Summary. Dept continues to be concerned about African migrants, asylum seekers, and potential refugees moving from Egypt to Israel -- an issue which is not likely to go away soon and which has already resulted in some [...] | 2007-09-07 14:07:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM EUN IS SU EG |
07STATE126086 | REQUEST: ENCOURAGING SERBS TO VOTE IN KOSOVAR [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR EMBASSY BELGRADE AND USOFFICE PRISTINA. SEE PARAGRAPHS 5 AND 6 FOR DETAILS. 2. (C) BELGRADE LEADERSHIP HAS INDICATED THAT IT WILL NOT SUPPORT KOSOVO SERB PARTICIPATION IN KOSOVO'S NOVEMBER 17ELECTIONS. THIS POSITION IS AT ODDS WITH THE KEY USG AND CONT [...] | 2007-09-07 21:47:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SR YI KV |
07STATE129919 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: ENCOURAGING CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (U) Department requests Posts encourage host governments to make a financial contribution to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon charged with trying those responsible for the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Raf [...] | 2007-09-14 23:42:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC LE PTER |
07STATE130159 | BELARUS: AMBASSADOR HINTS AT POLITICAL PRISONER [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-17 12:40:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KHUM BO |
07STATE130600 | BLACKWATER PERSONNEL SECURITY DETAIL INVOLVED IN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-17 20:21:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT ASEC IZ PREL PTER |
07STATE130626 | (C) DEMARCHE REQUEST: GTMO DETAINEE EMERGENCY MEDEVAC [...] (C) Department requests that Embassies Santo Domingo, San Jose, Panama City, and Mexico City approach the Governments of the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Panama, and Mexico about a standby arrangement that would enable DoD to transport Guantanamo detainees in need of critical care to a medic [...] | 2007-09-17 20:58:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PHUM PINS PREL MARR DR CS PM MX |
07STATE130669 | DEMARCHE: APPROACHING THE UN SECRETARIAT ABOUT [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 2. 2. (C) Department requests USUN encourage the UN Secretariat to delay the release of the UNSC resolution 1701 report until late November in order to ensure consultations on the 1701 report take place after resolution of the Presidental election [...] | 2007-09-17 22:52:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL PBTS IS SY LE |
07STATE131586 | CENTCOM CONFERENCE PROPOSED LOCATION [...] (C) CENTCOM is proposing Bahrain as the location for the next Iraq Coalition Conference at the end of October. Bahrain is the preferred site due to its central location in the Middle East, NAVCENT's facilities, and the country's ability to support the event with increased force protection. E [...] | 2007-09-18 22:42:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS IZ BA |
07STATE131603 | THE SECRETARY'S SEPTEMBER 14 MEETING WITH [...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR A/S Daniel Fried PA A/S Sean McCormack Steve Beecroft Marc Nordberg, EUR note taker Hungary ------- FM Kinga Goncz Appointed Ambassador Ferenc Somogyi State Secretary Laszlo Varkonyi Acting Chief of Cabinet Gyorgy Varga DCM Viktor Sz [...] | 2007-09-18 23:28:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HU |
07STATE132248 | TIMOR-LESTE FM DA COSTA'S SEPT. 12-13 WASHINGTON [...] (C) SUMMARY: New Timor-Leste Foreign Minister Zacarias Albano da Costa met separately with Under Secretary Burns, Under Secretary Dobriansky, and EAP Assistant Secretary Hill September 12-13 to discuss the new Timorese government's policy priorities and challenges. The Timorese government w [...] | 2007-09-19 20:40:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TT |
07STATE132302 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: OPPOSE MESIC-AHMADINEJAD MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In response to REFTEL, Department asks Post to reiterate that a meeting between Croatian President Mesic and Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad at UNGA would be ill-advised. END SUMMARY. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (C) Department instructs Embassy to pursue the follo [...] | 2007-09-19 21:21:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP HR IR |
07STATE133107 | DEMARCHE: SEEK UNDPA'S IDEAS FOR EXPANDING THE [...] (C) This is an action request. Department understands that the Under Secretary General for Political Affairs Pascoe would like to see an expanded role for the UN in Georgia (as well as in the region) and may consider a reevaluation of UNOMIG's mandate. Department requests that USUN seek U/S [...] | 2007-09-20 23:22:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC GG |
07STATE135395 | EEB ASSISTANT SECRETARY SULLIVAN RAISES GAS DEAL \ [...] (C) Summary. EEB A/S Sullivan met with Swiss ambassador \ Ziswiler to underscore our concerns about the EGL \ gas/pipeline deal with Iran (reftels),particularly its \ negative impact on efforts to pressure Iran to comply with \ UNSC resolutions on its nuclear activities. Ziswiler \ defended the [...] | 2007-09-25 23:01:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL ENRG EPET IR SZ TU GR IT |
07STATE138404 | (U) NEA A/S WELCH,S SEPTEMBER 28, 2007, MEETING WITH SPANISH FOREIGN MINISTER MIGUEL MORATINOS AND DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR MIDDLE EAST ALVARO IRANZO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-01 21:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP DAVID UNGA PREL KPKO SP XI XF DAVID WELCH |
07STATE138413 | (U) EUR A/S FRIED,S SEPTEMBER 25, 2007, MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-01 21:47:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP FRIED DAN UNGA PREL PGOV MOPS NATO MARR KPKO NL |
07STATE138761 | ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S SEPTEMBER 25 MEETING [...] (U) Participants: U.S. ---- EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Notetaker Aaron Jensen Romania --------- Foreign Minister Adrian Mihai Cioroianu U.N. Permanent Representative Mihnea Motoc Charge Daniela Gitman Political Director Stefan Tinca Chief of Cabinet Gabriel Sopanda 2. [...] | 2007-10-02 17:57:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ENRG HU SR MD RU MK AL PL RO |
07STATE139172 | TIMOR-LESTE PRESIDENT RAMOS-HORTA MEETING WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Describing the situation in Timor-Leste as stabilized, President Ramos-Horta praised the international forces for their role in the success of presidential and parliamentary elections. The Government of Timor-Leste (GOTL) is now tackling its most urgent policy challenges, partic [...] | 2007-10-03 13:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO TT |
07STATE139642 | A/S HILL'S OCTOBER 1 MEETING WITH SINGAPORE FM [...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Hill welcomed ASEAN FMs' strong statement last week against the Burmese regime,s recent crackdown, and told Foreign Minister Yeo that it was important for ASEAN to continue applying pressure. Yeo advised that U.S. pressure should not push the Burmese leadership to the limit [...] | 2007-10-03 20:30:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEAN SN |
07STATE141306 | INSTRUCTIONS: UNOMIG NEGOTIATIONS, OCTOBER 2007 [...] (C) This is an action request. Department requests USUN pursue the objectives in para 2 below during negotiations on the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) mandate renewal resolution. USUN should revert to the Department for additional instructions if unable to achieve these objectives wi [...] | 2007-10-06 01:44:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC GE PREL |
07STATE141316 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER 15- [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 15. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Luxembourg on October 15 [...] | 2007-10-06 03:39:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC KPAL YI RS LY IS |
07STATE141771 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: APPROACH TO NEW INDONESIAN [...] (C) Ambassador Hume met September 28 with an interagency group in Washington comprised of representatives from State, NSC, HSC, USDA, DOD, HHS and USAID to discuss the avian influenza sample sharing and benefits issues. There was general agreement that we should not close the door to infor [...] | 2007-10-09 17:47:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KFLU AMED CASC EAGR EAID ID |
07STATE142040 | IRAN SANCTIONS ACT (ISA, FORMERLY ILSA): APPARENT [...] (U) This is an action message; please see paragraphs 2 through 4 below. 2. (C) Department appreciates Embassy,s continuing close attention to this matter. Ref. C conveys disturbing news of apparent progress toward a firm agreement on Yadavaran. The seriousness of this issue calls for furt [...] | 2007-10-09 23:50:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL ENRG EPET IR CH |
07STATE142845 | WHA A/S SHANNON,S SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 MEETING WITH [...] (U) September 27, 2007, 5:00 p.m., New York 2. (U) Participants: United States A/S Thomas A. Shannon Scott Miller, WHA Notetaker Brazil U/S for South America Jorge D'Escragolle Taunay Christian Sigueiroa, second secretary, Brazilian Mission to the U.N. Wilson Dockhorn, second secr [...] | 2007-10-11 16:02:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | BL BR EC PA UNGA |
07STATE144035 | VIETNAM IN-COUNTRY PRIORITY ONE REFERRAL [...] The Department appreciates and accepts Mission's P-1 referral of Truong Van Duc and Nguyen Thanh Minh Tri and their dependents for refugee resettlement consideration. 2. Truong Van Duc: Cable states there is an older child not included in the case. If this adult child is unmarried and the [...] | 2007-10-15 13:46:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | VM KIRF PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SOCI |
07STATE146225 | UNDER SECRETARY BURNS, SEPTEMBER 27, 2007 MEETING [...] (U) Classified by: Under Secretary for Political Affairs Nicholas Burns, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) September 27, 2007; 1:00 PM; New York, NY 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- Under Secretary Burns EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo EUR/SCE David Schroeder (notetaker) SERBIA ------ Prim [...] | 2007-10-18 21:08:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OVIP SR YI KV |
07STATE146242 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: ENCOURAGING SERBS TO VOTE IN [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR EMBASSIES ROME, LONDON, PARIS, MOSCOW, BERLIN, BELGRADE AND USOFFICE PRISTINA. SEE PARAGRAPHS 5 AND 6 FOR DETAILS. 2. (C) BELGRADE LEADERSHIP HAS INDICATED THAT IT MIGHT SUPPORT THE IDEA OF SERBS IN KOSOVO HOLDING SEPARATE AND PARALLEL ELECTIONS (WITHOU [...] | 2007-10-18 21:16:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SR YI KO |
07STATE147332 | RESPONSE TO SARG "DEAL" RE DHS REFUGEE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 2-4. 2. (C) Department appreciates Post's engagement with the SARG on the important subject of allowing resumption of DHS/USCIS interviews of Iraqi refugees in Syria. The "deal" proposed by the SARG is clearly unacceptable and we find it hard to b [...] | 2007-10-22 23:18:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PHUM PREF PREL SY |
07STATE147334 | INAUGURAL U.S.-KYRGYZ COMPREHENSIVE POLICY [...] (C) Summary. On September 27, the United States and Kyrgyzstan inaugurated an interagency "Comprehensive Policy Dialogue." In over three hours of discussion with U.S. officials responsible for Central Asia representing seven agencies, Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Ednan Karabayev reviewed security [...] | 2007-10-22 23:30:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KG |
07STATE147620 | DEMARCHING EU STATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) For the first time in seven years, there is no specific mandate on human rights in Cuba in the United Nations human rights machinery. While the Department and NSC have discussed numerous options for running a Cuba resolution a [...] | 2007-10-23 16:49:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | CU UNGA PHUM |
07STATE148510 | Deputy Secretary Negroponte's October 18, 2007 [...] (U) Classified by:, Name, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) October 18, 2007; 4 P.M; Washington, D.C.. 3. (C) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Amb. David Satterfield, S/I Amb. Lawrence Butler, NEA Aaron Jost, D Andrea Tomaszewic [...] | 2007-10-24 22:01:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP EFIN EPET PGOV IZ TU |
07STATE150510 | Deputy Secretary Negroponte's October 22, 2007 [...] (U) Classified by: NEA DAS LAWRENCE E. BUTLER FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D) 2. (U) October 22, 2007; 3 P.M; Washington, D.C. 3. (SBU) Participants: U.S. The Deputy Secretary Under Secretary Reuben Jeffery, E Amb. Lawrence Butler, NEA Aaron Jost, D Andrea Tomaszewicz (NEA Notetake [...] | 2007-10-30 18:19:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP EFIN EPET PGOV PREF IZ RS IT JO LE SY |
07STATE150552 | RESPONDING TO BULGARIAN CONCERNS ABOUT RUSSIAN [...] (C) As detailed in reftel, the Bulgarian government is under pressure from Russia to come to a quick agreement and sign various texts related to the Russian conglomerate Gazprom,s proposed South Stream pipeline project under the Black Sea. The GOB has requested USG assistance and talking poi [...] | 2007-10-30 19:05:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | BG ECON ENRG EU PGOV RS |
07STATE150674 | SECRETARY'S 10/29 MEETING WITH SPANISH FM [...] (U) October 29, 2007, 10:00 a.m., Secretary's Office 2. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary EUR A/S Daniel Fried PA A/S Sean McCormack Steve Beecroft EUR Elaine Samson (Notetaker) Spain Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos Ambassador Carlos Westendorp Chief of Staf [...] | 2007-10-30 22:29:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE KCFE SP KV RU KZ MD |
07STATE150762 | OBJECTIVES FOR BURMA IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) Summary and Action Request - Department requests USUN share with the UK and French missions U.S. comments on the papers that each mission shared with USUN regarding short-term and long-term benchmarks for the Burmese regime,s cooperation with UN Special Adviser Ibrahim Gambari. OBJECTIVE [...] | 2007-10-31 12:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
07STATE151231 | USG POSITION ON LEBANESE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) This is an action request. 2. (C) The Department requests posts' and other agencies' assistance to bolster international support for Lebanon's pro-sovereignty March 14 majority in its ongoing negotiations with the pro-Syrian opposition over a successor to current President Emile Lahou [...] | 2007-10-31 23:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | LE PGOV PREL PTER SY EUN |
07STATE152279 | SUDAN: MFA AMENDMENTS TO DETAINEE TRANSFER [...] (C) In its ref B note verbale, the GOS proposes three amendments to the detainee transfer framework that the USG proposed in the Embassy,s ref D note. The USG seeks clarification of the reasons for the amendments and, more importantly, seeks to persuade the GOS to accept the language propose [...] | 2007-11-02 23:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PINS PREL PTER SU |
07STATE15302 | REAPPOINTMENT OF SCSL REGISTRAR [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Department shares concerns about Lovemore Munlo's performance to date as SCSL Registrar. Allegations by the SCSL's own representative on the UN Management Committee and an AmCit employed by the Registry in Freetown (protect sources) [...] | 2007-02-07 14:38:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KAWC UN SL |
07STATE153352 | ESTABLISHING A NORTHERN GROUND LINE OF [...] (U) This is an information cable for addressee posts and offers a basis for internal embassy discussion before a Request for Information (RFI) is released to the private sector. 2. (C//REL NATO) SUMMARY: US forces in Afghanistan are eighty-five percent dependent on supplies moved through [...] | 2007-11-06 23:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS AMGT AFIN BCXP ECON PGOV ZK |
07STATE153704 | KUDOS FOR JAPANESE EMBASSY AND CONSULATE REPORTING [...] (U) We in Washington would like to take this opportunity to thank reporting officers in the Embassy and consulates for the hard work that you put into keeping us informed of important developments in Japan. From your daily press reports to your front channel cables, from periodic e-mails to J [...] | 2007-11-07 20:00:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV MOPS PGOV PREL JA |
07STATE153799 | EU-EGYPT ENERGY FORUM AND ARAB GAS PIPELINE [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: Department requests information on the recent EU-Africa-Middle East Energy Conference that took place on November 1 in Sharm el Sheik, Egypt, and on the status of construction and operation of the Arab Gas Pipeline, including possible links to Iraq. See paragra [...] | 2007-11-07 22:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EUN XF XG |
07STATE154199 | USG RESPONSE TO INTERAGENCY MISSION VISIT TO [...] C) On October 2-4, an Interagency Team from Washington visited Cyprus to survey construction and security of Greek military installations being built to bring the Government of Greece (GOG) into full compliance with its obligations to the United States regarding U.S.-origin defense articles. U [...] | 2007-11-08 18:54:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MASS NATO PREL CY GR |
07STATE154483 | GUIDANCE: NTM-I MISSION CONTINUES AND EXPANDS FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. Washington is concerned with the NATO Policy Coordination Group's (PCG) cover letter and its brief overview of the Autumn 2007 Periodic Mission Review (PMR) of the NATO Training Mission - Iraq (NTM-I). Washington instructs USNATO to stress at all NATO NTM-I discussions and meet [...] | 2007-11-09 00:10:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MARR MOPS IZ |
07STATE154497 | DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE'S MEETING WITH U/SYG [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with UN Under-Secretary General for Peacekeeping Jean-Marie Guehenno on November 5 to discuss challenges to UNAMID deployment. U/SYG Guehenno pressed the Deputy Secretary for further U.S. assistance with acquiring the capabilities necessary to mak [...] | 2007-11-09 01:18:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL UNSC |
07STATE154555 | DEMARCHE: EU HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH IRAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The EU has recently expressed interest in resuming its human rights dialogue with Iran. This cable provides guidance on supporting that dialogue providing certain conditions are met, and requests that post demarche the EU to issue statements on two Iranian political activists. [...] | 2007-11-09 12:21:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM IR PREL EUN PGOV KDEM |
07STATE154674 | DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA [...] (C) Summary. Department requests action addressees demarche host governments, at the highest appropriate level, to: 1) share our concerns about the anti-democratic changes in the proposed constitutional reform package; 2) highlight growing dissension within Venezuela and the increasingly rep [...] | 2007-11-09 16:02:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV VE PHUM WHA EU |
07STATE154920 | U.S. RESPONSE TO THE PROPOSED U.S.-POLISH EXPORT [...] (U) This is an Action request. Please, see para 3 below. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: Responding to an earlier U.S. suggestion for cooperation to improve Georgia,s export controls, Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Under Secretary Witold Waszczykowski has proposed a joint U.S.-Polish Export Con [...] | 2007-11-09 19:49:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC MASS PGOV GG PL |
07STATE155045 | REPORT TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL BY SPECIAL ADVISOR [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: On November 13 Special Advisor Ibrahim Gambari will report to the UN Security Council on his November 3-8 trip to Burma. USUN is instructed to draw from points in para 4 for its intervention on the Gambari briefing/report and public comments afterwards, highl [...] | 2007-11-09 23:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
07STATE155067 | DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR SAUDI KING ABDULLAH TO PRESSURE [...] (U) PURPOSE. This is an action request. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (C) The Department requests Embassy Riyadh to approach the Saudi government at the highest appropriate level to request that the Saudis intercede with Sudanese President Bashir to urge his c [...] | 2007-11-10 05:09:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC KPKO SA SU |
07STATE155885 | CHINESE EMBASSY PROTESTS ANNOUNCED PATRIOT [...] (C) Reinforcing Vice Minister Zhang Yesui's demarche to Charg, Piccuta (REFTEL),Chinese DCM Zheng Zeguang met with EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary Thomas Christensen to lodge a &strong protest8 of the November 9 announced sale of PATRIOT missile system technology upgrades to Taiwan. Such a sa [...] | 2007-11-13 22:38:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | CH TW PREL MARR |
07STATE156011 | PDAS KELLY CALLS IN BOLIVIAN AMBASSADOR GUZMAN [...] (C) PDAS Craig Kelly called in Bolivian Ambassador Gustavo Guzman November 9 to express USG dissatisfaction about the Bolivian Government's (GOB) repeated verbal attacks against the USG. PDAS Kelly warned Guzman that GOB actions could negatively impact Bolivia's requests for trade preferences [...] | 2007-11-14 14:37:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | BO EUN KDEM PGOV PREL |
07STATE156474 | APPROACHING THE EU IN ADVANCE OF THE NOVEMBER 19-20 [...] (U) Classified by William Lucas, Office Director, EUR/ERA. Reason: 1.4(b) and (d). 2. (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 17. 3. (SBU) Summary: EU Foreign Ministers will hold their next General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting in Brussels on November 19-2 [...] | 2007-11-15 03:17:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PREL PGOV BK BM CH IR IS IZ KV LE PK SY ZI |
07STATE157244 | FUNDING FOR UN COMPOUND IN IRAQ [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4 BACKGROUND 2. The UN has been engaged in finding a long-term compound for the United Nations Assistance Mission to Iraq (UNAMI) since 2004, when UNAMI restarted operations in Baghdad. The compound is intended to serve as the he [...] | 2007-11-16 15:54:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ UNGA UNSC |
07STATE157672 | OSCE MADRID MINISTERIAL - DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] (SBU) This is an action request. The OSCE Ministerial will take place in Madrid 29-30 November. Posts are requested to engage host country officials to garner support for U.S. objectives at the Ministerial. Background information and talking points are provided below. Info addressees are we [...] | 2007-11-17 01:48:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL PGOV PHUM |
07STATE158849 | LOSS OF RESTRICTED BLANKET OVERFLIGHT AND LANDING [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request: Reftel notes that the Government of Turkmenistan (GOTX) has notified post by diplomatic note that it will not renew the blanket overflight and clearance request number 999c, which will expire November 30. [...] | 2007-11-21 02:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | US EAIR MARR MCAP MOPS PREL TX |
07STATE159362 | SUDAN - SECRETARY TO CONVENE A MINISTERIAL ON THE [...] This is an action request, please see paras. 6-9. Responses are appreciated by Tuesday, November 27 at the latest. 2. (SBU) The United States is deeply concerned that the deadlock between the ruling-National Congress Party (NCP) and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) over thor [...] | 2007-11-21 21:57:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO UN SU PREL PHUM PGOV IGAD IT |
07STATE159376 | A/S FRIED DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE ON MEDIA FREEDOM [...] (C) European and Eurasian Affairs Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried delivered a strong message on November 21 in Washington to Azerbaijani Ambassador Yashar Aliyev on the state of media freedom in Azerbaijan. Fried reviewed his November 3-5 meetings in Baku, including a lengthy session with P [...] | 2007-11-21 22:43:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM OSCE AJ |
07STATE159779 | U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION NONPAPER [...] (U) Action requested paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The Non-Paper on the U.S. proposal to Russia of missile defense cooperation and transparency and confidence-building measures in paragraph 4 was delivered by Embassy Moscow to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 21 (Ref [...] | 2007-11-23 23:04:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | CR MARR PARM PL PREL RS |
07STATE160243 | TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMIC COUNCIL LUNCHEON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-26 20:32:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN EINV ETRD EUN CH |
07STATE162259 | CLARIFYING IRAQ'S ACCESSION TO CHEMICAL WEAPONS [...] (C) On November 26, President Talabani's office issued a press statement indicating that the presidential council endorsed the Council of Representatives vote ratifying accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Post is requested to seek clarification of Iraq's actual position in the [...] | 2007-11-30 20:57:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ PARM PREL OPCW CWC |
07STATE162747 | NON-PAPER ON EU/EC PARTICIPATION IN THE UN [...] (SBU) PURPOSE: This is an action request. Post is requested to deliver the following text on the United States' (US) position on European Union/European Community participation in the UN Peacebuilding Commission in a non-paper to an appropriate host counter-part. The text of the non-paper [...] | 2007-12-03 20:32:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRS EUN UNGA UNSC ECOSOC UN PO |
07STATE162894 | OSCE: CLOSE THE CROATIA MISSION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-04 13:43:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM OSCE PREL HR AA |
07STATE163919 | RESPONSE TO U.S. HELICOPTER SUPPORT REQUEST FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-05 21:28:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IZ MARR MOPS PREL TU |
07STATE163979 | SUDAN - TRANSITION OF USG OWNED/OPERATED AMIS [...] (U) This is an urgent action request for USUN. Please see paras 5 and 6 for instructions and text of a note verbale. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) As requested by the UN, the Department of State is preparing to transfer all USG-owned Darfur peacekeeping equipment and facili [...] | 2007-12-06 00:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPKO SU |
07STATE164120 | (C) EUR DAS KRAMER’S MEETING WITH XXXXXXXXXXXX [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 4, EUR DAS David Kramer met with XXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXX was highly critical of the recent Duma elections, alleging the Kremlin had resorted to all methods to secure an overwhelming victory for United Russia. XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX speculated that Putin would not remain [...] | 2007-12-06 15:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL RS |
07STATE164397 | THE SECRETARY'S DECEMBER 3 MEETING WITH BELARUS [...] (U) Participants: U.S. --- The Secretary Ambassador Karen Stewart Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer EUR Stephen Gee (notetaker) Belarus ------- Enira Bronitskaya, Human Rights Advocate Dmitriy Fedaruk, Acting Leader of NGO, "Youth Front" Sergey Kalyakin, Leader of Belarusian Pa [...] | 2007-12-06 23:38:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KHUM |
07STATE164866 | IRAN SANCTIONS ACT (ISA, FORMERLY ILSA): REPORTED [...] (U) This is an action message; please see paragraph 4 below. 2. (SBU) Press reports indicate that ONCG Videsh Limited (OVL) and the Hinduja group are seeking to participate jointly in two Iranian oil/gas projects --the development of Iran,s Azadegan oilfield and of some portion (perhaps Pha [...] | 2007-12-07 21:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PREL ENRG EPET IR IN |
07STATE165059 | NEXT STEPS ON BURMA: P3 PAPER [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-10 13:17:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNSC BM |
07STATE165479 | URGING THE EC TO SEND PAKISTAN ELECTION OBSERVER [...] (C) This is an urgent action request. Department requests the United States Mission to the European Union convey key points (see paragraph 8) at the earliest opportunity and at the highest appropriate level to the Commissioner's Office. 2. (C) Summary: Pakistan will hold country-wide par [...] | 2007-12-10 23:32:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PK |
07STATE166027 | A/S FRIED MEETING WITH RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR USHAKOV [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 11, Russian Ambassador Yuriy Ushakov met with EUR A/S Daniel Fried for a read-out of meetings of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) at the foreign ministers level in Brussels. Fried noted that the NRC "could have been much worse." He [...] | 2007-12-12 13:34:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EAIR PARM MARR RS |
07STATE166909 | DEMARCHE INSTRUCTION ON KOSOVO FINAL STATUS [...] (SBU) This is an action request. The Department requests that Embassies in current and new (2008) non-European members of the UN Security Council Countries (except Beijing) deliver the following demarche on Kosovo at the highest appropriate level before December 17. This message is info onl [...] | 2007-12-14 01:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU |
07STATE167247 | (C) COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST: DEC 18-23 TO [...] (C) Department requests country clearance for Office of Korean Affairs Director Sung Kim and NSC Asia Director of Chinese Affairs Paul Haenle to travel to Seoul en route to Pyongyang for consultations related to disablement activities from December 18-23. Travelers will arrive Seoul December [...] | 2007-12-14 19:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL MNUC KN CH |
07STATE167364 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR CIRCULATING REVISED MNF-I UNSCR [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to circulate to the Security Council the revised text of the US/UK draft resolution to extend through 2008 the authorities for MNF-I, DFI, and IAMB (see paragraph 3). 3. Begin text of revised UNSCR: The Security [...] | 2007-12-15 02:17:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC IZ |
07STATE168395 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNSC SESSION ON KOSOVO, DECEMBER [...] (C) USUN may draw on the points in paragraph 2 for use during the UN Security Council session on Kosovo on December 19, 2007. Our Quint partners (UK, Germany, Italy, France) have agreed to a low-key approach. We seek to avoid a contentious meeting, which could make it more difficult for UN [...] | 2007-12-18 23:16:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL YI UNSC UNMIK |
07STATE170092 | SUDAN - DEMARCHE ON RETAINING UNMIS FORCE [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6 and 7. 2. (SBU) Background: The tour of UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) Force Commander Lt. General Jasbir Singh Lidder is set to end in January 2008. We understand that Lidder would like to extend his tour of duty with UNMIS and that [...] | 2007-12-26 19:27:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | SU PREL PKO UN MARR PEACEKEEPINGFORCES |
07STATE170925 | DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C/Rel UN) The Department of Justice (DOJ),in conjunction with the U.S. Attorney,s Office for the Western District of Missouri, is conducting a criminal investigation regarding the Islamic American Relief Agency (IARA) and its alleged f [...] | 2007-12-28 21:50:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN PTER UNSC XA XD PK |
07STATE171256 | OBSTACLES TO MANAGING CLC ACTIVITIES [...] (C) Per Post's request (reftel),the Secretary of State has concurred with the Department of Defense's spending plan for $155 million from the FY07 Iraqi Security Forces Fund to support DOD's Concerned Local Citizens (CLC) program. DOD subsequently submitted a notification to Congress and has [...] | 2007-12-31 20:01:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID MARR PTER IZ |
07STATE18053 | GEORGIA/ABKHAZIA: BERLIN FRIENDS MTG - JAN 22 [...] (C) SUMMARY. DAS Matthew Bryza attended a January 22 meeting in Berlin of the UN Friends of the Secretary General for Georgia (FSG or Friends) hosted by the German MFA. The Friends finalized a list of substantive confidence-building measures to be discussed with the sides at Geneva on Febru [...] | 2007-02-13 15:47:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN GG |
07STATE23657 | DEMARCHE REQUEST ON GEORGIA/SOUTH OSSETIA: MAKING [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department requests that post demarche the GoG at the highest appropriate level drawing on the points in para 3 below to gain Georgian support for substantive discussions in formal meetings of the Joint Control Commission (JCC) as soon as dates can be agreed, even while G [...] | 2007-02-27 00:59:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS OSCE GG |
07STATE24249 | INTERIM REPLY TO MARITIME POLICE UNIT FUNDING [...] (U) This is an action request cable. See paragraphs 12 through 16. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Post requested via reftels two million USD to purchase boats and ancillary items for a maritime security unit. In 2005 the USG conducted an assessment of the Philippines National Police (PNP) and made r [...] | 2007-02-27 20:52:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR KCRM PTER PGOV RP |
07STATE2659 | SURVEYING EU MEMBERS ON THEIR IRAN CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Background: Department wishes to gain current information about EU member states, efforts to promote democratic reform in Iran, including civil society, respect for human rights, and freedom of information. Through its Freedom [...] | 2007-01-09 19:19:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO IR EUN |
07STATE29082 | DEMARCHE REQUEST - ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR USG [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5, and 12. (U) SUMMARY ----------- 2. (C) Argentina has asked for USG assistance in persuading Interpol to issue six Red Notices for five current and former Iranian officials and one Lebanese national thought by Argentina [...] | 2007-03-08 04:59:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IR AR LE PGOV PREL FBI PTER KJUS ASEC PRT |
07STATE30332 | POSSIBLE HUNGARIAN TRANSFER OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4, which responds to reftel's request for guidance. In keeping with the USG's relaxation of its longstanding opposition to the transfer of military equipment to Libya, we want to inform the Hungarian government that the U.S. would have no ob [...] | 2007-03-09 21:13:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC MARR LY HU |
07STATE32648 | GUIDANCE FOR PROPOSED UN APPEARANCE BY DE FACTO [...] (U) This is an action request, see para 3. 2. (C) Background: Department is aware Russia is actively lobbying the Friends of Georgia, in Capitals and in New York, to allow the Abkhaz de facto foreign minister, Sergey Shamba, to attend an Arria style meeting prior to the UNOMIG mandate [...] | 2007-03-14 23:20:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PGOV PREL GG |
07STATE33268 | PRESSING AFRICANS TO SUPPORT UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Summary: The United States believes the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) should respond to the extremely brutal attacks -- which resulted in at least one death -- by Zimbabwean authorities against opposition members during and after a peaceful prayer meeting on March 11. Posts are instructe [...] | 2007-03-15 20:25:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNHCR PHUM PREL ZI |
07STATE33284 | PRESSING HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ACTIVE [...] (U) Summary: The United States believes the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) must respond to the extremely brutal attacks -- which resulted in at least one death -- by Zimbabwean authorities against opposition members during and after a peaceful prayer meeting on March 11. Posts are instructed [...] | 2007-03-15 20:37:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNHCR PHUM PREL ZI |
07STATE35309 | ENGAGING EU COMMISSIONER FOR ENLARGEMENT OLLI [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) EUR/ERA appreciates Embassy Helsinki,s initiative in reaching out to EU Commissioner for Enlargement Olli Rehn as reported in Helsinki 70, and encourages future meetings whenever Rehn visits Helsinki. EU Commissioners can provide valua [...] | 2007-03-20 21:00:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EUN |
07STATE36625 | UNSCR 1267: UPDATING TALIBAN NAMES ON THE [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) Summary: Per reftel, updating the Taliban entries on UN 1267 Consolidated List is an important measure to implement UNSCR 1735, a resolution drafted by the USG which calls for updating the Taliban sanctions list to enhance its utility as [...] | 2007-03-22 18:13:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AF EFIN ETTC FR KTFN PGOV PREL PTER UK UNSC |
07STATE38563 | GUIDANCE FOR LONDON AND WARSAW IRAQ CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) Department instructs an interagency delegation led by NEA Deputy Assistant Secretary Amb. Lawrence Butler to participate in the March 29 UK Partners meeting and in bilateral talks with Poland on March 30. For Poland, reftel guidance from bilateral talks in August remain valid to ensure Pol [...] | 2007-03-27 01:52:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL IZ RO LH |
07STATE39293 | POSSIBLE CROATIAN SALE OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5, which responds to reftel's request for guidance in responding to the Croatian government's informal inquiry about military exports to Libya. In keeping with the USG's relaxation of its long-standing opposition to the transfer of military [...] | 2007-03-27 20:59:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC MARR LY HR |
07STATE43312 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: UNSCR 1701 CONSULTATIONS, [...] (C) This is an action request, see para 2 below. Department requests that USUN encourage the Secretary General to include a strong statement verifying non-compliance with the arms embargo and clarifying the SYG's process on Sheba'a delineation during his briefing of the UN Security Council on [...] | 2007-04-03 20:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC LE IS PREL PTER |
07STATE48491 | MEDIA GUIDANCE FOR MUSLIM CLERIC DENIED ENTRY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-12 16:28:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS KISL PREL PTER SCUL IN PK |
07STATE49722 | DEMARCHE: SUPPORT FOR KOSOVO IN ADVANCE OF [...] (C) This is an action request. Department requests the Ambassador meet with President Garcia in advance of his trip to the U.S. with the goal of gaining Peru's support for UN Special Envoy Martti Ahtisaari's recommendations on Kosovo future status, including independence for Kosovo. It woul [...] | 2007-04-13 23:38:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC YI PREL PE |
07STATE49723 | ACTION REQUEST FROM U/S BURNS TO AMBASSADORS FOR [...] (C) Kosovo independence is a major priority in our current foreign policy and will dominate much of our work in the Security Council over the next month. Embassies in non-European Security Council countries will play a pivotal role in advancing our policy of a supervised independence for Kos [...] | 2007-04-13 23:40:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL YI RS UNMIK |
07STATE53329 | NEXT STEPS ON HARIRI TRIBUNAL [...] (U) This is an action request, see paras 2, 3, 4, and 5. Department is preparing a draft text for a Chapter VII resolution that could be used to bring the Special Tribunal for Lebanon into force, which we will forward to USUN early in the week of April 23. Because of the need to move forwar [...] | 2007-04-20 22:16:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC LE PREL PGOV PTER |
07STATE57533 | DEMARCHE: DISCUSS HARIRI TRIBUNAL CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Department requests USUN urge UN OLA's Nicolas Michel to deliver a strong statement in support of Council action to establish the Hariri Tribunal to the UN Security Council during consultations on Lebanon, currently scheduled for May 2, 2007. End Summary. 2. (C) OBJECTIVE [...] | 2007-04-30 15:32:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | LE UNSC PREL PTER |
07STATE58678 | CANVASSING SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERS' FOR VIEWS ON [...] (C) This is an action request. Department requests USUN to canvass the Missions of Italy, Belgium, Slovakia, Peru, Panama, Congo-B, China, Indonesia, and Ghana about their views on establishing the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, given the impasse in Lebanon. The information will be used to [...] | 2007-05-01 21:36:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC LE PREL PTER |
07STATE63229 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: ENCOURAGE SUPPORT FOR COUNCIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Department requests Embassies encourage host governments to support UN Security Council action to establish the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. In New York, Belgium, Italy, Peru, and Slovakia have been generally supportive of the P-3's call for Council action, via a Chapter VI [...] | 2007-05-09 21:04:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC LE SY IT BE PE LO PREL PTER CF GH SF |
07STATE63310 | GUIDANCE: ENGAGING ON A DRAFT RESOLUTION ON THE [...] (C//REL UK and France) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The U.S. agrees with the French that a Chapter VII resolution should establish the Special Tribunal for Lebanon on the basis of the Agreement and Statute already negotiated and signed by the UN and GOL. It is important that the Council est [...] | 2007-05-09 22:21:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC LE PREL PTER |
07STATE64167 | DEMARCHE ON NEXT STEPS ON ABKHAZIA [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: This is an action request. Embassy is requested to deliver the points in para 2 at the appropriate level to Deputy FM Karasin and report on any response. The points are intended as the basis for discussion of how Russia and the U.S. can cooperate in advancing the implem [...] | 2007-05-11 00:32:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC RU GG |
07STATE66574 | AUSTRIAN ACTIONS ON IRAN INCONSISTENT WITH [...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to deliver the points at paragraph 5 to appropriate government officials regarding Iran's light water reactor tender, and the need to expeditiously implement Austria's Chapter VII obligations regarding Bank Sepah and Bank Sepah International. Posts may d [...] | 2007-05-15 22:09:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL EFIN KNNP IR AU |
07STATE67046 | INSTRUCTIONS: P-3 NEGOTIATIONS ON SPECIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-16 17:22:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC LE PREL PTER |
07STATE73184 | US-AZERBAIJAN DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) In their March 22 bilateral Democracy and Human Rights Dialogue, DRL Assistant Secretary Lowenkron and Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Mammadyarov discussed a variety of issues related to human rights, rule of law, democratic political processes, media freedom, and civil society. The FM c [...] | 2007-05-29 14:49:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM AJ |
07STATE73693 | SUDAN: Additional Sanctions Over Lack of Progress [...] (U) This is an action request. Posts are requested to draw from the following and demarche host governments at the highest level appropriate. --------------------------------------------- ------- OBJECTIVES: Notification of Additional Sanctions and Request to Follow Suit ----------------- [...] | 2007-05-30 02:21:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ETTC UN SU EUN |
07STATE75561 | SUCCESSFUL CENTCOM COALITION CONFERENCE IN TAMPA [...] (U) SUMMARY. CENTCOM's Coalition conference in Tampa, FL, successfully gathered both military and civilian participants from current and prospective Coalition countries to provide an overview of Coalition planning for the next 12-18 months. The guest appearance by the President was particula [...] | 2007-06-01 15:32:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL IZ NATO |
07STATE83491 | THE UNITED STATES AND THE GUAM ORGANIZATION -- [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The 2007 Organization for Democracy and Economic Development - GUAM Summit in Baku is an opportunity for the U.S. to bolster this organization, both by complimenting GUAM on its achievements and by urging establishment of its Se [...] | 2007-06-14 21:27:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OVIP EAID ECON KCRM AJ GG MD UP |
07STATE83798 | Secretary Rice's June 7th, 2007, conversation [...] (U) Classified by: AF Acting A/S Linda Thomas- Greenfield. Reasons 1.4 (b) and d) 2. (U) June 7, 2007, 10:00 am, Washington, DC. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary PA Sean McCormack AF PDAS Linda Thomas-Greenfield DRL DAS Jeff Krilla AF/W Notetaker GUINEA Prime Ministe [...] | 2007-06-15 15:55:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP KOUYATE LANSANA PGOV PREL GV |
07STATE87143 | (U) Secretary Rice's June 18 Meeting [...] (U) June 18, 2007, 3:15 p.m.-5:05 p.m., Washington. 2. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon WHA/DAS Patrick D. Duddy Ambassador Robert Dieter Ambassador Brenda Johnson Ambassador Mary Ourisman Ambassador David Robinson Ambassador Janet Sanderson [...] | 2007-06-21 23:49:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL ETRD ENRG |
07STATE88011 | INSTRUCTIONS: CONFIRMING LANGUAGE ON SHEBA'A IN [...] (C) This is an action request. Department requests USUN confirm with the UN Secretary General (SYG) the specific language that it will use on the Sheba'a Farms issue in the upcoming UN Security Council resolution 1701 report. End action request. 2. (C) USUN should pursue the following [...] | 2007-06-24 21:53:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC SY LE IS PREL |
07STATE88160 | DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO GOT REGARDING U.S. DEFENSE [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Per REFTEL A, Department provides points in paragraph 4 upon which Embassy Ankara may draw to respond to MFA Deputy Under Secretary for Northeast Mediterranean and Americas Haydar Berk and other appropriate GOT officials. 4. [...] | 2007-06-25 14:30:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | CY GR PARM PREL TU |
07STATE90284 | KOSOVO: BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE SECURITY SECTOR [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Action addressees are requested to deliver the U.S. non-paper contained in paragraph 3 below to Quint Foreign and Defense Ministries, to NATO and EU staffs and to the EUPT and OKPCC in Pristina. Addressees are further requested to report reactions to EUR/SCE, [...] | 2007-06-28 14:17:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS NATO PREL KV |
07STATE91539 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. DISAPPOINTMENT IN UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-29 21:47:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EUN UNHRC |
07STATE93926 | DEMARCHE ON JIRGA PREPARATIONS [...] This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Proposed dates for the Afghanistan-Pakistan Crossborder Peace Jirga are less than four weeks away. Washington remains concerned that the two sides have not come to agreement on several key outstanding issues. It was hoped that the Bilat [...] | 2007-07-06 00:37:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PK PREL PTER AF |
07STATE97360 | GOI PLAN TO BUILD WALKWAY AROUND SEA OF GALILEE, [...] (C) This is an action request. After consulting appropriate offices in EUR, NEA approves Embassy,s proposed course of action in reftel. Per reftel, Department requests that Embassy Tel Aviv approach GOI at the appropriate level to recommend the planned pathway be constructed so as to bypass [...] | 2007-07-12 20:22:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | IS KIRF PGOV PREL VT |
07STATE98419 | DEMARCHE: APPRECIATION FOR BAHRAIN'S VIGILANCE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Bahrain took steps to implement travel restrictions that demonstrate its commitment to implement the spirit and letter of UNSCRs 1737 and 1747, which seek to limit the proliferation threat po [...] | 2007-07-16 16:27:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IR BA |
07STATE98605 | EMBASSY REFUGEE REFERRAL FOR MIN HTIKE [...] (SBU) PRM concurs with Post's Priority 1 referral of the following individual for processing for the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program: Name: Min Htike DOB: July 25, 1974 Nationality: Burmese Gender: Male 2. (SBU) Please pass to OPE for processing. PRIORITY BANGKOK Y SIPD [...] | 2007-07-16 19:59:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | BM TH PREF PREL |
