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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 06MONTEVIDEO10 |
URUGUAY PASSES UNION PROTECTION LAW [...] (U) Summary. On December 22, Congress passed a law on the ""promotion and protection"" of unions. The heated six-month debate clearly aligned the ruling FA coalition with union interests on one side and business organizations and the opposition on the other. The law bans discrimination agai [...] |
2006-01-05 16:34:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON EINV PGOV UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1012 |
VAZQUEZ' HONEYMOON IS OVER [...] (C) Summary: President Vazquez' approval rating dipped below fifty percent for the first time according to an October poll. When he was sworn in eighteen months ago, his approval rating stood at sixty-nine percent. The anti-climax surrounding a possible Free Trade Agreement (reftel), a worsen [...] |
2006-10-25 18:47:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SOCI ELAB MARR UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1068 |
LACKLUSTER XVI IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT IN MONTEVIDEO [...] (SBU) Summary: The XVI Ibero-American Summit took place in Montevideo on 3-5 November without major logistical or security incidents. Leaders from 22 Latin American and European countries focused on "Migration and Development," though we detected few concrete accomplishments in these areas. [...] |
2006-11-06 19:13:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC SOCI XM SP PO UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1078 |
URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON COUNTRY RESOLUTIONS AT UN [...] (C) On November 8, Political Counselor met with the MFA's Director for Political Affairs Alvaro Gallardo, his Deputy Gerardo Pratto and acting Director for Multilateral Affairs Beatriz Nunez to deliver ref A senior level demarche and to discuss country specific human rights resolutions. (Note: [...] |
2006-11-09 18:54:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC KTIA UN UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1083 |
URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-09 18:55:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1084 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO URUGUAY ON AUSTRALIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-09 18:55:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA UN CU UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1097 |
HOW MERCOSUR HAS CHANGED [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: This telegram contains a healthy dose of subjective analysis designed to stimulate constructive debate on an issue of regional importance. The Embassy is keenly interested in Mercosur, not only because its headquarters are located here, but also because we have [...] |
2006-11-16 13:31:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL AORC SOCI UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO11 |
ECON MINISTER OPENLY PROMOTES AN FTA WITH U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Economy and Finance Minister Danilo Astori's openly advocated negotiating Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with the US and China this year, according to a recently published interview. He also said that Uruguay's left had matured and that it realized that investment meant jobs, and [...] |
2006-01-05 16:47:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1100 |
URUGUAY REMAINS NON-COMMITTAL ON INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] (C) On November 15, PolCouns delivered ref A demarche to acting Director of Multilateral Affairs Beatriz Nunez. Nunez gave a provisional reply based on her personal opinion that the GOU was ""guarding"" its position to perhaps obtain some type of tactical advantage. Nunez offered to meet later [...] |
2006-11-16 17:16:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ILC UNGA UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1101 |
URUGUAY ON BELARUS' ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) On November 15, PolCouns delivered ref A demarche on countering Belarus' anti-US resolutions at the UNGA and soliciting GOU support for the Third Committee Resolution on Belarus, sponsored by the US. Demarche was delivered to the MFA's Acting Director of Multilateral Affairs Beatriz Nunez. [...] |
2006-11-16 19:15:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL BO UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1102 |
URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON NOVEMBER 17 SPECIAL SESSION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-17 19:11:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA IS UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1111 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL GOODLATTE'S VISIT TO URUGUAY [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy welcomes Codel Goodlatte to Uruguay and greatly appreciates its contributions to US foreign policy objectives. Your November 28-29 visit comes at an auspicious time in our bilateral relationship and will coincide with the arrival of the US Ambassador to Uruguay, Frank E [...] |
2006-11-22 15:44:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP OVIP EAGR ECON UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1122 |
URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON GPOI/CFAC PARTICIPATION [...] On November 17, PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Director for Mulilateral Affairs Beatriz Nunez. The Charge also raised the issue with the MFA's Director General Jose Luis Cancela on November 21. Both officials responded favorably to the proposals for sending at least one Uruguay [...] |
2006-11-27 20:01:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL GT CI AR UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1143 |
UY MOVES TO PREVENT DAMAGE FROM PROTESTS [...] (U) Summary: November 29, President Vazquez ordered the Uruguayan military to create a protective ring around the controversial Botnia paper mill in order to prevent possible acts of sabotage. The GOU also filed a complaint against Argentina with the International Court of Justice demanding a [...] |
2006-12-01 10:36:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SOCI UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1155 |
SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT - URUGUAY [...] (C) Upon taking office on March 1, 2005, the left-of-center Frente Amplio government immediately renewed diplomatic relations with Cuba, which had been previously suspended by the Batlle administration. This move appears to have been a gesture by President Vazquez to the more radical elements [...] |
2006-12-05 15:45:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1179 |
LEFT USING HUMAN RIGHTS TO DISCREDIT US [...] (SBU) Summary: Uruguay's leftist groups increasingly resort to human rights as an anti-U.S. rallying cry. Uruguayan press coverage of Augusto Pinochet's death on Human Rights day serves to reinforce the local assertion that leftists are the only "true" defenders of human rights. Recently declassifi [...] |
2006-12-13 11:45:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PROP PHUM PREL PINR KPAO UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1182 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ECONOMY MINISTER ASTORI [...] (C) Ambassador Baxter held his first official meeting with Economy Minister Danilo Astori on December 12. The two had previously met in Washington to launch the U.S.-Uruguay Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). The Ambassador said he was hoping that our Trade and Investment Framework Agreement [...] |
2006-12-14 11:07:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO1194 |
URUGUAY VOICES DEEP DISSATISFACTION AT MERCOSUR [...] (C) Summary: At the Brasilia Mercosur ministerial, Economy Minister Astori publicly expressed some of the strongest criticism of Mercosur to date by a GOU official. Referring to Mercosur's situation as "dreadful," Astori called on partner states to take action on two issues: 1) the Argentine [...] |
2006-12-19 20:31:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD EINV PREL UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO139 |
URUGUAY UPDATE ON UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL [...] (U) This telegram responds to action request in paragraph 2 of ref A. 2. (SBU) The Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions adopted last October in Paris is not on Uruguay's legislative agenda. The National Congress ends its recess on March 1. We a [...] |
2006-02-09 18:25:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD SCUL SOCI UNESCO UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO149 |
DISPUTE OVER PULP MILLS DEEPENS [...] (C) Summary: The pulp mill dispute between Argentina and Uruguay (reftel) has only intensified in the past month, and the dispute, which until recently had been a provincial issue for Argentina, has become a national cause in Uruguay for which vital interests are at stake. Uruguay contends tha [...] |
2006-02-13 19:08:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SENV SOCI EAGR AR UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO155 |
MINISTER'S TOUGH TALK ON PAPER MILL DISPUTE, [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with Charge to discuss upcoming visits to the U.S. (ref A), Industry Minister Jorge Lepra commented that Uruguay is searching for international support in its dispute with Argentina over the construction of giant paper mills on a shared river (ref B). He added th [...] |
2006-02-14 16:26:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EPET ENRG SOCI UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO175 |
UNIONS SHOW THEIR MUSCLE THROUGH RASH OF PLANT [...] Summary: Ever since it took office in March 2005, the Frente Amplio administration has engineered a shift in labor relations in favor of workers, starting with the derogation of a decree enabling police to intervene in plant occupations and culminating with the recent passage of the Union Pro [...] |
2006-02-22 09:48:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON EINV PGOV UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO178 |
(S) IRANIAN DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN URUGUAY [...] (S/NF) This telegram responds to action requests in paragraph 2 of reftel. 2. (S/NF) From the open source diplomatic list of officials at the Iranian Embassy in Montevideo: #¿NOMBRE? Spouse: Mrs. Fereshteh Faraji #¿NOMBRE? Spouse: Mrs. Seyedeh Fezeh Jafari (Hassani) #¿ [...] |
2006-02-22 17:40:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PREL UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO196 |
URUGUAY ON DONATIONS TO IRAQI AND AFGHAN SECURITY [...] (S/NF) PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Director General for Political Affairs Ambassador Bruno Faraone on February 24. After discussing some of the items on the list, Faraone said weapons donations were not possible, but that he would look into the ""feasibility"" of donating [...] |
2006-03-01 12:55:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MASS MOPS PINS PREL AF IZ UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO197 |
HAMAS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-01 12:57:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO199 |
REQUEST FOR URUGUAY TO CONDEMN AL-AKSARIYA SHRINE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-01 13:01:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM KPAO PTER IZ UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO207 |
URUGUAY CANNOT BACK DOWN ON PAPERMILL CONSTRUCTION [...] (C) The GOU has roundly rejected President Kirchner's March 1 public offer (ref A) to seek a solution to the papermill dispute by halting construction for 90 days while environmentalists conduct a study. Vice President Nin Novoa did not help matters by characterizing Kirchner's ""plea"" as imperti [...] |
2006-03-02 17:32:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KSUM UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO229 |
VAZQUEZ SAYS HE WANTS A FREE TRADE AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Charge met with President Tabare Vazquez at the Embassy's request on March 7 to advise the President on his upcoming meeting with the Secretary on March 11 at the margins of Michelle Bachelet's inauguration ceremony in Santiago, Chile. Vazquez explicitly stated that he wanted a F [...] |
2006-03-07 16:09:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD PINR KCRM AORC UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO230 |
THE VAZQUEZ ADMINISTRATION AT THE ONE-YEAR MARK [...] (C) Summary: The Frente Amplio (FA) Government completed its first year in power on March 1 with more achievements than setbacks. In typical fashion, little fanfare marked the day as President Vazquez had sent his state-of-the-union report to Congress a week earlier. It is clear that his adr [...] |
2006-03-07 19:06:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ETRD SOCI ELAB PINR UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO239 |
OAS CICTE VI DELEGATION PREPARATION [...] (U) This telegram responds to action requests in reftel. 2. (U) Embassy delivered reftel talking points to the MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Gustavo Alvarez on March 6. Alvarez said that the Uruguayan delegation to the OAS Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE) Sixth Regu [...] |
2006-03-09 19:19:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER OAS UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO254 |
MERCOSUR - LOVE IT OR LEAVE IT? URUGUAY'S QUANDARY [...] (C) Summary: The GOU's perception of Mercosur has undergone an extraordinary change over the past year, going from wide-eyed enthusiasm to deep disillusion to even questioning the wisdom of full membership. After initial declarations prioritizing the ""deepening of Mercosur"", the GOU experi [...] |
2006-03-14 11:47:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV PINR AORC UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO259 |
VAZQUEZ'S DEALS IN CARACAS: A GOOD FIRESALE [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 14-15, President Vazquez visited Venezuela as part of a six-day Latin American tour. Out of eleven bilateral agreements signed on a variety of issues, two stand out, with the remainder of a mostly cultural or technical nature. The GOU managed to dump on the GOV unprofitabl [...] |
2006-03-16 20:51:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV VZ UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO268 |
PULP MILLS: VAZQUEZ' TRIP EXPOSES HARSH REALITIES [...] (C) Summary: President Tabare Vazquez returned empty-handed from an erratic eight-day tour of regional countries designed to drum up support for Uruguay's position in the serious paper mill dispute with Argentina (ref A). From our point of view, the trip was a disaster, especially his confusi [...] |
2006-03-20 18:34:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SOCI EINV ECON AORC UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO295 |
FRENTE'S GENERAL ASSEMBLY OPENS WAY FOR FTA TALKS [...] On March 25, the General Assembly of the Frente Amplio (FA) overwhelmingly rejected a motion from the Communist Party, which would have modified the FA's program to explicitly prohibit any FTA talks with the U.S. By doing so, the FA implicitly allowed President Vazquez to open [...] |
2006-03-28 12:11:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ECIN UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO296 |
URUGUAY GROWS STRONG FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR [...] Summary: In 2005, Uruguay met its key IMF targets and achieved a 6.6% growth rate, outpacing expectations and driving real GDP back to pre-crisis levels. Still, despite the ongoing strong recovery, per capita GDP (in dollar terms), investment and several social indicators remained below pre [...] |
2006-03-28 12:15:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ECIN UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO298 |
URUGUAY: ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL TOPICS (C-AL6-00402) [...] (C/NF) This telegram responds to Washington analysts' request for information, per ref A. 2. (C/NF) Summary: Though a small country, Uruguay is important to U.S. national interests as an example of long-standing democracy in a region that has largely lurched to the populist left. Policy makers we [...] |
