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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 07CHISINAU1273 |
PRESIDENT VORONIN SUPPORTS U.S. CFE PROPOSALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a cordial meeting with President Voronin, DAS David Kramer presented elements of our forward-leaning CFE package proposals delivered in Moscow. Arriving in Moldova after his Moscow talks, Kramer said the U.S. had presented this package to the Russians, and is waiting for the [...] |
2007-10-22 11:36:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCFE OSCE PARM MD |
| 07CHISINAU1275 |
TRANSNISTRIA: SMIRNOV'S POWER WEAKENING [...] (C) SUMMARY: With Transnistria's (TN) economic situation deteriorating, "President" Smirnov is showing unprecedented signs of weakness, and the previously unquestioned position of the TN leader now seems increasingly uncertain. While TN leaders formerly presented a united front, in recent mee [...] |
2007-10-22 15:08:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS ECON PHUM MD |
| 07CHISINAU1281 |
PM TARLEV UPBEAT ON USG CFE PROPOSALS [...] (C) Summary. DAS Kramer briefed Prime Minister Tarlev on U.S. efforts to persuade Russia not to suspend participation on CFE. Tarlev appreciated our efforts and stressed that getting Russian forces out of Transnistria soon would help to resolve the Transnistria conflict. Kramer's urging of [...] |
2007-10-23 14:30:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS ECON MD |
| 07CHISINAU1282 |
SPEAKER LUPU READY TO ENGAGE TRANSNISTRIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During his meeting with Speaker Marian Lupu, EUR DAS David Kramer briefed Lupu on the Transnistrian (TN) negotiations and recent developments in Moscow, noting Chisinau's positive public diplomacy contributions. Lupu raised his willingness to start an inter-parliamentary dialogue [...] |
2007-10-23 14:37:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MD |
| 07CHISINAU1283 |
FOREIGN MINISTER STRATAN SUPPORTS US ON [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS David Kramer's October 19 meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Andrei Stratan won willing support on U.S. positions regarding Transnistria (TN), CFE and the OSCE. Stratan expressed his appreciation for U.S. transparency on talks with Russia an [...] |
2007-10-23 14:41:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PBTS PGOV PINR PREL MD |
| 07CHISINAU1284 |
MINISTER SOVA INSISTS PLAN NEEDS CLEAR DEADLINES [...] (C) Summary: Minister for Reintegration Sova welcomed and supported EUR DAS Kramer's outlines of the three-point proposal presented in Moscow, which looks at Transnistria in the context of the CFE treaty, but said clear timelines must be established. Sova proposed limiting to one year the tr [...] |
2007-10-23 14:55:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PBTS PREL MD |
| 07CHISINAU1301 |
TRANSNISTRIA OPTS TO DEAL WITH MOLDOVA -- FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary: In a reversal of earlier policy, Transnistria's Foreign Minister Valery Litskai said at an informal 5 plus 2 gathering that he was open for dialogue with Chisinau and praised President Voronin's initiatives on Transnistria. Litskai said Transnistria was prepared to resolve the [...] |
2007-10-25 12:14:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PBTS PREL PINR MD |
| 07CHISINAU1318 |
WILL SPEAKER LUPU STAY WITH THE COMMUNIST PARTY? [...] (C) Summary: Despite widespread rumors that he may split from the Communist Party (PCRM) in the wake of his public disagreements with President Voronin, Speaker of the Moldovan Parliament Marian Lupu may stay with the PCRM in the hopes of succeeding Voronin and transforming the PCRM into a mo [...] |
2007-10-30 13:07:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR MD |
| 07CHISINAU1330 |
CHISINAU ESTABLISHING SEVEN WORKING GROUPS ON [...] (C) Summary: As a follow up to President Voronin's confidence-building outreach to Transnistria (TN), the Government of Moldova is establishing seven working groups to elaborate specific projects for normalizing relations. Transnistria's "foreign minister" has already indicated interest in roa [...] |
2007-11-02 13:17:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV EAID MD |
| 07CHISINAU1331 |
IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS: MOLDOVA [...] (C) Summary: Because of its constitutional neutrality, Moldova sends its officers and soldiers abroad only to conduct peacekeeping and humanitarian operations under a specific mandate, such as UN or OSCE, and for a specific purpose. For Iraq, the Moldovan soldiers officially deploy at the r [...] |
2007-11-02 14:06:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL IZ MD |
| 07CHISINAU1354 |
TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT: SOME PROGRESS, BUT STILL NO [...] (U) Post's interim assessment for EUR Special Watchlist countries is keyed to the questions in reftel para. 6B. 2. (SBU) According to the Center for Combating Trafficking in Persons (CCTIP), Government of Moldova (GOM) authorities opened 429 cases against traffickers (a 7.7% rise over the sa [...] |
2007-11-13 07:22:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG MD |
| 07CHISINAU1362 |
SHEVCHUK: MOLDOVA NOT A RELIABLE PARTNER [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's November 9 meeting with Transnistria's Parliamentary Speaker Evgeny Shevchuk took place against the backdrop of a controversial decree adopted by the Government of Moldova on November 7, requiring that all TN vehicles register with Chisinau. Shevchuk charged tha [...] |
2007-11-14 05:31:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS EAID PGOV MD |
| 07CHISINAU1366 |
SOVA: THE GOODWILL IS GONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a November 13 meeting we had requested to discuss the Moldovan decree on vehicle registration, Minister for Reintegration Sova lost no time in expressing his ire at Transnistrian "foreign minister" Litskai. Litskai had agreed to meet Sova by November 10, but instead had avoidin [...] |
2007-11-14 15:14:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS OSCE KCFE MD |
| 07CHISINAU1367 |
NO VORONIN-ZUBAKOV AGREEMENT ON TRANSNISTRIA; [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the DCM, Presidential advisor Marc Tkaciuk categorically denied the existence of any agreement made between President Voronin and Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Yuriy Zubakov. The meeting with Zubakov mostly concerned domestic political issues and th [...] |
2007-11-14 15:27:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL PGOV TN GM RS MD |
| 07CHISINAU1377 |
VORONIN PERCEIVES KREMLIN-MFA SPLIT ON MOLDOVA, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador on November 30, President Voronin said his meeting with Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Yuri Zubakov produced little forward movement on Transnistria (TN). Instead, the meeting showed Voronin that the Russian MFA and Kremlin seeme [...] |
2007-11-20 11:23:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL PGOV RS TN MD |
| 07CHISINAU1380 |
With Questionable Tactics, Communists Win Majority on [...] (SBU) Summary: November 11 district council repeat elections in Rezina saw a shift in power to the Communist Party. This victory was assisted by apparent misuse of state power, threats, and inducements. A disunited opposition is learning some hard lessons as the electorate has begun to signa [...] |
2007-11-23 06:59:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL PINR MD |
| 07CHISINAU1382 |
THE CHALLENGES OF INVESTING IN MOLDOVA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although the Government of Moldova (GOM) has adopted measures to attract foreign investment, the business climate remains uneven. In 2006, Moldova achieved record foreign direct investment (FDI) of USD 240 million and 2007 continues to show a positive trend. However, FDI inflows [...] |
2007-11-23 14:22:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM MD |
| 07CHISINAU1383 |
MOLDOVA MEDIA MACHINATIONS [...] (C) On November 17, John Maxemchuk (protect), General Director of Sun Communications, an American joint-venture cable and internet service provider, told Econoff of a request made to his company to stop the transmission of television channels that compete with pro-President Voronin television [...] |
2007-11-23 14:29:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON PHUM MD |
| 07CHISINAU1384 |
NEW MOLDOVAN REGULATION TO IMPEDE TRADE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Side-stepping Parliament and filters intended to give the business community a voice in new regulations effecting them, the Government of Moldova (GOM) adopted a decision requiring a state commercial stamp on all containers of non-alcoholic beverages sold in Moldova. Ostensibly [...] |
2007-11-23 14:40:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD WTO PGOV PREL MD |
| 07CHISINAU1393 |
Marginal Moldovan Political Parties Merge. Bet on the [...] (SBU) Summary: In preparation for 2009 parliamentary elections, marginal political parties are merging to increase the vote bank of the ideologically like-minded. One center-left, social-democratic alliance has potential. One centrist agreement adds marginally to centrist strength, which is n [...] |
2007-11-26 08:05:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PREL PINR MD |
| 07CHISINAU1395 |
REQUEST FOR TRANSNISTRIA DROUGHT ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) I am declaring a disaster in the Transnistrian region of Moldova due to severe drought, loss of crops, and consequent negative impact on living standards. I hereby request $50,000 from USAID/OFDA for disaster relief in Transnistria. 2. (SBU) This request follows reftel in which I requ [...] |
2007-11-26 13:42:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL MD |
| 07CHISINAU1400 |
LITSKAI: HEADING TO MADRID [...] (C) SUMMARY: Transnistrian "Foreign Minister" Litskai intends to travel to Madrid for consultations on the sidelines of the OSCE Ministerial. In a November 23 meeting, Litskai told Ambassador Kirby he expected the Finns would provide much better leadership for OSCE than the Spanish had. Whi [...] |
2007-11-27 15:43:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS OSCE PGOV MD |
| 07CHISINAU1404 |
MOLDOVA CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] The Government of Moldova (GOM) has taken positive legislative and regulatory steps in recent years to address problems related to child labor. However, lack of government funding; poor staffing levels in monitoring agencies; customary employment of children, especially during the harvest; cul [...] |
2007-11-29 09:17:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MD |
| 07CHISINAU1406 |
SEEKING TO REGAIN MOMENTUM ON TRANSNISTRIA [...] (C) Summary: In a November 27 meeting on the eve of his departure for the OSCE Ministerial in Madrid, Minister of Reintegration Sova was angry that the Spanish had given Litskai a visa and threatened a GOM walkout. Ambassador Kirby counseled a more measured diplomatic approach that would all [...] |
2007-11-29 14:56:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS OSCE PGOV MD |
| 07CHISINAU1435 |
TRANSNISTRIAN CEMETERY HONORS ROMANIAN WAR DEAD [...] (SBU) Summary: After earlier refusals, Transnistrian (TN) authorities allowed an Embassy officer to cross into TN-controlled territory to check conflicting claims about the graves of Romanian World War II dead in Bender. A visit to the Dragalina Cemetery revealed careful and sensitive restora [...] |
2007-12-10 09:40:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PGOV PHUM PREL MD |
| 07CHISINAU1455 |
"WHAT CAN WE DO?" FRUSTRATED ANTI-COMMUNISTS WILL BLOCKADE [...] (SBU) Summary: Frustrated by ruling-party machinations that have excluded a popular, twice-reelected mayor from running again, democratic activists in the town of Buteni are planning to boycott and blockade the fourth-round election on December 16. We are advising restraint and sending an uno [...] |
2007-12-13 07:54:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM MD |
| 07CHISINAU1477 |
REFUSED ENTRY INTO TRANSNISTRIA [...] (U) On December 14 the Ambassador set out for Tiraspol, accompanied by MCC Director for Moldova Chris Williams, Pol/Econ Section Chief Daria Fane, Interpreter Vlad Kulminsky and a security follow car. At the Transnistrian border checkpoint the delegation was informed that the Ambassador could [...] |
2007-12-14 13:39:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PGOV MD |
| 07CHISINAU1486 |
LUPU: BALACED AND HELPFUL [...] (C) Sumary: In a wide-ranging meeting with the Ambassdor December 17, Parliamentary Speaker Marian Lupu continued to be very interested in visiting the .S. to meet Speaker Nancy Pelosi. He promised tohelp get a bilateral Article 98 agreement signed to take steps to have a new Moldovan TIP Co [...] |
2007-12-18 10:34:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MD |
| 07CHISINAU1505 |
STRATAN GETTING COLD SHOULDER FROM BOTH NEIGHBORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 20 meeting, Foreign Minister Stratan complained that his Romanian counterpart, Foreign Minister Cioroianu, would be in Chisinau for a ribbon-cutting ceremony, but had not requested a meeting with him. Stratan mentioned that Moldova also faces problems with its easte [...] |
2007-12-21 13:17:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PGOV RO UP MD |
| 07CHISINAU1517 |
PROTESTS CANCEL REPEAT ELECTIONS IN BUTENI [...] (SBU) Summary: After three failed attempts to elect a mayor in the village of Buteni, a fourth round was scheduled for December 16. Though the very popular former mayor had won in the first and second rounds, ruling-party machinations prevented him both from taking office and from running aga [...] |
2007-12-28 10:07:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM MD |
| 07CHISINAU1520 |
MOLDOVAN ENERGY WOES [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Moldovan energy sector continues to suffer from political manipulations, which in a society accustomed to government subsidies prevents charging full cost-recovery tariffs for increasingly more expensive natural gas, electricity, and heating. According to recent media reports [...] |
2007-12-28 15:29:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU100 |
PARLIAMENT TO TAKE IRAQ TROOPS DECISION MID-FEBRUARY [...] (C) DATT and Pol/Econ Chief met February 1 with Iurie Stoicov, head of Moldova's Parliamentary Committee on Security Issues, to discuss Moldova's troop contributions to Iraq. DATT expressed the USG's appreciation for Moldova's continuing support to the coalition, and commented that Moldovan de [...] |
2008-02-01 14:21:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS MD |
| 08CHISINAU1001 |
