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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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07CHISINAU1273PRESIDENT 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 11:36:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL KCFE OSCE PARM MD
07CHISINAU1275TRANSNISTRIA: 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 15:08:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS ECON PHUM MD
07CHISINAU1281PM 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 14:30:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS ECON MD
07CHISINAU1282SPEAKER 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 14:37:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MD
07CHISINAU1283FOREIGN 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 14:41:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALOSCE PBTS PGOV PINR PREL MD
07CHISINAU1284MINISTER 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 14:55:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALKCFE OSCE PARM PBTS PREL MD
07CHISINAU1301TRANSNISTRIA 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 12:14:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALOSCE PBTS PREL PINR MD
07CHISINAU1318WILL 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 13:07:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINR MD
07CHISINAU1330CHISINAU 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 13:17:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPBTS PGOV EAID MD
07CHISINAU1331IRAQ 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 14:06:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PREL IZ MD
07CHISINAU1354TIP 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 07:22:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG MD
07CHISINAU1362SHEVCHUK: 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 05:31:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS EAID PGOV MD
07CHISINAU1366SOVA: 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 15:14:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS OSCE KCFE MD
07CHISINAU1367NO 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 15:27:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL PGOV TN GM RS MD
07CHISINAU1377VORONIN 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 11:23:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL PGOV RS TN MD
07CHISINAU1380With 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 06:59:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL PINR MD
07CHISINAU1382THE 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 14:22:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PHUM MD
07CHISINAU1383MOLDOVA 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 14:29:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PHUM MD
07CHISINAU1384NEW 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 14:40:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WTO PGOV PREL MD
07CHISINAU1393Marginal 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 08:05:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL PINR MD
07CHISINAU1395REQUEST 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 13:42:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL MD
07CHISINAU1400LITSKAI: 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 15:43:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS OSCE PGOV MD
07CHISINAU1404MOLDOVA 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 09:17:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MD
07CHISINAU1406SEEKING 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 14:56:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS OSCE PGOV MD
07CHISINAU1435TRANSNISTRIAN 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 09:40:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS 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 07:54:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM MD
07CHISINAU1477REFUSED 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 13:39:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PGOV MD
07CHISINAU1486LUPU: 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 10:34:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MD
07CHISINAU1505STRATAN 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 13:17:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PGOV RO UP MD
07CHISINAU1517PROTESTS 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 10:07:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM MD
07CHISINAU1520MOLDOVAN 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 15:29:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV PREL MD
08CHISINAU100PARLIAMENT 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 14:21:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS MD
08CHISINAU1001MOLDOVA: FINANCING FOR DEVELOMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-07 11:53:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PREL MD
08CHISINAU1008PRESIDENT 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 05:46:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PINR RS MD
08CHISINAU1016PRIME 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 15:06:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EAID KDEM MD
08CHISINAU1017ECONOMY 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 05:47:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EPET RS MD
08CHISINAU1034SPEAKER 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 15:12:00Embassy ChisinauSECRETPGOV KDEM PBTS RS MD
08CHISINAU1038MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE RE GITMO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-17 14:29:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV 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 13:36:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS KDEM MD
08CHISINAU107MOLDOVANS, 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 16:15:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS MARR MD RU
08CHISINAU1075MOLDOVA 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 14:29:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU MD
08CHISINAU1078EUROPEN 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 08:27:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS MD
08CHISINAU1079HUNGARY 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 08:31:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID RS EU HU MD
08CHISINAU1084TRANSNISTRIAN 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 15:43:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL 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 15:48:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PBTS EU MD
08CHISINAU1095UKRAINIAN 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 14:37:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS UK MD
08CHISINAU1100PRIME 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 14:20:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KTIP AMGT MD
08CHISINAU1101COUNCIL 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 14:21:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID COE EU EUN MD
08CHISINAU1106ODESSA 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 15:43:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS MD
08CHISINAU1107MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE CONCERNING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-13 05:32:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN MD
08CHISINAU1108MOLDOVA: 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 07:26:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR MD
08CHISINAU112BUDGET 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 05:49:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PBTS ELTN PINR MD
08CHISINAU1126MOLDOVA: 2008-2009 INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-19 14:44:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN SNAR KCRM KTFN ASEC MD
08CHISINAU1127CONGRATULATORY 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 10:07:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP MO
08CHISINAU1128CONGRATULATORY 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 10:07:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP MO
08CHISINAU1129CONGRATULATORY 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 10:07:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP MO
08CHISINAU113MOLDOVA'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 14:14:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON 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 10:07:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDOPCD PREL OVIP MO
08CHISINAU1144ECONOMIC 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 12:39:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EPET RS MD
08CHISINAU1155AMBASSADOR 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 10:52:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR MD
08CHISINAU1156ECONOMIC 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 10:52:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALABLD MD
08CHISINAU1158MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE CONCERNING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-28 13:47:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA IS PA LE SY MD
08CHISINAU1159MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE CONCERNING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-28 13:48:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV MD
08CHISINAU1160MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE CONCERNING U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-28 13:49:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM PREL UNGA MD
08CHISINAU1161MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE CONCERNING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-01 05:59:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER PREL UNSC PINR MD
08CHISINAU1168CHISINAU 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 13:08:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR AMGT MD
08CHISINAU1206MEETING 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 13:44:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS MD
08CHISINAU123FEW 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 10:46:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS MD RO
08CHISINAU1235Ambassador 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 14:01:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS PINR MD
08CHISINAU1246MOLDOVA: 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 06:49:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC MD
08CHISINAU1257LOCAL 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 13:12:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MD
08CHISINAU1258Urechean'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 14:15:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PBTS PINR MD
08CHISINAU1260IURIE 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 12:54:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS MD
08CHISINAU1266TRANSNISTRIAN 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 09:16:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PGOV PHUM MD
08CHISINAU127CHANGING 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 05:45:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MD
08CHISINAU1270MOLDOVA 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 08:16:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EUN MD
08CHISINAU1273GLOBAL 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 08:22:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB MD
08CHISINAU1277THE 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 10:00:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MD
08CHISINAU130MORE 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 12:18:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PREL PGOV ETRD OSCE MD
08CHISINAU132VORONIN: 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 10:03:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS EAID MARR MD RO UP
08CHISINAU134PROPOSALS 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 12:33:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSMIG KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL OPRC MD
08CHISINAU151MOLDOVA: 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 12:21:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EWWT PGOV MD
08CHISINAU171MOLDOVA: 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 08:37:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALECON 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 12:18:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PNAT PREL PGOV MD
08CHISINAU174SCENE-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 14:47:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM PREL MD
08CHISINAU175MOLDOVA: 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 14:52:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD KCRM PREF MD
08CHISINAU190TRANSNISTRIAN 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 08:35:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PBTS PGOV PREL MD
08CHISINAU191CHANGE IN CUBA: MOLDOVA WILL DELIVER PRO FORMA NOTE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-25 13:09:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV 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 12:26:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UN MD
08CHISINAU214NO 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 14:04:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS MD
08CHISINAU221MOLDOVA SUPPORTS UNSCR 1803
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-04 09:36:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM IR MD
08CHISINAU222MOLDOVA SUPPORTS U.S. VIEWS ON IAEA DG REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-04 09:37:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA MD
08CHISINAU223MOLDOVA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON IAEA BRIEFING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-04 09:37:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR MD
08CHISINAU248RELIGIOUS 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 07:56:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KIRF MD
08CHISINAU249PRESIDENT 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 08:20:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV 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 16:07:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS PINR EAID ETRN MD
08CHISINAU264TERRORISM FINANCE, ABU GHADIYAH--MOLDOVA WILL BLOCK AND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-11 11:10:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN 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 11:51:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINR MD
08CHISINAU268MOLDOVA: 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 12:04:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAGR KFLU TBIO MD
08CHISINAU270MOLDOVAN 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 13:58:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAFIN ECON EFIN PGOV MD
08CHISINAU272GOM 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 12:12:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV PREL PBTS MD
08CHISINAU295Gagauz 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 15:29:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM MD
08CHISINAU304AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES OPPOSITION LEADERS TO COOPERATE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-19 12:35:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS MD