2006-03-28 15:04:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PINR ETRD UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO3 |
REQUEST FOR U.S. ENGLISH SPECIALIST [...] (U) PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Post requests an English Teaching Specialist to work with the Office of English teaching of Secondary Education and conduct three, 2-day workshops on writing and speaking skills, for secondary school teachers. 2. (U) PROGRAM DATES: February 13-24, 2006. Post understands i [...] |
2006-01-03 14:13:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO306 |
VAZQUEZ SENDS STRONG SIGNAL ON FREE TRADE AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Industry and Energy Jorge Lepra invited me to a private one-on-one meeting in order to transmit an urgent message from President Vazquez. Lepra relayed that Vazquez has not wavered in his commitment to a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the U.S. and that he still expec [...] |
2006-03-29 20:44:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD OVIP UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO309 |
GOU MAKES EARLY PAYMENT TO IMF AND GETS UNUSUALLY [...] On March 30, Minister of Economy Astori and IMF's Deputy Managing Director Carstens announced that the GOU would make an early payment of its debt with the IMF (principal and interests) maturing in 2006. International markets celebrated the $625 million operation by raising their demand for [...] |
2006-03-31 18:18:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO345 |
MINISTER ASKS FOR SIGNAL OF USG OPENNESS TO AN FTA PRIOR TO VAZQUEZ-POTUS MEETING [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Para #5. 2. (C) Summary: Charge met with Industry Minister Lepra on April 10, shortly after Lepra's return from the Joint Commission on Trade and Investment (JCTI) meeting in Washington. Lepra was positive about the JCTI's atmospherics but stress [...] |
2006-04-11 19:04:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO353 |
PAPER MILLS DISPUTE: NO END IN SIGHT [...] (SBU) The long-running dispute between Argentina and Uruguay over construction of giant pulp mills on a shared river seems to have worsened and entered into a more litigious phase after Presidents Vazquez and Kirchner canceled their plans to meet on the issue last week. Uruguayan public critic [...] |
2006-04-12 19:19:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI EINV SENV AORC AR UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO358 |
SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT - URUGUAY [...] (C) Upon taking office on March 1, 2005, the left-of-center Frente Amplio Government immediately renewed diplomatic relations with Cuba, which had been previously suspended by the Batlle administration. This move appeared to have been a gesture by President Vazquez to the more radical element [...] |
2006-04-18 19:32:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO376 |
PAPERMILL DISPUTE HAS FINLAND'S ATTENTION [...] (U) In Uruguay there has been widespread dissatisfaction over reports from Sao Paulo that Brazil and Argentina will not support the papermill dispute's submission to Mercosur's conflict resolution mechanism, as Presidents Lula da Silva and Nestor Kirchner apparently consider the affair to be p [...] |
2006-04-26 19:55:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI EINV SENV AORC UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO379 |
VAZQUEZ DELIVERS CLEAR PUBLIC SIGNAL OF SUPPORT [...] On an official visit to Mexico prior to his arrival in the U.S. on April 30, President Vazquez delivered his clearest-yet public signal of support for an Uruguay-U.S. bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA). In the press conference that followed his meeting with Mexican President Fox, Vazquez f [...] |
2006-04-27 15:29:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PREL MX UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO38 |
FTA COMMENTS IGNITE INTERNAL/EXTERNAL DEBATES [...] (C) Summary: Economy Minister Astori's open advocacy of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US (ref A) last week has drawn sharp reactions at home and abroad because a ""leftist"" Mercosur government has publicly said it wants to talk with us about free trade. Domestically, there's been the [...] |
2006-01-12 18:38:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD EINV UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO397 |
URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON IRAN'S CANDIDACY TO UN HUMAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-03 19:57:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO4 |
MILL DISPUTE TROUBLES RELATIONS WITH ARGENTINA [...] (SBU) Summary: The dispute over Uruguay's planned construction of cellulose (wood pulp) processing mills on a shared river has led to strained relations with Argentina. After a World Bank report cleared European investors to begin construction, Argentine environmental groups attempted to bloc [...] |
2006-01-03 18:10:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON EINV SENV AR UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO415 |
SCENESETTER AMBASSADOR MAISTO'S VISIT TO URUGUAY [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit to Uruguay on May 18 comes on the heels of a very successful May 4 meeting between Uruguayan President Vazquez and President Bush in Washington. Uruguay is important to U.S. interests as an example of temperate, long-standing democracy in a region that has largely lu [...] |
2006-05-10 17:24:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL AORC PGOV SOCI UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO418 |
VAZQUEZ LOBBIES HARD FOR TRADE TALKS WITH U.S. WORKING GROUPS FORMED [...] (C) Summary: President Vazquez appears to have wasted no time in pushing his trade agenda. At the May 8 Cabinet meeting, he recounted the results of his ten-day trip to the U.S. and Mexico, and of his meeting with POTUS on May 4. He advocated for expanded trade talks with the U.S., which he [...] |
2006-05-11 15:01:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO419 |
URUGUAY: MDA DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADOR'S MEETING IN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-11 15:08:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ICRC PHUM PREF IS SZ UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO448 |
GOU CRITICAL OF MERCOSUR BUT STILL INTENDS TO [...] (C) Summary: Harsh criticism of Mercosur continues unabated in Uruguay, fueled by a worsening dispute with Argentina, Brazil's distraction with regional events, and an increased marginalization of Mercosur's smaller members in the decision-making. The trade bloc could tilt towards a more pol [...] |
2006-05-19 14:00:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO459 |
OAS AMBASSADOR JOHN MAISTO'S MAY 18 VISIT TO [...] (C) U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) Ambassador John F. Maisto visited Montevideo on May 18 to discuss Summit of the Americas follow-up, the June OAS General Assembly, and U.S./Uruguayan bilateral relations. He met with President Vazquez, lunched with [...] |
2006-05-24 14:06:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OAS UNSC UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO46 |
URUGUAY'S PUBLIC UNIVERSITY SYSTEM IN CRISIS [...] (U) Minister of the Economy, Daniel Astori recently stated that Uruguay must decentralize and strengthen its system of higher education or risk a faltering economy. Post analysis concurs with Astori's assessment. Statistics show that the vast majority of university-age students will never ac [...] |
2006-01-13 18:09:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI EINV ELAB UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO465 |
MERCOSUR AGREES ON STEPS FOR VENEZUELA'S ENTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 24 in Buenos Aires, the four Mercosur countries and Venezuela agreed on a draft document detailing the necessary steps for Venezuela's entry into the trading bloc. While Venezuela will have to adopt the Common External Tariff (CET) within four years, it will be allowed [...] |
2006-05-25 20:27:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON PREL UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO468 |
URUGUAY UNENTHUSIASTIC ON RESETTLEMENT OF CUBAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-26 17:27:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF SMIG CU UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO469 |
URUGUAY: DEMARCHE ON NAM/G-77 UN REFORM DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-26 17:30:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC UNGA UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO473 |
URUGUAY STILL DITHERING ON PSI [...] (C) Per instructions reftel, we have at various opportunities urged the GOU to endorse the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Statement of Interdiction Principles and encouraged it to attend the Senior Level Political meeting in Poland, in June. Embassy understands that the embassies of [...] |
2006-05-26 17:53:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO490 |
URUGUAY: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. STATEMENT ON [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-31 21:11:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO529 |
PULP MILL DISPUTE GOES TO COURT [...] (SBU) Summary: Uruguay's dispute with Argentina over the construction of two pulp mills on a shared river (reftels) has reached the International Court of Justice (ICJ). On June 8, both sides, backed by expensive international law firms, presented their opening arguments to the ICJ's 15 magistr [...] |
2006-06-09 18:02:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI KLIG EINV EWWT AORC SENV AR UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO55 |
URUGUAY: REPORTING IRAN TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (C) On January 18, Polcouns delivered reftel demarche and talking points to MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Gustavo Alvarez. Alvarez listened attentively and seemed particularly interested in what steps the UN Security Council might take in response to the international community's grow [...] |
2006-01-19 11:50:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO553 |
URUGUAY: DEMARCHE ON MDA/JUNE 20 CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-15 19:49:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC AORC IS UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO554 |
URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] (C) On June 12, PolCouns delivered ref A demarche conveying US priorities and concerns on the upcoming inaugural session of the UN Human Rights Council to the MFA's Director for Multilateral Affairs Gustavo Alvarez. Alvarez registered the points attentively and said that the GOU was in line wi [...] |
2006-06-15 20:29:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL AORC UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO555 |
SCENESETTER FOR UPCOMING TRADE TALKS IN WASHINGTON [...] (C) Summary: Following the successful Vazquez/POTUS encounter in the Oval Office on May 4, trade talks between GOU negotiators and USTR have been scheduled to take place at a meeting in Washington during the last week of June. The GOU is now much more focused on discussing a Free Trade Agreemen [...] |
2006-06-16 15:32:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL AORC UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO56 |
URUGUAY ON UN REFORM AND THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C/NF) On January 19, Embassy delivered ref A demarche to MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs, Gustavo Alvarez. Since he did not raise any of the issues in ref B, those points were not covered. Alvarez listened attentively to the talking points and said that Uruguay was much interested in t [...] |
2006-01-19 11:51:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL KUNR PHUM UN ADCO UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO563 |
MDA DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PREVENTING CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-20 20:12:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREF PREL IRCE UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO567 |
MERCOSUR: THE ARGENTINE PRO TEMP PRESIDENCY AND [...] (C) Summary: Argentina's pro temp presidency of Mercosur is seen in Uruguay as a resounding failure that weakened the trading bloc's institutions. The conflict over the paper pulp mills overshadowed the entire presidency, as the dispute spun out of control and Argentina blocked the GOU's att [...] |
2006-06-21 20:52:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL PINR AORC UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO570 |
CHINESE AND KOREAN AMBASSADORS' PERSPECTIVES ON [...] (C) Summary: Charge met separately with Ambassadors from the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) and South Korea to discuss regional perspectives in the wake of Assistant Secretary Shannon's trip to Asia on April 8-15. Chinese SIPDIS Ambassador Wang Xioyuan said he had been briefed on A/S Shann [...] |
2006-06-22 19:26:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD PINR OTRA CH JA KS UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO574 |
GOU DEMARCHED ON OAS MLAT AND OPTIONAL PROTOCOL [...] (U) Embassy contacted various GOU interlocutors to discuss reftel demarche, including officials in the MFA's Office of International Treaties and International Law, and a subject material expert on MLATs at the Ministry of Education and Culture. (Note: The GOU does not have a Ministry of Justic [...] |
2006-06-23 17:20:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KCRM UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO598 |
WTO DOHA ROUND DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-29 11:52:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | WTRO ETRD ECON UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO616 |
URUGUAY'S FTA AT CROSSROADS WHILE VENEZUELA JOINS [...] (C) Summary: President Vazquez is caught between wanting a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with us and Brazil's open opposition to it. On June 23, Brazil's visiting Foreign Minister explicitly warned the Uruguayans that an FTA with us would be damaging to Mercosur and Uruguay. On June 26, GOU and [...] |
2006-07-05 18:03:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON PGOV AORC UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO625 |
URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-07 16:42:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO640 |
HAGUE RULING ON PULP MILLS FAVORABLE TO URUGUAY [...] No summary [...] |
2006-07-13 16:03:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SENV SOCI KLIG EINV AR UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO685 |
URUGUAY: MERCOSUR SUMMIT MATCHES LOW EXPECTATIONS; [...] (C) Summary. According to the media and a cross-section of Uruguay's political leadership, the results of the Mercosur Summit held in Cordoba July 20-21 met Uruguay's low expectations. The media dutifully reported the event but focused more on issues of importance to Uruguay, especially the d [...] |
2006-07-31 17:55:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO744 |
URGENT DEMARCHE TO URUGUAY ON UNSC LEBANON [...] (SBU) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to MFA offices of Vice Formin Maria Herrera and Director General for Political Affairs Alvaro Gallardo. No substantive comment was received from the officials other than that Uruguay hoped for a lasting peace in the region. Embassy expects to pursue more [...] |
2006-08-14 14:21:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO746 |
USTR VISIT PROMPTS PRESIDENT VAZQUEZ TO OPENLY [...] (C) Summary: The recent visit by Assistant United States Trade Representative for the Americas Everett Eissenstat and USTR's Senior Director for Brazil and the Southern Cone, Sue Cronin, sparked an intense internal debate over the future direction of Uruguay's trade relationships and pitted o [...] |
2006-08-14 19:07:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD PREL ECON PGOV AORC UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO755 |