MOLDOVA: FINANCING FOR DEVELOMENT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-07 11:53:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU1008 |
PRESIDENT VORONIN WORRIED ABOUT POSSIBLE "INCIDENT" PROVOKED [...] (C) Summary: In an October 7 meeting President Voronin told DAS David Merkel that he was more concerned about Transnistria now than at any point in his presidency. Voronin believed that Russia wanted to take over the negotiating process to the exclusion of the other 5-plus-2 members. Russia [...] |
2008-10-09 05:46:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PINR RS MD |
| 08CHISINAU1016 |
PRIME MINISTER DISCUSSES MOLDOVAN-U.S. [...] (C) Summary: During an October 8 meeting with DAS David Merkel, Prime Minister Zinaida Greceanii underlined the importance of moving forward on an MCC Compact agreement as soon as possible. Merkel discussed Moldova's trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts; the Prime Minister vowed the GOM woul [...] |
2008-10-09 15:06:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON EAID KDEM MD |
| 08CHISINAU1017 |
ECONOMY MINISTER DESCRIBES PROGESS AND [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Chaudhry's October 6 courtesy call on Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Igor Dodon, the Minister explained that the GOM had privatized over 90 percent of land and 80 percent of enterprises following independence. Since then Moldova had succeeded in [...] |
2008-10-10 05:47:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EPET RS MD |
| 08CHISINAU1034 |
SPEAKER LUPU DEFENDS ELECTION LAW [...] (C) Summary: In his first official meeting with the Ambassador on October 6, Parliamentary Speaker Marian Lupu said he expected that the upcoming (and last) session of the Parliament would review economic legislation and monitor implementation of judicial reform, but would leave the January [...] |
2008-10-14 15:12:00 | Embassy Chisinau | SECRET | PGOV KDEM PBTS RS MD |
| 08CHISINAU1038 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE RE GITMO [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-17 14:29:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS PTER PHUM KAWK KISL |
| 08CHISINAU105 |
Anti-Russian Christian Democrat Leader Also Critical of [...] (C) Summary: In a February 1 meeting with Ambassador Kirby, Christian Democrat (PPCD) leader Iurie Rosca sought assurances that the USG would not "guarantee" Moldovan neutrality. The Ambassador explained that the U.S. was not in a position to guarantee the neutrality of another sovereign nati [...] |
2008-02-04 13:36:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS KDEM MD |
| 08CHISINAU107 |
MOLDOVANS, RUSSIANS AGREE TO NEUTRALITY LANGUAGE AS BASIS [...] (U) This is an action message. See para. 8. 2. (C) Summary: In a state of "cautious optimism" about his consultations in Moscow, Presidential Advisor Marc Tkaciuk described the outlines of a three-paragraph agreement on neutrality that Moldovan officials reached with their Russian counterp [...] |
2008-02-04 16:15:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MARR MD RU |
| 08CHISINAU1075 |
MOLDOVA FM: SOLVING TRANSNISTRIA WOULD [...] (C) Summary: In an October 24 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Andrei Stratan underlined Moldova's European aspirations. The Ambassador noted that Moldova had to live up to European standards in democracy and development. Finding a settlement to the Transnistria problem would speed [...] |
2008-10-29 14:29:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU MD |
| 08CHISINAU1078 |
EUROPEN COMMISSION HEAD DOWNBEAT ON [...] (C) Summary: 1. In an October 9 meeting with Ambassador Chaudhry, the head of he European Commission delegation to Moldova, Ceare de Montis, gave a disapproving assessment of political and economic developments in Moldova. He painted a generally negative picture of MoldoaQs prospects for rea [...] |
2008-10-31 08:27:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS MD |
| 08CHISINAU1079 |
HUNGARY PLAYS ROLE ASSISTING MOLDOVA'S [...] (C) Summary: In an October 27 courtesy call, Hungarian Ambassador Gyorgy Varga discussed Hungary's active role in assisting Moldova's European integration. The Hungarian Ambassador favored a firm EU decision to bring Moldova into the EU club, and suggested giving Moldova associate member st [...] |
2008-10-31 08:31:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID RS EU HU MD |
| 08CHISINAU1084 |
TRANSNISTRIAN BORDER GUARDS REFUSE [...] (C) Summary: On November 3, Minister for Reintegration Vasile Sova convened the Ambassador to inform him about an incident that had taken place earlier that morning. Transnistrian "border" guards had denied President Voronin access to his home village of Corjova, a central-government-control [...] |
2008-11-03 15:43:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS MD |
| 08CHISINAU1085 |
US AMBASSADORQS INITIAL MEETING WITH [...] (U) Summary: In an October 30 meeting, Ambassador Chaudhry and Minister of Defense Vitalie Vrabie discussed Moldova's peacekeeping activities, the signing of an MCC compact agreement, U.S. and Moldovan central government security engagement with Transnistria, and the purchase of Ministry [...] |
2008-11-03 15:48:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PBTS EU MD |
| 08CHISINAU1095 |
UKRAINIAN AMBASSADOR ON BORDER DISPUTES AND [...] (C) Summary: In an October 28 meeting with Ambassador Chaudhry, Ukrainian Ambassador Serhiy Pirozhkov underscored his desire for close cooperation with the U.S. and coordination on 5- plus-2. He reviewed three troublesome issues in border delineation that remain unresolved irritants to Ukra [...] |
2008-11-06 14:37:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS UK MD |
| 08CHISINAU1100 |
PRIME MINISTER GRECEANII POSITIVE ON TIP [...] (C) Summary: In a November 6 meeting, Ambassador Chaudhry explained the next steps on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) to Prime Minister Greceanii, who reacted positively and described changes in high-level GOM responsibilities for TIP. The PM was concerned that the MCC report card was a harbin [...] |
2008-11-07 14:20:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KTIP AMGT MD |
| 08CHISINAU1101 |
COUNCIL OF EUROPE GROUP [...] (C) Summary: In an October 29 meeting Vladimir Ristovski, Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (COE) in Moldova, briefed the Ambassador about the recent visit of a Council of Europe delegation. Ristovski stated that overall the visiting group left with a [...] |
2008-11-07 14:21:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EAID COE EU EUN MD |
| 08CHISINAU1106 |
ODESSA 5-PLUS-2 DISCUSSES CONFIDENCE- [...] (C) Summary: At the informal 5-plus-2 meeting in Odessa November 8, European Union Special Representative Kalman Mizsei put forth a package of confidence-building measures, to be undertaken by Chisinau and Tiraspol. Though Minister for Reintegration Sova said he was ready to sign on to all [...] |
2008-11-12 15:43:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS MD |
| 08CHISINAU1107 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE CONCERNING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-13 05:32:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN MD |
| 08CHISINAU1108 |
MOLDOVA: 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Summary: Moldova continues to grow as a drug- transit country and drug-related crime rates continue to increase. In 2008, Moldovan law enforcement seized unprecedented quantities of heroin and cocaine. Moldova does not produce a significant amount of narcotics or precursor chemicals. Despi [...] |
2008-11-13 07:26:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MD |
| 08CHISINAU112 |
BUDGET LOSSES RESULT IN PERSONAL PROFITS [...] (SBU) Summary: One of the issues that will be on the agenda in any comprehensive Transnistrian (TN) peace settlement will be the resumption of railway traffic. TN authorities recently presented a railroad initiative, which appears to be a response to President Voronin's October 2007 proposal t [...] |
2008-02-06 05:49:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PBTS ELTN PINR MD |
| 08CHISINAU1126 |
MOLDOVA: 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-19 14:44:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN SNAR KCRM KTFN ASEC MD |
| 08CHISINAU1127 |
CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FOR PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA [...] (U) Embassy has received the following congratulatory message for President-elect Obama. Original copies, with both English and Romanian versions included, will be sent via diplomatic pouch under Registry No. 4460364. 2. (U) Begin text: Your Excellency Mr. President Barack Obama We w [...] |
2008-11-20 10:07:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP MO |
| 08CHISINAU1128 |
CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FOR PRESIDENT- [...] (U) Embassy has received the following congratulatory message for President-elect Obama. Original copies will be sent via diplomatic pouch under Registry No. 4460364. 2. (U) Begin text: To: Mr. Asif J. Chaudhry Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Moldova You [...] |
2008-11-20 10:07:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP MO |
| 08CHISINAU1129 |
CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FOR [...] (U) Embassy has received the following congratulatory message for President-elect Obama addressed to Ambassador Chaudhry. Original copies will be sent via diplomatic pouch under Registry No. 4460364. 2. (U) Begin text: Excellency, On behalf of the Moldovan scientific community and [...] |
2008-11-20 10:07:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP MO |
| 08CHISINAU113 |
MOLDOVA'S ECONOMY RESILIENT IN 2007 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Moldova's economy remained resilient in 2007, overcoming the negative impacts of Russian trade bans, higher tariffs for natural gas and a devastating drought. Although GDP growth was less than forecast (below 4 percent) and inflation was higher than projected (13.1 percent), for [...] |
2008-02-06 14:14:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV MD |
| 08CHISINAU1130 |
CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FOR PRESIDENT- [...] (U) Embassy has received the following press release from the Office of President Vladimir Voronin to President-elect Barack Obama. 2. (U) Begin text: Press Service of the President of the Republic of Moldova Press release The President of the Republic of Moldova, Vladimir Voronin, c [...] |
2008-11-20 10:07:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | OPCD PREL OVIP MO |
| 08CHISINAU1144 |
ECONOMIC MINISTER DESCRIBES MINIMAL [...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Chaudhry's November 13 meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Igor Dodon, the Minister explained that the global financial crisis had not affected Moldova initially. Moldova might face the return of some citizens working abroad in the EU a [...] |
2008-11-21 12:39:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN EPET RS MD |
| 08CHISINAU1155 |
AMBASSADOR PRODS CORRUPTION CZAR ON [...] (C) Summary: In a November 21 meeting, Ambassador Chaudhry pushed Deputy Prime Minister Valentin Mejinschi to change the selection process for the Civilian Monitoring Board (CMB) that was created to monitor the Center for Combating Economic Crimes and Corruption (CCECC). He also updated Mej [...] |
2008-11-28 10:52:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MD |
| 08CHISINAU1156 |
ECONOMIC MINISTER DISCUSSES ACQUISITION [...] (C) Summary: On November 13 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Igor Dodon, and U.S. Ambassador Asif J. Chaudhry met to discuss the acquisition of a five-hectare site located at 28 Vasile Lupu for a New Embassy Compound (NEC) for the USG. The GOM had suggested this five- hectare [...] |
2008-11-28 10:52:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | ABLD MD |
| 08CHISINAU1158 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE CONCERNING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-28 13:47:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY MD |
| 08CHISINAU1159 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE CONCERNING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-28 13:48:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV MD |
| 08CHISINAU1160 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE CONCERNING U.S. [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-28 13:49:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC PARM PREL UNGA MD |
| 08CHISINAU1161 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE CONCERNING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-01 05:59:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL UNSC PINR MD |
| 08CHISINAU1168 |
CHISINAU MAYOR COMPLAINS TO AMBASSADOR [...] (C) Summary: In a November 25 meeting, Chisinau Mayor Dorin Chirtoaca complained to Ambassador Chaudhry about central government use of the Termocom heating issue to try to embarrass him, stated his implacable opposition to unrepentant Communists, and agreed to cooperate with the Embassy on [...] |
2008-12-03 13:08:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR AMGT MD |
| 08CHISINAU1206 |
MEETING THE TRANSNISTRIANS IN TIRASPOL [...] (C) Summary: During his first working visit to Transnistria on November 24, Ambassador Chaudhry met separately with "President" Smirnov, Speaker Shevchuk, and Acting "Foreign Minister" Yastrebchak, and held a press conference with local media. The visit combined initial courtesy calls with [...] |
2008-12-09 13:44:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS MD |
| 08CHISINAU123 |
FEW OUTSTANDING ISSUES BLOCK MOLDOVAN-ROMANIAN BORDER AND [...] (C) Summary: Treaty specialists from the MFA Legal Department and the Romanian DCM explained Moldovan and Romanian views of the outstanding issues on the draft border and political treaties currently under negotiation. Only minor differences in wording remain. If the political will existed on [...] |
2008-02-08 10:46:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MD RO |
| 08CHISINAU1235 |
Ambassador Presses Senior Presidential [...] (C) Summary: In a December 8 meeting, Ambassador Chaudhry pressed senior presidential advisor Sergiu Stati to end GOM harassment and renew the work and residence permit of National Democratic Institute (NDI) Country Director Alex Grigorievs. Stati said the issue would be solved in a few day [...] |
2008-12-15 14:01:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS PINR MD |
| 08CHISINAU1246 |