07STATE99397 | GEORGIA REQUEST FOR COORDINATION WITH FRIENDS ON [...] (C) This is an action request. Department would like Georgia and Germany (as coordinator of the UN Friends process) to participate in the upcoming UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) consultations, currently scheduled for July 23. Additionally, the Department does not think that the ti [...] | 2007-07-17 21:46:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC GE RS PREL |
07STOCKHOLM1008 | THE CASE OF RELIGIOUS PRISONER SON JONG-NAM: [...] (c) Polcouns met August 15 with MFA Special Adviser for the Korean Peninsula Ambassador Paul Beijer regarding Son Jong-Nam. Beijer said that Sweden was aware of the case and had, more than a year ago, intervened bilaterally and through the EU on behalf of Son Jong-Nam. Sweden and various oth [...] | 2007-08-21 14:02:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KN KS EXIM PGOV SW |
07STOCKHOLM1019 | SWEDISH VIEW ON SECURING PERMANENT OBSERVER STATUS [...] (C) Polcouns discussed 8/17 reftel proposal to secure Permanent Observer status in the International Contact Group on Somalia (ICG) with MFA Special Adviser for the Horn of Africa Ambassador Marika Fahlen. Fahlen, who is Sweden's representative to the ICG, had no objection to the participati [...] | 2007-08-22 11:53:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW SO |
07STOCKHOLM1167 | SWEDEN ON EU BORDER MISSION FOR LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-18 14:48:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW SY IS LE EUN |
07STOCKHOLM1209 | AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 19 MEETING WITH JUSTICE [...] (C) The Ambassador, accompanied by RSO and Poloff, met September 19 with Minister of Justice Beatrice Ask. Ask said Sweden has increased its budget for counterterrorism activities, noted there are good prospects for passing pending legislation on wiretapping and bugging, underscored Sweden's l [...] | 2007-09-26 15:20:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PREL ASEC SW |
07STOCKHOLM1239 | SWEDEN'S POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAQ, IRAN, [...] (c) During an October 4 tour d'horizon, MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall reviewed Sweden's meetings on the margins of the UNGA and its activities and views on key issues: -- Afghanistan. Sweden is considering a proposal from the Finns for the Finns to take over command of the Mazar e [...] | 2007-10-05 15:38:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW AF CY BM IR IZ YI SU CD |
07STOCKHOLM1266 | DEMARCHE ON IRAN FOR OCTOBER 15-16 GAERC [...] (c) On October 12, DCM made reftel demarche urging EU autonomous measures on Iran to MFA Political Director Bjorn Lyrvall, who said he would immediately pass our message to Foreign Minister Bildt. Lyrvall said there had been tough discussions at the level of the COREPER (Committee of Permane [...] | 2007-10-12 16:10:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PGOV PREL IR XF SW |
07STOCKHOLM1277 | SWEDEN'S DEFENSE MINISTER ON AFGHANISTAN, BUDGET [...] (c) During a one-on-one October 15 meeting, Minister of Defense Tolgfors told Ambassador: -- Finland proposed the possibility of a rotation of the leadership of the PRT in Mazar-e-Sharif Afghanistan. Sweden did not see this as a way of removing itself from its obligation there. -- Swede [...] | 2007-10-16 14:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL OTRA PGOV SW |
07STOCKHOLM1316 | AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 22 MEETING WITH FM BILDT RE [...] (c) Ambassador met October 22 with Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, reviewing the roles of Sweden and the EU in Iraq, Bildt's November 12-14 trip to the U.S.: Iraq: -- Bildt welcomed a Nov. 1 post-Bahrain MNF-I conference back-brief by NEA DAS Butler and DOD DAS Cagan. -- Sweden supports e [...] | 2007-10-26 14:36:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PGOV IZ BS SR SW |
07STOCKHOLM1319 | SWEDEN: DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND [...] (c) DCM made reftel demarche on designations of Iranian entities, individuals, and banks October 26 to Deputy Foreign Minister Frank Belfrage, urging Sweden to support parallel steps in an EU setting, as part of the package of autonomous measures. Belfrage said Sweden would like to see anothe [...] | 2007-10-26 15:39:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP PARM EFIN IR SW |
07STOCKHOLM1352 | SWEDEN: UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE'S MEETING WITH FM [...] (c) On October 30, Ambassador Schulte's and Ambassador Wood's 90-minute exchange with Bildt focused on the international response to Iran,s nuclear ambitions. Ambassador Schulte lunched with journalists and gave a speech hosted by two Swedish think tanks. Ambassador Schulte's disarming and fr [...] | 2007-11-05 16:37:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM IAEA AORC KNNP PREL PGOV IR IZ SW |
07STOCKHOLM1388 | SWEDEN ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-16 16:40:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL SW VE WHA EU |
07STOCKHOLM1389 | SWEDEN ON NOVEMBER 19-20 FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-16 17:09:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN PK SW CH BM IS LE KV SY ZI |
07STOCKHOLM1400 | REINFELDT, BILDT, AND BORG: MAKING THE COALITION [...] (C) As Foreign Minister Bildt heads to Washington for the Annapolis Conference -- his third visit to Washington in two months -- we want to provide the domestic context to his new activist Swedish foreign policy. It has been a difficult first year for Prime Minister Fredrick Reinfeldt and the [...] | 2007-11-23 11:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SW |
07STOCKHOLM1439 | SWEDEN ON DECEMBER 10-11 EU FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) On December 7, Poloff met with MFA Deputy European Corespondent Niclas Kvarnstrom regarding December 10 EU Foreign Ministers GAERC meeting (reftel A). Kvarnstrom noted the following: --EU Enlargement and the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP). Sweden is one of the greatest supporters of [...] | 2007-12-07 16:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW EU |
07STOCKHOLM1452 | SWEDEN MAKING PREPARATIONS TO OPEN AN EMBASSY IN [...] (C) Foreign Minister Bildt told the Ambassador December 11 that Sweden is making preparations to open an Embassy in Iraq, and is considering a bilateral aid mission as well. In a separate meeting with the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff H.G. Wessberg, the Ambassador was told the Finance Minis [...] | 2007-12-12 16:31:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IZ SW |
07STOCKHOLM1453 | BILDT ON KOSOVO [...] (C) The Ambassador and Foreign Minister Carl Bildt discussed the way forward on Kosovo on December 11. Bildt said 26 of the EU states (except Cyprus) would likely recognize Kosovo independence in some form as early as February, but there were a number of important issues that remained to be [...] | 2007-12-12 16:38:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS PHUM PREF YI SW |
07STOCKHOLM1454 | BILDT ON POST-ANNAPOLIS PROCESS [...] (C) In a December 11 meeting with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Bildt said: -- Annapolis went better than Europeans expected. America had an opportunity but faced suspicion in taking on the role of honest broker. -- The regional context to the Palestinian/Israeli conflict affected th [...] | 2007-12-12 16:40:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IS IR KPAL |
07STOCKHOLM183 | SWEDEN - INFO ON IRAN CIVIL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRACY [...] (C) On February 15, Poloffs met with Dag Juhlin-Dannfelt, Deputy Director at the MFA Middle East and North Africa Department, to discuss Sweden's efforts to promote civil society and democracy in Iran. Per reftel, Poloffs shared information on U.S. democratization efforts in Iran. Ulf Lind [...] | 2007-02-20 10:01:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN KPAO KDEM IR SW |
07STOCKHOLM214 | SWEDEN: DEMARCHE ON MISSILE DEFENSE IN POLAND AND [...] (c) Polcouns met 2/28 with MFA Deputy Director General for European and Global Security Ambassador Nils Daag regarding negotiations for Poland and the Czech Republic to host U.S. missile defense assets. Daag, whose portfolio has just been expanded to include responsibility for the United Nat [...] | 2007-02-28 13:43:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EZ PL SW |
07STOCKHOLM221 | SWEDEN: EGYPTIAN DEPORTED IN CIA PLANE CASE MAY [...] (u) The Swedish Government reached and published a decision March 1 overturning their decision of December 18, 2001, expelling from Sweden Mohamed Alzery, one of the Egyptians involved in the much-publicized "CIA Planes" case in Sweden. According to the terms of the decision, Alzery can now [...] | 2007-03-01 11:57:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL PGOV SW |
07STOCKHOLM223 | SWEDEN: BILDT CALLS FOR GREATER EU INVOLVEMENT IN [...] (u) Making reference to participation by key countries in the upcoming conference on the future of Iraq, Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said the EU and Sweden should, once the security situation improves, make greater contributions toward stabilizing Iraq and supporting the development o [...] | 2007-03-01 16:16:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW IZ |
07STOCKHOLM315 | SWEDEN: REQUEST FOR RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO [...] (c) DCM accompanied by Polcouns met 3/23 with MFA Political Director Olof Skoog to urge Sweden to consider resettlement of Guantanamo refugees (refs A and B). Skoog said the GoS would study the request, and noted that Sweden had received and seriously considered (but ultimately declined) a p [...] | 2007-03-23 15:32:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC XG SW |
07STOCKHOLM32 | SWEDEN: HOW FM BILDT'S STOCK OPTIONS AFFECT HIS [...] (SBU) Post-holiday headlines in Sweden have focused on Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and his recent decision to exercise options in a publicly traded Swedish company, Vostok Nafta, whose main holding is shares of the Russian energy giant Gazprom. Bildt resigned from the board of Vostok Nafta [...] | 2007-01-11 08:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SW |
07STOCKHOLM368 | SWEDEN SAYS NO TO ACCEPTING GUANTANAMO DETAINEES [...] (c) MFA Political Director Olof Skoog told Polcouns 4/5 that the GoS had carefully considered but could not agree to the U.S. request to accept Guantanamo detainees (refs A-D). Skoog said the request had been reviewed by all relevant elements of the Swedish government, and there were compellin [...] | 2007-04-05 12:50:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR KAWC PTER XG SW |
07STOCKHOLM69 | SWEDEN: DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO TIMELINE [...] (c) Polcouns made reftel demarche urging support for Ahtisaari's proposed timeline 1/19 to MFA Deputy Director General and Head of Department for Eastern Europe and Central Asia Ambassador Mats Staffansson, who was joined by Western Balkans Head Lars Wahlund. Polcouns also raised the issue w [...] | 2007-01-19 15:20:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU OPDC SW |
07STOCKHOLM736 | SWEDEN: DEMARCHE FOR JUNE 18-19 GAERC [...] (C) On June 13 Poloff met with Niclas Kvarnstrom, MFA Deputy European Correspondent, and conveyed USG positions on select topics in advance of the June 18-19 GAERC. Kvarnstrom's substantive responses follow. 2. (C) Cuba. Sweden opposes Spain's initiative to eliminate the EU's restrictive [...] | 2007-06-13 15:34:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN KPAL ETRD SW |
07STOCKHOLM77 | EXPORT CONTROL BILATS BETWEEN SWEDEN AND DOC [...] (C) Summary: On December 7, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export Administration Christopher Padilla met with a Swedish interagency group to discuss a variety of export control and strategic trade issues. The two sides addressed the U.S. Government's proposed China licensing policy rule [...] | 2007-01-23 09:36:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC EINV KSTC SW |
07STOCKHOLM98 | SWEDEN: VIEWS ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (c) Polcouns met January 26 with MFA Deputy Director General and head of International Law and Human Rights Department Bosse Hedberg in connection with the proposed February 22-23 cluster munitions conference in Oslo. Hedberg noted that he was closely involved with developments on cluster mu [...] | 2007-01-26 15:30:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL NATO PGOV SW |
07STOCKHOLM988 | SWEDISH MFA POLDIR ON GEORGIA MISSILE INVESTIGATION [...] (C) Charge met Aug 14 with MFA Political Director Olof Skoog to discuss Sweden's role in the Georgia missile investigation. Skoog was joined by Foreign Minister Bildt's Staff Director Karin Olofsdotter. Skoog said the missile incident had touched Swedish reflexes to respond when a larger co [...] | 2007-08-14 13:23:00 | Embassy Stockholm | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SW MOPS GG |
07SUVA108 | FIJI UPDATE, FEBRUARY 14, 2007: EPG REPORT WILL [...] (C) PIF Secretary General Greg Urwin told us the EPG report on Fiji will ask Bainimarama to step down as interim PM. It will call for elections within 18-24 months, if not sooner. Urwin said the hope is that members of the interim government will convince Bainimarama to moderate his heretof [...] | 2007-02-13 22:37:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN MARR PHUM ASEC FJ |
07SUVA110 | FIJI UPDATE, FEBRUARY 15, 2007: RFMF SAYS U.S. HAS [...] (C) The RFMF told the media today that the U.S. has suspended plans to support a new "peacekeeping academy" near Suva. The Methodist church has reconfirmed its request for President Iloilo to resign. The Interim Attorney General admitted that the RFMF had committed human rights violations bu [...] | 2007-02-14 20:38:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EFIN MARR ASEC FJ |
07SUVA120 | FIJI UPDATE, FEBRUARY 21, 2007: INTERIM GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Commodore Bainimarama announced February 20 that the interim cabinet has agreed to a plan to restore democracy to Fiji "as early as 2010." Bainimarama says at least three and a half years will be required to have a census, redraw election boundaries, and prepare for a general election [...] | 2007-02-20 21:54:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR ASEC FJ |
07SUVA123 | FIJI UPDATE 2/22/07: QARASE WARNS AGAINST HAVING [...] (C) Exiled PM Qarase has warned that returning Bainimarama to the barracks could well leave the Commodore continuing his interference in politics. Acting Chief Justice Gates, a shadow backer of Bainimarama, may hear Qarase's law suit. The RFMF continues intimidation, including against lawyers [...] | 2007-02-21 21:21:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC ELAB FJ |
07SUVA127 | FIJI'S ECONOMY - AT A CRISIS POINT? [...] (C) Fiji will experience a severe economic downturn in 2007 as an after-effect of the December 2006 coup. Foreign reserves are very low (perhaps much lower than they appear in the Reserve Bank's end-of-year accounts),exports are flat, and levels of new investment are expected to be minimal. [...] | 2007-02-22 19:14:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD PGOV MARR ASEC FJ |
07SUVA130 | FIJI UPDATE 2/26/07: FIJI SUGGESTS PRE-PIF [...] (C) Commodore Bainimarama is seeking interim-government discussions with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) before a Forum ministerial meeting to discuss the PIF Eminent Persons Group (EPG) report on Fiji. The interim government is highlighting the (continuing) deployment of RFMF troops to PKO e [...] | 2007-02-25 20:20:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC FJ |
07SUVA139 | "EMERGENCY" IMF MISSION TO FIJI IN APRIL WILL [...] (C) Sirpa Jarvenpaa, Director of the Asian Development Bank's Regional Office in Suva, told us March 1 that an "emergency" IMF mission is coming to Fiji in order to look at Fiji's deteriorating level of reserves. Jarvenpaa expects Fiji to ask the IMF to provide financing to build up Fiji's [...] | 2007-02-28 21:00:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV MARR FJ |
07SUVA149 | FIJI'S REVISED BUDGET MIXES SPENDING CUTS WITH [...] (C) Fiji's revised budget is a mix of modest spending cuts, optimistic revenue projections and wishful thinking about the future. Civil service wages are being cut 5% effective March 8. A few ministry budgets have been significantly reduced, most notably the Ministry of Fijian Affairs. De [...] | 2007-03-06 20:19:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV ECON MARR ASEC FJ |
07SUVA15 | FIJI UPDATE 1/5: PRESIDENT NAMES BAINIMARAMA [...] (C) Fiji President Iloilo swore in Commodore Bainimarama and interim Prime Minister on Dec. 5. Bainimarama, still clearly in charge, then urged Fiji citizens and the international community to help bring good government and true democratic values. Iloilo's doctor reports the President is sen [...] | 2007-01-04 20:42:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC CH TW FJ |
07SUVA150 | FIJI UPDATE 3/7/2007: HUMAN RIGHTS PROSPECTS; [...] (C) Interim PM Bainimarama announced the military will stop human rights abuses immediately. Unfortunately, reports of abuses continue, including possibly a third death. Bainimarama will headline Fiji's commemoration of Women's Day, with an altered theme to downplay concerns about "impunity" [...] | 2007-03-06 20:30:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC IN FJ |
07SUVA155 | PACIFIC FORUM AND FIJI, UNCERTAINTY ABOUNDS [...] (C) Fiji interim Foreign Minister Nailatikau has been seeking support from Pacific-island colleagues in the lead-up to the Pacific Island Forum (PIF) ministerial meeting in Vanuatu that will consider an Eminent Persons Group (EPG) report on Fiji. With some island leaders becoming "reticent" b [...] | 2007-03-08 18:10:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC FJ XV |
07SUVA161 | FIJI UPDATE 3/13/07: MEDIA FREEDOM; UNION [...] (C) The RFMF and the interim AG have emphasized yet again that media freedom has distinct limits in post-coup Fiji. The interim government is expected to announce shortly its choices for permanent secretaries in the civil service. Police investigators are in Lau to interview PM Qarase about al [...] | 2007-03-12 20:18:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC FJ |
07SUVA165 | FIJI UPDATE 3/15/07: MORE ON VP, MSG, "CLEAN UP" [...] (C) A new Fiji Vice President may now be selected in April. The interim government has admitted publicly a Melanesian Spearhead Group snub: not allowing Commodore Bainimarama to sign the MSG constitution. The RFMF is investigating 22 soldiers for pay-office malfeasance, but is not looking in [...] | 2007-03-14 19:40:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC FJ |
07SUVA169 | KIRIBATI NEW FLAG OF CONVENIENCE SHIP REGISTRY; [...] (C) Ship owners looking for a flag of convenience can now hoist the colors of the tiny Pacific island nation of Kiribati, which amended its maritime shipping act in June 2006 to allow creation of a foreign ship registry. Singapore-based Sovereign Ventures Limited is the agent, as it is for Tuv [...] | 2007-03-18 21:30:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT PHSA KR SN |
07SUVA170 | FIJI UPDATE 3/19/07: FIJI SPIN ON MINISTERIAL; [...] (C) Fiji's interim government is spinning the Forum Ministerial last week as a success and is leaving a distinct impression it does not intend early elections. Commodore Bainimarama's "clean up" rhetoric continues, though we predict at some point real evidence will be necessary. Bainimarama t [...] | 2007-03-19 19:48:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR ASEC FJ |
07SUVA177 | FIJI UPDATE 3/22/07: CORRUPTION COMPARISONS; A [...] (C) A Transparency International poll taken in Fiji before the coup indicates people were not shocked by corruption in the Qarase era. Overall, Fiji stacked up quite favorably compared to global and regional results, which suggests, no surprise, that the need for a "clean up" was not really wh [...] | 2007-03-21 20:37:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR ASEC FJ |
07SUVA18 | FIJI UPDATE 1/8/07: INTERIM GOVERNMENT MINISTERS; [...] (C) Eight ministers in Commodore Bainimarama's interim government were sworn in on Jan. 8. Several have connections to Ratu Epeli Ganilau's National Alliance Party (NAP) that failed miserably in last May's elections; but on the whole the group seems reasonably well qualified. Fiji Labor Party [...] | 2007-01-07 22:50:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC CASC FJ |
07SUVA187 | FIJI UPDATE 3/27/07: [...] (C) The Forum-Fiji working group proposed at the Forum Ministerial in Vanuatu may begin efforts shortly. The Forum's intention is for high commissioners at Forum-member embassies in Suva to make up the Forum side, including the high commissioners from New Zealand and Australia. It will be in [...] | 2007-03-26 20:27:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR ASEC CVIS FJ |
07SUVA191 | FIJI UPDATE 3/30/07: VP SELECTION; QARASE TRAVEL; [...] (C) Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) is to consider President Iloilo's choice for Vice President on April 11-12. Rumored candidates include a woman and an ethnic-Indian, but the favorite remains interim Foreign Minister Nailatikau. The Acting Chief Justice is considering whether PM Qarase h [...] | 2007-03-29 17:41:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC FJ |
07SUVA194 | FIJI UPDATE 4/3/07: BAINIMARAMA ON VISA SANCTION; [...] (C) Commodore Bainimarama told a dinner gathering of the U.S. cancellation of his visa. He reportedly challenged Ambassador Dinger to retrieve the passport and to "bring his running shoes." Media report that UN SYG Ban responded to a request by Commonwealth SecGen McKinnon for the UN to remov [...] | 2007-04-02 20:54:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR ASEC FJ |
07SUVA195 | MEETING WITH FIJI INTERIM FM NAILATIKAU: U.S.-FIJI [...] (C) The Ambassador called on Fiji interim Foreign Minister Nailatikau on April 4, as instructed. Nailatikau made clear that the interim government comprehends the U.S. position and motivations regarding the Fiji coup. Fiji "has been down this road before" and is the one that "erred." Represe [...] | 2007-04-03 17:08:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AMGT ASEC FJ |
07SUVA199 | FIJI UPDATE 4/5/07: BAINIMARAMA ON PKO; STATE OF [...] (U) Commodore Bainimarama reacted to media reports that Commonwealth SecGen McKinnon asked the UN to remove Fiji from PKO activities by saying any attempt to stop soldiers from participating in peacekeeping missions would be "an attempt to hurt the people" of Fiji. He noted that PKO duties ge [...] | 2007-04-04 21:13:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR ASEC FJ |
07SUVA2 | FIJI UPDATE 1/3/07: CJ ON LEAVE; INTERIM PLANS? [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama today announced Fiji's Chief Justice is going on indefinite leave, pending a full inquiry into the judicial system. Bainimarama says he will return executive authority to President Iloilo within the next few weeks, with an inte [...] | 2007-01-02 23:01:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
07SUVA20 | FIJI UPDATE 1/9/07: MORE INTERIM MINISTERS; [...] (C) The total of ministers tapped for Fiji's interim administration reached 16 with the swearing in of 6 on Jan. 9, including former PM Chaudhry as Finance Minister. They join Interim PM Bainimarama, 8 interim ministers sworn in yesterday (ref),and Ratu Epeli Ganilau to be sworn in next week [...] | 2007-01-08 21:28:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC CASC FJ |
07SUVA200 | FIJI INTERIM PM REQUESTS EMBASSY TO REMOVE STREET [...] (C) Fiji interim PM Bainimarama has, via dipnote, requested Embassy Suva to remove vehicle barriers from the street in front of the chancery by this Friday, April 13. The barriers have been in place since the East Africa bombings in 1998. Without the barriers, the chancery has no setback from [...] | 2007-04-09 20:14:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC AMGT PREL MARR FJ |
07SUVA211 | FIJI'S GREAT COUNCIL OF CHIEFS REJECT VICE [...] (SBU) In a stunning rebuke to the interim government, Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs rejected President Iloilo's nominee for Vice President April 11. Commodore Bainimarama responded angrily, saying he was "totally bewildered" by the unprecedented decision. He claimed that members of the ou [...] | 2007-04-11 21:36:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC MARR FJ |
07SUVA213 | FIJI'S INTERIM PM LASHES OUT AT U.S.; SAYS [...] (C) Interim Prime Minister Bainimarama issued an angry press statement April 13 stating that his refusal to meet visiting DAS Davies on April 11 or 12 was meant to "send a clear message" that Fiji will only engage with countries "genuinely committed to assisting us in moving forward." Bainim [...] | 2007-04-12 23:03:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL MARR CASC FJ |
07SUVA22 | FIJI UPDATE 1/10/07: GCC, MAJOR CHURCHES ACCEPT [...] (C) The Chairman of Fiji's Great Council of Chiefs (GCC) and leaders of the Methodist and Catholic churches have accepted Bainimarama's interim government while urging a return to democracy soon. Military pastors have asked their flock to do a Lenten-type fast for the next month as all pray f [...] | 2007-01-09 21:33:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC CASC FJ |
07SUVA220 | FIJI MFA REITERATES: REMOVE STREET BARRIERS BY [...] (C) Fiji's interim government has given the Embassy until COB April 20 to remove the vehicle barriers that block the street in front of the chancery. The Suva City Council has asked the Embassy to do the deed. Other correspondence confirms the embassy has had permission to keep the street cl [...] | 2007-04-15 21:58:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT ASEC CASC PREL FJ |
07SUVA222 | EAP DAS DAVIES VISIT TO FIJI DRAWS SHARP REACTION [...] (C) During an April 11-12 visit to Suva, EAP DAS Glyn Davies met with a cross-section of Fiji opinion leaders, including interim Foreign Minister Nailatikau and interim Finance Minister Chaudhry. Interim PM Bainimarama refused a meeting. Nailatikau and Chaudhry, both heading shortly to Bruss [...] | 2007-04-16 13:28:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV ASEC AMGT MARR SCUL FJ |
07SUVA223 | FIJI PM OFFICE PERMANENT SECRETARY MEETS WITH [...] (C) PM Office Permanent Secretary Parmesh Chand told the Ambassador April 17 that interim PM Bainimarama issued the directive to remove barriers in front of the Embassy because he was very upset about U.S. comments against the interim government. These included the video conference DAS Davies [...] | 2007-04-16 22:25:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC AMGT CASC PREL FJ |
07SUVA224 | EAP DAS DAVIES IN TONGA URGES RAPID DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) During EAP DAS Davies' April 13-14 visit to Tonga, Prime Minister Sevele reiterated that he and the King are committed to reform. In conversations across the political spectrum, Davies heard various views about the appropriate pace, though most all agreed last November's riot in Nuku'alof [...] | 2007-04-17 13:54:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM CH TN |
07SUVA227 | FIJI INTERIM GOVERNMENT WANTS "COMPROMISE" ON [...] (C) PM Office PermSec Parmesh Chand told the Ambassador April 18 that interim PM Bainimarama still insists on removal of the street barriers in front of the Embassy, but the April 20 deadline is postponed so diplomacy can have a chance to work. Chand said Bainimarama wants to know if the U.S. [...] | 2007-04-17 21:26:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC AMGT CASC PREL FJ |
07SUVA23 | FIJI UPDATE 1/11/2007: CABINET TO MEET; EMERGENCY [...] (C) Fiji's interim cabinet is to meet formally next week for the first time. Detailed emergency regulations that curtail constitutional rights have appeared, purportedly signed Dec. 5, but very possibly back-dated. A New Zealand citizen of Fiji origin reportedly was tortured by authorities t [...] | 2007-01-10 20:56:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM PINR CASC ASEC FJ |
07SUVA241 | FIJI AND THE EU: A "POSITIVE OUTCOME"; QUESTIONS [...] (C) The EU-Fiji negotiations in Brussels April 18-19 were seen as reasonably successful by both sides. The EU figures it has achieved a pragmatic set of requirements that Fiji must meet to re-instate rule of law and human rights and to build to new elections within two years. Fiji's interim [...] | 2007-04-25 21:30:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EAID ASEC FJ |
07SUVA260 | FIJI UPDATE, MAY 10, 2007: REACTION TO SECRETARY [...] (C) Summary: Secretary Rice's comments condemning the coup in Fiji received considerable press play in Fiji and elicited a relatively mild response from the interim government. The EU warned the interim government that failure to honor commitments it made last month in Brussels could lead [...] | 2007-05-09 21:46:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ASEC FJ |
07SUVA273 | EU PRESSES FIJI INTERIM GOVERNMENT TO HONOR [...] (C) The EU Representative to Fiji, along with the French and UK heads of mission, met with interim Foreign Minister Nailatikau May 11 to express concern about the apparent lack of movement by Fiji's interim government in meeting its commitments to the EU. The EU representatives told Nailati [...] | 2007-05-15 21:44:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR ASEC FJ |
07SUVA274 | MILITARY SHUTS DOWN ANTI-COUP BLOG [...] (SBU) Summary: Late Wednesday afternoon one of the most strident blogs criticizing Fiji's post-coup interim government was shut down. This follows days of threats by the military to shut down the blogs. A pro-coup blog site has been involved with attempting to locate the authors of the blog. [...] | 2007-05-15 21:56:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL ASEC FJ |
07SUVA287 | FIJI UPDATE, MAY 25, 2007: INTERIM GOVERNMENT [...] (C) During a visit to India, interim Finance Minister Chaudhry repeatedly stressed that elections in Fiji would not take place until 2010. Bainimarama echoed that view May 22, stating it would be idiotic for the interim regime to take Fiji to elections before it had achieved its goals. Th [...] | 2007-05-23 22:27:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC FJ |
07SUVA29 | HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST VIEWS ON FIJI SITUATION; [...] (C) A Fiji NGO leader, Angie Heffernan, says colleagues are documenting many reports of military intimidation, including sexual abuse. The NGOs are striving to ensure nobody believes the people of Fiji have acquiesced in the coup. The NGOs believe undercurrents of discontent are bubbling wit [...] | 2007-01-11 20:50:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC CASC FJ |
07SUVA290 | ASSESSMENT TEAM OPTIMISTIC ON EARLY FIJI ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: An independent assessment team commissioned to consider how soon post-coup Fiji could hold elections will issue its report to the Pacific Islands Forum-Fiji interim government joint working group June 7. The team is optimistic that three of the crucial steps necessary for new ele [...] | 2007-05-24 21:57:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI FJ |
07SUVA291 | ASSESSMENT TEAM OPTIMISTIC ON EARLY FIJI ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: An independent assessment team commissioned to consider how soon post-coup Fiji could hold elections will issue its report to the Pacific Islands Forum-Fiji interim government joint working group June 7. The team is optimistic that three of the crucial steps necessary for new ele [...] | 2007-05-28 10:53:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI MARR FJ |
07SUVA292 | ASSESSMENT TEAM OPTIMISTIC ON EARLY FIJI ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: An independent assessment team commissioned to consider how soon post-coup Fiji could hold elections will issue its report to the Pacific Islands Forum-Fiji interim government joint working group June 7. The team is optimistic that three of the crucial steps necessary for new ele [...] | 2007-05-28 10:53:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI MARR FJ |
07SUVA293 | ASSESSMENT TEAM OPTIMISTIC ON EARLY FIJI ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: An independent assessment team commissioned to consider how soon post-coup Fiji could hold elections will issue its report to the Pacific Islands Forum-Fiji interim government joint working group June 7. The team is optimistic that three of the crucial steps necessary for new ele [...] | 2007-05-28 10:53:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI MARR FJ |
07SUVA294 | ASSESSMENT TEAM OPTIMISTIC ON EARLY FIJI ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: An independent assessment team commissioned to consider how soon post-coup Fiji could hold elections will issue its report to the Pacific Islands Forum-Fiji interim government joint working group June 7. The team is optimistic that three of the crucial steps necessary for new ele [...] | 2007-05-28 10:53:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI MARR FJ |
07SUVA30 | CHINESE AID TO FIJI - NOTHING NEW IN THE PIPELINE; [...] (C) PRC Embassy officials in Fiji downplay Commander Bainimarama's comments that Fiji can count on China for military and other assistance. China has not received any new requests for assistance since the coup and has made almost no progress in implementing the projects promised during Prem [...] | 2007-01-11 21:23:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID MARR FJ TW CH |
07SUVA300 | FIJI INTERIM GOVERNMENT LIFTS STATE OF EMERGENCY; [...] (C) Interim PM Bainimarama announced May 31 that Fiji's State of Emergency would end, effective June 1. In a meeting with diplomats, Deputy Commander Teleni confirmed that the RFMF would no longer detain or bring individuals to the military barracks for questioning. NGOs and foreign missio [...] | 2007-05-31 19:31:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
07SUVA313 | FIJI PNG-ING NZ HIGH COMMISSIONER; MORE HUMAN [...] (C) Fiji's interim Cabinet has declared the New Zealand High Commissioner persona non grata. New Zealand is attempting to reverse that. The GNZ has continually been outspoken against Commodore Bainimarama's interim government (IG),but the High Commissioner has been relatively low-key public [...] | 2007-06-10 20:24:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC FJ |
07SUVA325 | FIJI COMMITS "IN PRINCIPLE" TO ELECTIONS BY MARCH [...] (C) Fiji interim prime minister Bainimarama announced on June 19 that the interim government is prepared to accept "in principle" that democratic elections "could be held" by March 2009. Bainimarama suggested that the onus is now on the donor community, especially Australia, New Zealand, the [...] | 2007-06-19 20:18:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
07SUVA333 | FIJI UPDATE: TROUBLE WITH THE LEGAL SYSTEM [...] (C) It appears that Fiji's interim President, Commodore Bainimarama, Justices Gates and Shameem, and others are making moves to reconstitute the Fiji judiciary. The suspension of Chief Justice Fatiaki in early January, the end of some expat Appeals Court Justices' terms, and several suspiciou [...] | 2007-06-26 18:50:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM MARR ASEC CASC KJUS FJ |
07SUVA338 | TONGA POLITICAL UNCERTAINTY, RECONSTRUCTION DELAYS [...] (C) As Tonga's Parliament was adjourning its session just after last November's tragic riot in Nuku'alofa, new King George V tasked government and pro-democracy critics to conclude the national debate on democratic reforms for Tonga's monarchy and provide a solution for the next session of Par [...] | 2007-07-01 16:00:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM TN |
07SUVA349 | TENSION IN TONGA; LIGHT IN THE TUNNEL? [...] (C) Tonga may re-energize stalled political-reform discussions. Parliament has created a tripartite commission to consider specifics, including parliamentary numbers and the date for the next election. Reportedly, the King has agreed to act "only on advice" of an elected government, but some [...] | 2007-07-09 20:43:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CVIS PINR TN |
07SUVA35 | FIJI UPDATE 1/16/2007 - INTERIM CHIEF JUSTICE [...] (C) Justice Anthony Gates, an apparent supporter of the coup and advisor to the military, was sworn in as Interim Chief Justice. Ratu Epeli Ganilau was sworn in as Minister for Fijian Affairs, completing the ministerial lineup of the interim government. The Melanesian Spearhead Group has r [...] | 2007-01-15 23:35:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM CASC PINR ASEC FJ |
07SUVA353 | CODEL PAYNE'S MEETINGS IN FIJI WITH INTERIM FM, [...] (C) Congressmen Donald Payne (D, NJ),David Dreier (R, CA) and James Moran (D, VA) completed a short but very productive visit to Fiji July 8-9. Interim Foreign Minister Nailatikau told the congressmen in a rambling and somewhat incoherent presentation that the December 2006 coup in Fiji took [...] | 2007-07-10 17:42:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR OVIP FJ |
07SUVA354 | FIJI UPDATE: JULY 11, 2007: BAINIMARAMA AND [...] (C) New interim Police Commissioner and RFMF Deputy Teleni told a group of professionals that the military would never allow the SDL to regain power, even if it won the next election. Teleni said the RFMF would ignore any negative court rulings and only hold elections when it is ready. Cont [...] | 2007-07-10 19:47:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC FJ |
07SUVA359 | FIJI UPDATE, JULY 19, 2007: INTERIM GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) After two days of bad press, the interim government removed travel bans it had placed on prominent IG critics Graham Leung and Shamima Ali. President Iloilo "rejected" names put forward to sit on a tribunal to look at IG allegations against suspended Chief Justice Fatiaki and gave the [...] | 2007-07-18 18:01:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR ASEC FJ |
07SUVA36 | FIJI UPDATE 1/17/07 - CONTROVERSY OVER ACTING [...] (C) The decision to appoint Anthony Gates to the position of Acting Chief Justice has created an uproar in Fiji's legal community. Chief Justice Fatiaki, recently placed on forced leave by the military government, called the action "a disgrace." He and lawyers we talked to were especially [...] | 2007-01-16 23:31:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC CASC FJ |
07SUVA37 | FIJI UPDATE 1/18/07 - MORE JUDICIAL AND LEGAL [...] (C) Chief Justice Fatiaki returned to his office today, only to be removed by police. The military defied a ruling by the High Court reinstating Sugarcane Growers Council CEO Jagannath Sami and removed him from his office. Sami collapsed during military questioning and was admitted to a ho [...] | 2007-01-17 22:20:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC CASC FJ |
07SUVA372 | FIJI "LOOKING NORTH" TO CHINA - DOES THE REALITY [...] (C) The appointment of Sir James Ah Koy to be Fiji's next Ambassador to China has fueled renewed discussion about attempts by the Fiji interim government (IG) to gain assistance from China in place of aid from Australia, New Zealand and other donors. Ah Koy says Fiji hopes to borrow up to U [...] | 2007-07-26 16:17:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD MARR FJ CH |
07SUVA378 | AS FIJI'S ECONOMY CONTINUES TO NOSE-DIVE, IS [...] (SBU) Lack of export competitiveness and a drop in tourism earnings since the December 2006 military coup have led to a difficult balance of payments situation for Fiji and a serious foreign reserve shortage. While a number of economists have suggested that a devaluation of the Fiji dollar [...] | 2007-07-30 20:18:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD PGOV FJ |
07SUVA387 | FIJI UPDATE AUG. 6, 07: STRIKES; AUSTRALIA-FIJI; [...] (C) Some Fiji public-sector unions remain on strike. Others have gone back to work, at least for now. The interim government (IG) is adamant thus far that no lucrative settlement will take place. A war of words between Australia and the IG continues. Interim PM Bainimarama is spinning the I [...] | 2007-08-05 20:30:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM FJ |
07SUVA391 | FIJI UPDATE 8/7/07: UK ARMY RECRUITS FROM FIJI; [...] (U) New Zealand media report that Australian Foreign Minister Downer and Commonwealth Secretary General McKinnon tried hard to get Britain to end its recruitment of Fiji citizens for the British army after last December's coup but met no success. McKinnon argued that Britain "is not setting a [...] | 2007-08-06 19:22:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ASEC FJ |
07SUVA397 | KIRIBATI'S SHIP REGISTRY SYSTEM -- MORE DETAIL [...] (SBU) The Republic of Kiribati has hired a Singapore company as agent to license commercial ships under the Kiribati flag. When we raised the matter with Kiribati President Tong on July 20, he acknowledged that traditionally Kiribati had handled its own ship-registry service which only dealt [...] | 2007-08-07 16:47:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT PTER KCRM ASEC KR |
07SUVA402 | TAIWAN AND CHINA RELATIONS IN THE PACIFIC -- [...] (C) Competition between China and Taiwan for allegiance from small Pacific states remains intense. In Tuvalu, Taiwan is a very visible donor, which Tuvaluans appreciate. However, the Taiwan ambassador to Tuvalu was PNGed after meddling in 2006 post-election politics. The current ambassador c [...] | 2007-08-09 15:33:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR MARR PGOV EFIS XV CH TW |
07SUVA405 | TONGA BREAKTHROUGH: TRIPARTITE COMMITTEE AGREES ON [...] (C) A tripartite parliamentary committee tasked to forge a compromise deal between government and pro-democracy supporters on the political future of Tonga delivered a surprisingly strong democratic proposal on Aug. 3. The plan proposes 17 popularly elected People's Representatives, 9 elected [...] | 2007-08-12 09:29:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PINR TN |
07SUVA406 | KIRIBATI: ELECTIONS COMING, CHINA/TAIWAN [...] (C) During a visit by the Ambassador to Kiribati, President Tong reiterated his strong interest in access to the Millennium Challenge Account. Tong complimented last May's Pacific Islands Conference of Leaders (PICL) in Washington, which gave excellent insights into USG checks and balances. [...] | 2007-08-12 12:12:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR EAIR ECON KR |
07SUVA408 | NAURU: PHOSPHATE ROLLER COASTER; ELECTIONS WITH [...] (C) Tiny Nauru in the central Pacific suffered perhaps the world's most dramatic lifestyle decline in recent years after exhausting visible phosphate deposits. Currently, Nauruans barely scrape by. Thus, a PACOM humanitarian-assistance mission July 21-27 was very well received. There is a de [...] | 2007-08-13 17:24:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR PGOV PREF EAIR ECON NR VE CU |
07SUVA409 | TUVALU: NEEDY AND SEEKING USG ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Tuvalu's Prime Minister Ielemia remains strongly interested in regaining the Peace Corps, accessing the Millennium Challenge Account, and providing skilled workers for Guam construction projects. He believes Fiji's Commodore Bainimarama should not attend the Pacific Islands Forum in Ton [...] | 2007-08-15 13:50:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM PINR EAID ECON KCRM TV |
07SUVA416 | FIJI UPDATE 8/20/07: BAINIMARAMA "JOKING" RE [...] (C) Fiji interim PM Bainimarama was only joking in announcing an election date, according to the interim Attorney General. Critics don't find that funny. Pacific Island Forum (PIF) and EU dialogues with the interim government (IG) are adding to doubts about IG motives. Some court cases sugg [...] | 2007-08-19 19:50:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR MARR FJ |
07SUVA420 | FIJI UPDATE 8/24/07: NERVOUSNESS IN THE STREETS; [...] (C) Contacts are increasingly nervous that ethnic-Fijian unhappiness with Commodore Bainimarama's interim government (IG) could erupt. The surface remains calm. Media report a draft EU decision document re sugar-reform aid would keep pressure on the IG to hold credible elections by early 2009 [...] | 2007-08-23 16:29:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ASEC ECON CASC FJ |
07SUVA424 | SCOTTY TEAM WINS NAURU ELECTION; REFORMS EXPECTED [...] (U) Nauru's general election on August 25 returned the "reform" government of President Ludwig Scotty to power. All of Scotty's cabinet team won re-election. All opposition members were defeated, except for former President Rene Harris. Former President Kinza Clodumar, a Scotty opponent see [...] | 2007-08-28 17:25:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV NR |
07SUVA425 | FIJI CABINET FRICTIONS; QARASE TRAVEL STYMIED; [...] (C) Commodore Bainimarama's interim Cabinet is developing fractures. Deposed PM Qarase's plan to travel to Suva this week was derailed. Qarase alleges a military threat to kill him on arrival and a military order to Air Fiji not to board him. Interim government (IG) efforts to tame the Great [...] | 2007-08-28 19:01:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR PGOV FJ |
07SUVA427 | KIRIBATI UPDATE: [...] (C) Kiribati President Tong, Vice President Onorio, and five other Ministers were re-elected to Parliament in a first round of elections on Aug. 22. A second round of run-off races takes place today. Once Parliament is in place, it will select three or four MPs to run for President in Octobe [...] | 2007-08-29 19:27:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIS SENV PHSA KCRM KWMN ELAB EAID |
07SUVA43 | FIJI UPDATE 1/19/07 - FATIAKI SUSPENDED; PRESIDENT [...] (C) President Iloilo suspended Chief Justice Fatiaki and directed that investigations should be conducted into Fatiaki's actions in the aftermath of the 2000 coup. Iloilo decreed today that all decrees and decisions made by the military government when Bainimarama was "Acting President" are [...] | 2007-01-18 19:13:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC FJ |
07SUVA433 | FIJI: QARASE RETURNS; BAINIMARAMA SHUNS HIM, [...] (C) Deposed Prime Minister Qarase returned to Suva last Saturday. He announced willingness to assist the interim government (IG) to bring Fiji back to democracy rapidly. Interim PM Bainimarama dismissed the thought that Qarase and his SDL Ministers could play any role, now or after a future e [...] | 2007-09-03 19:24:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM FJ |
07SUVA435 | TONGA PLAYS "IRAQ" CARD RE VISA ISSUE: ACTION [...] (C) The Tonga Government has reiterated, by dipnote, its intense desire for the USG to find a way to provide visa services in Tonga, rather than in Suva. The dipnote says, absent progress on the visa issue, "the Tonga Government will not be disposed to assisting the United States in the milit [...] | 2007-09-05 18:49:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CVIS PGOV MARR TN |
07SUVA436 | FIJI: BAINIMARAMA RESUMES STATE OF EMERGENCY; [...] (C) Commodore Bainimarama brought back Fiji's state of emergency on Sept. 6, after a three month hiatus, in order to respond to political posturing by deposed PM Qarase, who returned to Suva last weekend and immediately began to make public statements critical of the interim government (IG) and [...] | 2007-09-05 19:24:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC CASC FJ |
07SUVA442 | SCENE-SETTER FOR COMMANDER PACOM VISIT TO TONGA [...] (C) A first visit to the Kingdom of Tonga is always fascinating, as is a meeting with eccentric King George V. The U.S. and Tonga have friendly relations, especially mil/mil, as evidenced by the new Tonga Defense Service (TDS) deployment to Iraq. Within Tonga, pro-democracy sentiments have be [...] | 2007-09-09 13:16:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM TN |
07SUVA452 | TONGA FOREIGN SECRETARY TONE REITERATES TIE OF [...] (C) Tonga's Foreign Secretary on Sept. 13 reiterated his government's threat (reftel) that an absence of USG progress to bring visa services on the ground in Tonga may affect bilateral relations in general, including the willingness of Tonga to commit troops to a follow-on deployment to MNFI in [...] | 2007-09-13 16:43:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CVIS MARR PGOV TN |
07SUVA46 | FIJI UPDATE 1/22/07: PRESIDENT ISSUES IMMUNITY [...] (C) President Iloilo has issued a broad immunity decree for the military and others involved in the coup. The Fiji Law Society and others say the decree is unconstitutional. Bainimarama has reacted angrily to Aussie and Kiwi visa restrictions on members of his government and is threatening " [...] | 2007-01-21 22:18:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC FJ NZ |
07SUVA465 | FIJI UPDATE 9/24/2007 [...] (U) Fiji interim Prime Minister Bainimarama intends bilats with Venezuela, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Italy during his UNGA stay. The Fiji military has warned against any efforts to depose Bainimarama during his trip. Bainimarama has signaled he will re-shuffle the interim cabinet soon [...] | 2007-09-23 20:19:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM FJ |
07SUVA466 | CDR PACOM 9/17-18 VISIT TO TONGA: MILITARY BONDS; [...] (C) PACOM Commander Admiral Keating's visit to Tonga reinforced strong mil/mil bonds and accented long-standing close bilateral relations. The Admiral thanked Tonga leaders for a second deployment of Tonga Defense Service (TDS) troops to Iraq. TDS Commander BG Uta'atu said Foreign/Defense Mi [...] | 2007-09-24 12:28:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PGOV TN |