08CHISINAU305AMBASSADOR 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 14:42:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS MD
08CHISINAU306MOLDOVA: 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 15:23:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV 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 16:25:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINR MD
08CHISINAU312AMBASSADOR 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 07:38:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KIRF PINR MD
08CHISINAU314MINISTER 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 11:16:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALKICC MARR PREL PGOV MD
08CHISINAU315COMMUNIST 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 14:05:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MD
08CHISINAU324NEW 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 13:30:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MD
08CHISINAU34CHRISTMAS 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 12:36:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KIRF KDEM PINR MD
08CHISINAU358Gagauz 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 13:27:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM MD
08CHISINAU369NEW 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 12:07:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MD
08CHISINAU370REINTEGRATION 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 12:10:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MD
08CHISINAU371VORONIN 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 12:20:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MD
08CHISINAU372MOLDOVA'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 12:30:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL PGOV MD
08CHISINAU379AMBASSADOR 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 11:45:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINR MD
08CHISINAU39MOLDOVA 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 12:34:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR MD
08CHISINAU396MOLDOVA WILL PUT PROLIFERATORS ON ITS LISTS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-07 13:27:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC UNSC IR MD
08CHISINAU398AMBASSADOR 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 12:11:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINR MD
08CHISINAU399MOLDOVA: 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 15:05:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PGOV PREL MD
08CHISINAU400NEW 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 14:31:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS NATO MD
08CHISINAU401FM 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 14:35:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS NATO MD
08CHISINAU416DAS 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 14:19:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS MD
08CHISINAU417PRESIDENT 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 14:25:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS ECON MD
08CHISINAU418FIRST 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 14:48:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PBTS ETRD MD
08CHISINAU419MOLDOVA: 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 14:53:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS ECON MD
08CHISINAU427MOLDOVA: 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 13:32:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PBTS ENRG MD
08CHISINAU428AMBASSADOR 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 14:01:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KWMN PINR MD
08CHISINAU434MD WILL DISCUSS RUSSIAN "MECHANISMS" IN ABKHAZIA AND SOUTH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-21 12:31:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL GG RS MD
08CHISINAU438MOLDOVA SEES NO BARRIER TO SIGNING US-EU PRISONERS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-23 05:56:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN PHUM PREL MD
08CHISINAU457Supporting 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 11:14:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM 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 13:28:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID MD
08CHISINAU467MOLDOVA SUPPORTS U.S. NPT GOALS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-02 13:40:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT IAEA MD
08CHISINAU469UPDATE 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 14:07:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MD
08CHISINAU48TRANSNISTRIAN 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 09:48:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PBTS PREL MD
08CHISINAU49TRANSNISTRIAN 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 09:48:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PBTS PREL MD
08CHISINAU494MOLDOVAN 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 11:18:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV 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 15:11:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV 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 15:16:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS PINR MD
08CHISINAU508MOLDOVA: 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 08:01:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV MD
08CHISINAU510MOLDOVA SEES NO PROBLEM WITH VOTING FOR HULEBAK AT THIS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-13 09:44:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD TRIO KPAO PREL MD
08CHISINAU511MOLDOVA WILL REPORT ON UNSCR 1803 COMPLIANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-13 14:30:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR MD
08CHISINAU522MOLDOVA RECEIVES INVITATION TO TALINN MEETING OF GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-19 14:22:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PTER KGIC PREL MD
08CHISINAU523MOLDOVA RECEIVES INVITATION TO FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-20 05:50:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS OTRA PREL MD
08CHISINAU524MOLDOVAN 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 05:50:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM MD
08CHISINAU535AFTER 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 13:49:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV MD
08CHISINAU536MOLDOVA RECEIVES THE PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-21 14:14:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO MD
08CHISINAU537MOLDOVA RECEIVES REQUEST TO END FOOD STAPLE EXPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-21 14:16:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR ECON TBIO MD
08CHISINAU538LARGEST 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 05:44:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PGOV PHUM MD
08CHISINAU539CUBA 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 05:45:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU MD
08CHISINAU552MOLDOVA RECEIVES REQUEST RELATED TO THE CONVENTION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-27 08:40:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM MD
08CHISINAU553NEW 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 09:53:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINS PBTS PARM PREL PTER PGOV MD
08CHISINAU554MOLDOVA IS INCLINED TO SUPPORT SWING AS IOM DIRECTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-27 10:34:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF SMIG AORC MD
08CHISINAU556MOLDOVA 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 12:42:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PREL PGOV MD RO
08CHISINAU564NEW 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 13:03:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PHUM MD
08CHISINAU579UKRAINE 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 10:43:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PREL ENRG ECON UA MD
08CHISINAU580New 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 12:14:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM MD
08CHISINAU583MOLDOVA RECEIVES NON-PAPER REGARDING IAEA'S LATEST REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-04 14:10:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA MD
08CHISINAU585Moldova Deputy PM Promises Action and Cooperation on TIP
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-05 09:29:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL ELAB KCRM MD
08CHISINAU602MINISTER 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 14:46:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPBTS PGOV PREL RS MD
08CHISINAU619MOLDOVA RECEIVES REFTEL TALKING POINTS ON U.S. DOMESTIC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-13 14:33:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC BA QA MD
08CHISINAU620EMBASSY CHISINAU INPUT FOR OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-13 14:34:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM OSCE KDEM PREL MD
08CHISINAU625LEFT-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 11:25:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PGOV PHUM MD
08CHISINAU634MOLDOVA RECEIVES UPDATED COPY OF P5-plus-1 PACKAGE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-17 10:09:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM IR MD
08CHISINAU637MOLDOVA RECEIVES TALKING POINTS ON DESIGNATION OF NAMES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-18 13:16:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN ETTC PTER PREL CVIS KVPR MD
08CHISINAU639NEW 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 13:23:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM MD
08CHISINAU645MOLDOVA RECEIVED TALKING POINTS ON U.S. DOMESTIC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-19 12:45:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC KU MD
08CHISINAU663SOVA 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 12:57:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS PINR KMCA MD
08CHISINAU67MOST 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 12:29:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PBTS MD
08CHISINAU677MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELA-BASED HIZBALLAH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-27 09:45:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC VE LE MD
08CHISINAU68TRANSNISTRIAN 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 14:44:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALECON PBTS PGOV PREL MD
08CHISINAU687TRANSNISTRIAN 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 07:11:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PREL PGOV PINR MD
08CHISINAU690MiG 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 08:52:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PINR PGOV MD
08CHISINAU707MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-03 08:43:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC UN NGO PHUM MD
08CHISINAU71SOVA: 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 10:58:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS OSCE RU UK MD
08CHISINAU711CHISINAU 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 09:50:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR MD
08CHISINAU730IRI/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 15:24:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MD
08CHISINAU731GOM 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 13:48:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MD
08CHISINAU735ROMANIAN 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 11:57:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV MD RO
08CHISINAU744MOLDOVAN 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 12:27:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MARR MOPS MD
08CHISINAU745CCTIP 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 14:16:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KWMN MD
08CHISINAU746TRANSNISTRIAN 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 14:29:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL 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 10:56:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL IIP KPAO KDEM MD
08CHISINAU752MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-15 11:07:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU KPKO KV MD
08CHISINAU753MOLDOVA 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 13:58:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MD
08CHISINAU762SOVA 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 11:37:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PBTS MD
08CHISINAU765A TOUR D'HORIZON WITH PRESIDENT VORONIN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-18 13:35:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS ECON PINR KWMN MD
08CHISINAU776MOLDOVA NOT CERTAIN ON ATTENDANCE AT PRISONERS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-23 08:46:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN PHUM PREL KDEM MD
08CHISINAU777MOLDOVA RECEIVES NON-PAPERS FOR UPCOMING OSCE HUMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-23 08:47:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMD OSCE PREL PHUM KDEM
08CHISINAU781FM 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 13:54:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SENV PBTS MD
08CHISINAU7863-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 12:34:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PBTS ECON OSCE MD
08CHISINAU787PRESIDENT 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 13:01:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS KWMN MD
08CHISINAU788Moldovan 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 14:38:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV MD
08CHISINAU794MOLDOVA 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 14:45:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KWMN PINR MD
08CHISINAU795MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE REGARDING THE 63RD UN GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-01 08:51:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA MD
08CHISINAU825GOM 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 12:52:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS RS MD
08CHISINAU829MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE REGARDING THE DESIGNATION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-18 07:18:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR UNSC AG MD
08CHISINAU830MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE REGARDING USG
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-18 08:16:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG KSCA SENV AORC MD
08CHISINAU846RUSSIAN 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 14:19:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG EPET PREL PBTS RS MD
08CHISINAU847MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE REGARDING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-22 06:38:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP EFIN PARM IR MD
08CHISINAU85Embassy 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 11:43:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM MD
08CHISINAU850 Moldova Receives Demarche on Designation of Additional
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-22 12:27:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR GM MD