MOLDOVA: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Moldova is not a safe haven for terrorists or terrorist groups. No acts of international terrorism of major significance have occurred in Moldova. Moldova is not designated as a state sponsor of terrorism. The Moldovan government continued to manage its counterterrorism strategy based on M [...] |
2008-12-22 06:49:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC MD |
| 08CHISINAU1257 |
LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL REACTIONS RELIEVE PRESSURE ON PRO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Audiovisual Coordinating Council decided on December 19 to extend the broadcasting license of PRO TV and 11 other media outlets to an undetermined date after the upcoming elections. The decision recognized that any action taken against these media would be viewed as politic [...] |
2008-12-22 13:12:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MD |
| 08CHISINAU1258 |
Urechean's Implausible Presidential [...] (C) Summary: In a December 17 meeting with Ambassador Chaudhry, Our Moldova Alliance (AMN) party leader Serafim Urechean criticized his political enemies, lamented Moldova's decline under Voronin's rule, predicted his own election as president in the 2009 elections (despite ruling- party dir [...] |
2008-12-22 14:15:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PBTS PINR MD |
| 08CHISINAU1260 |
IURIE ROSCA CLAIMS DEATH THREATS [...] (C) Summary: As part of a series of courtesy calls on political party leaders, the Ambassador met on December 17 with Iurie Rosca, chairman of the People's Christian Democratic Party (PPCD). In a rambling 2-1/2 hour long meeting, Rosca described his fundamental political position opposing Rus [...] |
2008-12-23 12:54:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS MD |
| 08CHISINAU1266 |
TRANSNISTRIAN PARLIAMENT PASSES BILL TO FACILITATE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Transnistrian Supreme Soviet passed a bill on December 19, 2008, providing for a simplified travel regime for foreign diplomats. According to the new law, diplomats accredited in Chisinau would be able to travel to Transnistria without prior notification or coordination with [...] |
2008-12-24 09:16:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PGOV PHUM MD |
| 08CHISINAU127 |
CHANGING THE ELECTION COMMISSION, AND THE RULES OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Unhappy with opposition party dominance of the Central Electoral Commission (CEC), the ruling Communist Party may be planning to take legal measures to ensure itself a dominant position in the electoral-administration body for the 2009 parliamentary elections. Revising existing [...] |
2008-02-11 05:45:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MD |
| 08CHISINAU1270 |
MOLDOVA NOT PLEASED WITH ITS PLACEMENT IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Moldova is unhappy with a European Commission offer that puts it on the path to closer ties to the EU, but only in association with other CIS countries. On December 3, the European Commission officially proposed an Eastern Partnership to promote upgraded political and economi [...] |
2008-12-29 08:16:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EUN MD |
| 08CHISINAU1273 |
GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS IN MOLDOVA [...] Summary: Moldova's underdeveloped banking sector and stock market and the absence of speculative capital have enabled the country to avoid any initial shock from the global economic crisis. Quite the opposite, the country is set to finish 2008 with seven percent GDP growth and record high l [...] |
2008-12-30 08:22:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB MD |
| 08CHISINAU1277 |
THE CHANGING NATURE OF TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Two of Moldova's most experienced anti-TIP activists met Ambassador Chaudhry on December 19. They described subtle but profound changes in the methods used to recruit and trap victims of trafficking, and the challenges that these "kinder, gentler" methods posed to police and [...] |
2008-12-31 10:00:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MD |
| 08CHISINAU130 |
MORE TRANSNISTRIAN LEGAL TRADE IN 2007 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Throughout 2007 the Government of Moldova (GOM) honored its commitment to facilitate legal Transnistrian (TN) trade. The GOM's final 2007 TN trade data document increases in certified exports and imports, increases in the numbers of companies registered with Chisinau, and increa [...] |
2008-02-11 12:18:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PREL PGOV ETRD OSCE MD |
| 08CHISINAU132 |
VORONIN: LOTS OF TALK, NO TRACTION ON TRANSNISTRIA [...] (C) Summary: On February 12, the Ambassador met with President Voronin and, separately, with Foreign Minister Andrei Stratan to discuss Transnistria (TN), Article 98, relations with Romania and Ukraine, and the upcoming Gagauzia parliamentary elections. Voronin discussed Moldovan neutrality a [...] |
2008-02-13 10:03:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS EAID MARR MD RO UP |
| 08CHISINAU134 |
PROPOSALS FOR G/TIP FUNDING [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to the Solicitation for Proposals received by email from the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking (G/TIP), Embassy Chisinau has reviewed and vetted three proposals, from the International Organization for Migration (IOM), La Strada, and Winrock International. Po [...] |
2008-02-13 12:33:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL OPRC MD |
| 08CHISINAU151 |
MOLDOVA: TROUBLE ON THE DANUBE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Progress at the port of Giurgiulesti, Moldova's sole access to the Danube River, continues with the construction of additional berths for unloading bulk cargo and grains, and a grain storage facility. In 2007, the port's oil terminal opened, receiving the first shipment of gasol [...] |
2008-02-14 12:21:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EWWT PGOV MD |
| 08CHISINAU171 |
MOLDOVA: CHISINAU CAUGHT IN A COMMUNIST TRAP [...] (C) SUMMARY: The opposition-controlled Chisinau municipal government is struggling with the decision of its Communist Party (PCRM) predecessor to increase and subsidize heating tariffs for all residents of the capital city. Although the current Chisinau city council attempted to cancel these [...] |
2008-02-21 08:37:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU172 |
MOLDOVA FACES KOSOVO DILEMMA OVER TRANSNISTRIA ANALOGY: [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Moldova (GOM) and all major parties reacted to Kosovo's proclamation of independence with concerns that the analogy of Kosovo might be applied to Transnistria. Tiraspol authorities gladly accepted Kosovo's independence and said it should be a precedent for the [...] |
2008-02-21 12:18:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PNAT PREL PGOV MD |
| 08CHISINAU174 |
SCENE-SETTER FOR PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN MOLDOVA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Legislative elections in Moldova's autonomous region of Gagauzia have been scheduled for March 16. Lack of funding has created uncertainty about whether the elections may have to be cancelled, but Gagauz leaders are still working on reaching an agreement with the central govern [...] |
2008-02-21 14:47:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU175 |
MOLDOVA: EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) Responses are keyed to questions in ref A, which requests post's contribution to the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. 2. (SBU) Summary: Anti-TIP efforts in the Republic of Moldova mostly were undertaken by NGOs and international organizations (IOs), primarily because [...] |
2008-02-21 14:52:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD KCRM PREF MD |
| 08CHISINAU190 |
TRANSNISTRIAN BUDGET BATTLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 20, the Transnistrian (TN) Supreme Soviet (parliament) voted to override the Executive's partial veto of the 2008 budget law (reftel). The Supreme Soviet stood firm on measures which limit the Executive, forcing the transfer of revenues generated by ministries and ex [...] |
2008-02-25 08:35:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PBTS PGOV PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU191 |
CHANGE IN CUBA: MOLDOVA WILL DELIVER PRO FORMA NOTE OF [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-25 13:09:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EU CU MD |
| 08CHISINAU211 |
RECALL OF MOLDOVAN AMBASSADOR TO UN REFLECTS POLITICAL [...] (U) On February 27, the Cabinet recalled Ambassador Alexei Tulbure, Moldova's Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Though the ambassador was appointed only 18 months ago, Deputy Foreign Minister Kistruga, who attended the Cabinet meeting, told the press it was just a regular rotation [...] |
2008-02-29 12:26:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR UN MD |
| 08CHISINAU214 |
NO CURRENT PARLIAMENTARY DECISION ON IRAQ TROOPS; MOLDOVA [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief and DATT met February 29 with Iurie Stoicov, head of Moldova's Parliamentary Committee on Security Issues, to discuss Moldova's troop contributions to Iraq and inquire about planning for 2009. As requested by Ref A, we raised the question of Moldova's possibilities for parti [...] |
2008-02-29 14:04:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS MD |
| 08CHISINAU221 |
MOLDOVA SUPPORTS UNSCR 1803 [...] No summary [...] |
2008-03-04 09:36:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM IR MD |
| 08CHISINAU222 |
MOLDOVA SUPPORTS U.S. VIEWS ON IAEA DG REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-03-04 09:37:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA MD |
| 08CHISINAU223 |
MOLDOVA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON IAEA BRIEFING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-03-04 09:37:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR MD |
| 08CHISINAU248 |
RELIGIOUS LEADERS GATHER AT AMBASSADOR'S RESIDENCE [...] (SBU) Summary: At the second annual reception in honor of religious freedom on February 28, leaders of 11 religious groups networked on social and spiritual issues, described bureaucratic barriers to registration, and appreciated the venue (the Ambassador's residence), while regretting that ecu [...] |
2008-03-06 07:56:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF MD |
| 08CHISINAU249 |
PRESIDENT REJECTS DUAL-CITIZENSHIP BAN FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS: [...] (C) Summary: To the surprise of many, President Voronin sent back to Parliament the draft law banning public officials from holding dual (read Moldovan and Romanian) citizenship. Most observers believe that Voronin, as the prime mover of the bill, had come to understand that the law would invo [...] |
2008-03-06 08:20:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM MD |
| 08CHISINAU262 |
Shevchuk Wants MCC Roadwork Project; while Litskai Too Ill [...] (C) SUMMARY: Transnistrian Speaker Shevchuk expressed strong interest in the proposed MCC road reconstruction projects, which would make an important contribution to the Transnistrian transportation corridor linking Chisinau and the west with Ukraine. Sheriff Company Director Ilya Kazmaly comp [...] |
2008-03-07 16:07:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS PINR EAID ETRN MD |
| 08CHISINAU264 |
TERRORISM FINANCE, ABU GHADIYAH--MOLDOVA WILL BLOCK AND [...] No summary [...] |
2008-03-11 11:10:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC IZ SY MD |
| 08CHISINAU267 |
Gagauzia Facing 3-Way Legislative Race on March 16 [...] (C) SUMMARY: A March 3 pre-electoral visit to Gagauzia found the administration still scrambling to solve the problem of funding the March 16 elections for the Gagauz People's Assembly. Gagauz Governor (Bashkan) Mikhail Formuzal hoped to prove to the population that Gagauzia could solve its p [...] |
2008-03-11 11:51:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR MD |
| 08CHISINAU268 |
MOLDOVA: AVIAN INFLUENZA AND TRANSNISTRIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USDA'S Foreign Agricultural Service has approved funding for a targeted technical assistance project on Avian Influenza (AI) in the Transnistrian (TN) region of Moldova. Although we face political constraints, TN officials are receptive to the idea, acknowledging that they are no [...] |
2008-03-11 12:04:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAGR KFLU TBIO MD |
| 08CHISINAU270 |
MOLDOVAN LEU UP AGAINST THE U.S. DOLLAR [...] (SBU) The Moldovan Leu (MDL) continues its steady appreciation against the USD. On March 11, the National Bank of Moldova's (NBM) official exchange rate (set for accounting purposes) was MDL 10.9357 per USD and MDL 16.7924 per Euro. Year-on-year the MDL has appreciated 16.7 percent against th [...] |
2008-03-11 13:58:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN ECON EFIN PGOV MD |
| 08CHISINAU272 |
GOM WILLING TO BUY ELECTRICITY FROM TRANSNISTRIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Industry Vladimir Antosii said that the Moldovan Government (GOM) was willing to buy electricity from Transnistria (TN) and that price, not politics, would drive any future decision to do so. Antosii confirmed that Moldova's contract with Ukraine for supplies of elect [...] |
2008-03-12 12:12:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL PBTS MD |
| 08CHISINAU295 |
Gagauz Legislative Elections Go Well [...] (SBU) Summary: With international observers and a strong American contingent watching widely and carefully, March 16 elections for the 161 candidates contesting 35 positions in the Gagauz autonomous region's People's Assembly proceeded for the most part without incident. Problems that did occ [...] |
2008-03-17 15:29:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM MD |
| 08CHISINAU304 |
AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES OPPOSITION LEADERS TO COOPERATE ON [...] No summary [...] |
2008-03-19 12:35:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBTS MD |
| 08CHISINAU305 |
AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES OPPOSITION LEADERS TO COOPERATE ON [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Kirby met leaders of the three largest opposition parties to discuss recent 3+2 talks in Vienna and to discuss a future, acceptable settlement on Transnistria. The Ambassador shared his view that any durable solution would require broad political support, including tha [...] |
2008-03-19 14:42:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBTS MD |
| 08CHISINAU306 |
MOLDOVA: ECONOMIC SQUEEZE NON-COMMUNIST LEADERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Over the past several months, the Communist Party of Moldova (PCRM) seems to have used economic pressure to punish and hamper the ability of non-Communist leaders to govern. Demanding payment for historic debts incurred by a Communist predecessor and manipulating the non-transpare [...] |