07SUVA473 | FIJI COUNTER-COUP? BOMB THREATS? RUMORS CONTINUE [...] (C) With Commodore Bainimarama in the U.S. -- he delivered Fiji's speech to the UNGA on Sept. 28 and is not due back in Suva until Oct. 5 -- rumors are circulating that military-related elements will undertake a counter-coup to remove Bainimarama and his core-group of backers from the RFMF and [...] | 2007-09-30 13:11:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR CASC ASEC FJ |
07SUVA479 | FIJI: PROOF OF IG MEDDLING IN THE JUDICIARY [...] (C) Clear proof has surfaced of the interim government (IG) attempting to meddle in the Fiji judiciary. The murder case against the Commander of the Fiji Navy, CDR Francis Keane, is nearing trial before Justice Gerrard Winter. Keane is Commodore Bainimarama's brother-in-law and he is accused [...] | 2007-10-02 18:25:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM FJ |
07SUVA480 | FIJI: REPORTED PLAN TO REMOVE BAINIMARAMA; CHANCES UNCERTAIN [...] (C) On Oct. 2, Ballu Khan, a controversial Indo-Fijian businessman, met with the Australian High Commissioner to Fiji. Khan owns IT businesses and has close ties to the Qaranivalu, the high chief of Naitasiri Province who was convicted of fomenting a mutiny against Commodore Bainimarama in No [...] | 2007-10-02 18:35:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR ASEC CASC FJ |
07SUVA5 | FIJI UPDATE 1/4/07: BAINIMARAMA RETURNS EXECUTIVE [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Commander Bainimarama told the nation on Jan. 4 that he has returned executive authority to President Iloilo. Iloilo then publicly endorsed all RFMF actions and said he will appoint an interim government shortly, with a broad mandate to improve Fiji [...] | 2007-01-03 22:13:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM CASC ASEC FJ |
07SUVA501 | FIJI UPDATE: 10/24/07 [...] (C) Fiji interim Prime Minister Bainimarama's seemingly firm commitment in Tonga last week to hold free elections in March 2009 has brought gasps from his friends in the Fiji Labor Party. FLP leader Chaudhry is considering his options. Bainimarama and deposed PM Qarase are beginning to discus [...] | 2007-10-24 19:46:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM FJ |
07SUVA502 | FIJI MILITARY SENDING MURDER SUSPECTS TO UNAMI [...] (C) We have received information that o/a Oct. 27 the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) will deploy to UNAMI in Iraq ten soldiers who allegedly participated in the beating deaths of two civilians early this year, the only confirmed killings related to the military "clean up" campaign aft [...] | 2007-10-25 18:25:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PHUM KPKO FJ UN IZ |
07SUVA506 | FIJI MILITARY STOPPED FROM SENDING SUSPECT [...] (U) Fiji media reported over the weekend that a number of Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) soldiers, suspects in the murder of Sakiusa Rabaka early this year, were stopped from departing on deployment to UNAMI in Iraq. (See reftel for context.) The Fiji Office of the Director for Publi [...] | 2007-10-28 19:35:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PHUM KPKO FJ UNAUS IZ |
07SUVA509 | UN KEY ROLE IN STOPPING FIJI SUSPECTS DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) According to a well-placed embassy source in Fiji Immigration, a UN intervention is what kept the Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) headquarters from deploying 7 soldiers and one policeman, all charged with murder (see reftels),to UNAMI last Saturday. Reportedly a letter from the U [...] | 2007-10-29 18:31:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PHUM KPKO FJ UN IZ |
07SUVA512 | IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS - TONGA [...] (C) Responding to reftel queries, Embassy Suva's view is that, under current circumstances in Tonga, by far the easiest mechanism to retain the Tonga Defense Service (TDS) as part of MNFI is through reftel scenario four - Tonga commits forces under U.S. command. This is essentially the mea [...] | 2007-10-31 18:45:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL CVIS IZ TN |
07SUVA518 | FIJI: INTERIM GOV'T ALLEGES ASSASSINATION PLOT [...] (C) Fiji military and police arrested at least 16 suspects during the weekend, allegedly for plotting to assassinate interim PM Bainimarama and other senior figures in the interim government (IG). Those arrested included the High Chief of Naitasiri Province, New Zealand businessman Ballu Khan [...] | 2007-11-04 18:57:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC FJ |
07SUVA522 | FIJI ASSASSINATION PLOT: COMPLICATIONS [...] (C) Fiji authorities charged 10 persons late on Nov. 6 for alleged participation in a plot to assassinate interim PM Bainimarama and others (reftels). The group includes the Naitasiri Province High Chief, retired RFMF Colonels Baledrokadroka and Mua, businessman Naulago Waqa, politician Pecel [...] | 2007-11-05 19:05:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM FJ |
07SUVA523 | FIJI: DEPOSED PM QARASE'S POLITICAL VISION [...] (C) During a lunch on Nov. 6, deposed PM Qarase sketched two scenarios he is prepared to offer interim PM Bainimarama in order to end Fiji's political impasse. Both would involve reconvening Parliament, at least for a few days. Qarase admitted that neither is likely to appeal to Bainimarama, [...] | 2007-11-06 15:21:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM FJ |
07SUVA526 | FIJI: COURT CASES; PEOPLE'S CHARTER; [...] (C) A Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) soldier has been charged in the Verebasaga beating death last January. He was immediately released on bail. Eleven suspects have now been charged in last weekend's "assassination plot" case. Those suspects' request to be released on bail was denie [...] | 2007-11-07 17:59:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM FJ |
07SUVA53 | FIJI UPDATE 1/23/17: BAINIMARAMA LOOKING NORTH; [...] (C) In reaction to aid and visa restrictions imposed by Western governments, particularly Australia and New Zealand, Commodore Bainimarama announced plans to send a delegation of ministers, senior officials and businessmen to China, India, Malaysia, and Indonesia in order to diversify sources [...] | 2007-01-22 21:53:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC UN EU CH IN MY ID |
07SUVA532 | PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM STAYS STRONG ON FIJI AND [...] (SBU) EAP A/S Hill led the U.S. delegation to the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Post-Forum Dialogue (PFD) in Tonga Oct. 17-19. The PFD experimented this year with a plenary format that consisted mostly of prepared remarks by island leaders and 14 dialogue partners on the issues of Fiji, Solomon [...] | 2007-11-14 12:07:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SENV AORC FJ SI TN XV |
07SUVA534 | FIJI: ASSASSINATION PLOT UPDATE; PEOPLE'S CHARTER; [...] (C) Accused assassination plotter Ballu Khan is now formally in police custody. He was hospitalized for 11 days after suffering skull fractures during arrest. We hear at least one of those detained for the plot has indicated contingency plans are still in place for action against the interim [...] | 2007-11-14 18:33:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM FJ |
07SUVA536 | FIJI UPDATE: BAINIMARAMA PLANS CABINET RESHUFFLE; [...] (C) Fiji interim Prime Minister Bainimarama plans to re-shuffle his cabinet with the aim to increase efficiency. He will name names on December 1. The Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) spokesman has publicly acknowledged military use of "strong-arm" tactics to maintain law and order in [...] | 2007-11-19 18:39:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM FJ |
07SUVA543 | FIJI: BAINIMARAMA "DICTATES"; BUDGET TIGHT; CHINA [...] (C) Fiji interim PM Bainimarama has reiterated that he, and he alone, will "dictate" Fiji's future. The interim government (IG) budget for 2008 is tight, reflecting an economy that has shrunk by 3.9% in 2007. A budget announcement that the Ministry of Fijian Affairs will be downgraded to a D [...] | 2007-11-25 17:56:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM FJ |
07SUVA550 | DEMARCHE TO TONGA ON U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] (C) Embassy Suva took the opportunity of a DATT visit to deliver ref A demarche on the future of U.S.-Iraq bilateral relations to Tonga MFA Acting Secretary Malolo and CHOD BG Uta'atu on Nov. 27. Neither seemed disturbed or surprised by the plan. MFA promised to inform the Minister and Secret [...] | 2007-11-28 10:59:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PGOV TN IZ |
07SUVA552 | FIJI: PUBLIC CRITICISM OF IG BY RETIRED COLONEL; [...] (C) Prominent, retired Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Colonel Draunidalo this week publicly criticized recent interim government (IG) decisions affecting major ethnic-Fijian institutions, suggesting the decisions could "sow the seeds of irreparable damage." Some suggest Draunidalo wa [...] | 2007-11-28 17:54:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM FJ |
07SUVA57 | MILITARY AND INTERIM GOVERNMENT ASK TAIWAN MISSION [...] (C) The Taiwan Trade Mission in Fiji has been approached separately by the Fiji military and the Prime Minister's Office with requests for aid. A high-ranking military officer asked the Trade Mission to pass to Taipei a request for arms and military equipment. The Prime Minister's Office as [...] | 2007-01-23 20:46:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR EAID FJ TW CH |
07SUVA58 | TONGA TIDBITS: TDS DEPLOYMENT TO IRAQ; PLANS FOR [...] (C) BGEN Uta'atu informed us Jan. 18 that the planned Tonga Defense Service (TDS) deployment to the Coalition of the Willing in Iraq (ref) is still in train. Per septels, the TDS has been heavily involved in security operations in the Tonga capital since a major riot last Nov. 16; however, Ut [...] | 2007-01-23 21:18:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR XV TN |
07SUVA581 | FIJI UPDATE: NEW ZEALAND TRAVEL POLICIES UNDER [...] (C) New Zealand's decision to ban nine Fiji children from attending a regional Boy Scout Jamboree because their parents are in the Fiji military has drawn sustained criticism across the political spectrum in Fiji. A retired Colonel who last month strongly attacked the military and the interim [...] | 2007-12-27 15:32:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR CVIS FJ TW |
07SUVA59 | FIJI UPDATE 1/24/07: RFMF DETAINS CRITICS; UNIONS [...] (C) Prominent lawyer Richard Naidu was brought to the army barracks and "given the usual third degree" last night. He will "lay low" for a while but plans to resume public comment. The interim Attorney General suggested that instead of bringing critics up to QEB, the military should let pol [...] | 2007-01-23 22:17:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM PINR ASEC FJ CH |
07SUVA61 | TONGA REMAINS FRACTURED FROM 11/16 RIOT [...] (C) This telegram sketches factors that appear to have contributed to the riot of Nov. 16 in Nuku'alofa, Tonga, an event that devastated the central business district (CBD) and has left deep scars on every Tongan's psyche. Certainly on Nov. 16, Tonga's political process was at center stage, wi [...] | 2007-01-24 21:26:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EAID PHUM TN |
07SUVA66 | TONGA AND THE FUTURE: RECONCILE; REFORM; AND [...] (C) Two months after last November's riot, the Ambassador's Jan. 16-18 visit to Tonga found most everyone still licking their wounds. But many people realize they must look forward. A state of emergency may continue for several more months. The Tonga Defense Service (TDS) hopes to reduce it [...] | 2007-01-25 18:28:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EAID PHUM ASEC CH TN |
07SUVA67 | FIJI FOREIGN SECRETARY DISCUSSES ROAD MAPS, CHINA, [...] (C) On Jan. 26, Fiji interim Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mataitoga described to us the interim government's plan for responding to concerns about post-coup human rights and about a road map back to democratic elections, issues bound to be raised by a Pacific Islands Forum Eminent Persons Grou [...] | 2007-01-25 20:13:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PHUM ASEC CASC CVIS IQ FJ |
07SUVA68 | FIJI UPDATE 1/26/07: BAINIMARAMA BACKS OFF [...] (C) Fiji Interim PM Bainimarama backed off of his threats to retaliate against Australia and New Zealand for visa bans those countries have imposed on senior interim government officials. He said the interim government welcomes international trade and investment and will not interfere with l [...] | 2007-01-25 21:23:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM PINR ASEC FJ |
07SUVA71 | PRC AND TAIWAN ENGAGEMENT IN FIJI, TONGA, NAURU, [...] (C) China and Taiwan are both actively engaged in Fiji, and are both likely to be asked by the interim government for increased assistance. Tonga is seeking an influx of funds from China to help rebuild Nuku'alofa. Taiwan has a strong presence in Nauru, Kiribati and Tuvalu. Taiwan represe [...] | 2007-01-28 18:38:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV FJ NR KR TN TV |
07SUVA72 | FIJI UPDATE, JANUARY 29, 2007: EPG MEETINGS START; [...] (C) The Pacific Island Forum's Eminent Persons Group began its meetings in Fiji today. Interim PM Bainimarama called his meeting with the EPG useful, saying the group understands "there is no turning back." Bainimarama took another strong swipe at NGO activists, accusing them of poisoning [...] | 2007-01-28 22:11:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PHUM ASEC FJ |
07SUVA75 | FIJI POLICE FIGHT TO RETAIN INDEPENDENCE FROM [...] (C) Summary: RSO met with the Fiji Police Assistant Commissioner for Police Operations Samuela Matakibau January 23 to discuss the current state of the Fiji police and its relationship with the military-appointed interim government. Despite the military's assertions that the police and army ar [...] | 2007-01-29 20:28:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PREL CASC MARR FJ |
07SUVA84 | FIJI UPDATE, FEBRUARY 1, 2007: EPG COMPLETES ITS [...] (C) The EPG wrapped up its visit, but said little of substance in its closing press conference. The EPG will present a report to Forum Foreign Ministers in about two weeks. It called on the Forum to continue to engage with Fiji. In a welcome letter to the EPG Chairman, Bainimarama said th [...] | 2007-01-31 22:44:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MARR ASEC FJ |
07SUVA89 | FIJI UPDATE, FEBRUARY 5, 2007: RFMF LASHES BACK [...] (C) Fiji's Methodist Church issued a strongly worded statement February 2 condemning the coup. It asked Bainimarama, the interim government, and President Iloilo to resign. The RFMF responded by barging into the church's headquarters (inside one of Suva's most well-known churches) and "int [...] | 2007-02-04 22:17:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM MARR ASEC FJ |
07SUVA92 | FIJI QUERIES ABOUT IRAQ DEPLOYMENT [...] (C) Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF) Deputy Commander Teleni on Feb. 6 asked the Ambassador via an intermediary whether the USG would approve deployment of a small number of RFMF officers to the headquarters detachment of MNFI in Iraq. Commodore and interim-Prime Minister Bainimarama h [...] | 2007-02-05 18:15:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL IQ FJ |
07SUVA94 | FIJI UPDATE 2/7/07: SHUFFLING AMBS? CUTTING CIVIL [...] (C) Replacement of some or all of Fiji's current ambassadors is in the works. A prospect for PermRep in New York is reluctant to accept the job because of Australia, New Zealand, U.S. visa-ban worries. Interim government efforts to cut civil-service costs continue, indicating severe fiscal-c [...] | 2007-02-06 20:36:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC FJ |
07SUVA99 | FIJI UPDATE FRI. FEB. 9, 2007: STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (C) It has been two months since Fiji's coup, and the state of emergency has been extended another 30 days. The QE2 and several other cruise ships are making day stops in Suva. The military band plans a welcoming parade on Saturday. The Interim Attorney General has suggested the labor-union [...] | 2007-02-08 18:55:00 | Embassy Suva | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR ASEC FJ |
07SYDNEY465 | HOWARD,S COALITION BARELY HANGING ON IN CENTRAL [...] (C/NF) The National Party and Labor Party are engaged in a knife's-edge contest in the central Queensland seat of Flynn, where a heavily-funded campaign by the unions and repeat visits by opposition leader Kevin Rudd have chipped away at the National Party's lead. A newly created parliamentary [...] | 2007-10-26 02:19:00 | Consulate Sydney | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR AS |
07TAIPEI1005 | KMT-PFP COOPERATION, CONFLICT OVER LEGISLATIVE [...] (U) Summary: The opposition KMT and PFP continue to grapple over sharing nominations for this December's legislative elections. Over the protests of its own would-be candidates, the KMT has been forced to compromise because it needs PFP cooperation to block a DPP bill crafted to derail Ma Y [...] | 2007-05-03 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1007 | PRESIDENT CHEN AND THE DIRECTOR DISCUSS UPCOMING [...] (C) Summary: On May 1, the Director told President Chen he would stress in his May 3 press conference that the U.S takes very seriously the issue of maintaining cross-Strait security and stability. He noted that senior U.S. defense officials had recently asked him to emphasize to Taiwan leader [...] | 2007-05-03 10:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON TW |
07TAIPEI1013 | TAOYUAN AND HSINCHU COUNTIES: DPP CAN'T COMPETE [...] (C) Summary: Local KMT party officials expect to win 6 or even 7 of the 8 legislative seats up for election this December in Taoyuan County, Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City, which account for over ten percent of Taiwan's population. KMT officials attribute their likely success to the high conc [...] | 2007-05-04 08:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1015 | TAOYUAN AND HSINCHU COUNTIES: DPP CAN'T COMPETE [...] (C) Summary: Local KMT party officials expect to win 6 or even 7 of the 8 legislative seats up for election this December in Taoyuan County, Hsinchu County and Hsinchu City, which account for over ten percent of Taiwan's population. KMT officials attribute their likely success to the high con [...] | 2007-05-04 08:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1017 | DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO COMPETE FOR PARTY [...] (C) Summary: In the first step of a two-stage primary process, DPP party members will vote on Sunday May 6 for their choices for presidential and legislative candidates. The party member vote, weighted 30 percent, will be followed by a public opinion poll on May 9-11, weighted 70 percent, and [...] | 2007-05-04 09:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1023 | FRANK HSIEH WINS DPP PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY [...] (C) Summary: Former Premier Frank Hsieh is set to be named the DPP's presidential nominee following his surprisingly strong victory in the May 6 party primary. Premier Su Tseng-chang, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun, and Vice President Annette Lu have pledged to support Hsieh, and all four have said [...] | 2007-05-07 11:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1040 | FACTION SUPPORTING PREMIER SU LOSES OUT IN DPP [...] (C) Summary: In the May 6 primary vote by DPP members to select candidates for the upcoming LY elections, members and associates of the reformist New Tide faction, which supported Premier Su's presidential campaign, fared poorly overall in comparison to some more strident, populist competit [...] | 2007-05-09 07:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1042 | CROSS-STRAIT OPENING WILL BE TOP ECONOMIC PRIORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: If the Kuomintang's (KMT) Ma Ying-jeou is elected President of Taiwan next year, cross-Strait liberalization measures will be the focus of his economic policies. He is likely to lift various restrictions on investment in China and continue cross-Strait discussions on charter fl [...] | 2007-05-09 08:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV EAIR EINV CH TW |
07TAIPEI1046 | DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH ON DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh told the Director on May 9 that if elected, he would seek common interests between the U.S. and Taiwan, strengthen mutual trust, and work to maintain strong security cooperation with the U.S. Hsieh said he supported a more open economic-cen [...] | 2007-05-09 10:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1066 | LEGISLATORS FACE SHAKE-OUT AS REFORMS KICK-IN [...] (C) Summary: In the upcoming Legislative Yuan (LY) elections, Taiwan will introduce a two-vote system -- one for district representative and one for party preference -- and new single member legislative districts. With this change, Taiwan abandons the previous multi-member districts and also [...] | 2007-05-11 07:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1069 | TAICHUNG KMT MAYOR JASON HU ON MA YING-JEOU, [...] (C) Summary: KMT Taichung Mayor Jason Hu told the Director on May 10 that the outcome of the 2008 presidential race is "very much uncertain," but KMT presidential nominee Ma Ying-jeou would still probably win, despite his legal difficulties. Hu predicted DPP presidential nominee Frank Hsieh w [...] | 2007-05-13 22:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1076 | KMT WINS KEELUNG MAYORAL RACE, CLOSE TO [...] (C) Summary: KMT candidate Chang Tong-rong won the mayoral by-election in Keelung City on May 12, defeating PFP legislator Liu Wen-hsiung, who ran as an independent, by 19 points. Liu congratulated Chang on his victory, and pledged to offer his assistance. KMT Vice Chairman John Kuan told A [...] | 2007-05-14 09:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1077 | CABINET SHAKE-UP UNDERSCORES CHEN SHUI-BIAN'S [...] (C) Summary: President Chen, who has accepted Premier Su Tseng-chang's resignation, named Straits Exchange Foundation SIPDIS (SEF) Chairman Chang Chun-hsiung to succeed Su as Premier on May 14. Chang's reappointment -- he was previously premier from 2000 to 2002 -- marks the sixth cabinet [...] | 2007-05-14 11:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
07TAIPEI1098 | TAIWAN ENTREPRENEUR CRITIQUES CROSS-STRAIT TIES, [...] (C) DIR met one-on-one with Powerchip (DRAM) Company founder and CEO Frank Huang on May 14 to discuss internal politics and his own situation. Huang shrugged off recent investigations of him for alleged insider trading, but admitted the breathless front page publicity has damaged his reputat [...] | 2007-05-16 06:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD ECON TW |
07TAIPEI1120 | FORMER TAIWAN PREMIER ON POLITICS & ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: On May 16 AIT Director Young called on former Premier Vincent Siew, a longtime KMT figure, who had just returned from a trip to Vietnam. Siew opined that DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh currently has the edge on KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou and that a Hsieh/Su Tseng-chang [...] | 2007-05-18 06:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL ECIN TW |
07TAIPEI1129 | FORMER DPP CHAIRMAN LIN I-HSIUNG ON DOMESTIC [...] (C) Summary: Former DPP Chairman and respected party elder Lin I-hsiung told the Director on May 16 that, despite a contentious presidential primary, the DPP will rally behind candidate Frank Hsieh. Lin predicted Hsieh will beat KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou in the 2008 presidential election, b [...] | 2007-05-18 09:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1140 | TAIWAN FM HUANG CONCERNED OVER CENTRAL AMERICA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-21 11:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1142 | TAIWAN FM HUANG CONCERNED OVER CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Summary. On the eve of his departure for yet another damage-control trip to Central America, Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director on May 21 that Taiwan faces strong challenges from the PRC to its diplomatic position there, and requested U.S. assistance in countering that pressu [...] | 2007-05-22 00:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1154 | TAIWAN VERSUS CHINA IN AFRICA: DOWN BUT NOT OUT [...] (C) Summary: Taipei plans to host an Africa Summit this September to shore up bilateral relations with the five African countries that still recognize Taiwan following the losses of Senegal and Chad over the last two years. The summit in part is a response to Beijing's growing influence in [...] | 2007-05-23 07:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XA TW |
07TAIPEI1171 | DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN DISCUSSES ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun told the Director on May 24 that President Chen will work closely together with former Premier Frank Hsieh, the party's presidential candidate, to ensure the DPP wins in 2008. While Hsieh won the primary by unifying forces within the party unhappy with [...] | 2007-05-25 06:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1172 | DPP AND KMT CONTEST BATTLEGROUND COUNTIES IN [...] (C) Summary: Changhua, Nantou, and Yunlin are key swing counties in central Taiwan where 8 seats will be up for grabs in upcoming legislative elections. The three counties will also produce 10 percent of the votes in the critical 2008 presidential election between the ruling DPP's Frank Hsie [...] | 2007-05-25 09:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI12 | PRESIDENT CHEN'S NEW YEAR'S ADDRESS: STANDARD [...] (C) Summary: In his annual New Year's address, President Chen Shui-bian discussed Taiwan's status separate from the PRC, economic development, cross-Strait economic policy, social welfare, and democratization, and he listed the major accomplishments of his administration. Chen defended estab [...] | 2007-01-03 10:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1202 | A HSIEH PRESIDENCY WOULD LIKELY ACCELERATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic scholars and a political advisor close to Frank Hsieh describe the Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate as "flexible" and "pragmatic" in his approach to cross-Strait economic relations. They believe that, as President, Hsieh would be more willing to open [...] | 2007-05-31 09:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EAIR PGOV PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI1204 | NEW PREMIER CHANG CHUN-HSIUNG ON POLITICS AND [...] (C) Summary: New Premier Chang Chun-hsiung told the Director on May 25 that he did not expect a breakthrough in cross-Strait relations this election year, but was still hoping for progress on charter flights and allowing PRC tourists to come to Taiwan. Chang noted the increasing local pressu [...] | 2007-05-31 10:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD TW |
07TAIPEI1209 | KMT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU ON LOCAL [...] (C) Summary: KMT presidential nominee Ma Ying-jeou, in his May 31 meeting with the AIT Director, charged that President Chen and his DPP are focusing on symbolic politics at the expense of Taiwan's economy and other "practical" concerns. He also characterized his DPP presidential opponent Fr [...] | 2007-06-01 08:16:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI124 | DAUSTR STRATFORD DISCUSSES TIFA & FTA WITH TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan reiterated its strong desire to enter into an FTA with the U.S. Senior economic officials indicated they are prepared to work diligently on the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) agenda, including the bilateral investment and tax agreements, the Consultative [...] | 2007-01-17 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1248 | NSPO LANCE WU INVESTIGATED FOR CORRUPTION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Local media reported 5/31 that National Space Program Office NSPO Director Lance Wu is under investigation for corruption. The allegations include bid-rigging and conflict of interest for personal profit. As noted in reftel, NSPO has already been the subject of investigations [...] | 2007-06-05 05:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | TSPA ETTC KSCA TW |
07TAIPEI125 | KMT CHAIRMAN MA YING-JEOU ON DOMESTIC POLITICS AND [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou told the Director on January 17 that his party and the ruling DPP are locked in a struggle in the Legislative Yuan (LY) over a KMT bill aimed at ending DPP control of the Central Election Commission (CEC). If the impasse, which also involves the annual [...] | 2007-01-17 11:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1259 | YEH CHU-LAN DISCUSSES DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE [...] (C) Summary: Former acting Kaohsiung Mayor Yeh Chu-lan told the Director on May 31 that she supports DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh because he wants to end partisan confrontation in Taiwan, which is also the hope of the general public. Hsieh had been successful in Kaohsiung in establ [...] | 2007-06-05 10:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1273 | BATTLING BEIJING THROUGH FOREIGN AID DIPLOMACY [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's robust foreign aid and assistance programs play a key role in preserving ties with many of the 24 countries that recognize Taipei rather than Beijing. MOFA spends approximately US$300 million a year, close to a third of the ministry's annual budget, on direct aid and [...] | 2007-06-07 07:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1283 | TAIWAN REACTS TO COSTA RICA BREAK [...] (C) Summary: In a June 7 press briefing, FM James Huang announced Taiwan was severing relations and ceasing cooperation projects with Costa Rica after having confirmed that San Jose was switching diplomatic recognition to the PRC. Huang blamed Beijing for unrelenting "suppression" of Taiwa [...] | 2007-06-07 10:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW CR |
07TAIPEI1284 | PRO-GREEN SCHOLARS ON DPP INFIGHTING, FRANK HSIEH, [...] (C) Summary: A group of pro-Green scholars told the Director on May 30 that resentment within the DPP against President Chen and the pro-Su Tseng-chang New Tide faction was an important reason for the victory of former Premier Frank Hsieh over Premier Su in the May 6 presidential primary. Th [...] | 2007-06-07 10:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA TW |
07TAIPEI129 | MTAG: WCO SAFE PROGRAM [...] (C) Action request para 2. Ministry of Economic Affairs, Bureau of Foreign Trade, Export Control Head Wally Su expressed his Ministry's concern about the World Customs Organization (WCO) Framework of Standards (SAFE) program during AIT/Econ's delivery of the export control information in ref [...] | 2007-01-18 03:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC TW ETRD WCO |
07TAIPEI1295 | TAIPEI MAYOR HAU LONG-BIN ON PRESIDENTIAL RACE, [...] (C) Summary: Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin (KMT) told the Director on June 5 that he expects KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou to face a tough, close race against DPP opponent Frank Hsieh. Ma must choose a running mate to strengthen his appeal with Taiwan-born voters, especially in the sout [...] | 2007-06-08 09:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI130 | MTAG: UPDATE ON TAIWAN SANCTIONS ON NORTH [...] (C) Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Department North American Affairs met with AIT/T/Econ on January 17 to deliver talking points/non-paper updating the status of Taiwan's trade, travel and financial sanctions against North Korea and Iran. Highlights include that the Sensitive Co [...] | 2007-01-18 03:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC UNSCR KNNP NK TW |
07TAIPEI133 | CROSS-STRAIT NEGOTIATIONS: STATE OF PLAY THROUGH [...] (C) Summary. Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Joseph Wu told the Director that negotiations are going well on expanding PRC tourism to Taiwan, the next step in cross-Strait exchanges after last June's landmark festival charter flight agreement. Wu then expects the two sides to focus on dir [...] | 2007-01-18 08:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW CH |
07TAIPEI1363 | EAP/ANP DIRECTOR MCGANN'S JUNE 9-11 VISIT TO TAIPEI [...] (C) Summary: During his June 8-11 visit to Taipei, EAP/ANP Office Director C. Steven McGann commended Taiwan for its significant contributions to the South Pacific region and urged Taipei to conduct its foreign assistance and other activities in an open and transparent manner that promotes [...] | 2007-06-15 08:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1365 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Huang told AIT Chairman Burghardt on June 14 that Taiwan remains deeply concerned about its shrinking international space, particularly after Costa Rica's decision last week to switch recognition to Beijing. Despite his public statements that the loss would not [...] | 2007-06-17 23:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1384 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND KMT PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: Kuomintang (KMT) presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou told Chairman Burghardt on June 16 that he would honor President Chen's "Four Noes" pledge if elected president, and he would also reopen dialogue with Beijing aimed at establishing military confidence-building measures, a Taiw [...] | 2007-06-18 08:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1385 | AUSTR STRATFORD OUTLINES TRADE AGENDA WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-18 09:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON ECIN EINV EAGR TW |
07TAIPEI1386 | TAIWAN LEGISLATURE PASSES 2007 ARMS PROCUREMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a late-night session on June 15, Taiwan's Legislative Yuan (LY) passed the government's 2007 annual budget, including initial appropriations for the purchase of 13 P3-C Orion anti-submarine aircraft, upgrades to three PAC-II Patriot missile batteries, and a feasibility desi [...] | 2007-06-18 10:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MCAP MASS TW |
07TAIPEI141 | KMT SECRETARY-GENERAL WU DEN-YIH ON NEW [...] (C) Summary: Recently appointed KMT Secretary-General Wu Den-yih told AIT Deputy Director on January 12 that over the next year he will focus on liquidating the KMT's remaining party assets, improving relations with the KMT legislative caucus, and overseeing preparations for the upcoming le [...] | 2007-01-18 09:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
07TAIPEI142 | RECENT PUBLIC OPINION POLL ON ARMS PROCUREMENT, UN [...] (SBU) Taiwan ThinkTank, a pro-Green NGO with close connections to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP),has provided AIT the cross-tabulations for its recent poll on three issues: arms procurement, joining the UN, and preference for Taiwan independence or cross-Strait unification. T [...] | 2007-01-18 11:12:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1420 | AUSTR STRATFORD MEETING WITH VICE PREMIER CHIOU [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-22 06:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON ECIN TW |
07TAIPEI1421 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND PREMIER CHANG [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Premier Chang Chun-hsiung told AIT Chairman Burghardt on June 14 that Taipei appreciates U.S. long-term support for Taiwan, including the extension of transit privileges to President Chen and Vice President Lu. Chang characterized U.S.-Taiwan relations as solid and const [...] | 2007-06-22 06:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MCAP TW |
07TAIPEI1423 | VICE PRESIDENT ANNETTE LU ON UPCOMING U.S. TRANSIT [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Annette Lu told the Director on June 21 that she appreciates Washington's assistance in arranging a transit through the West Coast on her way to and from Latin America in early July. Lu said she would be visiting Paraguay for the 50th anniversary of Taiwan-Parag [...] | 2007-06-22 08:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1433 | DPP CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH DISCUSSES PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: DPP candidate Frank Hsieh told AIT Chairman Burghardt on June 16 that he will keep his distance from President Chen and focus on attracting moderate swing voters during his presidential campaign. Hsieh said he supports further cross-Strait opening but with appropriate conditions, [...] | 2007-06-22 10:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1434 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND DPP CHAIRMAN YU DISCUSS [...] (C) Summary: DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun on June 16 told AIT Chairman Burghardt that he is optimistic the DPP can win the 2008 presidential and legislative elections if it remains unified. The key to victory will be tapping into a growing identification with Taiwan and promoting reform and soci [...] | 2007-06-22 10:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD TW |
07TAIPEI1435 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT DISCUSSES PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (C) Summary: KMT Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told AIT Chairman Burghardt that PAC-III missiles would stand a better chance of passage if included in the 2008 annual budget rather than a supplemental budget bill. Wang predicted a close 2008 presidential election, claiming Ma Yi [...] | 2007-06-24 22:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MCAP TW |
07TAIPEI1483 | TAIWAN WORKING TO MAINTAIN POSITION IN THE SOUTH [...] (C) Summary: Reacting to Beijing's growing activism in the South Pacific, Taiwan is moving to enhance multilateral as well as bilateral cooperation with its six diplomatic partners in the region. Taipei hopes that its second Pacific Allies Summit, planned for October in the Marshall Islands, [...] | 2007-06-29 08:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1485 | TAIWAN BATTLES TO HOLD ON IN CENTRAL AMERICA [...] (C) Summary: Central America remains a major focus of Taiwan's diplomatic and foreign assistance programs following the loss of Costa Rica. Over half of Taiwan's foreign assistance is channeled to Central America, where six countries still recognize Taipei, and to the Caribbean, where Taiwa [...] | 2007-06-29 10:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW XK |
07TAIPEI1499 | GE AND TAIPOWER IN CONTRACT DISPUTE OVER FOURTH [...] (C) SUMMARY. On June 27, AIT met with Yao Ching-chuan, Taipower Director of Nuclear Engineering, who is overseeing the completion of Taiwan's fourth nuclear power plant (NPP) at Lungmen, on the northeast coast. The Lungmen project has been under construction for 10 years and was slated for [...] | 2007-07-02 08:43:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG KNNP US TW |
07TAIPEI152 | CLOSING THE FINAL LINK - SHIPPING (PART 1 OF 2) [...] (SBU) Summary: Measures to liberalize cross-Strait shipping have fallen well short of direct maritime links between Taiwan and Mainland China. Offshore transshipment at Taiwan's major harbors and traffic through the "mini-links," which connect Taiwan-controlled islands off the Fujian coast di [...] | 2007-01-19 09:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT ECON PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI153 | TAIWAN: PREMIER URGES REPATRIATION OF REBAR GROUP [...] (C) Summary: During a January 18 meeting with the Director, Premier Su Tseng-chang formally asked the U.S. for immediate assistance to control the movements of and to repatriate Rebar Group founder Wang You-theng, an alleged embezzler, to face justice in Taiwan. On the defense budget, Su ex [...] | 2007-01-19 09:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN CJAN TW |
07TAIPEI1562 | KMT VICE CHAIRMAN JOHN KUAN ON MA CAMPAIGN, UN [...] (C) Summary: KMT Vice Chairman John Kuan told the Deputy Director on June 29 that ethnic Taiwanese vice presidential candidate Vincent Siew brings economic expertise and broad personal popularity to Ma Ying-jeou's ticket. KMT Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng will help Ma's campaign [...] | 2007-07-12 10:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1660 | DIRECTOR URGES TIFA PROGRESS AND PROMPTS VICE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a July 23 meeting with Vice Premier Chiou I-Jen, the Director highlighted the importance of moving the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) agenda forward, and emphasized the need for progress on beef imports and pharmaceutical pricing. On maximum residue levels (MR [...] | 2007-07-24 09:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL KIPR TW |
07TAIPEI1661 | KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN OFFERS TEPID [...] (C) Summary. KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan on July 24 conveyed to the Director his lukewarm support for KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, suggesting cracks in the KMT political firmament that could undermine Ma's campaign. Lien did not indicate concrete plans for continuing his cros [...] | 2007-07-25 07:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI1678 | TAIWAN TRIES TO RETAIN FOOTHOLD IN VENEZUELAN OIL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As world oil prices reach US$77.00 per barrel, the highest in 11 months, state-owned Chinese Petroleum Corp. (CPC) is caught in a quandary. The Venezuelan National Petroleum Corp (VNPC) intends to buy back oil exploration rights at cost from all entities with less than 10 pe [...] | 2007-07-26 08:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PREL VE TW |
07TAIPEI171 | DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN DISCUSSES BUDGET IMPASSE, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on January 23, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun expressed hope that the Legislative Yuan (LY) will hold a special session at the end of the month to pass the 2007 budget, including the budget for arms procurement. The Director stressed to Yu the importance [...] | 2007-01-23 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1711 | KMT CHAIRMAN WU ON PRESIDENTIAL RACE, UN [...] (C) Summary: DPP vice-presidential hopefuls Yeh Chu-lan and Su Tseng-chang are both formidable opponents, and either would help DPP presidential candidate close the gap with KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, KMT Chairman Wu Po-hsiung told the Director on July 27. However, the KMT is m [...] | 2007-08-01 07:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI173 | CROSS-STRAIT NEGOTIATIONS: STATE OF PLAY THROUGH [...] (C) Summary. Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Joseph Wu told the Director that negotiations are going well on expanding PRC tourism to Taiwan, the next step in cross-Strait exchanges after last June's landmark festival charter flight agreement. Wu then expects the two sides to focus on dir [...] | 2007-01-24 00:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07TAIPEI174 | TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON FIJI AND SOLOMON ISLANDS [...] (C REL AUS) Summary. The Director delivered reftel demarche on Fiji and Solomon Islands to Foreign Minister James Huang on January 23. Huang responded that Taiwan "suspended" its assistance to Fiji following the coup and has not been approached for assistance by the post-coup Fiji governmen [...] | 2007-01-24 01:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID AS NZ BP FJ CH TW |
07TAIPEI1740 | DIRECTOR YOUNG ENLISTS HELP OF LY SPEAKER WANG ON [...] (C) Summary: Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) told the Director on July 31 that he understood U.S. objections to Taiwan's "zero tolerance" policy toward ractopamine use, and promised consult with other Taiwan officials, including Vice Premier Chiou I-jen and Council of Agricul [...] | 2007-08-03 10:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV PREL KIPR TW |
07TAIPEI1757 | UPDATE ON TAIWAN'S NUCLEAR SECTOR [...] (U) AIT Econoffs met with newly appointed Atomic Energy Council (AEC) Chairman Su Shian-jang August 2 for an update on the nuclear energy situation in Taiwan. AIT thanked the AEC for its close cooperation going back to the mid-eighties, and looked forward to continued bilateral exchanges. S [...] | 2007-08-07 00:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP TRGY ENRG ECON PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1763 | KMT LY SPEAKER WANG ON DUELING REFERENDA, PAC-III, [...] (C) Summary: Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng (KMT) told the Director on July 31 that he expected four referenda to be voted on in the 2008 elections, including the DPP UN referendum, but none of them is likely to pass. The KMT would withdraw its own UN referendum, Wang asserted, bu [...] | 2007-08-07 07:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1782 | KMT MAINLAND AFFAIRS DIRECTOR ON PRC REACTION TO [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with AIT, KMT Mainland Affairs Director Chang Jung-kung asserted that Beijing considers the DPP UN referendum to be a possible violation of its Anti-Secession Law, and is weighing the idea of economic sanctions against Taiwan if the referendum "goes too far." [...] | 2007-08-08 10:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI179 | TAIWAN FINANCE MINISTER ON FINANCIAL REFORM [...] (C) Summary: In a January 22 conversation with AIT Director Young, Minister of Finance Ho Chih-ching claimed Taiwan's budget remains a victim of the political confrontation. He said Taiwan's financial stability is sound and that the bank run has not spread beyond Chinese Bank. Ho views the [...] | 2007-01-24 03:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON TW |
07TAIPEI1819 | KMT-DPP FACE CHALLENGES IN ATTRACTING YOUTH SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: Scholars, party officials, students, and young professionals all tell AIT that there is a wide gap between the needs and desires of youth and the programs and ideologies of the two main parties in Taiwan. Both camps are working to tailor their messages to appeal to the youth and [...] | 2007-08-10 09:58:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI TW |
07TAIPEI1839 | KMT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU ACQUITTED [...] (U) Summary: On August 14, a three-judge panel of the Taiwan District Court acquitted KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou of all corruption and breach-of-trust charges stemming from alleged misuse of Taipei special mayoral funds. Welcoming the decision, Ma urged prosecutors to let the ma [...] | 2007-08-14 10:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1853 | DPP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH PICKS [...] (C) Summary: DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh announced on August 15 that former Premier Su Tseng-chang has agreed to be his vice presidential running mate. Although Hsieh had strongly hinted at this outcome for several days, Su's agreement came only at the last minute after much diffi [...] | 2007-08-15 11:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1867 | CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA'S MEETINGS WITH TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with Taiwan leaders during his August 11-14 visit, Congressman Eni Faleomavaega voiced strong U.S. support for Taiwan's democracy, but also expressed U.S. concerns about maintaining stability in the region. The Congressman encouraged President Chen to improve relat [...] | 2007-08-16 10:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1950 | PREMIER CHANG ON DEFENSE BUDGET, CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: Premier Chang told the Director on August 23 that the proposed 2008 defense budget raises defense spending to 3 percent of GDP and is important for Taiwan. Chang said Taiwan continues to work on the expansion of charter flights across the Taiwan strait and the lifting of restri [...] | 2007-08-24 10:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI1951 | TAIWAN OFFICIALS PLODDING FORWARD ON RACTOPAMINE [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan senior officials told the Director on August 23 and 24 that the issue of ractopamine residues in U.S. pork imports to Taiwan is "very sensitive" for the DPP administration in an election year, but pledged that the government is doing all it can to quietly resolve the issu [...] | 2007-08-24 11:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PFOR TW |
07TAIPEI1956 | SECRETARY-GENERAL YEH ON UN REFERENDUM, "NORMAL [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Office Secretary-General Yeh told the Director on August 24 that President Chen understands U.S. concerns over pushing issues that touch on the question of Taiwan sovereignty, but he is under a "great deal" of domestic pressure to press forward with an initiative l [...] | 2007-08-28 00:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI197 | CHAIRMAN MA AND ADVISORS LONG-TERM PLANNING ON KMT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou has established a small group of advisors, including legislator Su Chi and several scholars, to discuss long-term KMT cross-Strait and foreign policy. According to one member of the group, Ma would pursue opening to the mainland if elected president in [...] | 2007-01-25 08:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR TW |