08CHISINAU851No Moldovan Candidates for Maktoum Entrepreneurs'
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-22 12:31:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL MD
08CHISINAU854SIXTH 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 12:59:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR PARM MD
08CHISINAU855AFTER 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 13:37:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM MD
08CHISINAU871GEORGIA 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 13:25:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS RS MD
08CHISINAU872MOLDOVA 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 14:04:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PBTS MD
08CHISINAU881MOLDOVA GENERALLY SUPPORTS USG IN THIRD
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-04 12:33:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN MD
08CHISINAU882Moldova Agrees that ICJ is Wrong Place to Discuss Kosovo's
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-04 14:15:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL UN UNGA KV MD
08CHISINAU883Moldova Agrees with Non-Recognition of South Ossetia and
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-04 14:15:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV GG RU MD
08CHISINAU89MOLDOVA 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 12:36:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV PREL MD
08CHISINAU9ELECTORAL 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 13:20:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM MD
08CHISINAU90GAZPROM 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 12:44:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALECON 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 11:24:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS MD EU
08CHISINAU910MOLDOVA ATTENDANCE AT AVIAN INFLUENZA MINISTRIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-12 10:23:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL MD
08CHISINAU931MOLDOVA RECEIVES COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-16 13:11:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN MD
08CHISINAU933RUSSIAN 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 06:12:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL RU MD
08CHISINAU950MOLDOVA GENERALLY SUPPORTS USG IN IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-23 12:34:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA MD PARM MNUC
08CHISINAU951AN 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 14:48:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPBTS PGOV EAID RS MD
08CHISINAU953CHRISTIAN 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 13:10:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM MD
08CHISINAU954CHRISTIAN 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 13:13:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM MD
08CHISINAU958VORONIN-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 14:53:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPBTS PREL PINR RU MD
08CHISINAU967MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON UNFC RESOLUTION ON COMPLIANCE WITH NONPROLIFERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-30 09:53:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCDG PARM PREL UNGA MD
08CHISINAU971PRESIDENT 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 13:39:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PINR AMGT RU MD
08CHISINAU977Ambassador 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 13:33:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KTIP MD
08CHISINAU979MOLDOVA 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 13:34:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS EAID PINR MD RS
08CHISINAU983KALMAN 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 11:34:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PINR RS MD
08CHISINAU985UPDATE REGARDING MOLDOVA'S POSITION TOWARDS DEMARCHE ON UNFC RESOLUTION ON COMPLIANCE WITH NONPROLIFERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-02 12:51:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL UNGA MD
08CHISINAU999MOLDOVA: FINANCING FOR DEVELOMENT DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-07 09:24:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PREL MD
08SECTION01OF02CHISINAU976A 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 13:29:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL 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 05:53:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV 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 06:06:00Embassy ChisinauSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM PINR RS MD
09CHISINAU1002DASD 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 06:17:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MD
09CHISINAU1003ECONOMIC 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 12:20:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD
09CHISINAU1012MOLDOVA: 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 09:00:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER OSCE MD
09CHISINAU103PRESIDENT 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 07:10:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU107DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON LIABILITY AND REDRESS UNDER THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 05:50:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO MD
09CHISINAU108MOLDOVA: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-18 06:55:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ELAB KTIP KWMN MD PGOV PHUM SMIG
09CHISINAU120FRIED - 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 06:24:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KCFE NATO RS GG MD
09CHISINAU121KOSOVO RECOGNITION DEMARCHE REPLY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-24 06:24:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC ICJ KV MD
09CHISINAU123Judge 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 09:16:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYACABQ AORC APER KUNR PREL UNGA MD RO
09CHISINAU125MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE REGARDING USG NOMINATION FOR UN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-24 13:28:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG KSCA SENV AORC MD
09CHISINAU132SMIRNOV 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 13:29:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS UP MD
09CHISINAU136MOLDOVA RECEIVES TALKING POINTS ON REVIEW OF U.S. POLICY IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 11:02:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PREL MD IZ
09CHISINAU137MOLDOVA RECEIVES TALKING POINTS ON USG PARTICIPATION IN HRC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 11:04:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL MD
09CHISINAU139MOLDOVA 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 13:55:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR MD
09CHISINAU140MOLDOVA 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 13:59:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR MD
09CHISINAU142SOVA 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 14:53:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS RU MD
09CHISINAU15CHISINAU 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 14:21:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR MD
09CHISINAU20Ambassador 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 07:39:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU212VORONIN 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 15:33:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS RS MD
09CHISINAU216VORONIN 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 15:07:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU217PRIME 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 15:13:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU221MFA 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 15:04:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RO MD
09CHISINAU227MOLDOVA 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 13:29:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB MD
09CHISINAU264 Fraud Summary - Chisinau: September 2008 -February 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-01 07:59:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KTIP MD
09CHISINAU268MOLDOVA 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 13:56:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV 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 15:13:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PBTS MD
09CHISINAU271WHY 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 15:18:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL MD
09CHISINAU272WHY COMMUNISTS AND LIBERALS SHARE THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-03 15:21:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL MD
09CHISINAU273Post 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 15:56:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV 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 15:48:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU283JOINT 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 14:48:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RO MD
09CHISINAU287Election 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 14:59:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV 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 16:28:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM MD RO
09CHISINAU290SPEAKER 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 14:47:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR MD
09CHISINAU293 President Calls for Full Vote Recount,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-10 15:16:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV 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 15:27:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV 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 15:43:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV 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 15:52:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV 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 14:59:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV 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 06:03:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU305AMBASSADOR 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 15:54:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM RO MD
09CHISINAU316MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE ON USG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-16 15:12:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL MD
09CHISINAU317 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 16:44:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU330 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 14:43:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD
09CHISINAU331AMBASSADOR 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 05:42:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM KPAO MD
09CHISINAU337 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 14:39:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU34AMBASSADOR 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 13:26:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU348MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE ON VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S IMF AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-05 13:40:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL MD
09CHISINAU35AMBASSADOR 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 13:30:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU355 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 13:44:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM NATO EU RS MD
09CHISINAU375VORONIN 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 15:30:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU377PRESIDENTIAL 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 14:37:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU378EAC 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 06:46:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ASEC MD
09CHISINAU392US RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-27 09:42:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP KN MD
09CHISINAU393HCOC INREACH - ENCOURAGING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-27 09:45:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09CHISINAU394RUSSIAN RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-27 09:47:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PBTS GG RS MD
09CHISINAU395MOLDOVA WILL CHECK FOR NORTH KOREAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-28 14:15:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN MD
09CHISINAU397PRESIDENTIAL 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 07:49:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU41 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 06:56:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PREL MD
09CHISINAU419MOLDOVAN 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 09:13:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KV MD
09CHISINAU42 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 10:27:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU423MOLDOVA UNABLE TO RELEASE HELICOPTERS FOR PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-03 10:11:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SMIG PARM PK MD
09CHISINAU425Romania-Moldova Spats Burnish Nationalist
[...] (SBU) Summary: After disputed parliamentary elections in Moldova followed by violent street demonstrations on April 7, the presidents of Romania and Moldova have engaged in tit-for-tat accusations and counter-measures that benefit both domestically, but have seriously harmed bilateral relati [...]
2009-06-03 14:02:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PBTS MD
09CHISINAU43MOLDOVA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Embassy Chisinau submits the Investment Climate Statement in response to reftel: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Moldova continues to take small steps toward developing a stronger economy, reforming a cumbersome regulatory framework, combating corrupti [...]
2009-01-22 10:39:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR MD
09CHISINAU430 Embassy Enhances Continuing Legal
[...] (SBU) Summary: During an April seminar, the Embassy, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime, and the Government of Moldova's (GOM) National Justice Institute trained 57 judges and prosecutors to understand Moldovan law and relevant UN conventions; taught them how to seek evidence from countries su [...]
2009-06-05 14:24:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM PREL MD
09CHISINAU431MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN ICSC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-08 07:27:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA MD
09CHISINAU44MOLDOVA 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Russia 154.08 2. United States 102.16 3. Italy 91.30 4. Spain 82.57 5. Netherlands 80.12 6. France 79.00 7. Romania 60.14 8. Germany 50.64 9. Austria 35.20 10. Cyprus 27.54 92. Based on figures from the National Bureau of Statistics, FDI since 1992 by sectors was as a perce [...]
