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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06PORTLOUIS210 |
UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - AFRICAN CANDIDACIES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-14 07:57:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR PHUM OPDC PREL UNGA UNCHR UN MP |
| 06PORTLOUIS290 |
MAURITIUS, SEYCHELLES SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON IRAN [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Mauritius' Minsiter of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, and Cooperation Madan Dulloo, and to Seychelles' Minister of Foreign Affairs Patrick Pillay on June 1. Charge underscored the importance of the U.S. move in pursuit of a diplomatic solution to [...] |
2006-06-01 10:29:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR MP SE |
| 06PORTLOUIS291 |
MAURITIUS, SEYCHELLES SUPPORT U.S. POSITION ON IRAN [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarche to Mauritius' Minsiter of Foreign Affairs, International Trade, and Cooperation Madan Dulloo, and to Seychelles' Minister of Foreign Affairs Patrick Pillay on June 1. Charge underscored the importance of the U.S. move in pursuit of a diplomatic solution to [...] |
2006-06-01 10:29:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR MP SE |
| 06PORTLOUIS311 |
MAURITIUS: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) On June 12, Charge delivered reftel demarche on the opening session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) to Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cooperation Madan Dulloo and subsequently to Secretary for Foreign Affairs Anand Neewoor. Dulloo said Mauritius wanted the HRC to s [...] |
2006-06-13 06:52:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL MP |
| 06PORTLOUIS587 |
MAURITIUS BACKS GUATEMALA FOR UNSC [...] (C) During a brief tour d'horizon (septel) with Charge October 3, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Regional Cooperation Madan Dulloo said that Mauritius would support Guatemala's candidacy for the UN Security Council. He said Mauritius had established diplomatic relations with Guatemala [...] |
2006-10-04 09:58:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET UNSC VE GT MP |
| 06PORTLOUIS598 |
MAURITIAN PRIME MINISTER ON BILATERAL RELATIONS, [...] (C) Summary: Mauritian Prime Minister told Charge October 6 that he has no particular problem with U.S. foreign policy, despite comments to the contrary broadcast on Mauritian radio. Ramgoolam emphasized that he has tried hard to maintain consistent principles in foreign affairs and denounced [...] |
2006-10-06 13:42:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER VE GT MP |
| 06PORTLOUIS627 |
MAURITIUS SUPPORTS GUATEMALA FOR UNSC [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires, a.i. delivered UNSC demarche (ref A) to Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Regional Cooperation Madan Dulloo on October 17. The Minister confirmed Mauritius will continue to support Guatemala's candidacy for the Security Council in subsequent rounds of bal [...] |
2006-10-17 13:12:00 | Embassy Port Louis | SECRET | PREL EPET UNSC VE GT MP |
| 06PORTLOUIS628 |
SUPPORT OF GUATEMALA FOR UNSC - SEYCHELLES RESPONSE [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires, a.i. delivered UNSC demarche (ref A) to Seychelles Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Claude Morel on October 17. Morel declined to comment on GOS position regarding the vote and only stated he wishes Guatemala success. SEMILOTA [...] |
2006-10-17 13:21:00 | Embassy Port Louis | SECRET | PREL EPET UNSC AA GE VT SE |
| 06PORTLOUIS634 |
MAURITIUS INQUIRIES ON BREAKING IMPASSE [...] (SBU) Mauritian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Regional Cooperation Madan Dulloo contacted post to inquire as to the U.S. position on the impasse and asked if Uruguay is being considered as alternate to break the impasse. Charge d'Affaires expressed points made in Ref A and requested G [...] |
2006-10-19 13:31:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET UNSC VE GT MP |
| 06PORTLOUIS675 |
SUCCESSFUL EID DINNER IN MAURITIUS [...] Ambassador Cabrera hosted a very successful dinner with Mauritian Muslim leaders on November 6 to mark Eid al Fitr. Among the record number of guests were Acting President Raouf Bundhun, most of the Muslim members of parliament (MP) from all parties, the Deputy Supreme Court justice, many top [...] |
2006-11-07 11:43:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SCUL MP KISL KPAO |
| 06PORTLOUIS720 |
AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS IN SEYCHELLES [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador Cesar Cabrera presented his credentials to Seychelles President James Michel on November 21. During his visit the Ambassador had productive meetings with the President, Vice-President, and Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Health. He visited two CJTF-HOA construction pr [...] |
2006-11-28 13:14:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ODIP PREL CJAN CASC CVIS MASS SE |
| 06PORTLOUIS722 |
MAURITIUS - NOVEMBER ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] Mauritius joined the East Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy), the fiber-optic undersea cable which will connect more than 20 African nations from South Africa to Sudan, as part of a wider plan to turn the country into a key Indian Ocean IT hub. The GOM Minister of Information Technology and [...] |
2006-11-29 13:09:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN EINT EINV PINR MP |
| 06PORTLOUIS743 |
MAURITIUS MOVES TOWARDS GREATER PEACEKEEPING ROLE [...] (SBU) Summary. Top Mauritian security officials committed publicly to increasing participation in international peacekeeping efforts. U.S. military officers training Mauritians say their constabulary Special Mobile Force is ideal for PKOs. Additional Mauritian attributes are the population,s [...] |
2006-12-11 10:29:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PINR MP AU UN SADC |
| 06PORTLOUIS752 |
MAURITIUS DENIES PLAN TO CEDE AGALEGA ISLANDS TO INDIA, BUT ISSUE SHOWS MAURITIAN SUBORDINATION [...] (C) Summary: Mauritian officials deny any intention to cede Agalega islands to India, as alleged in an Indian newspaper report. They have said that India agreed to help with economic development and infrastructure improvement but they were unable to deny categorically that India has no ulterior mot [...] |
2006-12-15 08:26:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR EPET PBTS ECON PHSA PINS IN MP IO |
| 06PORTLOUIS759 |
MAURITIUS: UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Post has compiled the following information on child labor in Mauritius in response to questions posed in reftel. //CHILD LABOR LAWS AND REGULATIONS// 2. On November 21, 2006, the Government of Mauritius (GOM) amended the Labor Act to raise the minimum employment age from 15 to 16 years i [...] |
2006-12-19 12:44:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MP |
| 06PORTLOUIS763 |
MAURITIUS - DECEMBER ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] Topics in the December Economic Roundup include: - Increase in Commercial Air Traffic to Mauritius - Foreign Currency Shortage and the Depreciation of the Rupee - Bank of Mauritius: New Building and Departure of Governor - Mauritius Obtains USD 30 Million Loan from the World Bank - Plans to [...] |
2006-12-21 12:25:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN EAIR EAID EIND EINV SENV MP |
| 07PORTLOUIS568 |
MAURITIUS TO SUPPORT ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR RED [...] (C/REL to Argentina) Embassy Port Louis delivered reftel demarche on October 26, 2007, in a meeting with Mauritius' Commissioner of Police, Ramanooj Gopalsingh. Gopalsingh stated that he would support Argentina's position at the Interpol General Assembly Meeting in Morocco. 2. (C/) The Com [...] |
2007-10-30 07:11:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV IR MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS127 |
MAURITIUS TO CONSIDER PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE [...] Post delivered reftel A demarche to First Secretary of Multilateral Affairs, Rabindranath Sawmy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cooperation, on April 22. Sawmy admitted having no prior knowledge of the subject of Prisoners of Conscience, but quickly gained understanding d [...] |
2008-04-23 10:32:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PHUM PREL |
| 08PORTLOUIS155 |
MAURITIUS WILL NOT BUDGE ON KOSOVO [...] (C) On May 8, DCM met with Anand Neewoor, the Mauritian Secretary General for Foreign Affairs and the senior MFA representative since last month's dismissal of the Foreign Affairs Minister, to push for GOM immediate recognition of Kosovo. Neewoor stated that the GOM had not changed its most [...] |
2008-05-09 08:25:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KV MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS164 |
MAURITIUS: EMERGING CREOLE MOVEMENT SURPRISES TRADITIONAL [...] The May 1 Labor Day political rallies not only confirmed Paul Berenger's Mouvement Militant Mauricien (MMM) party's rise in popularity, but it also brought the Creole Community under the spotlight. Father Jocelyn Gregoire's Federation of Mauritian Creoles (FMC) rally drew a larger crowd than a [...] |
2008-05-21 07:33:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KDEM MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS187 |
MAURITIUS: FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE PRODUCTION [...] The incidence of forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods is insignificant in Mauritius. The types of work known to have been carried out by children in Mauritius, such as agricultural, domestic, and commercial, are not considered "exploitative" as defined in the I [...] |
2008-06-02 05:41:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS189 |
AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON MAURITIAN PRIME [...] (C) On June 2, 2008, Ambassador Cabrera paid a courtesy call on Mauritian Prime Minister Ramgoolam; DCM served as notetaker. The relaxed and pleasant hour and a half discussion touched on a wide variety of topics, including U.S. elections, Kosovo, and Mauritian U.N. voting records. The two ag [...] |
2008-06-03 11:26:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS192 |
MAURITIUS: SOME POSITIVE INPUT RE SWING ELECTION [...] Post delivered demarche to Mrs. Bineshwaree K. Napaul, Second Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on May 29. Napaul assured that all points of the demarche were understood and currently being considered by the Mauritian delegation, and added that she does not foresee any impediments [...] |
2008-06-04 13:29:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL SMIG AORC MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS203 |
MAURITIUS WANTS CONTINUED BILAT DIALOGUE ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) On June 11, 2008, Post delivered ref demarche to Ms. Shafeenaaz Nurmahomed, Second Secretary of Multilateral Affairs for the Mauritian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nurmohammed understood the stance of USG, but asked for clarification between the new stance and the "limited observer" stance [...] |
2008-06-12 09:09:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS205 |
NOT SO SUBTLE CORRUPTION IN MAURITIUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent allegations and press reports on corruption scandals in Mauritius highlight an often overlooked issue by those new to or unfamiliar with the island. Upon first impression, Mauritius may look relatively clean, but with some digging - one may find questionable dealings und [...] |
2008-06-12 12:11:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC ECON EFIN PBTS PGOV MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS207 |
MAURITIUS SENDING 20 OBSERVERS TO ZIMBABWE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Mauritius has agreed to send fifteen additional election observers for the June 27 presidential run-off election in Zimbabwe. This moves their election observer numbers up from five to 20. The observers will arrive in two to three tranches beginning immediatel [...] |
2008-06-16 10:05:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL ZI MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS210 |
MAURITIUS: MAURITIUS TO SUPPORT AMBASSADOR SWING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-16 12:53:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL SMIG AORC MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS224 |
UK, AUSTRALIA AND US EMBASSIES JOINTLY DEMARCHE [...] (C) SUMMARY: On 24 June, DCM met with the High Commissioners of Australia and the UK to demarche the Mauritian Prime Minister regarding Zimbabwe. The joint demarche was somewhat disappointing, with the Prime Minister agreeing to take only modest actions with regard to Zimbabwe. Specifically, [...] |
2008-06-24 14:08:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM KDEM ZI MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS230 |
MAURITIAN POSITION ON P5+1 PACKAGE TO IRAN WILL MOST LIKELY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-26 13:41:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS233 |
MAURITIUS OPEN TO DIALOGUE ON CONVENTION ON SUPPLEMENTARY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-27 11:22:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS260 |
MAURITIUS CONSIDERS USG POINTS BUT REMAIN NEUTRAL [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche on July 15 to First Secretary of Multilateral Affairs, Mr. Joyker Nayeck. Post followed up by delivering reftel demarche directly to Second Secretary, Ms. Faranaz Furzun, the official handling the upcoming NAM meeting in Iran. 2. (SBU) Furzun took note of t [...] |
2008-07-18 09:40:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS267 |
SPPF LOSES CHANCE TO CHANGE CONSTITUTION BUT CASTS A SHADOW [...] (U) The Seychelles National Party (SNP) won the July 18 by-election provoked by the resignation of Jean Francois Ferrari, thus, the ruling Seychelles People's Progressive Front (SPPF) remains one seat shy of being able to amend the constitution. Oddly enough, had the SPPF won this seat, it cou [...] |
2008-07-25 10:36:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PROP PINS KDEM PINR SE |
| 08PORTLOUIS280 |
MAURITIUS STANCE ON ZIMBABWE TALKS [...] (SBU) On August 1, Ambassador Cabrera, accompanied by DCM as notetaker, delivered reftel demarche to Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Anund Neewoor. Neewoor acknowledged the demarche points and suggested that the framework for talks between Mugabe's ZANU-PF party and the opposition Movement for [...] |
2008-08-01 09:12:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SADC ZI MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS297 |
MAURITIUS HOPES CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES GO TO THE UN [...] On 28 August, DCM delivered ref points to Ambassador Jagdish Koonjul, who responded that Mauritius supports climate change issues being addressed by the UN Security Council. Koonjul noted that the Alliance of Small Island States should account for at least a quarter of the votes in the UN, t [...] |
2008-08-26 07:56:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG UNGA SENV AORC MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS298 |
GEORGIA: MAURITIUS UNDECIDED BUT MIGHT ACT AS PART [...] (C) On 25 August, DCM delivered ref points to Ambassador Patrice Cure, head of the Multilateral Division at the Mauritian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to Cure, the GOM has no considered position on the Georgia/Russia conflict. The GOM, while generally sympathetic to Georgia, would [...] |
2008-08-26 07:58:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR RS GG MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS299 |
UNSCRS 1747 AND 1803: MAURITIUS AUTHORITIES ALERTED [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-26 13:07:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS303 |
GEORGIA: MAURITIUS STILL UNDECIDED [...] (C) On August 28, Polchief delivered ref A points to Ambassador Patrice Cure, head of the Multilateral Division at the Mauritian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cure noted that he is "trying for a position" within the Ministry, in case the support of Mauritian diplomats elsewhere is solicited. " [...] |
2008-09-02 10:21:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS304 |
KOSOVO: LOGJAM CONTINUES [...] (C) On August 28, Polchief made ref A points to Ambassador Patrice Cure, head of the Multilateral Division at the Mauritian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cure referred obliquely to his government's current lack of support for U.S. positions regarding Kosovo (see refs B to E), including on the [...] |
2008-09-02 12:59:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNGA KV MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS308 |
MAURITIUS TO SUPPORT TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF [...] (SBU) On September 5, Ambassador Cabrera took advantage of a meeting with Mauritian Foreign Secretary Anund Neewoor to raise ref A and other Department provided points on Georgia. Neewoor responded that the GOM official position would be to "support the territorial integrity of Georgia." He ad [...] |
2008-09-08 11:37:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS310 |
MAURITIUS UNLIKELY TO CHANGE VOTES ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered ref demarche to Mr. Rabindranath Sawmy, First Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Cooperation on September 10. POLOFF noted Mauritius' low voting coincidence with USG in the UN, and presented human rights as the area of voting that has th [...] |
2008-09-12 09:36:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS312 |
MAURITIAN CABINET RESHUFFLE AND PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT [...] SUMMARY. On September 12, a week earlier than expected, Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam confirmed that Sir Anerood Jugnauth's (SAJ) mandate as President will continue for five more years. One day later, on September 13, the Prime Minister announced a much-anticipated cabinet reshuffle. In add [...] |
2008-09-15 14:59:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS316 |
WHERE'S THE TUNA? LEHMAN BROTHERS' BANKRUPTCY AND PIRATES [...] SUMMARY: Concerns over the state of the Seychelles tuna industry rose in the wake of news of more piracy in the Indian Ocean and the bankruptcy announcement of Lehman Brothers, a shareholder in one of Seychelles' largest seafood operations. While recent pirate attacks have everyone's attention [...] |
2008-09-17 10:12:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIS ELAB PGOV SE |
| 08PORTLOUIS325 |
MAURITIUS ATTENDANCE AT AVIAN FLU CONFERENCE STILL UP IN [...] ESTOFF delivered ref Avian Flu demarche and nonpaper to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Agro Industry, and Health. In one follow-up conversation, Acting Permanent Secretary V. Gondeea of the Ministry of Agro Industry confirmed that an invitation to the Avian Flu Conference has been receive [...] |
2008-09-23 14:41:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS326 |
MAURITIUS 'LIKE MINDED' ON IAEA BOARD SEAT [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel objectives to Ministry of Foreign Affairs First Secretary, Ms. Martine Young Kim Fat on September 19, and had a follow up meeting with Young Kim Fat on September 24. Young Kim Fat informed POLOFF that she personally agreed with USG points about blocking Syria and Ira [...] |
2008-09-24 11:01:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IAEA PARM MNUC MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS329 |
PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES UN VOTING AND DIEGO [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a September 18 meeting between Ambassador Cesar Cabrera and Prime Minister Ramgoolam (with POLOFF as note taker), Ramgoolam noted that to better reflect the true relationship between the U.S. and Mauritius he would like to increase UN voting coincidence between the two countries [...] |