2008-03-19 15:23:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU307 |
Moldovan Prime Minister Resigns, Cabinet Dismissed [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Tarlev resigned March 19 and as a result the cabinet resigned as required by Moldovan law. Reportedly, Tarlev only learned about his resignation this morning when President Voronin asked him to resign. President Voronin presented Tarlev with a government award to [...] |
2008-03-19 16:25:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PINR MD |
| 08CHISINAU312 |
AMBASSADOR GETS POSITIVE RESPONSE FROM MINISTER OF JUSTICE [...] (C) Summary: In a March 19 meeting on religious freedom with the Minister of Justice, Ambassador Kirby received a positive response to our concerns, and promises that the Ministry would set up a roundtable with religious leaders and publish templates for registration procedures. Pirlog frequen [...] |
2008-03-20 07:38:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF PINR MD |
| 08CHISINAU314 |
MINISTER OF JUSTICE ENCOURAGING ON ARTICLE 98 [...] (C) Summary: Moldovan Minister of Justice Vitalie Pirlog told us on March 19 that he was optimistic about Moldova's signing Article 98. Working-level meetings on March 20 confirm the optimism, but concerns about Moldova's inter-agency process and EU reaction remain. End summary. 2. (C) A [...] |
2008-03-20 11:16:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | KICC MARR PREL PGOV MD |
| 08CHISINAU315 |
COMMUNIST PARTY MODERNIZES, CAREFULLY [...] (C) Summary: Moldova's Communist Party held a congress which stressed unity, modernizing gradualism, and ideological tweaks to its policies. Decentralized seating, open sessions, and a mild condemnation of Soviet practices, added some interest to what was otherwise a dull event. The more int [...] |
2008-03-20 14:05:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM MD |
| 08CHISINAU324 |
NEW PRIME MINISTER GRECEANII: SOMEONE WE CAN WORK WITH [...] (C) Summary: On March 21, President Voronin nominated First Deputy Prime Minister Zinaida Greceanii to be Prime Minister. She will present her cabinet and program within 15 days, and easily win a Parliamentary vote of confidence. We look forward to working with her, with all her paradoxes. [...] |
2008-03-21 13:30:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU34 |
CHRISTMAS TREE FIGHT DERAILS MOLDOVAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: An ecumenical outreach by the Government of Moldova (GOM), which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration planned to propose to Prime Minister Tarlev, was thwarted by the Christmas Tree fight (ref A) between the GOM and Chisinau's city government, and by an atmosp [...] |
2008-01-11 12:36:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KIRF KDEM PINR MD |
| 08CHISINAU358 |
Gagauz Legislative Elections Conducted Reasonably Well in [...] (SBU) Summary: Three Embassy teams monitored the March 30 runoff elections for the 17 undecided seats for the 35-seat Gagauz People's Assembly. In most constituencies, voters cast their secret ballots in well-run polling stations, but two victories could have been won with the aid of suspect [...] |
2008-04-01 13:27:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV KDEM MD |
| 08CHISINAU369 |
NEW MOLDOVAN CABINET: FEW CHANGES, WITH AN EMPHASIS ON [...] (C) This contains an information request for Embassy London. Please see para. 5. 2. (C) Summary: The new 20-member Moldovan cabinet of Prime Minister Zinaida Greceanii, approved by Parliament on March 31, contains 14 holdovers from the Tarlev administration, five new ministers in establish [...] |
2008-04-02 12:07:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU370 |
REINTEGRATION MINISTER AGREES FIVE-PLUS-TWO REQUIRES CBM'S [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Reintegration Sova agreed with the Ambassador that a successful "long Five-plus-Two" requires preparation, confidence-building measures (CBM's), and goals. While drawing red lines on troop withdrawal and the integrity of the state, he declared himself flexible and read [...] |
2008-04-02 12:10:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU371 |
VORONIN PLEASED WITH BUSH'S SUPPORT OF MOLDOVAN SOVEREIGNTY [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Kirby met with President Voronin on April 2 to review the Bucharest NATO Summit, an Article 98 agreement, a Moldovan contingent to Iraq, and the resignation of the NATO Information and Documentation Center head. Voronin didn't lose this opportunity to reiterate Moldova [...] |
2008-04-02 12:20:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU372 |
MOLDOVA'S NEW ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING LAW [...] (C) SUMMARY: In July 2007, in response to concerns from the international community about insufficient anti-money laundering (AML) safeguards in the Government of Moldova's (GOM) tax and capital amnesty law, Parliament adopted USG-drafted amendments and a new, modern AML law. The GOM and regu [...] |
2008-04-02 12:30:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV MD |
| 08CHISINAU379 |
AMBASSADOR RECEIVES SOS MESSAGE FROM AMN'S URECHEAN [...] (C) Summary: Our Moldova Alliance (AMN) leader Serafim Urechean reiterated his self-anointing as the leader of the opposition, dodged discussion of the new Prime Minister, and speculated on his chances of doing well enough in 2009 elections to attract the Christian Democrats and the Democratic [...] |
2008-04-03 11:45:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR MD |
| 08CHISINAU39 |
MOLDOVA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Embassy Chisinau submits the 2008 Investment Climate Statement in response to reftel. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Moldova continues to take steps toward developing a stronger economy, reforming a cumbersome regulatory framework, combating corruption a [...] |
2008-01-15 12:34:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR MD |
| 08CHISINAU396 |
MOLDOVA WILL PUT PROLIFERATORS ON ITS LISTS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-07 13:27:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC UNSC IR MD |
| 08CHISINAU398 |
AMBASSADOR MEETS VLAD FILAT, HEAD OF NEW PARTY WITH HIGH [...] (C) Summary: Leader of the six-month-old Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM) Vlad Filat briefed Ambassador Kirby on the PLDM's attractiveness to the politically uninvolved, his plans for 2009 parliamentary elections, and his promotion of a referendum to change presidential and parliamentary electio [...] |
2008-04-08 12:11:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL PINR MD |
| 08CHISINAU399 |
MOLDOVA: WHEN VORONIN CALLED SMIRNOV [...] (SBU) On Monday, April 7 the Presidential press office publicly confirmed that President Vladimir Voronin had telephoned Transnistrian (TN) leader Igor Smirnov earlier that day. This phone call, the first direct contact the two leaders have had in years, represents an historic breakthrough. A [...] |
2008-04-08 15:05:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PGOV PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU400 |
NEW PRIME MINISTER GRECEANII - A VOTE FOR REFORM [...] (C) Summary: In an April 8 meeting with the new Prime Minister Zinaida Greceanii, the Ambassador expressed his confidence that her appointment was a vote for reform. The two discussed the new government, President Voronin's progress with Transnistrian leader Smirnov and trafficking in persons [...] |
2008-04-09 14:31:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS NATO MD |
| 08CHISINAU401 |
FM STRATAN: SEES PROGRESS ON TRANSNISTRIA; IS UNHAPPY ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: In an April 8 meeting with the Ambassador Foreign Minister Stratan discussed President Voronin's recent phone call to Transnistrian leader Smirnov, the NATO Summit, resignation of the NATO Documentation center leader and the EU Action Plan. The Ambassador asked whether the GOM wo [...] |
2008-04-09 14:35:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS NATO MD |
| 08CHISINAU416 |
DAS MERKEL AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS TRANSNISTRIA, MCC, [...] (C) Summary: On April 14, in a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Andrei Stratan, DAS David Merkel discussed possibilities for a Transnistrian settlement, and warned against locking in neutrality. He encouraged Moldova to make progress on MCC, Article 98, and bo [...] |
2008-04-16 14:19:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS MD |
| 08CHISINAU417 |
PRESIDENT VORONIN PUSHING FORWARD ON TRANSNISTRA SETTLEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 14 meeting with DAS David Merkel and the Ambassador, President Voronin focused predominantly on Transnistria, underlining repeatedly that settling this conflict was Moldova's most pressing issue. Voronin said he had presented proposals for confidence-building measures [...] |
2008-04-16 14:25:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS ECON MD |
| 08CHISINAU418 |
FIRST QUARTER TRANSNISTRIAN TRADE GROWS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Moldova's (GOM) Transnistrian (TN) trade data show significant increases in certified exports (+30%) and imports (+22%) documented by the Moldovan Customs Service (MCS) in the first quarter. Since January, 26 more TN companies have registered with Chisinau, inc [...] |
2008-04-16 14:48:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PBTS ETRD MD |
| 08CHISINAU419 |
MOLDOVA: DAS MERKEL'S MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an April 14 meeting with Prime Minister Zinaida Greceanii, DAS David Merkel expressed the USG's continued support for Moldova and a resolution to the Transnistrian (TN) conflict, noted Greceanii's positive reputation in Washington and Brussels as a reformer, and thanked her for [...] |
2008-04-16 14:53:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS ECON MD |
| 08CHISINAU427 |
MOLDOVA: GAZPROM INCREASES GAS PRICES [...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 15, the Moldovan national energy regulator (ANRE) confirmed that Gazprom had increased the price of natural gas supplied to Moldova from USD 191 per thousand cubic meters (tcm) to USD 213 per tcm, an 11% increase. ANRE also noted that consumer tariffs would not increase [...] |
2008-04-17 13:32:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PBTS ENRG MD |
| 08CHISINAU428 |
AMBASSADOR GETS POSITIVE RESPONSE ON TIP FROM DEPUTY PM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Kirby's April 16 meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Victor Stepaniuc resulted in promises of closer cooperation on anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts and better Government reporting on crime and punishment statistics. End summary. 2. (C) Victor Stepaniuc, ap [...] |
2008-04-17 14:01:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN PINR MD |
| 08CHISINAU434 |
MD WILL DISCUSS RUSSIAN "MECHANISMS" IN ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-21 12:31:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GG RS MD |
| 08CHISINAU438 |
MOLDOVA SEES NO BARRIER TO SIGNING US-EU PRISONERS OF [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-23 05:56:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PHUM PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU457 |
Supporting Democracy and Human Rights Activists [...] In response to questions raised in reftel, post notes that we have not encountered democracy and human rights activists from un-free nations who are living in exile, or seeking asylum, in Moldova. We cooperate, regularly and frequently, with Moldovan democracy and human rights activists in the [...] |
2008-04-30 11:14:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU466 |
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO SMIRNOV [...] (C) Summary: Transnistrian (TN) "president" Igor Smirnov took advantage of the April 30 meeting, the first with an American Ambassador to Moldova since 2001, to declaim Transnistria's Russianness and separateness from Moldova, to expound on Transnistrians' distrust of Moldovan President Voroni [...] |
2008-05-02 13:28:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID MD |
| 08CHISINAU467 |
MOLDOVA SUPPORTS U.S. NPT GOALS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-02 13:40:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA MD |
| 08CHISINAU469 |
UPDATE ON FORCED AND CHILD LABOR IN MOLDOVAN GOODS [...] According to figures from the Moldovan Labor Inspection Unit (LIU), collected by ILO in Chisinau, no cases of forced labor, including forced child labor, were discovered in Moldova in 2006 or 2007. However, of 371 cases of child labor investigated in 2007, 73 involved no violations, and 298 [...] |
2008-05-02 14:07:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MD |
| 08CHISINAU48 |
TRANSNISTRIAN BUDGET AND RUSSIAN AID: POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The gap between Transnistria's (TN) legislature (Supreme Soviet) and President Igor Smirnov widened further, as the Supreme Soviet reduced appropriations for the Executive in the 2008 budget. Speaker Yevgeny Shevchuk and his Obnovlenie (Renewal) party continue to ascend, enjoying [...] |
2008-01-17 09:48:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PBTS PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU49 |
TRANSNISTRIAN BUDGET AND RUSSIAN AID: POLITICAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The gap between Transnistria's (TN) legislature (Supreme Soviet) and President Igor Smirnov widened further, as the Supreme Soviet reduced appropriations for the Executive in the 2008 budget. Speaker Yevgeny Shevchuk and his Obnovlenie (Renewal) party continue to ascend, enjoying [...] |
2008-01-17 09:48:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PBTS PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU494 |
MOLDOVAN ANTI-CORRUPTION OFFICIALS LEARN TO MEET THE PRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: A three-day assistance program in Chisinau boosted the ability of Moldova's anti-corruption bureau, the Center for Combating Economic Crime and Corruption (CCECC), to meet Millennium Challenge Corporation Threshold Country Plan (MCC TCP) goals of transparency, integrity and acco [...] |
2008-05-08 11:18:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL |
| 08CHISINAU496 |
TN SUPPORTS WORKING GROUPS NOT FULL PACKAGE [...] (C) Summary: In a May 7 meeting, Charge Keiderling and P/E Chief Daria Fane met Transnistrian (TN) "Deputy Foreign Ministers" Yastrebchak and Simonenko to discuss TN participation in the working groups and USG assistance. The Transnistrians complained about one-sided discussions in the working [...] |