2009-01-22 10:42:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR MD
09CHISINAU449AMBASSADOR TO FM STRATAN: MOLDOVA HURTING
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 12 meeting with Foreign Minister Andrei Stratan, Ambassador delivered tough points on IRI/NDI and media freedoms. Ambassador told Stratan that GOM actions were creating an increasingly negative impression of Moldova. He pointed to the GOM's recent failure to find a wa [...]
2009-06-12 13:41:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU450Parliament Approves New Government - Lupu Quits Communist
[...] (SBU) Summary: At its June 10 session, the Parliament approved Prime Minister Zinaida Grecanii's list for interim cabinet. The new cabinet is almost the same as the previous one. Ex-Speaker Marian Lupu announced his departure from the Party of Communists (PCRM),which has the potential to we [...]
2009-06-12 14:41:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM MD
09CHISINAU451DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. MOVING TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-15 06:11:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV MD
09CHISINAU457MOLDOVA RECEIVED INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-16 06:34:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA MD
09CHISINAU465PM CALM ABOUT TIP DEMARCHE, DEFENSIVE ON
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 16 meeting with Ambassador Chaudhry, Prime Minister Zinaida Greceanii responded with thanks for the advance warning on the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report (reftel),and promised that a Government of Moldova (GOM) coordinator for TIP would be named soon. When the A [...]
2009-06-17 14:29:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU485 CRITICAL ECONOMIC TIMES: IMF MISSION PACKS UP AND GOES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An IMF mission visited Moldova from May 28 to June 8 to negotiate a new agreement. Following unproductive discussions with Government of Moldova (GOM) officials, the mission departed without a new arrangement. The IMF projected that Moldova's GDP would decrease nine percent or [...]
2009-06-22 13:47:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD
09CHISINAU487DEMARCHE REPLY ON EUROPEAN
[...] (C) Reftel talking points were delivered to Anatol Urecheanu, Head of the Department of Multilateral Cooperation, at the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration on June 16, 2009. Urecheanu stated that the MFA's delegation was in the process of preparing for the Minister [...]
2009-06-22 14:36:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM OSCE EU NATO
09CHISINAU49MOLDOVA CHILD LABOR UPDATE FOR TRADE AND
[...] Conditions for children in Moldova are difficult. Child poverty is widespread in families in both rural and urban areas. Children living in households without one or both of their parents (generally as a result of parents' out- migration to find work) make up about one-third of children in [...]
2009-01-23 10:36:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MD
09CHISINAU492VORONIN HEARS POINTS ON ELECTIONS, TIP
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 25 meeting, the Ambassador informed President Voronin about the MCC Board of Directors' discussions on Moldova at their June 10 meeting. The Ambassador explained that instead of going ahead with approving the Investment Memo at their next meeting, the MCC Board had ask [...]
2009-06-25 14:07:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KTIP RO MD
09CHISINAU493 VORONIN VISITS MOSCOW AND RETURNS WITH USD 500
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Vladimir Voronin traveled to Moscow on June 22, and held bilateral meetings with both President Dmitrii Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Following his talks with Voronin, Putin announced a USD 500 million credit to Moldova. Some media reports quoted Putin [...]
2009-06-25 14:14:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD
09CHISINAU496 WORSENING ECONOMIC INDICATORS FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: In October 2008, the outlook for Moldova's economy was still positive for 2009. Since that forecast the economic situation for the entire region has deteriorated dramatically. The Moldovan National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) published numbers for the first quarter, underscori [...]
2009-06-26 11:00:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD
09CHISINAU497 MOLDOVAN INVESTPRIVATBANK FALLS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Bank of Moldova, the country's central bank, withdrew the license of Investprivatbank (IPB) on Friday, June 19. The central bank issued a statement citing banking law violations and added that it had appointed an administrator to liquidate the bank. Moldovan aut [...]
2009-06-26 11:01:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD
09CHISINAU5GRINCH STEALS CHRISTMAS AGAIN IN MOLDOVA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Once again, the central government has interfered with Chisinau Christmas celebrations in an attempt to thwart Chisinau Mayor Dorin Chirtoaca and assert its control over public space in the capital. Like last year, the confrontation began with a wandering Christmas tree; this y [...]
2009-01-06 13:06:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU525NEW DEPUTY PM ROSCA PROMISES ACTION ON
[...] (C) Summary: In two meetings with Ambassador Chaudhry, June 24 and 26, newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister Iurie Rosca promised to use his new authority to correct human rights abuses in Moldova and rejuvenate the country's efforts against trafficking in persons (TIP). He noted that bette [...]
2009-07-06 15:01:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KTIP KWMN CASC MARR MD
09CHISINAU530 IMF AND WORLD BANK REPS SEE BLEAK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a donors' meeting on June 25, IMF Resident Representative, Johan Mathisen, and World Bank Country Manager, Melanie Marlett, assessed the current status of the Moldovan economy as bleak and reviewed possible measures to assist Moldova. The IMF projects a GDP contraction of [...]
2009-07-07 13:54:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD
09CHISINAU542 MIXED ASSESSMENT SO FAR FOR NEW
[...] (C) After the Charge described President Obama's recent visit to Russia (septel),Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Valeriu Ostalep asked about the U.S.'s current assessment of the election campaign. The Charge noted we had heard indications that the Central Electio [...]
2009-07-14 14:55:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS MD
09CHISINAU543CHARGE DELIVERS MESSAGE ON U.S.-RUSSIA
[...] (C) On July 13, 2009, the Charge delivered reftel talking points to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Valeriu Ostalep. After noting U.S. support for the territorial integrity of Georgia and Ukraine and rejecting the idea of privileged spheres of influence (reftel pa [...]
2009-07-14 15:05:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS RS MD
09CHISINAU545TERRORISM FINANCE: UN AND U.S. DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-15 08:56:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID PK MD
09CHISINAU556NO LIGHT AT THE END OF THE RAILROAD TUNNEL IN TRANSNISTRIA
[...] (SBU) Summary: In contrast to other, more successful working groups between Chisinau and Transnistrian authorities, the newly created Working Group on Railroads, which met for the first time on July 7, has revealed the greatest difficulties: Transnistria wants the railroads to resume service, [...]
2009-07-17 06:00:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS ELTN ETRD RS UP MD
09CHISINAU561DEMARCHE REPLY: SUPPORTING NGO INVOLVEMENT AT THE UNITED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-17 14:13:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM MD
09CHISINAU575LUPU DEFECTION FROM COMMUNISTS CREATES
[...] (C) Summary: The departure of former Parliamentary Speaker Marian Lupu from the Party of Communists (PCRM) on June 10 has transformed the deeply-divided Moldovan political map by introducing a new political center. Immediately following Lupu's announcement, the Ambassador met with key polit [...]
2009-07-24 15:13:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU576DEPUTY PM ROSCA PROMISES RETRACTION ON
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 23 meeting with Ambassador Chaudhry, Deputy Prime Minister Iurie Rosca expressed shock at a defamatory anti-IRI and NDI article that appeared in his party's newspaper, and promised a retraction. The retraction appeared the next day, on the front page. Rosca also desc [...]
2009-07-24 15:16:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU577MINISTER OF FINANCE ON BUDGET AND ECONOMY
[...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Chaudhry's July 8 meeting with Minister of Finance Mariana Durlesteanu, the Minister explained that Moldova's finances were in serious trouble. Durlesteanu discussed a planned USD 500 million loan from Russia and the impact it would have on Moldova's relations [...]
2009-07-24 15:28:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EPET ENRG EAID RS MD
09CHISINAU581All-Party Mud Wrestling as Campaign
[...] (SBU) Summary: As Moldova's July 29 repeat parliamentary election nears, the political parties have been using this campaign period to try to exploit the controversies which followed April 5 elections and the violent demonstrations of April 7. The ruling Communists have extensively used cam [...]
2009-07-27 14:38:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU582FOREIGN MINISTER STRATAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 27 meeting with Ambassador Chaudhry, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Andrei Stratan promised, without much certainty or enthusiasm, that he would fix the problems created when the Government of Moldova (GOM) refused accreditation to the majo [...]
