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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06LISBON1001 |
PORTUGAL ON U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed reftel talking points late on May 31 in separate conversations with Prime Minister Socrates and Foreign Minister Freitas do Amaral. The Prime Minister expressed his government's full support for the U.S. decision and pledged to help in any way he could. The For [...] |
2006-06-01 14:32:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR PO |
| 06LISBON1007 |
PORTUGUESE STATEMENT WELCOMES NEW U.S. IRAN POLICY [...] As promised in a May 31 conversation with the Ambassador (reftel), Foreign Minister Diogo Freitas do Amaral issued a statement on June 1 strongly endorsing the new U.S. policy on Iran. The Embassy's translation of the statement follows: The Portuguese Government approves and welcomes the U. [...] |
2006-06-01 16:10:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IR PO |
| 06LISBON1014 |
PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON EAST TIMOR AND DEPLOYMENT PLANS [...] (C) Portuguese interlocutors from the Defense Ministry, Foreign Ministry, and Republican National Guard (GNR) have confirmed Portugal's plans to help East Timor stabilize, although not under the auspices of the Australia-led Joint Task Force. Both the Portuguese Defense Minister's Advisor and [...] |
2006-06-02 19:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET | PREL MOPS TT PO |
| 06LISBON1089 |
PORTUGAL: NATO RESPONSE FORCE: WITH THE U.S. IN [...] (C) P/E officer delivered reftel demarche June 6 to MFA's Director of Security and Disarmament Joao Corte-Real. Corte-Real thought that the MOD had the lead on this issue and said he would forward it immediately. When pressed for his opinion, he said that Portugal was already participating in [...] |
2006-06-08 14:49:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR PO |
| 06LISBON1091 |
PORTUGAL-AUSTRALIA ACCORD OUTLINES COOPERATION IN [...] (U) On June 8, Portuguese Foreign Minister Diogo Freitas do Amaral and Minister of Internal Administration Antonio Costa announced agreement had been achieved regarding operations of the National Republican Guard (GNR) forces and other international contingents deployed to East Timor. The agr [...] |
2006-06-08 18:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PT |
| 06LISBON1110 |
PORTUGAL: JUNE 12 GAERC READOUT [...] (C) P/E officer delivered reftel demarche June 8 to MFA Deputy European Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha. Rocha observed that Kosovo would not be on the agenda and proceeded to address the following reftel points: Balkans ------- 2, (C) Montenegro: The Montenegrin Parliament's declaration [...] |
2006-06-09 15:22:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN KPAL UN YI MW SR BO IR PO |
| 06LISBON1137 |
PORTUGAL: AN INTEL VIEW OF EAST TIMOR [...] (C/NF) In a discussion on East Timor, the Chief of Staff for the Republic of Portugal's Intelligence Services (SIRP) underscored the need to recognize the Fretilin Party's popularity and the important role Prime Minister Alkatiri played in it. He was critical of Australia's past role in Eas [...] |
2006-06-12 16:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TT PO |
| 06LISBON1189 |
PORTUGAL NOT ATTENDING PSI [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-19 16:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PT |
| 06LISBON1195 |
PORTUGUESE COMMUNITY MEETS ON EAST TIMOR [...] (U) The Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP in Portuguese) met in Lisbon on June 18 to discuss its response to the crisis in East Timor. CPLP, established in 1995, includes Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, Portugal, Sao Tome and Principe, and East Timor (sin [...] |
2006-06-19 16:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN PT |
| 06LISBON1212 |
PORTUGAL CONCURS ON MDA VOTE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-20 16:26:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREL PREF PT |
| 06LISBON1218 |
REACH: PORTUGAL LEANING TOWARDS EUROPEAN COUNCIL'S [...] Summary: Portugal will lean towards the European Council,s position during the finalization process of the Registration, Evaluation, and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) legislation rather than towards the European Parliament,s version which one official described as "difficult to implemen [...] |
2006-06-21 09:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP PT |
| 06LISBON1244 |
PORTUGAL WITH EU CONCENSUS ON VENEZUELAN ANTI-NGO [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-23 10:37:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL EAID VE PT |
| 06LISBON1262 |
PORTUGAL SEIZES NARCOTICS AT RECORD LEVELS [...] (SBU) Summary: Until 2006, Portugal maintained a modest drug interdiction program with relatively small operations compared to other consumer nations. This year, however, Portugal has already seized roughly 28 metric tons of cocaine, quickly surpassing its 2005 totals after only a few months [...] |
2006-06-26 15:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM PT |
| 06LISBON1280 |
PORTUGUESE RESPONSE TO WTO DOHA ROUND DEMARCHE [...] (U) Summary: On June 26, Pol/Econ DepCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA EU External Relations Division Head Cristina Vasconcellos and Ministry of Economy Acting DG for Enterprise Alice Rodrigues. Each reiterated well-known EU positions, with Vasconcellos underscoring the need for simult [...] |
2006-06-28 15:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | WTRO ETRD ECON FO PO |
| 06LISBON1289 |
MFA CRAVINHO VISIT TO TIMOR URGES COMMUNICATION [...] (C) Summary: Portuguese Deputy Foreign Minister Joao Gomes Cravinho and his advisor Diogo Franco traveled to East Timor on a bilateral mission from June 25-28. Franco provided a readout to Emboffs on June 29, stressing that the visit had been positive in spite of the unexpected resignations. [...] |
2006-06-29 17:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN TT PO |
| 06LISBON1315 |
PORTUGUESE FM RESIGNS, NEW MOD AND FM SWORN IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Portuguese FM Diogo Freitas do Amaral resigned on June 30, citing health reasons. MOD Luis Amado was named to become the next Foreign Minister, and Amado was replaced by Nuno Severiano Teixeira, the former director of the Institute of National Defense. Both men were sworn in on [...] |
2006-07-03 17:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PO |
| 06LISBON1341 |
PORTUGAL - ECONOMY ON UPWARD TRAJECTORY [...] (U) Despite muted warnings over the last few months, the European Commission (EC) for Economic and Monetary Affairs Joaquin Almunia recently gave Portugal passing marks for its efforts to reduce its huge budget deficit and undertake structural reforms, in accordance with Growth and Stability P [...] |
2006-07-06 15:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PO |
| 06LISBON1343 |
PORTUGUESE REPLY ON MTCR AND HCOC DEMARCHES [...] (C) Pol/Econ officer delivered reftel demarches and followed up with MFA's Deputy for Security and Disarmament Pedro Sousa Abreu on June 23. He said Portugal welcomed the letter from Undersecretary Joseph (ref a) and thanked the U.S. for conveying its intentions for the upcoming October meeti [...] |
2006-07-06 16:44:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KSCA PARM PREL ETTC TSPA PT |
| 06LISBON1354 |
PORTUGAL SHARES CONCERNS ON NORTH KOREAN MISSILE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-07 14:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PREL PARM UNSC PO |
| 06LISBON1379 |
ICANN: PORTUGAL AGAINST HEAVY OVERSIGHT, BUT WILL [...] SUMMARY: Portugal disagrees with transferring oversight of the Internet,s domain name and addressing system (DNS) to a newly created multinational organization or the United Nations. However, it will follow the consensus of the European Union. END SUMMARY. 2. POL/ECON Officer delivered reft [...] |
2006-07-10 14:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC PT |
| 06LISBON1418 |
PORTUGAL COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA [...] Embassy Lisbon grants country clearance for John E. Masters, FAA , International Field Representative, Aircraft Engineering Division Lead, Aircraft Certification International Policy Branch travel to Lisbon, Portugal from July 16-24, 2006. The purpose of the trip is to conduct an assessment [...] |
2006-07-13 12:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ASEC OTRA PT |
| 06LISBON1425 |
PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON JULY 17 GAERC [...] (C) P/E officer met with MFA Deputy European Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha on July 14 to discuss the Balkans, Middle East, Sudan, Congo, and North Korea per reftels. Rocha anticipates this GAERC will be slow since it is the first under the Finnish EU Presidency. ------- Balkans ------- [...] |
2006-07-14 16:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU CG |
| 06LISBON1447 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FAA REPRESENTATIVE [...] Embassy Lisbon grants country clearance for Lirio Liu Nelson, Senior FAA Representative, Federal Aviation Administration,to travel to Lisbon, Portugal from July 19-21, 2006. The purpose of the trip is to attend meetings with embassy, civil aviation officials and industry representatives, in [...] |
2006-07-17 15:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PT |
| 06LISBON1449 |
MIDEAST CRISIS: PORTUGAL CONCERNED BUT NEUTRAL [...] (U) Summary: Since July 14, Portuguese government officials have made public comments lamenting the crisis in the Middle East and reassuring the Portuguese public that the violence will not affect Portugal, but has scrupulously avoided taking sides. Leftist Portuguese political leaders, howev [...] |
2006-07-17 16:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PO |
| 06LISBON1500 |
PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON PLANS FOR ASSISTANCE TO A FREE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-20 15:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL PO |
| 06LISBON1524 |
GE BUILDING THE WORLD,S LARGEST SOLAR ENERGY PLANT [...] SUMMARY: GE Energy Financial Services has joined with the PowerLight Corporation (US) and Catavento (Portugal) to construct the world,s largest solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant, slated to open in January 2007. This $75 million project - located in Serpa, Portugal - is GE,s first solar power [...] |
2006-07-25 07:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV TRGY ECON ETRD ETTC PO |
| 06LISBON1527 |
TFLE01: PORTUGAL REQUESTS EU AND UN RESPONSE TO [...] (U) Summary: Until July 20, the Portuguese government had remained relatively quiet on its views of the Middle East conflict, other than lamenting the humanitarian crisis and following the EU's message (reftel). On July 20 and July 23, however, the GOP offered to participate in a future UN pe [...] |
2006-07-25 10:36:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PO |
| 06LISBON1545 |
DESIGNATION OF TWO IRANIAN MISSILE-RELATED ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-27 07:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | IR PARM PREL ETTC EFIN PGOV PO |
| 06LISBON1546 |
TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABOUSOFIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-27 07:55:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PREL PTER PO |
| 06LISBON1554 |
PORTUGAL'S 2006 FOREST FIRE SEASON: BETTER THAN [...] (U) Portugal has experienced significantly fewer forest fires in comparison to the same period last year. However, the summer is only halfway over and the temperatures continue to rise. American technical assistance demonstrated its value when a fire break created by the United States Forest [...] |
2006-07-27 12:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV EAID EU PO |
| 06LISBON1565 |
TFLE01: PORTUGUESE FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES [...] (C) Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado told the Ambassador on July 27 that the extraordinary EU meeting on the Middle East planned for August 1 must devise a common EU position and avoid divisions with the United States. He said Hezbollah must be disarmed and an international force deplo [...] |
2006-07-27 16:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO |
| 06LISBON1568 |
PORTUGUESE RESPONSE ON PHARE ASSISTANCE TO TURKISH [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ officer underscored the importance of PHARE assistance to Turkish Cypriots and our concern with the July 2 outcomes with MFA European Affairs Deputy Antonio Correia Aguiar. Correia Aguiar replied that Portugal is also following the issue very closely, but that Portugal's Office [...] |
2006-07-28 09:35:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID PO |
| 06LISBON1572 |
PORTUGUESE FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES HUGO CHAVEZ [...] (C) The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Luis Amado to get a readout of Prime Minister Socrates's July 23 meeting with Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, which occurred during the latter's refueling stopover at the Lisbon Airport. The Ambassador expressed strong concern about Venezuela's mil [...] |
2006-07-28 16:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PO VE |
| 06LISBON1587 |
PORTUGAL'S 61ST UNGA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (U) The following is a provisional list of participants for the GOP's delegation at UNGA. The GOP plans to have confirmations and further information about its participation by mid-August. A. Attendance of the Head of State: -- President Anibal Cavaco Silva: No plans to attend UNGA. B. [...] |
2006-08-01 14:10:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KSEP PREL OTRA OVIP PO |
| 06LISBON1593 |
CHAVEZ PLANS OFFICIAL VISIT TO PORTUGAL [...] (C) Summary: On July 28, local daily "Diario de Noticias" reported Venezuelan Ambassador to Portugal, Lucas Rincon Romero's comments that President Hugo Chavez is making plans to travel to Portugal on an official visit sometime before the end of October. Pol/Econ Officer paid a call MFA Latin [...] |
2006-08-02 15:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV VE PO |
| 06LISBON1600 |
PORTUGAL UNDECIDED ON UN MIGRATION FORUM [...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Officer paid a call on MFA Migration Issues Officers Ana Trincao and Helga Bras on August 2 to discuss the U.S. position on the UN's proposed immigration forum and our concerns about replicating International Organization for Migration's (IOM) mandate unnecessarily. In response [...] |
2006-08-04 07:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF SMIG UN PO |
| 06LISBON1642 |
PORTUGAL OFFERS VIEWPOINT ON LEBANON SECURITY [...] (C) On August 7, Acting Pol/Econ Couns delivered reftel demarche and draft resolution to Acting Director for International Political Organizations Helena Paiva and Israel-Arab Affairs Desk Officer Maria Joao Coutinho. Paiva, who previously worked for the Portuguese Mission to the UN, agreed t [...] |
2006-08-07 15:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MOPS UN IS LE PO |
| 06LISBON1656 |
SUPPORTING THE CEASEFIRE IN SRI LANKA [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-08 15:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CE PO |
| 06LISBON1657 |
PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON MTCR PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-08 15:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA PARM MNUC ETTC TSPA PO |