SOLICITING URUGUAY ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNIFIL [...] (C) On August 16, Charge delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Deputy Foreign Minister Maria "Belela" Herrera in order to solicit an immediate Uruguayan troop contribution to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL). Herrera implied that the GOU was inclined to support UNIFIL's r [...] |
2006-08-16 20:14:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL LE UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO774 |
PRESIDENT VAZQUEZ MOVES FORWARD ON US TRADE AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: Since the August 7-10 visit of senior USTR officials to Uruguay (reftel), President Vazquez has been assiduously preparing his domestic constituency for deeper trade ties with the United States. He has publicly stated that the feasibility of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) could be [...] |
2006-08-22 20:21:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD PGOV ECON AORC UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO785 |
URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON US CONCERNS ABOUT HUMAN [...] (C) On August 22, PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to the only available officer in the MFA's office of the Director General for Political Affairs Alvaro Gallardo, stressing that the US had genuine concerns that new Human Rights Council (HRC) was less than balanced on its treatment of Israel [...] |
2006-08-23 19:08:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM UNHRC UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO811 |
US-URUGUAY TRADE AGENDA: VAZQUEZ CONTINUES TO SHAPE THE [...] (C) Summary: President Vazquez has now expanded the debate beyond a trade agreement with the U.S. by seeking similar accords with India and China. In a meeting with the Charge, Industry Minister Lepra confirmed that Vazquez is very much in charge and determined to succeed. Lepra said he unde [...] |
2006-09-01 19:42:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO825 |
MAJOR COCAINE BUST IN URUGUAY [...] (U) On September 5-6, the Uruguayan National Police's anti-drug unit DGRTID scored major success against international narco-traffickers operating here. The unit's "Operation Chimed" resulted in the largest cocaine HCl seizure (over 300 kg) in Uruguayan history. Police arrested twenty-four i [...] |
2006-09-06 20:21:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PREL KCRM UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO828 |
ECONMIN ASTORI SAYS GOU IS ON TRACK FOR JCTI [...] (C) Summary: Charge met with Economy Minister Danilo Astori on September 6 to ascertain the GOU's plans prior to the October 2-3 JCTI in Montevideo. Astori noted President Vazquez's personal investment to build consensus for his FTA vision and stressed the importance of the upcoming Vazquez- [...] |
2006-09-07 18:43:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD ECON UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO829 |
URUGUAY ON NAM SUMMIT DEMARCHE [...] (C) On September 6, PolCouns raised reftel demarche topics of Terrorism, Democracy and the Middle East with MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Gustavo Alvarez. Alvarez said that Uruguay "tended to be more of an observer than a member of the Non-Aligned Movement" and was unlikely to be activ [...] |
2006-09-07 20:00:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO860 |
VAZQUEZ ASKS FOR TRADE AGREEMENT WITH U.S. [...] (C) At noon today I was called by President Vazquez. He had two messages. First, he was very pleased that the U.S. Senate had ratified the Bilateral Investment Treaty, saying that "it gave him great satisfaction." Second, he told me he had met this morning with his "trade cabinet" of six mi [...] |
2006-09-14 19:33:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO907 |
ENCE PULLS MILL PLANS IN URUGUAY; BLOCKADE RETURNS [...] (SBU) Summary. The Spanish company ENCE informed the GOU that it will relocate its planned paper mill, but we suspect that the mill may never be built. Reports also indicate that Argentine protesters renewed last season's blockade of bridges into Uruguay and called on the remaining paper mill [...] |
2006-09-25 19:42:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SENV SOCI ECIN ETRD AR UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO936 |
URUGUAY ON UNSC RACE [...] (C) On September 29, per instructions reftel, PolCouns delivered UNSC demarche to the MFA's Director for Multilateral Affairs Gustavo Alvarez and his deputy Beatriz Nunez. Both listened attentively to the points and visibly cringed at the contents of the non-paper quoting excerpts from Preside [...] |
2006-10-02 16:08:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC VE GT UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO948 |
URUGUAY IN LINE WITH US ON PREVENTING POSSIBLE [...] (C) On October 4, I delivered reftel demarche on possible North Korean nuclear tests to Director General for Political Affairs Alvaro Gallardo per instructions reftel. After reviewing the talking points, he volunteered that he saw "no problems" in supporting the demarche, qualifying only that [...] |
2006-10-04 19:38:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KN PARM KNNP UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO951 |
URUGUAY ON UNSC RACE [...] (C) This message supplements information provided in Ref A. 2. (C) Ref B indicated that Venezuela is unlikely to pull out of the race before the October 16 UNGA vote that will decide the contested Latin American seat on the UNSC for 2007-2008. However, on October 4 (without any prompting o [...] |
2006-10-05 17:20:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PREL GT VE UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO963 |
DICTATORSHIP'S WOUNDS STILL FELT IN URUGUAY [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: Uruguay's ongoing debate over the teaching of history and a recent public shouting match between the sons of important actors during Uruguay's dictatorship both illustrate the importance of that period to modern politics and policy in Uruguay. The complex history of [...] |
2006-10-11 13:37:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM SOCI ELAB UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO977 |
ONCE AGAIN, THE PULP MILLS PLAGUE URUGUAY [...] (SBU) Summary. The long-running dispute between Argentina and Uruguay over the construction of pulp mills on a shared river shows no signs of letting up. For the second time this tourist season, Argentine environmental protesters will block international bridges linking the two countries. Wor [...] |
2006-10-13 16:58:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI KLIG EINV EWWT AORC SENV AR UY |
| 06MONTEVIDEO980 |
BIOTECH CONFERENCE HITS THE MARK [...] (U) Summary: Post thanks EB and IIP for their assistance (ref A), which allowed Post to present a timely and well-targeted biotechnology seminar in Uruguay. A broad cross-section of key biotech decision makers attended the seminar October 12, and the conference achieved positive results. Sp [...] |
2006-10-16 19:11:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO1001 |
CHAVEZ UNDER FIRE IN URUGUAY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been a favorite subject of the media and political columnists in Uruguay, who more often than not highlight his faults. This was exemplified by a flurry of recent articles and editorials that have cast Chavez in a negative light. Several ar [...] |
2007-11-27 18:57:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KPAO VE UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO1017 |
URUGUAY: SCENESETTER FOR COMMANDER, SOUTHCOM [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: The U.S. Mission in Montevideo welcomes you and your delegation's visit to Uruguay. Though led by a left-leaning government, Uruguay shares many of our values and remains an island of democratic stability and good governance in a turbulent region. Your arrival [...] |
2007-12-04 16:48:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON MARR MASS UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO1020 |
URUGUAY: DEMARCHE ON U.S. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE [...] (S) A/DCM delivered reftel talking points to Ambassador Jose Luis Cancela, Director General of the Secretariat and the third most senior offical at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on December 3. Cancela took the NIE seriously and over the course of a detailed discussion commented that the GO [...] |
2007-12-05 19:23:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM UY IR |
| 07MONTEVIDEO1026 |
URUGUAY: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION [...] Per reftel, post submits the following report on worst forms of child labor in Uruguay, formatted as requested. ------------ Begin Report ------------ A) Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor The law sets the minimum age for employment at 15 years. Adolescent [...] |
2007-12-07 19:10:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO1027 |
UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-07 19:17:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL UNGA UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO1050 |
SECRETARY CHAO HIGHLIGHTS GLOBAL COMPETITION FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao highlighted the critical need to create the right climate for growth in light of global competition for talent. She spoke about ways to manage emigration and provide retraining for employees affected by the opening economies. During a two-day v [...] |
2007-12-19 18:09:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPAO ELAB ETRD UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO1052 |
URUGUAY: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNREGISTERED AGENTS [...] (C) On December 19, per instructions reftel, Charge discussed subject talking points with MFA Americas Desk Director Laura Dupuy. She listened attentively and first referred to the arrested Uruguayan citizen (Rodolfo Edgardo Wanseele Paciello) asking, "How serious are the charges against some [...] |
2007-12-19 21:18:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CJAN ASEC KJUS VE AR UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO1053 |
MERCOSUR SUMMIT: POLITICAL ATMOSPHERICS IMPROVE, [...] (SBU) Summary: Presidents from the four Mercosur countries plus Chile, Bolivia and Venezuela met in Montevideo on December 18 at Mercosur%s 34th Common Market Council. Unlike in previous meetings, and contrary to pre-Summit expectations, the gathering was diplomatic and pleasant. Uruguayan Pre [...] |
2007-12-19 21:37:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECIN ECON ETRD AR BOL BR CH PY VZ XR UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO1061 |
FRENTE AMPLIO: UNABLE TO ELECT A LEADER, BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: The Frente Amplio (FA) failed to elect a new leader to head the coalition's political apparatus during its semi-annual congress December 13-16. Coalition leaders worked late into the night before and during the meetings, seeking consensus as to who would lead the FA, an importa [...] |
2007-12-27 15:02:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO1071 |
GOU SHUTTERED [...] (U) The Presidency and the cabinet will be closed for business during the entire month of January except for a government-wide strategic planning meeting on January 14. President Vazquez has called for key Frente Amplio (FA) officials to gather that day to discuss issues related to state refor [...] |
2007-12-31 14:30:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO1072 |
POROUS BORDERS AND DRUG TRAFFICKING IN URUGUAY [...] (SBU) This telegram supplements information provided in reftel B. AmEmbassy Montevideo remains concerned over the future implications of Uruguay's porous borders, unprecedented levels of drug-trafficking, and potential money laundering. The Government of Uruguay (GOU) does not have adequat [...] |
2007-12-31 14:47:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER SNAR ASEC UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO121 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URUGUAY SUPPORTIVE OF ONE-YEAR [...] (C) On February 8, DCM met with the MFA's Director General for Political Affairs Alvaro Gallardo regarding reftel demarche aimed at impressing on China the need to support a one-year renewal for MINUSTAH at current authorized force levels, with the intention of further renewals. The demarche w [...] |
2007-02-08 16:22:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC MASS UN HA UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO175 |
GOU OKAYS STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT FOR MARCH [...] (SBU) Per instructions reftel, Embassy delivered subject diplomatic note No. 029 dated February 13, 2007 to the Uruguayan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On February 23, Embassy received the GOU's reply note from the office of the Presidency dated February 23, 2007 agreeing to the conditions set [...] |
2007-02-23 19:50:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS KTIA PREL UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO189 |
URUGUAY: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY RICE [...] (C) Summary and Introduction: American Embassy Montevideo and I warmly welcome your participation in President Bush's historic visit to Uruguay. Though led by a left-leaning government, Uruguay shares many of our values and remains an island of democratic stability and good governance in a tu [...] |
2007-02-27 14:40:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PGOV ECON UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO216 |
LULA ATTEMPTS TO REKINDLE RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (U) Summary: Brazil's President Lula, accompanied by a high-level delegation, came to Uruguay on February 26 for a 6-hour visit to repair a strained relationship with President Vazquez. The two presidents met in a cordial atmosphere at the presidential retreat in Anchorena, the same venue whe [...] |
2007-03-05 21:02:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO253 |
POTUS VISIT TO URUGUAY A RESOUNDING SUCCESS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Bush's March 9-11 visit to Uruguay was overwhelmingly positive for our bilateral relations and we believe very successful in spreading the message that the U.S. favors good relations with governments in the region that respect democracy, the rule of law and human right [...] |
2007-03-14 13:01:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP BUSH GEORGE PREL PGOV ECON UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO287 |
EX-GUERRILLA'S INVOLVEMENT IN US BUSINESS DEAL [...] (C) This telegram contains an action request for the Department in paragraphs 1 and 6. 2. (S) Summary: It has recently come to our attention that a promising counter-trade deal between the GOU and U.S. firm General Electric (GE) includes the key participation of a nefarious former Tupamaro guerri [...] |
2007-03-20 19:34:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET | PTER PREL ETRD ASEC UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO345 |
URUGUAY ON THE PEACEKEEPING CHALLENGE AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: This telegram provides local context on the challenge of finding enough troops, military observers and police to staff new UN peacekeeping missions in Africa (ref A). Uruguay is likely to maintain its unmatched per capita contributions to PKO, and it appears well disposed to join [...] |
2007-04-04 17:40:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO MOPS MARR UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO376 |
THREATS HIGHLIGHT STAKES IN PULP MILL DISPUTE [...] (C) Summary. Threats against Uruguay's Botnia pulp mill were largely discounted this week, but they highlight the regional tension which surrounds upcoming mediation between Uruguay and Argentina in Madrid beginning April 17. One international bridge remains blocked since November 20 and ano [...] |
2007-04-13 20:08:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SENV SOCI ETRD AR UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO414 |