2008-09-25 13:43:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS MARR PGOV PTER UK MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS331 |
PRIME MINISTER DETAILS MOTIVES FOR CABINET [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 12, the Prime Minister publicly announced both a long-expected cabinet reshuffle and the re-appointment of the current president to another five-year mandate. The recent cabinet reshuffle is the first reshuffle executed solely by prime ministerial initiative. In a m [...] |
2008-09-26 09:36:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS342 |
SEYCHELLES- FY 2007 SELF HELP FINANCIAL STATUS REPORT [...] SUMMARY: During FY 2007 Embassy Port Louis granted the $20,000 allotment for the Ambassador's Self Help Program to four diverse projects. While one of the projects is complete, the rest are still in progress and performing satisfactorily. Post is cautiously optimistic that all projects will b [...] |
2008-09-30 13:11:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN EAID ECON EGOVSY |
| 08PORTLOUIS343 |
MAURITIUS- FY 2007 SELF HELP FINANCIAL STATUS REPORT [...] SUMMARY: During FY 2007 Embassy Port Louis granted the $45,000 allotment for the Ambassador's Self Help Program to fourteen projects. Eleven of these projects were located on the lesser developed island dependency of Rodrigues. While some of the projects are complete, most are still in progre [...] |
2008-09-30 13:12:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN EAID ECON EGOV MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS358 |
MAURITIUS GIVES POSITIVE REACTION TO AFRICOM [...] On October 8, Post delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs U.S. Desk Officer, Sameem Gaffar. Gaffar took note of the demarche points and said that he does not see this change affecting the positive military-to-military relationship between USG and Mauritius. 2. On Octobe [...] |
2008-10-10 10:16:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS365 |
OCTOBER 2 LETTER TO PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH FROM SEYCHELLES' PRESIDENT JAMES A. MICHEL [...] (SBU) On October 20, Post received an original signed letter and official diplomatic note -- postmarked and dated on October 14 -- from President James A. Michel addressed to President George W. Bush. The letter is a Government of Seychelles request for USG assistance during the early stage of [...] |
2008-10-20 09:41:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON RFIN SE |
| 08PORTLOUIS366 |
DOMESTIC ISSUES MAY EXPLAIN DELAY IN MONTREAL RATIFICATION [...] On October 15, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Patrice Cure, Head of the Political Directorate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cure said that the reasons for ratifying the Montreal Convention seemed logical and convincing. He speculated that either the process of adopting the con [...] |
2008-10-20 14:20:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ICAO MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS368 |
WIND ENERGY ON THE RISE IN RODRIGUES [...] SUMMARY. The Central Electricity Board (CEB), the government agency responsible for the production, transmission and distribution of electricity in the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, announced that Vergnet (France) will set up two wind turbines on Rodrigues Island to increase wind-produc [...] |
2008-10-23 05:32:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS375 |
MAURITIUS NOT ATTENDING BIOETHICS MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-29 12:05:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO UNESCO UNGA MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS381 |
PARADISE LOST: HOW CORRUPTION BANKRUPTED SEYCHELLES [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) An overall lack of transparency and corruption throughout the ranks are behind the Seychelles' recent international appeal for help after a chronic lack of foreign exchange, loan defaults, drastic inflation, and an excessive debt burden of 175 percent of GDP effectively left the [...] |
2008-11-07 07:21:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EINV SE |
| 08PORTLOUIS384 |
CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA FROM [...] On November 5, Post received a congratulatory letter from the President of the Republic of Mauritius, The Right Honorable Sir Aneerood Jugnauth, G.C.S.K.,K.C.M.G, Q.C, addressed to President-Elect Barack Obama. Post will send the official signed document to the Department. 2. Following is [...] |
2008-11-10 11:00:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS386 |
NOVEMBER 5 DIPNOTE TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA [...] On November 5, Post received a faxed copy of Diplomatic Note Number: 72/2008 from President James A. Michel addressed to President-Elect Barack Obama, conveying a congratulatory message. As soon as it is received, Post will deliver the official signed document to the Department. 2. Followin [...] |
2008-11-10 11:01:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP SE |
| 08PORTLOUIS387 |
FIREBALL 2008 PROVIDES FEW SPARKS OF INTEREST AT SSR [...] (U) Summary. Airports of Mauritius Co Ltd (AML) held its biannual disaster exercise at Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (SSR), entitled "Fireball 2008," on November 6, with participation from over 20 agencies and offices, including several diplomatic missions. The full-scale s [...] |
2008-11-10 11:04:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC ICAO MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS388 |
PORT LOUIS: U.S. ELECTION PROGRAMS BOOST MISSION'S [...] Nearly 11,000 miles separate Mauritius from the United States, but distance did not dampen the fascination of Mauritians with U.S. Elections 2008. Responding to the keen interest of its contacts and the Mauritian population at large in the U.S. Presidential Elections, Mission Port Louis organi [...] |
2008-11-10 11:04:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR SCUL PGOV PREL MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS390 |
QUARTERLY MEETING BETWEEN AMBASSADOR AND PRIME [...] (C) Summary: On November 6, Ambassador Cabrera discussed a wide variety of issues during a quarterly meeting with Prime Minister Ramgoolam; DCM served as note taker During the pleasant and positive hour of discussions, Ambassador raised Zimbabwe, spoke of U.S. elections, touched on issues rel [...] |
2008-11-12 09:11:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ABLD KREC ZI MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS391 |
CORRUPTION CASE OPENS UP PARLIAMENT SEAT AND BY-ELECTIONS [...] (U) On November 5, the UK Privy Council, which constitutionally is the highest appellate court with authority in Mauritius, unanimously upheld a Mauritius Supreme Court judgment, whereby Member of Parliament (MP) and former Minister of Health, Ashok Kumar Jugnauth, was found guilty of electoral [...] |
2008-11-12 12:21:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS400 |
MAURITIUS UNMOVED BY ARGUMENTS THAT UNGA RESOLUTIONS CARRY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-25 12:39:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS LE SY MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS402 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SEYCHELLES: OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-25 12:43:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS LE SY SE |
| 08PORTLOUIS403 |
DEMARCHE FAVORABLY RECEIVED: MAURITIUS TO CONTINUE TO [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-25 12:43:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL UNGA MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS409 |
PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD [...] Post delivered ref talking points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Ministry of Agro Industry on November 25. 2. In a follow-up conversation on November 26, Premila Appadu, Second Secretary in the Bilateral Directorate at the MFA requested a few days to review the proposal with [...] |
2008-11-26 12:03:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS424 |
ONE COMPANY LEADS THE GREEN INITIATIVE IN MAURITIAN [...] Summary. Richfield Tang Knits Ltd (RT Knits), a textile manufacturing company in Mauritius, has taken initiative to move toward "sustainable textile production," incorporating "Green Productivity Techniques" into a new facility in La Tour Koenig, near Port Louis. Using wind and solar energy, [...] |
2008-12-04 12:13:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EIND SENV TRGY MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS428 |
MAURITIUS POSITIVE ABOUT GTRI COOPERATIVE PROGRAM [...] (SBU) By request of reftel, RSO Helm met with the Chief of Mauritius' Radiological Protection Authority (RPA), Faradally Abdoulla Ollite, to ascertain his agency's interest and cooperation regarding the identification of high-risk and vulnerable radioactive sources in use or in storage. Ollite [...] |
2008-12-08 02:17:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP PARM TRGY MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS430 |
POSITIVE IMPACT OF ADMIRAL GREENE VISIT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: From 10-12 November, Rear Admiral Philip Greene visited key Mauritian policy and defense leaders for discussions on Africa Command and U.S. military engagement in Africa, and to inaugurate the new Automated Identification System (AIS) provided to Mauritius by the USG. Ambassador C [...] |
2008-12-09 08:05:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS KPKO PTER PREF MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS437 |
SOMALIA UNPKO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On 10 December, POLOFF delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Patrice Cure, Head of Multilateral Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and First Secretary Martine Young Kim Fat. Ambassador Cure paid close attention to the points on a possible security vacuum in Somalia, noting Mauritius' grow [...] |