07TAIPEI1971 | DPP TONES DOWN CONTENT OF "NORMAL COUNTRY" [...] (C) Summary: On August 27 the DPP completed a final draft of the "normal country" resolution that moderated some of the more controversial sovereignty and independence-related language contained in an earlier version put forward by DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun. The resulting draft, portrayed i [...] | 2007-08-28 09:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI198 | DPP CONTENDER FRANK HSIEH ON BLUE-GREEN [...] (C) Summary: DPP heavyweight Frank Hsieh, a contender for the party's 2008 presidential nomination, told the Director on January 22 that, as a moderate, he would work to create a more stable and harmonious political atmosphere if elected president. According to Hsieh's own current polling, wh [...] | 2007-01-25 09:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI20 | A VIEW FROM OUTSIDE TAIPEI: TAOYUAN MAGISTRATE [...] (C) Summary: A group of younger KMT leaders are trying to encourage faltering KMT Chairman and presidential hopeful Ma Ying-jeou to exert greater leadership over the party, according to Taoyuan Magistrate and rising KMT star Eric Chu. They are also trying to convince Ma to increase KMT chanc [...] | 2007-01-04 09:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
07TAIPEI200 | A VIEW FROM TAICHUNG: MAYOR HU ON ECONOMY AND [...] (C) Summary: (KMT) Taichung Mayor Jason Hu told the Director on January 24 that the KMT's ability to remain unified will be the key to returning to power in 2008. Ma remains the KMT's best hope for retaking the presidency, but he faces tough challenges. LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng has been p [...] | 2007-01-26 04:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON TW PINR |
07TAIPEI2014 | SEF CHAIRMAN HONG ON UN REFERENDUM, CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: Straits Exchange Foundation Chairman Hong Chi-chang told the Acting Director on August 30 that Taiwan clearly understands the US position on the UN referendum. Most people on Taiwan, nevertheless, believe the island has the right to be a normal member of the international commun [...] | 2007-08-31 10:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2040 | FRANK HSIEH STEERING TOWARDS MAINSTREAM ON UN [...] (C) Summary: Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) politicians remain determined to continue their support for President Chen Shui-bian's plan to hold a referendum on entering the UN under the name "Taiwan" despite recent strong U.S. opposition. DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh publicly [...] | 2007-09-06 09:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI206 | NEW ECONOMIC OFFICIALS NAMED [...] (C) Summary: The Chen administration named Hu Sheng- cheng Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) Chairman, Ho Mei-yueh Council for Economic Planning and Development Chairman (CEPD),and Tang Jinn-chuan Fair Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman. The appointments of Hu and Ho come after the previou [...] | 2007-01-26 08:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV ECON PINR TW |
07TAIPEI2074 | MAINLAND AFFAIRS COUNCIL BLAMES CHINA AND PUSHES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a recent meeting with U.S. Senate Budget Committee Staff Director Scott Gudes and Staff Economist Daniel Brandt, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Vice Chairman Tung Chen-yuan laid out the Chen administration's position on cross-Strait relations. China threatens Taiwan militar [...] | 2007-09-10 03:54:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL ETRD PGOV PINR CH TW |
07TAIPEI2078 | TAIWAN UN REFERENDA: BLUE PERSPECTIVE [...] (C) Summary: The KMT was forced to float its own UN referendum to counterbalance the DPP version, and to deflect DPP accusations that the KMT does not "stand up" for Taiwan. The DPP UN referendum is an attempt to exploit the growing sense of "Taiwan identity," and KMT presidential candidate Ma [...] | 2007-09-10 08:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2084 | TSU CHAIRMAN HUANG ON PAN-GREEN COOPERATION, UN [...] (C) Summary: TSU Chairman Huang Kun-huei told the Acting Director on September 7 that he currently has no plans to run in the 2008 presidential race despite recent public urging from grassroots supporters. Huang said the talks between the TSU and DPP to coordinate a strategy for the 2008 l [...] | 2007-09-10 10:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2112 | TAIWAN REACTION TO DAS CHRISTENSEN SPEECH: [...] (C) Summary: Following DAS Christensen's September 12 remarks, high-ranking DPP officials continue to insist that U.S. objections to the DPP UN referendum are the result of inadequate communication between Taipei and Washington. The referendum should continue, DPP proponents argue, because i [...] | 2007-09-13 10:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2116 | TAIWAN UN REFERENDUMS CHUGGING ALONG [...] (C) Summary: The ruling DPP and the opposition KMT cleared their referendums on UN participation through the Referendum Review Committee this summer and are now well into a signature collection drive to put their proposals to a public vote. Both parties have a six month period to collect a [...] | 2007-09-14 09:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2130 | DUELING UN RALLIES: MOSTLY SMOKE, LITTLE FIRE [...] (SBU) Summary: The DPP and KMT on September 15 hosted competing rallies in Kaohsiung and Taichung, respectively, that aimed to promote Taiwan's entry into the UN and their party's separate UN referenda. Led by all the DPP's top leaders, the party faithful turned out in moderate numbers to [...] | 2007-09-17 10:15:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2139 | TAIWAN MOFA RESPONSE TO UN DEBATE DEMARCHE [...] (C) Summary. AIT conveyed reftel demarche on UN Taiwan debate to MOFA on Sept 19 (AIT Director's separate presentation to Vice Premier Chiou I-jen reported septel). MOFA told AIT that Taiwan is hoping the General Committee (GC) Chairman will be able to arrange an open GC debate on the Taiwan [...] | 2007-09-19 10:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AALC PREL UNGA AORG CH TW |
07TAIPEI214 | TAIWAN-NICARAGUA RELATIONS: BUSINESS SAVES THE DAY? [...] (C) Summary: Nicaraguan Consul General Armando Boza is cautiously optimistic about the future of Taiwan-Nicaragua relations, predicting that Managua will probably maintain diplomatic ties with Taipei for at least another year. Despite making a pre-election pledge to switch recognition to Be [...] | 2007-01-29 09:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2141 | VICE PREMIER CHIOU I-JEN ON UN REFERENDUM AND PORK [...] (C) Summary. AIT Director Young met with Vice Premier Chiou I-jen on September 19 to urge that Taiwan take further measures to avoid disruption of U.S. pork imports. The Director also delivered reftel points on U.S. position regarding Taiwan's UNGA activities and discussed the negative impac [...] | 2007-09-19 22:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAGR ETRD TW |
07TAIPEI215 | PRESIDENT CHEN REPEATS FAMILIAR POSITIONS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: In an interview with CNN broadcast on January 27, President Chen Shui-bian reiterated familiar positions about Taiwan being "an independent, sovereign country" as well as his commitment to defend "the peaceful status quo" across the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan's territory and sovere [...] | 2007-01-29 11:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2151 | KMT CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou told the Director on September 20 that the KMT's UN referendum was politically necessary to counter the DPP's referendum proposal. KMT flexibility on nomenclature reflected the fact that Taiwan had joined several international organizations [...] | 2007-09-20 10:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2162 | TAIWAN REQUESTS US SUPPORT FOR "LIMITED" DEBATE IN [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Acting Foreign Minister Yang Tzu-pao called in the Director on September 21 to request U.S. support for a "limited" debate on the Taiwan issue in UNGA. Yang asserted that "closing" the debate to a two-plus-two format during the September 18 GC meeting was not "friendly" t [...] | 2007-09-21 09:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | AALC PREL UNGA AORG CH TW |
07TAIPEI2178 | FOLLOWING DPP INDICTMENTS, A POLICY STRUGGLE PLAYS [...] (C) Summary: On September 21, Vice President Annette Lu, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun, and NSC Secretary General Mark Chen were indicted for corruption for embezzling special allowances made available to senior officials. DPP presidential and vice presidential candidates Frank Hsieh and Su Tseng [...] | 2007-09-24 11:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2191 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE FRANK HSIEH ON BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: The Director briefed DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh September 25 on his recent consultations in Washington, stressing the importance that Taiwan avoid unnecessary, election-driven moves that could provoke cross-Strait tensions. Hsieh said that while he supports the DPP's [...] | 2007-09-26 23:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2193 | KMT VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OUTLINES ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a September 26 meeting with the Director, KMT Vice Presidential candidate Vincent Siew (Hsiao Wan-chang) previewed his October 3-5 visit to Washington, where he will articlulate KMT plans for Taiwan to play a "moderate and positive" regional role if they return to power next y [...] | 2007-09-26 23:08:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN PINR TW CH |
07TAIPEI2206 | KMT LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON ANNUAL BUDGET, UN [...] (C) Summary: KMT Legislative Yuan (LY) Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director on September 27 that he hopes the LY will pass the 2008 annual budget before the current session ends around mid-December. Wang predicted the 2008 budget will include defense spending equivalent to 3 percent of GD [...] | 2007-09-27 11:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2207 | PRESIDENT CHEN HOPES U.S. WILL NOTICE HIS EFFORTS [...] (C) Summary: At President Chen's direction, Vice Premier Chiou I-jen passed a message for Washington to the Director on September 26. Taiwan appreciates President Bush's favorable mention of Taiwan's democracy at the recent APEC meeting and the U.S. decision to make no public statement at th [...] | 2007-09-27 11:07:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2242 | FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG ON NORMAL COUNTRY [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director on September 28 that he hopes the U.S. has taken note of President Chen's efforts to "tone down" the radical rhetoric of the DPP's "Normal Country" resolution. The Director responded that the "toned-down" version is also not helpf [...] | 2007-10-01 09:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2244 | DPP PASSES SLIGHTLY LESS RADICAL "NORMAL COUNTRY" [...] (C) Summary. A contentious DPP party congress on Sunday passed the less radical version of the "normal country" resolution that President Chen mediated last week, which pledges a non-specific "rectification" of the name Taiwan. Deep-Green supporters of former-DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun mounted [...] | 2007-10-01 11:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07TAIPEI227 | TAIWAN ECONOMIC MINISTER OPTIMISTIC ON TIFA AND [...] (C) Minister of Economic Affairs Steve Chen reminded AIT Director January 26 his major goal is a bilateral FTA, but he is more than willing to pursue a robust TIFA agenda in the nearer term. He promised some points on the Bilateral Investment Agreement in a few days, welcomed our decision to [...] | 2007-01-30 09:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR TW EINV |
07TAIPEI2274 | PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE SECRETARY GENERAL YEH CHU-LAN [...] (C) Summary: In an October 2 meeting with Presidential Office Secretary General Yeh Chu-lan, the Director stressed the importance for President Chen to avoid further unnecessary steps in the remaining months of his term that that could provoke cross-Strait tensions. Yeh said Chen and preside [...] | 2007-10-03 10:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2279 | TAIWAN'S IMPORT INSPECTION REGIME FOCUSES ON CHINA [...] (C) SUMMARY. Global concern about Chinese product safety has focused Taiwan regulatory attention on imports from the PRC, especially food products. Recent conversations with agencies in charge of formulating policy, NGOs, and local and foreign importers give a better sense of how the regula [...] | 2007-10-04 05:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI2283 | KMT ECONOMIC PLATFORM STRESSES DOMESTIC GROWTH [...] (U) This cable is one of a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In an October 3 meeting with AIT economic chief, Ma Ying-jeou advisor Yun-Peng Chu previewed the KMT presidential candidate's economic platform, which will target Taiwan [...] | 2007-10-04 09:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ETRD EFIN EINV PINR TW |
07TAIPEI2284 | U.S. TREASURY OFFICIALS HEAR CALLS FOR MORE [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the first visit of U.S. Treasury officials to Taiwan in more than two years, East Asia Director Mathew Haarsager and Taiwan Desk Officer TT Yang met with a variety of Taiwan financial sector authorities, economists, and U.S. and local business people. Business people and econom [...] | 2007-10-04 10:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2285 | VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SU TSENG-CHANG ON DPP [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with DPP vice presidential candidate Su Tseng-chang on October 3, the Director stressed the importance for President Chen and the DPP to avoid further "surprises" beyond the UN referendum between now and next May, when President Chen steps down. Su said Chen selecte [...] | 2007-10-04 10:48:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2295 | DPP CAMPAIGN ADVISOR OUTLINES "TAIWAN-CENTRIC" [...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. During an October 5 meeting with AIT economic chief, DPP economic policy advisor Kenneth Lin (Lin Shiang-kai) said stimulating domestic investment is the key to reviving [...] | 2007-10-05 08:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD SENV PREL PGOV PINR TW |
07TAIPEI2296 | KMT TAIPEI MAYOR HAU LONG-BIN ON REFERENDA, KMT [...] (C) Summary: KMT Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin told the Director on October 4 that KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou's campaign was "getting better," and that Ma's long-stay program was a continuing success. The presidential election will be close because 90 percent of Taiwan's voters have [...] | 2007-10-05 08:34:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2303 | IS TAIWAN FAVORING EXCHANGE RATE STABILITY OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent years, the New Taiwan Dollar (NT) has been one of the weakest performers in Asia vis-a-vis the U.S. dollar, and capital outflows for portfolio investment have increased dramatically. Taiwan's central bank appears to have adopted an informal policy to bolster the NT by d [...] | 2007-10-09 07:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON ETRD PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2312 | PARTISAN POLITICS AND POSTURING CLOUD NATIONAL DAY [...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan's October 10 National Day celebrations, including a speech by President Chen to senior officials, had a partisan slant but produced no major "surprises." In his speech, President Chen highlighted the recent application to the UN under the name "Taiwan" and the importan [...] | 2007-10-11 10:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2323 | PRESIDENT CHEN RESUMES PARTY HELM, FRANK HSIEH [...] (C) Summary: President Chen announced on October 11 his resumption of the DPP chairmanship, succeeding Yu Shyi-kun, who resigned following his indictment as well as the rejection of Yu's radical language for the "Normal Country" Resolution at the September 30 party congress (ref B). On Octob [...] | 2007-10-12 10:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2333 | TAIWAN ANALYST COMMENTS ON PRC REACTION TO DPP UN [...] (C) Summary. Taiwan cross-Strait expert Lin Chong-pin told AIT that he assesses the PRC as very unlikely to "overreact" to the ruling DPP's UN referendum. He acknowledged, however, that Beijing is exerting direct and indirect pressures on Taiwan authorities in opposition to DPP the referend [...] | 2007-10-15 09:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07TAIPEI2336 | LOOKING AHEAD AT CROSS-STRAIT ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY. During recent discussions of future cross-Strait economic policy with AIT economic chief, Mainland Affairs Council Chairman Chen Min-tong and prominent private analysts all predicted eventual progress on establishing direct passenger flights, easing investment restrictions, and in [...] | 2007-10-16 06:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PINR TW CH |
07TAIPEI2340 | SEF CHAIRMAN HONG ON HU SPEECH, CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: SEF Chairman Hong told the Acting Director on October 16 that Chinese President Hu Jintao showed "moderation" and "restraint" in his remarks on Taiwan at the Party Congress given recent tensions across the Strait. Hong emphasized that the "peace agreement" overture was a positi [...] | 2007-10-16 09:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2343 | MIXED REACTIONS TO PRC PRESIDENT HU JINTAO'S 17TH [...] (C) Summary: In response to PRC President Hu Jintao's proposal to negotiate a cross-Strait peace agreement (reftel),Taiwan's DPP government argues that such an agreement is impossible so long as Beijing insists that Taipei accept its "one China principle." While comments by most DPP leaders [...] | 2007-10-16 12:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI2347 | MAINLAND AFFAIRS CHAIR ACKNOWLEDGES HU JINTAO [...] (C) Summary. Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Chen Min-tong acknowledged to AIT that PRC President Hu Jintao's October 15 CCP Party Congress statement was somewhat more conciliatory than previous statements on Taiwan. He speculated, however, that this "softer" message was intended a [...] | 2007-10-17 10:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07TAIPEI2351 | MA ECONOMIC PLAN ADDRESSES IMPLICATIONS OF [...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In an October 16 meeting with AIT economic chief, KMT Legislative Yuan (LY) member Su Chi said he is advising presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou on how to address the pr [...] | 2007-10-18 00:24:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL TW CH |
07TAIPEI2360 | ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN TAIWAN--AT A [...] (C) SUMMARY. When the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) assumed power in 2000, its platform included a strong commitment to protecting the environment. This commitment has over the years been diluted by the way environmental policy has been interpreted, especially in view of the way the [...] | 2007-10-18 06:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV SOCI ECON TW |
07TAIPEI2387 | FORMER PRESIDENT LEE TENG-HUI'S TAIWAN SOLIDARITY [...] (C) Summary: Lee Teng-hui's small Taiwan Solidarity Union (TSU) faces a "life and death" struggle for survival in the January 2008 legislative elections as a result of the halving of the legislature and the shift from multiple- to single-representative districts. The TSU hopes President Che [...] | 2007-10-24 06:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2399 | HSIEH ADVISOR OUTLINES FINANCE POLICY AGENDA [...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In an October 25 meeting with AIT economic chief, DPP presidential campaign financial policy advisor Ray B. Dawn (Tung Rei-bin) criticized what he characterized as KMT [...] | 2007-10-26 00:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PINR TW |
07TAIPEI240 | DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH NEW TAIPEI MAYOR HAU [...] (C) Summary: Recently-elected Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin intends to focus the first six months of his term demonstrating to the public that his administration is clean, competent, and committed to serving the public. Hau will concentrate on bread-and-butter issues, including the environment, [...] | 2007-01-31 08:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR TW |
07TAIPEI2406 | AIT DIRECTOR'S LUNCH WITH JAPANESE REPRESENTATIVE [...] (C) Summary. During an October 25 lunch with my counterpart, Japanese Rep Tadashi Ikeda, he reported on an October 19 dinner with President Chen Shui-bian and an upcoming visit to Japan by KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou. Ikeda also made it clear that while Japan will maintain nomin [...] | 2007-10-26 09:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07TAIPEI2407 | MA ECONOMIC ADVISOR TOUTS OPENNESS AND "PRAGMATIC" [...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. During an October 25 meeting, Ma Ying-jeou economic policy advisor Steve Hsieh (Xiang-chuan) cited jobs as Taiwan voters' single biggest concern, especially in the South, and advo [...] | 2007-10-26 09:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PINR TW |
07TAIPEI2408 | TAIWAN DEFENSE BUDGET MOVES ONE STEP FORWARD: [...] (C) Summary. A Legislative Yuan (LY) joint committee has approved the 2008 defense budget and sent it to the full LY for action. The approved defense weapons systems include PAC-2 upgrades, PAC-3 missiles, P-3C aircraft, diesel submarines, and F-16 fighters, while reducing funds for Taiwan' [...] | 2007-10-26 10:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MASS MCAP CH TW |
07TAIPEI2416 | TAICHUNG MAYOR HU ON TAIWAN POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: (KMT) Taichung Mayor Jason Hu told the Director on October 26 that he is confident the KMT will win the 2008 presidential election. Hu said KMT election strategy is to ignore DPP candidate Frank Hsieh and cast the election as a referendum on President Chen Shui-bian's tenure in [...] | 2007-10-30 04:30:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW CH |
07TAIPEI2427 | KMT CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU ON PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou discussed the presidential campaign, cross-Strait relations, the UN referendum, defense budget issues and U.S.-Taiwan relations during a meeting with the Director at Ma's campaign headquarters on October 30. Ma said he plans to continue his [...] | 2007-10-31 09:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2434 | BLUE AND GREEN ACADEMICS ON CROSS-STRAIT, [...] (C) Beijing is deeply suspicious of President Chen, DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh and other "Taiwanese" leaders, but would try to work with Hsieh if he wins the presidency, a group of academics told the Director October 29. They claimed President Chen is promoting the DPP UN refere [...] | 2007-11-02 09:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI244 | SEMICONDUCTOR ENTREPRENEUR EXPLAINS TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Powerchip Semiconductor Chairman Frank Huang told the AIT Director on January 30 that Taiwan semiconductor firms will keep their global competitive advantage of cost-effective production. He commented that Chinese competitors in the industry will not be the threat to Taiwan firm [...] | 2007-01-31 09:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETTC PGOV PREL TW CH |
07TAIPEI2444 | KMT ECONOMIC ADVISOR SEES SIGNS OF NARROWING [...] (U) This cable is one in a series on the Taiwan presidential candidates' economic policies and advisors. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Chen Tai-jy, an academic who informally advises KMT vice presidential candidate Vincent Siew on economic policy, believes both presidential candidates have yet to articul [...] | 2007-11-06 04:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL PINR TW |
07TAIPEI2445 | TAIWAN SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT IN WHO AND OTHER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 1, the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations DG David Lin requested a meeting with AIT to discuss access problems Taiwan is experiencing with WHO under the International Health Regulations (IHRs). In September, WHO sent a warning on tainted [...] | 2007-11-06 05:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AMED ETRD TBIO EAGR ECON WHO CH TW |
07TAIPEI2459 | FM HUANG ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, CAMPAIGN RHETORIC, [...] (C) Foreign Minister James Huang expressed general confidence over the state of Taiwan's relations with its 24 remaining diplomatic allies, which bear watching but evidence no major changes in the near term. At the same time, he expressed concern that Beijing might try to spring a surprise i [...] | 2007-11-08 08:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07TAIPEI246 | CLOSING THE FINAL LINK - AVIATION (PART 2 OF 2) [...] (C) Summary: The lack of direct air links between Taiwan and the Mainland causes considerable harm to Taiwan's economy. Inconvenient passenger routes change how Taiwan businessmen and foreign investors do business. More expensive air cargo makes Taiwan exporters less competitive. Direct air [...] | 2007-02-01 02:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PREL EINV ETRD TW CH |
07TAIPEI2470 | DIFFERENCES OVER CAMPAIGN STRATEGY BETWEEN DPP [...] (C) Summary: A close advisor to DPP candidate Frank Hsieh told AIT that Hsieh is concerned President Chen's confrontational style could undermine his efforts to reach out to moderate centrist voters. Our contact attributed Chen's approach to a view that Taiwan's society has an "M" shape distr [...] | 2007-11-13 09:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2471 | DIFFERENCES OVER CAMPAIGN STRATEGY BETWEEN DPP [...] (C) Summary: A close advisor to DPP candidate Frank Hsieh told AIT that Hsieh is concerned President Chen's confrontational style could undermine his efforts to reach out to moderate centrist voters. Our contact attributed Chen's approach to a view that Taiwan's society has an "M" shape distr [...] | 2007-11-13 09:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2492 | KMT VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE VINCENT SIEW ON [...] (C) Summary: KMT vice presidential candidate Vincent Siew told the Director November 9 the KMT presidential campaign strategy is to try to neutralize the "Taiwan identity" issue by convincing voters that the KMT has embraced it to the same extent as the DPP. The hope is that voters will then d [...] | 2007-11-15 09:59:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI25 | CROSS-STRAIT INVESTMENT: TAIWAN ANNOUNCES [...] (C) Summary: On December 29, 2006, Taiwan announced that semiconductor manufacturers could apply for permission to produce chips with 0.18-micron feature size in the PRC. The move comes after years of lobbying from Taiwan firms. More delays are possible before any firms are actually approved [...] | 2007-01-05 04:33:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ETTC ECON PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI2502 | KMT VICE CHAIRMAN JOHN KUAN ON COMPETING UN [...] (C) Summary: KMT Vice Chairman John Kuan told the Deputy Director November 14 that China now understands better why the KMT had to launch its own referendum to remain competitive in next year's presidential race. Kuan, echoing others in the KMT, predicted low voter turnout and high thresholds [...] | 2007-11-19 10:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2503 | DPP-CONTROLLED CEC DECISION ON REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary: The DPP-majority CEC decided on November 16 to adopt a "one-step" voting process that allows voters to pick up and cast ballots simultaneously for the legislative election races and two national referenda on January 12, 2008. In a press conference immediately following the de [...] | 2007-11-19 23:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2511 | CANDIDATES COMPETE TO SURVIVE UNDER NEW [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan will introduce a radically revamped legislative election system in 2008, halving the number of legislators and establishing 73 new election districts with single representatives. The new system will also include 6 seats reserved for aborigines and 34 at large party-list [...] | 2007-11-20 10:20:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2516 | KMT LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG ON ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary: KMT LY Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director on November 20 that the KMT has almost completely absorbed its Pan-Blue ally, the PFP, which will have only three candidates under its banner in the next LY election. Wang seemed neither pleased nor surprised by his number-one spot o [...] | 2007-11-21 10:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2517 | BATTLE FOR LEGISLATIVE SEATS HEATS UP AS [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's January 2008 legislative election season officially kicked off with the close of candidate registration on November 20. Nearly 300 candidates have registered to run for 73 district and 6 aborigine seats. Another 132 candidates have registered to represent their parties [...] | 2007-11-21 10:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2518 | PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE SECRETARY GENERAL YEH CHU-LAN [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Office Secretary General Yeh Chu-lan stressed to the Director on November 20 that, regardless of the outcome, President Chen Shui-bian will produce no "surprises" between the presidential election next March and the inauguration of the new president in May. Yeh said [...] | 2007-11-21 10:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI2522 | KMT HONORARY CHAIRMAN LIEN CHAN ON CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: The Director met with KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan and former TECRO representative Stephen Chen (Hsi-fan) at Lien's office on November 21. Observing that China's military buildup hurts the KMT at the polls, Lien suggested China could earn enormous goodwill in Taiwan (and help [...] | 2007-11-23 08:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2537 | KMT VICE CHAIRMAN CHIANG PIN-KUNG ON MA'S JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Deputy Director on November 26, KMT Vice Chairman Chiang Pin-kung, a senior advisor to KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, asserted that Ma was able to convince Japanese leaders during his recent trip that he is not "anti-Japan" and seeks to expand bilat [...] | 2007-11-28 10:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA TW |
07TAIPEI2543 | FORMER PRESIDENT LEE TENG-HUI ON UN REFERENDUM, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on November 27, former President Lee Teng-hui criticized the DPP for playing an "election game" with its UN referendum, which he characterized as "empty and meaningless." Lee dismissed the "1992 consensus" and "one China, separate interpretations" a [...] | 2007-11-29 10:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL JA CH TW |
07TAIPEI2545 | HOW STRONG IS TAIWAN'S ECONOMY? [...] (C) SUMMARY. Reflecting popular concern about the economy, both presidential candidates are raising economic issues as Taiwan heads into the 2008 legislative and presidential elections. The DPP boasts about Taiwan's solid growth even as the KMT pledges to reverse a purported economic decline. [...] | 2007-11-30 07:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2547 | KMT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU ON [...] (C) Summary. KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou met with the Director on November 29 to discuss upcoming legislative and presidential elections and election disputes. While Ma said he was not worried about President Chen's loose talk of martial law earlier this week, he is concerned th [...] | 2007-11-30 09:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07TAIPEI257 | KMT'S CROSS-STRAIT DIALOGUE: ECONOMICS NOW, [...] (C) Summary: The KMT plans to continue focusing on economic issues in its engagement with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for the near term, hoping to benefit politically by serving as an intermediary between Taiwan's business and agricultural interests and Beijing. If KMT Chairman Ma wins [...] | 2007-02-01 10:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI2588 | BURGHARDT VISIT: KMT PRESID. CANDIDATE MA [...] (C) Summary: On December 9, AIT Chairman Burghardt delivered a personal message from Secretary Rice to KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou. The U.S. respects and supports Taiwan's continued democratic development, which has been made possible by U.S. efforts to foster cross-Strait stabili [...] | 2007-12-11 09:23:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2590 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND DPP PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: DPP presidential candidate Frank Hsieh on December 10 told AIT Chairman Burghardt that he is optimistic the DPP-proposed UN referendum will pass on March 22, because a majority of the people on Taiwan support greater participation in international organizations. Hsieh said he [...] | 2007-12-11 10:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2591 | AIT CHAIRMAN BURGHARDT AND FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG [...] (C) Summary. In response to AIT Chairman Burghardt's expression of serious U.S. concern over the ruling DPP's UN referendum in their December 10 meeting, Foreign Minister James Huang insisted the referendum would not actually change anything. Explaining that he was carrying messages from Pr [...] | 2007-12-11 10:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CH TW |
07TAIPEI2592 | ELECTION SNAPSHOT: DPP FIGHTS TO DEFINE [...] (C) Summary: In the upcoming 2008 presidential election, the DPP hopes to duplicate the come-from behind victory it engineered in 2004 by again campaigning on the national identity issue. Following President Chen's reelection victory in 2004, the DPP stumbled badly in the 2005 local election [...] | 2007-12-11 10:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2596 | CONGRESSMAN FALEOMAVAEGA'S DECEMBER 7 MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY and INTRODUCTION. In separate December 7 meetings with Taiwan's Premier Chang Chun-hsiung and KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou, Congressman Eni F.H. Faleomavaega (D - American Samoa),Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Subcommittee of the Foreign Affairs Committee, stressed U.S. i [...] | 2007-12-12 00:02:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD SENV TW |
07TAIPEI2607 | SPELMAN VISIT: KMT LEGISLATOR SU CHI ON DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: KMT legislator and defense policy advisor Su Chi told Acting EAP/TC Director Douglas Spelman on December 11 that the Legislative Yuan (LY) Defense Committee would authorize significant spending for F-16's, PAC-III's, helicopters, and a submarine exploratory committee. Su expresse [...] | 2007-12-14 01:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2617 | LY ELECTION PREVIEW: THE BATTLE FOR CENTRAL TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: Central Taiwan, a swing region between the Blue north and the Green south, is shaping up as the key battleground in the KMT-DPP competition for seats in the Legislative Yuan (LY) elections on January 12, 2008. Although the KMT enjoys an overall advantage, controlling four of th [...] | 2007-12-18 09:10:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2626 | TAIWAN: AIT DIRECTOR MEETING WITH MINISTER OF [...] (C) Summary. During a December 18 meeting with Minister of Economic Affairs Steve Chen, the Director raised the U.S. proposal calling on Taiwan to lift all remaining restrictions on beef. He noted that in recent discussions with the Vice Premier, he had received indications that Taiwan may [...] | 2007-12-19 10:17:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EAGR ETRD EFIN PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2628 | SQUABBLE OVER VOTING PROCEDURES; PROSPECTS FOR DPP [...] (C) Summary: The DPP central government and KMT local governments continue to argue over the procedures to be used for voting in legislative elections and two referenda on January 12. The KMT fears that the DPP's "one-step" procedure, under which voters cast election and referendum ballots a [...] | 2007-12-19 22:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TW |
07TAIPEI2655 | TAIWAN HIGH COURT CLEARS KMT PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) The Taiwan High Court on December 28 cleared KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou on all charges of corruption and breach of trust in an appeals case. This case involved Ma's use of a special mayoral allowance during his term as Taipei City Mayor from 1998 to 2006. Indicted on Februa [...] | 2007-12-28 09:29:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2656 | LEGISLATIVE ELECTION PREVIEW: KMT HOPES FOR BIG [...] (C) Summary: With two weeks to go before the Legislative Yuan (LY) elections, the KMT appears likely to win at least 7 and probably more of the 10 seats in the three counties and one city of Blue stronghold northwestern Taiwan. Traditionally, the KMT receives strong support from ethnic Hakkas, [...] | 2007-12-28 09:57:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI2660 | KUOMINTANG YIELDS IN DISPUTE OVER REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) The Kuomintang (KMT) announced on December 29 that it would accept the DPP-controlled Central Election Commission's (CEC) plan for "one-step" voting in the Legislative Yuan (LY) elections and two referenda on January 12. This ends an emotional six-week dispute over voting procedures b [...] | 2007-12-31 09:19:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI271 | CROSS-STRAIT CHARTERS COULD START IN MAY [...] (C) The airline executive who nominally represents Taiwan in cross-Strait discussions on cargo and weekend passenger charter flights told AIT that nearly all outstanding technical issues had been resolved. However, he is not sure how the timing of an announcement will be affected by ongoing d [...] | 2007-02-02 08:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI275 | KMT VICE-CHAIRMAN JOHN KUAN ON KMT POLITICS, MA [...] (C) Summary: The Kuomintang (KMT) expected to win the Kaohsiung mayoral race, and attributes the loss to underhanded DPP tactics on the eve of the election. Some KMT view the loss as a blessing, however, because it revealed that KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's personal charisma isn't enough to w [...] | 2007-02-02 09:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI28 | KMT CHAIRMAN MA SINGS THE BLUES [...] (C) Summary: The opposition KMT's poorer than expected performance in key mayoral elections on December 9 was a minor setback for KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou, giving critics an opening to raise doubts about his leadership and ability to appeal to Taiwan's southern voters. The KMT kept control [...] | 2007-01-05 07:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW PINR |
07TAIPEI297 | MAC OFFICIAL DESCRIBES EXPANDED CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary: According to a Taiwan Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) senior official, there has been a marked improvement in the cross-Strait dialogue since 2005. He credited U.S. pressure on Beijing in part for a change in Beijing's willingness to work with the Chen administration. The MAC of [...] | 2007-02-07 09:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAIR ECON TW CH |
07TAIPEI302 | FORMER ACTING KAOHSIUNG MAYOR YEH CHU-LAN ON DPP [...] (C) Summary: Former Acting Kaohsiung Mayor Yeh Chu-lan told the Director on February 6 that President Chen retains a fair, though limited, amount of influence over the DPP. Weakened by a series of corruption scandals that engulfed his family and the Presidential Office last year, Chen nevert [...] | 2007-02-07 10:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI318 | PRACTICAL CONCERNS, DISTRUST PREVENT PAN-BLUE UNITY [...] (C) Summary: On January 22, Kuomintang (KMT) Chairman Ma Ying-jeou and People First Party (PFP) Chairman James Soong signed a four-part agreement formalizing an alliance between the two parties. While Ma would probably prefer to let Soong and his party fade into obscurity, he can't do so with [...] | 2007-02-08 09:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI325 | TAIWAN NAME RECTIFICATION HITS POSTAGE STAMPS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Chen announced February 8 that Taiwan's state-owned Chunghwa Post Co. would change its name to Taiwan Post Co. It will also change its postage stamps to read "Taiwan" instead of "Republic of China." A Chunghwa Post official told AIT that this will require Taiwan to r [...] | 2007-02-09 06:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECPS ECON PREL TW CH |
07TAIPEI326 | TAIWAN FOREIGN VICE MINISTER ON SOLOMON ISLANDS [...] (C REL AUS) Summary: Taiwan Vice Foreign Minister Chang Siao-yue met with the Deputy Director on February 8 to discuss her recent trip to Australia and the Solomon Islands. She characterized Australian concerns about Taiwan's law enforcement training program with the SI as a "misunderstand [...] | 2007-02-12 01:14:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
07TAIPEI356 | KMT MA YING-JEOU SADDLED WITH INDICTMENT, STILL [...] (C) Summary: On January 13, KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou was formally indicted for corruption. Prosecutors charged Ma with unlawfully pocketing more than NT $10 million in mayoral office funds during his eight-year stint as Taipei mayor. In a follow-up press conference, Ma disputed the charges, [...] | 2007-02-13 11:55:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI376 | KMT LEADERS LIEN CHAN, WANG JIN-PYNG COMMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Director on February 12, before KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou's indictment, KMT Honorary Chairman Lien Chan suggested that someone other than Ma might get the KMT 2008 presidential nomination if Ma were indicted. Lien predicted that if the KMT regains power in 20 [...] | 2007-02-14 10:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI378 | BIGGEST TAIWAN INVESTOR IN PRC SUSPICIOUS OF [...] (C) Summary: Hon Hai Group Chairman Terry Gou expressed to the Director on February 14 reservations about the effects of democracy on economic performance, criticizing corruption in village-level elections in China and praising China's Communist Party leaders as concerned primarily with the in [...] | 2007-02-15 00:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EFIN PREL TW CH |
07TAIPEI407 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY - SOARING PROFITS [...] (U) Summary: Taiwan's semiconductor industry showed strong growth in 2006 at 23 percent overall. The top producers of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) averaged growth of 74 percent. Taiwan may overtake South Korea as the largest supplier of DRAM this year. Taiwan contract chip manufactur [...] | 2007-02-16 07:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETTC TW |
07TAIPEI413 | CODEL CHABOT TAIWAN VISIT: MEETINGS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. In his meetings with Taiwan leaders on February 21, Congressman Steve Chabot urged Taiwan to approve its 2007 defense budget as soon as possible and pledged the U.S. will continue to be a strong friend of Taiwan. President Chen Shui-bian, Premier Su Tseng-chang, and Mainland A [...] | 2007-02-23 08:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAIR CH TW |
07TAIPEI434 | TAIPEI COUNTY MAGISTRATE CHOU HSI-WEI ON KMT [...] (C) Summary: During an introductory meeting with the Director on February 15, Taipei County Magistrate Chou Hsi-wei (KMT) suggested that friction between former KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou and other pan-Blue leaders stemmed from Ma's failure to treat them with sufficient "respect." Shy by natu [...] | 2007-02-26 09:38:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI46 | BROKEN OIL TANKER FOULS TAIWAN EAST COAST [...] (U) SUMMARY. On December 24, the 23,000 ton Maltese registry oil tanker Tzini lost power and ran aground on the coast of Eastern Taiwan, spewing about 130 tons of fuel oil and polluting fisheries areas along with a 9 km stretch of coast south of the port of Suao. The Taiwan Coast Guard (CG) [...] | 2007-01-08 08:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV EPET PHSA TW |
07TAIPEI467 | PARTISAN POLITICS UNDERLIES COMMEMORATIONS OF THE [...] (C) Summary: Over the past several days, President Chen used a series of speeches commemorating the tragic February 28, 1947 Incident as a vehicle to attack the KMT, including the late Chiang Kai-shek and the KMT's leading presidential contender for 2008, Ma Ying-jeou. Chen linked the current [...] | 2007-03-02 00:27:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI468 | TAOYUAN COUNTY MAGISTRATE ERIC CHU ON TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: The Director met with Taoyuan County Magistrate Eric Chu on February 27 to discuss party politics and the upcoming presidential and legislative elections. Chu is confident Ma will be cleared of the corruption charges that led to his indictment on February 14, despite Ma's "neg [...] | 2007-03-02 00:40:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI490 | TAIWAN PETROCHEMICAL INVESTMENT PLANS FOR PRC [...] (C) Summary: After seventeen years of planning, Formosa Plastics Corporation (FPC) is still waiting for Taiwan to lift restrictions on naptha cracker investment in the PRC. FPC's Chairman told AIT that its plan to build a naphtha cracker complex near Shanghai is necessary to compete in the ra [...] | 2007-03-05 02:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON ETRD EPET CH TW |
07TAIPEI493 | TAIWAN'S FLAT-PANEL DISPLAY INDUSTRY - MILESTONES [...] (SBU) Summary: In 2006, Taiwan's flat-panel display industry earned more than NT$1 trillion (US$30 billion) in revenue for the first time and surpassed South Korea in value of large-size TFT-LCD panels. The industry has seen consolidation, most notably last year's acquisition of Quanta Displa [...] | 2007-03-05 02:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD TW |
07TAIPEI507 | PRESIDENT CHEN VOICES SUPPORT FOR TAIWAN [...] (C) Summary: President Chen Shui-bian on Sunday evening, March 4, told FAPA members celebrating their organization's 25th anniversary that Taiwan wants independence, name changes, a new constitution, and economic development and that there are "no differences over left and right policy lines" [...] | 2007-03-05 11:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI533 | HSIEH AND SU THE FRONTRUNNERS IN FOUR-WAY RACE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Premier Su Tseng-chang, former Premier Frank Hsieh, Vice President Annette Lu, and DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun have all formally joined the race for the DPP presidential nomination as long expected. The DPP hopes to select a single candidate through a month-long process of consulta [...] | 2007-03-08 10:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI547 | TAIWAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE MA YING-JEOU: [...] (C) Summary. KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou told AIT Director March 8 that he is optimistic about his nomination and election chances. While noticeably more relaxed than in earlier meetings, Ma did express concern and uncertainty over how his indictment for misuse of funds will pla [...] | 2007-03-09 09:03:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MASS MCAP CH TW |
07TAIPEI565 | SEF CHAIRMAN SEES PROGRESS TOWARD RENEWED SEF- [...] (C) Summary: Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) Chairman Chang Chun-hsiung told AIT that Beijing's decision to allow an SEF official to travel to China is an important breakthrough. Although President Chen's "four wants" speech may slow progress temporarily, he believes the two sides are on tr [...] | 2007-03-14 01:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EINV CH TW |
07TAIPEI597 | FOREIGN MINISTER HUANG ON LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA, [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director on March 15 that Taiwan-Nicaragua ties remain good four months into the presidency of Daniel Ortega. Huang noted that Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Santos will be traveling to Taipei sometime between March 26-28 to conclude a [...] | 2007-03-15 09:39:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
07TAIPEI609 | MAC CHAIRMAN SAYS "FOUR WANTS" HAVE NOT HURT [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chairman Joseph Wu told Director Young that President Chen Shui- bian's "four wants" speech had not set back MAC's work on cross-Strait relations. He described the private meeting between the PRC Taiwan Affairs Office Economics Director and his MAC [...] | 2007-03-16 08:36:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EINV CH TW |