2008-05-08 15:11:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS EAID PINR MD |
| 08CHISINAU497 |
SOVA ON THE WORLD OF SMIRNOV [...] (C) Summary: Charge d'Affaires Keiderling and P/E Chief Daria Fane met with Minister for Reintegration Vasile Sova and Reintegration Vice Minister Ion Stavila on May 1 to brief them on Ambassador Kirby's April 30 meeting with Transnistrian (TN) "President" Igor Smirnov (reftel). Sova said tha [...] |
2008-05-08 15:16:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS PINR MD |
| 08CHISINAU508 |
MOLDOVA: APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE [...] (SBU) The Western NIS Enterprise Fund (WNISEF), established by the U.S. Congress, is well and favorably known to the Embassy. FinComBank, a leading universal bank, has 14 branches and 35 offices in Moldova, and over 74,000 clients. WNISEF acquired 25 percent of FinComBank in late 2007. In [...] |
2008-05-13 08:01:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV MD |
| 08CHISINAU510 |
MOLDOVA SEES NO PROBLEM WITH VOTING FOR HULEBAK AT THIS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-13 09:44:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TRIO KPAO PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU511 |
MOLDOVA WILL REPORT ON UNSCR 1803 COMPLIANCE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-13 14:30:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR MD |
| 08CHISINAU522 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES INVITATION TO TALINN MEETING OF GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-19 14:22:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PTER KGIC PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU523 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES INVITATION TO FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-20 05:50:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MOPS OTRA PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU524 |
MOLDOVAN SOCIETY FAILS GAY PRIDE TOLERANCE TEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Some 400-500 representatives of Moldovan Christian groups, veterans of Afghan and Transnistrian wars and radical skinheads blocked attempts to hold a gay pride march in Chisinau on May 11. Under the terms of a recently adopted law with liberal provisions on public assembly, th [...] |
2008-05-20 05:50:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM MD |
| 08CHISINAU535 |
AFTER RUSSIA'S BAN: MOLDOVAN WINE FLOWING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Bolstered by the resolution of the Russian wine ban, Moldovan wine exports were up three-fold in the first quarter of 2008 compared with 2007. Exports to Ukraine and Belarus, which increased substantially in 2007, continue to grow. Preferential trade access granted by the EU p [...] |
2008-05-21 13:49:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV MD |
| 08CHISINAU536 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES THE PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-21 14:14:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO MD |
| 08CHISINAU537 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES REQUEST TO END FOOD STAPLE EXPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-21 14:16:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EAGR ECON TBIO MD |
| 08CHISINAU538 |
LARGEST OPPOSITION RALLY EVER IN TRANSNISTRIA [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 17, some 2,000-3,000 people gathered in central Tiraspol to protest rising prices of food and utilities. The demonstrators adopted a resolution calling for Smirnov's dismissal and demanding early elections. The rally was organized by the Transnistrian Communist Party and [...] |
2008-05-22 05:44:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PGOV PHUM MD |
| 08CHISINAU539 |
CUBA OP-ED PLACED IN MOLDOVAN PRESS [...] (U) Embassy Chisinau supported the U.S. effort to promote peaceful democratic change in Cuba by placing the Op-Ed "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People" in the local press. 2. (U) Ambassador Kirby's signed Op-Ed "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People" was featured in "Flux" newspape [...] |
2008-05-22 05:45:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU MD |
| 08CHISINAU552 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES REQUEST RELATED TO THE CONVENTION ON [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-27 08:40:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM MD |
| 08CHISINAU553 |
NEW NATIONAL SECURITY CONCEPT PASSES WITH A NARROW [...] (SBU) Summary: Moldova's new National Security Concept (NSC) passed in Parliament on May 22. The document provides for neutrality as the cornerstone of Moldova's national security. Unlike the previous 1995 version, the new document focuses more on social and economic threats to national secur [...] |
2008-05-27 09:53:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PBTS PARM PREL PTER PGOV MD |
| 08CHISINAU554 |
MOLDOVA IS INCLINED TO SUPPORT SWING AS IOM DIRECTOR [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-27 10:34:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF SMIG AORC MD |
| 08CHISINAU556 |
MOLDOVA AND ROMANIA RESUME TALKS ON BORDER ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Moldova and Romania resumed talks on the Border and Framework Treaties on May 14-15. These discussions are influenced by debates over the Local Border Traffic Convention proposed by Romania, which would establish a visa-free travel regime for residents of a 30-km zone along the [...] |
2008-05-28 12:42:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PREL PGOV MD RO |
| 08CHISINAU564 |
NEW MOLDOVAN FINANCE MINISTER WANTS TO CUT SPENDING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Moldova's new Finance Minister, Mariana Durlesteanu, a reformer appointed by Prime Minister Greceanii, faces the challenge of rising inflation and an opaque budget process. A non-partisan technocrat, she wants to balance the government's budget and rationalize expenditures accord [...] |
2008-05-30 13:03:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PHUM MD |
| 08CHISINAU579 |
UKRAINE AND MOLDOVA SOLVE THAT DAM PROBLEM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Moldova and Ukraine reached a settlement on the disputed ownership of the Novodnestrovsk hydroelectric power plant, which spans the Dniester River and partially sits on Moldovan territory. In return for Chisinau's recognition of Ukraine's full ownership of the power plant, Kyi [...] |
2008-06-03 10:43:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PREL ENRG ECON UA MD |
| 08CHISINAU580 |
New Opposition Party Alleges High Levels of Intimidation [...] (SBU) Summary: The National Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova (PLDM), established in January, has accused the ruling Party of Communists of harassment, and the Christian Democrats and Democratic Party of false charges of corruption and member-buying. End Summary. 2. (SBU) Sniping began [...] |
2008-06-04 12:14:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM MD |
| 08CHISINAU583 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES NON-PAPER REGARDING IAEA'S LATEST REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-04 14:10:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA MD |
| 08CHISINAU585 |
Moldova Deputy PM Promises Action and Cooperation on TIP [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-05 09:29:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KCRM MD |
| 08CHISINAU602 |
MINISTER OF REINTEGRATION ON 3 PLUS 2 MEETING, OSTROVSKY [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Kirby met with Minister of Reintegration Vasile Sova on May 29 to review progress on confidence-building measures. Sova shared details about his meeting with Russian Duma deputy Aleksei Ostrovsky. Sova stressed that the 5 plus 2 format was the only way to resolve the [...] |
2008-06-06 14:46:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV PREL RS MD |
| 08CHISINAU619 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES REFTEL TALKING POINTS ON U.S. DOMESTIC [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-13 14:33:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC BA QA MD |
| 08CHISINAU620 |
EMBASSY CHISINAU INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-13 14:34:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM OSCE KDEM PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU625 |
LEFT-BANK COMMUNIST PARTY MOUNTS NEW PROTEST DEMONSTRATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) Communist Party is facing opposition from Transnistrian authorities in its attempts to demonstrate in favor of the dismissal of Transnistrian "President" Smirnov and the holding of new elections. While Transnistrian demonstrators have mustered i [...] |
2008-06-16 11:25:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PGOV PHUM MD |
| 08CHISINAU634 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES UPDATED COPY OF P5-plus-1 PACKAGE FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-17 10:09:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PARM IR MD |
| 08CHISINAU637 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES TALKING POINTS ON DESIGNATION OF NAMES [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-18 13:16:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN ETTC PTER PREL CVIS KVPR MD |
| 08CHISINAU639 |
NEW PRO-RUSSIA PARTY LEAST LIKELY TO SUCCEED [...] (SBU) Summary: A new pro-Russian political party in Moldova is promoting identity politics and Soviet nostalgia. Despite high-level support, it may be too late on the scene, and too ethnically centered, to establish itself as a significant player before the March 2009 parliamentary elections. [...] |
2008-06-18 13:23:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM MD |
| 08CHISINAU645 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVED TALKING POINTS ON U.S. DOMESTIC [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-19 12:45:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC KU MD |
| 08CHISINAU663 |
SOVA URGES MCC ROADS IN TRANSNISTRIA [...] (C) Summary: Minister for Reintegration Vasile Sova urged the USG to move ahead with including Transnistrian (TN) roads in the Moldovan MCC compact. Sova said the biggest disappointment for TN "President" Smirnov would be a U.S. decision to finance these roads. Such a decision could turn t [...] |
2008-06-24 12:57:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS PINR KMCA MD |
| 08CHISINAU67 |
MOST TRANSNISTRIANS HOLD MOLDOVAN PASSPORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 16 the Government of Moldova adopted a decree prolonging until July 1 the free issuance of internal passports for Transnistrian residents. Since free issuance was introduced in 2005, an additional hundred thousand TN residents have signed up for citizenship papers. T [...] |
2008-01-25 12:29:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PBTS MD |
| 08CHISINAU677 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELA-BASED HIZBALLAH [...] No summary [...] |
2008-06-27 09:45:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC VE LE MD |
| 08CHISINAU68 |
TRANSNISTRIAN POLITICAL ECONOMY: THE CASE OF MMZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the economic and political challenges of doing business in Transnistria (TN), Moldova Metal Works (MMZ) managed to produce a record volume of steel in 2007. The case of MMZ highlights the complicating role that economic interests play in negotiating a resolution to the TN [...] |
2008-01-25 14:44:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PBTS PGOV PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU687 |
TRANSNISTRIAN 5-PLUS-2 NEGOTIATOR LITSKAI OUT [...] (SBU) Transnistrian and Russian press have reported that Transnistrian "Foreign Minister" Valery Litskai has been temporarily replaced by his First Deputy Vladimir Yastrebchak, who was officially named "Acting Foreign Minister" on June 26. Yastrebchak had informally begun assuming Litskai's du [...] |
2008-07-01 07:11:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PBTS PREL PGOV PINR MD |
| 08CHISINAU690 |
MiG JETFIGHTERS: PASAT CASE RISES FROM THE ASHES [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Minister of Defense Valeriu Pasat could be in the dock again in July, after the Supreme Court quashed his July 2007 acquittal in the case of Pasat's allegedly illegal sale of MiG 29s to the U.S. The court's decision, and a dissenting opinion, both criticized the 2007 dec [...] |
2008-07-01 08:52:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PINR PGOV MD |
| 08CHISINAU707 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-03 08:43:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN NGO PHUM MD |
| 08CHISINAU71 |
SOVA: READY FOR NEXT STEPS AFTER VORONIN'S MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Apparently, no major Transnistria (TN) initiatives flowed from the January 21-22 Putin-Voronin talks in Moscow. Minister Sova recently talked twice with Transnistrian "Foreign Minister" Litskai, who confidentially warned Sova that Smirnov or his inner circle may stage a provocat [...] |
2008-01-28 10:58:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS OSCE RU UK MD |
| 08CHISINAU711 |
CHISINAU CITY COUNCIL SHIFTS FROM OPPOSITION TO COMMUNIST [...] (SBU) Summary: One year after the Liberal Party won Chisinau's mayoralty and made its president Chairman of the Chisinau Municipal Council, the Party of Communists (PCRM) has created a new alliance within the council that has deposed the former chairman and installed a new chairman in his place [...] |
2008-07-03 09:50:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINR MD |
| 08CHISINAU730 |
IRI/NDI CRITICIZED IN MOLDOVAN PRESS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Government-controlled television and press gave long play July 3 and 4 to a story critical of IRI and NDI. In response to these articles, Embassy convened a meeting July 8 with representatives of both organizations. Embassy plans no public statement at this time, but IRI (whi [...] |
2008-07-08 15:24:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM MD |
| 08CHISINAU731 |
GOM CONSIDERING EXPELLING IRI AND NDI [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Moldova (GOM)is planning to ask IRI and NDI to leave the country. The decision was taken at a Presidential meeting July 8. Deputy Foreign Minister Ostalep called in Embassy rep and suggested that President Voronin might change his mind if warned directly of t [...] |
2008-07-09 13:48:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM MD |
| 08CHISINAU735 |