| 06LISBON1658 |
PORTUGAL ON BURMESE FOREIGN MINISTER INVITATION TO [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-08 15:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM FI BU EUN PO |
| 06LISBON1672 |
PORTUGUESE EDUCATION: FROM SALAZAR TO SOCRATES [...] (U) Even more than thirty years after the Salazar dictatorship, Portugal's education system lags so far behind other EU countries that its economic progress has been significantly affected. High dropout rates and lack of resulting qualifications have meant lost growth potential for the Portug [...] |
2006-08-09 13:22:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | SCUL PGOV PO |
| 06LISBON1677 |
PORTUGAL: COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DHS/CSI [...] Embassy Lisbon warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Agent Orlando Baez, traveling to Lisbon, Portugal from August 22 - November 24, 2006. Special Agent Baez will be assigned to the Container [...] |
2006-08-10 16:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT OTRA PO |
| 06LISBON1693 |
PORTUGAL CONSIDERS UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE [...] (U) Pol/Econ officer met with MFA International Organization Officer Celia Morais on August 11 to urge Portugal to support Dr. Ruth Wedgwood's reelection to the UN Human Rights Committee. Morais welcomed the detailed information and replied that Portugal takes great interest in the Human Righ [...] |
2006-08-11 15:34:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UN PO |
| 06LISBON1743 |
PORTUGAL READY TO CONTRIBUTE TO UNIFIL MISSION, [...] (C) UNIFIL's mandate, still under discussion, will determine the type and size of Portugal's contribution to the force. Portugal has the political will to participate, with Prime Minister Socrates and his cabinet awaiting clarification of the mandate before deciding on its force's composition [...] |
2006-08-17 16:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL LE PO |
| 06LISBON1768 |
FM AMADO TRAVELS TO MIDDLE EAST IN EFFORT TO RAISE [...] (SBU) Summary: FM Luis Amado will be traveling to Libya, Cairo and Amman the week of August 21 as part of Portugal's effort to play a larger role in the international arena, particularly in the Middle East, in the run-up to its EU Presidency during the latter half of 2007. Minister Amado pl [...] |
2006-08-21 13:02:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO EG JO LY |
| 06LISBON1776 |
PORTUGAL INFORMED OF 2005 PORT STATE CONTROL [...] Per reftel, POL/ECON Officer met with Eduardo da Silva Martins, President of the Portuguese Port and Maritime Transport Institute to notify him of the Coast Guard,s 2005 Port State Control (PSC) report to be released later this year. Martins was advised that Portugal was identified as having [...] |
2006-08-21 16:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN ECON ELTN ETRD EWWT PREL PTER AFSI PO |
| 06LISBON1797 |
WTO CONSULTATIONS ON CHINA IPR: PORTUGAL AGREES IN [...] (U) SUMMARY. Embassy staff met with MFA Multilateral Services Director Joana Tavares to encourage support as a co-complainant against China for IPR violations. Tavares agreed in principle with the US proposal but noted that she would need to consult with the Ministry of Economy before renderi [...] |
2006-08-24 06:36:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR CH PO |
| 06LISBON1803 |
PORTUGAL: URGING IRAN/SYRIA TO RESPECT ARMS EMBARGO [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-24 15:14:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | IR LE SY MARR MOPS PREL PARM |
| 06LISBON1804 |
PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-24 15:15:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA PARM PREL ETTC PO |
| 06LISBON1805 |
PORTUGUESE FM AMADO BROACHES PEACE AND TRADE IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Portuguese FM Luis Amado's first trip to the Middle East since assuming office on July 3 aimed at encouraging regional stabilization, assessing the humanitarian crisis, and establishing greater commercial ties, according to MFA Middle East Officer Lilia Navais. Minister Amado de [...] |
2006-08-24 15:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EAID PGOV EG JO LY PO |
| 06LISBON1814 |
PORTUGUESE TO MEET WITH RUSSIANS ON NATURAL GAS [...] (U) SUMMARY: MFA Senior European Political Advisor informed Pol/Econ officer that Gazprom representatives were in Portugal in April to discuss the sale of liquified natural gas (LNG) from Gazprom to Portuguese Energy Company Galp Energia (Galp) via Algeria. A follow-up meeting is scheduled fo [...] |
2006-08-25 16:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY EPET ECIN ECON EMIN PREL PO RS |
| 06LISBON1819 |
PORTUGAL - COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JULIETA [...] Embassy Lisbon warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Julieta Valls Noyes, DRL Director for Multilateral and Global Affairs to travel to Lisbon, Portugal, from September 1-2, 2006. The purpose of the trip is for an overnight stay in Lisbon awaiting a flight connection to Luanda. [...] |
2006-08-28 07:36:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AO PHUM PO SF SZ |
| 06LISBON1845 |
PORTUGAL'S FOREIGN MINISTER MEETS WITH SYRIAN [...] (C) On August 29, the Foreign Minister's Diplomatic Advisor provided Charge d'Affaires with a read-out of Foreign Minister Amado's August 24 meeting with Syrian Information Minister Mohsen Bilal. Bilal asserted that the Middle East needed to be "reengineered" from the inside and that anything [...] |
2006-08-29 17:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO IR SY |
| 06LISBON1861 |
PORTUGUESE CONTRIBUTION TO UNIFIL [...] (U) The Portuguese Superior Council on National Defense (CSDN) held an extraordinary session on August 29 and unanimously voted to send an Army Engineering and Construction Company with up to 140 personnel in mid-October to support UNIFIL. During the same meeting, the CSDN also announced the [...] |
2006-08-31 14:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PREL LE PO |
| 06LISBON1870 |
PORTUGAL: DONORS' ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] (SBU) Acting MFA Middle East Director Isabel Pedrosa informed Post that Portugal was unlikely to make any additional financial contributions to Lebanon (beyond the 200,000 euros already donated) for budgetary reasons until the end of the year at which time the government would review the situ [...] |
2006-09-01 15:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL LE SW |
| 06LISBON1871 |
PORTUGAL IN LINE WITH USG POSITION ON IRAN [...] (C) In response to Pol/Econ Counselor's urging that FM Amado and other EU Foreign Ministers deliver a strong message on Iran at the Sept. 1-2 Gymnich meeting in Finland, particularly with regard to the need for firm action in the UNSC, MFA Acting Director for Security and Disarmament Pedro Sou [...] |
2006-09-01 16:34:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PGOV PREL EU UN IR PO |
| 06LISBON1920 |
PORTUGAL SUPPORTS INCREASED PRESSURE REGARDING ICTY [...] (U) Portugal intends to support a European Union (EU) proposal to extend the responsibilities of the Enhanced Permanent Dialogue (EPD) to pressure Serbia to comply more fully with the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia (ICTY). 2. (C) Dr. Liliana Araujo, Director for European Aff [...] |
2006-09-08 16:12:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL SR ICTY PT |
| 06LISBON1921 |
AMBASSADOR - FOREIGN MINISTER TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (S/NF) Ambassador Hoffman's meeting with Foreign Minister Amado on September 8 covered the waterfront of issues. The Minister said that he would push hard with the Prime Minister to allow Lajes to be used as a transit point in repatriating Guantanamo detainees (ref a). During recent closed testimon [...] |
2006-09-08 16:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET | MOPS PREL PTER PO US VE |
| 06LISBON1922 |
PORTUGUESE ACCESSION TO RECAAP UNLIKELY UNLESS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-08 17:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KCRM KTIA MY PBTS PHSA PREL PO |
| 06LISBON1923 |
BLUE LANTERN CASE 05-1002725 ON SAAB AVITRONICS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-08 17:07:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC PO |
| 06LISBON1924 |
61ST UNGA: UPDATED PORTUGUESE PARTICIPATION [...] (U) The MFA's Director for International Organizations, Helena Paiva, shared this list of high level attendees with Pol/Econ Off on September 7. Paiva confirmed that all delegation members are fluent in English and that no spouses will attend. A. Attendance of the Head of State: Will not a [...] |
2006-09-08 17:07:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA OVIP UNGA PO |
| 06LISBON1937 |
PORTUGUESE DISCUSS COCAINE TRENDS WITH STAFFDEL [...] (U) Summary: Staffdel Brennan, a delegation made up of House International Relations Committee (HIRC) and House Judiciary Committee staffers, visited Portugal from August 30 - September 2 to meet with local law enforcement and politicians to discuss narcotrafficking trends from Latin America t [...] |
2006-09-11 14:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP SNAR ASEC PO |
| 06LISBON1989 |
PORUTUGUESE VIEWS ON THE SEPTEMBER 15 GAERC [...] (C) P/E officer paid a call on MFA Deputy European Correspondent, Ana Filomena Rocha on September 14, to discuss the policy areas listed in reftel before the September 15 GAERC. Rocha stressed that the EU's policy response to the situation in Sudan would be given the most consideration during [...] |
2006-09-14 15:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | YI BO LE PREL PGOV PO |
| 06LISBON2002 |
SOCRATES' BRAZIL TRIP WINS FRIENDS, INFLUENCES NO [...] (U) Summary: Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates visited Brasilia, Sao Paolo and Rio from August 9 to 11 on his first official visit to Brazil. The trip received wide press coverage and aimed to establish closer economic links to Brazil as well as generate additional Brazilian investment [...] |
2006-09-15 16:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL SMIG PO |
| 06LISBON2003 |
PORTUGAL ON THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] (U) MFA International Organizations Officer Ana Coelho offered her perspective on the upcoming Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial and discussed plans for Portugal's upcoming CD Presidency. In response to the reftel demarche, Coelho confirmed that Portuguese Foreign Minister Luis Amado [...] |
2006-09-15 16:04:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PREL PGOV PHUM PO |
| 06LISBON2069 |
PORTUGAL FULLY SUPPORTS UNSCR 1695 INITIATIVE [...] On September 15, Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftel demarche to Luis Cabao, Director for Asian and Oceanic Affairs at the MFA, and Angelo Seia Neves, Director General for European Affairs and International Relations at the Ministry of Finance. Portugal fully supports the measures outlined in UN [...] |
2006-09-20 10:52:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KNAR KS |
| 06LISBON2134 |
PORTUGUESE POLITICAL DIRECTOR EXPOUNDS ON RUSSIA, [...] (U) Summary: The Portuguese MFA's Director General for Foreign Policy expounded on several issues to us recently, including Russia, Iran, Latin America, Iraq, Afghanistan, the NATO Summit, and the EU Presidency. The consonance between his views and ours speaks clearly to Portugal's reliabilit [...] |
2006-09-26 15:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM PINR PINS PREL PTER AF |
| 06LISBON2160 |
PORTUGUESE REACTION TO VENEZUELA'S CAMPAIGN USE OF [...] (U) The Portuguese press was dominated September 28 by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez,s billboard campaign in Caracas, which uses a photo of Chavez together with Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates, above the Venezuelan and Portuguese flags. Under the title, "Breaking the Blockade, Vene [...] |
2006-09-28 14:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL VE PO |
| 06LISBON2162 |
PORTUGAL: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUBCOMMITTEE [...] At the September 21 Bilateral Commission Science and Technology (S&T) Subcommittee Meeting, Embassy officials reviewed the Embassy Science Fellow program, NASA/C3P activities, forest fire cooperation, and fuel conversion at the nuclear research reactor. The Portuguese delegation focused on t [...] |
2006-09-28 16:12:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL TBIO TSPA PO |
| 06LISBON2190 |
PORTUGAL UNDECIDED BUT INCLINED TO FAVOR CATEGORY [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-02 15:14:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP PO |
| 06LISBON2201 |
PORTUGAL'S TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR [...] In 2005, the textile/apparel sector represented Portugal's largest industrial sector, accounting for approx. 20% of industrial GDP and 20% of all exports, primarily to Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Textile/apparel manufacturers are concentrated in the north of the count [...] |
2006-10-03 15:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX PO |
| 06LISBON2202 |
PORTUGAL'S OCT/2006 TRADE COMPLIANCE AND [...] As a member of the European Union (EU), Portugal is obligated to follow all EU directives regulating trade. As such, many of the trade issues in Portugal are similar to those in other EU member states. For 2006, issues particular to Portugal involve waste management. END SUMMARY. COMPLIANCE [...] |
2006-10-03 15:43:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PO |
| 06LISBON2244 |
PORTUGUESE SUPPORT TO PRESSURE MOZAMBIQUE ON UNSC [...] (C) Portugal's Deputy Foreign Minister, Professor Joao Gomes Cravinho, told us it is an inopportune time for Portugal to pressure Mozambique regarding the latter's vote in the upcoming United Nations Security Council (UNSC) election between Venezuela and Guatemala. Portugal and Mozambique, Go [...] |
2006-10-10 14:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MZ VE PO |
| 06LISBON2254 |
NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST WORRIES PORTUGUESE [...] The Government of Portugal (GOP) shares U.S. Government concerns regarding North Korea's nuclear ambitions (Refs A and B). On October 9, the Portuguese Ministry for Foreign Affairs issued its own statement to express the GOP's apprehension over North Korea's announced experimental detonation [...] |
2006-10-11 11:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN PO |
| 06LISBON2265 |
PORTUGAL REJECTS EDA FRIGATES [...] In a letter from Vice Admiral Viegas Filipe, Director General for Weapons and Defense Procurement, to Embassy Lisbon's Office for Defense Cooperation, the Government of Portugal formally renounced any claim to the two Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates offered through the Excess Defense Arti [...] |
2006-10-12 13:41:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PREL MASS PO |
| 06LISBON2266 |
US-PORTUGAL BILATERAL COMMISSION HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Summary: Portugal hosted the semi-annual meeting of the U.S.-Portugal Bilateral Commission on October 3 to discuss ongoing bilateral cooperation items as well as coordination on international military engagements. The U.S. delegation noted Portugal's military contributions worldwide, incl [...] |
2006-10-12 14:21:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR ETRD PO |
| 06LISBON2269 |