URUGUAY WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN IRAQ COALITION [...] (S) Embassy privately discussed reftel issue with senior GOU civilian and military officials. Officials said that Uruguay is generally very much interested in UN peacekeeping operations, but will not consider military or other contributions to the Iraq Coalition because of domestic and regiona [...] |
2007-04-30 19:46:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET | MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER |
| 07MONTEVIDEO440 |
URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON BELARUS UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] (C) On May 8, Charge raised reftel demarche with the MFA's Secretary General Ambassador Jose Luis Cancela, stressing the SIPDIS need to keep human rights violators such as Belarus off the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Cancela who appeared keenly interested in the subject said that Uruguay " [...] |
2007-05-08 17:48:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO445 |
URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON GROWING IRAN-VENEZUELA [...] (S) On May 8, Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Acting Director General for Political Affairs Gerardo Prato. Prato was keenly attentive to all of the general, political, military, economic and social points presented. He lamented that a paper copy of the demarche could not be left [...] |
2007-05-09 14:16:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET | PREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER PINS VE IR UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO454 |
URUGUAY: AMBASSADOR'S ASSESMENT ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) We have taken ref B demarche very seriously. Embassy Montevideo has adequately covered allof the bases with the exception of Foreign Minister Reinaldo Gargano. He is very anti-US and I fear it would be counterproductive for me to directly approach him on this topic. Gargano is the only one [...] |
2007-05-10 16:12:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO483 |
SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT - URUGUAY [...] (C) Upon taking office on March 1, 2005, the left-of-center Frente Amplio government immediately renewed diplomatic relations with Cuba, which had been previously suspended by the Batlle administration. This move appears to have been a gesture by President Vazquez to the more radical elements [...] |
2007-05-16 20:04:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO529 |
(S/NF) VENEZUELAN FOREIGN AID TO URUGUAY [...] (S/NF) Summary: This telegram responds to reftel request for information. Venezuelan assistance to Uruguay is growing, but is not yet great. It is also difficult to calculate, in part because Chavez's aid comes without the sort of invasive conditions that burden the programs of the World Bank [...] |
2007-06-04 17:07:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR VE UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO569 |
URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON CUBA, BELARUS AND PALESTINIAN [...] (C) Per instructions, PolCouns orally presented reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director for Human Rights Fernando Lugris at the first available opportunity. Lugris said that Human Rights Office Director Alejandra De Bellis was in Geneva attending the Human Rights Council's Fifth Session along [...] |
2007-06-14 19:50:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO611 |
SCENESETTER FOR U/S NICHOLAS R. BURNS' VISIT TO [...] (C) American Embassy Montevideo and I warmly welcome you, WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon and the other members of your distinguished delegation to Uruguay. Your July 10-11 visit comes at an especially auspicious time: only three months after the historic POTUS visit and right on the eve of Secret [...] |
2007-06-27 14:28:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD MARR PHUM ECON OVIP OTRA UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO625 |
URUGUAY ON TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS TROOPS FOR THE [...] (SBU) On July 29, DCM separately delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Director General for the Secretariat, Ambassador Jose Luis Cancela and to the Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Jorge Washington Rosales. Per instructions reftel, he urged the GOU to contribute troops, military obs [...] |
2007-07-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO UNSC MASS SU UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO629 |
SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF TREASURY HENRY M. [...] (C) American Embassy Montevideo and I warmly welcome you and the other members of your distinguished delegation to Uruguay. Your July 12-13 visit comes at an especially auspicious time: only three months after the historic POTUS visit and right on the heels of U/S Burns' and A/S Shannon's po [...] |
2007-07-02 19:07:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN OVIP ECON OTRA ASEC UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO699 |
CONSTRUCTIVE GOOD WILL: U/S BURNS' JULY 10-11 [...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns, densely-packed visit to Uruguay substantially advanced our bilateral relations and key U.S. foreign policy objectives. Trade, the fight against poverty, UN peacekeeping operations (PKO), MERCOSUR, Venezuela, WTO, e [...] |
2007-07-27 15:13:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ASEC OVIP PTER UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO707 |
SUBSTANTIVE ENGAGEMENT: A/S SHANNON JULY 10-11 [...] (C) Summary. Arriving in Montevideo several hours ahead of U/S Burns on July 10, A/S Shannon,s pre-visit to Uruguay was very successful and advanced important U.S. foreign policy objectives. The pulp mill dispute with Argentina, Uruguay,s $20 million Haiti proposal, trade, Bolivia, Venezuela [...] |
2007-07-31 18:51:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD ASEC OVIP PTER UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO714 |
TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON'S VISIT TO URUGUAY JULY [...] (C) Summary: Secretary Paulson's July 11-12 visit to Uruguay was viewed as a positive follow-up to the President's March visit and to Under Secretary Burns and Assistant Secretary Shannon's visits the same week. The Secretary's SIPDIS initiatives on small businesses and infrastructure finan [...] |
2007-08-03 14:12:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL EFIN PGOV UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO735 |
AMMUNITION TRANSFER FROM VENEZUELA RAISES [...] (S) Summary: The Uruguayan media has raised questions about the purpose and origin of a shipment of Venezuelan ammunition to Uruguay. The issue centers around an attempt by the Uruguayan Ambassador to Venezuela to have a UY naval vessel pick up two hundred kilograms of "materials" from Venezu [...] |
2007-08-09 17:53:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET | PGOV PREL PARM PINS PTER KCRM UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO818 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URUGUAY LIKELY TO SUPPORT UN [...] (SBU) A/DCM delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Director of Mulitlateral Affairs Elsa Borges on September 7. Borges said that "in principle" the MFA supported the UN Secretary General's recommendations for a one-year MINUSTAH SIPDIS mandate renewal, maintaining current force levels with [...] |
2007-09-12 21:57:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MARR HA UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO836 |
CONTRIBUTIONS TO SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON [...] (SBU) Issues contained in reftel demarche request were raised with Third Secretary Gabriela Sibila, Department of Multilateral Affairs, on September 19, 2007. The GOU had no comment. 2. (C) Concurrently, Acting DCM contacted the Dutch Ambassador to Uruguay, who indicated that the Dutch had [...] |
2007-09-21 12:31:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | UNSC PTER LE UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO841 |
UNGA COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Objectives and background regarding upcoming Community of Democracies (CD) meeting on the sidelines of UNGA and upcoming CD ministerial in Mali were delivered to Dr. Elsa Borges, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Multilateral Affairs for the Government of Uruguay. The information was received [...] |
2007-09-23 19:13:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO846 |
DEAL OR NO DEAL? PULP MILL END GAME APPROACHING [...] (C) Summary. A deal may be in the offing that would finally resolve the long-running bilateral dispute between Uruguay and Argentina over the construction of a giant pulp mill on a shared river. Over the past weeks, GOU leaders have publicly and privately hinted that such an agreement was ten [...] |
2007-09-25 20:01:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV SENV UNGA AORC UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO89 |
THE MERCOSUR RIO SUMMIT: USELESS FOR URUGUAY [...] (C) Summary: The following was gathered from press reports and from our close contacts within the GOU. It represents the view from Uruguay, where dissatisfaction with Mercosur has been steadily growing. President Vazquez's expectations for the Rio Mercosur Summit were reportedly "very low" [...] |
2007-01-24 20:20:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL ECIN AORC UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO890 |
URUGUAY "LIKELY" WILL URGE BEIJING'S SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) On October 9, A/DCM discussed reftel demarche with the MFA's Acting Director General for the Secretariat Daniel Castillo. Castillo was familiar with outcome of the Haiti Key Players Group meeting on September 26, 2007, in New York, but was unaware of the October 4 meeting of UN Security exp [...] |
2007-10-09 19:29:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | KPKO PREL PGOV UN HA UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO90 |
HAGUE RULING DISAPPOINTS URUGUAY [...] (U) On January 23, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) rejected Uruguay's petitions for provisional measures which would have obliged Argentina to remove roadblocks obstructing international bridges linking the two counties. The early morning newscasts here implied that the Court had deci [...] |
2007-01-25 11:02:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SENV SOCI KLIG EINV AR UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO917 |
THE VAZQUEZ ADMINISTRATION AT THE HALFWAY MARK [...] (C) Summary: The Frente Amplio (FA) government of President Vazquez passed its halfway mark last month. This cable provides our assessment of the first half of the Vazquez administration as it relates to foreign relations, economic policy and domestic issues. Our overall assessment is posit [...] |
2007-10-23 19:22:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EINV ETRD SOCI ELAB PINR UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO947 |
URUGUAY ON HOST GOVERNMENT PRACTICES - INFORMATION [...] (C) Introduction: This telegram responds to reftel action request for information. Methodology and sources used to compile this report included an in-depth interview by regional LEGATT (Buenos Aires) with Dra. Carmen Conte, Director, Direccion Nacional de Migracion and with Comisario Jorge Sce [...] |
2007-11-01 16:00:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER KVPR PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS PBTS |
| 07MONTEVIDEO956 |
INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] (U) Following (in reftel requested format) is Uruguay's 2007-08 INCSR Part I. 2. (SBU) URUGUAY I. Summary Uruguay is not a major narcotics producing country. However, current areas of concern include increased trafficking of cocaine, marijuana, heroin and increasing local consumpt [...] |
2007-11-06 17:42:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR EFIN KCRM KCOR UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO964 |
PULP MILL DISPUTE: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH - VAZQUEZ [...] (C) Summary: On November 8, President Vazquez gave the order to allow the Botnia pulp mill plant to commence operations. The order came during the Ibero-American Summit in Santiago, Chile. During the summit, on November 7, Vazquez met with the Spanish facilitator Juan Antonio Yanez Barnuev [...] |
2007-11-09 19:50:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET | PGOV PREL ECON EINV SENV UNGA AORC UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO965 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO URUGUAY: DEMOCRACY IN [...] (C) On November 9, 2007, A/DCM delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Director of Multilateral Affairs, Ambassador Carlos Barros. He listened attentively and said that "officially" the GoU registered U.S. concerns about the anti-democratic changes in the BRV's constitutional reform package and [...] |
2007-11-09 20:33:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV VE PHUM WHA EU UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO98 |
DUSTR VERONEAU SIGNS TIFA WITH URUGUAY [...] (C) Summary: DUSTR John Veroneau came to Uruguay on January 25-26 to sign a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) with Presidential Chief of Staff Gonzalo Fernandez. Accompanied by AUSTR Everett Eissenstat, Director Sue Cronin and Ambassador Frank Baxter, Veroneau met with Economy [...] |
2007-01-30 13:49:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL ECIN UY |
| 07MONTEVIDEO992 |
SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT - URUGUAY [...] (C) Upon taking office on March 1, 2005, the left-of-center Frente Amplio government immediately renewed diplomatic relations with Cuba, which had been previously suspended by the Batlle administration. This move appears to have been a gesture by President Vazquez to the more radical elements [...] |
2007-11-26 15:53:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU UY |
| 08EFTOMONTEVIDEO541 |
MANTRAP FOR MONTEVIDEO [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) U.S. Embassy Montevideo has a critical need for a mantrap. When the vehicle gate is opened, only one guard prevents pedestrian access to the compound, as required in 12 FAH H-113.4c. The recent attack in Yemen serves as a r [...] |
2008-09-22 09:39:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD ASEC |
| 08EFTOMONTEVIDEO718 |
MONTEVIDEO: POTENTIAL WHITE POWDER [...] (SBU/NF) On Tuesday December 23, 2008, at 1145, a local guard at U.S. Embassy Montevideo intercepted a suspicious letter while conducting routine screenings of local/international mail on the outside of the Embassy compound. The envelope matched the description and photograph of the letter in [...] |
2008-12-24 10:28:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC MCAP MOPS PARM PTER AR UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO101 |
NO GOU COMMENT ON CASTRO CONFIRMATION [...] (U) While Raul Castro's confirmation as President of Cuba was reported prominently in the media, as of February 26, the GOU had not made an official statement. Major dailies El Observador, El Pais, and Ultimas Noticias ran columns critical of the Castro "dynasty," and the lack of any move to [...] |
2008-02-26 19:38:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CU UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO103 |
MAJOR DRUG SEIZURE NETS INTERNATIONAL TRAFFICKERS AND 142 [...] (SBU/NF) SUMMARY: The Uruguayan National Police arrested 11 alleged drug traffickers and seized 142 kilos of cocaine in the third significant bust since 2006. The plane used to transport the cocaine was also seized. DEA Buenos Aires-Southern Cone was actively involved in the investigation an [...] |
2008-02-28 15:48:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM UY MX BL BR PA XM XR |
| 08MONTEVIDEO112 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: USG PRIORITIES FOR THE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-03-03 12:01:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SNAR AU UN UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO113 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED - MALDIVES CLIMATE CHANGE AND [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Minister of Multilateral Affairs, Dr. Elsa Borges, on February 29, 2008. The GOU did not immediately offer a substantive response. 2. Post will provide any further response septel. Baxter [...] |
2008-03-03 12:06:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG MV PGOV PHUM PREL UNHRC UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO130 |
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - URUGUAY 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Uruguay made robust efforts to combat trafficking in persons, but the problem still exists. A lack of resources continues to impede existing and new programs against trafficking, but international and USG-funded efforts have met some of these shortfalls. In [...] |
2008-03-07 14:36:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO132 |
TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - URUGUAY 2008 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Uruguay made robust efforts to combat trafficking in persons, but still needs help in strengthening its enforcement capabilities. A lack of resources continues to impede existing and new programs against trafficking, but international and USG-funded efforts h [...] |
2008-03-10 14:53:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO134 |
URUGUAYAN REACTIONS TO FARC COMMANDER'S DEATH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOU's balanced response to the killing of FARC secretariat member Raul Reyes by Colombian forces inside Ecuadorian territory was remarkable given the internal and external pressures to side with Ecuador and Venezuela. On March 3, the GOU issued a measured statement calling for [...] |
2008-03-10 16:27:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PTER CO VE EC UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO14 |
URUGUAY'S RESPONSE TO FORMAL INVITATION FROM SECRETARY RICE [...] (U) Ambassador Baxter delivered reftel invitation to Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining Jorge Lepra and Undersecretary for Industry, Energy and Mining Martin Ponce de Leon via e-mail, with hard copy following via embassy courier, on Tuesday, 8 January. 2. (U) On 9 January, embassy recei [...] |
2008-01-10 13:43:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA |
| 08MONTEVIDEO144 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URUGUAY ON COLOMBIA-ECUADOR [...] (SBU) Polcouns delivered reftel demarche jointly to the MFA's Director of Multilateral Affairs, Ambassador Carlos Barros and Director for the Americas, Laura Dupuy on March 13 and mentioned that the WHA Front Office was intending to reach out directly to Foreign Minister Gonzalo Fernandez in t [...] |
2008-03-13 20:38:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PGOV CO EC VE UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO154 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DPRK [...] On March 24, 2008, Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Julio Moreira, the MFA's new Deputy Director General for Political Affairs and to Laura Dupuy, the MFA's Americas Desk Director. The officials acknowledged the poor human rights record in North Korea (DPRK) and implied that U [...] |
2008-03-24 20:39:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO155 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RETAINING THE MANDATE OF THE [...] (C) On March 24, 2008, Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's acting Director General for Political Affairs Ambassador Julio Moreira and to the MFA's Americas Desk Director Laura Dupuy. The officials acknowledged that Uruguay had once voted for the UNGA defamation but then abstained [...] |
2008-03-25 21:00:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM UNHRC UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO169 |
URUGUAY LIKELY TO BACK SWING FOR IOM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Swing was well-received by the Foreign Minister, Gonzalo Fernandez, and other key GOU officials during his March 27-28 visit. Fernandez confirmed that Uruguay would give the utmost consideration to Ambassador Swing's candidacy. Other key MFA officials were very ple [...] |
2008-04-02 19:54:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM SMIG MARR MOPS UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO18 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESOLVING KOSOVO'S STATUS IN [...] (C) A/DCM urged Uruguay to recognize Kosovo's independence once it is declared, per reftel instructions. The demarche was delivered on January 15 to the MFA's Director for Multilateral Affairs, Carlos Barros and his Chief of the International Organizations Department, Daniel Pareja. 2. (C) [...] |
2008-01-16 13:24:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO186 |
WEAPONS AUGMENTATION AT POST [...] (SNF) RSO met with COM and DCM. Post has no objections to M-4 augmentation at our post. DSS ROE and/or MSG policies, whichever are more stringent, will be rigorously adhered to and deadly force, alcohol use, storage, transport, etc. will be addressed. Post has a suitable alarmed vault, wh [...] |
2008-04-08 19:34:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET | ASEC |
| 08MONTEVIDEO190 |
U/S PADILLA "SETS THE TABLE" WITH URUGUAYAN [...] (C) Summary: On March 30-31, Commerce U/S Chris Padilla led the U.S. delegation (along with Commerce, State, USDA and TDA reps) attending the Americas Innovation Forum (AIF) in Punta del Este, Uruguay, the GOU's follow-up to the June 2007 Americas Competitiveness Forum in Atlanta. Over 1,100 [...] |
2008-04-09 13:21:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO195 |
URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON IMPLEMENTING TRAVEL BAN AND [...] (C) On April 4, 2008, Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Director General of Multilateral Affairs Ambassador Carlos Barros, following up with a telephone call on April 8. Barros said that the MFA is undergoing a major internal restructuring as the result of the change in Foreign [...] |
2008-04-10 16:02:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP IR UNSC UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO197 |
PRESIDENT ASKS POTUS TO RELEASE FILES ON POISON [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: The Foreign Minister delivered to the Ambassador on April 2 a letter from President Vazquez to President Bush requesting his assistance in the further declassification of USG documents related to the poisoning death of Cecilia Fontana de Heber in September 1978, duri [...] |
2008-04-11 13:30:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO206 |
SUPREME COURT RULING AGAINST TAX ON PENSIONS TRIGGERS [...] Summary: A ruling in March 2008 by the Supreme Court that declared as unconstitutional a new tax on pensions has triggered unprecedented attacks on the Judiciary and caused significant political turmoil. So far, the GOU has refused to revoke the tax, in a stance that is being harshly criticiz [...] |
2008-04-16 16:09:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON SOCI UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO213 |
AMEMBASSY MONTEVIDEO PHYSICAL SECURITY DEFICIENCIES AND FAST-TRACKING PROPOSED SECURITY UPGRADE [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (S) Embassy Montevideo is extremely concerned about the continued slippage in the start date for the embassy security upgrade projects first proposed and approved in 1999 and now delayed until 2013. The Ambassador is unable to meet his manda [...] |
2008-04-18 16:41:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET | ASEC ABLD PTER UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO220 |
URUGUAY DEMARCHED FOR ENDORSEMENT OF STATEMENT OF [...] (U) Polcouns joined representatives from the Embassies of Spain (Charge Maria Teresa Daurella) and the Russian Federation (DCM Dimitri Belov) to deliver subject troika demarche on April 18. The demarche was delivered to the MFA's Deputy Director General for Political Affairs, Ambassador Julio [...] |
2008-04-21 20:06:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KGIC PARM PREL UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO223 |
JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS CONFIRMS COMPROMISE CANDIDATE [...] (U) On April 22, a joint session of the Uruguayan Congress unanimously confirmed Judge Jorge Larrieux as a compromise candidate for the Supreme Court, thereby putting an end to the political turmoil generated by this vacancy (reftel). The vacancy occurred when a Supreme Court Justice reached m [...] |
2008-04-23 13:15:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI KJUS KDEM UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO232 |
OPPOSITION NATIONAL PARTY (BLANCOS) POISED FOR A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Political observers consider the opposition National Party (Blancos) well-positioned to compete against the governing in the 2009 national elections. The Blancos are polling a close second to the governing Frente Amplio, with 35% and 42% respectively in March. The poll result [...] |
2008-04-30 15:26:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PINR UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO235 |
CRISIS MANAGEMENT TRAINING -- DVC LESSONS LEARNED [...] Post appreciates the CME we recently received and the opportunity to provide lessons learned. 2. Comments/answers are keyed to questions A-H in reftel. A. DVC FORMAT: DVC format was effective and video/audio quality was good, with the exception of one or two brief periods of lag. Thr [...] |
2008-04-30 18:07:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR AMGT AR ASEC BL CI PA UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO239 |
GOU THWARTS ALLEGED ASSASSINATION THREAT [...] (SBU) According to media reports, police detained a man April 29 suspected of planning to assassinate President Vazquez. Family members of the unnamed suspect reportedly told police they believed he planned to try to kill the President when Vazquez visited the Dolores Hospital in the Departm [...] |
2008-04-30 19:38:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC KCRM UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO249 |
REPORT ON OUTREACH TO DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS AND [...] (U) Per reftels, please find below a summary of Embassy's outreach and activities over the last year on the President's Freedom Agenda. Context ------- 2. (U) Uruguay is a free and democratic country. A 2007 survey by "the Economist" magazine rated Uruguay as the only country in South Ame [...] |
2008-05-05 19:35:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO266 |
BANCO DEL SUR: MINISTERS AGREE ON DRAFT CHARTER, [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministers of finance from Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela met in Montevideo on April 25 for the fourth Banco del Sur (Bank of the South) ministerial meeting. Argentina did not participate in the meeting following the resignation of its Minister of Economy [...] |
2008-05-07 20:06:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PREL AR BL BR PY EC VE UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO27 |
VAZQUEZ REELECTION: TARGET OF PROPOSED [...] (U) SUMMARY: Talk of President Tabare Vazquez seeking reelection in 2009 has been a central theme in media and political circles in recent weeks. While whispers could be heard as far back as early 2007, the cacophony of voices has increased notably since the start of the New Year. The Urug [...] |
2008-01-23 18:33:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO274 |
URUGUAY: CUBA SOLIDARITY DAY PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-09 16:10:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL CU UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO275 |
URUGUAYAN AMBASSADOR TO VENEZUELA IS UNUSUALLY [...] (U) On May 8, reputed Uruguayan business weekly "Busqueda" reported on remarks, unusually critical of President Chavez, made by Uruguay's Ambassador to Venezuela Geronimo Cardozo to a group of visiting Uruguayan legislators during a gathering at his residence. The group, in Caracas for a sessi [...] |
2008-05-09 16:37:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON AR VE UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO276 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NPT PREPCOM: U.S. PROPOSED [...] (U) PolCouns delivered reftel demarches to the MFA's Assistant Director for Multilateral Affairs (MLAT), Dr. Elsa Borges on April 30. PolCouns also followed up with the Director of Multilateral Affairs, Ambassador Julio Moreira, to discuss Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) issues mention [...] |
2008-05-12 17:22:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO289 |
URUGUAY: FOLLOW-UP ON PROGRAM FOR DAY OF [...] Embassy Montevideo has arranged for Amherst College Professor and Cuban Affairs expert Javier Corrales to discuss the situation on the island live via telephone in a ten-minute radio interview with Radio Monte Carlo. The program is scheduled for the afternoon of May 21st. Radio Monte Carlo re [...] |
2008-05-16 17:25:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI CU UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO300 |
GOU REPEALS CONTROVERSIAL INCOME TAX ON [...] On May 19, President Vazquez announced that the GOU would repeal the controversial income tax on pensions (reftel), and replace it with an ?Assistance Tax to Social Security? (IASS in Spanish) that will cut taxes for all but the highest levels of pensions. The unexpected decision to repeal t [...] |
2008-05-21 16:20:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON SOCI UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO303 |
URUGUAY RESERVED ON SOUTH AMERICAN SECURITY [...] (C) This telegram responds to reftel action request for information on insights into the views of host government officials on Brazil's proposed South American Defense Council (CSD) initiative prior to the May 23 South American Union of Nations (UNASUR) Summit in Brasilia. 2. (U) Local medi [...] |
2008-05-22 17:02:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO306 |
URUGUAY'S RESPONSE TO PRESIDENT'S FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered ref demarches to Ricardo Nario, MFA Director for International Economic Affairs, on May 22. Nario commented that the GOU is in full agreement on the need for a robust agriculture agreement through Doha. He praised U.S. flexibility in agricultural talks and saw the EU a [...] |
2008-05-23 12:08:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO308 |
2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES: URUGUAY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-27 14:04:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO313 |
SAO PAOLO FORUM: ANTI-AMERICAN ASSEMBLY AT IT AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: 844 participants from 35 countries gathered on May 22-25 for the Fourteenth Meeting of the Forum of Sao Paulo (FSP) in Montevideo. The Government of Uruguay (GOU) tried to distance itself. Paraguayan president elect Fernando Lugo was in town but did not attend. The final declar [...] |
2008-05-28 19:02:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO314 |
AMBASSADOR DELIVERS RESPONSE ON POISONED WINE CASE [...] (C) On May 14, the Ambassador delivered a letter on behalf of President Bush to the Foreign Minister which responds to President Vazquez' earlier request (reftel) for USG cooperation in the release of pertinent documents related to the death of Mrs. Cecilia Fontana de Heber in Uruguay in 1978. Fou [...] |
2008-05-28 19:05:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PTER PINR UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO327 |
URUGUAY: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FORCED [...] Per reftel request, post provides the following information regarding forced and child labor in the production of goods for mandatory congressional reporting requirements. 2. Uruguay has no significant incidence of forced or child labor. Uruguay exports primarily agricultural/raw materials, [...] |
2008-05-30 14:49:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO34 |
BOTNIA OPERATING SUCCESSFULLY; ENCE PREPARES TO [...] (SBU) After a turbulent start, Finnish Botnia - the largest foreign investor in Uruguay - celebrated its second month of smooth operations on January 9. The firm is operating at 70% of its capacity and has already exported 148,000 ton of cellulose, worth $112 million, to China and Europe. Th [...] |
2008-01-25 14:55:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD PREL SOCI SENV AR UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO345 |
URUGUAY TAKES TIP REPORT IN STRIDE; WANTS TO DO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloffs provided a copy of the 2008 report and discussed trafficking in persons in separate meetings with the MFA Office of Human Rights, the Deputy Minister of Culture and Education and the Director of Immigration. GOU officials were ready for positive dialog about the report, [...] |
2008-06-09 11:12:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ELAB KCRM PHUM SMIG KWMN PGOV UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO349 |
DEMARCHE RESPONSE: URUGUAY AGREES THAT HRC NEEDS [...] (SBU) On June 10, Poloffs delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Director of Human Rights, Alejandra de Bellis. She said the GOU was disappointed in the USG decision not to participate in the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), and that it preferred to pursue reform and improve human rights from w [...] |
2008-06-11 17:41:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO356 |
URUGUAY CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE STRONG ECONOMIC [...] SUMMARY: Uruguay continued to experience exceptional economic growth in the first quarter of 2008, fostered by robust consumer spending, high commodity prices and the start-up of operations by Botnia's giant paper pulp mill. Over the past couple of months, Economy Minister Danilo Astori and Ce [...] |
2008-06-16 19:17:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO365 |
SECURITY PLANNING FOR MONTEVIDEO JULY 4 [...] (SBU) AmEmbassy Montevideo convened an EAC to discuss the security for our planned 4th of July events. In attendance at the EAC were the DCM, RSO, POL, and RAO. There is no known country-specific or regional terrorist threat in Uruguay at this time. 2. (SBU) Both of our July 4th functions [...] |
2008-06-24 19:10:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER CASC |
| 08MONTEVIDEO372 |
FINAL/TRANSFER LEAP CABLE - MILLIE HOPES DOMINGUEZ [...] Millie Hopes Dominguez, ARSO AmEmbassy Montevideo departed post 6/26/08. Following home leave and consultations, she will arrive at her new post, Georgetown, Guyana on September 19, 2008. 2. As reported via fax, Millie reported 55 regular work days, 119 total LEAP hours, 0 OT hours, 2 RD [...] |
2008-06-27 18:55:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | APER |
| 08MONTEVIDEO393 |
DEMARCHE RESPONSE: MAJOR ISSUES AT UNIVERSAL [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, (MFA) Maria del Carmen Menoni Ocampo, and Uruguayan Communication Services Regulatory Unit's (URSEC) Dr. Carol Dolinkas, on July 3. 2. (U) The MFA's Department of Multilateral Affairs accepted the diplomatic note and m [...] |
2008-07-11 14:08:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO394 |
BACHELET'S VISIT TO URUGUAY MARKS CLOSER [...] (SBU) Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's visit to Uruguay on July 7-8 highlighted Chile and Uruguay's shared trade interests and vision for South America. The short visit was well-received by the Uruguayan media and public, and underscored the countries' like-mindedness in politics and trad [...] |
2008-07-11 19:39:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL ETRD CI UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO395 |
DEMARCHE RESPONSE: KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) In response to ref A demarche, MFA Director general for Political Affairs Enrique Fischer told Ambassador that the situation in Kosovo today was the result of many historical decisions in which Uruguay did not participate, and that Uruguay preferred the issue of recognition of Kosovo be h [...] |
2008-07-11 20:33:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK YI EU KPKO KV UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO400 |
MAJOR PDVSA PROJECTS FALL APART, BUT VENEZUELA COMMERCIALLY [...] (SBU) German Riet, Vice President of Uruguay's state-owned oil company ANCAP, updated emboffs on the status of ANCAP4s business with Venezuelan oil company PDVSA on July 8. His comments, on the margins of a meeting with U/S Dobriansky to discuss bio fuels, emphasized that while some high profi [...] |
2008-07-15 12:07:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ARG VZ UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO404 |
VERY LITTLE ANTI-SEMITISM IN URUGUAY, BUT NEED FOR [...] (U) Special Envoy to Combat and Monitor Anti-Semitism Gregg Rickman and Karen Paikin visited Uruguay July 6-7, and found few overt manifestations of anti-Semitism in the country. The visit included meetings with Jewish community members including Montevideo Mayor Ricardo Ehrlich, and with the [...] |
2008-07-15 16:51:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO417 |
DEMARCHE RESPONSE TO IMPLEMENTATION OF 2002 FARM BILL FOOD [...] (SBU) Econoff contacted Leonardo de Leon, President of Uruguay's state-owned sugar producer (ALUR) to inquire about Uruguay's plans to use its TRQ by September 30, per request in ref A. 2. (SBU) De Leon explained that the TRQ remains very important to ALUR but that during recent years they h [...] |
2008-07-22 17:48:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO422 |
PRESS ALLEGES "CIA" TIES WITH URUGUAYAN-AMERICAN [...] (SBU) On July 24, the leftist weekly Brecha published an investigative article asserting that former Uruguayan police photographer, Nelson Bardesio Marzoa, was now living in Argentina and had entered the country in June 2006 with a U.S. passport. The article asserts that Bardesio was abducted [...] |
2008-07-24 22:22:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET | PREL CASC AR UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO43 |
URUGUAY RESPONSE: S/CT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-31 15:14:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ASEC PTER PREL PGOV ETTC EAID EFIN UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO432 |
DEMARCHE ON KEEPING PRESSURE ON THE FARC DELIVERED [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Nelson Fernandez, Secretary General of the MFA on July 23. Fernandez did not offer an immediate response (preferring to discuss the issue with FM Gonzalo Fernandez) but confirmed that the GOU was interested in avoiding a situation in Colombia whe [...] |
2008-07-29 17:57:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SNAR PREL CO UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO435 |
DS TRACKING AND LOCATOR FOR RSO MAXWELL [...] (U) RSO William Maxwell will be on AL and training from July 31 through August 29, 2008. A. TRAVELER: William A. Maxwell III B. TITLE: RSO C. CONTACT INFO: 10031 Scenic View Terrace Vienna, VA 22182 Telephone: (703) 759-7551 Cell: N/A Email: rsogre [...] |
2008-07-31 16:03:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC APER OTRA UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO436 |
REQUEST FOR WAIVER FOR NEW SURVEILLANCE DETECTION [...] (S) The new SD command post is 1.5 kilometers from the Chancery. It is a one-story row house with a two-car garage and office space. It is being renovated, but the landlord is installing grillwork, privacy screening, emergency exit, and substantial doors/locks. The RSO has inspected the pr [...] |
2008-07-31 17:07:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC ABLD |
| 08MONTEVIDEO438 |
URUGUAY'S ATTENDANCE PLANS FOR 63RD UN GENERAL [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 15 and 24, poloff contacted the MFA's Deputy Director of Multilateral Affairs, Elsa Borges, and Third Secretary in the Department of International Organizations, Maria Fernanda Garcia regarding reftel. The MFA was unable to officially confirm the attendance or travel pla [...] |
2008-08-01 19:11:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA |
| 08MONTEVIDEO444 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MEEKS - AUG 7-9 [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit on August 7-9 comes at a time of strong and growing engagement between the U.S. and Uruguay's left-leaning Frente Amplio (FA) coalition government, which won elections for the first time at the end of 2004. President Vazquez steers a moderate course which includes act [...] |
2008-08-05 19:07:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL ECON UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO445 |
HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - UNITS (OR MEMBERS) OF THE [...] Embassy has reviewed its internal files and records and local agency records in accordance with standardized vetting procedures and finds no derogatory information on the following personnel of the Uruguayan security forces that are intended recipients of U.S. training and/or security assista [...] |
2008-08-06 14:49:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MARR MASS UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO449 |
URUGUAY,S ANTI-DRUG CHIEF RECOUNTS SUCCESSES, [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Ambassador Baxter met August 6 with Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidency and President of the Counter-narcotics commission Jorge Luis Vazquez to discuss options for a [...] |
2008-08-08 10:28:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PINR PREL UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO454 |
URUGUAY AT THE VIII DEFENSE MINISTERIAL OF THE [...] (C) Reftel asked WHA posts to report on host country attendees, objectives, and relevant issues for the VIII Defense Ministerial of the Americas (DMA), scheduled for September 2-6 in Alberta, Canada. The following information was obtained by Embassy's DAO, which is forwarding a more detailed [...] |
2008-08-12 13:30:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON MARR MOPS PGOV PREL UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO46 |
URUGUAY REPORTER FOR TRIPWIRE REPORTING AND [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-31 18:08:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED AFSI KFLO AEMR PTER PINR |
| 08MONTEVIDEO463 |
DUE DILIGENCE FOR URUGUAY'S NOMINATION FOR THE [...] Post has reviewed its May 2008 nomination for the Secretary,s Corporate Excellence Award and is confident that Weyerhaeuser remains an ideal candidate (ref A). Weyerhaeuser has created a strong and consistent reputation in Uruguay for economic transformation, social responsibility and best pra [...] |
2008-08-15 19:02:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ELAB UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO469 |
MERCOSUR'S PARLIAMENT REACTS NEGATIVELY TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. Rosinha, President of the MERCOSUR Parliament, wrote to Ambassador Baxter on July 30 to convey the text of the declaration of the MERCOSUR Parliament voicing disapproval of the reactivation of the Fourth Fleet. As in this case, the Uruguayan delegates to the Mercosur Parliam [...] |
2008-08-18 18:46:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MCAP UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO470 |
VENEZUELAN FM PLEDGES IMMEDIATE TARIFF CUTS FOR [...] (U) During a brief visit to Uruguay, Venezuelan FM Maduro announced August 18 that 214 Uruguayan products -- representing around 60 percent of Uruguayan exports to Venezuela -- would be granted duty-free entry into Venezuela effective immediately. Uruguay's trade with Venezuela has increased [...] |
2008-08-19 17:37:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD VZ UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO479 |
URUGUAY'S MILITARY ENHANCES ITS INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) There has been a significant increase in Uruguay-U.S. military cooperation since the Cabinet shake up on March 1. The Uruguayan Navy is participating for the second year running in the PANAMAX exercise August 11-22, 2008. U.S. SOUTHCOM provided critical support by providing USD 573,000 to [...] |
2008-08-22 18:39:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP MASS PREL UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO48 |
ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (ACEQ) - [...] Annual Crime Evaluation Questionnaire - the following responses are keyed to REFTEL 07551. 2.Crime Mobility (into Emboff neighborhoods): A. Criminal elements roam freely day or night and target Emboff and affluent residential areas for burglary. 3. Crime Ambiance (around Emboff neighb [...] |
2008-02-01 13:45:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC KCRM UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO486 |
ILEA LATIN AMERICA - STUDENT SELECTION: SENIOR [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-27 17:44:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL ASEC KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB EAID PHUM |
| 08MONTEVIDEO488 |
URUGUAY: NO RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH [...] (C) Emboff passed Ref A & B points to MFA Europe director Minister Alfaro Malmierca on August 22 and 26, respectively. Malmierca noted that Uruguay had issued a public statement August 14 deploring the use of violence in Georgia and calling for a peaceful solution that respects the principles [...] |
2008-08-27 17:52:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS GG UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO489 |
URUGUAY: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PETERSON'S SEPT 6-8 [...] This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Your visit on September 6-8 comes at a time of strong and growing engagement between the U.S. and Uruguay. President Vazquez steers a moderate course that includes active e [...] |
2008-08-27 18:50:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO49 |
SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ) [...] (C) SUMMARY: The spring 2008 Security Environmental Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ) reflects continued lack of police resources and EAC concern over a very porous border. The Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) between Uruguay and the U.S., and the visit of POTUS/SECSTATE in March 200 [...] |
2008-02-01 13:45:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO494 |
URUGUAY: NO DECISION YET ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION [...] (C) MFA Europe director Minister Alfaro Malmierca told Emboff September 2 that Uruguay has not yet decided how it will respond to Serbia's proposal to refer the question of the lawfulness of Kosovo's declaration of independence to the International Court of Justice for an advisory opinion. Ur [...] |
2008-09-02 19:05:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNAUS UNGA KV UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO504 |
URUGUAY ON U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS PRIORITIES IN UNGA'S [...] (C) Emboff raised reftel points with MFA Director of Human Rights Alejandra de Bellis September 4. De Bellis said that Uruguay would oppose any "no-action motions" raised in the Third Committee; would likely support country specific resolutions against Burma, the DPRK, Zimbabwe, Sudan, but wo [...] |
2008-09-04 19:21:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UN UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO505 |
TOUR D'HORIZON WITH URUGUAYAN FM FERNANDEZ [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-05 16:54:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS CJAN TBIO GG UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO512 |
URUGUAY'S PARTICIPATION AT THE 63RD UN GENERAL [...] Uruguay's Head of State, President Dr. Tabare Vazquez, will not attend. 2. Attendance of the Foreign Minister: Uruguay's Foreign Minister, Gonzalo Fernandez, will lead the Uruguayan delegation to the 63rd UNGA. He will be traveling without his wife, and will require interpretation in Spa [...] |
2008-09-10 14:09:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO515 |
SUCCESSFUL EXTRADITION TO URUGUAY OF JUAN PEIRANO [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. - - - - Summary - - - - 2. (SBU) The extradition from the U.S. of Uruguayan fugitive Juan Peirano Basso was successfully concluded September 10. The financial implosion of businesses controlled by Juan [...] |
2008-09-11 18:27:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CFED SOCI KCRM UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO527 |
EAC MONTEVIDEO CONVENED TO REVIEW SECURITY POSTURE [...] (S/NF) Summary: In reaction to the terrorist attack in Yemen today AmEmbassy Montevideo convened an EAC. The RSO provided details on our additional security measures. In attendance at the EAC were the DCM, RSO, RAOL, DAO, ODC, POL/ECON, MGMT, and MSG. 2. (S/NF) Shortly after learning [...] |
2008-09-17 17:02:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC IS KWBG PREL PTER UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO534 |
URUGUAY'S TAKE ON PNG DECLARATIONS OF U.S. [...] (C) DCM made reftel points to MFA Secretary General Ambassador Nelson Fernandez September 17. Fernandez acknowledged the U.S.'s positive regional agenda, and expressed regret over the persona non grata designations of our ambassadors to Bolivia and Venezuela. Looking for a bright side, Ferna [...] |
2008-09-18 18:25:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM BL ASEC UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO535 |
BRAZILIAN DEFENSE MINISTER BRIEFS MERCOSUR [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. - - - - Summary - - - - 2. (U) Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim outlined Brazil's vision for a South American Defense Council (CODESUR) for Mercosur's parliament September 16 in Montevideo. CODE [...] |
2008-09-18 18:26:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS MCAP PINS UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO539 |
SOLID ECONOMIC TEAM TAKES OVER MINISTRY OF ECONOMY [...] (U) On September 18, Alvaro Garcia replaced Danilo Astori as Uruguay's Minister of Economy and Finance, allowing Astori to begin in earnest his campaign for the Presidency. In his market-friendly inaugural speech, Garcia committed to continue sound macro policies and fight inflationary pressur [...] |
2008-09-19 16:07:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PINR UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO543 |
URUGUAYAN ATTENDANCE AT SEPTEMBER 24 HAITI KEY [...] Uruguay will be represented at the September 24 Haiti Key Players meeting by MFA Director General for Political Affairs Ambassador Enrique Fischer. The Uruguayan MFA has been made aware of the shift in timing to 16:00 from 16:40. 2. MFA Deputy Director for Political Affairs Ambassador Juli [...] |
2008-09-22 15:24:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO PREL UNGA HA UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO561 |
URUGUAY INCLINED TO SUPPORT KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION [...] (C) Emboff made Ref (A) points October 6 to MFA Europe director Minister Alvaro Malmierca, who said Uruguay is inclined to support Serbia's resolution to refer a question on the legality of Kosovo's independence to the International Court of Justice. Malmierca noted that Uruguay has no real i [...] |
2008-10-07 16:38:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNAUS UNGA KV UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO569 |
EMBASSY MONTEVIDEO BRIEFS URUGUAY'S [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. - - - - Summary - - - - 2. (SBU) Following up the September 25th signing of a bilateral Letter of Agreement, Embassy Montevideo's interagency counter-narcotics team met October 7 with Uruguay's Counter- [...] |
2008-10-10 10:49:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PINR PREL UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO580 |
EMBASSY MONTEVIDEO CONTACTS FOR MARINE SCIENTIFIC [...] Per ref A, Embassy Montevideo is pleased to provide contact information regarding embassy officers responsible for handling requests for marine scientific research authorizations. 2. The embassy officer in charge of coordinating any such requests is Political/ESTH Officer Erin Markley, mar [...] |
2008-10-16 18:02:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO583 |
GOU CONCERNS ABOUT GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS; WAITING FOR THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Remembering well their own devastating economic crisis of 2002, the GOU is anxiously watching how the current worldwide financial crisis will affect the previously booming Uruguayan economy. The country is in a better position than before, but vulnerabilities remain. In the fir [...] |
2008-10-17 13:54:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO586 |
SCENESETTER FOR TRIP TO URUGUAY OF DASD STEPHEN JOHNSON AND [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. SUMMARY - - - - 2. (SBU) Your visit comes at a time of strong and growing engagement between the U.S. and Uruguay's left-leaning Frente Amplio (FA) coalition government. Our areas of focus include trade, [...] |
2008-10-23 08:44:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL ECON UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO587 |
SCENESETTER FOR TRIP TO URUGUAY OF DASD STEPHEN JOHNSON AND [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. SUMMARY - - - - 2. (SBU) Your visit comes at a time of strong and growing engagement between the U.S. and Uruguay's left-leaning Frente Amplio (FA) coalition government. Our areas of focus include trade, [...] |
2008-10-23 09:28:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OVIP PREL ECON UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO595 |
SECURITY PREPARATIONS FOR THE 233RD USMC BIRTHDAY [...] (SBU) On 28 October, 2008, U.S. Embassy Montevideo convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review and discuss the security preparations for the 233rd U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) Birthday Ball. EAC participants included DCM, RSO, MGMT, MSG, and ESC. RSO reviewed the security preparati [...] |
2008-10-29 15:16:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KMSG UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO596 |
SECURITY PREPARATIONS FOR THE ELECTION NIGHT EVENT [...] (SBU) On October 28, 2008, U.S. Embassy Montevideo convened the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to review and discuss the security preparations for the election night event to be held at the COMR. EAC participants included DCM, RSO, MGMT, MSG, and ESC. RSO reviewed the security preparatio [...] |
2008-10-29 15:38:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO597 |
HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW - MEMBERS OF URUGUAYAN FORCES [...] Rank: Mayor (GC) Name: Gabarrot Gabarrot, Oscar Omar DOB: 8/12/1965 ID: 3.050.962-4 2. Rank: Comisario Inspector Name: Botto Lemos, Martin Jose DOB: 7/08/1960 ID: 2.818.474-9 3. Rank: Comisario Inspector Name: Munoz Pineiro, Hector DOB: 11/09/19 [...] |
2008-10-29 15:42:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ILEA ASEC DS IP WHA |
| 08MONTEVIDEO608 |
NEW CHARTER FOR CENTRAL BANK RAISES QUESTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Parliament approved a new Central Bank charter on October 22 that expands the number of Board members, spins off the Superintendency of Saving Protection into an independent entity and consolidates the remaining superintendencies. The new charter falls short of giving more indep [...] |
2008-10-31 08:21:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO626 |
CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT-ELECT FROM [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-07 16:16:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO627 |
Uruguayan Economists Weigh In on Global Crisis [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Uruguayan economists expect the global financial crisis, lower commodity prices and economic slowdown to slow growth in Uruguay to an anemic 1-3% in 2009. Despite this, observers believe the GOU is in a good position to weather the downturn, with government spending financed t [...] |
2008-11-10 13:12:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO649 |
WHA DAS MCMULLEN STRESSES VALUE OF BILATERAL [...] (U) The October 27-30 visit of WHA DAS Christopher McMullen to Uruguay reaffirmed to the GOU and ordinary Uruguayans the importance of the U.S.-Uruguay bilateral relationship. McMullen came to Uruguay accompanying DOD DAS for Western Hemisphere Affairs Stephen Johnson, who was following up a [...] |
2008-11-18 11:09:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON SNAR UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO65 |
FRENTE AMPLIO DELIVERS HEALTHCARE REFORM [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-08 15:30:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SOCI PGOV ECON UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO663 |
EAC MONTEVIDEO CONVENED TO REVIEW SECURITY POSTURE [...] (S/NF) Summary: In reaction to the terrorist attacks in India, AmEmbassy Montevideo convened an EAC. In attendance at the EAC were the DCM, RSO, ARSO, RAOL, ODC, POL, and MGMT. 2. (S/NF) The EAC has no reason to believe this threat extends to South America. EAC will continue to remain [...] |
2008-11-28 13:52:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET | ASEC CASC IS KWBG PREL PTER UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO666 |
AN URUGUAYAN REACTION TO THE EXPULSION OF DEA FROM [...] (C) Ambassador Baxter made reftel points November 28 to Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidency and head of Uruguay's drug-fighting agency (JND) Jorge Vazquez. Vazquez agreed that the possibility of an increase in the flow of drugs from Bolivia is a concern, and said he hopes to continue to wo [...] |
2008-12-01 14:05:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM SNAR BL UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO679 |
URUGUAYAN ELECTION PRIMER [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. Summary - - - - 2. (SBU) Uruguay will hold presidential elections in October 2009, and its campaign season has begun. This cable offers a brief explanation of the electoral process and introduces the li [...] |
2008-12-08 12:17:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO68 |
VAZQUEZ ANNOUNCES A MAJOR CABINET RESHUFFLE [...] (U) Summary: President Vasquez announced a major cabinet reshuffle in a February 11 televised address. His long-anticipated changes began in earnest when he convoked several ministers to his residence over the weekend to inform them of their departure. The current Ministers of Foreign Affai [...] |
2008-02-12 19:05:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR MARR EAGR ETRD UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO685 |
URUGUAY SUFFERING FROM DROUGHT, FIRES [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution Summary - - - - 2. (U) Uruguay is currently experiencing a severe drought that is affecting its dairy and beef industries and causing forest fires and human suffering in certain areas due to unavailabilit [...] |
2008-12-11 11:46:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV EAID EAGR ECON SOCI UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO693 |
DS TRACKING AND LOCATOR FOR RSO MAXWELL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-12 16:27:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC APER OTRA UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO696 |
EAC MONTEVIDEO CONVENED TO REVIEW SECURITY POSTURE [...] (S/NF) Summary: In preparation for the upcoming holiday season AmEmbassy Montevideo convened an EAC. In attendance at the EAC were the DCM, RSO, PAO, POL, and MGMT. 2. (S/NF) The EAC has no reason to believe there is a terrorist threat to soft targets in Uruguay. EAC will continue to [...] |
2008-12-12 16:51:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET | ASEC CASC IS KWBG PREL PTER UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO697 |
AN OPTIMISTIC GOU PASSES STIMULUS PACKAGE TO SUPPORT THE [...] The GOU's economic team, composed of Minister of Economy Alvaro Garcia, Central Bank President Mario Bergara and Director of Planning and Budget Enrique Rubio presented its economic policy guidelines for 2009 to a large business audience on December 3. Official 2009 economic projections include [...] |
2008-12-12 16:53:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO704 |
FRENTE AMPLIO CONGRESS FAILS TO CHOOSE OFFICIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The December 13-14 Frente Amplio (FA) party congress designated Former Agriculture Minister and ex-Tupamaro guerrilla, Jose Mujica, as the coalition's official nominee, while still allowing the remaining candidates to compete in internal elections (primaries) in June. The Congr [...] |
2008-12-16 16:37:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO708 |
URUGUAY: PLANNED PARTICIPATION IN MARCH 2009 [...] Per reftel request, embassy Montevideo provides notification of Uruguay's intent to send candidates to the March 9-20, 2009 G/TIP & INL course, "Trafficking in Persons for Law Enforcement Professionals", to be held at ILEA Regional Training Center in Lima, Peru. Embassy is in the process of id [...] |
2008-12-19 17:49:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL ASEC KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB EAID PHUM |
| 08MONTEVIDEO709 |
EDUCATION REFORM LEGISLATION DIVIDES FRENTE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The governing Frente Amplio party (FA; "Broad Front") proposed legislation to restructure Uruguay's public education system at all levels, seeking to fulfill its campaign promise to modernize the system and make it more accountable. The bill was approved in the Chamber of Deputi [...] |
2008-12-19 17:50:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI ELAB UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO716 |
URUGUAY PREPARING FOR UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW BY [...] (U) On December 16 and 17, post delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Director of Human Rights, Laura Dupuy and President of Amnesty International Marisa Ruiz. Both parties reported wide-spread awareness of the May review. The MFA indicated that they are currently compiling their submission. [...] |
2008-12-23 15:08:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM UNHRC UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO721 |
Uruguay: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] The level of cooperation and intelligence sharing on counterterrorism related issues greatly improved in 2008, especially at the working level where officers in law enforcement and security services recognized the importance of conducting proactive investigations, sharing intelligence with the [...] |
2008-12-29 17:39:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO726 |
URUGYAY TO BE FOUNDING MEMBER OF IRENA [...] Minister of Industry, Energy, and Mining Daniel Martinez announced to the press on December 29 that Uruguay will participate in the launching of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Both the Minister and National Director of Energy Ramon Mendez will travel to Bonn, marking Urugu [...] |
2008-12-31 13:54:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG ENRG PGOV UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO75 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CONCERNS ON OSLO PROCESS [...] (C) A/POL Chief delivered reftel points on February 14 to MFA Americas Office Director Laura Dupuy. Dupuy confirmed that Uruguay would participate in the Olso Process following up on its participation in the regional meeting held in Costa Rica in September 2007. In addition to the other poi [...] |
2008-02-14 16:01:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL NATO UN UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO76 |
KOSOVO: EARLY RECOGNITION UNLIKELY [...] (C) The MFA's Americas Office Director Laura Dupuy told A/POL Chief that Uruguay would be unlikely to make a quick decision to recognize Kosovo, especially in light of the current transition at MFA before the new Foreign Minister takes the helm on March 1 (ref A). If Kosovo declares independe [...] |
2008-02-14 17:43:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK YI UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO78 |
EAC MONTEVIDEO CONVENED TO REVIEW SECURITY POSTURE [...] (S/NF): Summary: Per Reftel, on February 15, Charge Peter Harding chaired an EAC to discuss the local impact of the aftermath of Hizballah Leader Imad Mughniyeh's death. The EAC determined that security posture is appropriate given the current threat, and no other action needs to be taken at t [...] |
2008-02-15 15:05:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC CASC IS KWBG PREL PTER UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO82 |
URUGUAY PLANTS VENEZUELAN FLAG IN ANTARCTICA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The opposition Colorado Party joined forces with Frente Amplio (FA) deputies to approve a Venezuela-sponsored joint expedition to Antarctica that departed Montevideo this week. According to GOU officials, Venezuela aims to become a full consultative party to the Antarctic Tre [...] |
2008-02-19 19:05:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHSA KTIA EAID AY VZ UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO83 |
URUGUAY ON U.S. DECISION TO RECOGNIZE KOSOVO'S [...] (C) On February 19, the Ambassador delivered ref A demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Maria "Belela" Herrera, Director General for Political Affairs Alvaro Gallardo and Political Advisor Federico Gomensoro. (Note: Embassy consciously chose not to meet with the anti-American Foreign Minister R [...] |
2008-02-20 17:19:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KVPR UNMIK UN YI EU UY |
| 08MONTEVIDEO92 |
IOM PROPOSAL FOR G/TIP-FUNDED PROJECT [...] (U) SUMMARY: IOM proposed a third-phase of its successful previous G/TIP-funded projects. The Embassy fully endorses the proposal, which is summarized in this cable. The GOU has also emphasized its support for continued cooperation in this vital area. Post submitted the full proposal with [...] |
2008-02-22 14:51:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ELAB KTIP EINV SOCI UY |
| 09EFTOMONTEVIDEO137 |
REQUEST FOR FUNDING/MANTRAP FOR MONTEVIDEO [...] (U) This is an Action Cable. Please see Paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) U.S. Embassy Motevideo has a critical need for a mantrap. Recently, a survey team from DS/PSD/PSPCB and OBO/SEB came to post to survey three different possible locations for the installation of a mantrap. The surveyors recomme [...] |
2009-03-10 11:03:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD ASEC |
| 09MONTEVIDEO104 |
URUGUAY PROPOSES NEXT STEPS FOR ALTERNATIVE ENERGY [...] SUMMARY. Emboffs discussed the current state of Uruguay's energy sector and potential next steps within the framework of the U.S.-Uruguay alternative energy MOU in a meeting with the Uruguayan National Directorate of Energy and Nuclear Technology (DNENT) February 18. Uruguay seeks to reduce [...] |
2009-02-20 15:56:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG PREL SENV UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO105 |
CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT LAYS OUT GOU'S ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Central Bank President Mario Bergara told the Charge d'Affaires that Uruguay remains relatively well-positioned to confront the worldwide economic slowdown -- its banking sector remains healthy, consumer spending is solid, and its fiscal house is in order. While some in the bu [...] |
2009-02-20 16:44:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO106 |
ARGENTINE DEPOSITS IN URUGUAY ON THE RISE [...] Deposits by non-residents -- mainly Argentine nationals -- in Uruguayan banks rose by a significant 41 percent in 2008 to USD 2.5 billion (equivalent to 18 percent of total deposits). The increase is largely attributed to a perception by depositors of an increase in instability in neighboring [...] |
2009-02-20 16:44:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ARG UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO107 |
CHRONIC DISEASES INCREASING IN URUGUAY [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel, post prepared the following report to examine the impact of chronic diseases (or Non-Communicable Diseases, NCDs) in Uruguay and to inform the Department about policy related developments and the capacity of the local health sector to address those diseases. Uru [...] |
2009-02-20 16:56:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO KPAO WHO UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO119 |
URUGUAY: POST'S RESPONSE TO SPECIAL 301 COMMENT [...] (U) Post shared Croplife America's comment on Uruguay (as part of Special 301 consultations) with appropriate GOU officials, and informed them of the procedures for responding to the association's comment(reftel). Uruguay's competent authorities on this issue are the Ministry of Agriculture, C [...] |
2009-03-02 19:16:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO121 |
URUGUAY: PRESIDENT VAZQUEZ TO TRAVEL TO BRASILIA [...] (C) President Vazquez plans to travel to Brasilia March 10 for a meeting with President Lula. That summit is expected to produce agreement on several issues, according to FM Gonzalo Fernandez, including commitments to eliminate a longstanding tariff problem between the two countries and to in [...] |
2009-03-03 16:23:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECIN EINV ETRD |
| 09MONTEVIDEO122 |
NOMINATION FOR ILEA/FBI CRIME SCENE MANAGEMENT [...] The following personnel have been nominated for the ILEA/FBI Crime Scene Management Course, to be held in Lima March 23-27, 2009. 2. Post requests that the Department complete the Leahy Amendment vetting process to ensure this training can proceed as planned. All agencies at post have condu [...] |
2009-03-03 18:35:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MCAP MOPS PARM PTER UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO127 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URUGUAY PLEASED AT U.S. [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche February 27 to the MFA's Human Rights Director, Laura Dupuy. The MFA's Human Rights Department accepted the points but did not immediately offer a substantive response. 2. (C) On March 2, Dupuy offered a more detailed response. She noted that the GOU is p [...] |
2009-03-05 12:03:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO128 |
URUGUAY REVISITS ITS AMNESTY LAW [...] (C) The Uruguayan political establishment has returned forcefully to a debate dating from Uruguay's emergence from dictatorship 23 years ago. Uruguay's Supreme Court took the unprecedented step of requesting on February 6, 2009, that its separate but equal co-branches of government opine on t [...] |
2009-03-05 13:02:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO138 |
URUGUAY: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] (S) Consultations with relevant Embassy sections led to the determination that Uruguay possesses no/no critical infrastructure so vital to the U.S. that its incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating impact on U.S. security, national economic security, national public health or sa [...] |
2009-03-10 15:06:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET//NOFORN | PTER PGOV ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO139 |
URUGUAY: RESPONSE TO SPECIAL 301 COMMENT [...] On March 6, Post received the GOU's official reply to the comment that Croplife America made about Uruguay in the context of Special 301 consultations. The GOU apologized for missing the March 2 deadline to respond, but requested that Post convey its response to USTR. 2. UNOFFICIAL TRANSLA [...] |
2009-03-10 16:41:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO140 |
URUGUAY CONSIDERS EXTENDING VOTE TO DIASPORA [...] The incumbent Frente Amplio (FA) coalition appears set to put a proposal of suffrage for Uruguayan expatriates to a public referendum. As the votes of thousands of returning expatriates played a key role in the FA's 2004 victory, the move is generally perceived to have been posited in order to [...] |
2009-03-10 16:53:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO141 |
URUGUAY: VAZQUEZ RALLIES THE FA BASE [...] (U) In a downtown Montevideo rally attended by several thousand supporters, President Vazquez delivered an optimistic two-hour-long state of the union address that emphasized Uruguay's progress under his administration. His focus was on the success of ruling coalition Frente Amplio's social r [...] |
2009-03-10 16:53:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO142 |
SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ)- [...] (C) Summary: The Spring 2009 Security Environment Profile Questionnaire (SEPQ) reflects continued lack of police resources and concern over a very porous border. In general, anti-US protests have declined in size and intensity since March 2007. END SUMMARY Post provides the following nu [...] |
2009-03-11 13:07:00 | Embassy Montevideo | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC PTER UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO145 |
URUGUAY 2008 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] Summary: Post provides herein Embassy Montevideo's CY-2008 End Use Monitoring Report in response to reftel. No new equipment was purchased with INL funds in CY-2008. All previously INL-provided material was used appropriately by the GOU to effectively enhance counter-narcotics and law enfor [...] |
2009-03-13 16:29:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO166 |
URUGUAY: NO PLANS TO RECOGNIZE ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH [...] (C) Emboff made Ref A points to MFA Europe director Minister Alfaro Malmierca March 25. Malmierca stressed that Uruguay's position has not changed since the issue arose. Uruguay does not plan on recognizing the Georgian regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia as independent states, in defense o [...] |
2009-03-26 19:04:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO167 |
URUGUAY TO CHANGE ABSTENTION TO "NO" VOTE ON UNHRC [...] (U) On March 26, post delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Director of Human Rights, Laura Dupuy. The MFA's Human Rights Department accepted the points and agrees with the U.S. position on the "defamation of religions" resolution. Dupuy said that the GOU hoped to offer a text change that wou [...] |
2009-03-26 19:16:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KIRF UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO171 |
URUGUAY PROGRESS ON TIP: FIRST PROSECUTIONS BEGIN [...] On March 25, two members of a four-member criminal network were criminally charged with trafficking women to Spain. The investigation had previously focused on money laundering and involvement with drug trafficking, but investigators believe they uncovered enough evidence to augment those ac [...] |
2009-03-30 14:48:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO172 |
URUGUAY PROGRESS ON TIP: FIRST PROSECUTIONS BEGIN [...] On March 25, two members of a four-member criminal network were criminally charged with trafficking women to Spain. The investigation had previously focused on money laundering and involvement with drug trafficking, but investigators believe they uncovered enough evidence to augment those ac [...] |
2009-03-30 14:48:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO175 |
DEMARCHE RESPONSE: URUGUAY COMPLIES WITH [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-31 20:22:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO178 |
URUGUAY: HIGHLIGHTS OF PRESIDENT VAZQUEZ'S VISIT TO CHINA [...] President Vazquez made his first Presidential visit to China March 21-26, leading a delegation of ministers, government representatives and over fifty entrepreneurs. Vazquez's trip was the fifth presidential visit to China since both countries established diplomatic relations in 1988. During [...] |
2009-04-01 14:05:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON ETRD EINV PGOV CH UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO181 |
URUGUAY ADVANCES ON CLIMATE CHANGE [...] An environmental current is gathering momentum in Uruguay, with a notable increase in the number of public and press events related to climate change. On March 17, President Vazquez announced the launching of a National Agenda on Climate Change that creates a $6 million emergency fund to help [...] |
2009-04-02 11:16:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO182 |
URUGUAY: NEW RULES FOR CAMPAIGN FINANCE [...] SUMMARY. On the 2nd March, Uruguay's Senate passed draft legislation detailing the rules for financing campaigns during Uruguay's 2009 election cycle. Although, as in past years, the proposal only covers this year's election cycle, if made into law, it would mark the first time in Uruguay's h [...] |
2009-04-02 12:54:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON |
| 09MONTEVIDEO187 |
URUGUAY ENDORSES OECD STANDARDS ON TRANSPARENCY AND [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (U) Uruguay formally endorsed the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) standards on transparency and exchange of information in immediate response to its place [...] |
2009-04-06 16:18:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO189 |
URUGUAY'S SUCCESS WITH THE ONE LAPTOP PER CHILD PROGRAM [...] Summary: Uruguay has taken a leading role in realizing the aims of the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) initiative and, under the auspices of its "Project Ceibal," as the project is known locally, is close to its goal of delivering a laptop to every child in the country. A recent poll has linked th [...] |
2009-04-06 19:48:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL PGOV ECON UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO193 |
URUGUAY: FM GONZALO FERNANDEZ ON RECENT TRAVELS, [...] (C) FM Fernandez told the Charge April 2 that President Tabare Vazquez had an excellent meeting with VP Biden March 27 in Chile; that Uruguay is strengthening commercial ties with China; that he hopes to use an April 6 meeting with the Secretary to invite her to Uruguay; that Uruguay is not in [...] |
2009-04-07 16:47:00 | Embassy Montevideo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO198 |
DS TRACKING AND LOCATOR FOR RSO MAXWELL [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-08 19:24:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | APER ASEC OTRA UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO205 |
URUGUAY: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ABOUT [...] Econoff spoke on April 15 with Leonardo de Leon, President of ALUR (a state-owned sugar producer), regarding reftel request to obtain information on how much sugar Uruguay plans to export to the U.S. under the WTO sugar tariff rate quota (TRQ). 2. De Leon indicated that Uruguay currently h [...] |
2009-04-15 19:58:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO210 |
URUGUAY IS ENERGIZED BY PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ENERGY [...] Foreign Ministry and Ministry of Industry and Energy Officials welcomed reftel points previewing President Obama,s invitation to join an Economic and Climate Partnership of the Americas. Econoff met with the Director General for International Economic Affairs at the MFA, Ambassador Ricardo Na [...] |
2009-04-16 16:09:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG KSUM SENV KGHG UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO212 |
URUGUAY: KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING [...] While Uruguay has completed the epidemiological transition from infectious diseases to non-communicable diseases, it nevertheless faces an increasing incidence of diseases, such as parasitic diseases, traditionally linked to poverty and deteriorating social and environmental conditions. The G [...] |
2009-04-16 16:38:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO EAGR WHO UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO214 |
URUGUAY: UNASUR MULTILAT ATTENDANCE [...] (SBU) GOU Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed to embassy staff on April 16 that it had received the invitation to the UNASUR multilateral meeting to be held in the context of the SOA, and that they have already communicated the GOU's intent to attend the meeting through UNASUR channels. 2 [...] |
2009-04-16 17:57:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KSUM UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO216 |
URUGUAY WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN [...] MFA Deputy Director for Political Affairs Ambassador Julio Moreira and MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs Minister Nury Bauzan de Senes told charge April 17 that Uruguay will support the U.S. candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council. Bauzan de Senes noted that Uruguay finds itself in a s [...] |
2009-04-17 17:25:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UY |
| 09MONTEVIDEO217 | URUGUAY TO VOTE | ||||