2008-12-12 07:36:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPKO SO MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS443 |
MAURITIUS LIKELY TO BACK USG POSITION ON SOMALIA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-17 11:43:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPKO SO MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS447 |
MAURITIUS: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-22 12:04:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC MP |
| 08PORTLOUIS448 |
SEYCHELLES: 2008 COUNTRY TERRORISM REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-22 12:05:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS101 |
GOS REQUEST FOR U.S. ASSISTANCE AGAINST PIRATES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 30, Post received a GOS diplomatic note requesting more frequent surveillance patrols by U.S. forces in Seychellois waters to help deter piracy. The diplomatic note was a follow-up to an earlier telephone call between the Acting Foreign Minister (A/FM) and the Charge. Cha [...] |
2009-04-02 06:01:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL MASS MOPS SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS103 |
SEYCHELLES: USG ASSISTANCE SOUGHT TO COMBAT SOMALI PIRATES' [...] (SBU) On April 6, Post received by fax a diplomatic note dated April 2 from the Seychelles' Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) stating that the vessel "Indian Ocean Explorer" had been captured with a crew of seven Seychellois nationals in Seychelles' territorial waters, and was heading toward th [...] |
2009-04-06 13:22:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT MARR MASS MOPS SO SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS109 |
DEMARCHE: COUNTER-PIRACY COOPERATION WITH MAURITIUS [...] (SBU) On April 13, CDA met with Mauritian Foreign Minister (FM) Arvin Boolell to discuss ref A points regarding Mauritian willingness in the future to prosecute piracy suspects. In order to obtain a legal opinion of Mauritian laws on piracy, the FM said he would to send the technical points t [...] |
2009-04-13 11:32:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT MOPS PHSA PREL KJUS XW MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS118 |
MAURITIUS ON RETURN TO CONSTITUTIONAL RULE IN MADAGASCAR [...] (C) On April 13, CDA met with Mauritian Foreign Minister (FM), Arvin Boollel, to discuss reftel points. The FM commented that while Mauritius concurs with the need to push for new elections in Madagascar, the GOM prefers working under the IOC model and plan, even while noting that it is "known [...] |
2009-04-15 13:30:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAID PGOV PREL MA MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS127 |
SEYCHELLES SUBMITS A SECOND SOFA COUNTERPROPOSAL [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Post has received Seychelles' proposed changes to the Washington-approved SOFA text submitted to the GOS in October 2008. The main concerns of the GOS revolve around ceding criminal jurisdiction, exemptions from inspections [...] |
2009-04-24 09:16:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL MASS MOPS SE MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS128 |
SWINE FLU: MAURITIUS CONVENES "CRISIS COMMITTEE" TO PLAN [...] (U) On April 27 the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life convened a meeting of the "Crisis Committee which has been set up this morning" (according to the notice faxed to the Embassy) to plan ahead for the eventuality of swine flu affecting the island nation. Health Minister Rajeshwar Jeetah [...] |
2009-04-27 13:29:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMED PGOV KFLU MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS131 |
GICNT JOINT DEMARCHE - NO DEFINITE MAURITIAN [...] (SBU) On April 20, Charge d'Affaires and the Russian Ambassador jointly delivered ref points and agenda to Mauritian Foreign Minister Arvin Boolell and Ambassador Patrice Cure, head of the Multi-Lateral Division at the MFA. Both were pleased to receive the updated information, but noted that, [...] |
2009-04-30 10:30:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KNNP RS NI PREL PTER MNUC KGIC MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS132 |
SEYCHELLES ARRESTS NINE SUSPECTED PIRATES, BUT [...] (C) Summary. As reported in the press, the Seychelles Coast Guard recently brought into the country for prosecution nine suspected pirates captured by a Spanish warship in Seychelles waters. The suspects are thought to have attacked an Italian cruise ship, the MSC Melody, before the Melody r [...] |
2009-04-30 10:34:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL MASS MOPPS SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS139 |
MAURITIAN RESPONSE: ARMS/SECURITY TEAMS ABOARD [...] (SBU) A/DCM put reftel questions to Ambassador Jagdish Koonjul, Head of Bilateral Directorate I at Mauritius Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. Q.1) The only special procedures required would be that any weapons would have to be declared to Customs and eithe [...] |
2009-05-08 08:58:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KHLS KOMC EWWT ASEC MARR PARM PREL PHSA MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS14 |
AMBASSADOR'S DEPARTURE CALL ON MAURITIAN PRIME [...] (C) Summary: On January 12, Ambassador Cabrera (with DCM as note taker) conducted his final official meeting with Mauritian Prime Minister Ramgoolam. The 90-minute meeting reinforced the close US-Mauritian ties, and provided Ramgoolam an opportunity to thank the Ambassador for his service to b [...] |
2009-01-13 11:07:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ABLD KREC ZI MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS143 |
PROBLEMS WITH PIRACY TRIALS IN SEYCHELLES - LACK [...] (C) As of 7 May, the Seychelles had 23 suspected Somali pirates in detention on the main island of Mahe. These arrests were largely a result of international partners providing surveillance and pursuit capabilities. GOS legal and political leaders voice no consistent analysis on how to succe [...] |
2009-05-12 09:20:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL MASS MOPPS SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS144 |
WILL SEYCHELLES SWAP PIRATES FOR HOSTAGES? [...] (C) Pressure is mounting on the President of Seychelles to take measures to secure the release of the ten Seychellois being held hostage in Somalia by pirates. The leader of the opposition in the Seychelles claims to be in direct contact with both of the two Somali groups holding the Seychelloi [...] |
2009-05-12 12:11:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL MASS MOPPS SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS146 |
HOW SEYCHELLES CAPTURED 23 SUSPECTED PIRATES [...] (U) On May 7, the Seychelles government-controlled daily "Seychelles Nation" (or the "Nation") reported that since April 28, the Seychelles Police Force has captured 23 Somali pirates in its Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ), in three separate operations carried out with the help of European and I [...] |
2009-05-12 13:15:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT MARR MASS MOPS SO SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS147 |
TIFA DELEGATION MEETS MAURITIAN PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Africa Florizelle Liser, accompanied by CDA and other USG officials, called on Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam April 20. Ramgoolam claimed some credit for efforts to diversify Mauritius exports and the resulting resiliency of his country in [...] |
2009-05-13 07:43:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EINV ECON PGOV USTR MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS151 |
USTDA GRANT TO CENTRAL ELECTRICITY BOARD SIGNED [...] On May 14, Embassy Charge d'Affaires, Virginia Blaser, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Renewable Energy and Public Utilities, Dr. Rashid Beebeejaun, signed a Grant Agreement whereby the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA) will provide $325,000 to the Central Electricity Board [...] |
2009-05-14 13:28:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD EINV ECON PGOV USTR MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS159 |
SEYCHELLES SILENT ON KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-28 13:09:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS162 |
MAURITIUS- FY2007 SELF-HELP FINANCIAL STATUS REPORT [...] Summary: During FY 2007, Embassy Port Louis granted the $45,000 allotment for the Ambassador's Self Help Program to fourteen projects in Mauritius. Eleven of these projects were located on the lesser developed island dependency of Rodrigues. The majority of the projects are complete, and the f [...] |
2009-05-28 13:13:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS163 |
LACK OF COMMUNICATION MAY DELAY MAURITIAN VOTE ON KOSOVO [...] (SBU) On May 29, Post delivered demarche points (ref A) to Minister Counselor Deepak Gokulsing, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Likewise, on June 1, Post spoke with Second Secretary and U.S. Desk Officer for the Mauritius MFA, Mrs. Brinda Trilok, on the issue. The MFA officials insisted tha [...] |
2009-06-02 13:17:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS164 |
SEYCHELLES STILL SILENT ON KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-02 13:17:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PBTS SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS168 |
MAURITIUS TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO, PRIME MINISTER SAYS [...] (C) On 4 June, Prime Minister Ramgoolam called CDA to report that he had decided Mauritius would recognize Kosovo on or soon after 17 July. When asked the reason for the complete shift of GOM position (see refs), the PM said that he had been swayed by the series of talking points delivered o [...] |
2009-06-05 08:02:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL KV MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS169 |