2009-07-27 14:51:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU586Mud Wrestling Ends; Voting Proceeds
[...] (SBU) Summary: After a mud-slinging polarized campaign, peaceful voting has begun on July 29. Procedures are in place, and nearly 2,000 polling stations (PEBs) are reporting high turnout. Problems are predominantly minor, such as errors on voting lists and occasional high-handed pronouncemen [...]
2009-07-29 13:46:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM MD
09CHISINAU587POLLING RESULTS SHOW CONCERN,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Recent polling by the International Republican Institute (IRI) on the eve of July 29 repeat parliamentary elections, shows that Moldovans' concerns are overwhelmingly economic and that most people believe the country is headed in the wrong direction. A separate recent poll by [...]
2009-07-30 08:10:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU588EMBASSY OBSERVERS NOTE BOTH GOOD AND BAD
[...] (SBU) Summary: On voting day, fourteen teams of Embassy election monitors noted wide discrepancies in polling station management, quality of voter lists, quality of local-observer participation, and vote counting and posting at the precinct and district levels. In many polling stations elec [...]
2009-07-30 15:46:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM MD
09CHISINAU589ELECTING A PRESIDENT ONLY POSSIBLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: With 98.3 percent of the vote counted, it is already clear that Moldova will have a five-party parliament. With 48 seats reported thus far out of a total of 101, the Party of Communists (PCRM) will be unable to elect a President, or even a Speaker, on its own. It is still po [...]
2009-07-30 15:57:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM MD
09CHISINAU595OPPOSITION HAS BIG PLANS TO LEAD MOLDOVA
[...] (C) Summary: The opposition plans to work within its narrow parliamentary majority of 53 seats to elect the Speaker and then attempt to use their legislative mandate to try to form a government. Although Voronin would continue on as Acting President, with the speaker in place (possibly Fil [...]
2009-07-31 15:59:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU603MOLDOVA CIVICS 101: WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH 53 MPs
[...] (SBU) Summary: While there is a great deal of speculation about who might form a government in Moldova following repeat parliamentary elections on July 29, facts, in the form of numbers, remain stubborn things. Acting President Voronin will remain in office until 61 (out of 101) MPs vote to [...]
2009-08-03 14:46:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KDEM MD
09CHISINAU604MOLDOVA CIVICS 101: WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH 53 MPs
[...] (SBU) Summary: While there is a great deal of speculation about who might form a government in Moldova following repeat parliamentary elections on July 29, facts, in the form of numbers, remain stubborn things. Acting President Voronin will remain in office until 61 (out of 101) MPs vote to r [...]
2009-08-03 15:16:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KDEM MD
09CHISINAU608What Comes Next: Expert Views
[...] (SBU) Summary: Moldovan experts agree that the July 29 elections offer a chance for opposition parties to exercise power, although the constitutional provisions for establishing a government will make the process complicated. The current ruling Communist Party of the Republic of Moldova (PCR [...]
2009-08-04 13:52:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM MD
09CHISINAU61HUNGARIAN AMBASSADOR THINKS LIKELY
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 22 meeting, Hungarian Ambassador to Moldova Gyorgy Varga shared Ambassador Chaudhry's concerns that the Government of Moldova (GOM) was backsliding on media, political, and economic freedoms in the run up to elections. Varga told the Ambassador that President Voroni [...]
2009-01-30 13:48:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU611DEMARCHE REPLY: 64th UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH LEVEL
[...] We delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Anatol Urecheanu, Director of the Multilateral Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MFA&EI),Republic of Moldova on July 21, 2009. Sergiu Mihov, the new Head of the UN and Specialized Agencies Division, responded on [...]
2009-08-05 08:07:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA MD
09CHISINAU613USD 1 BILLION CHINESE LOAN FOR MOLDOVA
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 23, Moldova's Minister of Construction and Territorial Development and the president of Covec signed a memorandum of understanding for a USD 1 billion loan. Some news about this loan had circulated earlier, as Moldovan press noted in early February that China's largest [...]
2009-08-05 13:41:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB MD
09CHISINAU614PRESIDENT VORONIN ACCEPTS THE IDEA OF
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 4 meeting, a tired- looking and somber President Voronin did not appear to have a clear vision for how the PCRM would move forward in thepost-elections political environment. On the on hand he told the Ambassador that he was ready fo the PCRM to go into opposition, [...]
2009-08-05 16:42:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MD
09CHISINAU620FY2009 Project Proposals for INL Law Enforcement
[...] Summary: Post believes the best use of FSA/INL funds for law enforcement in Moldova will combine technical and training assistance to strengthen institutional as well as individual capacities. This cable outlines a program for using FY2009 funds to provide an array of projects for the Go [...]
2009-08-07 07:15:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC EAID MD
09CHISINAU623OPPOSITION WORKING TO FORM RULING
[...] (C) Summary: In the first full week since the July 29 elections, the four non-communist party leaders have met almost daily to work on reaching a coalition agreement. Though they immediately agreed in principle on the need to work together, one week later they were still hashing out the de [...]
2009-08-07 13:22:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM MD
09CHISINAU626 COMMUNISTS CONSIDERING PLAN TO LET
[...] (C) Summary: The Party of Communists has been discussing its strategy which will be formalized in a meeting of the Party Plenum, likely to take place o/a August 17. Though the decision has not yet been finalized, the PCRM will likely give the 53-member coalition of four non-Communist parties [...]
2009-08-10 15:30:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MD
09CHISINAU627Non-Communist Parties Unite; Now the
[...] (SBU) Summary: The four non-Communist parties, who were elected to a combined parliamentary majority of 53 out of 101 seats on July 29, formed an official Alliance for European Integration on August 8. If, as is increasingly being predicted, the Party of Communists (PCRM) "designates" eight [...]
2009-08-10 15:45:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM MD
09CHISINAU629Possible Alliance Government Signals Desire to Lift
[...] (SBU) Summary: The four-party non-Communist coalition, which likely will form Moldova's next Government, has stated its intent to reverse a foreign-policy blunder made in April, when the present Government imposed a visa regime on Romanian citizens. Removing these sharply criticized visa req [...]
2009-08-11 14:59:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PBTS KDEM MD RO
09CHISINAU634NON-COMMUNIST COALITION MOVING FORWARD
[...] (C) Summary: Since the public announcement August 8 of the formation of the four-party non- Communist coalition, the group's leaders have been focusing their efforts on putting together a new government. They have agreed to nominate Filat for Speaker, Lupu for President and to let the Liber [...]
2009-08-13 14:05:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM EAID MD
09CHISINAU636DEMARCHE REPLY: OSCE HUMAN DIMENSION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 11:01:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM KDEM OSCE MD
09CHISINAU643POSSIBILITY OF COMMUNIST PARTY SPLIT
[...] (S) Summary: Deputy Prime Minister Igor Dodon (strictly protect) confided to Ambassador that a group of younger, reform-minded members of the Party of Communists (PCRM) were considering breaking with PCRM to establish a new center-left party. This new party, which would focus on economic r [...]
2009-08-14 16:01:00Embassy ChisinauSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM EAID MD
09CHISINAU644DID LUPU GO TO MOSCOW? IF SO, WHY?
[...] (S) Summary: On August 12 Marian Lupu publicly denied a news item claiming that he had traveled to Moscow the previous day, saying he had been in Budapest. However, in an August 13 meeting, Marian Lupu (strictly protect) confided to the Ambassador that he had indeed been in Moscow. He clai [...]
2009-08-14 16:06:00Embassy ChisinauSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU659WHO WANTS ION STURZA TO BE PRESIDENT?
[...] (C) Summary: In response to a question at an August 4 press conference, Liberal Democratic Party (PLDM) leader Vlad Filat said that former PM Ion Sturza had all the qualities needed to be a good President, thus launching a Sturza-for- President rumor that has rapidly gained traction. Filat i [...]
2009-08-19 15:58:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU67ECONOMIC MINISTER DESCRIBES ENERGY
[...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador Chaudhry's January 21 meeting with First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Trade, Igor Dodon, the Minister reviewed the energy security situation in Moldova and possible measures to secure gas and electricity supplies. Dodon discussed a propose [...]
2009-02-03 13:34:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EPET ENRG EAID RS MD
09CHISINAU670Alliance Candidate Ghimpu Elected Speaker
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first session of the Parliament elected on July 29 convened on August 28. After the Party of Communists (PRCM) temporary chair adjourned the session and the 48 PCRM deputies departed the hall, the 53 MPs of the Alliance for European Integration (AIE) reconvened and elect [...]