07TAIPEI616 | ACADEMICS OFFER PERSPECTIVES ON TAIWANESE IDENTITY [...] (C) Summary: Four prominent Taiwan political scientists -- two each from the Blue and Green camps -- told the Director on March 14 that the growth in Taiwanese identity over the past decade does not equate to stronger support for Taiwan independence, which has remained relatively constant si [...] | 2007-03-16 10:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI623 | PREMIER SU TSENG-CHANG ON BILATERAL ISSUES AND [...] (C) Summary: Premier Su Tseng-chang, a leading candidate for the DPP presidential nomination, told the Director on March 19 that President Chen Shui-bian has "completely abandoned" his efforts to mediate among the four DPP presidential candidates, which means the party will hold a primary in [...] | 2007-03-19 10:18:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI643 | DPP CONTENDER FRANK HSIEH ON ELECTION POLITICS AND [...] (C) Summary: Former Premier Frank Hsieh told the Director on March 19 that he faces a tough challenge in his quest to win the DPP presidential primary this spring. Politicians hoping to become Taiwan's next President in 2008, Hsieh said, will need to appeal to middle class voters by proposi [...] | 2007-03-21 12:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI657 | DPP CHAIRMAN YU SHYI-KUN DISCUSSES U.S.-TAIWAN-PRC [...] (C) Summary: During a March 21 meeting, the Director told DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun, a candidate for the party's presidential nomination, that Taiwan's current and future leaders need to avoid independence-related moves that could put at risk the democracy, prosperity, and strong U.S. support [...] | 2007-03-22 10:25:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW PREL CH |
07TAIPEI673 | MAC SAYS CROSS-STRAIT WINDOW OPEN NOW BUT WON'T [...] (C) Summary: Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chief Secretary Jan Jyr-horng told AIT March 20 that the PRC SIPDIS was intentionally slowing the pace of cross-Strait discussions on tourism and charter flights. He said the PRC wanted to appear engaged but avoid any appearance of rewarding Pres [...] | 2007-03-23 09:22:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EAIR ETRD CH TW |
07TAIPEI674 | TAIWAN VICE PREMIER DISCUSSES BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: Vice Premier Tsai told AIT Director Young March 22 that President Chen's speech of March 4 was not intended as any signal of a change in policy on Chen's commitment to the "four noes." She said the DPP wants to press the budget forward but the "pan Blue" KMT and PFP parties firs [...] | 2007-03-23 09:31:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL TW |
07TAIPEI675 | ACTING KMT CHAIRMAN P.K. CHIANG ON KMT POLITICS [...] (C) Summary: Acting KMT Chairman P.K. Chiang told the Director on March 22 that former KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou remains the KMT's strongest hope to retake the presidency in 2008 despite his legal troubles. Chiang believed LY Speaker Wang Jin-pying will not challenge Ma in the party primary [...] | 2007-03-23 09:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI676 | ACTING DPP CHAIRMAN TRONG CHAI ON DPP POLITICS, MA [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with the Director on March 21, acting DPP Chairman Trong Chai predicted that the DPP will defeat former KMT Chairman Ma Ying-jeou in the 2008 presidential election because the Taiwanese people will not accept Ma's proposal for a "peace agreement" with China that, [...] | 2007-03-23 10:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI689 | THREE DPP PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFULS DEBATE [...] (C) Summary: During the first of three scheduled DPP presidential candidate debates, DPP Chairman Yu Shyi-kun on March 24 underscored his Deep Green positions, including eliminating the "four noes" commitment and promoting a new constitution. Most interest focused, however, on Yu's pointed a [...] | 2007-03-26 11:44:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI728 | KMT VICE CHAIRMAN CHAN ON MA YING-JEOU, PARTY [...] (C) Summary: KMT Vice Chairman Chan Chuen-po told the Acting Director on March 27 that he expected KMT Vice Chairman Wu Po-hsiung to handily defeat legislator Hung Hsiu-chu in the KMT Chairman election on April 7. Wu's top priority will be the difficult task of trying to bring former KMT C [...] | 2007-03-29 09:49:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI744 | KEY LEGISLATIVE AND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS TO [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's top politicians are maneuvering for advantage in the run up to key Legislative Yuan (LY) and presidential elections in late 2007 and early 2008. The opposition Kuomintang (KMT),which now controls the LY through a pan-Blue alliance, is expected to increase its percentag [...] | 2007-04-02 11:01:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI768 | TAIWAN TO APPLY FOR WHO MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister James Huang informed the Acting Director on April 6 that Taiwan has decided to apply for WHO membership rather than WHA observership this year. President Chen Shui-bian will send a letter directly to WHO Director-General Margaret Chan on April 12 applying for me [...] | 2007-04-06 11:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL WHO TBIO TW CH |
07TAIPEI769 | TAIWAN ELECTION POLLING: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan's vibrant polling industry has a spotty record in forecasting island-wide and local-level elections. Public opinion polls conducted by pro-Blue media organizations such as TVBS and United Daily News (UDN) often greatly overestimate support for KMT candidates and underes [...] | 2007-04-06 11:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI781 | NEW KMT CHAIRMAN AND PARTY POLITICS [...] (U) Summary: Former KMT Vice Chairman Wu Poh-Hsiung was elected the new KMT Chairman on April 7. He will assume office on April 11, and will serve until August 2009. Wu is a key ally of Ma Ying-jeou, and his election will facilitate Ma's continued control over party affairs. Wu announced tha [...] | 2007-04-09 08:47:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI838 | AIRLINE NEGOTIATOR BLAMES TAIWAN FOR SLOW [...] (C) Summary: Taipei Airlines Association (TAA) Chairman Tony C.C. Fan blamed Taiwan delay tactics for the failure to reach an agreement on cross-Strait charter flights. He believes that the Chen administration might be trying to delay an agreement until after the presidential primary to pres [...] | 2007-04-13 08:46:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON PREL CH TW |
07TAIPEI841 | BLUES FAIL IN FIRST TEST OF "PAN BLUE" COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. The race for the Keelung mayoral by-election on May 12, precipitated by the sudden death of the mayor in February, has re-opened deep fissures between local KMT and PFP political establishments. The two pan-Blue parties have failed to agree on a joint candidate in this Blue str [...] | 2007-04-13 10:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI843 | KAOHSIUNG PARTY LEADERS ON UPCOMING LEGISLATIVE [...] (C) Summary: Kaohsiung DPP and KMT leaders recently told AIT that the ruling DPP has boosted its support since coming to power in 2000 by directing resources and attention to Kaohsiung City, reversing the historical neglect of the south by the previous KMT central government. KMT Legislator [...] | 2007-04-13 13:13:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI862 | KMT CHAIRMAN WU ON DEFENSE BUDGET, PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: On April 16 the Director met with recently-elected KMT Chairman Wu Po-hsiung to urge rapid progress on the defense budget and to discuss the KMT's strategy in advance of upcoming legislative and presidential elections. Wu said the KMT is committed to passing a responsible defense [...] | 2007-04-17 08:52:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI892 | MA YING-JEOU OVER DINNER: HIS COURT CASE, [...] (C) Summary. In a private dinner with the Director on April 18, KMT presidential candidate Ma Ying-jeou betrayed frustration over his corruption trial, but expressed confidence that he would be found innocent. He predicted that President Chen would continue pushing ethnic and other deep-Gre [...] | 2007-04-23 08:35:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS MCAP PINR CH TW |
07TAIPEI90 | CROSS-STRAIT TOURISM - INDUSTRY NEGOTIATOR HOPES [...] (C) Summary: An industry contact involved in cross- Strait negotiations on tourism expressed hope that Taipei and Beijing will reach an agreement soon to open Taiwan to more China tourists as early as March or April. He denied recent reports that Taiwan has insisted PRC tourists be fingerprin [...] | 2007-01-12 09:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL TW CH |
07TAIPEI908 | TAIWAN VICE PREMIER GETS TOUGH ON TRADE AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: In a somewhat surprising turn, Vice Premier Tsai Ing-wen complained to AIT Director April 24 that Taiwan SIPDIS believes there has been a serious loss of balance in the U.S.-Taiwan bilateral trade relationship. Delivering a written demarche, Tsai argued that the TIFA agenda ne [...] | 2007-04-24 09:26:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL TW |
07TAIPEI909 | KMT LY SPEAKER WANG JIN-PYNG: DEFENSE BUDGET [...] (C) Summary: KMT Legislative Yuan Speaker Wang Jin-pyng told the Director on April 23 that the KMT will continue to block passage of the annual and defense budgets until the DPP relinquishes control of the Central Election Commission (CEC). The KMT is locked in a "life or death" struggle with [...] | 2007-04-24 10:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR MASS MCAP PINR CH TW |
07TAIPEI91 | TAIWAN VICE PREMIER ON BILATERAL TRADE [...] (C) Summary: Vice Premier Tsai told AIT Director Young January 12 she is focused on managing the financial crisis resulting from a run on a local bank and criminal investigations into the collapse of a large local conglomerate. The Director reaffirmed U.S. interest in advancing bilateral tr [...] | 2007-01-12 10:37:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL TW |
07TAIPEI931 | TAIWAN - ST. LUCIA: KICKING IT UP A NOTCH [...] (C) Summary: Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang on April 25 praised the Government of St. Lucia's April 24 announcement that it would establish full diplomatic relations with Taiwan as a positive development that would help Taiwan boost its diplomatic partners from 24 to 25. In the midst of a fie [...] | 2007-04-26 10:56:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL TW |
07TAIPEI932 | TAIWAN VICE PREMIER HANGS TOUGH ON TRADE [...] (C) Summary: During an April 26 meeting in which Director Young passed on Washington's latest thinking on TIFA (ref B),Vice Premier Tsai hung tough in her response. She left the U.S.-proposed July dates for the TIFA Council meeting on the table while reiterating her insistence on acceleratin [...] | 2007-04-26 11:09:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL TW |
07TAIPEI950 | TAICHUNG: KEY BATTLEGROUND IN LEGISLATIVE AND [...] (C) Summary: Central Taiwan, where KMT-dominated north meets DPP-controlled south, will be a key battleground between the DPP and KMT in their fight to win a legislative majority and the presidency in 2007-2008 elections. More than ten percent of Taiwan's voters reside in Taichung City and C [...] | 2007-04-27 09:41:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV TW |
07TAIPEI985 | MORE MAC PESSIMISM ON CROSS-STRAIT INITIATIVES [...] (C) Summary: In a May 1, 2007 meeting with AIT, Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) Chief Secretary Jan Jyh- horng expressed pessimism about the likelihood of cross- Strait agreements on charter flights and tourism during the remaining thirteen months of the Chen administration. He further told AIT [...] | 2007-05-02 05:06:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL PGOV PINR EAIR CH TW |
07TAIPEI998 | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR FIRMS - FOCUSED ON CHINA [...] (SBU) Summary: Semiconductor industry executives described Taiwan's decision to permit investment in more advanced manufacturing technology in China as a small step in the right direction. They do not expect to see further liberalization of investment restrictions during the Chen administrati [...] | 2007-05-03 01:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETTC PGOV PREL TW CH |
07TALLINN106 | ESTONIA'S BRONZE SOLDIER: IT'S DEJA VU ALL OVER [...] (U) On February 15, the Estonian Parliament passed the "Illegal Structures Removal" bill by a margin of 46 to 44. The bill prohibits all public displays of structures that glorify the occupation of Estonia and/or mass oppression of the Estonian people and which may pose a threat to public orde [...] | 2007-02-16 13:45:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS EN |
07TALLINN124 | MISSLE DEFENSE: ESTONIA READY TO COUNTER RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-28 10:03:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MARR PREL RS EUN EN |
07TALLINN165 | ESTONIA: MISSLE DEFENSE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND [...] (U) As requested Ref A, Post has designated Acting DCM Eric Johnson as the POC for public diplomacy and outreach efforts on missile defense. 2. (C) As reported Ref B, Estonia agrees with the USG position on the Russian response to U.S. missile defense plans. We do not expect any wavering o [...] | 2007-03-13 09:07:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PL EZ RU EN |
07TALLINN173 | ESTONIA AGREES WITH U.S. ON BURMA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-15 12:02:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN BM EN |
07TALLINN215 | ESTONIA CONSIDERING GUANTANAMO DETAINEE REQUEST [...] (C) On March 23, we delivered (Ref A) points to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security and Arms Control, on the possibility of Estonia accepting Guantanamo detainees. The issue is currently under review by the MFA's Undersecretary for Legal Affairs, who is "seriously considering" our request. [...] | 2007-03-29 14:49:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC EN |
07TALLINN223 | ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART I): REFORMING [...] (U) Summary. The Estonian Reform Party has formed a coalition government with like-minded center-right parties, Isamaa and Res Public Union (IRL) and the Social Democrats (SDE). The coalition agreement, signed by the parties on April 2, reflects Reform's priorities for a pro-active, pro-w [...] | 2007-04-03 11:26:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EN |
07TALLINN227 | ESTONIA'S VIEW ON POLISH PARTICIPATION IN IGNALINA [...] (C) Based on our recent discussions with key officials in Estonia's energy sector, it is clear that Estonia is open to the idea of Polish participation in the Ignalina nuclear power project. However, GOE and Eesti Energia officials have expressed concern to us about the Lithuanian approach t [...] | 2007-04-04 06:17:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON LG LH PL EN |
07TALLINN247 | ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART III): FOREIGN AND [...] (C) Summary. The new Estonian government's foreign and security policy priorities include strong relations with the U.S. and NATO, Afghanistan, better Estonia-Russia relations, and promoting democracy and stability in the region. The new government supports continued engagement in Iraq, but this is [...] | 2007-04-17 13:52:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | EN MARR MOPS PGOV PREL |
07TALLINN257 | CUBA: ESTONIA CRITICAL OF SPAIN'S DIPLOMATIC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-20 14:08:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CU EUN EN |
07TALLINN259 | ESTONIA IN ADVANCE OF APRIL 23-24 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. On April 20, we delivered Reftel points on U.S. positions in advance of the EU's April 23-24 GAERC meeting to Kart Juhasoo-Lawrence, MFA Counselor for U.S. Affairs, and Kristel Kase, EU GAERC Desk Officer. The majority of the meeting was devoted to discussing the upcoming U.S.-E [...] | 2007-04-20 14:45:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN ETRD KPAL PREL EN |
07TALLINN272 | EUROPEAN NEIGHBORHOOD POLICY: ESTONIA PUSHING FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Estonia continues to be a staunch advocate of the European Union's (EU) European Neighborhood Policy (ENP). While the EU has made some progress in strengthening the ENP, the Government of Estonia (GOE) feels far more should be done. In particular, Estonia has been somewhat di [...] | 2007-04-25 14:47:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN EN |
07TALLINN273 | ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART IV): DOMESTIC AND [...] (SBU) Summary. As reported in reftels, On April 4, 2007, the Estonian Reform Party formed a center-right coalition with the Isamaa-Res Publica Union (IRL) and the Social Democrats (SDE). The new government has four key domestic policy priorities: tax cuts, innovation, bolstering the workfor [...] | 2007-04-25 15:11:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EN |
07TALLINN276 | ESTONIA'S BRONZE SOLDIER: EXCAVATION BEGINS [...] (C) Summary. After nearly a year of controversy, and weeks of speculation that the Estonian government would finally remove the city's WWII-era Soldier and any war graves found nearby, the process has begun. The GOE has extensively briefed the press, the ethnic Russian community the diplomati [...] | 2007-04-26 13:56:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS EN |
07TALLINN277 | U.S.-BALTIC RELATIONS REMAIN STRONG: U.S.-BALTICS [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Estonia (GOE) hosted the U.S.-Baltic Multilateral and Bilateral Working Group Meeting in Tallinn on April 10-12. At the multilateral working group meetings, the key issues discussed were the future of the NATO Air Policing mission, international operations (in [...] | 2007-04-26 15:09:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL LG LH EN |
07TALLINN278 | U.S.-BALTIC RELATIONS REMAIN STRONG: U.S.-BALTICS [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Estonia (GOE) hosted the U.S.-Baltic Multilateral and Bilateral Working Group Meeting in Tallinn on April 10-12. At the multilateral working group meetings, the key issues discussed were the future of the NATO Air Policing mission, international operations (in [...] | 2007-04-26 15:09:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL LG LH EN |
07TALLINN280 | REACTIONS TO REMOVAL OF ESTONIA,S BRONZE SOLDIER [...] (SBU) Summary: On the evening of April 26, a mostly young, mostly Russian crowd of 1,000-1,500 demonstrating against the removal of the Bronze Soldier monument refused police orders to disperse. The police then dispersed the crowd by force. As the demonstrators scattered they broke shop wind [...] | 2007-04-27 11:17:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS EN |
07TALLINN290 | ESTONIAN AMBASSADOR TO MOSCOW REPORTEDLY ATTACKED [...] (C) This is an urgent action request: see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) On the morning of May 2, the MFA called in resident ambassadors to brief them on the security situation of Estonia's embassy in Moscow. The briefing included a readout of the April 30- May 1 visit of a delegation of Duma m [...] | 2007-05-02 10:41:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS EN |
07TALLINN297 | UPDATE ON BRONZE SOLDIER AND ESTONIAN-RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary. Following days of demonstrations outside the Estonian Embassy in Moscow and an attack on their Ambassador, the GOE pushed hard for EU engagement with Moscow. The resulting Troika demarche in Moscow and statement by the Presidency was well-received by the GOE. A Russian State Ra [...] | 2007-05-03 16:09:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS EN |
07TALLINN310 | ESTONIA: GOE OFFICIALS ON THE BRONZE SOLDIER, [...] (C) Summary: During a series of courtesy calls May 7-9, senior GOE officials expressed appreciation for strong U.S. support after the attack on Estonian's Embassy in Moscow. Prime Minister Ansip noted Estonia did not want to create problems for its allies, but emphasized that Russia's actions [...] | 2007-05-11 14:36:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RU EN |
07TALLINN321 | KOSOVO: ESTONIA SUPPORTS DRAFT UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (C) On May 16, Poloff delivered reftel (Ref A) points to Raul Toomas, MFA Kosovo Desk Officer, and confirmed the Government of Estonia's (GOE) support for the Ahtisaari Plan for Kosovo. Estonia's Mission to the UN in New York had already sent the MFA a summary of the draft UN Security Council [...] | 2007-05-17 13:31:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL YI UN EN |
07TALLINN322 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: ESTONIA SUPPORTS INFO EXCHANGE [...] (C) On May 15, Poloff delivered reftel points to Riho Kruuv, MFA Director for Strategic Goods Control Division, and Tuuli Parnsalu, 3rd Secretary, and discussed at length the upcoming Australia Group (AG) Plenary meeting, June 4- 7, and the need to share information on Russia's chemical and bi [...] | 2007-05-17 14:33:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CBW EN |
07TALLINN326 | ESTONIA: CUBA TITLE III INFORMATION [...] (C) On May 17, Poloff met with Urmas Eigla, MFA Cuba Desk Officer, to discuss Estonia's ties with Cuba. The information provided is numbered in response to the reftel request. - 1. Neither Estonia nor Cuba has any foreign direct investments in each other's country. - 2. In 2006, Eigla re [...] | 2007-05-21 06:09:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL EN |
07TALLINN344 | ESTONIA HAS NO PLANS TO COMMENT ON SYRIAN ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-25 13:45:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PHUM SY EUN EN |
07TALLINN347 | RUSSIAN BEAR HUG SQUEEZES ESTONIAN ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: In the three weeks since the April 26-27 Bronze Soldier riots, Estonia has faced pressure from an array of trade-disrupting measures from Russia. Cyber attacks on government and financial websites have been costly and have raised international concern and support. GOE officials [...] | 2007-05-29 05:51:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ETRD RS EN |
07TALLINN372 | ESTONIA UNABLE TO MEET NATO,S ISAF REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-06 11:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PINS NATO AF EN |
07TALLINN373 | ESTONIA SUPPORTS U.S. ON CFE TREATY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-06 14:14:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL NATO RS EN |
07TALLINN377 | ESTONIA TO ISSUE STATEMENT ON EXTRAORDINARY CFE [...] (C) On June 6, we delivered Ref A points to Kristjan Priik, Second Secretary in the MFA's Security and Arms Control Division, on preparations for the extraordinary CFE (Conventional Forces in Europe) conference. On June 7, Priik reiterated Estonia's position on Russia's proposal (Ref B). Coo [...] | 2007-06-08 09:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL NATO RS EN |
07TALLINN40 | DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO STATUS PROCESS TIMELINE [...] (C) On January 20, Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points on Kosovo to Kristina Meius, European Correspondent and Raul Toomas, Attache in the Central and Northern European Division of the MFA. Toomas and Meius said the GOE agrees the process for determining Kosovo's status must move forward. [...] | 2007-01-22 13:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK EUN OPDC EN PGOV |
07TALLINN41 | ESTONIA: GOALS FOR AFGHANISTAN AT JANUARY 26 [...] (C) On January 20, Acting DCM and Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points on goals for Afghanistan at the January 26 informal Foreign Ministerial to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security Policy and Arms Control. Hilpus welcomed the information about the meeting, expressed regret that Foreign [...] | 2007-01-22 13:32:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS |
07TALLINN463 | ESTONIA: BIO OF INCOMING AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S. [...] (C) Summary. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has named Vaino Reinart as Estonia's new Ambassador to the United States. Reinart is one of the MFA's most senior and respected diplomats, and has a high reputation for his intelligence and skills as a political operator. As Estonia's form [...] | 2007-07-16 11:27:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL EN |
07TALLINN472 | ESTONIA: THE GOVERNMENT'S FIRST 100 DAYS [...] (C) Summary. July 13 marked the first 100 days of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip's center-right coalition government. The "Bronze Riots," cyber attacks and tensions with Moscow, consumed most of the GOE's attention during this period. Ansip and his Reform party have emerged even more popular b [...] | 2007-07-23 09:33:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS EN |
07TALLINN49 | ESTONIA: RESPONSE ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (C) On January 20, Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points on Kosovo to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security Policy and Arms Control. On January 23, Ketlin Susmalainen a 3rd Secretary in the same department, provided the following response: -- Estonia has not been invited to the April 18-2 [...] | 2007-01-23 13:34:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL NATO EN |
07TALLINN518 | ESTONIA'S VIEW ON KOSOVO NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-10 08:54:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU KV YI UN EN |
07TALLINN52 | ESTONIA: FORMER PM LAAR OPTIMISTIC ON GEORGIA [...] (C) On January 23, former Prime Minister Mart Laar told Charge that he was "optimistic" about the situation in Georgia - citing improvements in Georgia's energy security and factors affecting the situation in Abkhazia. Laar noted the GOG asked him to come back to Georgia in late February (in [...] | 2007-01-24 15:18:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG EN |
07TALLINN544 | ESTONIA SUPPORTS U.S. NON-PAPER ON CFE RATIFICATION [...] (C) On August 20 and 21, we delivered reftel points to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security and Arms Control, and Peeter Helme, MFA NATO Desk Officer, on breaking the impasse to Russia's fulfillment of its remaining Istanbul commitments. Hilpus told us that the GOE's position on CFE remains [...] | 2007-08-22 08:40:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO KCFE EN |
07TALLINN604 | ESTONIA ON ALLIANCE ATTITUDES TOWARD NAC VISIT TO [...] (C) On September 11, poloffs delivered reftel points to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security Policy, and Toomas Lukk, MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Hilpus and Lukk emphasized strong Government of Estonia (GOE) support for the proposed North Atlantic Council (NAC) visit to [...] | 2007-09-14 06:43:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO GG RS EN |
07TALLINN620 | ESTONIA SUPPORTS EU BORDER MISSION FOR LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-19 12:38:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN SY IS LE EN |
07TALLINN633 | ESTONIA: PDAS VOLKER AT V-10 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] (C) Summary. EUR PDAS Volker participated in the Vilnius Ten (V-10) political directors conference in Tallinn, Estonia on September 12-13. V-10 political directors generally supported eventual NATO enlargement for the Adriatic 3 (Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia) and the need for more EU unit [...] | 2007-09-26 11:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO KCFE EN |
07TALLINN693 | ESTONIA: AFGHANISTAN, YES - IRAQ, YES FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary. On October 24, the Government of Estonia (GOE) submitted for Parliamentary approval four bills to extend Estonian participation in ongoing foreign military operations (Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Bosnia) and one to authorize deployment of troops (the EU Nordic Battle Group). While [...] | 2007-10-26 09:00:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS AF IZ EN |
07TALLINN708 | ESTONIAN DEFENSE MINISTER FORCE FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Summary. In the relatively short amount of time Minister of Defense Jaak Aaviksoo has been in office, he has taken significant steps to reform both the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Estonian Defense Forces (EDF). Aaviksoo?s priority for 2007 has been to create a military legal framework f [...] | 2007-11-01 08:01:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS EN |
07TALLINN716 | SURVEY OF IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-02 12:34:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL IZ EN |
07TALLINN728 | ESTONIA: AGREEMENT REACHED ON HSPD-6 TEXT [...] SUMMARY: On October 30, a visiting Washington delegation representing the CA Bureau and the Terrorism Screening Center reached agreement with GOE interlocutors on the text of a Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6 (HSPD-6) Arrangement to share terrorist-screening information. Substantiv [...] | 2007-11-07 14:34:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CVIS PREL PTER EUN EN |
07TALLINN732 | ESTONIA ON RUSSIA'S OSCE COMMITMENTS [...] (C) On November 9, PolEcoff delivered reftel points to Lauri Kuusing, MFA Russia Desk Officer. Kuusing said the GOE is pleased to see that the U.S. position is in line with that of the EU. He also stated that the GOE, along with its EU partners, finds it 'unacceptable' that the Government of [...] | 2007-11-09 15:05:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PHUM RS EN |
07TALLINN752 | SCENESETTER FOR ESTONIAN PM ANSIP'S NOVEMBER 27-29 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Andrus Ansip's November 27- 29 visit to Washington, his first as PM, comes on the eve of the Estonian Parliament's vote to renew Estonia's participation in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Ansip supports Estonia's military engagements abroad, but relies on USG recognitio [...] | 2007-11-21 14:36:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG NATO ECON CVIS EN |
07TALLINN778 | ESTONIA: HSPD-6 AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] On December 6, 2007, Ambassador Phillips and Aldis Alus, Director General of the Estonian Security Police Board, signed the "Arrangement between the Terrorist Screening Center of the United States of America and the Security Police Board of the Republic of Estonia for the Exchange of Screening [...] | 2007-12-07 15:14:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CVIS PREL PTER EUN EN |
07TALLINN782 | ESTONIA: CUBA TITLE III INFORMATION [...] (C) On December 6, PolEcoff met with Urmas Eigla, MFA Cuba Desk Officer, to discuss Estonia?s ties with Cuba. Eigla confirmed that the information he shared with us in May of 2007 is still valid. Specifically, Eigla reiterated that neither Cuba nor Estonia has any foreign direct investments i [...] | 2007-12-11 15:17:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL EN |
07TASHKENT1010 | HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST TURAYEVA'S APPEAL DELAYED [...] (C) Summary: Andijon-based human rights activist Gulbahor Turayeva, who was convicted and sentenced to six years' imprisonment on April 24, was scheduled for an appeal hearing on May 22. However, the court delayed the hearing by at least a week. Earlier news reports had claimed that Turayeva [...] | 2007-05-24 11:41:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT1022 | CHEAP CHINESE LOANS TO KEY UZBEK SECTORS [...] (U) In April, the Chinese Eximbank extended by one year the validity of a $300 million export-financing credit line to the National Bank of Uzbekistan. This credit line was initially provided in 2004 to finance the purchase of Chinese-produced equipment for use in key sectors of the Uzbek eco [...] | 2007-05-29 09:49:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECON PREL PGOV CH UZ |
07TASHKENT1029 | UZBEKISTAN REACTS TO EU SANCTIONS DECISION [...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan reacted on several fronts to the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) decision on May 14 to prolong sanctions against Uzbekistan. The Foreign Ministry issued a critical statement; state-controlled media published negative stories; [...] | 2007-05-29 11:49:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EUN UZ |
07TASHKENT1051 | OSCE PROJECTS GET AXED DUE TO EU SANCTIONS [...] (C) OSCE Ambassador Jenca, on May 31, told Charge he was called in by Foreign Minister Norov on May 29 to express the GOU,s dissatisfaction with the EU,s May 14 sanctions decision (Ref A). Norov explained to Jenca that since the OSCE and EU were &like-minded8 organizations and cooperated clos [...] | 2007-06-01 09:46:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL PGOV EU UZ |
07TASHKENT1054 | EU PUSHES ON AFTER SANCTIONS DECISION [...] (C) Summary: After the EU decision to extend sanctions to Uzbekistan, the EU Special Representative to Central Asia, Pierre Morel, visited Tashkent on May 28 to explain the sanctions decision and EU continue engagement with the Uzbeks. Although the Uzbek Foreign Minister expressed deep dissa [...] | 2007-06-04 04:04:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EU PREL PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT1061 | HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH PERSEVERES DESPITE DIFFICULTIES [...] (C) Summary: During a week-long visit to Uzbekistan, Human Rights Watch (HRW) Europe and Central Asia Division Executive Director Holly Cartner met with Charge and Acting DCM on June  [...] | 2007-06-05 03:36:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT1065 | BOEING AND AIRBUS WIN CONTRACTS [...] (C) A Boeing official told econoff that on May 30 Uzbek Airways signed the contract to purchase two 787s (reftel). Additionally, the Uzbeks contractually agreed to purchase ten 737s at a future date. The German Embassy confirmed Uzbek Airways signed a deal with Airbus on June 1 to purchase six [...] | 2007-06-05 09:22:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ETRD PGOV PREL UZ |
07TASHKENT1069 | THE ERA OF U.S. ASSISTANCE IS OVER [...] (C) U.S. Coordinator for Assistance to Europe and Eurasia Tom Adams urged Deputy Prime Minister Azimov and First Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov to resolve ongoing issues involving an Embassy FSN and the seizure of U.S. assistance funding from two nongovernmental organizations. The U.S. is re [...] | 2007-06-05 11:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID UZ |
07TASHKENT1070 | GOU AGREES TO RETURN SEIZED U.S. ASSISTANCE FUNDS, [...] (C) First Deputy Foreign Minister Ilkhom Nematov summoned Charge to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs June 5 and said that the Government of Uzbekistan accepted the proposal (reftel) made June 4 by U.S. Coordinator for Assistance to Europe and Eurasia Tom Adams. The proposal calls for the Gover [...] | 2007-06-05 11:52:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID UZ |
07TASHKENT1079 | FM HARSHLY CRITICIZES PRESIDENT'S REMARKS ON [...] (C) Summary: On June 6, Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov registered the Government's deep displeasure with President Bush's criticism of Uzbekistan's human rights practices in his June 5 speech at the Prague Conference on Democracy and Security. Norov said that these comments demonstrate that [...] | 2007-06-06 11:50:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT1095 | CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST THREE DEUTSCHE WELLE [...] (C) Summary: German Poloff Uwe Berndt confirmed a June 5 Ferghana.ru report that the Tashkent City General Prosecutor's Office dropped charges against three Deutsche Welle correspondents: Yuri Chernogayev, Sayyora Rozikulova and Obid Shabanov. The three were charged with working without a lic [...] | 2007-06-08 07:15:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV GM UZ |
07TASHKENT1096 | GOU CONTINUES NGO REGISTRATION GAMES [...] (C) American nongovernmental organizations continue to experience registration problems despite good faith efforts to comply with Uzbek law and the advice of the Ministry of Justice. Post learned June 5 that the Ministry of Justice has denied Project Hope's application to transfer its status [...] | 2007-06-08 09:16:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID UZ |
07TASHKENT1140 | COSCOM CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FUTURE [...] (C) Summary: In the past month, the Uzbekistan Agency for Communications and Information Technology (the Telecom Agency) and other authorities have quietly dropped their legal and administrative complaints against U.S. majority-owned cellular provider COSCOM. The company has recovered most of [...] | 2007-06-15 10:40:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECPS PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT1146 | UZBEKISTAN DENIES ACCREDITATION TO HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. See para. 6. 2. (C) Summary: On June 14, the Ministry of Justice denied accreditation to Human Rights Watch's (HRW) newly arrived junior expatriate staff member. Unless the Government reverses its decision, HRW will be left without any accredited [...] | 2007-06-18 12:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UZ |
07TASHKENT1151 | UZBEKS APPARENTLY WILLING TO "FORGIVE" NGO TAX [...] (C) Summary: A U.S.-Uzbekistan working group met June 19 to discuss the process whereby U.S. assistance funds frozen or seized by the Government of Uzbekistan could be returned to the USG for reprogramming in the health sector. The U.S. side said that the most pressing issue was to halt liqui [...] | 2007-06-19 11:19:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID UZ |
07TASHKENT1152 | CHARGE ASKS GOU TO REVERSE HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH [...] (C) Summary: Charge urged Deputy Foreign Minister Anvar Salikhbaev on June 19 to reconsider the GOU's accreditation denial to Human Rights Watch's (HRW) amcit staff member (reftel). Salikhbaev said he would take the message directly to the Foreign Minister, and did. End summary. 2. (C) Ch [...] | 2007-06-19 12:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UZ |
07TASHKENT1167 | DEUTSHCE WELLE REPORTERS AMNESTIED? [...] (C) Summary: Post reported on June 8 that the Tashkent General Prosecutor's Office dropped charges of working without a license against three Deutsche Welle correspondents. However, other sources announced that the three journalists were amnestied. A German Embassy representative insisted th [...] | 2007-06-21 12:00:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV GM UZ |
07TASHKENT1187 | GOU PAYS OFF NEWMONT LOAN TO EBRD [...] (C) Summary: The Head of the Representative Office of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD),Fernand Pillonel, said the remainder of its loan to the Zarafshan-Newmont Joint Venture will be paid in full by the GOU by the end of June. As EBRD is a third tier creditor, this [...] | 2007-06-25 03:21:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EBRD PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT1196 | GOU SUSPENDS PORTIONS OF MONEY [...] (SBU) In late spring, President Karimov signed legislation suspending aspects of Uzbekistan's 2004 law on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing until 2013. The new legislation suspends the authority of the Department on Combating Tax, Currency Crimes, and Legalization of Criminal [...] | 2007-06-25 10:54:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN PTER KTFN UZ |
07TASHKENT1197 | JEHOVAH'S WITNESS SAMARKAND CONVICTION UPHELD ON [...] (C) Summary: A Jehovah's Witness in Samarkand was convicted on May 14 of illegally teaching religion and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. His associates claimed he had never committed the act of which he was accused, and that testimony favorable to his case had been erased from trial rec [...] | 2007-06-25 11:19:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF UZ |
07TASHKENT1216 | CDA URGES FM NOROV TO REVERSE HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-02 04:38:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UZ |
07TASHKENT1217 | EUREKA! NEWMONT MAKES A DEAL WITH GOU [...] (C) Newmont Mining's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer told Charge that he expected to sign a settlement agreement with the Government of Uzbekistan on June 29. Under the agreement, the government will pay Newmont $80 million over the next several months, will pay outstanding obligations to [...] | 2007-07-02 04:47:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT1246 | OSCE AMBASSADOR DEPARTING TASHKENT; GOU TO HOST [...] (C) Summary: Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ambassador Miroslav Jenca told Charge that he plans to leave his post in September to take up a new position as Chef de Cabinet for Slovak Foreign Minister Jan Kubis. He said the OSCE plans to organize a regional conferen [...] | 2007-07-05 11:44:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE EUN LO ZK UZ |
07TASHKENT1257 | GOU SIGNS MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON POLICE [...] (C) Senior Police Advisor to the OSCE Secretary General Kevin Carty told Poloff that the OSCE and Government of Uzbekistan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on police training. The MOU was signed during Carty's July 4 meeting with First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs (MVD) Kadiro [...] | 2007-07-09 09:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM OSCE UZ |
07TASHKENT1258 | ICRC RESTARTS, IMMEDIATELY SUSPENDS PRISON [...] (C) Summary: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Deputy Director told Charge d'Affaires on July 2 that the ICRC suspended its prison monitoring program again after a three hour visit to one of Tashkent's principal detention facilities on May 21. ICRC's prison monitoring program in [...] | 2007-07-09 12:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV ICRC UZ |
07TASHKENT1264 | TAX AUTHORITIES SEIZE REMAINING MERCY CORPS ASSETS [...] (C) Mercy Corps' remaining assets have been seized by Uzbek tax authorities to partially satisfy financial penalties imposed on the organization for alleged violations of Uzbek law (ref A). Igor Pakan, ABN-AMRO Bank Uzbekistan Country Representative, told Charge July 10 that the tax authoriti [...] | 2007-07-10 11:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID UZ |
07TASHKENT1265 | UZBEKS AND AFGHANS SIGN FOLLOW ON ELECTRICTY DEAL; [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan reportedly has agreed to supply 150 megawatts of electricity a year to Afghanistan starting in 2008 and 300 megawatts a year by the end of 2009. Uzbekistan declined a $25 million loan to help finance the upgrade of power lines between the Talimarjan Power Plant and the [...] | 2007-07-10 11:38:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL AF UZ |
07TASHKENT1271 | UZBEKS TOUT FOREIGN "EXPERT" COMMENTS ON [...] (SBU) In early June, the Uzbek Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a publication claiming to highlight positive international reactions to the adoption of the two new Uzbek Constitutional Laws. The booklet, titled "Comments and Assessments of Foreign Political and Expert Circles of the Constitut [...] | 2007-07-11 05:16:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM UZ |
07TASHKENT1292 | GOU CRACKDOWN ON CASH "SMUGGLING" [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek law requires that cash brought in to, or taken out of Uzbekistan, be declared and establishes limits on the amount of cash that can be taken out of the country. Enforcement of these regulations, historically weak, appears to have been stepped up in recent months, particular [...] | 2007-07-16 08:02:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV CASC UZ |
07TASHKENT1299 | AFGHANISTAN ELECTRICITY PROJECT: ASIAN DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Hong Wei told the Charge July 13 that the bank is ready to finance upgrades to approximately 80 miles of power lines between the Talimarjan Power Plan and the Uzbek-Afghanista [...] | 2007-07-16 14:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL RF AF UZ |
07TASHKENT1300 | UZBEK OFFICIALS SHOW A HINT OF FLEXIBILITY IN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford met with four key Uzbek Government interlocutors during his five-day visit to Tashkent. All fiercely defended Uzbekistan's record on religious freedom and suggested that the country's designation as a Country of [...] | 2007-07-16 14:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF UZ |
07TASHKENT1301 | AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE HANFORD MEETS WITH [...] (C) Summary: During a five-day visit to Uzbekistan from June 25 to June 30, Ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford met several of Uzbekistan's religious leaders, including the Mufti and the head Imam of Tashkent, the Metropolitan of the Russian Orthodox Church, th [...] | 2007-07-16 14:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF UZ TX TI |
07TASHKENT1302 | UZBEK-RUSSIAN LABOR MIGRATION AGREEMENTS: DETAILS [...] (C) Russia and Uzbekistan signed three bilateral labor migration agreements during the July 3-4 visit to Tashkent of Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov. Russian Ambassador Farit Mukhametshin told the Charge July 12 that the agreements are meant primarily to legalize the status o [...] | 2007-07-16 14:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PINR RF UZ |
07TASHKENT1308 | MFA RESPONDS TO HANFORD'S OFFER [...] (C) On July 12, MFA U.S. Division Chief Ismat Fayzullaev informed Poloff that the Government had accepted Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom John Hanford's offer to exchange a series of confidential letters on improving religious freedom in Uzbekistan. Hanford had suggest [...] | 2007-07-17 01:49:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL UZ |
07TASHKENT1324 | SERGEI IVANOV TALKS BUSINESS WITH THE UZBEKS [...] (C) Russian First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov's visit to Tashkent focused primarily on resolving issues in the Russia-Uzbekistan commercial relationship. Although trade turnover is increasing, the growth is primarily due to large oil and gas projects while other Russian business conti [...] | 2007-07-18 10:40:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ENRG EAIR KNNP JO RS UZ |
07TASHKENT1325 | RUSSIAN OIL AND GAS UNIVERSITY TO OPEN BRANCH IN [...] (C) Russian Ambassador Farit Mukhametshin confirmed to the Charge July 12 that the Moscow-based Russian Oil and Gas University plans to open a branch campus in Tashkent later in 2007 (ref A). Mukhametshin said that the decision to open the branch campus was made because Russian oil and gas co [...] | 2007-07-19 04:15:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SOCI EPET RS UZ |
07TASHKENT1333 | ADB CHIEF ON PROJECTS IN UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) The Asian Development Bank depends on a combination of official statistics, a "huge problem" according to the bank's country director, and independent analysis to assess the Uzbek economy. The Uzbek mentality is to make things better than they actually are, but a lack of know how in gather [...] | 2007-07-19 10:28:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EAGR PREL PINR ADB UZ |
07TASHKENT1345 | HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH EFFECTIVELY CLOSES [...] (c) Summary: Human Rights Watch's (HRW) office in Tashkent will effectively close on July 22 with the expected departure of Mira Rittman, the last remaining expatriate HRW staff member in Uzbekistan. Rittman received a letter from the Ministry of Justice on June 14 informing her without expla [...] | 2007-07-20 12:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT1354 | EIGHT WOMEN SENTENCED FOR EXTREMISM; ANDIJON [...] (C) Summary: On July 9, the Tashkent City Court convicted eight women of membership in the banned religious extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT). Seven of the women received three-year suspended sentences, while an eighth was sentenced to three years in prison. Human Rights Watch, which monito [...] | 2007-07-24 01:18:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF UZ |
07TASHKENT1356 | HUMAN RIGHTS LAWYER DIES AFTER APPARENT POISONING [...] (C) Summary: The Swiss Ambassador told Charge d'Affaires on July 5 that a local lawyer, who was one of the Swiss Embassy's main human rights contacts, was poisoned near the Chorsu bazaar after an unknown assailant stabbed him with a syringe. The lawyer died after spending several days at home [...] | 2007-07-24 03:31:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PINR UZ |
07TASHKENT1369 | CZECHS EXPECT "PRAGMATIC" SIX MONTHS AS LOCAL EU [...] (C) Czech Political Officer Dagmar Novohradska told Poloff that the Czech Embassy will be pragmatic during its six months as the local representative of the European Union (EU). She said that the Czechs understand their role is to represent the EU as a whole, and may need to temper some of it [...] | 2007-07-25 10:33:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EU EZ UZ |
07TASHKENT1370 | ANDIJON EYEWITNESS REAPPEARS [...] (C) Mahbuba Zakirova, an Andijon-eyewitness who was reported to have disappeared in May, reappeared two days ago in Andijon province. According to Elena Urlayeva of the Human Rights Alliance, Zakirova was seen on July 23 by her nephew. She has been staying in the village of Hakan in Andijon [...] | 2007-07-25 11:32:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF UZ |
07TASHKENT1373 | ELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT REPORTEDLY PLANNED FOR [...] (C) Two human rights contacts recently provided Post with information about the scheduling of the upcoming Uzbek presidential election. The Chairman of the Uzbek Human Rights Society "Ezgulik" provided Poloff with a copy of a Constitutional Court letter stating that election day will be the " [...] | 2007-07-26 10:44:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM UZ |