SEYCHELLES PRISON SYSTEM: BAD ENOUGH WITHOUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Incidents of piracy have threatened the economic livelihood of the Seychelles, yet the small and troubled island nation lacks the infrastructure to house a potential influx of pirates, and is barely capable of detaining the alleged pirates in custody now. A recent preliminary re [...] |
2009-06-05 08:27:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM MARR PREL MASS MOPPS KCRM SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS17 |
PORT LOUIS CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT FOR OSAC [...] (U) Overall Crime and Safety Situation Crime in Mauritius is relatively low. Violent crimes are generally uncommon and when they do happen, oftentimes it involves some type of family dispute. Due to the large tourist industry, petty crime is a problem. There is a potential for pick pocketi [...] |
2009-01-14 12:06:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT APER MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS174 |
MAURITIUS TO ATTEND FIFTH GLOBAL INITIATIVE PLENARY [...] On June 12 Post received a faxed copy of a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade (MFA) informing Post that Mauritius will be attending the 5th plenary meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) in The Hague. [...] |
2009-06-15 13:46:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS176 |
MAURITIUS ASKS FOR HELP AGAINST PIRACY [...] On June 10, Post received a diplomatic note from the Mauritian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade soliciting USG assistance to intensify the combat against piracy in the Indian Ocean. On the morning of June 11 Post was asked by telephone to send representa [...] |
2009-06-15 13:47:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT MARR MASS MOPS SO MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS181 |
MAURITIUS' EMERGENCY PIRACY MEETING: A TENTATIVE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A public outcry from the fisheries and shipping sector, coupled with fishing ships fleeing the Indian Ocean for safer waters and a 20 percent drop in fish suppliers for Mauritius since January, prompted Foreign Minister (FORMIN) Arvin Boolell and Attorney General (AG) Rama Valayde [...] |
2009-06-17 08:30:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHSA PBTS EWWT MARR MOPS MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS183 |
MAURITIUS CONSIDERS NEW EU PROPOSED INDEPENDENT [...] (C) On June 17, CDA, accompanied by POLOFF as notetaker, used reftel demarche to push the GOM for a decision on the UN Special Rapporteur mandate renewal. The MFA delegation, which included First Secretary Nivedita Sohawon and First Secretary Martine Young Kim Fat, confirmed that despite rece [...] |
2009-06-17 12:55:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL SU MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS185 |
MAURITIUS TO VOTE FOR 'INDEPENDENT EXPERT' IN LIEU OF [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-18 14:40:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SU MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS186 |
SADC DEMARCHE ON MADAGASCAR: MAURIITUS AGREES WITH USG [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-19 09:11:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AORC MA MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS187 |
SEYCHELLES MAY NOT ATTEND JUNE 20 SADC MEETING BUT SUPPORTS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-19 09:11:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AORC MA SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS194 |
RELIGION, WOMEN'S ROLE IN MAURITIUS: ROUNDTABLE ON OBAMA'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: At an Embassy roundtable discussion of President Obama's June 4 speech to the Muslim world, secular-leaning reporters participated in a lively and wide-ranging discussion, with many ideas about religion in multi-confessional Mauritius. A subsequent flyer distributed at Mauritian [...] |
2009-06-24 13:26:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR SCUL PGOV PREL MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS205 |
SEYCHELLES SOFA IN THE FINAL STRETCH [...] (C) A U.S. inter-agency delegation met with Government of Seychelles (GoS) stakeholders in early July to discuss issues associated with the proposed Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). The discussions, which were built on multi-level country team lobbying efforts over the past two years, led to [...] |
2009-07-07 09:43:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL MASS MOPS SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS218 |
SEYCHELLES SEEKS GREATER US TIES IN CDA MEETING [...] (SBU) Charge D'Affaires Virginia Blaser's June 30 courtesy call on President James Michel celebrated the U.S. - Seychelles bilateral relationship and addressed cooperative efforts to combat piracy and secure the seas. Set against the festive backdrop of the first July 4th celebration the Embas [...] |
2009-07-14 06:06:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHSA PBTS MARR MOPS EWWT SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS22 |
AMBASSADOR'S DEPARTURE CALL ON MAURITIAN FOREIGN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Cabrera's departure call on Mauritian Foreign Minister Arvind Boolell ran the gambit of Economic and Political issues. From Bilateral Investment Treaty remarks to questions about trafficking in persons, the friendly, one-hour meeting brought key issues forward. END SU [...] |
2009-01-20 10:54:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ETRD EAIR SOCI MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS236 |
TRIPARTITE APPROACH REVEALS LEGAL AND LOGISTICAL CONCERNS OF GOM PROSECUTING PIRATES [...] On July 20, Charge d'Affaires Virginia Blaser convened a meeting with British High Commissioner (BHC), Dr. John Murton, and the visiting Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Legal Adviser, Katherine Shepherd, along with French Ambassador Jacques Maillard and his Minister Counselor, to discuss [...] |
2009-07-24 09:20:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PHSA MARR MASS MOPS MP EWWT PBTS |
| 09PORTLOUIS243 |
SEYCHELLES ASSEMBLY RATIFIES SOFA UNANIMOUSLY ON FIRST [...] (SBU) On July 29, the Principal Secretary to the President of the Seychelles, Jean-Paul Adam, informed Charge d'Affaires Virginia Blaser that on the previous day, the Seychelles Legislative Assembly had unanimously ratified the proposed Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). 2. (U) Also on July [...] |
2009-08-03 12:23:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL MASS MOPS SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS247 |
SEYCHELLES SCENESETTER - UPCOMING VISIT OF GENERAL WILLIAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Mauritius warmly welcomes AFRICOM Commander General Ward and his delegation to the Seychelles. The U.S. government enjoys positive but limited relations with the government of Seychelles (GOS). Over the past few years, Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA [...] |
2009-08-11 12:41:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS248 |
MAURITIUS SCENESETTER - UPCOMING VISIT OF GENERAL WILLIAM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy Mauritius warmly welcomes AFRICOM Commander General Ward and his delegation to Mauritius, a diverse democracy currently led by Prime Minister Navin Ramgoolam. The USG enjoys excellent bilateral relations with Mauritius, including strong cooperation on security issues an [...] |
2009-08-11 12:54:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PGOV KPKO MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS255 |
H1N1 CATCHES HOLD IN MAURITIUS [...] SUMMARY. Since the first confirmed case H1N1 flu in June, the Government of Mauritius (GOM) has confirmed five deaths and 44 laboratory-confirmed cases, and expects the number to grow in coming months. While the GOM urges the public not to panic, hospitals are reporting difficulty coping wit [...] |
2009-08-20 13:14:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU KFLO KPAO KSAF AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC TBIO MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS265 |
MAURITIUS: GENERAL WARD/U.S. AFRICA COMMAND VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: General William Ward, Commander, United States Africa Command, visited Mauritius from 17 to 18 August 2009. During his visit to Mauritius, he met with Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam, Minister of Foreign Affairs Arvin Boolell, and Police Commissioner Dhun Iswar Rampersad. [...] |
2009-09-04 06:50:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PGOV PREL MASS MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS271 |
SEYCHELLES: GENERAL WARD/U.S. AFRICA COMMAND VISIT 19 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: General William Ward, Commander, United States Africa Command, visited Seychelles on August 19, 2009. Accompanied by Charge d'Affaires Virginia Blaser, he met with President James Michel, Minister for Foreign Affairs Patrick Pillay, and Chief of the Seychelles Peoples Defense For [...] |
2009-09-08 13:08:00 | Embassy Port Louis | SECRET | ASEC PGOV PREL MASS SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS28 |
PORT LOUIS' PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Port Louis requests funding from the FY 2009 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund to provide a basic biotechnology, biosafety, and food safety introduction to Mauritian officials and other stakeholders. This proposal was developed by FAS/Pretoria in coordination with Embassy [...] |
2009-01-20 12:41:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV TBIO MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS280 |
MAURITIAN IDEAS CONCERNING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) A/DCM delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Patrice Cure, Head of the Multilateral Division at the Mauritian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cure noted that the Mauritian mission to the Human Rights Council had sent him some suggestions and proposals, which he was considering. The reelect [...] |