2009-08-28 15:45:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM MD
09CHISINAU671ALLIANCE ELECTS SPEAKER, BUT WHAT'S NEXT?
[...] (C) Summary: In decisive move that stunned many observers, on August 28 the four-party Alliance for European Integration (AIE) elected Liberal Party (PL) leader Mihai Ghimpu as Speaker in a rump session that continued after the Communist Party (PCRM) adjourned the Parliament's opening meetin [...]
2009-08-28 15:58:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU675 Voronin Announces Intention to Resign as
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the "rump" Parliament of 53 Alliance for European Integration (AIE) MPs was meeting at the National Palace, President Voronin told a PCRM Party Plenum that he would renounce his position as Acting President and continue as Member of Parliament and head of PCRM faction. His [...]
2009-09-02 15:46:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU685LUPU FEELS "WINDS OF CHANGE" IN THE AIR
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Presidential hopeful Marian Lupu expressed skepticism about Acting President Voronin's recent announcement that he would vacate his Presidential position for his seat in Parliament. Lupu also described recent meetings with the Russi [...]
2009-09-04 15:14:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU694MONGOLIA’S CONSULTATIONS WITH DPRK VICE FOREIGN
[...] (S) Summary: On August 12, Mongolian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) Deputy Director for Asian Affairs J. Sukhee briefed poloff on the annual Mongolia-DPRK consultations that concluded on August 11. MFAT State Secretary Tsogtbaatar led the Mongolian side, and the North Koreans met with [...]
2009-09-08 15:27:00Embassy ChisinauSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS KNNP MG
09CHISINAU696Request to Change Home Leave Dates (Michael J. Mates,
[...] Embassy Chisinau requests approval of requested change of home leave dates (for Political Officer Michael J. Mates) to the period January 25 to February 19, 2010, as requested in the itinerary submitted on July 21, 2009. That request was denied in referenced Workflow Report because the employe [...]
2009-09-09 13:55:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER
09CHISINAU70MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE ON DESIGNATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 12:32:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN MD
09CHISINAU700 DPM DODON BELIEVES COMMUNISTS SHOULD
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 3 meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Dodon told the Ambassador that he believes the Communist Party (PCRM) should give the eight votes necessary to elect Alliance for European Integration (AIE) candidate Marian Lupu as President. However, he said, President Voronin r [...]
2009-09-10 14:04:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU704 It's Official Q President Voronin has
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the morning of September 11, President Vladimir Voronin formally resigned. His Message to the People of Moldova was headlined in the morning newspapers and also broadcast on national television. Following Voronin's announcement, Parliament met on the afternoon of Septem [...]
2009-09-11 17:06:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU705ENGAGING MOLDOVA'S DIASPORA
[...] Summary: Defining and identifying a "Moldovan Diaspora" according to the definitions of reftel is difficult. Moldovan communities abroad, which are as ethnically and linguistically mixed as at home, are still in the process of formation. These communities share largely economic links with t [...]
2009-09-14 13:56:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAID EINV OEXC OIIP PGOV
09CHISINAU71TERRORISM FINANCE: MOLDOVA RECEIVED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 12:39:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR LE MD
09CHISINAU711 EX-PRESIDENT VORONIN PREPARING FOR
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 14 meeting with the Ambassador, Ex-President Vladimir Voronin said that his Communist Party (PCRM) would participate in Parliamentary committees, and would support issues related to European integration and neutrality, while eschewing extremism and separatism and [...]
2009-09-16 14:56:00Embassy ChisinauSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR RS MD
09CHISINAU713Ghimpu Confirmed As Acting President,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 17, the Constitutional Court confirmed the legality of Parliamentary Speaker Ghimpu's assumption of the position of Acting President. Ghimpu promptly nominated Liberal Democratic Party leader Vlad Filat as his candidate for Prime Minister. Filat will have up to [...]
2009-09-17 15:13:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU714 DPM DODON STILL CONSIDERING SPLIT WITH
[...] (S) Summary: In a September 15 meeting with Ambassador Chaudhry, outgoing First Deputy Prime Minister Dodon spent an hour talking of his current indecision about whether to split with the Communist Party. he claimed that a group of 4-5 MPs could leave with him, including the former Prime Mi [...]
2009-09-18 15:56:00Embassy ChisinauSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU72TERRORISM FINANCE: MOLDOVA RECEIVED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 12:41:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL PINR LE MD
09CHISINAU721MOLDOVA ELDERLY TRAVELERS B1/B2 VALIDATION STUDY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 14:02:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD CMGT ASEC MD
09CHISINAU729POLISH AMBASSADOR UPSET BY USG
[...] (C) In a September 22 meeting with several third country diplomats and Moldovan Ministry of Defense (MOD) officials, Polish Ambassador to Moldova Krzysztof Suprowicz told Defense Attach that Poland did not understand the logic or the mentality of the recent U.S. decision concerning the change [...]
2009-09-24 14:51:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL PINR PL MD
09CHISINAU73MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE CONCERNING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 12:42:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KNNP PARM IR MD
09CHISINAU74MOLDOVA RECEIVED DEMARCHE CONCERNING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 12:43:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY
09CHISINAU742 NEW FOREIGN MINISTER LEANCA SUPPORTS
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador's September 25 meeting with Foreign Minister Iurie Leanca was the very first the minister had held in his new capacity. Commenting on the historic appropriateness of holding his very first official meeting with the American Ambassador, Leanca affirmed his government's [...]
2009-09-29 15:01:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KTIP EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU750 AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES U.S. CONCERNS AND
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with newly- appointed Prime Minister Vlad Filat on September 28. The central focus of the meeting was the recent developments surrounding the MCC Compact. The Ambassador informed Filat that MCC had submitted a Congressional Notification on the intent to nego [...]
2009-09-30 15:47:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KTIP EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU755 NEW GOM QUICKLY REGISTERS IRI AND NDI
[...] (SBU) In one of its first official actions, the Moldovan Ministry of Justice issued registration certificates to IRI and NDI on September 29. (Note: the previous Communist-led GoM had denied registration over the past year to IRI and NDI.) This was one day after Prime Minister Vlad Filat had [...]
2009-10-01 14:54:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU769 Fraud Summary - Chisinau: March 2009 -
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-06 09:42:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KTIP MD
09CHISINAU770DEMARCHE REPLY: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME
[...] We delivered reftel demarche to Dorin Panfil, Head of NATO and Politico-Military Cooperation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MFA),on September 28, 2009. Panfil responded that the Government of Moldova would duly consider this request and that he would pass the [...]
2009-10-07 06:03:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM AORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK MD
09CHISINAU771DEMARCHE REPLY: EXISTENCE OF A COVERT URANIUM ENRICHMENT
[...] We delivered reftel demarche to Dorin Panfil, Head of NATO and Politico-Military Cooperation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MFA),on September 28, 2009. Panfil responded that the Government of Moldova would support the U.S. without question on this issue as the [...]
2009-10-07 06:03:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM IR KNNP MNUC PARM MD
09CHISINAU792 LOOKING AHEAD TO OCTOBER 23 PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (S) Summary: The Alliance has nominated Marian Lupu as their unified candidate for the Presidential vote now scheduled to take place in the Parliament on October 23. With October 17 as the deadline for registration of candidates, it is not clear yet if the PCRM will nominate an alternative [...]
2009-10-13 14:35:00Embassy ChisinauSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU80GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE LAND FOR
[...] (C) Action request in para. 4 2. (C) We were concerned that our new embassy would sit out in the sunflower fields, resplendent but lonely, far from the center of Chisinau. Then the President suggested a centrally located military site that might work for the new U.S. Embassy. For a year [...]
2009-02-06 13:26:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALABLD AMGT MD
09CHISINAU801 GRENADE EXPLOSION DURING CHISINAU
[...] (C) Summary: On the evening of October 14, while some 50-100,000 people were in the town center celebrating the Chisinau Day holiday, a grenade exploded, injuring over 40 persons. No lives were lost. Minister of Interior Catan told the Ambassador October 15 that he believed that this incid [...]
2009-10-15 15:17:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR PBTS EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU806 AMBASSADOR AND MCC VP DISCUSS MCC
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and MCC Vice President Darius Teter met with Prime Minister Vlad Filat on October 28. The meeting focused on the way forward in concluding a Compact agreement by the end of the calendar year. VP Teter informed Filat of the conditions Moldova must fulfill in a Com [...]