PORTUGAL'S EU PRESIDENCY PLANS; A SHIFT FROM THE [...] (C) Summary: Portuguese interlocutors relayed their views regarding their government's preparations for the EU presidency. They noted that Germany's policy prescriptions would dominate the agenda through the new coordinated presidencies process, but that Portugal had some opportunities to aff [...] |
2006-10-13 07:21:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON XA XF PO |
| 06LISBON2271 |
FORMER MOZAMBICAN PRIME MINISTER SOLICITS [...] Former Mozambican Prime Minister, Dr. Pascoal Manuel Mocumbi, and the Mozambican Ambassador to Portugal, Miguel Costa Mkaima, met with Ambassador Hoffman on October 4, to solicit support for Dr. Mocumbi,s candidacy for Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO). If selected, Dr. M [...] |
2006-10-13 11:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID OFDP PGOV PREL PO |
| 06LISBON2361 |
VENUE FOR 2008 NATO SUMMIT [...] (SBU) DCM Adrienne O'Neal contacted the Foreign Minister's Chief of Cabinet Francisco Ribeiro de Menezes per reftel to inform him that, although the U.S. appreciates Portugal's interest in hosting the NATO summit and that Lisbon is an attractive option for a NATO summit overall, that the U.S. [...] |
2006-10-20 11:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PO PREL MARR |
| 06LISBON2365 |
PORTUGUESE FM OFFERS TO RESIGN IF CIA FLIGHT [...] (S/NF) Summary: Portugal's Foreign Minister offered to resign if opposition forces can demonstrate any complicity on the part of the government regarding alleged illegal CIA rendition flights through Portuguese territory. While a government investigation has refuted these allegations, the saga [...] |
2006-10-20 16:52:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV MOPS PO |
| 06LISBON2366 |
SCENESETTER FOR FM AMADO'S OCT 24 MEETING WITH [...] (S/NF) Foreign Minister Luis Amado's visit with you is part of Portugal's effort to raise its profile in the international arena, particularly in the run-up to its EU Presidency which it will assume in the latter half of 2007. Although Prime Minister Socrates focused primarily on domestic issues du [...] |
2006-10-20 17:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET | MOPS PGOV PREL PO |
| 06LISBON2383 |
PORTUGAL: WHA DAS MADISON DISCUSSES CUBA [...] (C) Summary: During WHA DAS Madison's visit, Portuguese officials stressed a desire to support deeper coordination between the U.S. and EU on Cuba policy. Portugal's new interest in Cuba is largely due to its upcoming EU Presidency, but also is affected by its desire to broaden the trans-Atl [...] |
2006-10-23 16:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID CU PO |
| 06LISBON2406 |
PORTUGAL: VENEZUELA SPECIAL COORDINATOR DISCUSSES [...] (C) Summary: In an October 3 meeting with WHA Special Coordinator for Venezuela Deborah McCarthy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Latin America Director Helena Coutinho stressed Portugal's commitment to a fair Venezuelan presidential campaign with a viable opposition to prevent Chavez from [...] |
2006-10-25 16:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV VE BR PO |
| 06LISBON2407 |
PORTUGAL: CONCERNED ABOUT IRAN AND NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) During a separate meeting in Lisbon on security and non-proliferation on the margins of the 21st Bilateral Commission, Portugal underscored the importance of a coordinated EU and US approach in the face of Iranian and North Korean efforts to upset the stability of the current worldwide [...] |
2006-10-25 16:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL PO |
| 06LISBON2419 |
PORTUGAL AGAINST LEBANON-SPECIFIC UN RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-26 15:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PTER PO |
| 06LISBON2489 |
PORTUGUESE AGREE ON DPRK CONVENTIONAL ARMS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-03 13:35:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KN PO |
| 06LISBON2494 |
PORTUGAL APPROACHED ON OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (U) On October 25, Pol/Econ officer met MFA International Organizations Officer Jose Moura to outline concerns regarding the ongoing anti-Israel bias in the UN and to request that Portugal consider voting against measures 60/36, 60/37, and 60/104 when next considered. Moura agreed to convey o [...] |
2006-11-03 16:11:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA PO |
| 06LISBON2530 |
PORTUGAL REVIEWING PROTECTED MIGRANT RESETTLEMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-08 15:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF SMIG PO |
| 06LISBON2544 |
PORTUGAL DOES NOT AGREE ON CUBA EMBARGO AND ONE [...] (C) Summary: Portugal agrees with many of the U.S. issues regarding pending Third Committee resolutions, except for the Cuba Embargo Resolution and the retaliatory Protecting Human Rights and Freedoms while Countering Terrorism Resolution. Interlocutors noted that Portugal will consider any EU [...] |
2006-11-09 16:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PO |
| 06LISBON2562 |
PORTUGAL ON GAERC ISSUES [...] (C) Summary: In advance of the GAERC, Portuguese interlocutors provided a brief on the relevant issues. Amongst other issues, Portugal believes that Kosovo should not have an army, Israel needs to cooperate with the Rafah crossing project, EU support for the Lebanese Armed Forces is mired in [...] |
2006-11-13 16:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM YI SR BK IS LE IR RS UZ CU |
| 06LISBON2585 |
PORTUGAL: COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CBP CLARK, [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-15 14:19:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT OTRA PO |
| 06LISBON2615 |
TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICERS: PORTUGAL [...] Per reftel, Portugal's TFCO and Deputy TFCO are: a) TFCO: Cari R. Enav OFFICE: 351-21-770-2242 CELL: 351-91-776-4291 UNCLASSIFIED EMAIL: EnavCR@state.gov SIPDIS CLASSIFIED EMAIL: EnavCR@state.sgov.gov b) Deputy TFCO: Tiffany L. McGriff OFFICE: 351-21-770-2575 CELL: 351-91-959-482 [...] |
2006-11-17 16:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER PO |
| 06LISBON2616 |
PORTUGAL ON UNGA EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION [...] (C) Summary: Portugal in particular, and the EU in general, will seek to make the ESS resolution on Israeli actions a more balanced text rather than oppose it directly. Should the EU achieve its goal to amend the text, member states will then try to achieve consensus on how to vote. End summa [...] |
2006-11-17 17:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO |
| 06LISBON2718 |
PORTUGAL SUPPORTS INCLUSION OF NON-EU CARRIERS IN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-30 17:34:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON SENV |
| 06LISBON2719 |
PORTUGAL TO BE VOICE OF MODERATION IN EU ACCESSION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-30 17:48:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN NATO PO TU |
| 06LISBON2721 |
PORTUGAL ENDORSES IMSO TAKING ADMINISTRATIVE ROLE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-04 07:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS IMO INMARSAT EU |
| 06LISBON2750 |
PORTUGAL DOES NOT MAINTAIN NATIONAL TERRORIST LISTS [...] Antonio Folgado of the Ministry of Justice and Angelo Seica Neves of the Department of Finance reported that Portugal does not have a national terrorist list separate from the European Union or United Nations lists. Names provided by other countries, such as the United States, are collated bu [...] |
2006-12-06 09:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER PO |
| 06LISBON2754 |
PORTUGAL TO FOLLOW EU CONSENSUS ON TFTP [...] (SBU) Portugal intends to follow the recommendations of the European Commission regarding next steps for the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) - according to Mario Pinto Lobo, Director-General for European Affairs and International Cooperation at the Ministry of Finance and Carlos Coim [...] |
2006-12-06 15:26:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PTER ECON EU PO |
| 06LISBON2769 |
PORTUGAL'S POLICIES IN ADVANCE OF THE DECEMBER [...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Deputy Director for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Ana Filomena Rocha provided a review of MFA's preparations for the reftel December 11-12 European Union (EU) General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) in a December 7 discus [...] |
2006-12-07 16:44:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PRM PGOV PHUM PREL PO CH EUN YI SR BK IS |
| 06LISBON2841 |
PORTUGUESE PARLIAMENTARY LEADER RESIGNS POST [...] Summary: A Social Democratic parliamentary leader resigned his leadership position in protest of his party,s cooperation with the leftist parties to investigate alleged CIA rendition flights at the expense of the Socialist government. The inability to prove a negation means that the CIA flig [...] |
2006-12-15 16:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PO |
| 06LISBON2861 |
PORTUGAL: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] As requested reftel, the following text comprises Embassy Lisbon's Country Report on Terrorism. Despite assistance from Washington offices, our offices were unable to access the Intellipedia option to submit this report. 2. Begin text: Portugal supports international efforts to combat te [...] |
2006-12-19 15:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PREL PO |
| 06LISBON2891 |
PORTUGAL FOLLOWS EU ON UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-21 16:42:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL PO |
| 06LISBON933 |
PORTUGAL: NOT READY TO PRESS ON SOUTH OSSETIA [...] (C) On May 22, Polecon Off delivered reftel demarche to MFA Russian Affairs Officer Ana Paula Moriera. While she acknowledged that Russia had been practicing a creeping influence policy, Moriera said the EU and OSCE messages urging restraint were probably sufficient given the sensitivities [...] |
2006-05-24 13:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL OSCE PGOV PO |
| 06LISBON951 |
PORTUGAL PERMITS FREE ENTRY TO THE LEAST LIKELY [...] (U) Summary: On May 1, Portugal followed through with its March 10 commitment to allow the free movement of students and workers from the eight of the ten new EU members (excluding Cyprus and Malta). The announcement enjoyed significant press coverage, especially in light of the high-profile [...] |
2006-05-25 16:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PREL PGOV PO |
| 06LISBON964 |
PORTUGAL: MANAS AIRFIELD AND IRAQI CABINET SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: On May 24, Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftels to MFA Director of Defense and Security Coordination Joao Corte-Real. He concurred with the U.S. concerns about Manas Airfield (ref A) and agreed to refer the matter to the Portuguese embassy in Moscow. With regard to Iraq (ref B), [...] |
2006-05-26 15:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PO IZ KG AF |
| 07LISBON104 |
AVIAN FLU: PORTUGAL PREPARES FOR NEXT MIGRATORY [...] Portugal,s Ministry of Agriculture tested over 5000 birds for avian influenza in 2006 with no detection of the H5N1 virus. A national campaign to register domestic birds for quarantine contingency resulted in over six million birds being documented on-line. Although Portugal decided not to va [...] |
2007-01-11 16:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO EAGR ECON PREL SOCI KSCA WHO PO |
| 07LISBON1057 |
PORTUGAL ON THE APRIL 19 EC STANDING COMMITTEE [...] (C) On April 18, Ambassador Hoffman sent a letter incorporating reftel A talking points to Luis Caiano, Assistant to the Ministry of Agriculture's Deputy State Secretary of Agriculture and Fishes, urging Portugal to vote SIPDIS favorably at the April 19 Standing Committee of the Food Chain [...] |
2007-04-19 11:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO |
| 07LISBON1060 |
REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Carlos Alberto Ferreira Antunes DOB: April 25, 1982 POB: Vale Formoso, Covilha, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: V100264 Course Title: CIWS MK-15MOD 11/14 OP/M [...] |
2007-04-19 12:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON1061 |
PORTUGAL GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHS/ICE [...] Embassy Lisbon welcomes and grants country clearance for DHS/ICE Acting Attache Eileen Escoto and FSN/LES Investigator Miguel Angel Alonso to travel to Lisbon, Portugal, April 23-25, 2007. The purpose of the trip is for meetings with Embassy and host government officials. 2. Control Offi [...] |
2007-04-19 14:49:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC PO |
| 07LISBON1062 |
PORTUGAL GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CBP MANIECE [...] Embassy Lisbon welcomes and grants country clearance for CBP Officer Anthony Maniece, to travel to Lisbon from April 19, 2007 to April 19, 2008. The purpose of the trip is to support the Container Security Initiative (CSI) team in Portugal in providing container security pre-screening for cont [...] |
2007-04-19 14:49:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ASEC PO |
| 07LISBON1078 |
PORTUGAL INTERESTED IN MISSILE DEFENSE PLANS [...] (C) Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials were grateful to receive the fact sheets developed by EUR/PPD and EUR/PRA on the proposed U.S. missile defense system in conjunction with Poland and the Czech Republic. Security and Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director Pedro Sousa Abreu, who [...] |
2007-04-20 10:22:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP PARM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1085 |
PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON APRIL 23-24 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (U) Pol-Econ officer spoke with Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha about the U.S. policy views on the Balkans, Middle East, Africa, Cuba, and trade as requested reftels a and b. Rocha replied as follows: 2. (C) CUBA: The EU common position on Cuba will be marginal for the foreign m [...] |
2007-04-20 16:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | IS IR AF KPAL ETRD PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1098 |
REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Paulo Ricardo Toipa Silva DOB: June 9, 1985 POB: Viseu, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: J174772 Course Title: SUPT Course Dates: 05/30/07 to 09/04/08 2. [...] |
2007-04-23 15:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON1199 |
PORTUGAL ON WMO QUADRENNIAL CONGRESS [...] PolEconOff delivered reftel talking points to Aderito Serrao, President of the Meteorology Institute, who plans to attend the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Quadrennial Congress from May 7-25. Serrao noted the need for further discussion on climate change in international bodies suc [...] |
2007-05-04 08:34:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TPHY WMO PO |
| 07LISBON1207 |
REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Rui Manuel de Jesus Romao DOB: November 26, 1969 POB: Leiria, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: F016930 COURSE TITLE: Air Command and Staff College COURSE DAT [...] |
2007-05-04 14:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON1210 |
PORTUGAL STALLED ON EXTRADITION AND MLAT AGREEMENTS [...] (U) Portuguese interlocutors told us that the Agreements on Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance have long since cleared administrative review and have been submitted to the National Assembly for formal ratification. The National Assembly has not yet scheduled a date to open debate on the [...] |