2009-09-11 04:30:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS290 |
MAURITIUS DIFFIDENT ON EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-17 05:53:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA PREL AORC MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS292 |
SEYCHELLES: OCEAN LOOK TOPS AGENDA DURING [...] (SBU) This is an action message for Department and Africa Command. Please see paras 3d(i), 3h, and 3j below. 2. (S/NOFORN) SUMMARY: On September 18, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) met with President James Michel to deliver ref A points on the issue of piracy and the role of the Ocean Look operat [...] |
2009-09-22 13:34:00 | Embassy Port Louis | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MOPS SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS313 |
MAURITIUS SENDS MIXED SIGNALS ON SOFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Since receiving ref A Status of Forces boilerplate to present to the GOM in July 2008, Emboffs of all levels have engaged the Mauritians repeatedly for comments or reactions. Over the past year, the issue has been raised with the Prime Minister, the Foreign Minister, the Minister [...] |
2009-10-08 11:36:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL MASS MOPS MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS324 |
MAURITIUS: LUKEWARM ON U.S. POINTS RE GOLDSTONE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-20 06:43:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS327 |
MAURITIUS DOWNBEAT ON PROGRESS IN AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-22 11:59:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPAO MP AF IR |
| 09PORTLOUIS328 |
(C) MAURITIUS: INSIGHTS ON SADC ENGAGEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-22 11:59:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR AO BC CG LT MA MI MZ SF WA WZ ZA ZI |
| 09PORTLOUIS332 |
MAURITIUS INTERESTED IN CERTAIN ASPECTS OF UNGA 64 [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-22 11:59:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS334 |
MAURITIUS DISTANT FROM U.S. POSITION ON THE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-22 12:22:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS335 |
MAURITIUS: A COOL RESPONSE TO U.S. BRIEFING ON [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-22 12:34:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IR MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS337 |
SEYCHELLES: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UPDATE FOR GICNT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-22 12:45:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS341 |
MAURITIUS: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UPDATE FOR GICNT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-23 04:31:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS349 |
SEYCHELLES: REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION OF SOFA'S [...] (C) The Seychelles' SOFA negotiations were successfully completed in July of 2009. The GOS sent a diplomatic note to the U.S. Embassy in Port Louis on July 22, 2009, confirming that the SOFA was approved by the GOS and was active as soon as receipt was confirmed by the Embassy. The Embassy [...] |
2009-10-26 10:22:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC MARR PREL SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS350 |
SEYCHELLES: REQUEST FOR CLARIFICATION OF SOFA'S [...] (C) The Seychelles' SOFA negotiations were successfully completed in July of 2009. The GOS sent a diplomatic note to the U.S. Embassy in Port Louis on July 22, 2009, confirming that the SOFA was approved by the GOS and was active as soon as receipt was confirmed by the Embassy. The Embassy [...] |
2009-10-26 10:48:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC MARR PREL SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS351 |
MAURITIUS LARGELY SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. UN THIRD [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-27 06:55:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS354 |
MAURITIUS: PARTNERING FOR FOOD SECURITY PROPOSAL: NO [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-28 12:56:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS356 |
MAURITIUS TO SUPPORT MYERS' CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-30 09:03:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS359 |
MAURITIUS STILL COOL ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-05 04:14:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS360 |
SEYCHELLES: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-05 12:19:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS365 |
DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-16 11:39:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EWWT PHSA MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS366 |
CHARGE'S QUARTERLY CALL ON MAURITIAN PRIME [...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 11, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) enjoyed a cordial one and a half hour meeting with Mauritian Prime Minister Ramgoolam to discuss a variety of issues, including the PM's position on counter-piracy cooperation, peacekeeping deployments, the pending Status of Forces Agreement [...] |
2009-11-16 11:42:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS37 |
MAURITIUS CONSIDERING PARTICIPATION IN 5TH PLENARY GI [...] On January 22, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) and the Russian Ambassador to Mauritius, Mrs. Olga Ivanova, jointly delivered a demarche regarding the 5th plenary GI meeting to Foreign Minister Dr. Arvin Boolell (FORMIN) and Ambassador Patrice Cure, Head of Multilateral Division at the Ministry of Forei [...] |
2009-01-28 11:56:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS378 |
MAURITIUS SOFA DISCUSSION: SMALL STEPS [...] (C) This is an action message. Please see para 10 below. 2. SUMMARY: On November 17, in a meeting arranged at the Prime Minister's request, Embassy officials met with the Mauritian Foreign Minister and officials from his ministry, the Prime Minister's office, and the State Law Office. The [...] |
2009-11-24 06:52:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV MP SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS383 |
SEYCHELLES: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE ON IAEA REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-25 12:17:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM IAEA KNNP SYR SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS384 |
MAURITIUS UNAWARE OF IAEA REPORT ON SYRIA [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-25 12:17:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM IAEA KKNP SYR MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS385 |
MAURITIUS HOPES FOR AN IAEA SOLUTION ON IRAN'S [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-25 12:19:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL IR IAEA MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS392 |
MAURITIUS AND SEYCHELLES: FY 2010 1206 PROPOSAL TO [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-03 13:54:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MCAP MASS MARR PGOV MP SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS394 |
SEYCHELLES PRESIDENT VISITS CUBA, DISCUSSES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Seychelles President James Michel visited Cuba November 29-30 to discuss additional Cuban medical assistance. At the request of the Cubans, Michel provided a briefing on ways his country has pursued economic reform. Michel believes that Raul Castro recognizes that economic chang [...] |
2009-12-04 07:49:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON CU SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS395 |
MAURITIUS STAYS THE PATH FOR DECEMBER VOTE ON [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-07 09:41:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UN PHUM UNGA MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS396 |
SEYCHELLES: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE FOR THE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-07 09:42:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UN PHUM UNGA SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS397 |
SEYCHELLES REQUESTS CONTINUED DEPLOYMENT OF US AIR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 02 meeting with the Charge, Seychelles President James Michel praised US assistance in combating Somali piracy, supported the presence of US UAVs and requested the continued deployment of P-3s (currently scheduled to conclude December 22). Secretary-of-State Jean P [...] |
2009-12-07 11:22:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHSA PBTS MARR SO SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS399 |
MAURITIUS HOPEFUL REGARDING THE PRESIDENT'S WAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: GOM reacted positively to the President's speech on the way forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan (reftels) while Mauritius media coverage of the policy speech was mostly factual. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On December 1, the DCM delivered reftel points to Ambassador Gokulsing, Bi [...] |
2009-12-07 12:28:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AF PK MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS400 |
STABILITY IN AFGHANISTAN KEY FOR SEYCHELLES [...] (SBU) On December 2, Charge Walkley personally discussed reftel A points with Seychelles President James Michel. The CDA stated that the Al-Qaeda planning for September 11 came out of Afghanistan and that the stability in Afghanistan is a matter of international security. Michel agreed, addin [...] |
2009-12-07 12:38:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AF PK SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS402 |