2009-10-19 07:48:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KTIP MD
09CHISINAU81MOLDOVA'S 2009 PRIORITIES FOR
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 29 meeting, Minister for Reintegration Vasile Sova outlined Moldova's program of Transnistrian reintegration priorities for 2009 and reviewed the results of recent consultations with the Russians and Ukrainians. Moldova's four priorities are: resumption of the 5-plu [...]
2009-02-06 13:41:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS RU UP MD
09CHISINAU819 ROMAINIAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR ILINOIU
[...] (C) Summary: On October 12, U.S. Ambassador to Romania and U.S. Ambassador to Moldova (who was visiting Bucharest) met with Anca Ilinoiu, Foreign Policy Counselor to President Basescu. Ilinoiu explained that Moldova was a very important foreign policy priority for Romania. She noted that R [...]
2009-10-19 14:13:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS EAID PINR MD RO
09CHISINAU826 NEW DEPUTY PRIME MINSTER FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Despite initial doubts about his inexperience and the GoM decision to abolish the Ministry of Reintegration, new Deputy Prime Minister for Reintegration Victor Osipov has won over many of the initial skeptics. In a meeting with the Ambassador on October 9, Osipov, who kept all [...]
2009-10-21 13:50:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PBTS EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU829TRANSNISTRIANS CALL FOR RUSSIANS TO
[...] (C) Summary: Following the October 14 grenade blast in Chisinau (reftel),on October 15 the Transnistrians issued a call for the Russians to make a fivefold increase to the size of its peacekeeping contingent, enlarging the group from 400 to 2,400. The Transnistrians cited the recent events [...]
2009-10-21 14:27:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM PBTS MARR PINR RS MD
09CHISINAU833 EX-PRESIDENT VORONIN PREPARES FOR REPEAT
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 13 meeting with the Ambassador, a very tired-looking ex-President Vladimir Voronin remained stubborn in his opposition to the candidacy of Democratic Party presidential-hopeful Marian Lupu, who Voronin said had "betrayed" the Communist Party. Voronin said he was f [...]
2009-10-26 10:41:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR RS MD
09CHISINAU84EX-PRESIDENT LUCINSCHI THINKS COMMUNISTS
[...] (C) Summary: In two meetings with Ambassador focused predominantly on Moldova's upcoming elections (Nov 14 and Feb 3),former President Petru Lucinschi was highly critical of President Voronin's regime (which he termed a "police state") and skeptical about the Party of Communists'(PCRM) prosp [...]
2009-02-10 05:40:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU840 AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: On October 15, the Ambassador, Defense Attache, and Chief of the Office of Defense Cooperation paid an introductory call on Minister of Defense Vitalie Marinuta. The new Minister outlined his plan to reform the Moldovan military along NATO PfP lines and requested continued assi [...]
2009-10-28 13:13:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MD
09CHISINAU842DEMARCHE REPLY: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] We delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Alexei Iatco, First Secretary, OSCE and International Security Directorate, Multilateral Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration (MFA&EI),Republic of Moldova, on October 27, 2009. Mr. Iatco noted that he would forward [...]
2009-10-29 05:51:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN MD
09CHISINAU848 COMMUNIST MP TURCAN READY TO VOTE FOR
[...] (C) Summary: In an October 20 meeting, Communist Party (PCRM) Member of Parliament Vladimir Turcan told the Ambassador that he hoped to avoid repeat elections by getting his fellow PCRM MPs to vote for Alliance for European Integration presidential candidate Marian Lupu. Turcan said he had r [...]
2009-10-30 12:14:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU865AH1N1 INFLUENZA IN MOLDOVA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The level of concern about H1N1 influenza is rising in Moldova. Though so far Moldova has only been hit by two deaths and 113 confirmed cases, new cases are reported daily, (36 on November 6),and both government and population are starting to feel jittery, particularly as the [...]
2009-11-06 14:10:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PGOV AMED MD
09CHISINAU875Prime Minister Demands Action on TIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 9, for the first time ever, a Moldovan Prime Minister chaired a meeting of the National Committee for Combating Trafficking in Persons. Moreover, PM Vlad Filat did so in the presence of five cabinet members, and other high officials, to whom he gave very clear mar [...]
2009-11-12 11:18:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KTIP MD
09CHISINAU877Prime Minister Demands Action on TIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 9, for the first time ever, a Moldovan Prime Minister chaired a meeting of the National Committee for Combating Trafficking in Persons. Moreover, PM Vlad Filat did so in the presence of five cabinet members, and other high officials, to whom he gave very clear mar [...]
2009-11-13 09:14:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KTIP MD
09CHISINAU878 VORONIN AND LUPU TO MOSCOW YET ONCE
[...] (S) In a November 16 meeting with Ambassador, Foreign Minister Iurie Leanca said that he had learned that Russian President Medvedev had invited both ex-President Vladimir Voronin and Presidential candidate Marian Lupu to Moscow "within the next three days" in order to try to persuade the Par [...]
2009-11-16 15:35:00Embassy ChisinauSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM PINR RS MD
09CHISINAU895FM LEANCA DESCRIBES MOLDOVAN FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: Speaking to DAS Dan Russell on November 19, Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Iurie Leanca discussed Moldova's need for a total U-turn in Moldova's foreign policy, from firing "useless" ambassadors, to normalizing relations with Romania, [...]
2009-11-20 14:03:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MD
09CHISINAU896ACTING PRESIDENT GHIMPU DISCUSSES RUSSIA,
[...] (C) Summary: In a November 19 meeting with DAS Dan Russell, Acting President (and Speaker of Parliament) Mihai Ghimpu criticized Russian actions in Transnistria and the Caucasus, made recommendations about the Moldova-NATO relationship and the five-plus-two, and described plans for a nationa [...]
2009-11-20 14:06:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PINR KDEM MD
09CHISINAU897PRIME MINISTER AND EUR DAS RUSSELL
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 19 meeting with EUR DAS Russell, Prime Minister Filat underlined the work of the new government and its priorities. He noted the importance his government placed on the USG's role in the 5 plus 2 negotiations and outlined his plans to promote communication and [...]
2009-11-20 14:27:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EAID KDEM MD
09CHISINAU898MOLDOVA INTERIM TIP ASSESSMENT 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: Moldova's new government (GOM),in place only since late September, has moved quickly to push reforms and address the problem of trafficking in persons (TIP). Per ref B, Prime Minister Vlad Filat chaired the GOM's first meeting of the National Committee for Combating Traffick [...]
2009-11-23 12:12:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM SMIG MD
09CHISINAU900 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LUPU DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary: In a November 19 meeting with visiting EUR DAS Russell, presidential candidate Marian Lupu articulated his philosophy that Moldova could serve as a bridge between East and West. With regard to his electoral prospects, he said he "could not rule out" the possibility that he woul [...]
2009-11-25 12:49:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PBTS ECON RS MD
09CHISINAU926 EX-PRESIDENT VORONIN SPECULATES ON
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 3 meeting with the Ambassador, ex-President Vladimir Voronin reaffirmed his position that the Party of Communists (PCRM) would not participate in the December 7 presidential vote. He conceded that a group of PCRM MPs led by Vladimir Turcan and Victor Stepaniuc app [...]
2009-12-04 14:20:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR RS MD
09CHISINAU927 COMMUNIST MP TURCAN READY TO LEAVE THE
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 1 meeting with the Ambassador, PCRM MP Vladimir Turcan said that he was ready to leave the Communist party faction and claimed to have a group of at least six MPs who would leave with him to establish a new political party. He described a meeting of the PCRM inn [...]
2009-12-04 14:25:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU928 AMN LEADER URECHEAN BELIEVES LUPU WILL
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 2 meeting, AMN leader Serafim Urechean told the Ambassador that he believed that Alliance candidate Lupu would be elected as President. He said that the process of cutting a deal was well underway, but still needed a few more days. Urechean suggested that a lot d [...]
2009-12-04 14:35:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU929 CRACKS IN THE ALLIANCE -- HOW STRONG IS
[...] (C) Summary: Since the July 29 elections, the Alliance for European Integration (AIE) has overcome numerous hurdles to elect a Speaker, form a government, and launch reforms. But while the AIE's four leaders have made numerous compromises, each compromise has revealed the differences within [...]
2009-12-04 14:48:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU93 PM UPDATED ON TIP QUESTIONS, REFERS NEC
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Prime Minister Greceanii responded positively to USG requests for information on Government of Moldova (GOM) actions against trafficking in persons; reacted sharply to allegations of GOM human rights violations as "provocations"; promi [...]
2009-02-12 10:27:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM PINR ABLD MD
09CHISINAU939 AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TRANSNISTRIA TANKS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The Ambassador, accompanied by the Defense Attache, met with Speaker and Acting President Mihai Ghimpu on November 17 to respond to a request from Ghimpu to ascertain whether reports regarding the mobilization of Transnistrian tanks and the distribution of Russian arms and am [...]
2009-12-07 11:23:00Embassy ChisinauSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KDEM PINR RS MD
09CHISINAU944 PARLIAMENT FAILS TO ELECT PRESIDENT:
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 7, the Moldovan parliament failed to elect Marian Lupu as president, since the Communists boycotted the vote, and Lupu fell eight ballots short. This moves Moldova into the next phase of the democratic process required to elect a president. Under Moldovan legislat [...]
2009-12-08 15:37:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PINR MD
09CHISINAU945ODC LETTER OF REQUEST (LOR)
[...] THE OFFICE OF DEFENSE COOPERATION (ODC) RECEIVED AN OFFICIAL LETTER OF REQUEST FROM THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE (MOD) OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA DATED 28 OCTOBER 2009. 2. REQUEST OVERVIEW TYPE OF REQUEST: REQUEST TO AMEND THE FMF CASE MD- R-DTL BY INCREASING FUNDING WITH $100,000 AND INCLUDE [...]
2009-12-09 13:11:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM MARR MASS EAID MCAP PM MD
09CHISINAU958Religious Extremists Desecrate Chanukah
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On the afternoon of Sunday December 13, followers of a small, radical Christian Orthodox religious group desecrated the menorah erected by the Jewish community in celebration of Chanukah in Chisinau's central square. After the incident, representatives of the Jewish community t [...]
2009-12-16 13:58:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM PINR MD
09CHISINAU988CHISINAU: INCSR 2009-2010 PART 1
[...] (SBU) Embassy Chisinau's submission for the 2009-2010 INCSR Part I follows: Â [...]
2009-12-24 06:29:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR MD
09CHISINAU989CHISINAU: 2009 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. One significant act of possible politically motivated domestic terrorism, however, did occur. Moldova is not designated as a state sponsor of terr [...]
2009-12-24 09:06:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR MD
10CHISINAU21MOLDOVA'S 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE
[...] Embassy Chisinau submits the 2010 Investment Climate Statement in response to reftel: A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- 2. Moldova continues to take steps toward developing a stronger economy, reforming a cumbersome regulatory framework, combating [...]
2010-01-15 10:29:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD PGOV KTDB OPIC USTR MD
10CHISINAU23PROSECUTOR FINES MENORAH-PROTESTING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a January 12 meeting with the Charge, Prosecutor General Valeriu Zubco argued that Moldovan law gave him no choice but to fine, rather than charge with a crime, the Orthodox priest who desecrated the Jewish menorah on December 13 (reftel). However, based on a previously unco [...]
2010-01-15 13:10:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KIRF PINR KDEM MD
10CHISINAU32DEMARCHE REPLY ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 11:48:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF MD
10CHISINAU35DEMARCHE REPLY: TFHA01: HAITI:
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 09:37:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID PHUM UN MD
10CHISINAU36DEMARCHE REPLY: TFHA01: HAITI:
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-22 09:43:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID PHUM UN MD
10CHISINAU39 MOLDOVA'S 2010 STATE BUDGET
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new four-party Alliance for European Integration (AIE)-led Parliament approved the 2010 state budget for the Government of Moldova (GOM) on December 23, 2009. The GOM projects an increase in revenues, an increase in expenditures, and a deficit about 11 percent less than i [...]
2010-01-25 11:20:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EREL ETRD MD
10CHISINAU45 IMF CONDITIONS FOR AGREEMENT WITH
[...] (C?) Summary: In late October, the new four- party Alliance for European Integration (AIE)- coalition government of Moldova (GOM) negotiated a preliminary agreement with the IMF for a USD 588 million loan. IMF resident representative Tokhir Mirzoev told us on January 15 that the primary con [...]
2010-01-26 14:05:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EPET EAID RS MD
10CHISINAU5MOLDOVAGAZ PRESIDENT GUSEV TALKS BUSINESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 22 meeting, Moldovagaz President Alexander Gusuv told Pol/Econ Officer that the new Government of Moldova (GOM) no longer interfered in his company's business as the previous GOM had done. Gusev said recent meetings with Ukrainian representatives -- on the eve of [...]
2010-01-05 13:22:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG ETRD PGOV MD
10CHISINAU52Romanian President Basescu's Visit Underlines Shift in
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 27-28 visit to Moldova, Romanian President Traian Basescu offered 100 Million Euros of assistance for the country's infrastructure and promised to provide support for the energy sector. Several agreements were signed, including a joint declaration of cooperation be [...]
2010-01-29 15:34:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON PINR RO MD
10CHISINAU62 MOLDOVA'S INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND
[...] In order to obtain information for this cable, Econoff contacted the International Labor Organization Office -International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor (ILO-IPEC) in Moldova, the Ministry of Labor, Social Protection and Family, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the General Prose [...]
2010-02-03 12:39:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI MD
10CHISINAU64DEMARCHE REPLY: MOBILIZING PRESSURE TO
[...] (C) Ambassador Chaudhry delivered reftel demarche to Moldovan Foreign Minister Iurie Leanca on February 2. Foreign Minister Leanca promised to tell the Prime Minister to send clear instructions to the Moldovan Customs Service that controls/sanctions on Iran be properly implemented and strict [...]
2010-02-04 14:22:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IR UNSC MD
10CHISINAU74MOLDOVA TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Natalia Gherman on January 20. Gherman told us that the GOM intended to align with the EU position, but had concerns regarding the costs for Moldova of association with the Accord. She said that the Ministry of Environment was cur [...]
2010-02-11 07:14:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ENRG MD
10CHISINAU77EMBASSY CHISINAU ENERGY OFFICER CONTACT
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, contact information for Embassy Chisinau Energy Officer and Economic Specialist is listed below: John (Jack) Hardman, Economic and Commercial Officer Phone: +373 22 40 8684 E-mail: HardmanJT@state.gov Valentina Robertson, Economic Specialist Phone: +373 22 40 8 [...]
2010-02-12 05:30:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON MD
10CHISINAU78MOLDOVA DOES NOT SUPPORT BOBCAT PROPOSAL;
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Officer delivered REFTEL points to Octavian Calmac, Deputy Minister of Economy, and to Inga Podoroghin and Ala Rotaru in the International Cooperation and European Integration Division Policy Analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation Department in the Ministry of Environment. 2. [...]
2010-02-12 05:30:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KSCA CITES AORC MD
10CHISINAU8EUR ENGAGEMENT ON WOMEN'S ISSUES - MOLDOVA
[...] (SBU) Post's responses to reftel requests are given below. 2. (SBU) Details on current women's-issues programs, with best practices and success stories: --Strengthening Democratic Political Activism in Moldova, a project being implemented by the International Republican Institute (IRI): [...]
2010-01-06 09:15:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KWMN PHUM MD
10CHISINAU80 ACTING PRESIDENT PREFERS NEW
[...] (C) Summary: In a February 3 meeting, Acting President Ghimpu told the Ambassador that he hoped to address Moldova's difficulties in electing a President through constitutional reform. Ghimpu said there were serious disagreements within the governing alliance over holding repeat parliamenta [...]
2010-02-12 12:51:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR MD
10CHISINAU81REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SECURITY
[...] The United States and Moldova conduct Bilateral Defense Consultations every two years with the location traditionally rotating between the United States and Moldova. As part of the U.S. Department of Defense's bilateral relationship with Moldova, these consultations are designed to review th [...]
2010-02-12 13:18:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PM MD
10CHISINAU83MOLDOVA: TENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 13:37:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KMCA KTIP KWMN MD PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
10CHISINAU9 OUR MOLDOVA ALLIANCE ON VERGE OF SPLIT
[...] (C) Summary: The Our Moldova Alliance (AMN),one of the four parties of the ruling Alliance for European Integration (AIE),is on the verge of a schism following a heated December 12 party congress. Though AMN Chairman (and Deputy Parliament Speaker) Serafim Urechean retained his post, a fa [...]
2010-01-11 06:13:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM EAID PINR MD
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