07TASHKENT1386 | HIGH POVERTY DESPITE STRONG ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (C) Summary: While Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials tout the country's strong economic growth, they fail to recognize problems associated with high inflation and poverty rates. Inflation in 2006 most likely was around 20 percent and the cost of living continues to rise, fueled recent [...] | 2007-07-30 04:55:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT1405 | PRE-ELECTION TOUR FOR KARIMOV? [...] (C) Summary: President Karimov traveled unusually far afield in May and June, possibly in anticipation of an expected reelection campaign. Independent press speculation suggests that the Uzbek president will seek reelection, possibly by amending the Uzbek Constitution to allow him to run for [...] | 2007-08-01 11:34:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR UZ |
07TASHKENT1414 | NO BIBLES IN TASHKENT BOOKSTORES [...] (C) Summary: On July 20, Poloff met with the Executive Director of the Uzbekistan Bible Society, who explained that his organization currently faces its most difficult environment since opening in 1993. Since July 2006, the Bible Society has only been able to officially import 500 books in [...] | 2007-08-02 11:22:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KIRF UZ TX |
07TASHKENT1416 | POWER OF THE PURSE: UZBEK GOVERNMENT UNVEILS PLAN [...] (U) Post received a circular diplomatic note, sent to all diplomatic missions and international organizations in Tashkent, announcing a plan to make Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) funds available to Nongovernmental Organizations (NGO). According to the note, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted th [...] | 2007-08-03 08:53:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM UZ |
07TASHKENT1420 | OTAKHONOV OUT, RUSTAMBAEV REPORTEDLY IN AS [...] (C) Embassy contacts have confirmed internet press reports that Minister of Justice Foziljon Otakhonov has been transferred to a position within the Presidential Apparat where he possibly will be in charge of preparations for the upcoming Presidential election. Our contacts suggest that Otakh [...] | 2007-08-03 10:31:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR UZ |
07TASHKENT1427 | NEW SHAKEUP IN SENIOR LAW ENFORCEMENT ADVISORS [...] (C) President Karimov has released his State Advisor for Law Enforcement, Anvar Nabiev, from his duties and appointed him instead as a Deputy General Prosecutor. This appears to be a clear demotion for Nabiev, who gained prominence as the lead prosecutor in the 2005 Andijon show trial. A par [...] | 2007-08-06 11:32:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR UZ |
07TASHKENT1433 | UZBEKS ADOPT JUDICIAL REFORMS, BUT THE JURY'S [...] (U) The Government of Uzbekistan has adopted long-planned legislation abolishing the death penalty and transferring the power to issue detention warrants from the Prosecutor's Office to the judiciary. The new laws, adopted by both chambers of the Oliy Majlis in June, are generally the same as [...] | 2007-08-07 09:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM UZ |
07TASHKENT1444 | UZBEKS SEEK TO PUNISH NATO'S "SPOILED CHILDREN" [...] (C) NATO's Central Asia Liaison Officer briefed NATO mission on the results of a trip to follow up on agreements made during the visit to Tashkent of a NATO expert-level delegation in May. Shortly after that visit, the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) informed NATO that a further development of [...] | 2007-08-09 11:04:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR NATO UZ |
07TASHKENT1445 | UZBEKS ANNOUNCE "MICRO-FINANCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM" [...] (U) The Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) has announced a plan to expand popular access to microcredit over the next three years. The "Micro-Finance Development Program", adopted by decree of the Cabinet of Ministers in June, recognizes the important role the availability of microcredit plays in [...] | 2007-08-09 11:10:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT1447 | POPULAR WEEKLY CLOSED BY UZBEK AUTHORITIES [...] (U) The Uzbek Agency for Press and Information closed the popular Uzbek Islam-oriented weekly Odamlar Orasida (Among the People) on July 30 for alleged violation of media laws. The Uzbek authorities, unsurprisingly, did not outline the specific breaches of the law. 2. (C) Launched in Februa [...] | 2007-08-09 11:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KPAO UZ |
07TASHKENT1448 | ICRC PLANS TO DEMARCHE KARIMOV [...] (C) Summary: On August 8, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Regional Delegation for Central Asia Head told poloff that ICRC has received no response from the Government on restarting its prison monitoring program since their last abortive attempt in May and is now considering del [...] | 2007-08-09 12:37:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV ICRC UZ TI |
07TASHKENT1479 | LET THEM EAT BREAD! PRICES SURGE ACROSS THE BOARD [...] (C) Summary: August 1 marked an overall surge in prices for nearly every basic consumer good and service, from gasoline to food to public transportation. This surge coincided with a presidential decree that raised the minimum salary. Presidential elections are expected in only four months. [...] | 2007-08-14 08:45:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT1481 | PASSING THE BUCK ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (C) Government of Uzbekistan officials provided little information on anti-money laundering efforts during a roundtable with international donors on August 7. Donors expressed concern at the suspension of Uzbekistan's money laundering law, warning that the decision makes Uzbekistan's particip [...] | 2007-08-14 08:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN PTER KTFN UZ |
07TASHKENT1486 | KAZAK AMBASSADOR BRIEFS CHARGE ON UZBEK RELATIONS [...] (C) Charge met with Kazakh Ambassador Myrzakhmetov on August 8 to discuss the visit of Kazakh Prime Minister Masimov to Tashkent on 26 July. The Ambassador said the visit was the second in a scheduled series of high level visits under the Uzbek-Kazakh Intergovernmental Committee. The Ambassad [...] | 2007-08-15 06:19:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN ENRG ECON KY KZ UZ |
07TASHKENT1494 | AFGHAN REFUGEES THREATENED (AGAIN) WITH DEPORTATION [...] (C) Summary: Charge d'Affaires met with United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative on August 10 to discuss renewed threats by the Government to deport Afghan refugees from Uzbekistan. Charge shared with Akcura a copy of a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Af [...] | 2007-08-15 10:49:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL AF UZ TI |
07TASHKENT1509 | ENERGY AND AGRICULTURE EXPOS FAIL TO ATTRACT [...] (SBU) Summary: In April, the Agrominitech and Oil and Gas Expositions opened Uzbekistan's expo season, but attracted less foreign interest and attention than in 2006. On the whole, foreign companies continue to avoid investing in Uzbekistan. Even Russian companies are adversely affected by t [...] | 2007-08-17 09:29:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EIND ETRD EINV ENGR PREL UZ |
07TASHKENT1514 | INDIANS ASK ABOUT URANIUM [...] (C) Charge met with Indian Ambassador Skand Ranjan Tayal at the latter's request August 17 to discuss potential supplies of uranium to India. Tayal mentioned the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) in 2004 had discussed selling uranium yellow cake to India, but nothing had come of these discussion [...] | 2007-08-20 04:59:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG PARM IN UZ |
07TASHKENT1519 | UZBEKISTAN: NO RESPONSE TO COMMITTEE AGAINST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-21 05:40:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA UZ |
07TASHKENT1520 | TIP: PROPOSED PROJECTS TO ENGAGE THE GOVERNMENT [...] This is an Action Request; see Para 6 2. (C) Post has experienced greater transparency, cooperation, and engagement with the Uzbeks on TIP matters during the last six weeks than in the past two years. We believe that imposing sanctions at this point will only serve to discourage further [...] | 2007-08-21 05:57:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL UZ |
07TASHKENT1546 | LAST REGISTERED JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES CONGREGATION [...] (C) Summary: The Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) AmCit General Counsel told poloff on August 17 that authorities may be planning to deregister the congregation in Chirchik, the last remaining legal JW congregation in Uzbekistan. The Chirchik congregation recently received a second warning letter fro [...] | 2007-08-28 10:54:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF UZ |
07TASHKENT1561 | TORTURED OVER A SHEEP [...] (C) Summary: On August 14, Mashrab Jumaev, the son of dissident poet Yusup Jumaev, was fined 62,000 soum (50 dollars) by the Karakol District Criminal Court (Bukhara province) for stealing a neighbor's sheep. Jumaev was then released from pre-trial detention, where he was allegedly tortured [...] | 2007-08-30 10:45:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF UZ |
07TASHKENT1576 | PULATOV FOR PRESIDENT? [...] (C) Summary: A Birlik party member told poloff on August 17 that an initiative group would be formed in September to announce the candidacy of Birlik Chairman Abdurakhmon Pulatov for the expected presidential elections in December. The Birlik party member, who is also head of the Ezgulik huma [...] | 2007-09-04 10:41:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM UZ |
07TASHKENT1586 | KARIMOV'S INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECHES: PLATITUDES, [...] (C) Summary: During his two-hour televised speech to the Cabinet on August 30, President Karimov touted Uzbekistan's accomplishments since independence and pledged greater successes in the future, but warned that "foreign centers" were trying to undermine the country. His Independence Day ad [...] | 2007-09-06 10:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON UZ |
07TASHKENT1596 | PROTESTS REPORTED IN FERGHANA VALLEY AND TASHKENT [...] (C) Summary: Independent websites and Embassy contacts have reported scattered demonstrations in the Ferghana Valley and in Tashkent this past week. The demonstrations reportedly have been caused by rising food prices and scarcities. Officials in the city of Margilan also reportedly have pa [...] | 2007-09-07 09:45:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT1605 | PENTECOSTAL PASTOR FLEES TO KIEV; SEEKS ASYLUM [...] (C) On September 7, poloff received an email from Pentecostal Pastor Bakhtiyor Tuychiev, an Embassy contact from Andijon, explaining that he had left Uzbekistan and is currently seeking political refugee status from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) office in Kiev, Ukra [...] | 2007-09-12 10:44:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT1606 | PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FACE OBSTACLES AND [...] (C) Summary: While President Karimov has not yet made any official announcement on elections, which are widely expected to be planned for December 23, several human rights activists already have announced their candidacies. These self-declared candidates have little chance of being registered [...] | 2007-09-12 11:12:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT1607 | UZBEKISTAN'S FOREIGN POLICY MAP OF THE WORLD [...] (C) Summary: In an Independence Day speech to the Tashkent Diplomatic Corps August 28, FM Norov outlined Uzbekistan's foreign policy, rank-ordering relations with five tiers of countries and international organizations. Not surprisingly, he extolled relations with Russia and Russian-supporte [...] | 2007-09-13 10:37:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT1648 | U.S. COTTON GIN IS A RARE SEMI-SUCCESS STORY [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 7, econoff visited the Central Asia Seed Company (CASC),a modern, fully U.S.-owned cotton gin located in Syrdarya, about two hours southwest of Tashkent. With over ten years experience in Uzbekistan, CASC is valued by the provincial government for its social and e [...] | 2007-09-17 10:33:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV ETRD ICAC UZ |
07TASHKENT1652 | NETWORKING HELPS SHELTER ASSIST TIP VICTIMS [...] (U) Summary: On September 10, Poloff visited the only shelter in Tashkent for victims of human trafficking. The "Reintegration Center" is funded by the International Organization for Migration (IOM),which operates in Uzbekistan through the organization "Istiqbolli Avlod" due to registration [...] | 2007-09-18 06:57:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAID PGOV PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT1661 | HIGH PRICES, RATIONING OF STAPLES IN THE FERGHANA [...] (C) Summary: On September 12-13, poloffs visited the Ferghana Valley provinces of Namangan and Ferghana. Whether meeting with human rights contacts or sellers at the bazaar, the main topic of conversation was invariably peoples' frustration at price hikes for basic staples, especially for fl [...] | 2007-09-19 10:16:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT1662 | GM-DAT, UZDAEWOO IN JOINT VENTURE TALKS; CHEVROLET [...] (C) Summary: GM-DAT, a Korean-based GM subsidiary, is in talks on the establishment of a joint venture (JV) with UzDaewoo. GM-DAT intends to sign the formal contract with President Karimov in October and then publicly announce the JV. GM-DAT views the JV as a long-term investment in which it [...] | 2007-09-19 10:17:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EIND ELTN RU UZ |
07TASHKENT1663 | BUSINESS ENTERPRISES IN THE FERGHANA VALLEY [...] (C) Summary: During a visit to the Ferghana Valley on September 12-13, poloffs met with two former recipients of USAID grants, the Namangan Credit Union and the Ferghana-based Unicons consulting firm. These enterprises show that some of the Uzbek people's traditional entrepreneurial spirit p [...] | 2007-09-19 10:20:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT1664 | UNHCR TO REASSESS REFUGEES AS PRESSURE MOUNTS [...] (C) Summary: DCM met with United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative Fikret Akcura on September 17 to discuss the status of Afghan refugees. DCM conveyed that all DHS interviews have been completed but any new candidates put forth by UNHCR and any successful appeals wi [...] | 2007-09-19 10:22:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL AF TI UZ |
07TASHKENT1665 | GOU SETS ELECTION, CAMPAIGN DATES [...] (C) Summary: The Central Election Commission (CEC) announced on September 18 that Uzbekistan will hold a presidential election on December 23 and the campaigning will begin on September 21. The GOU intends to invite observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Mos [...] | 2007-09-19 11:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT1667 | KAZAKH AMBASSADOR TO HEAD NEW KAZAKHSTAN STATE [...] (C) Summary. Kazakh Ambassador to Uzbekistan Askar Myrzakhmetov is departing post on September 20 to head the new state-owned company Ontustik, which will be headquartered in Shimkent. Ontustik will focus on economic development projects in the the provinces of South Kazakhstan, Jambul, and [...] | 2007-09-20 05:51:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR EMIN PREL KZ UZ |
07TASHKENT1678 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CENTRAL-ASIA TIFA COUNCIL [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 5 and 6. 2. (C) Summary: DCM delivered reftel demarche on September 14 to Uzbek Minister for Foreign Economic Relations, Elyor Ganiev. Ganiev found the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) meeting useful, saying he would like [...] | 2007-09-24 08:44:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD WTRO ZK UZ |
07TASHKENT1679 | FERGHANA VALLEY COTTON HARVEST IN FULL SWING [...] (C) Summary: The cotton harvest is in full swing in the Ferghana Valley. A deputy hokim (mayor) in the Ferghana town of Oltiaryq told poloffs on September 12 that he expected the cotton harvest in his region to exceed the previous two years. However, despite the deputy hokim's rosy outlook, [...] | 2007-09-24 09:21:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON ELAB EAGR SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT1680 | YOUTH REPORTEDLY DISCOURAGED FROM MOSQUE ATTENDANCE [...] (C) Summary: During a September 5 meeting at Namangan's Mahdum Ishon Mosque, Namangan province Head Imam Tursunov allegedly ordered imams to bar schoolchildren from attending nightly readings of the Qur'an during Ramadan. Word of the reported incident has spread in the community, causing res [...] | 2007-09-24 09:29:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF KISL UZ |
07TASHKENT1681 | SECURITY SERVICE DISRUPTS POLOFF BUKHARA VISIT [...] (C) Summary. Poloff visited Bukhara from September 20 - 23, where he previously served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in a high school. Local English teachers informed poloff that an NSS (National Security Service) agent was monitoring the hotel and questioned them about their association with an [...] | 2007-09-24 10:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PROP PINS PHUM OEXC UZ |
07TASHKENT1682 | NUKEM'S URANIUM QUOTA UNMET BY UZBEKS [...] (C) Summary: As per ref C guidance, econoff informed Nukem Inc.'s Tashkent Head of Office, Yevgeny Onokhin, of the Indian Embassy's inquiry into Nukem's business in Uzbekistan. Onokhin said he is cautious yet open to meeting with the Indians. DCM informed the Indian Ambassador he should direc [...] | 2007-09-25 02:16:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN KNNP ENRG ETRD ECON IN UZ |
07TASHKENT1699 | BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON ALISHER ANVAROVICH [...] (U) Summary: On August 25, 2007, the Senate of the Republic of Uzbekistan appointed Alisher Anvarovich Kurmanov as the country's first Ambassador to Singapore. Post has obtained biographical information on Kurmanov. 2. (C) Alisher Anvarovich Kurmanov, an ethnic Tatar (officially Uzbek),w [...] | 2007-09-27 10:39:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV UZ SN |
07TASHKENT1701 | CZECH AMBASSADOR ON KARIMOV, ANDIJON AND WAY [...] (C) AMB paid a courtesy call September 24 on Czech Ambassador Alex Fojtik, who also represents the EU Presidency in Tashkent. Fojtik, who is nearing the end of his tour after nearly three and a half years in Uzbekistan, was extremely cynical about prospects for genuine democratic reform in th [...] | 2007-09-27 13:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EUN OSCE PHUM PREL UZ |
07TASHKENT1707 | CHINESE LOOK TO BUY UZBEK URANIUM [...] (C) Nukem Inc. Head of Office, Yevgeny Onokhin, told econoff the Chinese have quietly started talks with Uzbekistan to purchase uranium. (Note: A Chinese congressional delegation reportedly was in Tashkent September 6-10. End note.) He said the Chinese want to sign a long-term contract to p [...] | 2007-09-28 10:29:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EMIN KNNP ENRG ETRD ECON CH UZ |
07TASHKENT1710 | BUKHARA TIP SHELTER MAKES INROADS [...] (C) Summary. Poloff visited a shelter in Bukhara that has assisted 45 female TIP victims since its opening in 2006. Funding from International Organization for Migration (IOM) has supported the shelter's operation as well as enabled the Istiqbolli Avlod NGO to conduct awareness training among [...] | 2007-09-28 11:02:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EAID PGOV PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT1732 | REGISTERED PARTIES NOMINATING PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: The Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan nominated President Karimov as its candidate for the December presidential election at an October 4 plenary session. The four other political parties represented in parliament, all compliant and largely pro-government, have also begun no [...] | 2007-10-04 11:10:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM RS UZ |
07TASHKENT1734 | COTTON TRADE, PROFITS (AND REFORMS?) [...] (C) Summary: The 2007 Third International Cotton and Textile Conference attracted over 250 companies, the majority Asian. Embassy staff attended. Uzbekistan expects to export over one million tons of ginned cotton in 2007 for approximately USD 1.55 billion. Over 70 percent of this year's bu [...] | 2007-10-05 04:18:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ICAC EINV ETRD ELAB ZK UZ |
07TASHKENT1739 | MFA ON CANCELLED DRL/IRF VISIT [...] (C) Summary: MFA U.S. Affairs Section Chief Ismat Faizullaev met October 4 with poloff to cover several matters. On religious freedom, Faizullaev explained that the decision to cancel the trip next week of DRL/IRF's Barbara Cates was influenced in part by the GOU's frustration with not having [...] | 2007-10-05 10:14:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KIRF UZ |
07TASHKENT1740 | UZBEKS THREATEN TO DEPORT AFGHAN REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary. United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative in Uzbekistan Fikret Akcura informed DCM on the evening of October 4 that the Uzbek mission in Geneva may make a public statement October 5 at the UNHCR Executive Committee meeting that it no longer recognizes UNDP [...] | 2007-10-05 10:49:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL AF TI UZ |
07TASHKENT1751 | SELF-DECLARED PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES HOLD PRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: While the five officially registered political parties nominated candidates, including President Karimov, last week for the presidential election in December (ref A),four human rights activists and self-declared presidential candidates held their own press conference in Tashke [...] | 2007-10-10 12:03:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM UZ |
07TASHKENT1752 | CONTACT REPORTEDLY FIRED AFTER MEETING POLOFF [...] (C) During an Embassy event on October 9, journalist and human rights contact Bakhodir Elibaev (strictly protect) told poloff that he was fired from his job as a translator at a Turkish firm shortly after meeting with poloff on September 13. Elibaev continues to work informally as a stringer [...] | 2007-10-10 12:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT1753 | ICRC'S GLOOMY OUTLOOK ON GOU COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: ICRC's Head of Regional Delegation for Central Asia, Yves Giovannoni, met Ambassador October 5 and expressed concern at continuing lack of cooperation from the GOU, including on prison access. Giovannoni said ICRC was no longer willing to be used for political advantage by the GOU [...] | 2007-10-10 13:04:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PHUM UZ |
07TASHKENT1760 | GM VENTURES INTO UZBEK ECONOMY [...] (U) On October 8 GM-DAT, a Korean-based GM subsidiary, signed a joint venture with UzDaewoo, receiving 25 percent plus one share of the company, with the possibility of increasing its share to 40 percent. As noted reftel, this deal brings the Chevrolet brand to Uzbekistan, with an eye to the [...] | 2007-10-11 10:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV EIND ELTN SK UZ |
07TASHKENT1761 | ESTABLISHED CONTACT TO SEEK ASYLUM IN BISHKEK [...] (C) At an Embassy event on October 9, dissident academic and human rights contact Tashpulat Yuldashev told poloff that he planned to flee Uzbekistan in the next few days and seek political asylum with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Bishkek. He requested that polo [...] | 2007-10-12 00:10:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREF PGOV UZ KG |
07TASHKENT1764 | JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES REPORT POSITIVE MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: During a conversation with the Ambassador on September 28, Jehovah's Witnesses (JW) AmCit General Counsel noted having a "constructive" meeting that week with Acting Religious Affairs Committee Chairman Ortiq Yusupov, who reportedly assured him that deregistration for the last re [...] | 2007-10-12 08:43:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KIRF UZ TI |
07TASHKENT1765 | KOKAND TV STATION CAREFULLY MAKES PROFIT [...] (C) Summary. On October 3 poloff and visiting SCA/CEN desk officer visited the headquarters of Kokand TV, an independent television station that reaches an audience of one million in the densely populated Ferghana Valley. The owner noted that the station must compete with subsidized state ch [...] | 2007-10-12 10:18:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL EAID ECON OEXC CH UZ |
07TASHKENT1768 | EU-UNDP HOSTS CONFERENCE ON CENTRAL ASIAN BORDER [...] (C) Summary: The Border Management in Central Asia and Central Asia Drug Action programs (BOMCA/CADAP) hosted a donors conference in Tashkent on October 5 to coordinate national and organizational projects related to border security and trade facilitation in Central Asia. BOMCA/CADAP is an EU [...] | 2007-10-16 04:35:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV PREL AF UZ KG |
07TASHKENT1796 | JOURNALIST REPORTEDLY ATTACKED IN TASHKENT [...] (U) The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and the independent Uznews.net website both reported on October 12 that Sid Yanyshev, a Tashkent-based correspondent for the Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) and the independent Ferghana.ru website, was attacked in Tashkent on October [...] | 2007-10-18 04:04:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT1806 | UZBEKS PROMISE POST-ELECTION PROGRESS ON TIP ISSUES [...] (C) Summary. On October 17 poloffs and visiting G/TIP officer met with GOU officials from MFA, Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD),and the Office of the State Prosecutor to discuss TIP issues. MFA said the GOU was surprised and upset by the recent Tier 3 rating, which it considered "political [...] | 2007-10-19 06:27:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM KWMN EAID GG KG UZ |
07TASHKENT1807 | FORENSIC LABORATORY WANTS USG TRAINING [...] (C) On October 11 poloff and INL LES visited the Main Forensic Laboratory of the Ministry of Health to formally deliver INL-funded equipment as part of an ICITAP-administered project to upgrade the forensic laboratory. Laboratory Chief Dr. Zaynutdin Giyasov expressed his gratitude for the ass [...] | 2007-10-19 06:29:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR ASEC PREL KCOR KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT1810 | UZBEKISTAN-CONTROLLED MEDIA ELECTION COVERAGE [...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks, Uzbek media coverage and official statements have extolled democratic principles while the election field has grown to an unprecedented six candidates that include Uzbekistan's first female and "independent" presidential candidates, though we doubt that President [...] | 2007-10-19 10:13:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL UZ |
07TASHKENT1811 | UMIDA NIYAZOVA OFFERED HRW JOB IN BISHKEK [...] (C) During an Embassy function on October 18, former Human Rights Watch (HRW) local staffer and journalist Umida Niyazova told poloff that she supported post's nomination of her for the Secretary of State's 2008 Award for International Women of Courage (septel). Niyazova, who was sentenced to [...] | 2007-10-19 11:44:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT1817 | GOU PROVIDES WRITTEN REBUTTAL TO EU ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: During an Embassy event on October 9, MFA U.S. Affairs Chief Ismat Fayzullaev provided, at Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov's request, the Ambassador with a written GOU rebuttal to recent public statements made by EU officials criticizing human rights abuses in Uzbekistan. The re [...] | 2007-10-22 08:22:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM EUN KIRF PGOV PREL SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT1822 | MUTABAR TOJIBOYEVA'S HEALTH WORSENS IN PRISON [...] (C) On October 18, poloff met with the brother and lawyer of imprisoned human rights activist Mutabar Tojiboyeva. The brother reported visiting his sister in prison on October 3 and confirmed a recent report on an independent website that her health has been deteriorating and prison officials [...] | 2007-10-22 09:39:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ICRC PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT1823 | OSCE FORMALLY INVITED TO OBSERVE UZBEK [...] (C) On October 22 OSCE Charge d'Affaires Bernard Rouault paid a courtesy call on Ambassador to introduce himself and elicit advice on OSCE activities during this "delicate" pre-election phase. Rouault noted that OSCE expects a renewed mandate from the GOU by December 20, and at a meeting last [...] | 2007-10-22 10:10:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE UZ |
07TASHKENT1827 | TASHKENT "KREMLINOLOGY": UZBEK OFFICIAL MEDIA SHOW [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan's official media has shown a very troubled, aged President Karimov at the October summits of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO),CIS, and EURASEC in Dushanbe. This differs dramatically from previous coverage, which has generally shown an upbeat, more you [...] | 2007-10-23 10:50:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS UZ |
07TASHKENT1828 | POLOFF RECEIVES ACCREDITATION AND WARNING [...] (C) On October 23 poloff was summoned to MFA for a rare personal appearance regarding his accreditation. MFA Protocol Head of Accreditations, Mr. Akhmedov, said the Ministry typically deals directly with LES on these issues "but, on occasion, it is necessary to personally explain the obligati [...] | 2007-10-23 10:56:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AMGT ODIP UZ |
07TASHKENT1829 | NEW HUMAN TRAFFICKING OBSERVATIONS FROM KEY NGO [...] (C) Summary. On October 16, DCM, poloff, and visiting G/TIP officer met with anti-TIP NGO Istiqbolli Avlod to discuss new trends. New data on assistance from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to Uzbek victims through the NGO indicates that the UAE is still the largest destin [...] | 2007-10-23 11:13:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM KWMN AE RS KZ GG IS TH |
07TASHKENT1843 | NUMBER OF PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES GROWS...BUT IS [...] (C) Summary: The field of presidential candidates for the December election continues to widen with reports that an independent initiative group has nominated National Human Rights Center Director Akmal Saidov. According to its leaders, the Birlik opposition party may also still nominate its [...] | 2007-10-24 10:51:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KDEM UZ |
07TASHKENT1853 | (C) MY WAY OR NO WAY: UZBEKISTAN GETS DEFENSIVE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: President Karimov,s speech at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit in Bishkek on August 16 was the clearest and most official statement of Uzbekistan,s position on the use of transboundary waters of Central Asia. In an effort to legally justify its position, on S [...] | 2007-10-25 09:37:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | KENV ETRD ENRG PREL TBIO ZK UZ |
07TASHKENT1866 | HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST ARRESTED DAY AFTER PROTEST [...] (C) Summary: On October 23, the Deputy Chairman of the Syrdarya province branch of the Ezgulik human rights group was arrested by police and charged with several violations of the criminal code, including fraud. His arrest occurred one day after a public protest in the provincial capital of [...] | 2007-10-26 11:05:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT1887 | GOU RESPONSE TO SAIPOV SLAYING [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan (belatedly) condemns the murder of VOA stringer Alisher Saipov, and claims the Kyrgyz government has not yet asked for Uzbek assistance in the investigation. End summary. 2. (C) Ambassador met October 30 with MFA First Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov, who delivered [...] | 2007-10-30 13:57:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KG UZ |
07TASHKENT1888 | ERK PARTY TALKS WITH HIZB UT-TAHRIR LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: On October 26, poloff met with Erk political opposition party leader Atanazar Arif, who claimed that Erk was to hold a meeting in Istanbul on October 27 with leaders of Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) and other religious extremist factions on coordinating their opposition to President Karimov [...] | 2007-10-30 14:41:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KDEM KIRF KISL PGOV PINR RS TU UZ |
07TASHKENT1889 | ERK LEADER DESCRIBES RELATIONSHIP WITH SLAIN [...] (C) Summary: On October 26, Erk political opposition party leader Atanazar Arif described to poloff Erk's relationship with journalist Alisher Saipov, who was murdered on October 24 in Osh, Kyrgyzstan (ref C). According to Arif, Saipov was not an official member of Erk, but had long standing [...] | 2007-10-30 14:51:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL KG UZ |
07TASHKENT1894 | CROSSING THE UZBEKISTAN-KAZAKHSTAN BORDER A SLOW [...] (C) Summary: During a recent unofficial trip from Uzbekistan to southern Kazakhstan, poloffs observed a relatively inefficient, poorly equipped Uzbek border crossing port. Poloffs also observed a much greater flow of people from Uzbekistan into Kazakhstan, perhaps reflecting the continuing re [...] | 2007-10-31 11:20:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KZ UZ |
07TASHKENT1895 | RAISING HUMAN RIGHTS WITH THE GOU [...] (C) Ambassador met with First Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov October 31 and pressed again for ICRC prison access (see ref B for more background on ICRC troubles). Ambassador also raised the case of imprisoned human rights activist Mutabar Tojiboyeva, whose family says her health has seriousl [...] | 2007-10-31 11:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UZ |
07TASHKENT1896 | UZBEK MEDIA ACCUSES U.S. OF SAIPOV MURDER [...] (C) On October 29, Uzbek state-run television in Namangan Province broadcast a program describing murdered journalist Alisher Saipov in terms much the same as those used by the MFA in its October 30 diplomatic note (ref A). Saipov was accused of being a tool of foreign (including western) in [...] | 2007-10-31 11:33:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UZ |
07TASHKENT1900 | GOU WANTS TO REVIVE SENSITIVE INVESTIGATIVE UNIT [...] (C) Summary. Poloff met with Kamol Dusmetov, Director of the National Center of Drug Control and the Deputy Chairman of the State Commission of Drug Control (which is part of the Cabinet of Ministers). Dusmetov told poloff that the GOU would welcome the revival of collaborative efforts on the [...] | 2007-11-02 04:53:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT1904 | EBRD SOFTENS APPROACH TO UZBEKS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) Head of Mission, Fernand Pillonel, on October 30 to discuss the bank's situation in Tashkent. Pillonel said EBRD is taking a softer approach to Uzbekistan and will reconsider its engagement strategy [...] | 2007-11-02 07:38:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EBRD EAIDB WB UZ |
07TASHKENT1910 | UZBEKS STALL ODIHR ELECTION ASSESSMENT TEAM VISIT [...] (C) Summary. An OSCE staffmember told poloff on November 3 that the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) election assessment team, which was expected by November 1, had not arrived in Tashkent and the status of the visit was uncertain. Poloff spoke with OSCE Senior Pro [...] | 2007-11-05 05:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE UZ |
07TASHKENT1922 | UZBEKS TAKE TEETH OUT OF MONEY LAUNDERING LAW [...] (C) Summary. A Department of Treasury official was part of a Eurasia Group delegation which met in Tashkent with Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) counterparts from the Office of the State Prosecutor (Procuracy) to discuss anti-money laundering efforts. The official purpose of the event was to [...] | 2007-11-05 10:46:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCRM ECON UZ |
07TASHKENT1927 | UZBEK OFFICIAL CALLS THE ELECTION, HOPES FOR [...] (C) Summary. On November 2, poloff spoke at length with Furqat Sidikov, an Uzbek Diplomat who recently completed a five-year tour as Press Attache at the Uzbek Embassy in Washington, DC, and now works at the state-run International Center for Strategic Studies and Inter-regional Cooperation i [...] | 2007-11-06 09:00:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINS PTER EAID UZ |
07TASHKENT1931 | JIZZAKH AND SYRDARYA EXCHANGE PROGRAM ALUMNI FULL [...] (C) Summary: During a two-day tour of Jizzakh and Syrdarya provinces on October 31 and November 1, poloff met with several USG international exchange program alumni who described what they learned in the United States and how they have transferred that knowledge to their home communities. The [...] | 2007-11-06 10:49:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ECON KPAO PGOV SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT1932 | KARIMOV REPORTEDLY ACCEPTS NOMINATION FOR [...] (SBU) Two websites, Press-uz.info and Uzmetronom, on November 6 reported that President Karimov's Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (LDPU) had met that day and formalized its nomination of the president for re-election. The articles implied that Karimov has accepted his party's nomination [...] | 2007-11-06 11:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM UZ |
07TASHKENT1933 | COTTON HARVEST IN JIZZAKH AND SYRDARYA PROVINCES [...] (C) Summary: During a two-day tour of Jizzakh and Syrdarya provinces on October 31 and November 1, poloff met with local officials and several USG international exchange program alumni (septel),who described the recent cotton harvest in the two provinces, with local officials being more upbe [...] | 2007-11-07 03:10:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ELAB PGOV PHUM SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT1935 | KARIMOV GIVES SPEECH TO LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY [...] (C) Summary. There were several press reports on November 7 confirming that the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (LDPU) formally nominated President Karimov as its candidate for President, however there is still no formal indication that he accepted the nomination. Karimov did personall [...] | 2007-11-07 10:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM UZ |
07TASHKENT1937 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary: On November 5, Forum 18 News Service reported that Uzbekistan's Religion Law is currently being discussed in the Religious Affairs Committee (RAC) and speculated that restrictions on religious organizations could be made harsher. During an introductory courtesy call by the Ambas [...] | 2007-11-07 10:37:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT1938 | JIZZAKH ANTI-TRAFFICKING NGO DESCRIBES COMPLICATED [...] (C) Summary: During a trip to Jizzakh province on October 31, poloff met with local officials and a local NGO to discuss trafficking-in-persons (TIP). Local NGO leader Nazifa Kamilova, whose organization has received some government assistance, complained that more needed to be done to stren [...] | 2007-11-07 10:49:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CVIS ECON KCRM KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT1949 | UZBEK HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN FOCUSES ON STRUCTURAL [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met November 1 with Sayora Rashidova, Parliamentary Ombudsman for Human Rights and daughter of former Uzbek Communist Party boss Sharof Rashidov. Although Rashidova operates under certain political limits, she is clearly aware of broader human rights issues in Uzbekist [...] | 2007-11-08 09:35:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UZ |
07TASHKENT1950 | KYRGYZ AND PAKISTANI AMBASSADORS ON RECENT SCO [...] (C) Summary. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) conducted its sixth annual meeting of Prime Ministers in Tashkent on November 2. The Ambassador visited his Pakistani and Kyrgyz counterparts this week to get a readout of the proceedings. Pakistan, which has observer status, is an as [...] | 2007-11-08 10:41:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC PGOV PK KG UZ |
07TASHKENT1952 | GERMAN LEGAL EXPERT OFFERS JUDICIAL REFORM PROJECT [...] (C) Summary. Poloff met on November 7 with Klaus Schmitz, outgoing legal expert from the German Association for Technical Cooperation (GTZ),which is completing a two year EU-funded rule of law project in Uzbekistan. The project achieved some positive results, especially in providing busines [...] | 2007-11-09 07:34:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM EAID UZ |
07TASHKENT1975 | LARGE-SCALE DEPORTATION OF AFGHAN REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary. On November 13 poloff met with UNDP Deputy Resident Representative Kyoko Postill to discuss the situation of Afghan refguees remaining in Uzbekistan. Postill said there has been no international uproar over the GOU's October 4 statement at the UNHCR Executive Committee announcing [...] | 2007-11-15 01:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF PGOV UNDP UNHCR AF UZ |
07TASHKENT1988 | MINI-DUBLIN GROUP ALARMED BY AFGHAN DRUG PRODUCTION [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador and poloff attended a meeting of the Central Asian Mini-Dublin Group on November 13 to discuss regional narcotics trends and donor country projects. UNODC presented "an increasingly alarming trend" in Afghanistan drug production and described "a record harvest" [...] | 2007-11-16 10:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KCRM EAID AF UZ |
07TASHKENT1989 | NATO PURSUING LIMITED REENGAGEMENT WITH UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: NATO Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons reported that his meetings with Foreign Minister Norov and Defense Minister Mirzayev on November 12 were substantive and he had been well-received. Uzbekistan has resumed participation in Euro-Atlantic Pa [...] | 2007-11-16 10:39:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL NATO UZ AF |
07TASHKENT199 | WARNING - DO NOT RUN FOR PRESIDENT! [...] (C) Summary: Self-declared presidential candidate Jahongir Shosalimov sued in Uzbekistan's Supreme Court alleging that President Karimov is violating the constitution by staying in office beyond his mandated term. The Tashkent police responded by detaining his wife for a seven-hour "discussion [...] | 2007-02-05 12:14:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT1997 | WORLD BANK OFFICIAL ON UZBEKISTAN'S ECONOMIC BOOM, [...] (U) Summary: During Ambassador's meeting with World Bank Regional Director Loup Brefort on November 14, Brefort said Uzbekistan's economic growth stems mainly from rising prices of raw materials, exports of capital goods, and remittances from abroad. This has done little to reduce the 26 perce [...] | 2007-11-19 11:01:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON SOCI EMIN EPET UZ |
07TASHKENT1998 | DEPUTY HOKIM OF UZBEKISTAN'S KHOREZM PROVINCE: [...] (U) Summary: On November 5, Poloff met with Usmonboy Jumagaldiyev, the Deputy Hokim (Deputy Governor) for Economic and Public Development Issues in Uzbekistan's Khorezm province. He painted a very rosy picture of economic development and political stability in Khorezm. While some of his clai [...] | 2007-11-20 07:53:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV ECON ECIN EAGR PTER SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT1999 | DEATHS IN CUSTODY - TORTURE REPORTED [...] Summary: (C) Human rights activist Surat Ikramov told P/E Chief November 20 that two convicted members of Hizb ut-Tahrir had died in an Andijon prison in recent weeks. Both, he said, had been tortured. Ikramov had not seen the bodies himself but said he believed the families, who were his sou [...] | 2007-11-20 08:03:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UZ |
07TASHKENT2000 | PRESIDENTIAL APPARAT WAITING FOR U.S. RESPONSE TO [...] (C) Summary. Visiting AmCit National Democratic Institute (NDI) Senior Program Director for Eurasia was approached on the margins of a civil society conference on November 15 by a member of the GOU Presidential Apparat. The woman asked why the USG has not responded to the recent "signals" put [...] | 2007-11-20 10:53:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR UZ |
07TASHKENT2006 | HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE WITH UZBEKISTAN INTENSIFYING [...] (C) Summary. In response to the Ambassador's request for a meeting with President Karimov, First Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov summoned the Ambassador on November 20 to discuss the reasons for such a high-level meeting. The Ambassador emphasized the prospect of an upcoming sanctions vote i [...] | 2007-11-21 10:38:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR PINS EAID UZ |
07TASHKENT2012 | NDI SEES POTENTIAL IN TWO PARTIES, BUT NOT BIRLIK [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with the National Democracy Institute (NDI) Senior Program Director for Eurasia and Country Director on November 13. The Country Director is quietly consulting with four opposition parties, two of which have potential for developing into proper political partie [...] | 2007-11-23 08:49:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAD UZ |
07TASHKENT2024 | MINISTER OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS DISCUSSES PRIORITIES, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Internal Affairs Bakhodir Matlyubov on November 22. Matlyubov cited counterterrorism and counternarcotics as key priorities, and repeatedly noted Uzbekistan's cooperation with a variety of other countries on these issues. He was also [...] | 2007-11-23 14:12:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PBTS PREL SNAR SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT2029 | RESOURCE NATIONALISM: GRAB WHAT YOU CAN \ [...] (C) The natural resources sector is strictly controlled by \ the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU). Its equipment and \ infrastructure is antiquated and, out of economic necessity, \ it relies on foreign firms to help extract and export \ resources. Foreign firms operate in joint ventures with \ sta [...] | 2007-11-26 07:50:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EMIN EPET PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT2049 | FOREIGN LABELS BOYCOTTING UZBEK COTTON [...] (SBU) Summary: International concern over Uzbekistan's use of child labor to pick cotton is not new. However, the October airing of BBC's "Newsnight" investigative program on the issue re-ignited interest that is quickly gaining international momentum. Fueled by the program and internet site [...] | 2007-11-30 08:16:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ICAC ECON ETRD PREL PHUM UK XZ EN LG UZ |
07TASHKENT2060 | ODIHR TEAM COMPLETES RUSHED NEEDS ASSESSMENT [...] (C) Summary: Two officials from OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) conducted a hastily organized needs assessment mission from November 28 - 30 in Uzbekistan, immediately after MFA stopped dragging its feet on issuing visas. The ODIHR team met with each of the [...] | 2007-12-03 08:50:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE UZ |
07TASHKENT2064 | GOU INTERNAL SECURITY CAPABILITIES AND PLANNING [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan's vast internal security apparatus would play a critical role in any GOU efforts to deter or respond to civil disturbances. Security forces have trained to improve interoperability and to overcome potential breakdowns in command and control since 2005. We are not awar [...] | 2007-12-03 11:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS PBTS MCAP SOCI PHUM ECON UZ |
07TASHKENT2066 | ICRC CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON RESUMING PRISON [...] (C) Summary: Charge d'Affaires met with ICRC Country Director Raffaello Muller and Head of the Regional Delegation in Central Asia Yves Giovannoni on December 3 to inquire about the status of negotiations with the GOU on resuming prison visits. ICRC remains "cautious" but noted that contact [...] | 2007-12-03 13:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM UZ |
07TASHKENT2083 | THIRD INMATE DIES IN ANDIJON PRISON [...] (C) Summary: On December 3, BBC News reported that a third inmate at a prison in Andijon had died, which follows reports that two other inmates had died at the same prison earlier in November (reftel). Surat Ikramov, the source of the BBC report, told poloff that the third inmate's family wa [...] | 2007-12-05 13:05:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV PREL UZ |
07TASHKENT2084 | HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS [...] (C) Summary: On December 3, the Associated Press reported that Ezgulik human rights activist Karim Bozorboev was sentenced on November 30 for fraud, though it incorrectly reported that he was sentenced to six years imprisonment instead of three. Ezgulik Leader Vasila Inoyatova, the source of [...] | 2007-12-05 13:18:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UZ |
07TASHKENT2089 | GOU'S ELECTION SURVEY SHOWS HUGE KARIMOV LEAD [...] (C) Summary: A document outlining the results of an October 22-27, 2007 public poll--sponsored by Uzbekistan's Center for the Study of Public Opinion--found that 92.7 percent of those planning to vote will vote for President Karimov this December. None of his unwilling opponents received more [...] | 2007-12-06 12:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT2091 | NIE ON IRAN - DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Charge December 6 delivered reftel demarche to First Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov, leaving the two non-papers with Embassy's informal Russian translations. Nematov sighed loudly upon hearing that Iran probably would be capable of producing enough HEU for a weapon sometime during the 20 [...] | 2007-12-06 13:20:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP PARM IR UZ |