SEYCHELLES CAPTURES SOMALI PIRATES AFTER ATTACK ON COAST [...] (SBU) The Office of the President of Seychelles has announced that on December 6, officers of the Seychelles Coast Guard (SCG) arrested 11 Somali pirates, after the pirates opened fire on the SCG vessel Topaz. According to Joel Morgan -- Minister of Environment, Natural Resources and Transport [...] |
2009-12-08 12:46:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PBTS MARR KPIR SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS403 |
SEYCHELLES OPPOSITION BOYCOTTS OPENING OF [...] (SBU) On December 4, The Seychelles National Party (SNP), the main opposition party in the Seychelles, boycotted the inauguration of the new Chinese-built Seychelles National Assembly building. The official inauguration ceremony was attended by President Michel, former President James Mancham [...] |
2009-12-09 10:50:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID CH SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS404 |
PRIME MINISTER BRIEFED ON PIRATE TRANSFER AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: UNODC representative Alan Cole briefed Mauritian Prime Minister Ramgoolam December 8 on the UN program to assist the transfer and prosecution of suspected pirates captured in the Indian Ocean region. Ramgoolam was receptive to the programs and ideas but raised concerns regarding [...] |
2009-12-10 12:18:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | KPIR PREL MARR PHSA EWWT PBTS MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS410 |
MAURITIUS AND PIRATE TRANSFERS/PROSECUTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: To contribute to the international anti-piracy effort, Prime Minister Rangoolam seeks a formal "understanding" with UNODC which would authorize the transfer to Mauritius and prosecution in Mauritius courts of a number (unspecified) of suspected pirates seized by international forc [...] |
2009-12-21 12:33:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EWWT PHSA PBTS KPIR MARR MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS411 |
SEYCHELLES SERIOUS ABOUT PIRACY PROSECUTIONS; [...] (C) SUMMARY: Seychelles will charge the eleven recently-captured Somalis with piracy, but arraignment has been delayed for two weeks. Seychelles has accepted an offer from UNODC and the EU to construct a 40-bed maximum-security wing at the country's only prison to house pirates and other high [...] |
2009-12-22 12:07:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPIR MARR PHSA EWWT PBTS SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS412 |
SEYCHELLES TO DROP CASE AGAINST LXE SOLAR AND JIE [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a U.S. District Court, LXE Solar and Jie (George) Xiao have charged Seychelles with seizing an 8.5 million dollar bank account; the suit seeks the return of the funds plus 30 million dollars in damages. Seychelles has denied the allegations, stating that the account was legally [...] |
2009-12-23 11:00:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | EINV EFIN SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS413 |
SEYCHELLES APATHETIC ON "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" [...] (C) The Permanent Representative of Seychelles to the UN, Ambassador Ronald (Ronny)Jumeau, was present for only one of the 88 votes at the 63rd UN General Assembly in 2008, and Jumeau was also absent at the 64th 3rd Committee vote on the resolution on "defamation of religion." Given, that the [...] |
2009-12-24 07:50:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS414 |
MAURITIUS AND THE "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" ISSUE [...] (C) After initially voting in favor of a resolution on defamation of religions, Mauritius -- thanks in part to U.S. initiatives -- has since 2008 changed its vote to an abstention. Post believes that it will be extremely difficult at this point to convince Mauritius to be more active on the [...] |
2009-12-24 08:32:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS419 |
SEYCHELLES: CONSTITUTION INTERPRETED TO PROTECT HOMOSEXUAL [...] (SBU) The constitution of the Seychelles includes an anti-discrimination provision which is open-ended and is widely interpreted to include the rights of homosexuals. Homosexuality is not specifically mentioned in any legislation, but the act of sodomy is on the books and is criminalized. Des [...] |
2009-12-30 11:34:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS421 |
MAURITIUS: HOMOSEXUALITY NOT LEGISLATED, BUT RELIGIOUS [...] (SBU) In Mauritius, homosexuality is not specifically mentioned in legislation, but the act of sodomy is on the books and is criminalized. The constitution's anti-discrimination provisions mention "sex" but not "sexual orientation." There is no legislation pending which would penalize gays or [...] |
2009-12-30 11:34:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS422 |
SEYCHELLES: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE TO PROPOSED [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-30 11:52:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER KGIC SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS423 |
MAURITIUS INFORMED OF PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO GICNT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-30 11:53:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER KGIC MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS44 |
MAURITIUS AIRPORT UPGRADE: MADE IN CHINA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. A planned overhaul of the passenger terminal of Mauritius' international airport is moving ahead, with French design assistance and Chinese funding. When work is completed, the airport should be able to handle four million passengers annually. The Chinese funding is part of a [...] |
2009-02-03 09:15:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR ICAO MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS5 |
AIR MAURITIUS CAN'T FLY OVER THIS HEDGE, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Air Mauritius made a very bad bet. After increasing its hedge ratio to 80 percent of its projected fuel requirements until mid-2010 at an average price of USD 105 per barrel, the airline is losing about USD 8.4 million per month. These severe self-inflicted losses have led to st [...] |
2009-01-07 12:41:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR EFIN ECON ETRD OPIC USTR MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS54 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED:THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-13 10:16:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS55 |
MAURITIUS NO ON KOSOVO REMAINS LINKED TO CHAGOS [...] (U) On February 12, POLOFF made ref A points to Brinda Trilok, U.S. Desk Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Interestingly enough, Ms. Trilok was just rotated back into the position after working on Eastern European issues, including Kosovo, for several months. While acknowledging the [...] |
2009-02-17 04:30:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC ICJ UNGA MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS63 |
NO CRITICAL FOREIGN DEPENDENCIES IN MAURITIUS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-19 12:32:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS64 |
CHINESE PRESIDENT SPREADS LARGESSE AND BRUISES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although diplomatic relations between China and Mauritius date back to 1972, the first visit to Mauritius of a Chinese President took place this week from February 16- 17. President Hu Jintao visited Mauritius as part of a four- leg African tour that also included Senegal, Mali, [...] |
2009-02-20 08:51:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAGR EFIN MARR PREL SENV TRGY CH MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS66 |
CHARGE'S QUARTERLY CALL ON MAURITIAN PRIME [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-24 07:00:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ZI MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS67 |
NO CRITICAL FOREIGN DEPENDENCIES IN SEYCHELLES [...] (C) Seychelles is a small, developing island nation without significant mineral or other natural wealth. Post does not believe Seychelles possesses critical infrastructure or key resources the loss of which would have a critical impact on the public health, economic security, or national secur [...] |
2009-02-24 09:44:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG SY |
| 09PORTLOUIS69 |
DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE FOLLOW-UP: MAURITIUS PARTICIPATION [...] In a follow-up to CDA's meeting and discussion with Prime Minister Ramgoolam (ref A), on February 24, acting Poloff met with First Secretary Martine S.C. Young Kim Fat to discuss the upcoming Review Conference to evaluate progress made in achieving the goals set by the 2001 World Conference Ag [...] |
2009-02-24 10:48:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS73 |
DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE: POINTS DELIVERED TO SEYCHELLES [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-25 12:21:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL SY |
| 09PORTLOUIS80 |
MAURITIUS NOT READY FOR OPEN SKIES AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) On February 24, Charge d'Affaires met with Premila Roy, Permanent Secretary at the External Communications Division of the Ministry of Tourism, Leisure and External Communications. One of the issues raised during the meeting was the U.S. proposal for an Open Skies agreement with Mauritiu [...] |
2009-03-05 10:56:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS89 |
RODRIGUES--LOW ON WATER, EMPLOYMENT, AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Conoff traveled to Rodrigues to provide consular services to American citizens, meet with the Chief Commissioner, and view progress on a community project partly funded by an Embassy Self-Help Grant. Slow going on the construction side of the community project, as well as high [...] |
2009-03-19 11:53:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC AFIN EAID ECON EGOV MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS93 |