2007-05-04 16:38:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CJAN KTIA PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1211 |
PORTUGAL WARMS TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (U) Portuguese interlocutors told us they expect to sign on to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. A Ministry of Foreign Affairs official told us that the relevant office was preparing a decision memorandum for the Minister in which they recommend joining the Global Initiative. [...] |
2007-05-04 17:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP PARM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1226 |
PORTUGAL STALLED ON EXTRADITION AND MLAT AGREEMENTS [...] (U) Portuguese interlocutors told us that the Agreements on Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance have long since cleared administrative review and have been submitted to the National Assembly for formal ratification. The National Assembly has not yet scheduled a date to open debate on the [...] |
2007-05-07 12:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CJAN KTIA PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1237 |
PORTUGAL ON INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION [...] On May 3, PolEconOff delivered reftel talking points to Jorge Palmeirim, Portuguese representative to the International Whaling Commission (IWC), who plans to attend the May 28-31 Annual Meeting in Anchorage. Regarding the U.S.-Russia request to update the bowhead whale quota, Palmeirim stated [...] |
2007-05-09 09:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD PO |
| 07LISBON1251 |
PORTUGAL WILL NOT BLOCK MAY 10 BIOTECH VOTE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-10 07:12:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO |
| 07LISBON1275 |
PORTUGAL SUPPORTS SLOVENIA AND BOSNIA FOR HUMAN [...] (C) After receiving your message, I spoke to deputy MFA political director Antonio Ricoca Freire to urge Portugal's support for both Slovenia and Bosnia, and to encourage the GOP to weigh in with countries with which it has influence to encourage them to do the same. My conversation followed [...] |
2007-05-10 17:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC PO |
| 07LISBON1292 |
REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Rui Jorge dos Santos LOPES DOB: April 13, 1963 POB: Tabua, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: G583591 COURSE TITLE: P3C OFT Simulator Training COURSE DATES: J [...] |
2007-05-11 10:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON1297 |
PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON THE MAY 14-15 FOREIGN [...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the reftel U.S. policy interests on the Balkans, Middle East, Africa, Iran, and EU-Russia. She also shared Portugal's views on the Italian initiative to introduce a draft UN Resolution against the death penalty. 2. (C) [...] |
2007-05-11 16:37:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | IS IR AF KPAL ETRD PREL |
| 07LISBON1321 |
PORTUGAL: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SUBCOMMITTEE [...] In preparation for the May 18 Bilateral Commission, Embassy officials met with Portuguese counterparts on April 19 to review bilateral science and technology (S&T) cooperation. Discussion focused on Embassy organized conferences, the Embassy Science Fellow program, and fuel conversion at the [...] |
2007-05-15 08:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TBIO SENV PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1328 |
PORTUGAL: RESPONSE TO MAY 11 UNSC PROPOSAL ON [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-15 11:11:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV YI PO |
| 07LISBON1373 |
REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Andre Borges MARTINS DOB: May 11, 1983 POB: Chaves, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: H146629 COURSE TITLE: Infantry Basic Officer COURSE DATES: June 25 to Oc [...] |
2007-05-17 16:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON1386 |
PORTUGAL IMPUT FOR TITLE III SUSPENSION OF [...] (U) MFA Latin America Desk Officer Joao Batista said Portugal's relationship with Cuba has not changed over the last year and responded to reftel questions with updated information for the Title III Suspension of Libertad Act report. 2. (C) Economic activity between Portugal and Cuba is lim [...] |
2007-05-18 16:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD ETTC PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1387 |
FM AMADO TO ATTEND RAMOS-HORTA INAUGURATION IN DILI [...] (C) FM Luis Amado will travel to Dili to attend the inauguration of President-elect Jose Ramos Horta on May 20. The Timorese have relied on the Portuguese Embassy there to provide protocolary guidance for this low-key event. No formal invitation was extended, but Amado decided to make the tr [...] |
2007-05-18 17:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PO TL |
| 07LISBON1388 |
Portugal: INL DAS McCampbell Visit Analyzes European [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During INL DAS Christy McCampbell's May 11 visit to Lisbon, she met with several counterparts to discuss the increasing use of Portugal as a transshipment area for drugs. Portuguese interlocutors offered a brief analysis into the drug trafficking problem facing Portugal and Eur [...] |
2007-05-18 17:19:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL KCRM PO |
| 07LISBON1410 |
REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Jorge Manuel Martins MAGALHAES DOB: January 28, 1982 POB: Paredes, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: G871000 COURSE TITLE: Infantry Basic Officer COURSE DATES [...] |
2007-05-21 15:37:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON1412 |
PORTUGAL AT THE AUSTRALIA GROUP MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-21 16:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CBW PO |
| 07LISBON1418 |
PM'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR DETAILS PORTUGAL'S EU [...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador on May 21, the Prime Minister's senior diplomatic advisor said Portugal's EU presidency priorities would comprise summits with Africa, Brazil, India, China, Russia, and Ukraine. On internal EU issues, the GOP's primary focus will be advancing progress on [...] |
2007-05-22 07:42:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1443 |
PORTUGAL'S EU PRESIDENCY SCHEDULE: UPDATE [...] (U) Reftel, sent in January, provided an interim list of the major meetings Portugal would host during its EU Presidency, which begins July 1. This cable provides an updated list. (Note: The GOP is very sensitive about this list and requested that we PROTECT this information in official chann [...] |
2007-05-22 15:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EU PO |
| 07LISBON1445 |
OECD: PORTUGAL SUPPORTS NEGOTIATIONS WITH RUSSIA, [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-22 16:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EFIN OECD PO |
| 07LISBON1467 |
PORTUGALS VIEWS ON NSG, GLOBAL INTIATIVE, AND PSI [...] (U) Visiting ISN/CPI Director Tony Foley called on Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security and Disarmament Director Joao Corte Real May 3 to discuss issues before the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), the Proliferation Security Initiativ (PSI), and the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclar T [...] |
2007-05-24 16:10:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MCAP PARM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1492 |
PORTUGUESE PRIME MINISTER SOCRATES HEADS TO MOSCOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: A month before Portugal assumes the EU Presidency and on the heels of the May EU-Russia Summit, PM Jose Socrates will travel to Moscow May 27-29 to discuss easing EU-Russia tensions and strengthening bilateral ties. Socrates will also encourage Putin to support UNSC consensus on K [...] |
2007-05-25 17:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECIN OFDP EIND EINV EPET ETRD EUN |
| 07LISBON1498 |
DUSD FATA'S MISSILE DEFENSE BRIEF TO NATO PA [...] Summary. DASD Fata provided a missile defense briefing to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly meeting in Portugal, stressing that the proposed long range system was to detect, deter, and defend against missile threats from the Middle East and that the system posed no threat to Russia. Fata stres [...] |
2007-05-29 10:35:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MCAP MNUC PARM PO PREL |
| 07LISBON1508 |
PORTUGAL JOINS GLOBAL INITIATIVE; URGES EU [...] On May 30 Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of the Non-Proliferation Office Pedro Sousa Abreu provided diplomatic notes to us and to our Russian counterparts to endorse the Statement of Principles for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. Sousa Abreu noted that his off [...] |
2007-05-30 13:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP PARM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1527 |
PORTUGAL UNLIKELY TO INCREASE ISAF CONTRIBUTIONS [...] (U) Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials agreed to review the reftel request to increase contributions to ISAF, but noted they did not expect the review to bring about any changes to current contribution levels. Portugal is operating, they stated, under an austerity budget. Moreov [...] |
2007-06-01 15:35:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF PO |
| 07LISBON153 |
PORTUGUESE EURODEPUTY ALONE IN RENDITION [...] (C) At a January 11 lunch with Pol/Econ Counselor and poloff, Socialist Party (PS) International Relations Secretary Jose Lello and PS senior staffer Paulo Pisco SIPDIS discussed Ana Gomes' vocal campaign on rendition flights, internal party dynamics, and the European Socialist movement sta [...] |
2007-01-17 18:26:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1559 |
PORTUGAL ON ZOELLICK'S WORLD BANK NOMINATION [...] (SBU) On June 4, PolOff raised reftel talking points on the nomination of Robert Zoellick to the Presidency of the World Bank with Jose Moreno, Deputy Director of European Affairs and International Relations at the Ministry of Finance. Moreno said there is support within the GOP for Zoellick, [...] |
2007-06-06 16:02:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IBRD PO |
| 07LISBON1560 |
PORTUGAL ON JUNE 8 BIOTECH VOTE [...] (C/NF) On June 5, PolEconOff delivered reftel A talking points to Rui Noronho from the Ministry of Agriculture Office of Planning and Policies (GPPAA), urging Portugal to vote favorably at the June 8 Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Public Health. Noronho reiterated the Portuguese po [...] |
2007-06-06 16:41:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO |
| 07LISBON1622 |
PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON JUNE 18-19 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the reftel points on U.S. policy interests regarding Cuba, Serbia, Kosovo, and Sudan. 2. (C) Cuba: Rocha reported that Portugal supported the proposal to remove EU sanctions. She emphasized Portugal's interest in suppor [...] |
2007-06-15 17:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PARM PGOV PREL PO |
| 07LISBON1632 |
PORTUGAL TO SUPPORT ZOELLICK FOR WORLD BANK [...] (SBU) Jose Moreno, Deputy Director of European Affairs and International Relations at the Ministry of Finance, informed post on June 11 that Portugal will support Robert Zoellick's candidacy for World Bank President. Per ref A, Finance Minister Teixeira dos Santos confirmed the government's p [...] |
2007-06-19 07:44:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IBRD PO |
| 07LISBON1679 |
PORTUGAL ON JUNE 25 BIOTECH VOTE [...] (C/NF) On June 21, PolEconOff delivered reftel A talking points to Rui Noronho of the Ministry of Agriculture's Office of Planning and Policies (GPPA), urging Portugal to vote favorably at the June 25 Standing Committee of the Food Chain and Public Health. Noronho reiterated the Portuguese p [...] |
2007-06-22 15:07:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO |
| 07LISBON1745 |
PORTUGUESE TELL A/S STEINBERG THAT EU WILL NOT ACT [...] (C) On June 26, Transportation A/S for Aviation and International Affairs Andrew Steinberg met with Portuguese officials in Lisbon to underscore strong USG opposition to the EU's proposal to include international aviation in its emission trading scheme (ETS) without mutual consent. He urged [...] |
2007-07-02 16:10:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ETRD SENV ECON PO EUN |
| 07LISBON1766 |
A/S SHANNON VISIT HIGHLIGHTS EU-LATIN AMERICA TIES [...] (SBU) During Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon's visit to Portugal on June 25, he met with Portuguese government officials and EU member ambassadors to discuss Cuba, Venezuela, and Brazil. Overall, most agreed that the US policy of supporting a Cuban-directed solution after Castro would be the [...] |
2007-07-05 14:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV EAID PREL EUN PO |
| 07LISBON1786 |
USAFE REORGANIZATION IN PORTUGAL [...] Post coordinated dissemination of reftel information to the Portuguese Ministry of Defense (MOD), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), and to the Regional Government of the Azores. Our interlocutors at each of these institutions expressed relief that no Portuguese positions would be affected. Al [...] |
2007-07-09 07:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR PARM PO |
| 07LISBON1800 |
PORTUGAL: REACTION TO US VIEWS ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Pol-econ officer delivered reftel points underscoring deep USG unhappiness with the results of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) 5th Session with MFA Deputy Director of Human Rights and International Affairs Susana Vaz Patto. Patto replied that the Portuguese were also quite unhappy with t [...] |
2007-07-10 14:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UN EUN PO |
| 07LISBON1812 |
SCENESETTER FOR YOUR VISIT TO PORTUGAL JULY 19-20 [...] (SBU) Madam Secretary: Your visit -- at the beginning of Portugal's EU presidency -- is particularly timely and provides an excellent opportunity to try to shape from the outset the Portuguese government's priorities in a direction consistent with U.S. interests. Portugal - Steadfast Ally ------- [...] |
2007-07-11 18:30:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET | PREL PO |
| 07LISBON182 |
PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON JANUARY 22 GAERC MEETING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MFA's Deputy European Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered the Portuguese perspective on items scheduled for January's General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) meeting. Portugal agrees with the EU consensus on most issues but (1) favors greater flexibility in d [...] |
2007-01-19 17:12:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | YI PREL PGOV ENRG EAID MARR PO |
| 07LISBON1839 |
PORTUGAL: DEFICIT REDUCTION AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, [...] Portugal's efforts to reduce its budget deficit were ahead of schedule, Ministry of Finance Chief of Staff Goncalo Castilho dos Santos told post. It was even possible that the government would reach its target to reduce the deficit below 3% in 2007, a year ahead of schedule, if GDP grew by 2.0 [...] |
2007-07-16 12:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PO |
| 07LISBON1841 |