07TASHKENT2108 | KARIMOV CALLS FOR COOPERATION WITH WEST IN [...] (C) Summary: President Karimov's Constitution Day speech, in which he calls for stronger ties with the United States and Europe, may reflect a desire to receive positive election coverage or diversify his foreign policy or both. He appears to have cited Russia--without explicitly naming it--as [...] | 2007-12-11 13:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ US RS |
07TASHKENT2109 | DISSIDENT'S SON ARRESTED AGAIN IN BUKHARA; [...] (C) On December 4, police in the Karakul district of Bukhara province reportedly arrested Mashrab Jumaev, son of dissident poet and Birlik opposition party member Yusup Jumaev, and charged him with stabbing an individual. Mashrab's brother, Alisher, told poloff on December 10 that the charges [...] | 2007-12-11 14:02:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT2112 | HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE ON [...] (C) Summary: On December 12, poloff attended a press conference on the election organized by the Human Rights Alliance. Unlike the Alliance's last press conference on the election in October (reftel),the event was only briefly interrupted by a single provocateur. The lack of a serious dist [...] | 2007-12-12 13:05:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT2113 | INCONSISTENCIES APPEAR IN ALISHER JUMAEV'S STORY [...] (C) Summary: Upon the conclusion of a press conference on the election (septel),Alisher Jumaev, who recently alleged that a large number of law enforcement officials had raided his family's home in the Karakul district of Bukhara province (reftel),appeared at the Human Rights Alliance and sp [...] | 2007-12-12 13:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT2115 | OSCE/ODIHR OFFICIAL DISCUSSES PLANS FOR UZBEKISTAN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Walter Siegl, Head of the OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission, met with foreign diplomats on December 12 to discuss Uzbekistan's upcoming Presidential Elections. The mission is here to evaluate how the elections are conducted and will make recommendations i [...] | 2007-12-13 13:20:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UZ US |
07TASHKENT2121 | AUSTRALIAN BUSINESSMAN PRESENTS DUBIOUS IL-76 [...] (C) Summary: An Australian named Frederick Darby in November approached Post with a plan to provide the Australian military with leased IL-76 cargo aircraft assembled in Tashkent. Darby claimed the deal could help sink Russia's plans to bring Tashkent's Chkalov Aircraft Factory (a.k.a TAPOiCh [...] | 2007-12-14 13:05:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | MASS MARR PGOV PREL EAIR EIND MCAP NATO EUN |
07TASHKENT2122 | RUSSIA MAY NOT HELP UZBEKS ON MONEY LAUNDERING [...] (C) Summary: The World Bank and UNODC, with INL funding support, co-sponsored an anti-money laundering (AML) training session in Tashkent on November 29. A USG official from the Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) was the main presenter to an engaged audience [...] | 2007-12-14 13:20:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM ECON UZ |
07TASHKENT2131 | ACTIVISTS ATTEND HUMAN RIGHTS DAY ROUNDTABLE; DO [...] (C) Summary: In commemoration of Human Rights Day on December 10, the Embassy held a roundtable for prominent Uzbek human rights activists at the Embassy and an evening reception with diplomatic, government, and human rights contacts at the Ambassador's residence (septel). Issues discussed a [...] | 2007-12-17 11:47:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT2132 | GOU OFFICIALS MINGLE WITH ACTIVISTS AT HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: In commemoration of Human Rights Day on December 10, the Ambassador hosted an evening reception with diplomatic, government, and human rights contacts. The event followed an afternoon roundtable with several prominent Uzbek human rights activists at the Embassy (septel). There w [...] | 2007-12-17 12:16:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UZ KG |
07TASHKENT2150 | RED CROSS INSISTS ON DIALOGUE BEFORE RESTARTING [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met on December 14 with International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Regional Delegation in Central Asia Yves Giovannoni and Country Director Rafaello Muller. They noted the GOU seems eager for ICRC to restart prison visits immediately, but has made no move [...] | 2007-12-21 11:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT2153 | HUMAN RIGHTS PROTEST CONTINUES UNIMPEDED FOR [...] (C) Summary: On December 20 and 21, the Human Rights Alliance held a small public protest in Tashkent without incident, in marked contrast to previous failed attempts this year to hold similar events. Eight activists participated, holding posters calling for the release of political prisoner [...] | 2007-12-21 13:36:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT2162 | HIGH-LEVEL GOU ATTENDANCE AT BORDER SECURITY [...] (U) Summary: On December 18, representatives of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC),Government of Uzbekistan (GOU),American and British Embassies, and the Asian Development Bank took part in a border project dedication ceremony at Hayraton checkpoint on the Uzbekistan-Afghan [...] | 2007-12-26 12:44:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBTS PREL SNAR PTER AF UZ |
07TASHKENT2163 | UZBEKS AIM TO DEMONSTRATE TANGIBLE PROGRESS ON [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov on December 21 to review the status of foreign operations legislation in Congress that includes language on Uzbekistan. Nematov appreciated the update and noted that Uzbek Ambassador Kamilov has kept MFA well-informed about pol [...] | 2007-12-26 12:58:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UZ |
07TASHKENT2164 | PRESIDENT KARIMOV "REELECTED" WITH 88 PERCENT OF [...] (C) Summary: Uzbek President Islam Karimov was re-elected December 23 to a third term, by a reported 88.1 percent of the vote. The OSCE's ODIHR limited election observation mission released a statement December 24, saying the election failed to meet most norms for free and fair elections. Thi [...] | 2007-12-26 13:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL OSCE UZ |
07TASHKENT2176 | PROSECUTOR DEMANDED PAYMENT FROM DEPUTY HOKIM, [...] (C) Summary: On December 21, poloff met with Gulnora Muradova, the wife of fugitive journalist Shukhrat Muradov and acting Deputy Hokim of Tashkent's Sergeli district. Muradova admitted that her husband was involved in a kickback scheme at the "Na Postu" newspaper, but argued that he was less [...] | 2007-12-27 12:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KCRM PGOV PINR PREF SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT2177 | INL EQUIPMENT BOLSTERS CUSTOMS OFFICERS IN BORDER [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs traveled to Termez, a strategic city on the Uzbek-Afghan border, from December 17-19 and presented INL-funded equipment to the Surkhandaryo Province's Customs Chief Shavkat Mukhamadeev. He was grateful for the USG assistance, which was based on a needs assessment visit by [...] | 2007-12-27 13:19:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM EAID SNAR AF UZ |
07TASHKENT2178 | INL EQUIPMENT BOLSTERS CUSTOMS OFFICERS IN BORDER [...] (C) Summary: Poloffs traveled to Termez, a strategic city on the Uzbek-Afghan border, from December 17-19 and presented INL-funded equipment to the Surkhandaryo Province's Customs Chief Shavkat Mukhamadeev. He was grateful for the USG assistance, which was based on a needs assessment visit by [...] | 2007-12-27 13:30:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM EAID SNAR AF UZ |
07TASHKENT2179 | NO SURPRISES IN MEDIA COVERAGE OF UZBEK ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Local press coverage of the December 23 Uzbek presidential election was flatteringly positive and utterly ignored critical statements, such as that of the OSCE election monitoring mission. Russian reporting was mixed, while most Western reporting was more critical. Among fore [...] | 2007-12-27 13:35:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPAO PHUM UZ |
07TASHKENT2181 | PRISON OFFICIAL DENIES ABUSE OCCURS IN UZBEK [...] (C) Summary: On December 27, poloff met with Norbobo Rakhimov, the Deputy Director of the MVD's Directorate of Prisons (GUIN),who provided poloff with useful information, including the current number of prisons and prisoners in Uzbekistan. Rakhimov reported that the Government has not carri [...] | 2007-12-29 06:18:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT2182 | ODIHR LIMITED OBSERVER MISSION TO UZBEKISTAN WAS [...] (C) Summary: On December 26 Ambassador and DCM had an outbrief with Ambassador Walter Siegl, who headed the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) limited election observer mission for the Presidential elections in Uzbekistan. Siegl reported that, although the com [...] | 2007-12-29 06:19:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM OSCE UZ |
07TASHKENT2183 | GOVERNMENT RELEASES 2007 AND 2006 AMNESTY DETAILS [...] (C) Summary: Independent and state-controlled media reported that President Karimov has approved plans for the implementation of the December 2007 amnesty, according to which approximately 3,500 prisoners who fall within specific categories will be released. On December 27, poloff met with N [...] | 2007-12-29 06:19:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF PGOV SOCI UZ |
07TASHKENT235 | RED CROSS STILL WAITING FOR PRISON ACCESS [...] (C) Summary: After over two years of negotiation, the Government of Uzbekistan has still not reached agreement with the International Committee of the Red Cross to resume monitoring of prisons and other detention facilities. Red Cross officials state that while some elements of the government [...] | 2007-02-12 12:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV ICRC UZ |
07TASHKENT237 | SHINY RED GAS STATIONS -- ZEROMAX MAXES OUT THE \ [...] (C) Summary: Zeromax, a Swiss-registered company linked \ to President Karimov's daughter, Gulnora Karimova, has made a \ strong mark in the gasoline service sector through its \ opening of over ten modern, full-service stations under the \ name UzGazOil. UzGazOil appears to have a monopoly on \ [...] | 2007-02-13 06:01:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT265 | COSCOM SUSPENSION ENDS, BUT PROBLEMS REMAIN [...] (C) Summary: Majority U.S.-owned cellular provider COSCOM returned to service at the end of a 10-day suspension. However, the company has only limited service, as crucial connections to the national cellular network remain severed. Important disputes with the state telecom agency remain unreso [...] | 2007-02-16 06:31:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECPS RU UZ |
07TASHKENT276 | DOWN AND OUT IN THE FERGHANA VALLEY [...] (C) Summary: On a recent visit to all three Uzbek provinces of the Ferghana Valley, Poloff visited bazaars, schools, and hospitals, meeting a wide range of market traders and local government officials. Men were conspicuously absent from the bazaars, with most working abroad or fearing arres [...] | 2007-02-16 12:28:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI ECON ELAB KCOR KCRM PGOV PHUM EAID UZ |
07TASHKENT277 | DOWN AND OUT IN THE FERGHANA VALLEY [...] (C) Summary: On a recent visit to all three Uzbek provinces of the Ferghana Valley, Poloff visited bazaars, schools, and hospitals, meeting a wide range of market traders and local government officials. Men were conspicuously absent from the bazaars, with most working abroad or fearing arres [...] | 2007-02-17 03:39:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SOCI ECON ELAB KCOR KCRM PGOV PHUM EAID UZ |
07TASHKENT278 | COSCOM SUSPENSION ENDS, BUT PROBLEMS REMAIN [...] (C) Summary: Majority U.S.-owned cellular provider COSCOM returned to service at the end of a 10-day suspension. However, the company has only limited service, as crucial connections to the national cellular network remain severed. Important disputes with the state telecom agency remain unreso [...] | 2007-02-17 03:39:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECPS RU UZ |
07TASHKENT296 | UMIDA NIYAZOVA AND UZBEKISTAN'S WAR ON HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: The Uzbek government's noose is slowly tightening around Human Rights Watch. Authorities arrested the organization's local translator, Umida Niyazova, on charges of illegal border crossing and smuggling, and have reportedly questioned her about the human rights activities of the [...] | 2007-02-21 12:02:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT328 | SURVIVING AGAINST ALL ODDS [...] (C) Summary. Despite the GOU's closure of the U.S. NGO Counterpart International in June 2006, the organization's Community and Humanitarian Assistance Program (CHAP) has been able to continue operations, thanks in large part to its local representative's re-registering as a private entreprene [...] | 2007-02-27 10:36:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PHUM SOCI UZ USAID |
07TASHKENT353 | KINDER, GENTLER HUMAN RIGHTS MESSAGE GREETS DAS [...] (C) Summary: Uzbekistan's leading human rights and religious affairs officials greeted SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum on March 1 with a warmer and more conciliatory tone, but in substance their message was unchanged. The State Advisor for Religious Affairs, Bakhrom Abdukhalimov, an academic by backg [...] | 2007-03-05 04:42:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV PINR US UZ |
07TASHKENT354 | UZBEK TELECOM CHIEF DENIES DISCRIMINATORY [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov, also chief of Uzbekistan's national telecommunications agency, used his meeting with SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum almost exclusively to harp on complaints about alleged legal and regulatory violations by U.S.-owned cellular provider COSCOM. He was [...] | 2007-03-05 05:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EINV ECPS PGOV US UZ |
07TASHKENT355 | (C) UZBEK FM MISSES OPPORTUNITY IN MEETING WTIH [...] (C) Summary: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum's March 2 meeting with Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov did not live up to expectations. Over three days of meetings with senior Uzbek officials, Feigenbaum had proposed that the Government take concrete steps to improve relations and offered specific sugge [...] | 2007-03-05 06:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EU AF UZ |
07TASHKENT358 | BACK TO THE BASICS IN UZBEK EDUCATION [...] (C) Summary: In back-to-back meetings with Uzbek education ministers on February 28, SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum heard a rehearsed tune of openness SIPDIS to "dialogue and cooperation" regarding U.S. education programs. While both ministers acknowledged the merits of [...] | 2007-03-05 10:31:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SCUL PREL SOCI PGOV US UZ |
07TASHKENT376 | NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR AND DEFENSE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: National Security Council Secretary Murod Ataev and Defense Minister Ruslan Mirzaev told SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum that they value cooperation with the United States. However, Ataev said, Uzbekistan can now do without U.S. assistance in certain areas and neighborhood committees can [...] | 2007-03-08 05:44:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS EAID PINR AF UZ |
07TASHKENT395 | NO GOU REACTION TO DEMARCHES ON UNSCR 1737 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-12 09:04:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP AORC ETRD TRGY IR UZ |
07TASHKENT428 | COUNTING PENCILS AT TASHKENT'S INTERCONTINENTAL [...] (C) Tashkent's Intercontinental Hotel is experiencing very low occupancy rates as the result of fewer foreign visitors, a situation that has caused cash flow and other problems for the hotel. The hotel is restructuring its rates to attract additional business travelers and mid-level government [...] | 2007-03-15 10:49:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON UZ |
07TASHKENT438 | RUSSIAN PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (C) Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov's visit to Tashkent focused primarily on economic issues, including difficulties faced by Russian firms doing business here. The two sides also discussed the production of Russian aircraft in Uzbekistan. Russia and Uzbekistan did agree to establish [...] | 2007-03-16 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON RS UZ |
07TASHKENT442 | KAFKAESQUE CHALLENGE TO LEGALLY WORKING ABROAD [...] (C) Summary: The Head of the Ministry of Labor's Agency for Foreign Labor Migration Affairs, Gafurjon Usmanov, told Poloff he would like to establish guest worker contracts for Uzbeks in the United States. In order to work legally abroad, all Uzbeks must obtain prior Agency authorization thro [...] | 2007-03-19 04:20:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV SMIG SOCI ECON CVIS UZ |
07TASHKENT451 | HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT ROLLOUT SHOWS UZBEKS' TRUE [...] (C) Summary: Authorities reportedly used threats, house arrest, and beatings to prevent several human rights activists from attending the Embassy's reception to launch the 2006 Human Rights Report. Government officials, for the second straight year, failed to attend. DCM raised the issue wit [...] | 2007-03-19 12:23:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UZ |
07TASHKENT478 | GULNORA'S DAUGHTER WINS GYMNASTICS COMPETITION [...] (C) President Karimov's eldest daughter Gulnora Karimova's eight year old daughter Iman won a rhythmic gymnastics competition in Moscow on March 2 under the surname Azizova. Iman, an American citizen, was born in New Jersey on June 17, 1998. News websites including Press-Uz.info and Tatarlar. [...] | 2007-03-23 10:48:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CASC UZ |
07TASHKENT482 | UZBEKISTAN'S CAUTIOUS RESPONSE TO ZIMBABWE EVENTS [...] (C) On March 26, Poloff delivered ref A demarche to Ismat Fayzullayev, Director for U.S. Affairs at the Foreign Ministry's Americas Department. Fayzullayev assured Poloff that he would relay the information to the appropriate officials. He stated that Uzbekistan is a "small country" with few [...] | 2007-03-26 12:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ZI UZ |
07TASHKENT496 | DEUTSCHE WELLE STRINGER BUSHUYEVA UNDER CRIMINAL [...] (C) Summary: Prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation against Deutsche Welle stringer Natalya Bushuyeva for alleged tax evasion and working without a license. She has been subject to harassment since 2005 for her reporting on human rights issues. The criminal investigation against Bu [...] | 2007-03-28 09:34:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UZ |
07TASHKENT500 | EGYPTIAN EXPORTERS PUSH UZBEKS; KARIMOV TO CAIRO [...] (C) Summary: To keep up with the Central Asian Jones', President Karimov is scheduled to visit Cairo in April. On February 19, an Egyptian trade delegation held its annual meeting with Uzbek counterparts. To the Egyptians' disappointment, the Uzbeks have yet to reduce import barriers for Egy [...] | 2007-03-28 09:54:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL GPGOV EG UZ |
07TASHKENT503 | TERRORIST FINANCE: INITIAL GOU RESPONSE TO USG [...] (C) Poloff conveyed reftel information on USG concern over the increasing use of cash couriers to finance criminal organizations and terrorist groups to MFA U.S. Division Chief Ismat Fayzullaev on March 28. Fayzullaev said that the Government of Uzbekistan was concerned about the movement of [...] | 2007-03-28 10:44:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC PREL PTER UZ |
07TASHKENT511 | UZBEK AUTOMAKER HOPING FOR A BAILOUT FROM GM [...] (SBU) Summary: UzDaewoo, Central Asia's largest auto manufacturer, could face a serious sales disruption in January 2008, when Russia introduces new emission standards. Exports to Russia account for well over half of UzDaewoo's total sales. According to optimistic company estimates, the autom [...] | 2007-03-29 12:31:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ECON ETRD ELTN EINV KS UZ |
07TASHKENT514 | UZBEKS REPORTEDLY ORDERS STCU PROJECTS COMPLETED [...] (C) Summary and comment: The government is preventing new Science and Technology Center of Ukraine (STCU) projects by refusing to provide host government concurrence to new proposals and denying registration to projects previously approved by the Center's Governing Board. The Academy of Scien [...] | 2007-03-30 08:40:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP UZ |
07TASHKENT515 | COURT REJECTS MERCY CORPS AND FINCA APPEALS IN TAX [...] (SBU) The same Tashkent City Economic Court appeals panel rejected presentations by Mercy Corps and the Foundation for International Community Assistance (FINCA) on March 29. The organizations had appealed lower court rulings from January 29 and February 5, respectively, that allowed tax autho [...] | 2007-03-30 11:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID UZ |
07TASHKENT544 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:06:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT545 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT546 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT547 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT548 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT549 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT550 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT551 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT552 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT553 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT554 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT555 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT556 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT557 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT558 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT559 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT560 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT561 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT562 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT563 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT564 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT565 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT566 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT567 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT568 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT569 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT570 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT571 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT572 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT573 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT574 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT575 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT576 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT577 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT578 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT579 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT580 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT581 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT582 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT583 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT584 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT585 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT586 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT587 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT588 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT589 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT590 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT591 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:08:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT592 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT593 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT594 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT595 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT596 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT597 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT598 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT599 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT600 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT601 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT602 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT603 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT604 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT605 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT606 | ACCESS PROBLEMS NEARLY DERAIL INL-FUNDED TRAINING [...] (C) An INL-funded U.S. Customs team provided training for Uzbek Customs personnel at the Termez River Port and Sarosiya Rail Depot. The team was initially denied access to the border areas, and the project went forward only after visiting SCA Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum raised [...] | 2007-04-04 11:09:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL KCRM UZ |
07TASHKENT709 | FEW ABUSES AT JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES MEMORIALS [...] (C) Summary: On April 2, Jehovah's Witnesses throughout Uzbekistan encountered far less harassment than in the past two years in the course of their annual memorial services commemorating Jesus' death. American representatives who attended services at the organization's sole registered local [...] | 2007-04-05 08:05:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF UZ |
07TASHKENT717 | UZBEKISTAN'S EVOLVING RESPONSE TO CPC DESIGNATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Reflecting its disappointment at being designated a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) for religious freedom, last December the government issued a line-by-line rebuttal to the 2006 International Religious Freedom Report. Officials have made limited efforts to engage in dialog [...] | 2007-04-05 12:03:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM KIRF UZ |
07TASHKENT722 | SENIOR POLICE OFFICIAL SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: A Ministry of Internal Affairs Lieutenant Colonel has been sentenced to ten years in prison for seeking a bribe from a trafficking victim. The state-controlled press published a detailed account of his arrest. The official had threatened the victim with three years in prison a [...] | 2007-04-06 11:19:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM KCOR KWMN UZ |
07TASHKENT744 | UZBEKISTAN SKIPS NATANZ RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-10 10:37:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP UZ |
07TASHKENT748 | NEW DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER KUVANDIK SANAKULOV [...] (SBU) Kuvandik Sanakulovich Sanakulov was appointed Deputy Prime Minister for metallurgy and mining in mid-March. Although we have not yet seen the official appointment decree, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Protocol Department has confirmed the information. An ethnic Uzbek, Sanakulov was bo [...] | 2007-04-11 05:00:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EMIN ECON PINR UZ |
07TASHKENT769 | SCANDINAVIAN-TURKISH FIRM MAY BUY COSCOM AND [...] (C) Summary: Scandinavian-Turkish joint venture Fintur Holdings may win the Uzbek government's approval to purchase U.S.-based MCT Corporation, the parent of telecom provider COSCOM. COSCOM's General Manager believes that Fintur has made the right approach to the Uzbeks, including lobbying Pr [...] | 2007-04-13 10:42:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV ECPS PGOV RU TU UZ |
07TASHKENT782 | UZBEKISTAN EXPELS HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH DIRECTOR; [...] (C) Summary: On April 13, the Ministry of Justice informed Human Rights Watch's office director that it had denied her request for an extension of her accreditation. As she is the last remaining staffer who has not been either arrested or deported, this decision effectively ends Human Rights W [...] | 2007-04-16 12:35:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT792 | ADDITIONAL DEUTSCHE WELLE REPORTERS FACING [...] (C) Summary: The Tashkent City Prosecutor's Office has charged a second Deutsche Welle reporter, Yuri Chernogayev, with working without a license. This follows the prosecution of Deutsche Welle stringer Natalya Bushuyeva on the same charge, and for concealing her income. According to a German [...] | 2007-04-17 11:04:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PGOV GM UZ |
07TASHKENT799 | MAFIA BOSSES HAIL "SALIM THE GREAT" [...] (C) Summary: A well-connected contact distantly related to mafia chieftain Salim Abduvaliyev has given Post a DVD of Salim's May 2006 birthday party held at his mansion outside Tashkent. The guests consisted of Russian, Georgian, and Ukrainian mafia and criminal figures including Lev Chorny ( [...] | 2007-04-18 10:50:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KCOR PGOV PINR KZ UZ |
07TASHKENT800 | UZBEKS OFFER NEWMONT MINING VERY LITTLE, VERY LATE [...] (C) Summary: At the request of Uzbek authorities, Newmont Mining visited Tashkent April 14-16 to discuss a possible out-of-court settlement in connection with their forced departure from Uzbekistan last year. The Uzbeks offered USD 30 million in compensation, far short of what Newmont views a [...] | 2007-04-18 11:58:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EINV PREL PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT804 | UZBEKISTAN'S CASE AGAINST HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH [...] (C) Summary: Human Rights Watch local staffer Umida Niyazova's trial was to begin on April 19, but at the scheduled start time, the judge abruptly postponed the case for "further study." Niyazova's indictment contains copious detail of alleged illegal border crossing and smuggling, but very l [...] | 2007-04-19 12:03:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UZ |
07TASHKENT806 | A CORDIAL, UNINTERESTING VISIT FOR OSCE CHAIRMAN; [...] (C) Summary: The Chairman-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE),Miguel Angel Moratinos, held cordial, but seemingly unexceptional meetings with Uzbek officials. The Uzbeks expressed satisfaction with the current OSCE mission, but criticized alleged OSCE d [...] | 2007-04-20 08:30:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE UZ |
07TASHKENT807 | SIU OFFICERS DOUBT FUTURE MVD SUPPORT FOR UNIT [...] (C) The Sensitive Investigative Unit (SIU),a specialized counternarcotics unit within the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD),has received no new operational funding, according to an SIU member. The unit was established in 2003 as a cooperative effort between the MVD and the U.S. Drug Enforc [...] | 2007-04-20 08:40:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR UZ |
07TASHKENT830 | UZBEKS TO "TOLERATE" HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH FOR THREE [...] (C) Summary: Only a week after denying an accreditation to Human Rights Watch's Tashkent office director, the Foreign Minister reversed the decision and offered her a three-month accreditation. At the same time, a Human Rights Watch assistant received a visa after a year-long wait, and the Fo [...] | 2007-04-25 09:12:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT843 | ANDIJON COURT CONVICTS RIGHTS ACTIVIST GULBAHOR [...] (C) Summary: An Andijon court has convicted human rights activist Gulbahor Turayeva of anticonstitutional activity, slander, and distributing subversive materials, and sentenced her to six years in prison. Turayeva had spoken out against alleged forced hysterectomies and gave eyewitness testim [...] | 2007-04-25 11:52:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UZ |
07TASHKENT869 | HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH STAFFER NIYAZOVA SENTENCED TO [...] (C) Summary: Tashkent's Sergeli District Criminal Court carried out a two-day trial against Human Rights Watch local staffer Umida Niyazova on April 30 and May 1. It ended with a guilty verdict on all charges and a seven year prison sentence for Niyazova. The judge excluded diplomatic observ [...] | 2007-05-02 01:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UZ |
07TASHKENT877 | HOW MANY UZBEKS DO YOU HAVE? MIGRANT LABORERS IN [...] (C) Summary: In coordination with Embassy Astana, Poloff conducted a one-day visit to Shymkent, Kazakhstan, to monitor the condition of Uzbek workers. Surprisingly, the vast majority of Uzbek workers claimed to be legally registered. Most of those interviewed were seasonal construction laborer [...] | 2007-05-03 12:39:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB SMIG ECON PGOV PREL PBTS SOCI KZ UZ |
07TASHKENT878 | THE VIEW FROM TASHKENT ON THE FUTURE OF EU [...] (C) Summary: European Union sanctions against Uzbekistan are due for review in Brussels on May 14. Several Tashkent-based European diplomats have told emboffs that recent provocative actions by the Uzbek government in the area of human rights have made it more certain that the sanctions will [...] | 2007-05-04 01:12:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EUN UZ |
07TASHKENT913 | GERMANS DISCUSS "STAGNANT" CT RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (C) Summary: According to the German Ambassador, the German-Uzbek counterterrorism relationship is "stagnant," with no real dialog taking place. In addition to providing little credible information, the Government of Uzbekistan allows little access to the Islamic community, thus impeding Ger [...] | 2007-05-08 03:00:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL GM UZ |
07TASHKENT944 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NEED FOR STRONGER VIGILANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-11 11:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP IR UZ |
07TASHKENT947 | UZBEKS "COMBATIVE" IN EU HUMAN RIGHTS DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: The British Embassy Political Officer who observed the May 9 EU-Uzbekistan Human Rights Dialogue reported that the Uzbek side approached the talks with a "combative" attitude and treated the forum as a competition in which to score points. He noted that Uzbek officials engaged in [...] | 2007-05-14 11:57:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EUN UZ |
07TASHKENT948 | ICRC TO RESTART PRISON MONITORING, CAUTIOUSLY [...] (C) Summary: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Head of Mission told Poloff that his Mission plans to organize a monitoring visit of one of Tashkent's principal detention facilities on May 21. This will be the first such visit since ICRC suspended its prison monitoring program in [...] | 2007-05-14 12:10:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ICRC UZ |
07TASHKENT965 | UNDP: REPORTS OF HARASSMENT OF AFGHAN REFUGEES [...] (C) Summary: UN Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative told Charge on May 8 that the Government has ceased harassment of Afghan refugees. Several cases of harassment had been reported, particularly in the first part of this year. In March, the Foreign Ministry notified UNDP that [...] | 2007-05-16 09:20:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PHUM PREL AF UZ |
07TASHKENT967 | DEMARCHE ON MAY 22 UNSC CT BRIEFING DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-16 11:18:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER KTNF UNSC UZ |
07TASHKENT968 | UZBEKISTAN URGED TO SEND HIGH-LEVEL PARTICIPATION [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche May 16 to MFA U.S. Division Chief Ismat Fayzullaev. Fayzullaev said that he would pass the information to appropriate authorities. 2. (C) Post attempted to coordinate delivery of a joint demarche with the Russian Embassy. However, the Russians told us [...] | 2007-05-16 11:20:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER OSCE UZ |
07TASHKENT969 | HCOC "INREACH" DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-16 11:20:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA KSCA UZ |
07TASHKENT971 | YANUKOVYCH'S TASHKENT VISIT MARKS GRADUAL PROGRESS [...] (C) Summary: The Ukrainian Ambassador discussed with Charge and Poloff the recent visit to Tashkent of Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych. He characterized the Ukraine-Uzbekistan relationship as complicated, particularly since the Orange Revolution, and said that Ukraine is approachin [...] | 2007-05-17 00:26:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PRGOV ECON PINR UP UZ |
07TASHKENT978 | GH SUBSIDIARY SIGNS STRATEGIC COOPERATION DEAL [...] (C) Summary: On May 1, the Chief Executive Officer of General Motors' South Korean subsidiary, GM-DAT, signed a major cooperation agreement with the Government of Uzbekistan. The deal was personally endorsed by President Karimov and heralded in the state-run press, which, however, ignored the [...] | 2007-05-18 06:45:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | EIND ECON ETRD ELTN EINV KS UZ |
07TASHKENT980 | UZBEKS ACKNOWLEDGE BALL IN THEIR COURT ON [...] (C) Working-level government contacts told a visiting S/CT Regional Affairs Officer that Uzbekistan is ready to cooperate with the United States on terrorism issues. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) U.S. Division Chief said that he understands that the ball is in the Uzbeks' court for r [...] | 2007-05-18 10:35:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL UZ |
07TASHKENT989 | UZBEKS AGREE IN PRINCIPLE TO INCREASED COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: A NATO delegation told NATO missions May 18 that discussions with the Government of Uzbekistan went well. The Uzbeks have re-engaged in Brussels, agreed to work with NATO's Central Asia Liaison Officer for the first time, and appointed a military liaison of their own. Deputy Defe [...] | 2007-05-21 11:11:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR NATO AF UZ |
07TASHKENT990 | UZBEKS AND AFGHANS SPAR OVER COUNTERNARCOTICS [...] (C) The Italian Ambassador convened the semi-annual meeting of the Mini-Dublin Group for Uzbekistan and Tajikistan May 10 by providing an overview of the narcotics situation in Central Asia and Afghanistan, which he called "a disaster." Talk is nice, he said, but more action is needed. Addre [...] | 2007-05-21 11:17:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL ZK |
07TASHKENT991 | UZBEKS TOUT JUDICIAL REFORMS [...] (SBU) Poloff and RLA Assistant met with Ministry of Justice officials on May 10 to discuss judicial reforms in Uzbekistan and potential avenues of cooperation with Post's Resident Legal Advisor program. The meeting was prompted by a series of articles in the government-controlled press quotin [...] | 2007-05-21 11:18:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KJUS UZ |
07TASHKENT992 | CENTRAL ASIANS AND AFGHANS TALK ABOUT PRECURSOR [...] (SBU) Representatives of the five Central Asian countries and Afghanistan participated in a conference on narcotics precursor chemicals May 3-4 in Tashkent. The conference, organized by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),was intended as the first step towards the developmen [...] | 2007-05-21 11:19:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL UNODC AF UZ |
07TASHKENT998 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ADVOCATING BROAD DEFINITIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-22 11:25:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR UZ |
07TBILISI1037 | GEORGIA: UN HRC - CANDIDACY OF BELARUS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-04 13:59:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC GG |
07TBILISI1063 | ANTI-AIRCRAFT MISSILE FOUND IN SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) Summary: On May 7, Noah Lane, Security Officer for the OSCE reported that a joint OSCE-Joint Peacekeeping Force (JPKF) monitoring team found a South Ossetian ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun and an Igla (or SA-7) surface-to-air (SAM) missile between the villages of Nikozi and Avnevi, in the Zone [...] | 2007-05-08 12:53:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI1064 | ZOURABICHVILI WORKING TO FORGE COMMON OPPOSITION [...] (C) On May 7, Ambassador met with Salome Zourabichvili, former Georgian Minister of Foreign Affairs and current leader of the opposition party "Georgia's Way." Zourabichvili told the Ambassador that she was currently holding meetings with the leaders from all the opposition parties in Georgi [...] | 2007-05-08 13:29:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI1079 | GEORGIA: REQUEST FOR AMBASSADOR'S ASSESSMENT ON [...] (C) The Georgian government has confirmed to us that they oppose Belarus' candidacy to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and will vote against Belarus in the upcoming election (Ref B). In my assessment, this is a very firm commitment. The government of Georgia is dedicated to [...] | 2007-05-10 14:17:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM RPEL UNHRC GG |
07TBILISI1080 | SANAKOYEV TO ADDRESS PARLIAMENT, RECEIVE [...] (C) The Georgian Parliament passed a resolution May 8 establishing the temporary administrative unit for South Ossetia that had been the subject of statements by President Saakashvili and earlier parliamentary action in April (reftel). As Georgian Deputy State Minister for Conflict Resolution [...] | 2007-05-10 14:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
07TBILISI1100 | INTERIOR MINISTER MERABISHVILI'S VIEWS ON THE [...] (C) In a wide-ranging discussion of the separatist conflicts with the Ambassador May 9, Georgian Minister of Internal Affairs Vano Merabishvili said Abkhaz de facto president Sergei Bagapsh has the mentality of a typical Soviet administrator, hopelessly afraid of making any decisions that enta [...] | 2007-05-11 12:28:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI1101 | SPEAKER BURJANADZE ON OPPOSITION, CONFLICTS, AND [...] (C) Summary: During a May 10 meeting with Ambassador, Speaker Burjanadze said she was frustrated by opposition New Rights party MP David Gamkrelidze's decision to withdraw from an inter-faction parliamentary group established to draft a new law on property rights. Burjanadze said Gamkrelidze [...] | 2007-05-11 13:01:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM GG RU |
07TBILISI1120 | SOUTH OSSETIA WEEKEND SHOOTING INCIDENTS [...] (C) Summary: The situation in the South Ossetian zone of conflict (ZOC) appears relatively calm following a weekend of shooting activity described by an OSCE observer as the worst since 2004, when significant hostilities last broke out between Georgia and South Ossetia. Heavy small arms and [...] | 2007-05-14 14:28:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI1139 | SOUTH OSSETIA CONTINUES BLOCKADE OF TRANSCAUCASIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 15, OSCE Ambassador Roy Reeve told Ambassador that the South Ossetians continue to block the Transcaucasian Highway north of Tskhinvali, but all of the other side roads have been re-opened. Reeve said that de-facto president Kokoity has returned to Tskhinvali and the [...] | 2007-05-15 13:48:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI1140 | GEORGIA'S CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR UNDER FIRE [...] (C) Summary: Roman Gotsiridze, the president of the National Bank of Georgia (NBG),Georgia's central bank, came under withering criticism in Parliament after he presented the Bank's annual report on May 10. Parliamentary criticism reflected a less than exact understanding of the interplay b [...] | 2007-05-15 14:11:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EFIN GG |
07TBILISI1141 | ARNAULT: ABKHAZ LEADERSHIP IN ANGRY MOOD [...] (C) Special Representative of the UN Secretary General Jean Arnault told the Group of Friends Ambassadors May 15 that Abkhaz de facto president Bagapsh is angry and politically weakened in the aftermath of his decision to release three Georgian students May 3 without any corresponding Georgian [...] | 2007-05-15 14:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI1172 | FURTHER DETAIL ON MOD PLANS FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING [...] (C) The Georgian Ministry of Defense has provided additional information about its priorities for spending the proposed GEL 442,100,000 (USD 261.6 million) increase in the defense budget reported reftel. The money will be spent by the MOD as follows: -- GEL 21.8 million (USD 13 million) on [...] | 2007-05-18 13:33:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV EFIN GG |
07TBILISI1212 | DFM MANJGALADZE'S READOUT OF HIS MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: On May 22, Deputy Foreign Minister Giorgi Manjgaladze called in the Ambassador and the German Charge (representing the EU) to give a readout of his recent meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Karasin. Manjgaladze said Karasin did not present anything new and thought the [...] | 2007-05-23 09:36:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI1213 | ANTADZE ON PROSPECTS FOR DIALOGUE WITH ABKHAZIA [...] (C) Georgian State Minister for Conflict Resolution Merab Antadze told the Ambassador May 22 that Abkhaz de facto officials appeared to have decided to block contacts with Georgia at virtually every level of society, rebuffing Georgian requests to discuss the security situation in Gali and oth [...] | 2007-05-23 09:38:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI1247 | EVIDENCE TAMPERING SCANDAL HITS GEORGIAN MINISTRY [...] (C) Summary: A top Ministry of Internal Affairs official (MOIA) was arrested May 2 on charges of evidence tampering, along with the deputy of the MOIA Forensics Lab and one other police officer. Deputy General Prosecutor and National Movement activist Nika Gvaramia downplayed the extent of evi [...] | 2007-05-29 07:36:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR GG |
07TBILISI1265 | ABKHAZ DE FACTO PRIME MINISTER ANKVAB ON ECONOMY [...] (C) In a meeting with Ambassador May 23, Abkhaz de facto prime minister Alexander Ankvab acknowledged that neither economic growth nor Russian investment in Abkhazia were high, although he thought both would increase considerably with the prospect of the 2014 Winter Olympics in nearby Sochi. A [...] | 2007-05-30 12:07:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON GG |
07TBILISI1267 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON PROPOSED RUSSIAN DRAFT OF AN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-30 12:14:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PREL PGOV KTIA GG |
07TBILISI1278 | SOUTH OSSETIA WATER STANDOFF [...] (C) As of May 31, the South Ossetian "capital" of Tskhinvali has been without water for a week, producing a SIPDIS tense political standoff. As OSCE officials have described it to us, the problem started when residents of the Georgian enclave north of Tskhinvali drilled holes in the water [...] | 2007-05-31 14:44:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OSCE GG |
07TBILISI1279 | PARLIAMENTARIANS OUTLINE GEORGIA'S REFORMS, [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Joseph Wood, key ruling party and opposition parliamentarians outlined planned internal reforms and weighed the challenges ahead. While citing strong progress, MPs admitted more work needs to be done in [...] | 2007-06-01 04:23:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG GG RU |
07TBILISI1284 | PM NOGHAIDELI ON ECONOMIC REFORMS, ENERGY [...] (C) In a May 28 meeting with Joseph Wood, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President, Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli said the Georgian economy was performing well, and the government was pushing hard to get major new reforms underway this year so that they would be well-e [...] | 2007-06-01 10:53:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON GG |
07TBILISI1293 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NATO-AFGHANISTAN: URGENT NEED [...] (C) Per reftel request, on May 29, Poloff delivered demarche points to MFA America Desk Officer Irakli Machitidze. Machitidze said Georgia was committed to doing everything it can in the fight against Islamic fundamentalist forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, as evidenced by its significant troop [...] | 2007-06-01 13:08:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF GG PK |
07TBILISI1299 | GEORGIAN POLITICAL REFORM UPDATE, PART ONE [...] (U) This is part one of a two-part series by outgoing officers on Georgia's progress on key internal reforms as Georgia tries to obtain a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) in the next twelve months. 2. (C) Summary. The Saakashvili government, which came to power following the Rose Revoluti [...] | 2007-06-01 13:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GG |
07TBILISI1320 | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MINISTER ARVELADZE ON [...] (C) In a May 28 meeting, Georgian Minister of Economic Development Giorgi Arveladze described to Joseph Wood, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President, Georgia's efforts and successes in attracting foreign investors in a broad range of sectors. Arveladze said the government's ph [...] | 2007-06-05 07:01:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON GG |
07TBILISI1364 | GEORGIA: JUNE 7 UPDATE ON AFRICAN SWINE FEVER [...] (C) The Georgian government has begun to mobilize its forces to deal with the outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) reported reftel. Prime Minister Noghaideli discussed the situation with the Cabinet on June 6 and ordered that appropriate measures be taken. The same day the government notif [...] | 2007-06-07 14:34:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR SENV PGOV TBIO GG |