ROMANIAN FM VISIT A STEP FORWARD IN A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Romanian Foreign Minister Comanescu's July 7 visit to Moldova was viewed in Chisinau as a successful step forward in bilateral relations. Though no decisions were made on signing a border treaty, President Voronin said he would agree to the Romanian request to open a consulate [...] |
2008-07-10 11:57:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MD RO |
| 08CHISINAU744 |
MOLDOVAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES IRAQ CONTINGENT [...] (U) On July 10 the Moldovan Parliament adopted a decision to send a sixth contingent of troops to Iraq for a period of six months. The contingent will consist of twenty service members - sixteen engineer deminers and four staff officers to work on planning and managing humanitarian operations. [...] |
2008-07-11 12:27:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV MARR MOPS MD |
| 08CHISINAU745 |
CCTIP PROPOSES CANDIDATE FOR CCTIP [...] (C) On July 10, the Ministry of Internal Affairs presented Embassy with the nomination of Valeriu Tudor Hincu for the position of Director of the Moldovan Center for Combating Trafficking in Persons (CCTIP). Pursuant to the dual bilateral Letter of Agreement between the USG and the GOM on Na [...] |
2008-07-11 14:16:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KWMN MD |
| 08CHISINAU746 |
TRANSNISTRIAN POWER STRUGGLES OVER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two succession-related power struggles are currently taking place in Transnistria. The first is the struggle to determine who will succeed Valeri Litskai as Transnistrian "Minister" for Foreign Affairs. Political insiders who attended the Embassy's 4th of July reception categor [...] |
2008-07-11 14:29:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS OSCE PGOV PINR MD |
| 08CHISINAU751 |
MEDIA ABUSES INCREASE AS ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Government interference with media abuse is increasing as the Spring 2009 parliamentary elections approach in Moldova. Government harassment of independent and pro- opposition journalists has been reported. Direct sponsorship of some major outlets and denial of information to o [...] |
2008-07-15 10:56:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL IIP KPAO KDEM MD |
| 08CHISINAU752 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-15 11:07:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KPKO KV MD |
| 08CHISINAU753 |
MOLDOVA DOWNPLAYING GUAM BUT NO PLANS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Moldovan FM Stratan, President Voronin's failure to attend the GUAM Summit in Batumi was an attempt to reassure the Russians, rather than a signal of Moldovan plans to leave GUAM. Moldova was trying to downplay GUAM participation in hopes of securing Russian suppor [...] |
2008-07-15 13:58:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU762 |
SOVA WANT 5-PLUS-2 TO TACKLE STATUS [...] (C) Minister for Reintegration Sova believes 5-plus-2 needs to begin work on the status of Transnistria. He had hoped for concrete results in time for Moldova's elections and was disappointed with the slipping time frame. Sova reports that the fire has gone out of Smirnov's eyes, and that t [...] |
2008-07-18 11:37:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PBTS MD |
| 08CHISINAU765 |
A TOUR D'HORIZON WITH PRESIDENT VORONIN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-18 13:35:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS ECON PINR KWMN MD |
| 08CHISINAU776 |
MOLDOVA NOT CERTAIN ON ATTENDANCE AT PRISONERS OF [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-23 08:46:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PHUM PREL KDEM MD |
| 08CHISINAU777 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES NON-PAPERS FOR UPCOMING OSCE HUMAN [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-23 08:47:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MD OSCE PREL PHUM KDEM |
| 08CHISINAU781 |
FM STRATAN SAYS BALL IS IN ROMANIAN, UKRAINIAN, AND EUROPEAN [...] (C) Summary: At his April 21 meeting with EUR DAS Merkel and CDA Perina, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Andrei Stratan stressed that Moldova had worked hard to make progress with Romania (on border and political treaties and consulates), Ukraine (on power plants and the D [...] |
2008-07-24 13:54:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SENV PBTS MD |
| 08CHISINAU786 |
3-PLUS-2 MEETING GIVES IMPULSE TO [...] (C) Summary: The July 21-23 meeting of observers and mediators to the 5-plus-2 process (known as the 3-plus-2) was successful in giving greater impulse to the working groups. The US, EU, OSCE, and to a lesser extent Ukraine reps repeatedly stressed the need for starting work on the political [...] |
2008-07-28 12:34:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PBTS ECON OSCE MD |
| 08CHISINAU787 |
PRESIDENT VORONIN WANTS 5-PLUS-2 [...] (C) In a July 21 bilateral meeting with DAS Merkel before the start of 3-plus-2, President Voronin pressed for getting the negotiators to consider the Moldovan package proposal on Transnistria's status. Voronin believes that Russian President Medvedev personally wants to solve the Transnistria [...] |
2008-07-28 13:01:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PBTS KWMN MD |
| 08CHISINAU788 |
Moldovan Concern about Gazprom Takeover of Union Fenosa [...] (C) Moldovan Prime Minister Greceanii (please protect) asked for an urgent one-on-one meeting with CDA July 28 to voice her concern about possible Gazprom takeover of the Spanish firm Union Fenosa, which controls about 70 percent of electricity distribution in Moldova. 2. (C) Greceanii sai [...] |
2008-07-28 14:38:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV MD |
| 08CHISINAU794 |
MOLDOVA TAKES STEPS TO REVERSE ITS TIER [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with the G/TIP assessment team, Government of Moldova officials noted that though originally surprised by the Tier 3 placement, they now acknowledged it as both accurate and as a needed spur to improving their record on trafficking. In each meeting, officials noted [...] |
2008-07-30 14:45:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN PINR MD |
| 08CHISINAU795 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE REGARDING THE 63RD UN GENERAL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-01 08:51:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA MD |
| 08CHISINAU825 |
GOM TO IGNORE TRANSNISTRIAN ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Transnistrian "Foreign Ministry" issued a declaration August 12 announcing that it would sever links with the Moldovan government until Chisinau issued a decisive statement condemning Georgian "aggression" against South Ossetia. Minister Sova told Embassy that the GOM plans [...] |
2008-08-14 12:52:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS RS MD |
| 08CHISINAU829 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE REGARDING THE DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-18 07:18:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC AG MD |
| 08CHISINAU830 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE REGARDING USG [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-18 08:16:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG KSCA SENV AORC MD |
| 08CHISINAU846 |
RUSSIAN ENERGY GIANT COMPLETES TAKEOVER [...] (C) Summary: On August 1, Russian energy giant Inter RAO EES announced that it had completed acquisition of 100 per cent of shares in the Moldovan State Power Plant located in Kuchurgan, Transnistria, landing yet another major Transnistrian industrial site in Russian hands. This transaction [...] |
2008-08-20 14:19:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG EPET PREL PBTS RS MD |
| 08CHISINAU847 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE REGARDING [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-22 06:38:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP EFIN PARM IR MD |
| 08CHISINAU85 |
Embassy Begins Preparation for Elections 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 22, Ambassador Kirby convened six USAID implementers to discuss USG assistance in advance of the 2009 national parliamentary elections: political party organization, campaign skills, training community activists, voter motivation and education, long- and short-term o [...] |
2008-01-29 11:43:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MD |
| 08CHISINAU850 |
Moldova Receives Demarche on Designation of Additional [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-22 12:27:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR GM MD |
| 08CHISINAU851 |
No Moldovan Candidates for Maktoum Entrepreneurs' [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-22 12:31:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU854 |
SIXTH MOLDOVAN DEMINING CONTINGENT EN ROUTE TO IRAQ; [...] (C) Summary: The sixth Moldovan Army demining contingent left Moldova on August 19, en route to a week's trainup in Kuwait before a six-months' deployment in Iraq. The Government of Moldova (GOM) notes that 86 deminers in the previous five contingents have destroyed 30,000 tons of ordnance i [...] |
2008-08-22 12:59:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PARM MD |
| 08CHISINAU855 |
AFTER FIVE MONTHS GAGAUZ PEOPLES' [...] (SBU) Summary: Five months after Peoples' Assembly (PA) elections in Gagauzia, and after five attempts to elect a Speaker, PA members, including most of the Communists, elected a PA Speaker by a comfortable majority. The apparently friendly final capitulation by the Party of Communists fina [...] |
2008-08-22 13:37:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM MD |
| 08CHISINAU871 |
GEORGIA DEMARCHES HEARD BY INTERESTED EARS [...] (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel demarches on the Georgian crisis to Foreign Minister Stratan on August 28. The Foreign Minister promised to inform President Voronin of the USG position. Stratan said that Moldova found itself in a delicate situation, needing Russian assistance to resolve [...] |
2008-08-29 13:25:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS RS MD |
| 08CHISINAU872 |
MOLDOVA OPPOSES RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA AND ABKHAZIA [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: In an August 28 meeting Minister for Reintegration Vasile Sova stressed categorically that Moldova would not recognize South Ossetia or Abkhazia. President Voronin emerged from his August 25 meeting with Medvedev believing [...] |
2008-08-29 14:04:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PBTS MD |
| 08CHISINAU881 |
MOLDOVA GENERALLY SUPPORTS USG IN THIRD [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-04 12:33:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN MD |
| 08CHISINAU882 |
Moldova Agrees that ICJ is Wrong Place to Discuss Kosovo's [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-04 14:15:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNGA KV MD |
| 08CHISINAU883 |
Moldova Agrees with Non-Recognition of South Ossetia and [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-04 14:15:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG RU MD |
| 08CHISINAU89 |
MOLDOVA INCREASES TARIFFS, GAZPROM TO RAISE PRICES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following Gazprom's price increase on January 1, Moldova was forced to increase tariffs for electricity, heating and natural gas for power generators and consumers. Moldova now pays USD 191 per thousand cubic meters (tcm) for natural gas, up from USD 170/tcm in 2007 (reftel). Howe [...] |
2008-01-30 12:36:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU9 |
ELECTORAL CHANGES GIVE ADVANTAGES TO RULING PARTY [...] (SBU) Summary: Changes to the electoral system that recently passed in Parliament will limit the playing field and build into the electoral code terms that give further advantages to the established majority Communist Party (PCRM). A new law on Political Parties adopted in the second reading [...] |
2008-01-02 13:20:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM PHUM MD |
| 08CHISINAU90 |
GAZPROM AND MOLDOVAN (TRANSNISTRIAN) GAS DEBTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Gazprom continues to press Moldova to repay its debts to Gazprom, which have been mostly accrued by Transnistria (TN). One possible solution, a debt-for-share swap with Gazprom's obtaining more MoldovaGaz shares is gaining momentum. Gazprom remains concerned about property right [...] |
2008-01-30 12:44:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ENRG PBTS PGOV PREL MD RU |
| 08CHISINAU906 |
Foreign Minister Reiterates Moldova's [...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's first meeting with Foreign Minister (FM) Andrei Stratan, on September 8, the Foreign Minister reiterated Moldova's well-known policy positions. Moldovan officials would discuss the Transnistria (TN) conflict with Russian officials, but any final settleme [...] |
2008-09-11 11:24:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS MD EU |
| 08CHISINAU910 |
MOLDOVA ATTENDANCE AT AVIAN INFLUENZA MINISTRIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-12 10:23:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL MD |
| 08CHISINAU931 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-16 13:11:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UN MD |
| 08CHISINAU933 |
RUSSIAN PRESIDENT MEDVEDEV TAKES INITIATIVE BUT [...] (SBU) Summary: While a formal 5-plus-2 meeting is now planned for early October, Russian President Medvedev has been pursuing his own initiatives with both Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin and Transnistrian leader Igor Smirnov. Medvedev has secured an agreement that left- and right-bank le [...] |
2008-09-17 06:12:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL RU MD |
| 08CHISINAU950 |
MOLDOVA GENERALLY SUPPORTS USG IN IAEA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-23 12:34:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IAEA MD PARM MNUC |
| 08CHISINAU951 |
AN UNEXPECTEDLY WELCOMING TRANSNISTRIAN [...] (C) We don't expect broad smiles from Transnistrian (TN) "deputy foreign minister" Sergey Simonenko, who some Chisinau officials claim reports back-channel to Transnistrian Minister for State Security (and all-around bad guy) Vladimir Antiufeyev. But that's what USAID Assistant Administrator [...] |
2008-09-23 14:48:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PGOV EAID RS MD |
| 08CHISINAU953 |
CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT LEADER LAUNCHES SMEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Facing dwindling poll numbers, Christian Democratic Party (PPCD) leader Iurie Rosca initiated a lurid smear campaign against two opposition parties with which he competes for second place behind the Party of Communists (PCRM). Running a negative smear campaign could cost him [...] |