TOUR D'HORIZON OF PORTUGAL'S EU PRESIDENCY AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY. In recent meetings with EUR/ERA director Bill Lucas, Portuguese officials shared their latest thinking on Lisbon's agenda for its EU presidency (July ) December 2007). Lisbon has a number of challenges on its plate: securing final approval of an EU reform treaty; holding an EU-Afr [...] |
2007-07-16 12:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EUN PO |
| 07LISBON1854 |
A/S FRIED WITH PORTUGUESE DEFENSE STATESEC JOAO [...] (C) Summary. Portuguese State Secretary for Defense Mira Gomes told A/S Fried that his ministry is considering a plan to lead an Operational Mentoring Liaison Team in Afghanistan in addition to Portugal's current military contributions there, although budgetary and political considerations may [...] |
2007-07-18 14:39:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PO AF RS EUN |
| 07LISBON1856 |
PORTUGAL - MOVING TOWARDS EU CONSENSUS ON KOSOVO [...] (C) FM Luis Amado told A/S Daniel Fried on July 13 that the issue of Kosovo's independence was the most pressing near-term issue of Portugal's EU Presidency, aside from EU treaty reform. The two compared notes from their recent trips to the Balkans, confirming the challenges and next steps th [...] |
2007-07-18 16:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN PO UN ZL |
| 07LISBON1858 |
U.S.- EU POLITICAL DIRECTORS DISCUSSES KOSOVO, [...] (SBU) A/S Fried met July 13 in Lisbon with Political Directors (PolDirs) from the 27 EU member states and with the EU Troika political directors. The agenda included Kosovo, Russia, NATO coordination in Afghanistan, conflicts in Africa, institution building in the Palestinian Territories, and [...] |
2007-07-18 17:35:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS MOPS PHUM PREL PO EUN UN XA AF ZL RS |
| 07LISBON1882 |
PORTUGUESE VIEWS ON JULY 23 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha outlined Portugal's views on the reftel points on U.S. policy interests regarding Kosovo, the Ukraine, Iran, Middle East, and Sudan. She also offered a preview of EU discussions on the Democratic Republic of Congo and Libya. 2. (C) [...] |
2007-07-23 06:37:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL ENRG ETRD ETTC PGOV PREL SOCI |
| 07LISBON1902 |
REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Valentim Jose Pires Antunes RODRIGUES DOB: 01-17-1964 POB: Bissau, Guinea Bissau PASSPORT NUMBER: V104825 COURSE TITLE: Naval Command College COURSE DATES: [...] |
2007-07-24 09:15:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON1940 |
62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: PORTUGESE HIGH-LEVEL [...] Per reftel, attached is the requested information on Portugal's participation at UNGA: A. Head of State Anibal Cavaco Silva (No plans to attend) B. Head of Government Jose Socrates will attend UNGA on September 25-27. He will be arriving on/about September 24 and departing o/a September [...] |
2007-07-27 13:43:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OVIP PO |
| 07LISBON1960 |
PORTUGAL: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Post does not have any investment disputes to report regarding the GOP nationalizing or expropriating property, repudiating or nullifying contracts, and/or taking any other action with the effect of seizing ownership or control of the property of any United States citizen. 2. (U) Post's [...] |
2007-07-30 15:49:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV PO |
| 07LISBON1972 |
REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Jorge de Jesus Marques DOB: 05/24/1972 POB: Maputo, Mozambique PASSPORT NUMBER: V102308 COURSE TITLE: Basic American Language Instructor Course COURSE DATES [...] |
2007-08-01 06:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON1974 |
BELLINGER REVIEWS KOSOVO WITH PORTUGUESE [...] (U) Department Legal Adviser John Bellinger, in Lisbon July 26-28 to continue a counterterrorism dialogue with the EU, also discussed the situation in Kosovo with senior Foreign Ministry Officials. 2. (C) During Bellinger's initial call to the Foreign Ministry, Bellinger emphasized the USG' [...] |
2007-08-01 15:14:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EUN ZL PO |
| 07LISBON2046 |
PORTUGAL ON KOSOVO NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Portugal's MFA political director Vasco Bramao Ramos acknowledged to Charge on August 8 that the 120-day period of additional negotiations on Kosovo was unlikely to produce a breakthrough. He said there is a growing realization within the EU that Kosovo will declare independence shortly a [...] |
2007-08-09 06:34:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KV UNYI EU PO |
| 07LISBON2054 |
PORTUGUESE MFA ON MIDDLE EAST, EU-AFRICA SUMMIT, [...] (C) MFA political director Vasco Bramao Ramos told the Charge on August 8 that Portugal has not yet decided whether it will contribute troops to the new UN mission in Darfur. He expressed confidence that the EU-Africa summit would take place in December -- saying the EU and Africa have much t [...] |
2007-08-09 15:44:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO |
| 07LISBON2123 |
PORTUGAL GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CBP [...] Embassy Lisbon welcomes and grants country clearance for Claudia Monistrol, Supply Chain Security Specialist, and Ralph Martinez, Supply Chain Security Specialist, to travel to Lisbon, Portugal from September 17-19, 2007 to conduct C-TPAT validations. 2. Control Officer in Lisbon is Politic [...] |
2007-08-20 10:37:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PO |
| 07LISBON2143 |
PORTUGAL SUPPORTS A/CFE PLANS [...] (C) The Portuguese MFA,s Director for Security and Disarmament Affairs Joao Corte Real told us that Portugal fully supports the U.S. plans outlined reftel. He noted that timely ratification was a matter of political will and that Portugal viewed the Adapted CFE Treaty as a matter of the highe [...] |
2007-08-22 11:05:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON216 |
PORTUGAL AND THE INFORMAL NATO FOREIGN MINISTERIAL [...] (U) Summary: Portugal is unlikely to make further commitments for Afghanistan given existing contributions to several overseas operations coupled with the current austerity budget. MFA staff will, however, recommend an enhanced public diplomacy effort by their principals and they look forwar [...] |
2007-01-24 13:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL PO |
| 07LISBON2163 |
REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Diamantino Jose Santos FERNANDES DOB: September 24, 1968 POB: Lisbon, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: V019704 COURSE TITLE: Mobile International Strategic In [...] |
2007-08-23 15:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON217 |
EARLY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT PORTUGUESE COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: In preparation for Portugal's upcoming Presidency of the Community of Democracies (CD) Convening Group starting in November, the MFA called for a meeting to solicit input from some members' diplomatic missions in Lisbon. The Ukrainian ambassador offered several suggestions in i [...] |
2007-01-24 13:51:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON218 |
PORTUGAL: SUPPORTIVE OF TFTP AND SWIFT "INFORMED [...] (SBU) In response to Embassy outreach on the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (TFTP) and SWIFT per reftel a, Ministry of Finance Chief of Staff Goncalo Castilho dos Santos responded via a Jan 10 letter acknowledging the program's important role in fighting terrorist finance, encouraging cont [...] |
2007-01-24 15:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PTER KTFN PO |
| 07LISBON2199 |
PORTUGAL: SPECIAL ENVOY ON KOSOVO DISCUSSES GOP [...] (C) Antonio Tanger Correa, Portugal's Special Envoy to the Western Balkans, discussed the GOP's efforts to build EU consensus on Kosovo and the impact that the situation could have on internal EU and transatlantic relations. He stressed that the GOP is doing everything within its powers to find [...] |
2007-08-28 17:37:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS EUN NATO PO KV SR |
| 07LISBON2200 |
PORTUGAL: SPECIAL ENVOY ON KOSOVO DISCUSSES GOP [...] (C) Antonio Tanger Correa, Portugal's Special Envoy to the Western Balkans, discussed the GOP's efforts to build EU consensus on Kosovo and the impact that the situation could have on internal EU and transatlantic relations. He stressed that the GOP is doing everything within its powers to find [...] |
2007-08-29 06:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS EUN NATO PO KV SR |
| 07LISBON2229 |
IN BEIRUT, AMADO UNDERSCORES EU INTEREST IN [...] (C) FM Luis Amado traveled to Beirut on August 22-23 to express EU concern about Lebanon's upcoming elections. He and his staff spoke with a variety of leaders, including PM Siniora and Speaker Berri, and encouraged all sides to act responsibly and engage constructively. His staff also trave [...] |
2007-08-31 12:52:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO |
| 07LISBON2258 |
PORTUGAL GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA WATKINS [...] Embassy Lisbon welcomes and grants country clearance for EPA Officials Tim Watkins, Deputy Director, Rachelle Duvall, Physical Scientist, and Deborah Luecken, Research Physical Scientist, to travel to Lisbon, Portugal from September 21-31, 2007 (Watkins and Duvall) and Septmeber 22 - October 0 [...] |
2007-09-04 14:26:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PO KSCA SENV OTRA TPHY |
| 07LISBON2288 |
AUSTR DONNELLY DISCUSSES TRADE ISSUES WITH [...] (SBU) AUSTR for Europe and the Middle East Shaun Donnelly and USTR Director for European and Middle Eastern Trade Affairs Paul Burkhead held meetings with Portuguese trade and economic officials in Lisbon on August 28. They discussed Doha Round next steps, November 9 Transatlantic Economic Cou [...] |
2007-09-06 14:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PO |
| 07LISBON2290 |
PORTUGAL GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE BULL [...] Embassy Lisbon welcomes and grants country clearance for Stanley Bull, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, to travel to Lisbon, Portugal from October 3-6, 2007 to attend the First World Materials Summit and give an invited presentation on Advanced Materials and Renewable Energy Supply. 2. [...] |
2007-09-06 15:05:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA PO |
| 07LISBON2296 |
IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE: PORTUGAL AGAINST [...] (C) On September 5, Pol/Econ Officer conveyed reftel talking points to senior analysts Rui Caroco and Duarte Nuno G.J. Pinto da Rocha in the MFA's Office of International Organizations and Economic Affairs. According to Caroco, the GOP wants to avoid the addition of any country-specific item t [...] |
2007-09-07 09:37:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PARM PREL IAEA PO |
| 07LISBON2300 |
PORTUGAL ON THE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-07 12:42:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON2301 |
US-EU PRESIDENCY CONSULTATIONS DISCUSS HUMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: US-Portugal consultations on human rights covered the U.S.-EU common human rights agenda and outlined plans for resolutions both in the UN's Third Committee and the UN's Human Rights Council. Portugal agreed to seek common language with us and to avoid controversial measures as [...] |
2007-09-07 12:58:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN PO |
| 07LISBON2303 |
PORTUGAL VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE SEPTEMBER 7-8 [...] (U) Portuguese Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on reftel U.S. policy interests regarding Kosovo, Russia, Georgia, China, India, and the Middle East. She also mentioned that the ministers will take up a discussion on Lebanon and Burma during their two days of [...] |
2007-09-07 14:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | YI RS PGOV PREL PO EUN |
| 07LISBON2305 |
LISBON'S PLANS TO SHEPHERD PASSAGE OF EU REFORM [...] (SBU) During August 28 trade discussions with A/USTR Shaun Donnelly, the Prime Minister's Economic Advisor Vitor Escaria and MFA Deputy Director-General for European Affairs Rui Macieira provided insight into Lisbon's plans to obtain European Council approval of the EU Reform Treaty. Escaria e [...] |
2007-09-07 15:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PO PREL EUN |
| 07LISBON2307 |
SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S SEPTEMBER 17 [...] (SBU) Mr. President: Your meeting with Prime Minister Socrates -- two months into Portugal's EU presidency -- provides an excellent early opportunity to try to shape the Portuguese government's priorities in a direction consistent with U.S. interests, both from a bilateral perspective and in the E [...] |
2007-09-07 16:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET | PREL PO |
| 07LISBON232 |
REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Pedro Miguel Carvalho Pinto DOB: 01Aug1969 POB: Lisbon, Portugal PPT NUMBER: Z101523 Purpose: IMET course 2. Embassy Lisbon has completed an internal [...] |
2007-01-25 12:12:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON2328 |
PORTUGAL SIGNED NUCLEAR TERRORISM CONVENTION, [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-11 08:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PO |
| 07LISBON2368 |
PORTUGAL: 9/11 ACT COSTLY TO IMPLEMENT & [...] On September 7, Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftel talking points on Title XVII of the 9/11 Act which calls for 100% scanning of all US-bound shipping containers by 2010 to Jose Figueiredo, Deputy Director-General for Customs and Special Taxes. Figueiredo stated that Portugal does not have the [...] |
2007-09-13 10:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EWWT AMGT PTER PO |
| 07LISBON2379 |
PORTUGAL: INPUT FOR THE PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Embassy Lisbon works closely with the Portuguese government to strengthen its already well-developed democracy and human rights infrastructure. Per ref A request, this cable details Post's efforts to promote the Freedom agenda in Portugal. Promoting Democracy ------------------- 2. [...] |
2007-09-14 09:12:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL |
| 07LISBON2410 |
PORTUGAL'S UPDATED 62ND UNGA ATTENDEE LIST [...] Per reftel, attached is the requested information on Portugal's participation at UNGA: A. Head of State Anibal Cavaco Silva (Not attending) B. Head of Government Jose Socrates will attend UNGA on September 25-27. He will be arriving on/about September 24 and departing o/a September 27. S [...] |
2007-09-17 15:55:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OVIP PO |
| 07LISBON2418 |
Portugal Solicits Information on Behalf of EU on [...] (U) In its role as President of the EU Council, Portugal transmitted a diplomatic note, dated September 13, requesting additional information about the nuclear issue in North Korea and how the EU could contribute technical assistance. ACTION REQUEST: Post requests the Department's guidance on [...] |
2007-09-18 12:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OPDC PREL MNUC KS KN EUN PO |
| 07LISBON2438 |
INFORMAL ECOFIN/EUROMED: EU ECONOMY SOUND, FOCUS [...] On September 14-15, EU Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors and Commissioners joined together in an informal ECOFIN gathering focused on state of the economy, fiscal consolidation and structural reform. Eurozone peer pressure would be necessary to keep France on track to reduce its defic [...] |