PRIME MINISTER OFFICIAL REQUEST TO MEET WITH [...] (SBU) On March 17, Post received a courtesy copy of a letter dated March 13 addressed to President Barack Obama from Mauritian Prime Minister, Navinchandra Ramgoolam. Post was informed by the Prime Minister's Private Secretary that the letter already had been provided to the Department by Kai [...] |
2009-03-24 11:22:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | OPDC PREL OVIP MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS97 |
DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS: MAURITIUS WILL ABSTAIN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-30 12:32:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KIRF MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS98 |
SEYCHELLES LARGELY IN LINE WITH U.S. STANCE ON MADAGASCAR [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-30 12:32:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM MA SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS99 |
MAURITIUS WANTS MADAGASCAR CONSTITUTION RESPECTED [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-30 12:36:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM MA MP |
| 10PORTLOUIS10 |
OPPOSED TO ANY TRANSFER OF SEYCHELLES TO CENTCOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Port Louis strongly opposes any geographic realignment which would result in Mauritius and Seychelles being under separate Operational Military Commands. Embassy and the State Department Africa Bureau believe that both Mauritius and Seychelles should remain in AFRICOM's [...] |
2010-01-12 12:27:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS MASS MCAP PREL MP SE |
| 10PORTLOUIS13 |
SEYCHELLES: REQUEST FOR L DECISION ON LANDING FEES [...] (U) This is an action message for L; please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) The U.S./Seychelles SOFA completed in 2009 was the first such agreement for Seychelles. As a result, the Government of Seychelles (GOS) and the commercial entities that are tasked with carrying out the day-to-day airp [...] |
2010-01-13 12:31:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR PREL MASS MOPS SE |
| 10PORTLOUIS18 |
COPENHAGEN, CLIMATE CHANGE AND JAN 31 DEADLINE [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-19 09:09:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG MP KGHG |
| 10PORTLOUIS19 |
SEYCHELLES: CLIMATE CHANGE AND JANUARY 31 DEADLINE [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-19 09:26:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG SE KGHG |
| 10PORTLOUIS2 |
PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF UNODC PRISON ASSESSMENT IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 14, Glenn Ross -- the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) expert on prison and detention facilities -- carried out a capacity assessment review of the Mauritius Central Prison. This assessment was in response to a request by Prime Minister Ramgoolam (ref A). The a [...] |
2010-01-05 10:03:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EWWT PHSA PBTS KPIR MARR MP |
| 10PORTLOUIS20 |
MAURITIUS SOFA AND DIEGO GARCIA: ADDITIONAL REQUEST [...] (U) This cable contains two action requests. 2. (U) As explained in reftel, Diego Garcia/Chagos is a highly-emotional issue in Mauritius, with the GOM claiming that the archipelago is an integral part of the territory of Mauritius which "the British government illegally excised from Mauriti [...] |
2010-01-20 09:18:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR PGOV MP SE |
| 10PORTLOUIS21 |
MAURITIUS OBJECTS TO VISIT OF EMORY S. LAND TO [...] The Embassy has received a diplomatic note from the government of Mauritius objecting to the summer 2010 visit of the USS Emory S. Land to Diego Garcia. 2. The note refers to an announcement made by Rear Admiral Douglas McAneny, Commander Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet, regarding the La [...] |
2010-01-20 10:00:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR PGOV MP |
| 10PORTLOUIS24 |
MAURITIUS, FRANCE, TROMELIN AND CHAGOS/DIEGO GARCIA [...] Tromelin is a low, flat, 200-acre scrub-covered island between Mauritius and Madagascar which is uninhabited (except for a few technicians at a weather station) and has no harbors. It is currently a French territory governed from Reunion -- but is claimed by both Mauritius and France (Mauriti [...] |
2010-01-27 07:24:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PBTS TE FR IO MP |
| 10PORTLOUIS32 |
MAURITIUS SEEKS AU AND SMALL ISLAND STATE CONSENSUS ON THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD. [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-03 02:37:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SENV ENRG MP KGHG |
| 10PORTLOUIS33 |
AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS ESTH AND RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFICER [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-03 07:33:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG MP |
| 10PORTLOUIS35 |
CORRECTED MAURITIUS: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel request, Post submits the following 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Mauritius. Please note that the exchange rate used throughout the report is (i) 2007: USD 1 = MRs 32, (ii) 2008: USD 1 = MRs 29, and (iii) 2009: USD 1 = MRs 32.50. (Mauritius Rupees = MRs). --------------- [...] |
2010-02-04 12:30:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ECON ELAB KTDB KIDE PGOV OPIC USTR |
| 10PORTLOUIS37 |
MAURITIUS SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON MOU TO NEGOTIATE AN [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-08 12:33:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV PHSA MP |
| 10PORTLOUIS38 |
SEYCHELLES SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON MOU TO NEGOTIATE AN [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-08 12:33:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV PHSA MP |
| 10PORTLOUIS41 |
U.S. MILITARY PRESENCE BENEFITS SEYCHELLES ECONOMY [...] SUMMARY: U.S. military activities in Seychelles increased dramatically starting in July 2009. This enhanced U.S. military presence had a significant and positive impact on the country's economy, contributing an estimated $5.5 million to the Seychelles economy during the period July to Decem [...] |
2010-02-11 12:35:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON MARR SE |
| 10PORTLOUIS42 |
MAURITIUS AND SEYCHELLES: SPECIAL SELF-HELP FUND [...] (SBU) For the FY 09 Ambassador's Special Self-Help Fund, Embassy Port Louis received USD45,000 for Mauritius and USD30,000 for Seychelles. The Special Self-Help Committee selected nine projects for Mauritius and seven for Seychelles to receive funding. In accordance with the Negroponte Risk [...] |
2010-02-11 12:44:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | XA EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL MP SE |
| 10PORTLOUIS43 |
PIRACY AND SEYCHELLES PENAL CODE [...] (C) Motivated in part by the capture and up-coming trial of eleven Somali pirates, the government of Seychelles is currently pursuing an amendment to the Penal Code that will specifically criminalize piracy and the conspiracy to commit piracy. It will also allow the prosecution in Seychelles [...] |
2010-02-17 10:07:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPIR MARR PHSA EWWT PBTS SO SE |
| 10PORTLOUIS44 |
SOMALI PIRATES AND PRISON PROBLEMS IN SEYCHELLES [...] (U) SUMMARY: There was a riot at the prison in Seychelles where eleven Somalis accused of piracy are detained. The Somalis took no part in the riot and have, in fact, been model prisoners. Their case goes to trial March 15. They will be represented by a local prominent attorney. A plea bar [...] |
2010-02-17 10:15:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KPIR MARR PHSA EWWT PBTS SO SE |
| 10PORTLOUIS45 |
SEYCHELLES: REQUEST FOR L ADVICE ON LANDING FEES [...] Reftel described the schedule of fees waived and fees paid by U.S. military aircraft using the civilian airport in Seychelles. Reftel also sought L confirmation that our policy is the correct application of SOFA article 6 in order to ensure that our interpretation of the fees to be paid is co [...] |
2010-02-17 12:24:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL MASS MOPS SE |
| 10PORTLOUIS46 |
TIME FOR U.S. MOU WITH SEYCHELLES ON PIRATE [...] (U) This cable contains an action request for L; please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) The Seychelles government is pursuing an amendment to the Penal Code which will facilitate piracy prosecution (reftel). In addition, Seychelles is engaged in discussions with UN Working Group II regarding the p [...] |
2010-02-17 12:29:00 | Embassy Port Louis | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KPIR MARR PHSA EWWT PBTS SO SE |
| 10PORTLOUIS47 |
SEYCHELLES COURT FOR REGIONAL PIRACY PROSECUTION [...] Elements of the Seychelles government have begun discussions with UN Working Group II (led by Thomas Winkler) regarding the possibility of establishing in Seychelles a regional court for the prosecution of piracy. Cabinet officials have raised the issue in public, indicating that the governme [...] |
2010-02-17 12:37:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPIR EWWT PBTS SE SO |
| 10PORTLOUIS48 |
PIRATE-SUSPECT TRANSFER AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Reftel asked Post at its discretion to approach the government of Mauritius regarding a possible bilateral MOU with the U.S. on piracy transfer/prosecution. Reftel also asked Post to provide the names and contact information for appropriate lawyers in the GOM so that L might begin direc [...] |
2010-02-17 13:13:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MP |
| 10PORTLOUIS56 |
MAURITIUS: POWER NEEDS BLOWIN IN THE WIND? [...] Summary: Mauritius opened its first substantial wind turbine farm on January 11, at Point Grenade on the eastern coast of Rodrigues Island. The wind farm already is producing 3.7 percent of the tiny island dependency's electricity needs. End Summary. 2. The Mauritius Central Electricity Bo [...] |
2010-02-22 05:06:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV MP |