2008-09-24 13:10:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM MD |
| 08CHISINAU954 |
CHRISTIAN DEMOCRAT LEADER LAUNCHES SMEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Facing dwindling poll numbers, Christian Democratic Party (PPCD) leader Iurie Rosca initiated a lurid smear campaign against two opposition parties with which he competes for second place behind the Party of Communists (PCRM). Running a negative smear campaign could cost him [...] |
2008-09-24 13:13:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM MD |
| 08CHISINAU958 |
VORONIN-SMIRNOV: THE MEETING THAT DIDN'T [...] (C) Summary: Although a Voronin-Smirnov meeting was scheduled for September 25, on September 24 SmirnovQs press office announced that the meeting would be postponed because the sides could not agree upon a venue. The Transnistrian side attempted to blame the GOM for Chisinau's inflexibility [...] |
2008-09-25 14:53:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL PINR RU MD |
| 08CHISINAU967 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON UNFC RESOLUTION ON COMPLIANCE WITH NONPROLIFERATION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-30 09:53:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CDG PARM PREL UNGA MD |
| 08CHISINAU971 |
PRESIDENT VORONIN: RELYING ON 5-PLUS-2 TO AVOID RUSSIAN TRAP [...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with Ambassador, President Voronin expressed his commitment to solving the Transnistria conflict only in the 5-plus-2 format. He wanted to avoid falling into any Russian "traps" that could appear if he negotiated directly with the Russians. Outside interests [...] |
2008-09-30 13:39:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PINR AMGT RU MD |
| 08CHISINAU977 |
Ambassador Discusses MCC, P.L. 480, Corruption and TIP, and [...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with Prime Minister Greceanii, Ambassador Asif Chaudhry explained delays in the signing of a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact agreement; discussed P.L. debt; pressed on the issue of civilian oversight for the Center to Combat Economic Crimes and [...] |
2008-10-01 13:33:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR KTIP MD |
| 08CHISINAU979 |
MOLDOVA VIGILANT FOR RUSSIAN TRAPS, SAYS REINTEGATION [...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with Minister for Reintegration Vasile Sova, Ambassador Chaudhry found broad agreement on the basic issues: removing foreign troops from Moldovan territory, reforming the peacekeeping force, continuing confidence-building measures (CBMs), increasing EU partici [...] |
2008-10-01 13:34:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS EAID PINR MD RS |
| 08CHISINAU983 |
KALMAN MISZEI BELIEVES MOLDOVA NEEDS 5- [...] (C) Summary: In a September 29 meeting EU Special Envoy Kalman Mizsei told Ambassador that he did not believe the Russians were committed to a 5-plus-2 meeting. Mizsei opined that Moldova needed the transparency of the 5-plus-2 process to protect it from walking into a Russian trap. The U.S [...] |
2008-10-02 11:34:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS PINR RS MD |
| 08CHISINAU985 |
UPDATE REGARDING MOLDOVA'S POSITION TOWARDS DEMARCHE ON UNFC RESOLUTION ON COMPLIANCE WITH NONPROLIFERATION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-02 12:51:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL UNGA MD |
| 08CHISINAU999 |
MOLDOVA: FINANCING FOR DEVELOMENT DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-07 09:24:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON EFIN PREL MD |
| 08SECTION01OF02CHISINAU976 |
A LONG-TIME OBSERVER'S IEWS ON TRANSNISTRIAN DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: In a September 27 meeting former OSCE Ambassador to Moldova William Hill told Ambassador Chaudhry that he thought it unlikely that the planned 5-plus-2 meeting in October would gather all participants. Hill blamed Transnistrian President Igor Smirnov for avoiding a meeting with M [...] |
2008-10-01 13:29:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBS PINR RS MD |
| 09CHISINAU1000 |
DASD WALLANDER DISCUSSES TRANSNISTRIA [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Wallander and the Ambassador met with former Minister of Reintegration Vitalie Sova on December 11 to discuss the current situation in Transnistria. Sova stressed U.S. and Russian engagement are the key to a solution to the conflict, noting [...] |
2009-12-30 05:53:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR RS MD |
| 09CHISINAU1001 |
DASD WALLANDER AND MOLDOVAN MINISTER OF [...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Celeste Wallander, accompanied by the Defense Attache, met with Moldovan Minister of Defense Vitalie Marinuta on December 11. The DASD and Minister discussed ways to enhance bilateral defense cooperation and reviewed upcoming Bilateral Defe [...] |
2009-12-30 06:06:00 | Embassy Chisinau | SECRET | PGOV PREL KDEM PINR RS MD |
| 09CHISINAU1002 |
DASD Wallander Discusses Defense Reform [...] (C) Summary: In a December 11 meeting with DASD Celeste Wallander, Acting President Ghimpu welcomed continued U.S. defense-reform assistance, and blamed the Russians and the previous Communist government for a number of problems facing Moldova. In particular, he mentioned the presence of Ru [...] |
2009-12-30 06:17:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR MD |
| 09CHISINAU1003 |
ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CRISES NECESSITATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The previous Party of Communists (PCRM)-dominated Parliament adopted Moldova's initial state budget for 2009 with positive forecasts for GDP growth and receipts. However, the new government of Moldova (GOM) inherited a GDP drop of minus nine percent for 2009, falling revenues, [...] |
2009-12-30 12:20:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD |
| 09CHISINAU1012 |
MOLDOVA: OSCE COUNTERTERRORISM WORKSHOP [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Embassy Chisinau nominates the following individuals to attend the 11-12 February 2010 OSCE counterterrorism workshop in Vienna. Both candidates would contribute to the discussions at the workshop and are in a position to influence policy. 2. (SBU) Government [...] |
2009-12-31 09:00:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER OSCE MD |
| 09CHISINAU103 |
PRESIDENT OF ACADEMY OF SCIENCES ON [...] (C) Summary: In a February 10 meeting with Ambassador Chaudhry, Dr. Gheorghe Duca, President of the Academy of Sciences of Moldova, discussed the need for further reform and the upcoming parliamentary elections in Moldova. Duca underlined that voters were demanding liberalization in the eco [...] |
2009-02-17 07:10:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PINR MD |
| 09CHISINAU107 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER THE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-18 05:50:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO MD |
| 09CHISINAU108 |
MOLDOVA: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-18 06:55:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC ELAB KTIP KWMN MD PGOV PHUM SMIG |
| 09CHISINAU120 |
FRIED - ANTONOV CFE DISCUSSION [...] (C) Reftel talking points were delivered to Vlad Chirinciuc of the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 23, 2009. Chirinciuc, Head of the American Desk at the MFA, stated that the fact that Antonov did not reject the idea that Moldova also belonged in the CFE package was a positiv [...] |
2009-02-24 06:24:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS GG MD |
| 09CHISINAU121 |
KOSOVO RECOGNITION DEMARCHE REPLY [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-24 06:24:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC ICJ KV MD |
| 09CHISINAU123 |
Judge Pantiru-in Romania since 2001 [...] (SBU) Post's response to reftel request for information on Tudor Pantiru, candidate for the UN Appeals Tribunal, is given below. 2. (SBU) Judge Pantiru left his position with the European Court of Human Rights in 2001, when the present Party of Communists government took office, and now live [...] |
2009-02-24 09:16:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ACABQ AORC APER KUNR PREL UNGA MD RO |
| 09CHISINAU125 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE REGARDING USG NOMINATION FOR UN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-24 13:28:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG KSCA SENV AORC MD |
| 09CHISINAU132 |
SMIRNOV IN A SNIT AGAIN [...] (C) Summary: It appears that EU and U.S. relations with Transnistria are now going to take a turn for the worse. In a February 19 meeting, Ukrainian Ambassador Pirozhkov briefed us on his meeting the previous day with Transnistrian leader Smirnov. Apparently angered by the EU's recent anno [...] |
2009-02-26 13:29:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS UP MD |
| 09CHISINAU136 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES TALKING POINTS ON REVIEW OF U.S. POLICY IN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-27 11:02:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PREL MD IZ |
| 09CHISINAU137 |
MOLDOVA RECEIVES TALKING POINTS ON USG PARTICIPATION IN HRC [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-27 11:04:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL MD |
| 09CHISINAU139 |
MOLDOVA 2009 SPECIAL 301 REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Republic of Moldova continues to introduce legislation to harmonize its intellectual property rights (IPR) with EU and WTO standards. Moldova has an adequate legal framework for the protection of IPR, but struggles with implementation. According to the Business Software All [...] |
2009-02-27 13:55:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR MD |
| 09CHISINAU140 |
MOLDOVA 2009 SPECIAL 301 REPORT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Republic of Moldova continues to introduce legislation to harmonize its intellectual property rights (IPR) with EU and WTO standards. Moldova has an adequate legal framework for the protection of IPR, but struggles with implementation. According to the Business Software Al [...] |
2009-02-27 13:59:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR MD |
| 09CHISINAU142 |
SOVA DESCRIBES LAVROV'S VISIT TO CHISINAU [...] (C) Summary: In a February 25 meeting, Minister for Reintegration Sova briefed Ambassador on the outcomes of Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov's February 23-24 visit to Chisinau. He said that Lavrov's visit had taken place in a positive, calm atmosphere, with no difficult issues pressed. Sova [...] |
2009-02-27 14:53:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS RU MD |
| 09CHISINAU15 |
CHISINAU HEADS OF MISSION QUESTION [...] (C) Summary: Western heads of mission met President Voronin on December 22 to raise concerns about pre-electoral media freedoms; Ambassador Chaudhry raised the residence-permit issue of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) country director. Voronin replied disappointingly in public on th [...] |
2009-01-12 14:21:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR MD |
| 09CHISINAU20 |
Ambassador Presses Senior Presidential [...] (C) Summary: In a January 13 meeting, Ambassador Chaudhry once again pressed senior presidential advisor Sergiu Stati to renew the work and residence permit of National Democratic Institute (NDI) Country Director Alex Grigorievs. Repeating his December 8 reply (ref B), Stati said the issue w [...] |
2009-01-14 07:39:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MD |
| 09CHISINAU212 |
VORONIN SUGGESTS RUSSIA READY FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a March 19 private meeting with the Ambassador, President Voronin said he believed that the Russians wanted to be rid of the Transnistria frozen conflict. If Secretary Clinton or President Obama raised Transnistria with Russia as part of "reset" bilateral relations, Voronin [...] |
2009-03-19 15:33:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PBTS RS MD |
| 09CHISINAU216 |
VORONIN BELIEVES NDI IS FOMENTING PRO- [...] (C) Summary: Following discussions of 2-plus-1 and Transnistria, the Ambassador raised the issue of NDI in his March 19 meeting with President Voronin (ref A). Anticipating that NDI would be raised, Voronin took from his desk a "fresh" intel report dated March 19 and read it to us. The rep [...] |
2009-03-20 15:07:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM MD |
| 09CHISINAU217 |
PRIME MINISTER INFORMED OF MCC THRESHOLD [...] (C) Summary: In a March 19 meeting with Prime Minister Zinaida Greceanii, Ambassador Chaudhry discussed the status of the Millennium Challenge Corporation's Compact and Threshold Country programs. The Ambassador outlined the impact that FY09 budget limitations would have on MCC and the time [...] |
2009-03-20 15:13:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM PINR MD |
| 09CHISINAU221 |
MFA ASKS AMBASSASDOR NOT TO GO TO [...] (C) Summary: On March 23 MFA Americas Desk Officer Mariana Roibo called on Pol/Econ Section Chief to deliver points on two issues. The MFA requested that the Ambassador not travel to Iasi, Romania, to attend the Moldova's Black Sea Conference on March 27. Participation on that date (which [...] |
2009-03-23 15:04:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RO MD |
| 09CHISINAU227 |
MOLDOVA SUCCUMBS TO ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] (SBU) Summary: After the GOM's initial confidence that Moldova might ride out the global financial storm (backed by positive economic figures for 2008), more recent news about a slowdown in imports, exports and remittances forebodes gloom for 2009. The International Monetary Fund now projec [...] |
2009-03-25 13:29:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAGR EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB MD |
| 09CHISINAU264 |
Fraud Summary - Chisinau: September 2008 -February 2009 [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-01 07:59:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KTIP MD |
| 09CHISINAU268 |
MOLDOVA 2009 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: With the April 5 at-large parliamentary elections rapidly approaching, the electoral campaign is at its final stage. The most recent poll shows a relatively high 26.4 percent of voters as still undecided, and likely to make up their minds in the very last days. At this point [...] |
2009-04-02 13:56:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL MD |
| 09CHISINAU270 |
TRANSNISTRIAN PARTICIPATION IN MOLDOVAN [...] (SBU) Summary: Ten polling stations will be opened on the right bank for residents of Transnistria, and at least several thousand Transnistrians are expected to attempt to vote on April 5. Additionally, a polling station will be opened in the village of Corjova, which is physically located [...] |