2007-09-19 15:15:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EUN |
| 07LISBON2443 |
PORTUGUESE RESPONSE ON OCTOBER COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Portuguese MFA Deputy Director General for Foreign Policy Antonio Ricoca Freire concurred with the U.S. priorities for the October meeting (reftel) and reported that Portugal would probably be represented by its Ambassador in Washington due to Minister Amado's other commitments. [...] |
2007-09-20 15:39:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL PGOV PO |
| 07LISBON2456 |
PORTUGAL'S PLANS REGARDING THE PARTNERSHIP FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-21 08:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM EAID PO |
| 07LISBON2459 |
CC GRANTED FOR EXTENSION OF TDY ASSIGNMENT [...] Embassy Lisbon grants country clearance for extension of TDY assignment for DHS/ICE Neviene Habeeb thru March 21, 2008. 2. Control Officer in Lisbon is Political/Economic Officer Tiffany McGriff. CONTACT INFO ------------ OFC : 351-21-770-2575 FAX : 351-21-726-6547 CELL: 351-91-959- [...] |
2007-09-21 14:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PO |
| 07LISBON247 |
AMBASSADOR, PM'S DIPLOMATIC ADVISOR DISCUSS [...] (C) At a January 25 meeting with Ambassador Hoffman, Diplomatic Advisor to the Prime Minister Jorge Roza de Oliveira discussed the media attention and government response to Ana Gomes' vocal investigation of alleged CIA rendition flights through Portugal. He noted that Foreign Minister Amado [...] |
2007-01-26 16:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO PO |
| 07LISBON2477 |
EU AG MINISTERS DISCUSS FOOD SECURITY, HEALTH [...] (U) Food security, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) Reform Health Check, and wine reform dominated the September 16-18 Informal EU Agricultural Ministerial agenda in Porto, Portugal. Portugal's Agriculture Minister Jaime Silva also welcomed debate on the EU's transgenic crop policy to cl [...] |
2007-09-24 11:55:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON TBIO EUN |
| 07LISBON2483 |
PORTUGAL/EU REGARDING IAEA ACTIVITIES IN THE DPRK [...] (SBU) Interlocutors in the Portuguese MFA,s Security and Disarmament Division told us that they are canvassing Six-Party Talks participants regarding potential European Union support for IAEA activities in North Korea (Ref A). They noted appreciation for our Ref B views, and will propose EU en [...] |
2007-09-24 15:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PO KNNP OPDC PREL MNUC IAEA |
| 07LISBON2500 |
EU-CUBA MEETING IN NEW YORK: "USUAL STUFF" AND A [...] ( C ) Summary: Paulo Lourenco, diplomatic advisor to Portuguese FM Amado, called DCM to provide a readout of September 24 meeting in New York between the EU and Cuba. Meeting was described as "the usual stuff," with both sides listening and explaining impediments to engagement, but no resoluti [...] |
2007-09-25 15:23:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PGOV EU PO CU |
| 07LISBON2503 |
PORTUGAL: CEQ CHAIRMAN CONNAUGHTON AND AMBASSADOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: In Lisbon September 12-13, Chairman of the White House Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) James Connaughton and USEU Ambassador Gray discussed with Portuguese officials the upcoming Major Economies Meeting (MEM) on climate change and energy security. The Portuguese interlocu [...] |
2007-09-26 09:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV KGHG ENRG EU PO |
| 07LISBON2525 |
PORTUGAL CIRCULATING DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-28 10:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | UN KWMN AORC PHUM SOCI EUN PO |
| 07LISBON2527 |
PORTUGAL: UK AMBASSADOR ON ENERGY SECURITY, [...] (C) On September 21, newly-arrived British Ambassador Alexander Wykeham Ellis informed Ambassador Hoffman that European concerns over Russia's aggressive energy policies and the need for market competition were the driving forces behind the third EU energy liberalization package. He suggested that [...] |
2007-09-28 15:36:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL OFDP PO |
| 07LISBON2529 |
REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Goncalo Nuno Baptista de Sousa DOB: 13 December 1974 POB: Lisboa, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: G357167 COURSE TITLE: Computer Science, MS COURSE DATES: [...] |
2007-10-01 06:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON253 |
PORTUGAL'S EU COUNCIL PRESIDENCY SCHEDULE OF MOST [...] (U) As of January 26, Portugal has finalized most of the scheduling for its EU Council Presidency and passed the listing below to the Embassy for planning purposes. (Note: The GOP is very sensitive about this list and requested that we STRICTLY PROTECT this information in official channels onl [...] |
2007-01-29 10:51:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EU PO |
| 07LISBON2558 |
PORTUGAL: EU TO STRENGTHEN SANCTIONS AGAINST BURMA [...] (SBU) In response to recent unrest, the EU will discuss strengthening both political and economic sanctions regime against Burma during the October 3 COREPER meeting in Brussels. In addition, the EU is engaging China, India and the ASEAN countries, encouraging them to exert greater pressure [...] |
2007-10-03 15:52:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM BU |
| 07LISBON2564 |
EU DEFENSE MINISTERS INFORMAL IN PORTUGAL [...] (C) Summary. High Rep Solana briefed EU Defense Ministers on the first face-to-face Troika-led negotiations between Serbs and Kosovars. Solana's spokesman said the EU would support any necessary action by troops currently stationed in Kosovo to maintain stability. Solana strongly defended th [...] |
2007-10-04 10:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PINS PREL MOPS MARR AF XA ZL PO EUN |
| 07LISBON2570 |
MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS: AN UPBEAT ABBAS IN [...] (C) During a one-day visit to Lisbon on September 29, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas met with the entire senior leadership of Portugal, which currently holds the EU's rotating six-month presidency. Abbas said he was encouraged by his talks with the U.S. and others in New York [...] |
2007-10-04 15:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO |
| 07LISBON2571 |
PORTUGAL: 2006 TEXTILE AND APPAREL SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] SUMMARY: In 2006, the Textile/Apparel sector represented Portugal's largest industrial/manufacturing sector, accounting for 11.8% of industrial/manufacturing exports, primarily to Spain, Italy, France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Textile/Apparel manufacturers are concentrated in the north [...] |
2007-10-04 16:23:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX PO |
| 07LISBON2572 |
PORTUGUESE REACTIONS TO THE MAJOR ECONOMIES MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-04 16:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG SENV EUN PO |
| 07LISBON2591 |
PORTUGAL ON OCTOBER 10 BIOTECH VOTE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-09 16:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD EUN PO |
| 07LISBON2604 |
EU CODE OF CONDUCT FOR SPACE OBJECTS PROPOSED [...] (U) Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security and Disarmament Division representatives passed us a draft Code of Conduct for Space Objects, on which the EU has been working for several months. The draft paper covers activities to avoid collisions and deliberate explosions, to develop sa [...] |
2007-10-11 13:26:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KACT KTIA MCAP PARM PO PREL TSPA EUN |
| 07LISBON2605 |
EU JHA INFORMAL MINISTERIAL [...] Summary. EU Justice and Home Affairs ministers met informally in Lisbon October 1-2. An embassy officer attended to follow discussion of such topics as the elimination of land and sea travel barriers in December, the establishment of a counternarcotics analysis and operations center, the sub [...] |
2007-10-11 13:48:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS MOPS PO PREL PTER EUN |
| 07LISBON2613 |
PORTUGAL'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF THE OCTOBER 15- 16 [...] (U) In advance of the October 15-16 GAERC, Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded with Portugal's views on reftel U.S. policy interests including Kosovo, Russia, Libya, the Middle East, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Chad, and Burma. She noted that the ministers will return to the issue o [...] |
2007-10-12 14:53:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | YI RS KPAL PREL PGOV ETRD ETTC EUN PO |
| 07LISBON262 |
PORTUGAL'S INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] Per reftel request, the following list includes five women who affect politics, business, media, and civil society in Portugal: - (Maria) Leonor Beleza, President of the Champalimaud Foundation. Prior to becoming Foundation president, Beleza was a former Health Minister and her interests in [...] |
2007-01-29 17:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL PO |
| 07LISBON2621 |
Portugal Confirms Support for Gaer, Requests US Backing for [...] (U) Following the informal notification on October 9, Portugal forwarded a diplomatic note, dated October 10 noting that it had voted in favor of the U.S. candidate for the UN Committee Against Torture. The note then goes on to solicit U.S. support for Portugal's candidacy for the UN Security [...] |
2007-10-15 11:07:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN PO |
| 07LISBON2646 |
PORTUGAL: OFFICIAL WIREC DELEGATION RESPONSE [...] (SBU) On Oct 16, Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftel talking points to the MFA's General Director for Economic and Technical Issues Paulo Jorge Nascimento and Senior Advisor on International Organizations and Economic Affairs Duarte Nuno G.J. Pinto da Rocha. Nascimento stated that WIREC invitatio [...] |
2007-10-17 15:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA |
| 07LISBON2680 |
EU LEADERS CLINCH LANDMARK DEAL ON "LISBON TREATY" [...] EU leaders, at their informal Summit meeting in Lisbon October 18-19, reached an overall agreement on the new EU Treaty that will be signed in Lisbon on December 13. The deal was clinched after the Portuguese Presidency managed to overcome outstanding reservations by Italy and Poland on two [...] |
2007-10-19 15:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EUN |
| 07LISBON27 |
PORTUGAL AND THE LIBERIA PARTNERS' FORUM [...] No summary [...] |
2007-01-04 17:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | FR EFIN ECON EAID PO |
| 07LISBON2706 |
PORTUGUESE NOMINEE FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] (U) Per reftel request, Embassy Lisbon nominates Ms. Ines Fontinha for consideration in the Secretary's 2008 International Women of Courage Award. A. (U) Name and contact information: Ines Fontinha President of the Nest Association, Sociologist, Author Address: Rua Luciano Cordeiro n. 59 [...] |
2007-10-22 16:14:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KWMN PHUM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON2714 |
PORTUGAL ON THE EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. Portugal's October 25 bilateral meetings with Russia will be designed to keep current relations warm. Even the October 26 EU-Russia summit will discuss issues generally and in a relatively short format. The Portuguese noted, however, that they do not see the December 10 deadline [...] |
2007-10-24 16:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN PGOV IR RS UZ ZL PO |
| 07LISBON2720 |
AMBASSADOR WILLIAMSON SEEKS PORTUGUESE SUPPORT ON [...] (S/NF) Ambassador Williamson (S/WCI) met on October 10 with senior MFA leadership to seek Portuguese agreement to accept some Guantanamo detainees. He emphasized that Portuguese acceptance of even a limited number of individuals as a humanitarian gesture might provide cover for other EU Memb [...] |
2007-10-25 15:24:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET | PREL PTER PO |
| 07LISBON2730 |
PORTUGUESE FM AMADO ON RUSSIA, IRAN, KOSOVO, AND [...] (C) Ambassador hosted FM Amado for a very friendly, two-and-a-half hour one-on-one lunch at the Residence on October 24. Amado said the EU would press President Putin during the October 26 EU-Russia summit to agree to additional UN sanctions on Iran and to invite the OSCE to observe the De [...] |
2007-10-26 17:48:00 | Embassy Lisbon | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PO |
| 07LISBON2744 |
PORTUGAL TALKS TO VENEZUELA, RUSSIA AND IRAN TO [...] (C) Portugal's energy market is abuzz over Galp Energia's (Portugal's dominate energy firm) recent activities which include the signing of an MOU with Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PdVSA), Gazprom's possible acquisition of a minority stake in the company, and behind-the-scenes procurement talks wi [...] |
2007-10-29 16:55:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON TRGY PO |
| 07LISBON2745 |
PORTUGAL RESPONSE ON CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION AT [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points, stressing that the embargo was a matter of bilateral policy and that the UN resolution was an attempt to deflect the international community's attention away from the ongoing human rights crisis in Cuba. MFA International Affairs Officer Miguel Maia do Vale [...] |
2007-10-29 17:21:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | UN ETRD PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON2750 |
US-EU-CANADA TRILATERAL MEETINGS ON IRAN AND US-EU [...] (C) SUMMARY: On Iran, all parties agreed on the need for concerted action in response to its nuclear program and pretensions for regional hegemony, as well as its deteriorating human rights situation. On the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP), the EU emphasized its support for the planned int [...] |
2007-10-30 16:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EUN UN XG XF AR IR |
| 07LISBON2755 |
US GOVERNORS JOIN INTERNATIONAL CARBON ACTION [...] (U) The International Carbon Action Partnership (ICAP) was launched on October 29 in Lisbon by a coalition of European countries, the EU Commission, US states, Canadian provinces, New Zealand, and Norway. The inaugural event included a signing ceremony followed by several technical workshops [...] |
2007-10-30 18:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG SENV EUN PO |
| 07LISBON2764 |
PORTUGAL SEEKS TO COORDINATE EU HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Officer demarched MFA Human Rights Officer Ana Brito to discuss areas where the U.S. and European Union could work together on encouraging human rights advancements in Cuba. Brito was familiar with the proposal and noted that she and the Director for Human Rights Susana Vaz Patt [...] |
2007-10-31 15:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON2765 |
PORTUGAL YET TO DECIDE ON CANDIDACY OF DAVID [...] (U) Pol-econ officer delivered reftel demarche to MFA International Organizations Officer Pedro Pinto on October 22 and called to follow up on October 29. Pinto responded that Portugal recognizes our keen interest in seeing Mr. Walker elected to this committee but had not decided yet which ca [...] |
2007-10-31 15:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | UN PREL AORC PO |
| 07LISBON2771 |
EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT IN PORTUGAL [...] (U) Summary. At the EU-Russia Summit in Portugal October 26, Russia committed to invite the OSCE to observe the December 2 Duma elections. On missile defense, Putin compared the U.S. proposal to the USSR placing offensive missiles in Cuba. This line garnered much press coverage, which ignor [...] |