07TBILISI1368 | SOUTH OSSETIA WATER FLOWS AT LAST [...] (C) On the evening of June 7, the South Ossetian de facto authorities re-opened the drinking water pipeline in Java, allowing water to flow south to villages controlled by the Tbilisi-backed government of Dmitry Sanakoyev, and from there farther south to the de facto authorities' "capital" of [...] | 2007-06-08 13:49:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OSCE GG |
07TBILISI1386 | LITTLE PROGRESS RESULTS FROM MAY 31 GEORGIA-RUSSIA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-11 13:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD USTR WTO GG RU |
07TBILISI1418 | DEMARCHE BY FRIENDS OF THE SECRETARY GENERAL TO [...] (C) Summary. The Friends of the Secretary General (FSG) delivered a demarche, as agreed in capitals, to the Georgian Government on June 4 and to the Abkhaz de facto authorities in Sukhumi on June 8. The demarche pressed both sides to calm tensions, re-engage in dialog, implement confidence b [...] | 2007-06-13 13:21:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS KPKO UNSC RU GG |
07TBILISI1477 | OSCE AMBASSADORS GROUP UPBEAT ON ELECTION REFORMS [...] (C) Summary: During a June 18 meeting, the OSCE Ambassadors Group on Elections offered a glowing report on GOG efforts to implement suggestions delivered to Speaker Burjanadze and MP Giga Bokeria on May 2 (reftel). Council of Europe (COE) Ambassador Igor Gaon said there has been "good progres [...] | 2007-06-19 13:03:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
07TBILISI1479 | JUDICIAL REFORM: MOVING FORWARD [...] (C) SUMMARY: Georgian officials admit privately that judicial reform was not high on the list of reform projects immediately following the Rose Revolution. It was deemed too hard to accomplish quickly, and as a result, was slow to get started. International pressure, however, has moved this [...] | 2007-06-19 13:56:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
07TBILISI1504 | UN DOWNBEAT ON INCREASING ASSISTANCE TO ABKHAZIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a June 11 meeting with USAID representatives, UN Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) for Georgia Jean Arnault was downbeat on the prospect of increasing assistance to Abkhazia. He said that the current atmosphere is as bad as it has been since he arrived so [...] | 2007-06-21 13:17:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PHUM PREF EAID GG |
07TBILISI1528 | MCC DANILOVICH MEETS MINORITY LEADERS IN ETHNIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 14, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) President John Danilovich, accompanied by Ambassador Tefft and MCC Country Director Colin Buckley, traveled to the ethnic Armenian area of Samtskhe-Javakheti to meet members of the local government and civil society. This isolate [...] | 2007-06-26 12:45:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ECON EAID GG |
07TBILISI1542 | GEORGIA: JUNE 27 UPDATE ON AFRICAN SWINE FEVER [...] (C) Summary. As of June 26, over 42,000 pigs have died of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Georgia with an additional 4500 culled. First Deputy Minister of Agriculture Bakur Kvezereli confirmed to Econoff the GoG strategy of containment: quarantine affected areas, disinfect entrance points to AS [...] | 2007-06-27 13:36:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR SENV PGOV TBIO GG |
07TBILISI1563 | SOUTH OSSETIA TENSIONS HIGH [...] (SBU) A number of dangerous eruptions in tension have recently occurred in South Ossetia, suggesting that we may be in for a long, hot summer in the conflict zone. Georgian villagers have squared off with Russian peacekeepers over Georgian efforts to improve a road connecting two Georgian vil [...] | 2007-06-29 13:23:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE GG |
07TBILISI1573 | SOUTH OSSETIA REOPENS ONE IRRIGATION CANAL [...] (C) OSCE confirmed on July 2 that the South Ossetians have re-opened one of the two irrigation canals that bring water to Georgian farms both inside and outside the zone of conflict (reftel). The move came either during or after South Ossetian de-facto president Kokoiti's visit to Moscow, s [...] | 2007-07-02 13:36:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI1604 | ABKHAZIA: GENEVA-STYLE MEETING IN BONN: SMALL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On June 27 and 28, representatives of the Friends of the UN Secretary General (FSG),together with the UN, met the Georgian and Abkhaz sides for a Geneva-style meeting in Bonn. Most significantly, the sides agreed to resume Quadripartite meetings on law enforcement cooperation i [...] | 2007-07-06 11:36:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS KPKO UNSC GG RU |
07TBILISI1605 | MERABISHVILI ON WHAT'S NEXT IN SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) Georgian Minister of Internal Affairs Vano Merabishvili told the Ambassador July 5 that while he thought tensions would continue in South Ossetia, he did not expect a major escalation. He said the Georgians hoped to be able to recruit a number of prominent de facto officials at the "deput [...] | 2007-07-06 11:40:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
07TBILISI1619 | GOOD SIGNS AND BAD AT SOUTH OSSETIA DONORS' [...] (C) A July 2 meeting in Tskhinvali of the Steering Committee for the donors' South Ossetia economic rehabilitation projects was marked by confrontations between the Georgian and South Ossetian sides -- including over whether the Georgian delegation would be allowed into South Ossetia for the m [...] | 2007-07-09 13:21:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID OSCE GG |
07TBILISI1621 | DETAINEE TREATMENT BETTER--TRANSPARENCY STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Georgia's Ombudsman told DCM and Poloff in a meeting on 5 July that detainee treatment at pre-trial detention centers has improved due to monitoring of these venues. He recounted specific cases where independence of courts, instances of misuse of power by police, government's in [...] | 2007-07-09 13:39:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GG |
07TBILISI1624 | GEORGIA-CHINA: TRADE AND ECONOMIC RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary. On June 28, press reports announced that Chinese buyers purchased Tbilisi's central supermarket. The news sparked mild protests by some Georgians who feel threatened by increasing Chinese immigration and investment in Georgia, which is a natural outgrowth of Georgia's efforts to [...] | 2007-07-10 07:09:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD PREL GG |
07TBILISI1702 | SOUTH OSSETIA: INCHING TOWARD DIALOGUE? [...] (C) Georgian and South Ossetian representatives are currently negotiating the details of a meeting of the Joint Control Commission (JCC) and a joint inspection of the contested drinking water pipe that runs through South Ossetia. While the sides have not reached final agreement on either issu [...] | 2007-07-17 12:51:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
07TBILISI1731 | DAVID BAKRADZE TO BE NEW STATE MINISTER FOR [...] (C) Officials in the State Ministry for Conflict Resolution have confirmed to us that Minister Merab Antadze is departing his post to return to the MFA, and he will be replaced by David Bakradze, currently Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on European Integration. Bakradze is a young, t [...] | 2007-07-20 12:02:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL GG |
07TBILISI1732 | RUSSIAN ACTIVE MEASURES IN GEORGIA [...] (C) The strains between Russia and Georgia play out in leaders' statements, the Russian economic embargo, the separatist conflicts, and a number of other public ways, but they also play out on a level that is at least slightly below the surface: Russian "active measures" (or covert actions) aimed a [...] | 2007-07-20 12:10:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI1781 | CEC CHAIR GIVES AMBASSADOR ELECTION UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: In a follow-up to the June 18 OSCE Ambassadors Group on Elections (reftel),Ambassador met with Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Guram Chalagashvili on July 18. Chalagashvili said the CEC is close to completing work on the voters' list and inaccuracies are now down to " [...] | 2007-07-25 13:06:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
07TBILISI1940 | SOUTH OSSETIA: SHOOTINGS AND ACCUSATIONS [...] (C) OSCE Political Advisor Gantcho Gantchev told us August 6 that South Ossetian accusations of a Georgian "terrorist attack" August 3 should not be taken too seriously. In the incident, a bomb reportedly exploded in Tskhinvali, damaging a gas station but causing no injuries. The next day the [...] | 2007-08-06 11:14:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OSCE GG |
07TBILISI1946 | THE REPUBLICANS' OKRUASHVILI PROBLEM [...] (C) Summary: During a July 19 meeting with Ambassador, opposition Republican Party Chairman, David Usupashvili, confirmed his party is in talks with Irakli Okruashvili on forming a joint bloc to run in the 2008 elections. Usupashvili, who appears to favor the idea, said the Republican Party's [...] | 2007-08-06 13:14:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
07TBILISI1958 | GEORGIA BOMBING UPDATE [...] (C) Georgian officials report that SU-type airplanes from Russia crossed into Georgian airspace on the evening of August 6, and that one of the planes dropped a "precision-guided Russian missile" -- estimated to weigh 700-1,000 kilograms -- that impacted near the Georgian village Tsitelubani, [...] | 2007-08-07 12:18:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS GG |
07TBILISI1976 | DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH PARLIAMENTARY LEADERS [...] (C) Summary: On July 27, EUR DAS Matt Bryza met with influential majority Members of Parliament. Saakashvili insider Giga Bokeria complained that the recent UN report on the situation in Abkhazia was unbalanced. Bryza argued that the UNOMIG Joint Fact Finding Group (JFFG) report made a stron [...] | 2007-08-08 13:02:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG RU |
07TBILISI1979 | DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH OPPOSITION MP'S [...] (C) Summary: On July 27, EUR DAS Matt Bryza met with leading opposition Members of Parliament. Their most urgent concern was elections, and they raised the issues of the fairness of the majoritarian system and composition of the Central Election Commission (CEC) (reftel A). Although they als [...] | 2007-08-08 13:15:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG RU |
07TBILISI1992 | SOUTH OSSETIA DONORS STEERING COMMITTEE ADDRESSES [...] (SBU) In a meeting August 2, the Steering Committee for the OSCE-led economic rehabilitation projects in South Ossetia conditionally approved three water-related projects for contracting, although the Georgian and South Ossetian sides made final approval contingent on resolving some remaining [...] | 2007-08-09 12:48:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID OSCE GG |
07TBILISI1993 | GEORGIA MISSILE ATTACK UPDATE -- AUGUST 9 [...] (C) Speaking at a press conference August 8, Foreign Minister Bezhuashvili maintained the Georgian government's moderate tone in talking about the missile impact on Georgian territory August 6 (reftels). He called for a "group of international experts" to investigate the incident, something t [...] | 2007-08-09 13:38:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI1994 | SOUTH OSSETIAN CONCERNS ABOUT SECURITY IN TBILISI [...] (C) Building on previous accusations that the Georgians were plotting bombings and assassinations (reftel),South Ossetian de facto president Kokoity told a meeting of the "Union of Elders of South Ossetia and North Ossetia" on August 8 in Tskhinvali that Georgia was planning terrorist attacks [...] | 2007-08-10 04:49:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM GG |
07TBILISI1998 | DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH OSCE AMBASSADOR REEVE [...] (C) Summary: In a July 27 meeting with DAS Bryza, OSCE Ambassador Roy Reeve said that the Georgians have rejected a Spanish proposal to allow Reeve to continue on as "Acting" Head of Mission until his successor is found. Reeve said his last day as OSCE Ambassador to Georgia will be Tuesday, [...] | 2007-08-10 05:08:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2000 | DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH SPEAKER BURJANADZE [...] (C) Summary: On 27 July, DAS Bryza met with Georgian Speaker of Parliament Nino Burjanadze and discussed a wide range of issues. Burjanadze told us that Turkmenistan is interested in closer business and military ties with the West. She believed the ruling National Movement needed to find a [...] | 2007-08-10 05:10:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL GG |
07TBILISI2012 | GEORGIA MISSILE ATTACK UPDATE -- AUGUST 10 [...] (C) U.S. military experts arrived August 10 to review the evidence related to the August 6 missile impact in Georgia. Other international experts are expected to arrive in coming days, as the Georgian government begins to put together an international team to provide transparency to the invest [...] | 2007-08-10 11:29:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2018 | DAS BRYZA MEETS WITH FM BEZHUASHVILI [...] (C) Summary: On July 27, DAS Bryza met with Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili on the conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Bezhuashvili told Bryza that the Georgian government was not happy with the latest United Nations report on the situation in Abkhazia, adding that the Group of Fri [...] | 2007-08-13 05:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2019 | DAS BRYZA MEETING WITH PROSECUTOR GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: On July 27, DAS Bryza and GoG Prosecutor General Adeishvili discussed judicial reform, Abkhazia, property issues and crime. Adeishvili talked about the training of judges and implementation of the magistrate system, both of which are on track. He cited great strides in the last [...] | 2007-08-13 08:29:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
07TBILISI2024 | GEORGIA: POTENTIAL POLISH MANPADS SALE TO GEORGIA [...] (U) On August 11 Charge delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Nikoloz Vashakidze. Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili received the message from EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried in a telephone conversation on August SIPDIS 10. 2. (U) Vashakidze responded that the MFA u [...] | 2007-08-13 11:22:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MASS ETTC PGOV PREL GG PL |
07TBILISI2029 | GEORGIA INTENDS TO CONTINUE WORKING IN JCC [...] (C) Georgian officials tell us they plan to continue working in the Joint Control Commission (JCC) on the South Ossetia conflict, even as they push for other mechanisms that they believe would be more effective. Although the South Ossetians torpedoed a planned JCC meeting in Tbilisi August 9- [...] | 2007-08-13 13:21:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
07TBILISI2030 | DEPUTY SPEAKER MACHAVARIANI DISCUSSES ELECTIONS, [...] (C) Summary: During a July 24 meeting with Poloff, Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mikheil Machavariani, discussed the upcoming 2008 elections. He said that he will be the campaign chairman for the ruling National Movement (UNM) party and lead its nationwide campaign. He advised that the major [...] | 2007-08-13 14:11:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM GG RU |
07TBILISI2043 | GEORGIA: FRIENDS OF SYG DISCUSS FOLLOW-UP TO BONN [...] (C) Summary: On August 7, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (D/SRSG) Ivo Petrov briefed representatives of the Group of Friends of the UN Secretary General (U.S., Germany, France, Britain, and Russia) on progress by the sides in implementing steps agreed to during their [...] | 2007-08-14 06:26:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2050 | NINO BURJANADZE, THE CONSTANT GARDENER [...] (C) Summary: One of the few constants in the Georgian political landscape over the past decade has been Nino Burjanadze. Since her election to Parliament in 1995, Burjanadze has emerged as one of the most moderate voices in Georgia, a reformer with credibility at home and abroad. Both her as [...] | 2007-08-14 12:50:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR GG |
07TBILISI2062 | GEORGIA MISSILE INVESTIGATION UPDATE -- AUGUST 15 [...] (C) International experts have completed a preliminary report on the August 6 missile incident. Key conclusions are: the aircraft entered Georgian airspace from Russia, and the Georgian Air Force does not possess aircraft capable of firing this type of missile or of flying the profile flown by [...] | 2007-08-15 13:12:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2063 | DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH STATE MINISTER FOR [...] (C) David Bakradze, Georgia's new State Minister for Conflict Resolution, told EUR DAS Bryza July 27 that the Georgian government was concerned UNOMIG and the Group of Friends had lost "strategic focus" over Abkhazia, as reflected in a recent UN report criticizing Georgia for minor issues, whi [...] | 2007-08-16 06:29:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM GG |
07TBILISI2075 | GEORGIA MISSILE INVESTIGATION UPDATE -- AUGUST 17 [...] (C) Additional international experts are arriving in Georgia to provide further, more specific analysis following up on the International Group of Experts (IGE) report released August 15 (reftel). An OSCE delegation led by former Croatian Foreign Minister Zuzul is also expected in Tbilisi Aug [...] | 2007-08-17 12:55:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2084 | WHO'S RUNNING GEORGIA: IT'S THE EKA'S [...] (C) Summary: Amid the crowd of young, talented, Western-educated officials in Georgia, one feature often stands out: many of those in key power positions are women. In addition to the prominent role held by the Speaker of Parliament,Nino Burjanadze, one of the founders of the Rose Revolutio [...] | 2007-08-21 07:31:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM GG |
07TBILISI2089 | GEORGIA MISSILE INVESTIGATION UPDATE -- AUGUST 21 [...] (C) A second round of the International Group of Experts (IGE) has completed a report on the August 6 missile impact, endorsing the conclusions made by earlier experts while providing additional detail and more specific information to confirm that Georgian aircraft could not have fired the mis [...] | 2007-08-21 11:52:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV OSCE GG |
07TBILISI2090 | ABKHAZIA: UN BASE ESTABLISHED IN UPPER KODORI [...] (C) Summary: On August 16, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) Jean Arnault and the Chief of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) General Khattak provided the Friends of the Secretary General (FSG) an update on the situation in Abkhazia, following the Geneva-s [...] | 2007-08-21 13:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM GG |
07TBILISI2092 | HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN GALI--SAME PROBLEMS [...] (C) Summary: On 31 July-2 August, an Embassy team traveled to Abkhazia to review the human rights situation there. The team participated in a patrol with the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) in the ethnically Georgian Gali region, visited local NGOs in Gali and Sukhumi, and met with the [...] | 2007-08-21 13:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL GG |
07TBILISI2114 | IMPACT OF RUSSIAN SANCTIONS ON GEORGIAN ECONOMY [...] (U) Summary. A recent report by the International School of Economics at Tbilisi State University provides a rigorous analysis and confirms the widely held view that Russian economic sanctions on Georgia have not had the intended overall negative effect on the Georgian economy. Although grow [...] | 2007-08-23 10:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD PREL GG |
07TBILISI2131 | GOG PROPERTY GRANT TO JUDGES' ASSOCIATION RAISES [...] (U) On June 5, in accord with Georgia's effort to fight corruption among judges, President Saakashvili issued a decree directing the Ministry of Economic Development to sell a building and adjoining property in the Tbilisi suburb of Saburtalo to a "community-based organization," Temida. The [...] | 2007-08-24 12:19:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON GG |
07TBILISI2139 | MAIA TOPURIA CASE [...] (C). Summary: On August 24, the Tbilisi City Court found all 13 defendants accused of plotting to overthrow the country's leadership in September 2006 guilty. Most of the 13 are linked with Igor Giorgadze's Justice Party. Igor Giorgadze is a Georgian fugitive wanted for attempted murder of [...] | 2007-08-27 14:10:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
07TBILISI2151 | PROSECUTOR GENERAL ON MAIA TOPURIA [...] (C) On August 29, Ambassador used a previously scheduled meeting with Prosecutor General Adeishvili to raise concerns about the Maia Topuria case (reftel) and noted the high level of interest in the case, including by members of Congress. Ambassador said there were allegations from Topuria's [...] | 2007-08-29 12:05:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
07TBILISI2170 | PEACEKEEPING ACCIDENT SPURS DISPUTE OVER MOSCOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: On August 28, a CIS Peacekeeping Force (PKF) contingent collided with a civilian minibus in the Georgian city of Khobi. According to the UN, Georgian police responded and detained 14 CIS PKF, 6 of whom the Georgians claimed were Chechens armed with silencers. The Georgian poli [...] | 2007-08-30 13:57:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
07TBILISI2221 | BURJANADZE SPEAKS OUT AGAINST CABINET CHANGES [...] (U) On September 4, Speaker of Parliament, Nino Burjanadze, used the first planning meeting of the new Parliamentary session to speak out publicly against the proposed Cabinet changes announced on August 29 by Prime Minister Noghaideli (reftel). Burjanadze said she was disappointed that the g [...] | 2007-09-05 11:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2304 | CONVERSATION WITH SALOME ZOURABICHVILI [...] (C) Summary: On September 6, former Foreign Minister and hopeful presidential candidate, Salome Zourabichvili, met Ambassador. Zourabichvili has been conducting research in the regions and meeting with other opposition members, but not campaigning. She said a strong, coherent opposition is c [...] | 2007-09-12 12:51:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2389 | ABKHAZ CONTINUE TO BLOCK UN MISSION TO ASSESS [...] (C) Summary: On September 18, the Ambassador attended a Tbilisi meeting of the Group of Friends of the Secretary General, minus Russia, for a discussion of the situation in Abkhazia ahead of a planned Group of Friends meeting in Berlin on September 19. Special Representative of the Secreta [...] | 2007-09-21 09:45:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2392 | GEORGIAN AND ABKHAZ FORCES CLASH NEAR KODORI [...] (C) On the evening of Thursday, September 20, Georgian media reported a clash between Georgian and Abkhaz forces near the Georgian-controlled upper Kodori gorge. Georgian Minister of Interior Vano Merabishvili held a press conference on Thursday evening to inform the public about it. He sai [...] | 2007-09-21 10:45:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2393 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT SLOWLY AWAKENS IN WESTERN GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary: On August 7-9 an Embassy team traveled to Western Georgia to assess the development of local governance. Government of Autonomous Republic of Adjara Chairman Levan Varshalomidze reaffirmed his support for the USAID-funded Public Administration Reform program, which is working to [...] | 2007-09-21 10:55:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2401 | IMF REPRESENTATIVE WARNS OF INFLATION, GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: In a September 19 meeting with the Ambassador, the IMF's resident representative in Georgia, Robert Christiansen, told the Ambassador that he is concerned about a possible resurgence of inflation, which hit more than 14 percent in mid-2006 but has subsided to around 7-8 percent s [...] | 2007-09-24 12:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ECON PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2415 | OKRUASHVILI THROWS DOWN THE GAUNTLET [...] (SBU) Summary: On September 25, former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili made the long-awaited announcement on the establishment of his political party - Movement for United Georgia. In his announcement and a subsequent television interview, Okruashvili for the first time harshly attacked P [...] | 2007-09-26 13:50:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
07TBILISI2424 | OKRUASHVILI ALLY ARRESTED FOR CORRUPTION [...] (C) Summary: On September 11 and 12 four local government officials from Gori District were arrested on corruption charges. The same day, the presidentially-appointed Governor of the Shida Kartli region, Mikheil Kareli (ref A),led a public protest outside the government building, which was s [...] | 2007-09-27 11:39:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
07TBILISI2450 | PROBLEMS REMAIN IN PRISON HEALTH CARE [...] (U) Summary: Health care in Georgian prisons continues to be problematic due to overcrowding, lack of professional medical staff, and unclear delineation between Ministries of Health and Justice over which ministry is responsible for medical care. Despite increased prison capital expenditures [...] | 2007-10-01 09:53:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL GG |
07TBILISI2452 | THOUSANDS PROTEST OKRUASHVILI ARREST, SAAKASHVILI [...] (U) Summary: On September 28, several thousand people took part in a demonstration against President Saakashvili's government and the arrest of former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili on corruption charges (ref A). All opposition parties participated, except the New Rightists. Saakashvili [...] | 2007-10-01 12:57:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
07TBILISI2476 | MILITARY LEADERS SAY THEY WILL NOT SUPPORT [...] (C) On October 3, Embassy's Defense Attache spoke with senior, high ranking members of the Georgian Army leadership regarding their views on the political confrontation between former Minister of Defense Irakli Okruashvili and the Georgian Government led by President Saakashvili. These milit [...] | 2007-10-04 11:52:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINS MARR GG |
07TBILISI2484 | SENTENCING IN THE GIORGADZE TREASON CASE [...] (C) As promised to the Ambassador (ref C) the office of the Prosecutor General made the trial court's decision in the Maia Topuria treason case available to the Embassy. On August 24, the Tbilisi City Court found all 13 defendants linked to Igor Giorgadze's Justice Party guilty of treason in [...] | 2007-10-04 13:13:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
07TBILISI2498 | PM NOGHAIDELI TALKS TOUGH ABOUT BP AND AZERI GAS [...] (C) On October 4, the Ambassador met with Georgian Prime Minister Noghaideli. Noghaideli told the Ambassador that shortly before he went to Baku on September 27-28 for a meeting of the Georgian-Azerbaijani Economic Commission, he received word from the Azerbaijanis that there would be no chan [...] | 2007-10-05 09:37:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET GG AJ RU AR |
07TBILISI2499 | PRIME MINISTER NOGHAIDELI ON OKRUASHVILI AFFAIR [...] (C) In an October 4 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Noghaideli admitted that the sequence of former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili's allegations against President Saakashvili and his subsequent arrest made the government look bad. He said it was a mistake for the government n [...] | 2007-10-05 09:39:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2542 | OKRUASHVILI PLEADS GUILTY AND RECANTS ALLEGATIONS [...] (C) Summary: A video-taped testimony by Irakli Okruashvili, confessing to charges of extortion and criminal negligence and recanting his accusations against President Saakashvili, was broadcast on Georgian television October 8. Presidential Advisor Giga Bokeria said Okruashvili may have realiz [...] | 2007-10-09 11:38:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
07TBILISI2545 | DEMARCHE ON RELEASE OF SOUTH OSSETIAN PEACEKEEPERS [...] (C) On October 7 the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Georgian Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili. The Ambassador recommended that the Georgians release the two Ossetians and the seven Abkhaz they are holding after separate incidents in September. Bezhuashvili said he had already reco [...] | 2007-10-09 11:53:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG |
07TBILISI2559 | OPPOSITION COALITION MEETS AMBASSADOR, WANTS EARLY [...] (C) Summary: On October 9, three opposition leaders representing the United National Council of opposition parties (ref A) called on Ambassador to discuss their activities during the current political crisis. The trio presented a letter on behalf of the opposition parties appealing for early [...] | 2007-10-10 13:10:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
07TBILISI2574 | OKRUASHVILI FADES FOR NOW, PATARKATSISHVILI [...] (U) Summary: Irakli Okruashvili has secluded himself in his Tbilisi apartment following two weeks of ups and downs in his political fortunes. In an October 11 press conference, Okruashvili's Movement for a United Georgia party secretary, MP Koka Guntsadze, announced that the former Defense Min [...] | 2007-10-12 13:01:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
07TBILISI2595 | ISOLATED ABKHAZIA GROWS BUT DEVELOPMENT LAGS [...] (C) Summary: On a September 4-8 visit to Abkhazia, Embassy officers found that the region's economy and its tourism industry are growing and that investment in hotels and vacation homes, mostly from Russia, is increasing. The overall standard of living is comparable to that in Georgia, or per [...] | 2007-10-17 12:00:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI263 | SOUTH CAUCASUS SUMMIT ENERGY RESULTS DISAPPOINT [...] (C) Summary: IN a February 8 meeting with DCM Mark X. Perry, Valeri Chechelashvili, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia expressed strong disappointment that the February 7 meeting of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Georgian President Saaka [...] | 2007-02-09 14:42:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG PREL GG TU AJ |
07TBILISI2645 | SUPREME COURT CHAIRMAN ON JUDGES' TRAINING, ETHICS [...] (U) Summary: The Chairman of the Supreme Court of Georgia, Konstantin Kublashvili, recently updated Ambassador on two milestones of judicial reform expected by the end of October: enrolling students in the High School of Justice (HSOJ) and approval by the Conference of Judges of an Ethics Co [...] | 2007-10-25 09:22:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
07TBILISI2657 | GEORGIA'S NEW ENERGY MINISTER OUTLINES 2007-08 [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Georgia's new Minister of Energy, Aleksandr Khetaguri, on October 18. Khetaguri outlined increasing hydroelectric production in Georgia that has enabled Georgia to export significant amounts of power to Russia, Turkey and Azerbaijan in 2007, as well as supp [...] | 2007-10-26 07:26:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG EPET PREL GG RU AJ |
07TBILISI2659 | USUPASHVILI ADDRESSES NOVEMBER 2 PROTEST, [...] (C) Summary: On October 24, Chairman of the opposition Republican Party David Usupashvili met with Ambassador regarding the united opposition's planned November 2 protest against the Saakashvili government (ref A). Usupashvili voiced two main concerns about the protests: First, that the gover [...] | 2007-10-26 11:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
07TBILISI2709 | UNITED COUNCIL OF OPPOSITION MEETS AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: On October 26, representatives of the ten-party United National Council of opposition (ref A) met the Ambassador and presented to him a copy of the four core demands they submitted earlier to President Saakashvili's and Parliamentary Speaker Nino Burjanadze's offices. The Council [...] | 2007-11-02 07:17:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2729 | GAP BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND PROTESTERS WIDENS AS [...] (C) Summary: Street demonstrations against the Saakashvili government continue in Tbilisi for the fourth day on November 5, following their start on November 2 (reftel). Conservative estimates placed the crowd at up to 70,000 people on Rustaveli avenue at the peak on November 2. Georgian oliga [...] | 2007-11-05 12:46:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
07TBILISI2752 | LIVE FROM MUNICH, OKRUASHVILI ENCOURAGES PROTESTERS [...] (U) Summary: Former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili appeared via live telecast on Imedi TV from Munich on November 5. Okruashvili claimed he "was forced to leave Georgia." He apologized for disappointing Georgians with the recantation of the charges he had leveled against the government [...] | 2007-11-06 12:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GG |
07TBILISI2762 | RIOT POLICE MOVE PROTESTERS OUT OF STREET WITH [...] (C) On November 7 at 1:20 local time Georgian riot police used water cannons and tear gas to move the increasing crowd of protesters out of Rustaveli Avenue and away from the front of Parliament. Embassy Tbilisi is monitoring events. Embassy will soon issue a warden message and is convening th [...] | 2007-11-07 09:33:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
07TBILISI2764 | PROTEST IN TBILISI SITREP NO. 1 [...] (SBU) This cable provides a rough timeline of ongoing events on November 7 regarding protests against the Saakashvili government in front of Parliament, and the police actions that have been used to break up the protests and push people to the perimeter streets. 2. (C) Chronology of Events [...] | 2007-11-07 12:53:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
07TBILISI2771 | TBILISI PROTESTS: SITREP NO.2 [...] (U) As of 1700 local time, the street in front of the Georgian Parliament remains clear after riot police used tear gas to clear the area that has been the scene of continuous anti-government demonstrations, on the morning of November 7 (reftel). The scene of protest has moved to the opposite [...] | 2007-11-07 13:25:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2772 | RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-07 14:17:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2773 | BURJANADZE REACHING OUT TO OPPOSITION [...] (C) The Ambassador met privately with Nino Burjanadze, Speaker of Parliament, on November 6. The meeting took place at the Parliament and about 2000 demonstrators were outside the building. Burjanadze said that she had been talking to more moderate members of the opposition leadership, inclu [...] | 2007-11-07 14:21:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2777 | PROTEST IN TBILISI SITREP NO. 4 [...] (C) This cable details the latest information regarding the November 7 government crackdown on opposition protests in Tbilisi, including Embassy EAC action. Currently, RSO reports that the Freedom Square and Rustaveli metro stations are closed. Major streets Rustaveli Avenue and Baratashvili [...] | 2007-11-08 09:44:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
07TBILISI2789 | GEORGIAN FOREIGN MINISTER BEZHUASHVILI ON [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on November 8, Georgian Foreign Minister Gela Bezhuashvili said that the government has decided not to go for parliamentary approval of the full 15 day state of emergency if there are no incidents during the next two days, thereby letting it lapse. It will also sta [...] | 2007-11-08 14:16:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR CFE GG |
07TBILISI2790 | SAAKASHVILI RESIGNS PRESIDENCY, CALLS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-08 15:49:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
07TBILISI2791 | SAAKASHVILI ANNOUNCES PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS FOR [...] (C) Summary. In a live address November 8 President Saakashvili announced his intention to hold a presidential election on January 5, 2008, effectively giving up a year of his term. According to the constitution, Speaker Nino Burjanadze will assume the presidency until the election date. Sa [...] | 2007-11-08 15:57:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
07TBILISI2798 | AMBASSADOR TEFFT'S MEETING WITH EU CAUCASUS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Peter Semneby, EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus, on November 9. Also present were Per Eklund, Head of the EU Commission Delegation in Georgia, Eric Fournier, the Ambassador of France, and members of the EU Commission's and Semneby's staff. [...] | 2007-11-09 14:37:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2799 | PROTEST IN TBILISI SITREP NO. 5 [...] (U) Most opposition leaders embraced President Saakashvili's call to hold a Presidential election on January 5, 2008 (reftel). The United National Council of Opposition (UNC) remains united so far. According to reports, New Rightist (NR) Party Chairman David Gamkrelidze affirmed his intentio [...] | 2007-11-09 14:47:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
07TBILISI2802 | TBILISI PROTESTS: SITREP NO 6 [...] (U) The United National Council of Opposition (UNC) met with the government, represented by the Speaker of Parliament, Nino Burjanadze, on November 10 and again on November 12. Five opposition parties - Georgia's Way, the Conservatives, the Republicans, the New Rightists, and the Industriali [...] | 2007-11-13 12:50:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM GG |
07TBILISI2812 | DAS BRYZA'S NOVEMBER 13 MEETING WITH GEORGIAN [...] (C) Georgian Defense Minister Davit Kezerashvili told EUR DAS Matthew Bryza on November 13 he was concerned about a Russian build-up of peacekeeping forces at Ochamchira in Abkhazia, calling it a clear violation of the CFE treaty. Kezerashvili said the MOD was going to share with Embassies a [...] | 2007-11-14 14:05:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
07TBILISI2813 | EUR DAS BRYZA'S NOVEMBER 13 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In a November 13 meeting EUR DAS Matt Bryza conveyed to Georgian President Micheil Saakashvili the Secretary's firm message that the state of emergency in SIPDIS Georgia must be lifted and that all TV broadcasts, especially Imedi's, must be resumed if the GOG is to restore fait [...] | 2007-11-14 14:33:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR GG RU |
07TBILISI2814 | DAS BRYZA'S NOVEMBER 12 MEETING WITH GEORGIAN PM [...] (C) Summary: In a November 12 meeting with Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Noghaideli, EUR DAS Matt Bryza urged that the government lift its state of emergency and return independent television station Imedi back to the air. Noghaideli admitted that the government's aggressive pursuit of econom [...] | 2007-11-14 14:47:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ENRG GG |
07TBILISI2822 | TBILISI PROTESTS: SITREP NO. 7 [...] (U) Speaker Nino Burjanadze said in a televised statement that the state of emergency imposed on November 7 will be lifted on November 16. She stated "this is important for the international community and our society." Burjanadze also reaffirmed the government's readiness to continue talks wi [...] | 2007-11-15 13:38:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2882 | TBILISI UPDATE 11/19/2007 [...] (C) Following President Saakashvili's November 16 announcement of Lado Gurgenidze as the new Prime Minister (Ref A),two changes to the cabinet were announced on November 19. Minister of Education Kakha Lomaia was replaced by his deputy at the ministry, Bela Tsipuria. Lomaia was subsequently [...] | 2007-11-19 12:38:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
07TBILISI2893 | HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS ARISING FROM THE NOVEMBER 7 [...] (C) Summary: Events before, during, and after the violence of the November 7 Opposition protest in Tbilisi have raised a number of human rights issues. NGOs, participants in the demonstrations, and others have alleged abuses, including disproportionate use of force, abridgment of freedom of [...] | 2007-11-19 14:19:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GG |
07TBILISI2937 | DAS BRYZA'S 13 NOVEMBER MEETING WITH GEORGIAN [...] (C) Georgian Orthodox Church Patriarch Ilya II told EUR DAS Matthew Bryza on November 13 that the government should quickly lift the state of emergency and permit the reopening of Imedi TV. The Patriarch traced the roots of the 2-7 November street protests to social and economic discontent. T [...] | 2007-11-21 04:52:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2944 | DAS BRYZA'S NOVEMBER 11 AND 14 MEETINGS WITH IMEDI [...] (C) (Summary) During his visit to Tbilisi DAS Bryza held three meetings with the management and journalists of Imedi television. On November 11, Lewis Robertson, CEO Newscorp Caucasus and Imedi General Manager; Bidzina Baratashvili, Imedi General Director; and Irakli Rukhadze, Manager of Self [...] | 2007-11-21 11:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPAO ASEC GG RU |
07TBILISI2948 | TBILISI UPDATE: 11/21/07 [...] (C) United National Council of Opposition (UNC) members met with Ambassador November 21 to express their concerns about continuing government "oppression" of November 7 protesters, government misuse of administrative resources to campaign, and the indefinite closure of Imedi. Goga Khaindrava [...] | 2007-11-21 14:00:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2964 | TBILISI UPDATE: 11/26/07 [...] (U) As expected, on November 25 President Saakashvili resigned to launch his re-election campaign. The resignation is required for early presidential elections. The Parliament approved Saakashvili's proposal of January 5 elections by 148 to 1. Parliamentary Speaker Nino Burjanadze has become [...] | 2007-11-26 12:30:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2976 | TBILISI UPDATE: 11/28/2007 [...] (U) Central Election Commission (CEC) Chairman Levan Tarkhnishvili said, as of the November 26 deadline, twenty-two people had registered for the January 5 presidential election. In addition to Mikheil Saakashvili, oligarch Badri Patarkatsishvili, United National Council of Opposition (UNC) c [...] | 2007-11-28 13:36:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI2978 | GEORGIAN INVESTIGATION OF PATARKATSISHVILI [...] (C) Summary: The closure of Imedi television and the investigation of its finances and operations by the Goverment of Georgia has made headlines around the world. The Government has also begun investigation of other businesses in which oligarch Badri Patarkatsishvili is a principal investor. [...] | 2007-11-28 14:24:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV BEXP EFIN GG |
07TBILISI3000 | OKRUASHVILI REQUESTS POLITICAL ASYLUM IN GERMANY [...] (C) The German Ambassador to Georgia told the Ambassador November 30 that former Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili, arrested November 27 in Berlin on an Interpol warrant (Reftel),has requested political asylum from the German government. The German Ambassador said a court decision on extra [...] | 2007-11-30 12:53:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI3002 | WHY PATARKATSISHVILI SCARES THE GOG [...] (C) Summary. The Georgian government accuses oligarch and presidential candidate Badri Patarkatsishvili of moving from ordinary politics to fomenting revolution over the course of 2007. It has taken steps against him personally and against his business interests in an attempt to blunt his in [...] | 2007-11-30 13:12:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM KBIO GG |
07TBILISI3004 | INVESTIGATION OF IRAKLI RUKHADZE EXPLORES POSSIBLE [...] (C) The Deputy Prosecutor General of Georgia, Nika Gvaramia, called DCM to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to give an update on the criminal investigation of American citizen Irakli Rukhadze. Although Rukhadze has not been charged as yet, he is being investigated on suspicion of influence pe [...] | 2007-11-30 13:20:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC GG |
07TBILISI3011 | GEORGIAN GOVERNMENT TAKES FIRST STEP TO ALLOW [...] (U) In a December 3 press conference, Acting President Nino Burjanadze instructed the Prosecutor General to ask the Tbilisi City Court to unfreeze the assets of Imedi TV. Burjanadze said she hoped the legal process would be finalized in two days, and that Imedi employees would be able to enter [...] | 2007-12-03 12:58:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI303 | OSCE PROVIDES SNAPSHOT OF SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) OSCE officials shared with us several interesting bits of news and analysis about South Ossetia during a recent visit to Tskhinvali. Head of Mission (HOM) Roy Reeve said Russian officials had told him in Moscow that the South Ossetian decision to declare Georgian Deputy State Minister for [...] | 2007-02-14 13:37:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID OSCE GG |
07TBILISI3036 | IMF SEES SLOWER GROWTH, HIGHER INFLATION AND [...] (C) Robert Christiansen, the IMF's resident representative in Georgia, told the Ambassador on December 5 that the uncertainty arising from the current government crisis has caused foreign investors to put their plans for investing in Georgia on hold, but not necessarily to cancel them entirely. [...] | 2007-12-06 13:50:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV GG |
07TBILISI3037 | OPPOSITION PARTIES QUICK TO PRE-JUDGE ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: The government is concerned that the opposition will not accept any outcome of the January 5 elections that returns former President Mikheil Saakashvili to office, and that the opposition will take to the streets again on January 6. The ruling National Movement's polls suggQt Saa [...] | 2007-12-06 13:55:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GG |
07TBILISI304 | SPEAKER BURJANADZE ON RUSSIA, UKRAINE, REFORMS [...] (C) Summary: During a February 9 meeting with Ambassador, Speaker Nino Burjanadze was positive on the recent rapprochement with the opposition (septel). She outlined steps the Parliament is planning to strengthen property rights and offer amnesty for privatization violations committed by ordi [...] | 2007-02-14 13:43:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
07TBILISI3049 | STATE MINISTER BAKRADZE ON DEVELOPMENTS IN [...] (C) State Minister for Conflict Resolution David Bakradze briefed the diplomatic corps December 6 on his taking leave of absence to become spokesperson for the presidential campaign of Saakashvili and the United National Movement party for the January 5 election. Georgian law allows a ministe [...] | 2007-12-07 12:52:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
07TBILISI3050 | GEORGIA: TBILISI ELECTION UPDATE: 12/07/2007 [...] (U) Thirteen presidential candidates each submitted more than the 50,000 required voter signatures to the Central Election Commission (CEC) by the December 6 deadline. Mikheil Saakashvili's National Movement Party submitted 205,000 signatures, Oligarch Badri Patarkatsishvili's representatives [...] | 2007-12-07 12:52:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG |
07TBILISI3064 | TBILISI ELECTIONS UPDATE 12/10/07 [...] (C) On 7 December, members of the OSCE Ambassadorial Working Group were provided a copy of the letter sent by Ambassador Terhi Hakala, Head of the OSCE Mission to Georgia, to Acting President Nino Burjanadze. In the letter, Hakala outlined the main issues which need to be addressed to ensure [...] | 2007-12-10 13:22:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM GG |
07TBILISI3080 | TBILISI ELECTION UPDATE, 12/12/07 [...] (U) Imedi is due to begin broadcasting December 12 with the Kronika program, beginning at 8 p.m. Tbilisi time. The Imedi staff report that one entire control room at Imedi is out of commission and phone and internet access was severely damaged, with only 15 of their former 150 telephone lines [...] | 2007-12-12 11:25:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG |
07TBILISI3098 | GEORGIANS ADVANCE PROPOSAL TO SOLVE WTO BORDER [...] (C) Summary: On December 13, Econoff met with Tamar Kovziridze, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Georgia's lead negotiator on WTO issues. Kovziridze shared the text of a proposal by the Georgian government for solution of the impasse over border crossings that is the basis of a dis [...] | 2007-12-14 12:06:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL WTO USTR GG RU |
07TBILISI3101 | TBILISI ELECTION UPDATE 12/14/07 [...] (C) On December 13, the OSCE/ODIHR Monitoring Team briefed the diplomatic community on its series of meetings with civil society, political parties, and government representatives. ODIHR reviewed election concerns to date with "misuse of administrative resources" being one heard frequently. [...] | 2007-12-14 13:07:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
07TBILISI3112 | TBILISI ELECTION UPDATE 12/17/07 [...] (C) In a meeting December 14, the Ambassador told NSC Chairman Alexander Lomaia that we had done a comprehensive feasibility evaluation and found that we could not sponsor and mount a proper exit poll (factoring in an adequate amount of time for voter education) in the short time before the Ja [...] | 2007-12-17 13:17:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM GG |
07TBILISI3146 | GEORGIA: NOT QUITE THERE ON ENERGY INDEPENDENCE [...] (C) Summary: Georgia should be able to meet at least 3.5 million of its total 7 million cubic meter per day natural gas needs from Azerbaijan, in the early part of 2008. The rest will have to be purchased from Gazprom. The 2008 Gazprom price is expected to be higher than 2006, but not to do [...] | 2007-12-21 10:01:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG PREL GG AJ RU TU |
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