2009-04-03 15:13:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PBTS MD |
| 09CHISINAU271 |
WHY COMMUNISTS AND LIBERALS SHARE THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Domestic social problems have been the main focus of campaign discussions. The global economic crisis and its impact on the Moldovan economy has proven a largely irrelevant issue on the parties' electoral agenda. Since almost all parties share the same position on foreign po [...] |
2009-04-03 15:18:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL MD |
| 09CHISINAU272 |
WHY COMMUNISTS AND LIBERALS SHARE THE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-03 15:21:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM PREL MD |
| 09CHISINAU273 |
Post Meets Disaffected Politicians in All [...] (SBU) Summary: In the run-up to the April 5 parliamentary elections in Moldova, Pol/Econ officers visited all 32 raions to meet members of political parties and to assess the overall conduct of the campaign. The political parties all reported that they had been actively engaged in reaching o [...] |
2009-04-03 15:56:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL MD |
| 09CHISINAU281 |
MOLDOVA ELECTIONS GIVE PARLIAMENTARY MAJORITY TO [...] (SBU) Summary: Parliamentary elections in Moldova have yielded a bare majority nationwide for the Party of Communists (PCRM). Depending upon the methodology used for calculating the distribution of parliamentary seats, it appears that the PCRM has won 60-61 seats of 101 in Parliament. With 61 [...] |
2009-04-06 15:48:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM MD |
| 09CHISINAU283 |
JOINT DECLARATION 2-PLUS-1: MISTAKES WERE [...] (C) Summary: Minister for Reintegration Vasile Sova and former Presidential Advisor Marc Tkaciuk called on Ambassador on March 24, upon instructions from President Voronin, to provide further explanation about the March 18 2-plus-1 meeting and the Joint Declaration. It is not patently clear [...] |
2009-04-07 14:48:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RO MD |
| 09CHISINAU287 |
Election Protests Turn Violent - President and Parliament Buildings Trashed [...] (SBU) Summary: After unoffiial April 5 election results gave a majority t the ruling Party of Communists (PCRM), thousand of Moldovans took to the streets on Monday, Aprl 6. A candle-lit vigil of some thousands on te evening of April 6 remained peaceful with calls for democracy and electio [...] |
2009-04-08 14:59:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM MD |
| 09CHISINAU288 |
PROTESTS PEACEFUL, FOCUS TURNS [...] (SBU) Summary: Political protest continued April 8, but the crowd remained peaceful, and was much smaller than the previous day. Speeches and slogans continued, but to a much smaller crowd in a relaxed atmosphere. The focus has now turned from the streets to political accusations. Both R [...] |
2009-04-08 16:28:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM MD RO |
| 09CHISINAU290 |
SPEAKER LUPU DISINFORMS AMBASSADOR ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: In a public pull-aside, Moldovan Parliament Speaker Marian Lupu informed Ambassador Chaudhry that Coalition 2009, Moldova's election- watching NGO coalition, had its own vote figures, which agreed with Central Election Commission (CEC)figures showing a win for the Party of Commu [...] |
2009-04-10 14:47:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM PINR MD |
| 09CHISINAU293 |
President Calls for Full Vote Recount, [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-10 15:16:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EU MD |
| 09CHISINAU294 |
NO DEMONSTRATIONS JUST [...] (SBU) Summary: Demonstrations abated on April 9, with no more than a few hundred gathered in front of the main government building. However, the city continued to be tense with anticipation, as further demonstrations are being planned for April 10 and April 12. The government has been imp [...] |
2009-04-10 15:27:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM MD |
| 09CHISINAU295 |
President Calls for Full Vote Recount, [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting on April 10 with President Vladimir Voronin, Ambassador Chaudhry stated USG concerns about arrests of protestors, beatings of journalists, threats to expel students from school for participating in anti-government demonstrations earlier in the week and pressure on t [...] |
2009-04-10 15:43:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM EU MD |
| 09CHISINAU296 |
GOVERNMENT USING INTIMIDATION [...] (SBU) Summary: President Voronin's crackdown on student rioters, journalists, and other outspoken critics of the government over the last two days has created a sense of fear among potential demonstrators. Cyberspace messages cautioned demonstrators not to go downtown because they risked a [...] |
2009-04-10 15:52:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM MD |
| 09CHISINAU301 |
SOME 10,000 GATHER FOR PEACEFUL [...] (SBU) Summary: On Sunday April 12 an estimated 7-10,000 people gathered for a peaceful demonstration in support of the opposition. The demands have largely shifted from the initial elections-related demands to concerns for the well-being of those arrested in connection with the violent Apri [...] |
2009-04-13 14:59:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM MD |
| 09CHISINAU302 |
MOLDOVA FACING CHALLENGES TO INSTALLING A [...] (SBU) Summary: With the immediate threat of street violence diminished, Moldova continues to face a political crisis which will preserve a state of uncertainty until the vote recount is finished, the Parliament meets and a new President and Cabinet is put in place. Parliament faces signific [...] |
2009-04-14 06:03:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM MD |
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AMBASSADOR RAISES TORTURE CONCERNS WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: In an April 14 meeting Ambassador Chaudhry raised his concerns with Prime Minister Greceanii about the reports of harsh treatment of those participants in the April 7 demonstrations who had been arrested. The Ambassador stressed USG abhorrence of violence and underlined that any [...] |
2009-04-14 15:54:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RO MD |
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MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE ON USG [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-16 15:12:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL MD |
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ELECTION RECOUNT, VOTER LIST [...] (C) Summary: A comprehensive recount of ballots cast in Moldova's parliamentary elections began on April 15. As of late afternoon April 16 results were still being tallied, and final results may be announced either on April 17 or after the (Easter) weekend. Leaders of the three opposition [...] |
2009-04-16 16:44:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM MD |
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MOLDOVAN 2008 MACROECONOMIC OVERVIEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Economic growth continued to be strong in Moldova in 2008, according to recently released official statistics, with GDP growing 7.2 percent. However, economic trends were not uniform during the year and fourth quarter data reflected the increasing impact of the world economi [...] |
2009-04-24 14:43:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD |
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AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MEDIA REPS TO HEAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with a group of journalists and representatives of independent media outlets on April 17 at their request to hear their concerns regarding recent actions of law enforcement bodies against independent media, such as intimidation, detention and beatings of jour [...] |
2009-04-28 05:42:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO MD |
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POST-ELECTION HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Summary: Numerous reports have documented human rights concerns about arrests in connection with the violent April 7 demonstrations and beatings of those detained. The Ministry of Interior confirmed 317 arrests in connection with this demonstration, and reported on April 22 that all bu [...] |
2009-04-28 14:39:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KDEM MD |
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AMBASSADOR MEETS UNCOMPROMISING LIBERAL [...] (C) Summary: Liberal Party (PL) leader Mihai Ghimpu responded with guarded hope to the Ambassador's encouragement of democracy in Moldova. He calmly described the "imposed dictatorship" of the Party of Communists (PCRM) and his disappointment with betrayers of democracy. Ghimpu touted his [...] |
2009-01-16 13:26:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MD |
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MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE ON VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S IMF AND [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-05 13:40:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PREL MD |
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AMBASSADOR CHAUDHRY MEETS "PIVOT PARTY" [...] (C) Summary: In a January 13 meeting with Democratic Party (PD) leader Dumitru Diacov, Ambassador Chaudhry questioned Diacov on pre- election conditions and stressed that the world was watching Moldova. Diacov acknowledged the importance of the elections, thanked the USG for its democratizat [...] |
2009-01-16 13:30:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MD |
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NATO PULLOUT PART OF LARGER PICTURE: [...] (C) Summary: In a May 6 meeting Acting Foreign Minister Valeriu Ostalep acknowledged Russian pressure on Moldova to pull out of the NATO exercises in Georgia, but claimed that this decision did not represent a larger change in Moldova's ongoing interactions with NATO. Ostalep said that Mold [...] |
2009-05-08 13:44:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM NATO EU RS MD |
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VORONIN TO INTRODUCE CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) Summary: In a May 18 meeting with President Voronin to discuss the current political situation, the Ambassador also raised the importance of taking action to turn around the damage done to Moldova's world image by human rights violations following the April 7 events. Voronin and the Amba [...] |
2009-05-19 15:30:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM MD |
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PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR MARK TKACIUK PREFERS [...] (C) Summary: In a May 18 meeting with the Ambassador, Presidential Advisor Mark Tkaciuk argued that Moldova has emerged from each of its previous political crises as a stronger state. He believed that cutting a deal to find the "golden vote" would be possible, but would leave the country di [...] |
2009-05-20 14:37:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM MD |
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EAC Meeting Notes -- No Impact from Detainee Photographs [...] (SBU) Following reftel instructions, Embassy Chisinau's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) met to assess the impact on mission and AMCIT security of media attention to the issue of unreleased detainee photographs. 2. (SBU) EAC members noted that the issue had not been raised in Moldovan media [...] |
2009-05-21 06:46:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ASEC MD |
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US RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-27 09:42:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP KN MD |
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HCOC INREACH - ENCOURAGING [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-27 09:45:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA |
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RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-27 09:47:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MOPS PBTS GG RS MD |
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MOLDOVA WILL CHECK FOR NORTH KOREAN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-28 14:15:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN MD |
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PRESIDENTIAL VOTE POSTPONED UNTIL JUNE 3; [...] (C) Summary: On May 28 the Parliament gathered for the anticipated presidential voting. The Communists proposed a postponement until June 3, which passed. The time between the Parliament's initial failure to elect a president on May 20, and the May 28 session has been filled with meetings [...] |
2009-05-29 07:49:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM MD |
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PRIVATIZATION PROCEEDS FOR THE CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In December 2008 the Government of Moldova (GOM) decided to amend the 2008 state budget by increasing revenues, expenditures and the deficit. This followed an announcement in November that revenues from privatization had exceeded expectations and that the GOM would sell addi [...] |
2009-01-22 06:56:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREL MD |
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MOLDOVAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (C) Ambassador Chaudhry met Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Andrei Stratan on May 28 to deliver reftel demarche on Moldova's non- acceptance of travel documents issued by the Government of Kosovo (GOK), thus preventing GOK delegates from participating in the June 4 Annual Meeting of the Re [...] |
2009-06-02 09:13:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KV MD |
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AMBASSADOR CHAUDHRY HEARS ALL THE RIGHT [...] (C) Summary: In a January 15 meeting with Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM) leader Vlad Filat, Ambassador Chaudhry questioned Filat on pre- and post-election conditions, and received positive responses on freedoms and democratization in Moldova. Filat described his plans for an energetic, coun [...] |
2009-01-22 10:27:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MD |
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MOLDOVA UNABLE TO RELEASE HELICOPTERS FOR PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-03 10:11:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SMIG PARM PK MD |