2007-10-31 18:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN PGOV RS IR PO |
| 07LISBON279 |
PORTUGAL'S EXPORT CREDIT AGENCY: NO EXPOSURE IN [...] (SBU) Ministry of Finance Coordinator Teresa Costa told post that Portugal's Export Credit Agency, COSEC, did not have any exposure in Iran, according to September 2006 records. Costa did note that Iran is open for both short and mid/long term export credit insurance, the former requiring an [...] |
2007-01-30 15:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN MNUC PREL EXIM UNSC OECD IR PO |
| 07LISBON2805 |
PORTUGAL PUSHING FOR MANDATE OF EU AVIATION [...] (C) Pol-Econ officers met with Ministry of Environment officials to express USG concerns about the unilateral nature of the EU's proposal to include Civil Aviation in its Emissions Trading Scheme and related legal issues. Post underscored the need to engage third countries and urged Portugal [...] |
2007-11-05 14:49:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR ECON SENV ETRD EUN PO |
| 07LISBON2806 |
AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES EU-RUSSIA SUMMIT AND KOSOVO [...] (C) In a one-on-one farewell lunch with the Prime Minister's senior diplomatic advisor, Jorge Roza de Oliveira, at the residence on October 31, the Ambassador asked whether Portugal was pleased with the recent EU-Russia summit (reftels). Roza de Oliveira said yes, Portugal's goal was to ensur [...] |
2007-11-05 15:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR RU PO ZI |
| 07LISBON2881 |
PORTUGAL ALSO CONCERNED WITH RUSSIA'S RESPONSE TO [...] (SBU) Portuguese interlocutors told us that they are also concerned with the Government of Russia's response to the OSCE regarding election monitoring for the December 2 Duma elections. They said that they are engaged with the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) [...] |
2007-11-09 17:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | RS KDEM PREL PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON2882 |
PORTUGAL'S AFGHANISTAN DRAWDOWN [...] (C/NF) In a November 9 lunch with DATT and P/E Counselor, the Foreign Minister's diplomatic advisor, Paulo Lourenco, made it clear that President Cavaco Silva himself was behind Portugal's recently announced decision to reduce its contributions to ISAF beginning in August 2008. Lourenco said [...] |
2007-11-09 17:41:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PO |
| 07LISBON2911 |
MINISTERS CONFIRM, ATTEMPT TO EXPLAIN, PORTUGUESE [...] (C/NF) Summary: In conversations with Ambassador Minister of Defense Severiano Teixeira and Minister of Foreign Affairs Amado confirmed that Portugal intended to draw down its contributions to ISAF by August 2008. The Defense Minister portrayed this move as a "different kind of commitment," [...] |
2007-11-14 16:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS PGOV PO |
| 07LISBON2912 |
PORTUGAL SUPPORTS EU COMPLIANCE WITH WTO RULING ON [...] (C) In response to ref A points, Portugal underscored its efforts to support EU compliance with the WTO Dispute Settlement Body panel "reasonable period of time" ruling due to expire on November 21. In particular, MFA officials told us that Portugal made the very difficult decision to abstain [...] |
2007-11-14 16:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ETRD EUN PO TBIO |
| 07LISBON2916 |
FM AMADO ON KOSOVO [...] (C/NF) Summary: During a farewell lunch he hosted for Ambassador Hoffman, Foreign Minister Luis Amado spoke at length in answer to Ambassador,s questions about the EU,s progress on Kosovo. While defending the Portuguese presidency,s role in making Kosovo an "EU issue" that is firmly stamped [...] |
2007-11-15 14:24:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PO KV SR |
| 07LISBON2923 |
PORTUGAL CONCERNED BUT RESERVES JUDGMENT ON [...] (C) Pol-Econ officer met with MFA Venezuela Desk Officer Leandro Amado to detail U.S. concerns regarding the Chavez government's proposed constitutional amendments, highlighting the potential risks to free speech, due process, and civil liberties. Amado acknowledged reftel points and confirmed [...] |
2007-11-15 17:21:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM PO |
| 07LISBON2926 |
REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Mario Rui Pacheco da Veiga DOB: April 17, 1966 POB: Lisbon, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: G449110 COURSE TITLE: International Maritime Officer Course COUR [...] |
2007-11-16 11:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON2929 |
PORTUGAL RESPONSE IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER 19-20 [...] (U) In advance of the November 19 GAERC, Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha offered Portugal's views on reftel points, including the upcoming summit with Africa, Kosovo, Bosnia, Iran, Iraq, the Middle East, Burma, and Pakistan. She further mentioned that the GAERC plans to raise the p [...] |
2007-11-16 18:02:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IS IZ LE SY PREL PGOV PO |
| 07LISBON2949 |
PORTUGAL ON HUGO CHAVEZ VISIT [...] (C) In a conversation with the Prime Minister,s senior diplomatic advisor, Jorge Roza de Oliveira, DCM conveyed our strong concerns regarding Chavez,s recent maneuvers on the constitution, per ref A, and urged that the Prime Minister represent them forcefully to Chavez during the latter's Lis [...] |
2007-11-19 17:06:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN PHUM VE PO |
| 07LISBON2959 |
PORTUGAL ON KOSOVO, BOSNIA, GEORGIA, AND RUSSIA [...] (C/NF) Summary. According to MFA Director for European Affairs Liliana Araujo, avoiding bloodshed in the Balkans is one of Portugal's top EU presidency goals. Should Kosovars declare independence in the near term, the Portuguese believe the EU will be able to issue a statement that takes note [...] |
2007-11-20 17:07:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EUN PGOV PINS RS MD GG BK SR KV PO |
| 07LISBON2960 |
EU-ASIA (ASEAN, CHINA, INDIA) SUMMITS: MORE THALK THAN SUBSTANCE [...] (C) November ends in a flurry of EU-Asia Summits for Portugal's EU Presidency, with the EU-ASEAN Summit on November 22 in Singapore, EU-China Summit on November 28 in Beijing, and EU-India Summit on November 30 in New Delhi. Although agendas include everything from human rights to climate change, [...] |
2007-11-20 19:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PO TW IN CH EUN |
| 07LISBON3013 |
PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT ON AFGHANISTAN DRAWDOWN [...] (C) I went alone to my courtesy call on President Cavaco Silva on November 26. It was a warm meeting in which we both described the excellent state of bilateral relations but focused mostly on a constructive discussion of the recent Portuguese decision to draw down combat forces in Afghanist [...] |
2007-11-27 16:23:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS NATO PO |
| 07LISBON3051 |
PORTUGAL'S FALL REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III [...] (U) Portuguese MFA Latin America Desk Officer Leandro Amado reported that Portugal's relationship with Cuba has not changed over the last year. He responded to ref A questions with updated information for the Title III Suspension of Libertad Act report. 2. (C) Economic activity between Por [...] |
2007-11-30 16:48:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL PO |
| 07LISBON3071 |
PORTUGAL LIKELY TO ABSTAIN ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-03 15:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IS PO |
| 07LISBON3088 |
Portugal Confirms Support for U.S. IMO Candidate: Again [...] (U) On December 3, Portugal forwarded a diplomatic note, dated November 28, noting its support for the U.S. election to the International Maritime Organization as a Class A country. As with the reftel dipnote, the MFA once again drew a connection between Portuguese support in international for [...] |
2007-12-05 13:36:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN PO |
| 07LISBON3095 |
PORTUGAL: WILLING TO RAISE ADDITIONAL BURMA [...] (C) Portugal strongly supported the recent tightening of EU sanctions against Burma and is willing to consider further "smart" sanctions, including targeting three banks used by the Burmese government per the USG suggestion. MFA officials asked the USG to elaborate further on its proposal so t [...] |
2007-12-06 07:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL PO BU |
| 07LISBON3101 |
REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Jorge Manuel Pereira da Silva PAULO DOB: November 27, 1962 POB: Lisboa, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: G878073 COURSE TITLE: Program in Advanced Security St [...] |
2007-12-06 10:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON3106 |
EU-AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT SCENESETTER [...] (U) Summary. More than 100 delegations will be in Lisbon for the EU-African Union Summit December 8-9, representing every state in both organizations, plus a few more. This event will consume nearly 20 percent of Portugal's entire EU Presidency budget. Participants will adopt the Strategic [...] |
2007-12-06 17:04:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PO PREL XA EUN |
| 07LISBON3114 |
NOVEMBER US-EU COTER MEETING ENHANCES DISCUSSION [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. and EU counterterrorism (CT) experts shared their assessments, concerns, and cooperation agendas at the November 29 working group meeting on terrorism (COTER). In response to the U.S. briefing on the Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TS/CTP), the Portuguese presid [...] |
2007-12-07 16:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL EUN PO |
| 07LISBON3116 |
PORTUGUESE VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF DECEMBER 10-11 GAERC [...] (U) Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to ref A policy interests with the Portuguese views in advance of the GAERC meeting on December 10 and 11. In addition to reftel points, Rocha mentioned that ministers would review conclusions on Lebanon and would consider proposals to [...] |
2007-12-07 17:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | IR IZ IS PREL PGOV PO |
| 07LISBON3129 |
FM AMADO TO ATTEND PARIS DONORS CONFERENCE [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche on December 10 to MFA Chief of Staff Francisco Ribeiro de Menezes, who was accompanied by the Foreign Minister's diplomatic advisor, Paulo Lourenco. DCM was joined by pol/econ counselor. Ministerial attendance ---------------------- 2. (C) Ribeiro de [...] |
2007-12-11 17:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL IS PREL PGOV KWBG AMGT PO |
| 07LISBON3144 |
CLUSTER MUNITIONS; PORTUGAL ON THE GGE AND GERMAN [...] (SBU) Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for Security Pedro Sousa Abreu requested a meeting with us December 10 to review discussions on cluster munitions. At the meeting, we were asked point-blank if the U.S. objected to Portuguese Ambassador Jose Julio Pereira Gomes, Por [...] |
2007-12-13 14:00:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON3145 |
PORTUGAL: ADDITIONAL EU SANCTIONS ON BURMA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-13 14:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PO BM |
| 07LISBON3149 |
PORTUGUESE POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON KOSOVO [...] (C) MFA political director Vasco Bramao Ramos told the DCM on December 12 there is a consensus among EU member states that the period for negotiations on Kosovo is over and that independence is the only alternative. He was less certain how events would unfold over the next weeks and months, [...] |
2007-12-13 16:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI PO |
| 07LISBON3170 |
PORTUGAL DOES NOT OBJECT TO U.S. OFFER ON GAMBLING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-17 15:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD WTRO PO |
| 07LISBON3178 |
EU-AFRICA SUMMIT; EPAS, ZIMBABWE, DARFUR [...] (SBU/NF) Summary. The Portuguese are justly proud of the successful EU-Africa Summit held December 8-9 in Lisbon, even if the self-congratulation is sometimes over the top. Economic partnership agreements that the European mission thought were a done deal were derailed for further study, and [...] |
2007-12-18 16:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL EAID ETRD PINS MOPS PHUM EUN XA PO |
| 07LISBON3193 |
PORTUGAL SIGNS ENERGY AGREEMENTS WITH VENEZUELA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an effort to diversify the country's energy supply, Portugal's national energy firms, Galp Energia and Energias de Portugal, recently signed several agreements for procurement and joint exploration projects with the national oil and gas companies of Venezuela, Libya and Algeria [...] |
2007-12-20 14:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ENRG ECON PO RU VE AG LY AO |
| 07LISBON3194 |
PORTUGAL CLAIMS EU DELIGHTED WITH BALI RESULTS [...] (C/NF) Fausto Brito e Abreu (protect), Advisor to Portugal,s Secretary of State for Environment Humberto Rosa, told post the EU was delighted with the final Bali text as a starting point for negotiations. He said the EU never would have imagined that, following the Major Economies Meeting in [...] |
2007-12-20 14:53:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KGHG SENV ENRG PO EUN |
| 07LISBON3195 |
Portugal Labor Market Stagnates, Unemployment Soars [...] (U) Summary: Portuguese labor union and employers' organizations agree that three main considerations affected Portugal's labor markets: immigration, labor laws, and training/education opportunities. Labor union representatives stress that the Portuguese government's push towards "flexicurity" [...] |
2007-12-20 16:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB SMIG PO |
| 07LISBON3260 |
LISBON GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SHELBY [...] Embassy Lisbon warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and accompanying delegation to Lisbon from January 9 to 11. The purpose of the trip is to meet with high-level officials on f [...] |
2007-12-28 16:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC OREP AFIN |
| 07LISBON329 |
PORTUGUESE ASSESSMENT OF THREATS TO PRESS FREEDOM [...] (C) Pol-Econ officer met MFA Latin American Desk Officer Leandro Amado to discuss Portugal's views of Venezuela's encroachment on freedom of the press, and to urge that the Government of Portugal (GOP) pressure the Venezuelans to respect free speech. Amado responded that Portugal is watching [...] |
2007-02-06 09:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PHUM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON330 |
PORTUGAL'S ABORTION REFERENDUM EXPOSES POLITICAL [...] Summary: A new referendum set for February 11 on the question of decriminalization of abortion is dominating Portuguese political life. The effort to legalize abortion on demand in the first ten weeks of pregnancy demonstrates a political rift between young urbanites and older rural voters, [...] |
2007-02-06 09:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN SOCI PO |
| 07LISBON342 |
REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese national: NAME: Luis Manuel Correia David e Sousa DOB: 10 May 1950 POB: Lisbon PASSPORT NUMBER: V015370 Purpose: To attend Senior Executive Seminar at the George C. Marsh [...] |
2007-02-07 13:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON345 |
PORTUGUESE AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING CIA FLIGHT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Public Ministry received complaints from a crusading journalist and European Parliamentarian about alleged illegal CIA flights operating through Portugal. These allegations are undergoing a preliminary investigation, but no legal case has yet been opened. The issue will n [...] |
2007-02-07 17:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PO |
| 07LISBON369 |
PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON FEBRUARY EU FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] (U) On February 8, MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha responded to the Ref A demarche points by offering Portugal's views on the Balkans, Middle East, and African policies. 2. (C) BALKANS - Rocha saw this as the most important area for discussion since it would be the first oppo [...] |
2007-02-09 17:52:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EU PO |
| 07LISBON370 |
PORTUGAL TO CONSIDER STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING [...] On February 1, Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftel demarche to Maria do Ceu Faria, Political Analyst in the MFA's Office of International Organizations. Despite press reports that the Ministry of Culture called for the rejection of a "universal monoculture," Faria denied that protectionism was b [...] |
2007-02-09 18:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN SCUL UNESCO PO |
| 07LISBON393 |
PORTUGAL TO DECRIMINALIZE ABORTION [...] On February 11, Portuguese citizens voted in favor of a referendum question to decriminalize abortion by a strong majority (reftel). The referendum question (informal translation) was: "Do you agree with decriminalizing the voluntary interruption of pregnancy, occurring in the first ten week [...] |
2007-02-13 09:32:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PO KWMN PREL SOCI |
| 07LISBON406 |
PORTUGUESE NOMINEE FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] (U) Per reftel request, Embassy Lisbon nominates Ms. Ana Vicente for consideration in the Secretary's first International Women of Courage award. A. (U) Name and contact information: Ana Maria Vicente Former Commissioner for Women's rights, Co-Founder of "New Future" Organization, Author [...] |
2007-02-15 07:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON423 |
DAS ERIC JOHN IN PORTUGAL TO DISCUSS EAST TIMOR [...] (C) EAP DAS Eric John met with Portuguese officials in Lisbon on February 5 to discuss the situation in East Timor and review military/police operations. All expressed Portugal's desire to work with the international community - particularly with the US and Australia. Portugal was not takin [...] |
2007-02-15 17:41:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR KPKO PO TL |
| 07LISBON434 |
REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals so that they may attend an OFT Simulator Training program from March 3-17, 2007: NAME: Luis Duraes DOB: 29-JUN-1963 POB: Santiago do Cacem, Portugal PPT NUMBER: [...] |
2007-02-16 12:20:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON435 |
PORTUGAL ON FREEZING ASSETS NOT SPECIFICALLY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-16 14:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | IR KNNP PARM PREL EFIN ETTC |
| 07LISBON436 |
PORTUGAL FOLLOWS EU ON SOMALIA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-16 14:17:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO MOPS PHUM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON437 |
PORTUGAL'S CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY [...] (U) Portugal is in danger of surpassing its Kyoto Protocol and EU Burden Sharing Agreement 2012 targets for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The government has proposed implementing domestic policies to reduce Portugal's projected 42% increase in GHG emissions (using 1990 as a baseline) to the [...] |
2007-02-16 17:34:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG TSPL PO |
| 07LISBON438 |
PORTUGAL WILL NOT SUPPORT EC PROPOSAL TO LIFT [...] (C) A contact at Monsanto informed FAS Madrid late on Friday that Portugal's Environment Secretary of State, Humberto Rosa, who was originally going to abstain from the February 20 vote, now intends to vote to maintain Hungary's ban. We believe this decison goes against the advice of his tec [...] |
2007-02-16 18:30:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | EAGR ECON ETRD EU PO |
| 07LISBON45 |
LISBON POC FOR EXPORT CONTROL CONFERENCE IN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-01-05 15:48:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KSTC ETTC PARM PREL |
| 07LISBON457 |
PORTUGUESE FM TESTIFIES AGAIN REGARDING ALLEGED [...] (U) As predicted Ref (A), alleged CIA rendition flights remain front-page news in Portugal, recently stimulated by the European Parliament's report and the Portuguese Foreign Minister,s testimony in the National Assembly. Foreign Minister Luis Amado appeared before the National Assembly once [...] |
2007-02-21 16:22:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PO |
| 07LISBON46 |
PSI: URGING BRAZILIAN PARTICIPATION [...] (C) Emboff notified MFA Director for Security and Disarmament Joao Corte-Real about the U.S. interest in including Brazil in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) community by engaging in a direct dialog through our Embassy in Brasilia. Portugal would welcome Brazil's inclusion, accordi [...] |
2007-01-05 15:51:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC PARM EWWT PHSA PO |
| 07LISBON48 |
EAST TIMOR: PORTUGAL'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE [...] (U) Jose Luis Arnaut, Chairman of Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, led a multi-party delegation to East Timor in late November/early December to evaluate the state of play after a tumultuous year. In June 2006, Portugal sent its paramilitary police force - the Republican National Guard [...] |
2007-01-05 17:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS TT PO |
| 07LISBON49 |
PORTUGAL'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY MODEST BUT CONVINCING [...] Proving the skeptics wrong, Portugal's Socialist government managed to reduce the budget deficit to 4.6% in 2006 from an all time high of 6.0% in 2005 and increase GDP growth to 1.4% from 0.3%. Even the ever cautious Bank Governor noted that Portugal's economic recovery, though modest, was c [...] |
2007-01-05 17:10:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PO |
| 07LISBON503 |
PORTUGAL'S 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The following is Portugal's submission for the 2007 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------- Portugal offers a favorable investment climate for foreign capital, both in the near and long term. Its economy has become increasingly dive [...] |
2007-02-28 11:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV PO |
| 07LISBON507 |
PORTUGAL UNDECIDED ON SELECTION FOR UNHRC [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-28 17:15:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON508 |
PORTUGAL REVIEWS 2007 CONTRIBUTION TO UN MIDDLE [...] (U) In response to reftel message, MFA International Organizations Officer Ana Paula Molina told us she had been unaware that funding was running low for the Middle Ring Security Initiative. Molina consulted with her colleagues in Portugal's mission to the UN and said they were undergoing a r [...] |
2007-02-28 17:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IZ PREL PO |
| 07LISBON513 |
PORTUGAL'S 2007 SPECIAL 301 RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Post recommends that Portugal remain off the 2007 Special 301 Watch List. Overall, intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in Portugal is good and IPR legislation is consistent with WTO rules, EU directives, and the trade-related intellectual property (TRIPS) provisions of GATT. In [...] |
2007-03-01 15:51:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR PO |
| 07LISBON533 |
PORTUGAL'S THOUGHTS ON MARCH 5-6 GAERC [...] (U) Pol-Econ Officer met MFA Deputy EU Correspondent Ana Filomena Rocha to solicit Portugal's views on the March GAERC issues. Energy, the UN Human Rights Council, and climate issues do not fall under Rocha's portfolio, so she did not comment. 2. (SBU) BOSNIA: The EU unanimously supports t [...] |
2007-03-05 11:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | YI IR KPAL PREL PGOV ENRG PO |
| 07LISBON549 |
PORTUGAL'S RESPONSE ON IAEA REPORT ON UNSCR 1737 [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-06 09:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | IR KNNP PO |
| 07LISBON550 |
PORTUGAL SIDES WITH NATO ON US MISSILE ASSET ISSUE [...] (C) Pol-Econ officer outlined our concerns regarding the recent Russian threats against Poland and the Czech Republic in a meeting with MFA Disarmament and Security Officer Felipe Ramalheira. Ramalheira welcomed the information about the consultations with Russia and noted that he had not been [...] |
2007-03-06 09:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL PO |
| 07LISBON557 |
PORTUGUESE EU PRESIDENCY LOGISTICS (C-RE6-02209) [...] (SBU) In preparation for Portugal's term as the President of the European Council from July-December 2007, the Government of Portugal established an office dedicated to the logistical coordination efforts. The "Presidential Mission" (Missao Presidencia), led by career diplomat Jaime Leitao, e [...] |
2007-03-06 17:29:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINR EU PO |
| 07LISBON594 |
REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Manuel Joao de Oliveira Marques Borges DOB: December 27, 1960 POB: Lisbon, Portugal PORTUGUESE ID NMBER: 2031193 (issued April 18, 2002; valid through De [...] |
2007-03-09 12:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON607 |
PORTUGAL: 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] The Monitoring Center for Trafficking in Persons; 2. The Portuguese Immigration Service (SEF); 3. The High Commission for Immigration and Ethnic Minorities (ACIME); 4. The Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV); 5. The International Organization for Migration (IOM); [...] |
2007-03-09 16:31:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASCC PREF ELAB PO |
| 07LISBON631 |
PORTUGAL GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USPTO SALMON [...] Embassy Lisbon welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Attorney, Paul Salmon, and invitational guest, Judge Arthur Gajarsa, to travel to Lisbon, Portugal, from March 17-21, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to speak at the Embassy of Portugal's Intell [...] |
2007-03-12 13:42:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ECON ETRD AORC KIPR OTRA PO |
| 07LISBON635 |
REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Rodrigo Emanuel Salvador Oliveira DOB: August 11, 1982 POB: Peniche, Portugal PPT NUMBER: H487457 COURSE: Specialized English Language Training; T-6 Jo [...] |
2007-03-12 15:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON644 |
FORMER GOVERNOR BUSH MEETS PORTUGUESE PM, PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In separate meetings with former Governor of Florida Jeb Bush, accompanied by Ambassador Hoffman, both President Cavaco Silva and Prime Minister Socrates stressed that the U.S.-Portugal relationship transcends party politics, asserting that changes in Portugal,s government do not [...] |
2007-03-13 09:52:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV XA XF PO |
| 07LISBON651 |
PORTUGAL: EU TO SEND STRONG MESSAGE ON BURMA [...] (C) Burma must improve its democratic reform and human rights efforts in order to be fully accepted into the global and ASEAN communities, MFA diplomatic advisor Cristina Cordeiro informed post on March 12. That is the "strong message" the EU plans to reiterate during the March 14-15 EU-ASEAN [...] |
2007-03-13 16:55:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BM EUN PO |
| 07LISBON652 |
PORTUGAL TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF US-EU AIR TRANSPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-13 16:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PREL EUN PO KTIA |
| 07LISBON658 |
PORTUGAL GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE NEVIENE [...] Embassy Lisbon welcomes and grants country clearance for ICE Senior Special Agent, Neviene Habeeb, to travel to Lisbon from March 21 to September 21, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to support the Container Security Initiative (CSI) team in Portugal in providing container security pre-screenin [...] |
2007-03-14 08:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA PO |
| 07LISBON694 |
PORTUGAL SEEKS REPLACEMENT LEADER FOR COMMUNITY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA Deputy Director General for Foreign Policy Antonio Ricoca Freire announced that, due to resource strains caused by Portugal's upcoming EU Council Presidency, Portugal would be stepping down as President of the Working Group for Inter-regional Cooperation in the Community of [...] |
2007-03-16 15:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PREL PO |
| 07LISBON708 |
PORTUGAL ON UN REFORM: INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF [...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Officer spoke with MFA International Organizations Officers Maria Manoel de Vilhena and Miguel Maia do Vale regarding our concerns over the proposed reforms before the UN's fifth and sixth committees (reftel). Vilhena stated that the European Union delegates were waiting for an [...] |
2007-03-19 10:51:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC APER PREL PO |
| 07LISBON709 |
REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Lisbon requests the Department initiate a review of the following Portuguese nationals: NAME: Bruno Goncalo Vieira Torcato DOB: November 12, 1977 POB: Lisbon, Portugal PASSPORT NUMBER: H011965 COURSE TITLE: Flight Safety Officer/Jet Engine Misha [...] |
2007-03-19 16:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR MOPS PHUM PO |
| 07LISBON710 |
ON ZIMBABWE: PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON EU, HRC, AND [...] (C) Summary: The EU is already discussing action to condemn Zimbabwe in the Human Rights Council, but that action may merely be an EU statement during deliberations. Portugal is actively engaged in negotiations with the African Union on a joint strategy in the lead up to a potential EU-AU sum [...] |
2007-03-19 17:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN XA PO |
| 07LISBON725 |
BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-20 15:23:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC PO |
| 07LISBON750 |
CUBAN FM DISCUSSES EU POLICY IN PORTUGAL [...] (C) Summary: During a March 16 visit to Lisbon, Cuban Foreign Minister Perez discussed the EU,s Cuba policy with Portuguese Foreign Minister Amado, urging Portugal to support greater EU-Cuba engagement. Amado responded that the Cuban government needed to undertake major political reform befor [...] |
2007-03-22 15:24:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CU PO |
| 07LISBON791 |
PORTUGAL - ENERGY SECTOR OVERVIEW [...] Portugal, a country with just over 10 million inhabitants, is heavily dependent on energy imports, with foreign sources providing over 80% of its primary energy resources. Crude oil and natural gas imports comprise 63% and 13% of the total, with coal accounting for 3-5%. Domestic Renewable Ene [...] |
2007-03-23 16:02:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | |