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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05NICOSIA1565 |
COMBATING VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN CYPRUS [...] (S) Summary: On Cyprus, the Cyprus issue itself dominates the agenda and colors nearly every aspect of life. This includes the problem of violent extremism, which is typically charted on an ethnic Turkish-Greek axis rather than through the lens of an Islamic-Christian, East-West, or religious [...] |
2005-09-27 15:29:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | EAID KDEM PHUM PREL |
| 05NICOSIA1566 |
EXTREMISM IN CYPRUS: (MOSTLY) "NO PROBLEM" [...] (S) This message is in reply to ref a tasking. The 31-year division of Cyprus has produced two separate, and quite distinct, populations and governing systems on the island. While the USG and the international community recognize the Republic of Cyprus as the sole sovereign government on the [...] |
2005-09-28 04:10:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | ASEC PGOV PREL PTER SOCI TU CY |
| 05NICOSIA1585 |
CHANGING THE FRAME: HOW WE TALK ABOUT THE CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: Since the referenda on the Annan Plan in April 2004, our rhetorical position on the Cyprus issue has been clear and consistent. We support the UN SYG and his Mission of Good Offices. We believe the Annan Plan represented a fair and viable settlement. And, we want the Greek Cyp [...] |
2005-09-29 12:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC CY |
| 05NICOSIA1617 |
"AND FOR MY NEXT TRICK...": REVISITING THE CYPRUS [...] (C) Summary: Although the end result of the EU's October 3 decision on Turkey was positive, the tortuous negotiations on the framework and the "counter declaration" highlight the implications that the unresolved Cyprus dispute has for U.S. interests across a wide range of issues. While the p [...] |
2005-10-04 13:16:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY |
| 05NICOSIA1813 |
DOING MORE WITH TURKISH CYPRIOTS ON ISSUES OF [...] (C) SUMMARY. The United States policy of supporting economic development in the Turkish Cypriot community has an important role to play in support of a resolution of the Cyprus problem -- however, closer cooperation with the Turkish Cypriots can also help advance other issues of broader natio [...] |
2005-11-15 06:29:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID ECON KCRM EFIN PTER KHLS CVIS |
| 05NICOSIA1886 |
TURKISH CYPRIOTS UNVEIL NEW SCHEME FOR GREEK [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkish Cypriot administration has drafted a new law that would significantly alter the way in which the "TRNC" handles claims for restitution or compensation for Greek Cypriot property, which makes up between 80 and 90 percent of the land in the north. In response to an Apr [...] |
2005-11-30 09:31:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CY TU PHUM PREF COE ECON |
| 05NICOSIA1955 |
SUBJECT: "SETTLERS" AND CITIZENSHIP: THE [...] (C) Summary: Questions of "settler status" and ROC citizenship have become increasingly entwined, further complicating an already contentious issue that lies close to the core of the Cyprus dispute. Issues of citizenship, status, and the definition of a "settler" are of more than academic [...] |
2005-12-14 11:49:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV UNSC CY |
| 05NICOSIA2006 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CONTINUING CONCERNS OVER [...] (C) On December 21, poloff delivered reftel demarche on Russian NGO law to Elena Rafti in the MFA's European Affairs Division. Rafti had no substantive response, but promised to pass the message forward for consideration. SCHLICHER [...] |
2005-12-23 09:34:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 05NICOSIA2007 |
KIDS THESE DAYS: WHAT DO GREEK CYPRIOT YOUNG [...] (C) Summary: In the April 2004 referendum on the Annan Plan for a Cyprus settlement, Greek Cypriots in the 18-24 age group voted "No" by a margin of nine-to-one. Both anecdotal impressions and polling data lead to the conclusion that, on balance, young Greek Cypriots take a harder line on t [...] |
2005-12-23 11:32:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CY |
| 05NICOSIA2024 |
AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALLS ON THE TURKISH [...] (C) Summary: On December 27, Ambassador Schlicher paid introductory calls on key players in the Turkish Cypriot leadership --"President" Mehmet Ali Talat, "Prime Minister" Ferdi Sabit Soyer, and "Foreign Minister" Serdar Denktash -- to discuss the current state of play on the Cyprus issue and [...] |
2005-12-28 15:06:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY |
| 05NICOSIA2037 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FEMIP LOAN TO SYRIA [...] (C) On December 28, Poloff delivered the reftel demarche concerning The Facility for Euro-Meditteranen Investment and Partnership's (FEMIP) loan to Syria to Stelios Makriyiannis in the MFA's Political Affairs Division. Makriyiannis had no substantive response, but promised to pass the messag [...] |
2005-12-30 12:07:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV |
| 05NICOSIA291 |
CIVILIAN-MILITARY RELATIONS IN NORTH CYPRUS: [...] (C) SUMMARY. With roughly 25,000 troops in Cyprus and a history of interference in Turkish Cypriot politics, the Turkish military exercised considerable sway in many spheres of civilian life in the north. The army has kept a low profile, however, since the 2003 elections that brought the pro [...] |
2005-02-18 15:16:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY TU PHUM PINR ECON |
| 05NICOSIA304 |
SHIP VISIT TO CYPRUS: CALLING IN THE NORTH IS A [...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy Nicosia supports a visit by the USN to the Republic of Cyprus (south), but opposes a ship visit to north Cyprus under the current circumstances. The Republic of Cyprus has hosted many visits by the United States Navy (USN) over the years without incident. The Cyprus go [...] |
2005-02-23 13:19:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | CY TU PREL MOPS MARR |
| 06NICOSIA1000 |
CYPRUS -- DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WTO DOHA ROUND [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche June 28 to Commerce Ministry Trade Director and 133 Committee Representative Andreas Sofocleous. Sofocleous replied that the EU was signaling that it was willing to improve its agricultural market access offer but only if the U.S. was willing to both accept [...] |
2006-06-29 13:10:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EUN CY |
| 06NICOSIA1039 |
CYPRUS WILL SUPPORT EU CONSENSUS ON UN MANAGEMENT [...] (U) On June 28, poloff delivered reftel message to Panayiotis Papadopoulos in the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs. Papadopoulos said that Cyprus was generally in favor of UN management reform and that it would closely follow EU countries' consensus on the proposed draft resolution. S [...] |
2006-07-03 09:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC EU EUN PREL UNGA |
| 06NICOSIA1040 |
CYPRUS TIP BENCHMARKS FOR IMPROVEMENT DELIVERED [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message to Natassa Economou in the Permanent Secretary's office at the Ministry of Interior on June 27. Economou noted the November 15 reporting deadline for the interim report and said that the MOI, as coordinator for Cyprus's National Action Plan, continued to m [...] |
2006-07-03 09:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG CY |
| 06NICOSIA1066 |
CYPRUS SUPPORTS EU CONDEMNATION OF NORTH KOREAN [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points on July 7 to Panayiotis Papadopoulos, who handles non-proliferation issues in the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs. Papadopoulos said that Cyprus supported the EU Presidency's strong condemnation of the missile launches on July 5 and said that some s [...] |
2006-07-07 12:55:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP CY |
| 06NICOSIA1088 |
CYPRIOT LEADERS MEET, AGREE ON NEXT (BABY) STEPS [...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 8, Turkish Cypriot and Greek Cypriot leaders meeting with U/SYG Gambari reached agreement on a "Set of Principles" and immediate next steps to get the stalled Cyprus settlement process moving again. Working with the UN, the two sides will engage in technical talks on day [...] |
2006-07-10 14:50:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN UNFICYP TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1092 |
CYPRUS: MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS WAVE LOOMS OVER [...] (SBU) Summary. Up until June 2006, the Cypriot financial landscape could be described as rather bland and predictable, although offering impressive gains over the past two years to the few foreign investors who dared venture in the island's shallow stock exchange. All of this changed mid-Jun [...] |
2006-07-11 07:41:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON CY |
| 06NICOSIA1099 |
ERDOGAN IN CYPRUS: FIRST, DO NO HARM [...] (C) Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan's planned July 20 visit to the "TRNC" comes at a potentially awkward moment, given the just-concluded Gambari agreement (ref a) and the looming likelihood of a Cyprus-related crisis between the EU and Turkey over accession this fall. The official purpose of t [...] |
2006-07-12 13:03:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA111 |
CYPRIOT MARONITE COMMUNITY BETWEEN A ROCK AND HARD [...] (C) Summary: Maronite parliamentary representative Antonis Hadji Roussos told Polchief that Maronites in north Cyprus still suffered violations of freedom of movement, religion and property ownership. At the same time, Maronites living in the ROC did not seek recourse from Turkish Cypriot au [...] |
2006-01-27 14:23:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CY |
| 06NICOSIA1112 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS PARLIAMENT CONDEMNS ISRAELI ACTION [...] (SBU) The Cyprus House of Representatives on July 13 unanimously passed a resolution condemning Israel's attacks against Lebanon and the Palestinian territories (full text follows). The resolution criticized Israel's "flagrant violation" of international law, calling it "state terrorism." Wh [...] |
2006-07-14 12:15:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL LE IS CY |
| 06NICOSIA1113 |
UN MISSION IN CYPRUS SENSITIVE TO ISSUES OF HUMAN [...] (U) Post provides the following information in response to REFTEL request. 2. (U) The UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) has appointed a "gender focal point," Ms. Sally Anne Corcoran, who is charged with educating UN civilian personnel and forces in Cyprus about sexual harassment, [...] |
2006-07-14 12:50:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO CY |
| 06NICOSIA1114 |
BULK OF EU AID TO TURKISH CYPRIOT COMMUNITY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: EU Member States failed to approve the first "quick" phase of projects under the European Commission's 139 million Euro assistance program for the Turkish Cypriot Community. At the July 3 PHARE meeting, negative vot [...] |
2006-07-14 14:49:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV EUN CY |
| 06NICOSIA113 |
VAROSHA - THE ETERNAL BARGAINING CHIP [...] (SBU) Turkey's recent proposal to link the opening of ports in northern Cyprus to the implementation of the Ankara Protocol has already been rejected outright by the GOC. The Greek Cypriots have made clear their preference to discuss the return of Varosha in exchange for limited Turkish Cyprio [...] |
2006-01-27 15:43:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL GR TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1157 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COMMISSION FOR ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) On July 14, poloff delivered reftel message to Savvas Vladimirou in the MFA's Divison of the Americas and Oceania. Valdimirou said that the EU (through the EU Committee on Latin America, COLAT) had developed a document similar to the report of the Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba [...] |
2006-07-17 09:19:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | CU PGOV PHUM PREL CY |
| 06NICOSIA1159 |
UN MISSION IN CYPRUS SENSITIVE TO ISSUES OF HUMAN [...] (U) Post provides the following information in response to REFTEL request. 2. (U) The UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) has appointed a "gender focal point," Ms. Sally Anne Corcoran, who is charged with educating UN civilian personnel and forces in Cyprus about sexual harassment, [...] |
2006-07-17 11:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO CY |
| 06NICOSIA116 |
CYPRUS: H5N1 CONFIRMED IN A CHICKEN AND A TURKEY [...] (SBU) On January 29, the EU reference laboratory at Weybridge in the UK confirmed the presence of the H5N1 virus in two samples of chicken and turkey found in the Turkish Cypriot administered area of Cyprus (ref A). Two European Commission veterinary experts arrived late January 29 for a thre [...] |
2006-01-30 15:04:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU EAGR EAID KSCA TBIO KSTH WHO AMED |
| 06NICOSIA1160 |
CYPRUS WILL FOLLOW EU LEAD ON TRANSNISTRIA [...] (C) On July 14, poloff delivered reftel message to Vasos Chamberlen, in the MFA's Division of Bilateral Affairs. Chamberlen said the Transnistrian referendum was likely a response to economic restrictions placed on the region. He said that Russia was probably seeking to draw parallels betwee [...] |
2006-07-17 11:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PBTS PREL RS MD |
| 06NICOSIA1161 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COMMISSION FOR ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) On July 14, poloff delivered reftel message to Savvas Vladimirou in the MFA's Divison of the Americas and Oceania. Valdimirou said that the EU (through the EU Committee on Latin America, COLAT) had developed a document similar to the report of the Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba a [...] |
2006-07-17 11:18:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | CU PGOV PHUM PREL CY |
| 06NICOSIA1164 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON JULY 17 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (U) On July 14, poloff delivered reftel message to Elena Rafti, who covers the Balkans in the MFA's Division of Bilateral Affairs. Rafti said that Cyprus largely agrees with U.S. policy in the Balkans, but differs slightly in its position on Kosovo. The GOC feels the current timeline in Kos [...] |
2006-07-18 09:16:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU CG |
| 06NICOSIA1166 |
TFLE01 SITREP: EMBASSY NICOSIA SUPPORT FOR [...] (S) Combined Task Force (CTF) Brigadier General Jensen advised post at 1430 that Akrotiri air base cannot be used for the NEO's Beirut air bridge (BAB) after July 18. Embassy Nicosia is working with the CTF to relocate the BAB to either Larnaca International Airport or Paphos International A [...] |
2006-07-18 11:16:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1167 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 02 AS OF 1830 LOCAL, [...] (S) Summary: Nicosia coordination team met at 1700 local time with latest updates on ships and accommodation for incoming U.S. citizens. By July 20, under a best-case scenario, Embassy expects to have received almost 2700 U.S. citizens total since the Combined Task Force (CTF) began operati [...] |
2006-07-18 16:46:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA117 |
AMBASSADOR PRESSES ISSUE OF UN REFORM WITH FM [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-30 15:16:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KUNP ADCO UN CY |
| 06NICOSIA1170 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 03 AS OF 1300 LOCAL, [...] (S) Summary: The total number of U.S. citizens received by Embassy Nicosia stands at 346. We are expecting a significant increase in that number as more ships begin to arrive late July 19/early July 20. POL/MIL 2. (S) The following are pol/mil updates: --As of 1230L, the MV Orient Q [...] |
2006-07-19 10:01:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1172 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 04 AS OF 1800 LOCAL, [...] (S) Summary: Preparations continue to accommodate thousands over the next few days. Total headcount of U.S. citizens received as of 1800L is 467. POL/MIL 2. (S) The following are pol/mil updates: --USAF Europe is sending 20 medics and three medical doctors to Cyprus, arrival late [...] |
2006-07-19 16:27:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1174 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 05 AS OF 0900 LOCAL, [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Nicosia's focus remains assisting arriving U.S. citizens and helping Embassy Beirut. Total headcount of U.S. citizens received has substantially increased to 1529 (as of 0745L). POL/MIL 2. (C) The following are pol/mil updates: --DAO has assigned an officer to t [...] |
2006-07-20 09:11:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1175 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 06 AS OF 1800 LOCAL, [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador weighed in septel with request that the increasing flow of evacuees be calibrated between Cyprus and other destinations such as Mersin in order to keep our total daily flow in line with our capacity to handle 2,000 evacuees daily. Additional charter airlift will be n [...] |
2006-07-20 15:51:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1177 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 07 AS OF 1115 LOCAL, FRIDAY, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S. citizens received in Cyprus as of 1115L was 3753. POL/MIL 2. (C) Arrivals from Beirut to Larnaca via the Beirut Air Bridge (BAB) are expected to conclude July 21. CONSULAR 3. (C) The following are consular updates. --Accounting of U.S. ci [...] |
2006-07-21 08:35:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1179 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 08 AS OF 1800 LOCAL, FRIDAY, [...] (C) Summary: Airlift capacity remains our biggest strategic concern as the intake of evacuees continues to outpace our ability to transport them to onward destinations. Total headcount of U.S. citizens received in Cyprus as of 1800L was 3,822, and we anticipate another 3803 to arrive in the [...] |
2006-07-21 16:26:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA118 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON JANUARY 30 FOREIGN MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary. Post delivered reftel demarche on 27 January to relevant action officers at the MFA. Charlambos Hadjisavvas agreed with US positions on the Middle East and called for Hamas to renounce violence. Elena Rafti concurred that best international practices must be observed in the M [...] |
2006-01-30 16:04:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY |
| 06NICOSIA1180 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 09 AS OF 1100 LOCAL, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S. citizens received in Cyprus as of 1100L July 22 was 5,819, and we anticipate another 2140 to arrive in the next 12 hours. We expect approximately 2,000 to depart July 22. POL/MIL 2. (C) The military will provide 5 milair flights/day (101 pax per p [...] |
2006-07-22 08:28:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1182 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 10 AS OF 1800 LOCAL, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S. citizens receive in Cyprus as of 1700L was 6869, and we anticipate another 2,825 to arrive in the next twelve hours. 1,226 U.S. citizens had departed by 1700(L) July 22. POL/MIL 2. (C) Post is working with TF 3 and through DAO channels to seek addi [...] |
2006-07-22 17:41:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1183 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 11 AS OF 1000 LOCAL, SUNDAY, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S. citizens received in Cyprus as of 1000L July 23 was 9,711, and we anticipate another 1,300 to arrive by 2300L. 3,782 had departed by 0700L, and we expect approximately another 1,400 to depart July 23 by commercial charter and military flights. POL/MIL [...] |
2006-07-23 08:54:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1184 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 12 AS OF 1800 LOCAL, SUNDAY, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S. citizens received in Cyprus as of 1800L July 23 was 9,711; another 40 are expected to arrive at 2030L, and up to 1030 on July 24. Approximately 4,640 had departed by 1630L, and we expect another 817 to depart via commercial charter and military flights be [...] |
2006-07-23 16:34:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY FKFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1186 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 13 AS OF 1100 LOCAL, MONDAY, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S. citizens received in Cyprus as of 0800L July 24 was 10,278; another 1,000 were expected arrive at 1000L on the Orient Queen. 5,772 had departed by 0700, and we expect approximately another 1,788 to depart on July 24. End summary. POL/MIL 2. (C) The [...] |
2006-07-24 10:51:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO CMGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1189 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 14 AS OF 1800 LOCAL, MONDAY, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S. citizens received in Cyprus as of 1630L July 24 was 10,278; the Orient Queen is expected to arrive at 2300L carrying 772 U.S. citizens. 5,951 had departed by 1630L and outbound milair and civilian charter flights continue. Approximately 300 people remained [...] |
2006-07-24 16:02:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO AMGT LE CY KFLO CASC |
| 06NICOSIA1190 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 15 AS OF 0900 LOCAL, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S. citizens received in Cyprus as of 0800L July 25 was 10,881. 7,690 had departed by 0800L on July 25, and civilian charter flights continue. At 0800L, there were 280 people at the Fairgrounds and 230 at hotels. Hotels should be completely vacated by 1200L. [...] |
2006-07-25 08:02:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1192 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 16 AS OF 1800 LOCAL, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S. citizens received in Cyprus as of 1800 L July 25 was 11,030. 8,142 had departed by 1800L on July 25, and commercial charter flights continue. At 1800L, there were 250 people at the Fairgrounds, and none remaining in U.S. government-sponsored hotels. En [...] |
2006-07-25 15:40:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1195 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 17 AS OF 0800 LOCA, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S. citizens received in Cyprus as of 0800L July 26 was 11,635. 9,664 had departed by 0800L on July 26, and one more commercial charter flight is scheduled to depart July 26. 200 people spent the night at the Fairgrounds, and 400 were there as of 0800L July [...] |
2006-07-26 08:18:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1206 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 18 AS OF 1800 LOCAL, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S. citizens received in Cyprus as of 1800L July 26 was 11,926. 9,087 had departed by 1800L on July 26. 350 people were at the Fairgrounds as of 1800L. End summary. CONSULAR 2. (C) The following are consular updates: --Headcount of U.S.-sponsored [...] |
2006-07-27 03:40:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1208 |
TFLE01: THE EVACUATION CRISIS IS NOT YET OVER: [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST -- SEE PARAGRAPH 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. With civilian outflow from Lebanon slowing, Post is facing a looming crisis involving the approximately 250 or so people who remain in the Cyprus International Fairgrounds because one or more members of their families cannot [...] |
2006-07-27 09:39:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC LE CY |
| 06NICOSIA121 |
NORTH AND SOUTH: CYPRUS DESK OFFICER MELLINGER'S [...] (C) Summary. Cyprus Desk Officer Elise Mellinger visited Nicosia January 11-13 and met with political leaders, businessmen, and academics on both sides of the Green Line to discuss the Cyprus issue, possible confidence building measures including the Ledra Street crossing, efforts to promot [...] |
2006-01-31 12:00:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CY |
| 06NICOSIA1216 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 19 AS OF 1700 LOCAL, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S.-assisted arrivals in Cyprus as of 1700L was 13,229. 9,389 had departed with U.S. government assistance by 1700L on July 27. 488 will spend the night at the Cyprus International Fairgrounds. End summary. POLITICAL 2. (U) GOC Interior Minister Chris [...] |
2006-07-27 15:33:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1222 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 20 AS OF 0800 LOCAL, FRIDAY, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S.-assisted arrivals in Cyprus as of 0800L was 13,231. 9,944 had departed with U.S. government assistance by 0800L on July 28. 494 are currently were at the Cyprus International Fairgrounds as of 0800L on July 28. CONSULAR 2. (C) The following are co [...] |
2006-07-28 07:20:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1233 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 21 AS OF 1600 LOCAL, FRIDAY, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S.-assisted arrivals in Cyprus as of 1600L remained unchanged at 13,231. 9,944 had departed with U.S. government assistance by 1600L on July 28. CONSULAR 2. (C) The following are consular updates: --The total number of U.S.-assisted arrivals in Cyp [...] |
2006-07-28 13:22:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1237 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 22 AS OF 0800 LOCAL, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S.-assisted arrivals in Cyprus as of 0800L July 29 was 13,233. 9,944 had departed with U.S. government assistance by 0800L on July 29. Both charter flights scheduled to depart on July 29 have been canceled. 497 people remain at the Cyprus International Fai [...] |
2006-07-29 07:51:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1241 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 23 AS OF 1600 LOCAL, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S.-assisted arrivals in Cyprus as of 1600L July 29 was 13,236. The number of departures remained unchanged at 9,944. Two new charter flights, to replace the flight that was canceled with no notice on July 28, are being scheduled for 0200 and 0740 on July 30 [...] |
2006-07-29 14:05:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1242 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 24 AS OF 0800 LOCAL, SUNDAY, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S.-assisted arrivals in Cyprus as of 0800L July 30 was 13,534. The number of U.S.-assisted departures was 10,280. There are now two last charter flights scheduled; one at 1800L on July 31 and another at 0800L on August 1. End summary. CONSULAR 2. (C) [...] |
2006-07-30 07:13:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1243 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 25 AS OF 1600 LOCAL, SUNDAY, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S.-assisted arrivals and departures as of 1600L remained at 13,534 and 10,280, respectively. Two more charter flights are still scheduled, one on July 31 and the last on August 1. End summary. CONSULAR 2. (C) The following are consular updates: --T [...] |
2006-07-30 13:40:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1245 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 26 AS OF 0800 LOCAL, MONDAY, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S.-assisted arrivals and departures as of 0800L remained the same (13,534 and 10,280). The last two U.S. charter flights are still scheduled to depart July 31 and August 1. Post predicts that either all or nearly all of the requests for humanitarian parole [...] |
2006-07-31 08:00:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1247 |
CYPRUS REPLY ON UNGA ATTENDANCE PENDING [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel to Sotos Liassides, Director of the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs, on July 14. Liassides' office told us on July 31 that our request had been delivered to the Permanent Secretary, but that no decisions on GOC UNGA attendance had been finalized yet. Post wi [...] |
2006-07-31 12:10:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA |
| 06NICOSIA125 |
EMBASSY NICOSIA EAC - 30 JANUARY 2006 - AVIAN FLU [...] (SBU) On January 30, 2006, the DCM convened Embassy Nicosia's EAC to brief the Ambassador and review current conditions in response to a confirmed case of the H5N1 found in the area controlled by Turkish Cypriots. Also discussed were actions the Embassy will take as a result of the confirmed [...] |
2006-01-31 13:53:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU ASEC AMED CY |
| 06NICOSIA1250 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 27 AS OF 1600 LOCAL, MONDAY, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S.-assisted arrivals was 13,548 (TBC) and total U.S.-assisted departures remained at 10,280. Conditions at the Fairgrounds are tense as people realize they will have to leave soon. End summary. CONSULAR 2. (C) Total headcount of U.S.-assisted arrivals [...] |
2006-07-31 14:04:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1252 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 28 AS OF 0800 LOCAL, [...] (C) Summary: Total headcount of U.S.-assisted arrivals was 13,548 and of U.S.-assisted departures was 10,566. As of 0800L August 1 there were 234 people at the Cyprus International Fairgrounds, with more people arriving from hotels to wait for the last U.S.-chartered flight. We are working w [...] |
2006-08-01 10:30:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1253 |
TFLE01: GOVERNMENT OF CYPRUS ON U.S.-ASSISTED [...] (SBU) Summary: DCM met with Homer Mavrommatis, MFA's Consular Affairs Director, the Cyprus Police, and Civil Defense on August 1 to discuss the status of U.S.-assisted arrivals in Cyprus from Lebanon and post's plans to vacate the Cyprus International Fairgrounds facility. Mavrommatis reminde [...] |
2006-08-01 15:07:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR CASC MARR PINS PREL CY LE |
| 06NICOSIA1256 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 29 AS OF 0800 LOCAL, [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Nicosia emptied the Cyprus International Fairgrounds facility of U.S.-assisted arrivals from Lebanon on August 1, and the last U.S.-chartered flight departed on August 2 at 0345L with 170 people. As the local Sigma Television station filmed, embassy buses drove away fro [...] |
2006-08-02 09:36:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR ASEC KPAO MGT LE CY KFLO CASC AMGT |
| 06NICOSIA1306 |
SRSG MOLLER ON CYPRUS TALKS [...] (C) On August 4, SRSG Moller briefed the Ambassador on recent developments since the exchange of lists earlier in the week. In contrast to his (ref) optimism on August 2, he noted with frustration two problems Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat has raised with him earlier that day: A) [...] |
2006-08-04 13:28:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1330 |
TFLE01: CYPRUS SITREP 31 AS OF 1700 LOCAL, MONDAY, [...] (C) Summary: The Beirut Air Bridge (BAB) continues to transport U.S.-assisted arrivals to Cyprus from Lebanon. Post has returned to mostly normal operations. CONSULAR 2. (C) The current total headcount of U.S.-assisted arrivals from Lebanon is 13,599. CONS is grateful for the CONS and [...] |
2006-08-08 03:43:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLO KPAO LE CY |
| 06NICOSIA1331 |
DEMARCHING CYPRUS ON BURMESE FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel message on August 7, 2006 to Stelios Makriyiannis in the MFA's Division of Asia and Africa. He replied that the Finnish decision was not surprising because it was indeed in accordance with the EU common position that visas could be issued to Burma cabinet members f [...] |
2006-08-08 04:58:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM FI BU EUN |
| 06NICOSIA1332 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel message on August 7, 2006 to Nikos Panayiotou in the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs. He noted talking points and agreed to pass them to his director as well as the Economic Affairs division. SCHLICHER [...] |
2006-08-08 04:58:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREF SMIG UNGA |
| 06NICOSIA1345 |
TURKISH CYPRIOTS: LOSING THE PRO-SOLUTION BEAT? [...] (C) In the two years since the Annan Plan referendum, the Turkish Cypriots have slowly lost their enthusiasm for the kind of pro-settlement policies and rhetoric which, by 2004, had sidelined Denktash, won them unprecedented international sympathy, and kept them "one step ahead" of Papadopoulos [...] |
2006-08-09 10:42:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN UN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1347 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUPPORTING THE CEASEFIRE IN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-09 11:22:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL |
| 06NICOSIA136 |
MANAGING THE CYPRUS PROBLEM IN BRUSSELS [...] (C) Matt: In advance of your upcoming visit to Brussels, we would like to share some thoughts regarding recent developments on Cyprus, and in particular the Greek Cypriot strategy vis-a-vis Turkey and the EU. The Europeans need to hear a sobering message about the potential consequences of a s [...] |
2006-02-01 15:27:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1361 |
CYPRUS TO AUCTION OFF EXPLORATION RIGHTS FOR POSSIBLE [...] Summary: The Government of Cyprus intends to auction off drilling rights for possible off-shore deposits of oil and gas at the end of 2006 or beginning of 2007. The Norwegian company Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) is preparing both a "2-D" and "3-D" analysis of 60,000 square kilometers of seabe [...] |
2006-08-11 09:49:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ETRD EINV ECON CY |
| 06NICOSIA1362 |
CYPRUS: EU MEMBER STATES DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE WTO DISPUTE [...] (SBU) Post delivered on August 10 reftel demarche to Eleni Pitsillidou, Commercial Officer, at the Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and Tourism, who has just taken over the EU trade issues and 133 Committee portfolio from Charalambous Roussos. Pitsillidou is part of a skeleton staff at the Min [...] |
2006-08-11 10:40:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR CH CY EUN |
| 06NICOSIA1370 |
CYPRUS HARMONIZES LAW WITH EU COPYRIGHT AND ENFORCEMENT [...] (U) Summary. In its last session before the summer holidays, on July 13, the House approved five bills aimed at harmonizing Cypriot IPR legislation with that of the EU. While these bills will help further strengthen Cypriot IPR legislation, the House deferred until fall consideration of langu [...] |
2006-08-16 05:41:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD CY |
| 06NICOSIA150 |
CYPRUS AI UPDATE: VISITING EU EXPERT REPORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a private briefing February 1, a visiting EU veterinary expert called the Turkish Cypriot response to positive H5N1 tests for a cock and hen in north Cyprus on January 29 (ref b) "adequate," and said the outbreak appears isolated and under control. Since no other AI cases h [...] |
2006-02-03 14:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU EAGR EAID KSCA TBIO KSTH WHO AMED CASC |
| 06NICOSIA1505 |
CYPRUS PROPERTY: ORAMS RULING A SETBACK FOR GREEK [...] (C) SUMMARY. Greek Cypriot plaintiffs owning land in north Cyprus have suffered a high-profile legal setback in the landmark "Orams" property case. On September 6, a UK judge ruled that an ROC court's cease-and-desist judgment against a British couple (who had built a home on Greek Cypriot l [...] |
2006-09-08 06:59:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1543 |
"TRNC GOVERNMENT" CALLS IT QUITS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The ruling coalition in the "TRNC" resigned on September 11 following months of internal wrangling in the wake of June parliamentary bi-elections. Talat ally "PM" Soyer, from the ruling CTP, announced his resignation and said he would seek "new formulations," ditching "DPM" and [...] |
2006-09-12 09:49:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1545 |
CYPRUS: TORRES STRAIT - REQUEST TO DEMARCHE AUSTRALIAN [...] Per reftel request, Post delivered on September 7 demarche on the Australian government's decision to impose compulsory pilotage for the Torres Strait to Sotos Zackheos, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We have also sent a copy to Makis Constantinides, Permanent Secretary, at [...] |
2006-09-12 12:39:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PBTS PHSA CY AS |
| 06NICOSIA1549 |
CYPRIOTS REVEAL NEXT STEPS ON M/V GREGORIO [...] (S) SUMMARY: Cypriot investigations into the activities, crew, and cargo of the M/V Gregorio I (Reftels) are nearly complete. Foreign Ministry officials informed the Embassy September 12 that the 21 vehicles in the vessel's holds comprised an air defense system; their search had uncovered n [...] |
2006-09-13 04:00:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | KNNP PARM PREL MNUC EWWT PHSA CY GR |
| 06NICOSIA1565 |
GREEK CYPRIOTS CONVICTED OF FRAUD IN CASE ON [...] (SBU) On September 12, a court in Paphos found six Greek Cypriots guilty of illegally selling Turkish Cypriot-owned properties in the south. The conviction, which could bring the defendants up to fourteen years in prison each, results from an investigation dating back to the year 2000. The d [...] |
2006-09-14 11:16:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1600 |
CYPRUS: BANK OF CYPRUS CHAIRMAN STEPS DOWN AFTER EMPORIKI [...] (SBU) Summary. The tumultuous summer for the Cypriot financial sector continued with the Chairmen of Cyprus's two largest banks losing their jobs, despite impressive financial results. On September 1, Vasilis Rologis stepped down in the face of mounting criticism from the Central Bank follow [...] |
2006-09-20 13:27:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON CY |
| 06NICOSIA1607 |
TURKISH CYPRIOT POLITICS: AMBITIOUS LEFTISTS, [...] No summary [...] |
2006-09-21 12:53:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1614 |
CYPRUS: PROMOTING BICOMMUNAL TOURISM PROJECTS [...] (C) Summary: Tourism continues to be the main lifeblood of the Greek Cypriot economy and is a key growth sector in the Turkish Cypriot north. Cooperation between the two communities on the development and joint marketing of tourism could be a win-win for both communities and increase tourist [...] |
2006-09-22 12:40:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON PGOV CY |
| 06NICOSIA1690 |
CYPRUS: TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING [...] (U) Answers below are keyed to reftel questions. 2. (U) Q1: Description of how Post is organized to monitor (trade) agreements and respond to foreign trade barrier complaints: Embassy Nicosia does not have a Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) or Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) office. [...] |
2006-09-29 12:43:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD CY |
| 06NICOSIA1691 |
TURKISH CYPRIOT CABINET UNVEILED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkish Cypriot "PM" Soyer has unveiled his new cabinet, a coalition with the newly-formed Freedom and Reform Party (OP), which has replaced the DP of former "FM" Serdar Denktash as the center-left CTP's junior governing partner. The new cabinet contains some new faces -- most n [...] |
2006-09-29 13:10:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON EAID PINR TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1692 |
CYPRUS EXTENDS FULL DEBT RELIEF TO IRAQ [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Cyprus (GOC) and the Government of Iraq agreed on a full, mutual debt cancellation at the recent meeting of the General Assemblies of the IMF and World Bank in Singapore. As part of the agreement, Cyprus forgave Iraqi debts to the GoC and Cypriot firms of an est [...] |
2006-09-29 13:14:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID PREL IZ CY |
| 06NICOSIA1707 |
CYPRUS: TORRES STRAIT - REQUEST TO DEMARCHE AUSTRALIAN [...] Further to Ref A, the GOC has confirmed that it supports U.S. views on the Torres Strait issue (Ref B). On October 2, Nicolas Kyriacou, of MFA's Community and International Law Department, informed us that Cyprus had submitted a Note Verbale to the Australian High Commission in Nicosia, prote [...] |
2006-10-03 13:55:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PBTS PHSA CY AS |
| 06NICOSIA1717 |
EXBS: CYPRUS EXBS REPORTING CABLE: JULY - SEPTEMBER 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: In June 2006, the Department of Energy's (DOE), Second Line of Defense (SLD) visited Cyprus to make logistical preparations for the upgrade of the radiation portal monitor located at Limassol. During the reporting period, three trainings were offered: 1) A "Global Transshipment [...] |
2006-10-05 13:15:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNPP CY |
| 06NICOSIA172 |
THE JANUARY 30 P5+2 STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-06 11:54:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP AORC CY |
| 06NICOSIA1728 |
CYPRIOT REPLY TO US SCALE ASSESMENTS DEMARCHE [...] (S) In response to Reftel regarding potential changes to United Nations scales of assessment, Poloff October 6 demarched Marios Kountourides, the Cypriot MFA's deputy director for Multilateral Affairs. Kountourides claimed the U.S. initiative -- to maintain the cap on individual nations, [...] |
2006-10-06 14:53:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | UNGA IO CY |
| 06NICOSIA1743 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST [...] (U) DCM Zimmerman delivered reftel points and a copy of the President's statement to Cyprus MFA Political Director Thalia Petrides on October 10. DCM added that, as an EU member, Cyprus could play a key role in ensuring that the European response to the apparent North Korean nuclear test woul [...] |
2006-10-10 13:26:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP UN EUN CY |
| 06NICOSIA1754 |
COMMITTEE ON MISSING PERSONS: ANTHROPOLOGICAL LAB [...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador toured the newly-established Committee on Missing Persons anthropological lab in the UN Buffer Zone on October 10 to observe firsthand the progress being made in the identification of Cypriots from both communities who went missing in the 1963-1974 period of civil unre [...] |
2006-10-12 09:51:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL UN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1762 |
GOC RESPONDS PREDICTABLY TO IRFR [...] (U) In an October 10 meeting at the Foreign Ministry, Second Secretary/Human Rights Officer Cristiana Tzika delivered the Republic of Cyprus,s (RoC) official response to the 2006 Department of State International Religious Freedom Report (IRFR). Not surprisingly, RoC objections on IRFR subs [...] |
2006-10-13 12:07:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | CY KIRF |
| 06NICOSIA1767 |
"TRNC" UNIVERSITIES: A (STUNTED) GROWTH INDUSTRY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish Cypriot higher education system has developed into an important source of income for the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" and pride for the community. Recent developments, however, call into question the viability of the education sector. Expanded capacity in [...] |
2006-10-13 13:30:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OEXC PREL KPAO CY TU |
| 06NICOSIA1793 |
CYPRUS FULLY SUPPORTS UNSCR 1718 [...] In response to Reftel, the Embassy October 15 delivered UN Security Council Resolution 1718-related talking points and non-paper to the Cypriot Foreign Ministry. In a follow-up meeting the following day, Multilateral Affairs Division Chief Sotos Liassides told PolChief that the Republic of C [...] |
2006-10-17 13:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP KN PARM CY |
| 06NICOSIA1835 |
PRESIDENT'S DIKO PARTY COMPLETES FACELIFT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 22, Armenian-Cypriot Marios Karoyian became the leader of the centrist, ruling Democratic Party (DIKO), handily defeating DIKO Deputy Leader Nicos Cleanthous. At the party's helm Karoyian replaces RoC President Tassos Papadopoulos, who stepped down two weeks earlier [...] |
2006-10-25 15:47:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL CY GR |
| 06NICOSIA1842 |
UN, FINNS OFFER UPDATES ON THEIR RESPECTIVE EFFORTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Top UNFICYP officials privately outlined for us the UN's latest plan to unblock the current deadlock in the Gambari Process. A last-minute snag over procedure threatens to delay the start of work by the technical and substantive committees, however, and UN officials privately wo [...] |
2006-10-27 16:48:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP TU EUN CY |
| 06NICOSIA1868 |
CYPRUS STOCK EXCHANGE ENTERS NEW ERA WITH LAUNCH OF JOINT [...] Summary. The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) launched a joint trading platform on October 30, 2006. The launch signifies a new era in the turbulent 10-year history of the CSE, the EU's third smallest stock market, which included a major boom and bust cycle in [...] |
2006-11-02 08:04:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON CY |
| 06NICOSIA1869 |
TALAT ON FINNISH PROPOSAL, UN PROCESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a November 1 meeting with Ambassador Schlicher, Turkish Cypriot "President" Mehmet Ali Talat was pessimistic about the prospects of the Finnish proposal on Varosha/ports -- and criticized the EU process for making "unfair" and one-sided demands of his community for the sake of [...] |
2006-11-02 09:22:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN UNFICYP TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA188 |
TURKISH CYPRIOTS SHRUG OFF DANISH CARTOONS, [...] Although the Turkish Cypriot press has given significant coverage (mainly through republished wire service stories) to the controversy surrounding publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed (reftel), the largely secular Turkish Cypriot community appears to be taking the whole issue [...] |
2006-02-09 15:00:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC KISL TU |
| 06NICOSIA1883 |
JOURNALISTIC LICENSE, POLITICAL AMBITIONS BEHIND [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nicosia awoke October 22 to "news" the Turkish Army twenty years ago employed Greek Cypriot (G/C) and Greek detainees as "guinea pigs" at weapons production facilities outside Ankara. According to preliminary accounts in leading daily "Philelefteros," the alleged victims, priso [...] |
2006-11-03 14:34:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM MOPS CY GR TU |
| 06NICOSIA1885 |
CYPRUS: 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Per Reftel request, Post submits in para 2 below Part I (Drugs and Chemical Control) of the 2006-2007 INCSR. The report is based on an update of last year's published version. 2. BEGIN TEXT Cyprus Cyprus has been divided since the Turkish military intervention of 1974, following a c [...] |
2006-11-03 15:27:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR CY |
| 06NICOSIA1889 |
CYPRUS: 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Per Reftel request, Post submits in para 2 below Part II (Financial Crimes and Money Laundering) of the 2006-2007 INCSR. The report is based on an update of last year's published version. As requested Reftel, we will also e-mail a track-changes version of this report to the officials request [...] |
2006-11-06 11:30:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR CY |
| 06NICOSIA1916 |
MOLLER CALLS PARTIES ON THE CARPET AT UNFICYP [...] (C) SUMMARY. In the course of a November 9 briefing to the local diplomatic corps, UNFICYP Chief Michael Moller frankly described the deadlock in the UN settlement process (ref a). Acknowledging that both sides have done their fair share of stonewalling over the past 40 years, SRSG Moller and [...] |
2006-11-09 13:41:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN UNFICYP TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1917 |
TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER: CYPRUS [...] (C) All responses are keyed to the questions in paragraph 9 of ref A. a) TFCO: Jane Zimmerman Deputy Chief of Mission tel: 357 22 39 3595 Embassy after hours switchboard: 357 22 39 3300 ZimmermanJB@State.gov b) Deputy TFCO: Michael S. Dixon Economic and Commercial Officer tel: 357 22 3 [...] |
2006-11-09 13:58:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | KTFN EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER CY |
| 06NICOSIA192 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) On February 10, poloff delivered reftel message to Charalambos Hadjisavvas, who follows Middle Eastern issues in the MFA's office of bilateral affairs. Hadjisaavas confirmed that Cyprus's assistance policy was in line with that of the EU and the U.S. The MFA was keenly watching events i [...] |
2006-02-10 14:35:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CY IS KPAL PREL |
| 06NICOSIA1920 |
CYPRUS: LAIKI PLANS FOR MERGER WITH GREEK MARFIN AND [...] (SBU) Summary. The triple merger between Laiki Bank in Cyprus, and Greek-based Marfin Financial Group and Egnatias Bank remains firmly on track, after winning the approval of authorities in both countries, and of Laiki shareholders on October 31. Unless there are any unexpected surprises, th [...] |
2006-11-09 15:02:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON CY |
| 06NICOSIA193 |
AMBASSADOR PRESSES FM IACOVOU TO SUPPORT GUATEMALA [...] (C) Ambassador made reftel points to FM Iacovou in a February 8 telcon. Iacovou said he was not at all surprised that the United States would oppose a Security Council seat for Venezuela, but he refused to commit one way or the other in terms of the GOC's position. He suggested, instead, that [...] |
2006-02-10 14:38:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNAUS UNSC GT VE CY |
| 06NICOSIA1930 |
TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT: CYPRUS GETTING ENERGIZED [...] The Republic of Cyprus (RoC) has made tangible progress in addressing trafficking in persons since receiving a Tier II Watch List rating in the 2006 TIP report. While certain aspects of the RoC's National Action Plan remain works-in-progress, government efforts to prevent TIP, protect victim [...] |
2006-11-15 15:49:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG CY |
| 06NICOSIA194 |
GOC HAS TAKEN NO STEPS TO RATIFY THE CONVENTION ON [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, we have made a number of discrete inquiries regarding the status of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. As far as we have been able to determine, the issue of the convention has not been put on the agenda [...] |
2006-02-10 14:43:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD SCUL UNESCO CY |
| 06NICOSIA1944 |
"TRNC DAY" SPEECH: TALAT STICKS FOOT IN MOUTH WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. "TRNC President" Mehmet Ali Talat delivered a petulant rhetorical broadside during November 15 commemorations of the 1983 Turkish Cypriot unilateral declaration of independence (UDI). The "good" parts of Talat's speech (throw-away references to the need for rule of law and democ [...] |
2006-11-20 14:54:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN UNFICYP TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA195 |
CYPRUS AI UPDATE: ISOLATED OUTRBEAK UNDER [...] (SBU) There have been no new reports of suspected cases of avian influenza (AI) in either poultry or humans since two chickens tested positive for H5N1 on January 29 (refs a-c). The draft trip report (faxed to EUR/SE) of the EU Veterinary experts who visited Cyprus January 29- February 1 (ref [...] |
2006-02-10 14:43:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC KSCA TBIO KSTH WHO |
| 06NICOSIA1952 |
NEW TURKISH CYPRIOT ENVIRONMENT "MINISTER" FACES [...] (SBU) October's cabinet reshuffle in the "TRNC" has led to the creation of a new Environment "Ministry." The new "minister," political novice Asim Vehbi, faces an uphill struggle against the Turkish Cypriots' traditionally cavalier attitude towards environmental protection. Decision-makers i [...] |
2006-11-21 15:40:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SENV ECON TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA1953 |
HELIOS SUCCESSOR "AJET" SUSPENDS OPERATIONS; CYPRIOT CRASH [...] (SBU) Summary: Over a year after one of its Boeing 737s crashed into a Greek mountainside killing all 121 people on board, Ajet (formerly Helios Airways) has suspended all operations citing unsustainable financial losses. Ajet currently has no plans to declare bankruptcy pending the outcome o [...] |
2006-11-22 14:31:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON CY |
| 06NICOSIA1964 |
CYPROB POLITICS, NOT ISSUES, DOMINATE MUNICIPAL [...] SUMMARY: Greek Cypriots head to the polls December 17 to elect mayors, municipal councils, and, for the first time, school board members. Other than vague demands for greater autonomy from Nicosia, issues have taken a back seat to politics in the months-long elections run-up. Garnering the [...] |
2006-11-27 14:43:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CY |
| 06NICOSIA197 |
GOC OFFERS TO HOST MEETING OF SENIOR DANISH [...] (C) Danish Ambassador Svend Waever told Ambassador Schlicher on February 10 that the President's Diplomatic Advisor, Tasos Tzionis, had just called him with an offer to host a meeting on Cyprus between senior officials from Copenhagen and their counterparts from Damascus and Beirut to discuss [...] |
2006-02-13 07:50:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV KISL DA LE SY GR CY |
| 06NICOSIA1970 |
NEW CYPRUS PROPERTY LAW: TURNING THE SCREWS [...] (C) SUMMARY. New ROC legislation introducing stiff prison sentences for those buying Greek Cypriot property in the north has upped the stakes in the ongoing property war between Greek and Turkish Cypriots. Three non-Cypriot land-buyers have already been arrested under the new law, and more a [...] |
2006-11-29 16:42:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON CASC EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA2009 |
CYPRUS LIKELY TO FOLLOW EU ON UNGA "REGISTER OF [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-08 15:45:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS CY |
| 06NICOSIA2010 |
ECHR GIVES TENTATIVE BLESSING TO "TRNC" PROPERTY [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a December 7 ruling on the Xenidis-Arestis case (reftels), the European Court of Human Rights upheld a Greek Cypriot claimant's ownership of her property in the closed city of Varosha and ordered Turkey to pay her over a million dollars in damages. At the same time, the ECHR [...] |
2006-12-08 16:07:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON CASC PHUM EUN UNFICYP TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA2024 |
CYPRUS UNLIKELY TO BE MUCH OF A PLAYER ON TFTP, [...] (C) We raised reftel demarche with Finance Minister Michalis Sarris, MFA Acting PermSec Erato Marcoullis, MoI PermSec Lazaros Savvides and Commerce Ministry PermSec Efstathios Hamboullas. All were relatively unfamiliar with the issue. Finance Minister Sarris promised the Ambassador that the [...] |
2006-12-13 14:47:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PTER ECON EUN CY |
| 06NICOSIA203 |
TURKISH CYPRIOT OPPOSITION ELECTS NEW LEADER [...] (C) SUMMARY. The National Unity Party (UBP) has elected Nicosia "MP" Huseyin Ozgurgun (see bio below) to lead the party, which is the second largest Turkish Cypriot political party and the north's main opposition formation. Ozgurgun represents a new, young face for his party -- which was thr [...] |
2006-02-13 15:32:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA2032 |
RESULTS OF COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-18 05:08:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | APER CY |
| 06NICOSIA2033 |
CYPRUS ON TRACK TO ADOPT EURO ON JANUARY 1, 2008 [...] (SBU) Summary. The Cypriot economy continues to perform well within the Maastricht criteria, and the European Union is expected in June 2007 to invite Cyprus to adopt the Euro as its currency effective January 1, 2008. The European Commission, however, has criticized the GoC's technical pre [...] |
2006-12-18 10:06:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EUN CY |
| 06NICOSIA2034 |
TURKISH CYPRIOT OPPOSITION ELECTS HARD-LINE NEW [...] (C) SUMMARY. The National Unity Party (UBP) has selected Nicosia "MP" and former "TRNC Foreign Minister" Tahsin Ertugruloglu (see bio below) to lead the party, which is the north's second largest political formation and the main Turkish Cypriot opposition group. The comparatively charismatic [...] |
2006-12-18 13:11:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA2040 |
LOCAL ELECTIONS A DRAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The governing coalition and opposition alike claimed victory in the December 17 municipal elections. The alliance )- comprising AKEL, DIKO, and EDEK )- won mayorships in five major Cyprus cities, while opponent DISY triumphed in smaller municipalities and increased its take of [...] |
2006-12-19 11:48:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM PREL CY |
| 06NICOSIA2048 |
CYPRUS: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post offers the following input for the 2006 Annual Terrorism Report. A note on terminology is in order: Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the Greek Cypriot government-controlled area, comprising the southern two-thirds of the island, and a northern third, [...] |
2006-12-20 15:42:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PTER ASEC CY EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO |
| 06NICOSIA2049 |
GREEK CYPRIOT ENCLAVES IN THE NORTH: HANGING BY A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 14, political section staff joined United Nations civil affairs personnel on one of their weekly monitoring visits to the enclaved Greek Cypriot community on the Turkish Cypriot-administered Karpass peninsula. Embassy officers accompanied UNFICYP personnel on two h [...] |
2006-12-20 15:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNFICYP PHUM PREF TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA2050 |
UN REP, P-5 AMBS TAKE STOCK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hosting local Perm Five ambassadors and the resident UN chief to a working lunch December 18, the Ambassador orchestrated a tour d'horizon that touched on the UN transition in New York, horsetrading over the UNFICYP mandate renewal, developments on the UN negotiating track in Ni [...] |
2006-12-20 15:45:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP UNGA CY |
| 06NICOSIA2051 |
GREEK CYPRIOT ENCLAVES IN THE NORTH: HANGING BY A [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 14, political section staff joined United Nations civil affairs personnel on one of their weekly monitoring visits to the enclaved Greek Cypriot community on the Turkish Cypriot-administered Karpass peninsula. Embassy officers accompanied UNFICYP personnel on two h [...] |
2006-12-20 15:49:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNFICYP PHUM PREF TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA2052 |
UN REP, P-5 AMBS TAKE STOCK [...] (C) SUMMARY: Hosting local Perm Five ambassadors and the resident UN chief to a working lunch December 18, the Ambassador orchestrated a tour d'horizon that touched on the UN transition in New York, horsetrading over the UNFICYP mandate renewal, developments on the UN negotiating track in Ni [...] |
2006-12-20 15:50:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP UNGA CY |
| 06NICOSIA2053 |
CYPRUS: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post offers the following input for the 2006 Annual Terrorism Report. A note on terminology is in order: Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the Greek Cypriot government-controlled area, comprising the southern two-thirds of the island, and a northern third, [...] |
2006-12-20 15:50:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PTER ASEC CY EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO |
| 06NICOSIA2054 |
CYPRUS: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post offers the following input for the 2006 Annual Terrorism Report. A note on terminology is in order: Since 1974, Cyprus has been divided de facto into the Greek Cypriot government-controlled area, comprising the southern two-thirds of the island, and a northern third, [...] |
2006-12-20 15:50:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PTER ASEC CY EFIN KCRM KHLS KPAO |
| 06NICOSIA2055 |
NEW ARCHBISHOP: WITH THRONE SECURED, MORE TOLERANT? [...] (C) SUMMARY: In his December 20 courtesy call on new Church of Cyprus Archbishop Chrysostomos II, the Ambassador was pleased to see the hard-line leader adopting a softer stance. Particularly noteworthy was the Archbishop's pledge to roll out the red carpet for his Turkish Cypriot counterpart [...] |
2006-12-21 11:54:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM CY GR |
| 06NICOSIA234 |
CYPRUS PROPERTY: GOC PUTS ANOTHER FINGER IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. A GOC decision to withdraw its court appeal and allow Turkish Cypriot Arif Mustafa to reclaim his property in the south has caused a stir because: 1) this is the first high-profile case in which a Turkish Cypriot has been granted restitution as opposed to compensation for lost pr [...] |
2006-02-17 07:05:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA235 |
GREEK CYPRIOTS OFFER DORA BAKOYIANNI A LUKEWARM [...] (C) Summary: The Greek Cypriot reaction -- both official and unofficial -- to the appointment of Dora Bakoyianni as Greek Foreign Minister was noticeably cool and reserved. Bakoyianni has the reputation here for being both pro-American and soft on the Cyprus issue. Only the right-wing, pro- [...] |
2006-02-17 10:00:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY GR |
| 06NICOSIA24 |
"OSMOSIS" AND THE TURKISH CYPRIOTS: IT'S ALL [...] (C) Summary: Turkish Cypriots fear that the Greek Cypriot side is increasingly disinterested in a bizonal, bicommunal federal solution to the Cyprus problem, and is intent on simply absorbing Turkish Cypriots into the ROC through a process of "osmosis." Buoyed by the confidence and real lev [...] |
2006-01-09 13:58:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CY |
| 06NICOSIA242 |
CYPRUS AI UPDATE: NO NEW CASES; MOST SPECIAL [...] (SBU) There have been no new reports of suspected cases of avian influenza (AI) in either poultry or humans since two chickens tested positive for H5N1 in January (refs b-d). Three more EU veterinary experts and a health expert visited the island February 13-16. They reconfirmed the previous [...] |
2006-02-17 14:48:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC KSCA TBIO KSTH WHO |
| 06NICOSIA256 |
GOC RATTLING THE VETO SABER OVER ACCESS TO TURKISH [...] (C) The Greek Cypriot political establishment is issuing thinly veiled threats against Turkey's EU accession course, following an unsuccessful February 22 attempt by a Cypriot-flagged container ship, the Able F, to dock at the Turkish port of Mersin. Government spokesman George Lillikas iss [...] |
2006-02-23 15:35:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY TU |
| 06NICOSIA263 |
TALKING POINTS DELIVERED ON SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT [...] (SBU) On February 14, Poloff delivered reftel message to Charlambos Hadjisavvas, who follows Middle Eastern issues in the MFA's Office of Bilateral Affairs. Hadjisavvas stressed that Cyprus' policy towards Iraq was broadly in line with that of the EU and the United States. He also confirmed [...] |
2006-02-24 13:38:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPAO PREL OPRC |
| 06NICOSIA265 |
CYPRUS AGREES WITH MOST U.S. POSITIONS ON THE [...] (C) On February 23, poloff delivered reftel message to the appropriate action officers in the MFA's office of bilateral affairs. Elena Rafti, who follows Balkan issues, agreed with most U.S. points on the Balkans, and stressed that a strong EU presence in Kosovo and a successful referendum in [...] |
2006-02-24 14:23:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | BK BO CG CY EUN IR IZ KPAL MW PREL SR YI |
| 06NICOSIA273 |
CYPRUS REACTS TO EU AID PACKAGE FOR TURKISH [...] (C) SUMMARY. The EU's decision to approve its long-awaited 139 million euro aid package for the Turkish Cypriots has been welcomed as a triumph of diplomacy on the Greek Cypriot side. GOC contacts note that the shape of the aid package -- as well as the content of an accompanying declaratio [...] |
2006-02-27 16:04:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA293 |
AREA ADMINISTERED BY TURKISH CYPRIOTS: SIXTH [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified--not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the March 2004-March 2005 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Bridget Alway, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3545, Fax (3 [...] |
2006-03-01 14:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CY ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
| 06NICOSIA294 |
GREEK CYPRIOTS "FULLY SATISFIED" WITH PARIS TALKS [...] (C) Summary: The February 28 meeting between Cypriot President Papadopoulos and UN SYG Kofi Annan resulted in agreement on a "bottom up" approach to the Cyprus issue that would begin with technical-level talks aimed at preparing the ground for the resumption of negotiations on a comprehensiv [...] |
2006-03-01 15:58:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY |
| 06NICOSIA313 |
REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS: SIXTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified--not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the March 2005-March 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Bridget Alway, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3545, Fax (3 [...] |
2006-03-02 12:34:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CY ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG |
| 06NICOSIA314 |
NICOSIA WILL ADDRESS COLAT ON VENEZUELAN NGO SUMATE [...] (C) On March 1, poloff delivered reftel message to Savvas Vladimirou, in the MFA's Division of the Americas and Oceania. Vladimirou said he would raise the issue of Sumate at the next meeting of the EU committee on Latin America (COLAT) on March 7. He did not believe that Chavez would risk [...] |
2006-03-02 12:40:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM PREL VE EU CY |
| 06NICOSIA315 |
CYPRUS AGREES TO RAISE ISSUE OF ODIHR ELECTION [...] (C) On March 1, poloff delivered reftel message to Vasos Chamberlain, who handles Russian and Eastern European issues in the MFA's Division of bilateral affairs. Chamberlain was not aware of Belgian FM De Gucht's plan to send three personal representatives to observe the OSCE Office of Democ [...] |
2006-03-02 12:45:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE PHUM PREL BE CY |
| 06NICOSIA317 |
GOC "INCENSED" BY U.S. MESSAGE ON TURKEY AND CYPRUS [...] (C) On March 2, Erato Marcoullis, Director of the MFA's Cyprus Question Division, called in Polchief to complain at considerable length about the message on Cyprus and Turkey that reftel authorized EU posts to deliver as appropriate. The GOC had obtained a copy of a non-paper version of the p [...] |
2006-03-02 14:16:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EU CY |
| 06NICOSIA318 |
COORDINATOR OF THE CYPRUS NATIONAL ACTION PLAN ON [...] (C) In a February 27 meeting with Interior Ministry Permanent Secretary Lazaros Savvides, Polchief underscored our concern that the GOC had failed to take decisive action in implementing the National Action Plan on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) that the Council of Ministers approved last May. [...] |
2006-03-02 14:19:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CY |
| 06NICOSIA332 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] (C) On March 7, poloff delivered reftel message to Charalambos Hadjisavvas, who follows Middle Eastern issues in the MFA's office of bilateral affairs. Hadjisavvas said that Cyprus did not, as a rule, comment on the internal management of the Arab League, but agreed to discuss the U.S. positio [...] |
2006-03-07 15:40:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU IZ CY |
| 06NICOSIA352 |
WHAT NEXT AFTER PARIS? [...] (U) Action requested in para 11. 2. (C) Summary: One week after the Papadopoulos -Annan meeting in Paris, it is clear that the UN and UNFICYP have considerable fence-mending to do with Ankara and the Turkish Cypriots. The Turkish Cypriots -- still angry over the communique that seemed to [...] |
2006-03-09 10:42:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UN CY |
| 06NICOSIA356 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-09 15:27:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ENRG KSCA IN PARM KNNP ETTC CY |
| 06NICOSIA365 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ARAB LEAGUE FOREIGN MINISTERS' [...] (C) On March 7, poloff delivered reftel message to Charalambos Hadjisavvas, who follows Middle Eastern issues in the MFA's office of bilateral affairs. Hadjisavvas said that Cyprus did not, as a rule, comment on the internal management of the Arab League, but agreed to discuss the U.S. positio [...] |
2006-03-10 15:13:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SU IZ CY |
| 06NICOSIA369 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MDA: SIGNING THIRD [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche on March 7 to Francis Lanitou, who handles EU Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Lanitou stated that Cyprus strongly supported the signing of the Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions and assured Poloff that the paperwork for transmi [...] |
2006-03-13 12:06:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM PREF PREL |
| 06NICOSIA373 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HAMAS' RUSSIA AND TURKEY [...] (C) On March 13, poloff delivered reftel message to Charalambos Hadjisavvas, who follows Middle Eastern issues in the MFA's office of bilateral affairs. Hajisavvas worried that Hamas' hardened rhetoric, combined with a lack of funding for the PA's daily government operations, would leave the [...] |
2006-03-13 14:47:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPAL IS CY |
| 06NICOSIA374 |
CYPRUS WILL CONSIDER SUGGESTIONS FOR REACTION TO [...] (C) On March 1, poloff delivered reftel message to Vasos Chamberlain, who handles Russian and Eastern European issues in the MFA's Division of bilateral affairs. Chamberlain said that Belarus was discussed at the Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers held March 10-11 (Gymnich) in [...] |
2006-03-13 14:47:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV EUN BO CY |
| 06NICOSIA375 |
CYPRUS REPORTEDLY HOSTS CONFERENCE ON ESTABLISHING [...] (C) On March 13, Sotos Liassides -- Director of Multilateral Affairs at the MFA -- called polchief to report that Cyprus had hosted a conference in Larnaca March 8-10 on the issue of establishing a national human rights commission in Iraq. According to Liassides, Environment Minister and Ac [...] |
2006-03-13 15:28:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM PGOV CY IZ |
| 06NICOSIA380 |
TURKISH CYPRIOTS STILL STEWING OVER PARIS [...] (C) In a March 13 meeting with Ambassador Schlicher, "TRNC President" Talat's Under Secretary Rasit Pertev expressed continued bitterness over the joint communique issued after the Annan-Papadopoulos meeting in Paris on February 28 (ref a). Pertev stressed that both he and "President" Talat fe [...] |
2006-03-14 15:46:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN UN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA409 |
CYPRUS WILL CONSIDER ISSUING STATEMENT ABOUT AKBAR [...] (C) On March 17, poloff delivered reftel message to Charalambos Hadjisavvas in the MFA's Division of Middle Eastern and North African Affairs. Hadjisavvas said he would consider our request, but would have to consult first with his director. SCHLICHER [...] |
2006-03-20 07:00:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | IR PGOV PHUM SOCI CY |
| 06NICOSIA410 |
GOC REACTS ANGRILY TO THE RELEASE OF THE HUMAN [...] (C) Summary: Although somewhat more muted than last year, GOC authorities have once again lashed out at the human rights report on Cyprus. Privately, MFA officials criticized us for producing a "political document" that was aimed more at upgrading the Turkish Cypriot "entity" than at advanci [...] |
2006-03-20 08:06:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM CY |
| 06NICOSIA415 |
DEMARCHE ON U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-03-20 15:23:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP IN PREL CY |
| 06NICOSIA431 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGING THE EU TO SPEAK ON [...] (C) On March 21, poloff delivered reftel message to Charalambos Hadjisavvas, who follows Middle Eastern issues in the MFA's office of bilateral affairs. Hadjisavvas agreed to pass the request to his director, but explained that, as with most issues related to human rights in the Middle East, [...] |
2006-03-21 15:15:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM SY CY |
| 06NICOSIA433 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MARCH 20 EU FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary. Post delivered reftel demarche on March 13 to relevant action officers at MFA. On Iraq, Charlambos Hadjisavvas agreed with the US position that the international community's first priority should be to encourage Iraqi political leaders to move ahead in forming a unified govern [...] |
2006-03-22 07:27:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD |
| 06NICOSIA440 |
TURKISH CYPRIOTS MEET ECHR DEADLINE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Turkish Cypriot authorities have met the European Court of Human Rights' (ECHR) deadline for revising the property compensation commission that the court had earlier ruled inadequate to be considered an effective domestic remedy. The new commission has a more diverse membershi [...] |
2006-03-23 16:13:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CY |
| 06NICOSIA442 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ARAB LEAGUE SUMMIT, KHARTOUM [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on March 23 to Stelios Makriyiannis, who handles Africa in the MFA's Political Affairs Division. Makriyiannis assured us that Cyprus would follow the EU's lead with regard to the Sudan and support the rehatting of African Union forces (AMIS) into a UN pe [...] |
2006-03-24 08:33:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL |
| 06NICOSIA447 |
TALAT'S ILLNESS LEAVES TURKISH CYPRIOTS RUDDERLESS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkish Cypriots have been foundering in a political vacuum since "TRNC President" Mehmet Ali Talat's February bypass surgery. Subsequent political developments with regard to EU aid and UN-brokered talks have caught the Turkish Cypriots flatfooted, prompting muddled response [...] |
2006-03-24 10:52:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA449 |
CYPRUS: INDEPENDENT INQUIRY COMMITTEE FOLLOW-UP [...] (C) Summary: Per reftel request, we raised on March 20 the issue of GoC action in support of the Independent Inquiry Committee (ICC) investigating the UN's Oil-for Food Program (OFF) with Eva Papakyriacou, Head of the Unit for Combating Money Laundering (MOKAS), and key aide to Attorney General [...] |
2006-03-24 14:53:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN CY |
| 06NICOSIA454 |
TURKISH CYPRIOT LEADER TALAT SAYS TECHNICAL TALKS [...] (C) On March 27, a tired but healthy-looking Mehmet Ali Talat briefed Ambassador Schlicher on his meeting with UNFICYP Chief Michael Moeller earlier that day. Talat's meetings with Moeller and the Ambassador were his first meetings with foreigners since he underwent unexpected heart surgery i [...] |
2006-03-28 13:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | UN PGOV PREL EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA455 |
PAPADOPOULOS CONFIDENT THAT UN PROCESS, TURKISH EU [...] (C) Summary: In one-on-one Sunday lunch, Ambassador Schlicher and President Papadopoulos discussed prospects for moving forward with "technical talks" between representatives of the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities, as well as Turkey's EU accession process and domestic political [...] |
2006-03-28 15:46:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN CY |
| 06NICOSIA47 |
WHO'S REALLY IN CHARGE HERE? TURKEY AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The relationship between Turkey and the "TRNC" is less of a clear-cut, master-servant arrangement than Greek Cypriot rhetoric about the "military occupation regime" would suggest. The north's lack of outside political recognition, the large local Turkish garrison, and a heavy dep [...] |
2006-01-17 11:18:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA476 |
BUMPY START TO EU AID FOR TURKISH CYPRIOTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. With the long-awaited EU aid package for the Turkish Cypriots finally approved, the European Commission and Turkish Cypriots have begun negotiating over project priorities and sensitive details of implementation. The question of whether the EU's aid office will be located in the [...] |
2006-03-29 15:26:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA503 |
TURKISH CYPRIOTS UNDERWHELMED BY FIRST UN-BROKERED [...] (C) The Turkish Cypriots were "disappointed" by the first UN-brokered meeting to discuss the way ahead on technical talks, according to "President" Talat's Under Secretary Rasit Pertev. Held in Nicosia on March 31, the meeting brought together UNFICYP Chief and SRSG Michael Moeller, ROC Presi [...] |
2006-04-04 14:58:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL TU EUN UN CY |
| 06NICOSIA511 |
PICK-A-PECK-OF-PECCADILLOS: A RAFT OF SCANDALS [...] (C) Summary: The Cypriot MFA is an unhappy and dysfunctional place. A recent raft of scandals -- nearly all related to sex or money -- has both embarrassed the ministry and undercut its effectiveness. The scandals are beginning to overlap. The MFA may well choose to pardon an embezzler at [...] |
2006-04-05 20:15:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY |
| 06NICOSIA522 |
SMOOTHING TURKEY'S EU PATH -- DG ENLARGEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 6, visiting EC Director General for Enlargement Michael Leigh (accompanied by Georg Ziegler and Andrea Battista from the Commission's Cyprus team) briefed Ambassador Schlicher on implementation plans for the European Union's assistance package to the Turkish Cypriot commu [...] |
2006-04-06 13:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EAID EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA525 |
CYPRUS WILL FOLLOW THE EU CROWD ON THE BAHAI IN [...] (U) On April 7, poloff delivered reftel message to Charalambos Hadjisavvas, who follows Middle Eastern issues in the MFA's office of bilateral affairs. Hadjisavvas agreed to investigate whether the EU planned to issue a statement and to pass the request for demarches to his director. He not [...] |
2006-04-07 14:03:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI IR CY |
| 06NICOSIA526 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. NOT RUNNING FOR UN HUMAN [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message to Demetra Christodoulou in the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs. Christodoulou said that she looked forward to the U.S. campaigning on behalf of candidates who are genuinely committed to the promotion of human rights. SCHLICHER [...] |
2006-04-07 14:03:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR PREL PHUM UNGA CY |
| 06NICOSIA529 |
SRSG "OPTIMISTIC" ABOUT PROSPECTS FOR TECHNICAL [...] (C) Summary: SRSG Michael Moeller told Ambassador Schlicher on April 7 that he was optimistic the technical talks process would succeed in galvanizing movement on the Cyprus issue. The atmosphere in the talks was positive, even "effusive," and the principals had readily agreed to a total ne [...] |
2006-04-10 12:34:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNSC CY |
| 06NICOSIA533 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON APPROACHING THE EU IN [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on April 7 to relevant action officers at the MFA. Charalambos Hajdisavvas, who handles the Middle East portfolio in the Political Affairs Division, stressed EU support for Syria's continued isolation and highlighted the EU's decision to freeze its prop [...] |
2006-04-10 13:52:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ECON ETRD |
| 06NICOSIA536 |
GETTING OUR MESSAGE THROUGH TO THE GREEK CYPRIOT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Greek Cypriot media is consistent to the point of Pavlovian response. Certain phrases -- even particular words -- in the mouth of a U.S. official will elicit very predictable results. Our Cyprus policy is the right one, but we need to tweak our public diplomacy message in w [...] |
2006-04-11 15:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY |
| 06NICOSIA540 |
MESSAGE DELIVERED FROM SECRETARY RICE ON UN HUMAN [...] (SBU) On April 14, we delivered reftel letter from the Secretary regarding the UN Human Rights Council to Foreign SIPDIS Minister George Iacovou under a cover note from the Ambassador. SCHLICHER [...] |
2006-04-12 08:57:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA CY |
| 06NICOSIA541 |
CYPRUS WILL FOLLOW EU'S BURMA POLICY; EU BURMA [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel messages to Demetra Christodoulou in the MFA's Multilateral Affairs division and to Stelios Makriyiannis, who follows Asian issues in the division of bilateral affairs. Makriyiannis said that Cyprus supported EU policy on Burma and that it was very much in line w [...] |
2006-04-12 13:40:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EU PREL PHUM PGOV PREF BM CY |
| 06NICOSIA542 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HAMAS PARTICIPATION IN COE [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel on April 10 to Charalambos Hadjisavvas, who handles the Middle East Portfolio in the Political Affairs Division at the MFA. Hadjisavvas had no comment, but promised to pass on the points to his colleague Yiannis Michaelides, who is attending the GAERC in Brussels [...] |
2006-04-12 13:41:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAL PREL |
| 06NICOSIA543 |
CYPRUS NON-COMMITTAL ON SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT FOR [...] (C) On April 12 poloff presented reftel message A to Demetra Christodoulou in the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs subsequent to Ambassador's April 8 conversation with FM Iacovou on the same subject (reftel B) and the DCM's meeting with Presidential Diplomatic Advisor Tassos Tzionis. C [...] |
2006-04-12 13:42:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER PREL UNSC VE GT CY |
| 06NICOSIA553 |
POST ASSISTS IN REPATRIATION OF UKRAINIAN [...] (C) On April 13, Ukrainian Ambassador Borys Humeniuk telephoned Ambassador Schlicher about a 23-year old Ukrainian woman, Oxana Nahod, who had been trafficked to the northern part of Cyprus -- where she was reportedly being mistreated and forced to work against her will in a night club. In a [...] |
2006-04-14 12:01:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UP TU CY KCRM KWMN |
| 06NICOSIA558 |
POST ASSISTS IN REPATRIATION OF UKRAINIAN [...] (C) On April 13, Ukrainian Ambassador Borys Humeniuk telephoned Ambassador Schlicher about a 23-year old Ukrainian woman, Oxana Nahod, who had been trafficked to the northern part of Cyprus -- where she was reportedly being mistreated and forced to work against her will in a night club. In a [...] |
2006-04-14 15:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV UP TU CY KCRM KWMN |
| 06NICOSIA56 |
CYPRUS FULLY SUPPORTS EU POSITION ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-19 08:00:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC CY |
| 06NICOSIA573 |
ROC REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR ECOSOC CANDIDACY [...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) On April 14, Post received a Note Verbale from the ROC MFA asking for our support for Cyprus's re-election to the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of accounting and Reporting of ECOSOC. Post requests Department guid [...] |
2006-04-18 13:33:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EFIN CY |
| 06NICOSIA589 |
CYPRUS ON BROWNFIELD ATTACK [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-20 11:09:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | OVIP PGOV PTER CY VE |
| 06NICOSIA590 |
KOSOVO FINAL STATUS: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-20 11:10:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV YI EU CY |
| 06NICOSIA591 |
CYPRUS ON ASIAN CANDIDATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-20 11:11:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | KUNR PHUM UNHRC UN CY |
| 06NICOSIA593 |
READING TEA LEAVES: POLLS SHOW MIXED FEELINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY. A recent CyBC poll suggesting that only 45 percent of Greek Cypriots are willing to live together with Turkish Cypriots (down from 67 percent when the Green Line checkpoints opened in 2003) has raised serious questions in the minds of many local pundits over whether a solution to [...] |
2006-04-20 13:07:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI EUN CY |
| 06NICOSIA594 |
CYPRUS SUPPORTS EU POLICY CONDEMNING HAMAS ACTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-20 13:29:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN PGOV PREL CY |
| 06NICOSIA638 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN DEMOCRACY FUND [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message to Demetra Christodoulou in the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs on April 28. Christodoulou was unaware of the UN Democracy Fund, but promised to pass talking points and information on the Democracy Fund's website to her director. SCHLICHER [...] |
2006-04-28 13:35:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KDEM UNGA CY |
| 06NICOSIA639 |
CYPRUS LIKELY TO SUPPORT AMENDMENTS TO RED [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message to Demetra Christodoulou in the MFA's Multilateral Affairs Division on April 28. Christodoulou was unaware of the Ambassadors' meeting in Geneva in April to start work on the June International Conference. She noted, however, that Cyprus had voted for the [...] |
2006-04-28 13:35:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ CY |
| 06NICOSIA640 |
CYPRUS WILL SUPPORT EU ALTERNATIVE RESOLUTION ON [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message to Demetra Christodoulou in the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs on April 28. Christodoulou commented that Cyprus would not support a consensus adoption of the G-77 resolution, but would instead support the EU alternative resolution that would keep n [...] |
2006-04-28 13:35:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNAUS UNGA KUNR CY |
| 06NICOSIA641 |
TALAT PLEASED WITH SECRETARY'S REMARKS; STILL [...] (C) SUMMARY. "TRNC President" Talat told Ambassador that he appreciated the Secretary's "balanced" remarks on Cyprus during her recent visit to Athens. He doubted the technical talks would start in earnest any time soon, however, and blamed the Greek Cypriots for tying down the process by in [...] |
2006-04-28 14:23:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UN EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA643 |
TURKISH CYPRIOT CENSUS UNLIKELY TO PROVIDE MUCH [...] (C) Summary: Although authorities enforced a strict 13-hour curfew to improve prospects for an accurate count, lingering questions about the reliability of the Turkish Cypriot census on April 30 are likely to undercut the utility of what was -- by local standards -- an enormously complex unde [...] |
2006-05-02 13:53:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CY |
| 06NICOSIA653 |
CYPRIOT FM TO ATTEND DUTCH CONFERENCE ON [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Cypriot Minister of Foreign Affairs George Iacovou will attend the May 18 Dutch Conference on Transatlantic Energy Security co-hosted by Deputy Secretary Zoellick, according to Demetris Hadjiargyrou, Directo [...] |
2006-05-03 14:38:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EPET ECON PREL EUN CY |
| 06NICOSIA657 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EU LISTING OF TAMIL TIGERS [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel message on May 2 to Giorgos Samouel, who handles Asia in the MFA's Political Affairs Division. Samouel was unaware of any developments regarding the EU's designation of the Liberation Tamil Tigers of Eelam (LTTE) as a terrorist organization, but promised to pass [...] |
2006-05-04 08:22:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL |
| 06NICOSIA673 |
CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEW [...] (C) Officials of the Central Bank of Cyprus report that they are unaware of any Cypriot investments in Cuba and that the stock of Cuban FDI in Cyprus is around CYP 130,000 (or approximately USD 280,000). There were no investment flows to or from Cuba in 2003 and 2004. Although, statistics for [...] |
2006-05-08 15:25:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CY |
| 06NICOSIA685 |
GOC COMPLAINS ABOUT EXCLUSION FROM "ANATOLIAN SUN" [...] (SBU) This is an action request -- See paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) We received a note verbale from the Cypriot MFA on May 9 (text forwarded in ref e-mail) complaining that Ankara had failed to invite Cyprus to participate in the multilateral PSI exercise "Anatolian Sun 2006" scheduled to be hel [...] |
2006-05-09 14:27:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA698 |
AVOIDING A TRAIN WRECK OVER SHIPS AND PLANES IN [...] (C) Summary: As things stand, Turkey and the EU seem headed towards a confrontation at some point in the fall over Ankara's failure to open its ports and airports to Cypriot-registered traffic. While President Papadopoulos does not want Turkey's EU accession process to fail, he does want to [...] |
2006-05-11 14:54:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY |
| 06NICOSIA699 |
EXBS: CYPRUS EXBS REPORTING CABLE - JANUARY - APRIL [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 1, the EXBS Resident Advisor Bob Granico left post and is not being replaced. The EXBS program remains fully operational through FY 07 and is led by the EXBS Program Coordinator under the supervision of the Economic Officer. Twenty-four Cypriot officials attended an A [...] |
2006-05-12 04:46:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNPP CY |
| 06NICOSIA708 |
DISY NARROWS THE GAP BUT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: With less than a week to go before parliamentary elections in Cyprus, the parties have failed to generate much in the way of enthusiasm among their supporters. In the most recent polls, nearly ten percent of the Greek Cypriot public claim they will cast a blank ballot on May 21 [...] |
2006-05-15 09:15:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY |
| 06NICOSIA71 |
EMBASSY NICOSIA EAC - 19 JANUARY 2006 - AVIAN FLU [...] (S/NF) As instructed in reftel, the DCM convened Embassy Nicosia's EAC on January 19, 2006 to brief the Ambassador and review the Embassy's and Cypriot progress in managing a potential outbreak of the Avian Flu (AI). Also discussed were actions the Embassy will take should problems arise with [...] |
2006-01-23 10:46:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET//NOFORN | ASEC AMED CY |
| 06NICOSIA716 |
TURKISH CYPRIOT PROPERTY COMMISSION BEGINS HEARING [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Turkish Cypriot Property Commission has begun processing claims from Greek Cypriots displaced from their properties in the north since the 1974 war -- and sources close to the body say it may start "closing cases" by returning land or paying compensation in the coming months. [...] |
2006-05-17 10:32:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA721 |
Turkish Cypriot Areas Become Active Transit Point [...] Located along a heavily-used migration route and hobbled by weak border controls, the area administered by Turkish Cypriots - the unrecognized "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)" - is becoming an attractive transit point for undocumented economic migrants, especially from the Middle [...] |
2006-05-17 12:48:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KFRD PGOV PREL TU CY EUN SMIG CVIS |
| 06NICOSIA726 |
TURKISH "AMBASSADOR" HOLDS A HARD LINE ON THE [...] (C) Summary: In a May 16 conversation with Ambassador Schlicher, Aydan Karahan, the Turkish "Ambassador" to the "TRNC," stressed that Ankara was still waiting for a reply to both the Gul proposal from January on the mutual easing of restrictions and the April 4 letter from Turkish Cypriot le [...] |
2006-05-18 13:13:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA74 |
CYPRUS: UPDATE ON AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS [...] (U) Summary: Because Cyprus is only 45 miles from the Turkish shore and on the flight path for thousands of migratory birds, Cypriot officials continue to believe that it is only a matter of time before Avian Influenza is found on the island. The outbreak in Turkey has redoubled efforts (and [...] |
2006-01-23 14:11:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID KSCA TBIO KSTH WHO AMED PREL CY |
| 06NICOSIA755 |
CYPRUS 2006 SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION (INTELLECTUAL [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel points to Commerce Ministry Permanent Secretary Andreas Petrondas on April 28. Ambassador Schlicher followed up with Minister of Commerce Yiorgos Lillikas on May 11. Both Petrondas and Lillikas stressed the importance the GoC places on this issue and noted their comm [...] |
2006-05-19 13:36:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR CY |
| 06NICOSIA756 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADDRESSING SARG HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) On May 17, Poloff delivered reftel message to Charalambos Hadjisavvas, who follows Middle Eastern issues in the MFA's office of bilateral affairs. Hadjisavvas said that the ROC will not issue a unilateral statement condemning human rights violations in Syria. Cyprus would, however, supp [...] |
2006-05-19 13:37:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL |
| 06NICOSIA757 |
TURKISH CYPRIOT ECONOMY ENJOYING DOUBLE-DIGIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past three years the service- based Turkish Cypriot economy has experienced double-digit annual economic growth -- an estimated 10.6 percent in 2005, 15.4 percent in 2004 and 11.4 percent in 2003, according to Turkish Cypriot statistics. This growth has been fuelled by [...] |
2006-05-19 14:07:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV CY |
| 06NICOSIA758 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON STEPS TO RESTRICT VISAS FOR [...] (C) On May 12, Poloff delivered reftel message to Stelios Makriyiannis, who handles Africa in the MFA's Political Affairs Division. Makriyiannis noted the U.S. decision to restrict visas to members of Sudan's Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), but made clear that the ROC did not intend to [...] |
2006-05-19 14:07:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CVIS PINS SOCI |
| 06NICOSIA76 |
CYPRUS: SUSPECTED CASE OF AI IN POULTRY IN NORTH [...] (SBU) The Turkish Cypriot "Chief Veterinary Officer" Ersan Korudag confirmed to us that two birds (a chicken and a turkey) had tested positive for an A type influenza late January 23. Turkish Cypriot laboratories lack the ability to test for subtypes of AI, thus Turkish Cypriot authorities ha [...] |
2006-01-24 11:36:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU EAGR EAID KSCA TBIO KSTH WHO AMED |
| 06NICOSIA762 |
CYPRIOT PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS: DEJA VU ALL OVER [...] (C) Summary: Parliamentary elections on the Greek Cypriot side on May 21 left the political landscape in the south essentially unchanged. AKEL narrowly edged out DISY to retain bragging rights as the largest political party, but the two are now dead even in the House with 18 seats apiece. P [...] |
2006-05-22 10:23:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY |
| 06NICOSIA766 |
EUR/SE DEPUTY DIRECTOR BAXTER HUNT'S MAY 8-9 [...] (C) Summary. EUR/SE Deputy Director Baxter Hunt visited Nicosia May 7-9 and held meetings with key Cypriot political and business figures in both the north and the south. On the Greek Cypriot side, AKEL Spokesman and Foreign Relations Secretary Andros Kyprianou and DISY Deputy Leader Averof [...] |
2006-05-23 07:53:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PROG |
| 06NICOSIA768 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING FOLLOW-UP ON DARFUR [...] On May 17, Poloff delivered reftel message to Stelios Makriyiannis, who handles Africa in the MFA's Political Affairs Division. Makriyiannis agreed to pass the points forward and said that Cyprus would continue to support the EU's position on Darfur. In addition, the ROC agreed during the M [...] |
2006-05-23 12:52:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL SOCI SU |
| 06NICOSIA769 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SEEK PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) On May 22 Poloff delivered reftel message to Charalambos Hadjisavvas, who follows Middle Eastern issues in the MFA's Office of Bilateral Affairs. Hadjisavvas was unaware that Iraq's Council of Representatives had formed a new cabinet, admitting that he had been focused on the May 21 pa [...] |
2006-05-23 12:53:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV |
| 06NICOSIA773 |
CYPRUS WILL NOT ATTEND NAM MINISTERIAL IN KUALA [...] (S) The Republic of Cyprus formally withdrew from the Non-Aligned Movement following its accession to the European Union in 2004. A mid-level MFA official did attend a NAM meeting in Jakarta after the ROC terminated its membership, but as a "guest" rather than an "observer." We confirmed wit [...] |
2006-05-24 11:48:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR CY |
| 06NICOSIA781 |
EU OFFICIAL BRIEFS ON TURKISH CYPRIOT ASSISTANCE [...] (C) Summary: The European Commission is going forward with plans to implement the delivery of 259 million Euro of assistance to the Turkish Cypriot community over the next three years. DG Enlargement's Technical Assistance and Information Exchange Unit (TAIEX) will begin work immediately and [...] |
2006-05-24 15:29:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL PGOV EUN CY |
| 06NICOSIA790 |
CYPRIOT AMBASSADOR IN WARSAW TO REPRESENT GOC AT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-26 12:49:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC KNNP PARM US PL CY |
| 06NICOSIA791 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RUSSIAN ACTIVITIES IN SOUTH [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel message to Vasos Chamberlain, who handles Russian and Eastern European issues in the MFA's Division of bilateral affairs. Chamberlain said that Cyprus supported the EU's efforts to find a peaceful solution in South Ossetia, and he agreed to pass the points to his [...] |
2006-05-26 12:53:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PBTS PREL RU GG OSCE PGOV CY |
| 06NICOSIA794 |
CYPRUS SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-30 12:47:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC UNGA CY |
| 06NICOSIA795 |
TRANSIT CONTAINER TRAFFIC THROUGH CYPRUS SET TO [...] (U) Summary. On May 18 2006, Cyprus signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world's second largest private shipping fleet. The MOU obligates the GoC to make significant infrastructure improvements at Limassol port. In exchange MSC commit [...] |
2006-05-30 14:10:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT ECON ETTC PTER MNUC PARM PREL CY |
| 06NICOSIA806 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA AIDS DECLARATION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-01 12:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA KHIV CY |
| 06NICOSIA807 |
CYPRUS UNDECIDED ON FINAL CANDIDATE FOR THE U.N. [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-01 12:59:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM CY |
| 06NICOSIA811 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON US VIEWS ON PALESTINIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-02 06:04:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAL EAID PREL |
| 06NICOSIA815 |
CYPRUS RELEASES STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR U.S. [...] (C) On June 2, following Ambassador Schlicher's interventions with President Papadopoulos and Presidential Diplomatic Advisor Tasos Tzionis (ref b), the Cypriot MFA released a statement of support for our May 31 announcement on Iran. 2. (U) Begin text of the MFA Statement: The Cypriot [...] |
2006-06-02 13:35:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV IR CY |
| 06NICOSIA816 |
AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 1 LUNCH WITH PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: In a private lunch on June 1, Ambassador Schlicher and President Papadopoulos' Diplomatic Advisor Tasos Tzionis discussed the current state-of-play in the UN-led technical talks, as well as Turkey's EU accession prospects, and the possibility of a visit by DAS Bryza to Cyprus in [...] |
2006-06-02 13:41:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA838 |
TURKISH CYPRIOTS LAY DOWN MARKERS ON PORTS/TRADE; [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to the Turkish Cypriots, June 1 talks in Vienna between "TRNC President" Talat's U/S Rasit Pertev and representatives of the Austrian Presidency explored ways to move forward on question of EU direct trade measures for the Turkish Cypriots. The Austrians, keen on aver [...] |
2006-06-08 04:36:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA86 |
AMBASSADOR SCHLICHER MEETS GOC JUSTICE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: On January 20, Ambassador Schlicher and Justice Minister Doros Theodorou signed the instruments amending the U.S.-Cyprus Mutual Legal Assistance (MLAT) and Extradition Treaties, bringing them into conformity with the agreements between the United States and the EU. In their meet [...] |
2006-01-24 15:12:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CJAN CY |
| 06NICOSIA87 |
AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON INTERIOR [...] (C) Summary: On January 23, Ambassador Schlicher and Interior Minister Andreas Christou discussed the GOC's slow pace in implementing the National Action Plan on Trafficking in Persons, as well as the latest developments on property issues, the prospects for a reinvigorated Cyprus process and [...] |
2006-01-24 15:34:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CY |
| 06NICOSIA882 |
PAPADOPOULOS RE-SHUFFLES HIS CABINET; LILLIKAS [...] (C) As expected, President Papadopoulos announced on June 8 that he was re-shuffling ministerial portfolios. George Iacovou, who has served on separate occasions for combined thirteen years as ROC Foreign Minister, is out. His replacement, George Lillikas (AKEL), will move over from Commerc [...] |
2006-06-08 12:19:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY |
| 06NICOSIA901 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON APPROACHING THE EU IN [...] (C) Summary. Poloff delivered reftel message on June 9 to relevant action officers at the MFA. On the Balkans, Elena Rafti said that Cyprus shared the EU position that Podgorica and Belgrade must be encouraged to work together in order to implement the outcome of the May 21 referendum. On B [...] |
2006-06-13 12:02:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | KPAL PREL |
| 06NICOSIA911 |
CHURCH OF CYPRUS WILL HOLD ELECTIONS SEPTEMBER 24 [...] (C) Summary: Father Isaiah Kykkotis of the Kykkos Monastery updated us on June 8 on the Church of Cyprus's upcoming elections. Cyprus's bishops declared the Archbishop's throne vacant at the enlarged Orthodox synod hosted by the Ecumenical Patriarch in Switzerland in May. They later agreed t [...] |
2006-06-15 07:46:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CY |
| 06NICOSIA912 |
ASYLUM SEEKERS PROTEST FOR RIGHTS IN CYPRUS; [...] (C) Summary: As Cyprus struggles with a large influx of asylum sekers who have put a major strain on the limited facilities of this small country, NGO advocates contend that the situation for asylum seekers is increasingly desperate and that the GOC continues to deny them rights to which they [...] |
2006-06-15 08:33:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM CY |
| 06NICOSIA918 |
WHY CIVIL SOCIETY IN CYPRUS IS DYSFUNCTIONAL [...] (C) Summary: Civil society in Cyprus is fragmented, weak and riven by personal rivalries. The elephant in the living room -- the Cyprus issue -- further distorts the NGO scene in Nicosia and restricts opportunities for Cypriot activists and organizations to play a broader role on issues of mo [...] |
2006-06-16 09:12:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL CY |
| 06NICOSIA924 |
CYPRUS WILL FOLLOW EU LEAD ON VENEZUELAN ANTI-NGO [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel verbal message to Saavas Vladimirou in the MFA's Division of the Americas and Oceania. Vladimirou, who handles Latin American issues and regularly attends meetings of the EU Committee on Latin America (COLAT) in Brussels, said he was aware of the Venezuelan anti-NG [...] |
2006-06-19 07:34:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KDEM PGOV PHUM VE EAID CY |
| 06NICOSIA925 |
CYPRUS WILL FOLLOW CONSENSUS ON AMENDING ICRC [...] (U) On June 16, poloff delivered reftel message to Panayotis Papadopoulos in the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs. Papdopoulos noted that Cyprus had supported the approval of the Third Additional Protocol and was likely to follow consensus on the approval of amending ICRC statutes to a [...] |
2006-06-19 07:35:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS CY |
| 06NICOSIA926 |
FIRST KNOWN TURKISH CYPRIOT GRAVE SITE FOUND IN [...] (C) Summary. A bicommunal team working under the Tripartite Committee on Missing Persons (CMP) has discovered human remains thought to be those of Turkish Cypriots missing since the intercommunal clashes of 1963 and 1964. If confirmed by DNA analysis, this would be the first case of a Turki [...] |
2006-06-19 07:36:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM UN TU CY PREL PGOV |
| 06NICOSIA930 |
BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON NEW ECONOMIC-RELATED [...] (SBU) Summary: Reftel reported on the political implications of the June 8 government reshuffle. Among the economic-related ministers, only Communications and Works (Haris Thrassou) and Minister of Finance (Michalis Sarris) kept their jobs. This cable provides biographic information on the [...] |
2006-06-19 11:45:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV CY |
| 06NICOSIA935 |
TURKISH CYPRIOTS SCHLEP TOWARD JUNE 25 ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Turkish Cypriots go to the polls on June 25 to elect "mayors" and councils in all 26 of the north's municipalities -- and to fill two empty seats in the "TRNC Parliament." Having been to the polls four times since 2003, however, most voters are unenthusiastic about these electio [...] |
2006-06-20 14:53:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN UN TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA959 |
TURKISH CYPRIOT PROPERTY COMMISSION MAKES FIRST [...] (C) SUMMARY. A June 21 "TRNC Supreme Court" decision has upheld the Turkish Cypriot Property Commission, clearing the way for the new body to make its first round of restitution and compensation offers to Greek Cypriot owners of property in the north. It is unclear if the ECHR will accept the [...] |
2006-06-22 06:52:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA96 |
CYPRUS WILL FOLLOW EU LEAD ON BELARUS ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) On January 26 poloff delivered reftel message to Vasos Chamberlain in the MFA's Bilateral Affairs Division. Chamberlain said Cyprus would support EU policy on the Belarussian presidential election, including any efforts to engage the international media. He characterized the EU positio [...] |
2006-01-26 13:27:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BO KDEM KPAO PREL |
| 06NICOSIA975 |
"TRNC" LOCAL ELECTIONS: SERDAR DENKTASH BIGGEST [...] (C) SUMMARY. Turkish Cypriots voted on June 25 for two empty seats in the "parliament," as well as for mayors and local officials in the north's 28 municipalities (ref a). While the ruling CTP of "President" Talat won both empty seats, they suffered serious setbacks at the municipal level, lo [...] |
2006-06-26 13:48:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN EU TU CY |
| 06NICOSIA977 |
TURKISH CYPRIOT OWN GOAL: TRADE IN POTATOES [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 9. Summary and Comment ------------------- 2. (SBU) Turkish Cypriot authorities and Turkey intervened June 23 (two days before important local elections) to kill a USAID contractor-facilitated deal that would have sent 2,000 t [...] |
2006-06-27 08:47:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD EAID PREL PGOV ECON CY |
| 06NICOSIA979 |
FM LILLIKAS: CYPRUS "NOT BLUFFING" ON TURKEY-EU [...] (C) SUMMARY. In their first meeting since the June 8 Cyprus government reshuffle, Ambassador Schlicher and newly-appointed FM Lillikas stressed the importance of continued U.S.-Cyprus cooperation on counterterrorism and other important issues on the Transatlantic Agenda. Lillikas warned that [...] |
2006-06-27 12:37:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN UN TU CY |
| 07NICOSIA1002 |
FM LAVROV DELIVERS SUPPORT FROM MOSCOW [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek Cypriot opinion leaders characterized Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov's December 9-10 visit to the island as "Russia Riding to the Rescue." Lavrov's timing was impeccable, and seemingly too providential (for the G/C cause) to be coincidental. He arrived shortly before two [...] |
2007-12-19 14:52:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV CY RU SE |
| 07NICOSIA1005 |
CYPRUS TO CONSULT EU PARTNERS BEFORE COMMITTING ON [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-20 15:39:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CY |
| 07NICOSIA1006 |
Political Polling Center-stage in Cypriot Election [...] (SBU) Summary: With the Cypriot presidential campaign in full-swing, pollsters are conducting and presenting "Gallups" nearly every week. Compared to the February 2003 race and earlier elections, their numbers have almost doubled. Cypriot media outlets conduct many surveys, and later devote [...] |
2007-12-21 12:46:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CY |
| 07NICOSIA1010 |
DECEMBER 2007 TIP UPDATE: CHURCH OF CYPRUS JOINS [...] SUMMMARY: December proved a busy and fruitful month in the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP) in Cyprus. First, a new and highly-visible actor -- the Church of Cyprus -- vowed to "get involved" in combating trafficking. The Church intends to study the severity of TIP on the island and [...] |
2007-12-27 13:51:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TIP KCRM KWMN CY |
| 07NICOSIA103 |
INTERNAL, EXTERNAL WOES THREATEN T/C "STATE U" [...] (C) SUMMARY: North Cyprus's Eastern Mediterranean University is "in dire trouble," worries Vice Rector for Student Affairs Samil Ergodan and Senior Advisor to the Rector Johann Pillai. Beset by labor strife, empty "government" funding commitments, and cronyism at home, the "TRNC's state" univ [...] |
2007-02-02 15:24:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV OEXC PREL KPAO CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA111 |
CYPRUS TO CONSCRIPT HERETOFORE EXEMPT MINORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: Cyprus's Ministry of Defense announced January 9 its intention to lift an exemption that allowed the country's "official religious groups" -- Maronites, Armenians, and Latins -- to avoid compulsory military service in the Greek Cypriot National Guard (GCNG). Rather than present [...] |
2007-02-05 14:44:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CY |
| 07NICOSIA115 |
ARMENIANS IN CYPRUS: FITTING IN BEATS FALLING OUT [...] SUMMARY: Successful for four hundred years in maintaining their unique culture, language and religion, Cyprus's Armenians -- who enjoy "official religious group" status under the Republic's 1960 convention -- nonetheless seek closer ties to the majority Greek Cypriot population. As such, Arm [...] |
2007-02-07 09:12:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA120 |
CYPRUS OIL AND GAS LICENSING RIGHTS CHALLENGED BY [...] (C) Summary: The GoC intends to go forward with its first licensing round for the exploration and exploitation of potential offshore oil and natural gas deposits, despite strong criticism and thinly-veiled threats from the Government of Turkey and the Turkish Cypriot leadership. The GoC plans [...] |
2007-02-08 15:40:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET ETRD PGOV PREL EINV ECON TU CY |
| 07NICOSIA124 |
CYPRUS'S "LATINS" CHART COURSE FOR GROWTH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The smallest of Cyprus's three "official religious groups," the "Latins," originally the descendants of the island's Frankish and Venetian overlords, are also the least homogenous. This Roman Catholic grouping, along with the Armenian Orthodox and Maronite Catholics, were recogn [...] |
2007-02-12 15:26:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM CY |
| 07NICOSIA125 |
NEW LAW BRINGS CYPRUS INTO COMPLIANCE WITH EU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Cyprus's Parliament passed February 1 a new immigration law to bring the nation into compliance with European Union norms. Under the legislation, legally employed foreign workers who have been on the island for five years can apply for long-term residency. That many officials [...] |
2007-02-13 05:10:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM CY |
| 07NICOSIA126 |
NEW TURKISH ENGAGEMENT REGS; LIVE FIRE IN BUFFER [...] (U) UN Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) military informed Embassy DAO January 31 that Turkish Forces (TF) a day earlier had fired on Greek Cypriot farmers in or near the Buffer Zone (BZ). Two separate incidents had occurred, in Astromeritis, west of Nicosia and the site of a BZ crossing point, and i [...] |
2007-02-13 10:27:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP MOPS CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA127 |
CYPRUS SKITTISH OVER POSSIBLE TURKISH ROLE IN [...] (C) Summary and Action Request: The MFA summoned DCM February 12 to voice "serious concerns" over reports from UN DPKO that Turkey sought to take over Germany's leadership of UNIFIL naval operations. Post appreciates Department information on Turkey's possible role in UNIFIL naval operation [...] |
2007-02-13 15:08:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UNIFIL CY LE TU |
| 07NICOSIA135 |
CYPRUS - INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE NOMINATION [...] Per reftel action request, Embassy Nicosia nominates anti-TIP activist Ms. Mine Yucel for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. For further information regarding this nominee, please contact Embassy's Bicommunal Program Coordinator Juliette Dickstein, dicksteinja@state.gov, [...] |
2007-02-14 09:16:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO CY |
| 07NICOSIA136 |
OPPOSITION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE SOON TO ANNOUNCE [...] (C) SUMMARY: European Parliamentarian and former Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulides will stand in Cyprus's 2008 presidential elections, with a formal announcement likely in March. Behind the decision to run was his conviction that a new generation of leaders should take command in Cyprus, [...] |
2007-02-14 09:18:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM CY |
| 07NICOSIA140 |
CYPRUS: CIV-MIL RELATIONS HIT NEW LOW, TALAT [...] (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. Relations between the increasingly assertive Turkish military and the increasingly hesitant Turkish Cypriot civilian leadership have taken a definite turn for the worse in recent months. The January contest of wills between "TRNC President" Talat and the generals ove [...] |
2007-02-14 13:55:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PGOV PREL PHUM UNFICYP MOPS TU CY |
| 07NICOSIA144 |
CYPRUS APPLIES TO JOIN EUROZONE [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 13, Cyprus took the historic step of applying formally to adopt the Euro as its official currency effective January 1, 2008. Cyprus's economy continues to perform well within the Maastricht criteria for Euro adoption. As a result, the EU is widely-expected to appr [...] |
2007-02-16 15:06:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EUN CY |
| 07NICOSIA145 |
EXBS: CYPRUS EXBS REPORTING CABLE: OCTOBER 2006 - JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: During the reporting period DoD's International Counterproliferation Program (ICP) conducted a "WMD Executive Seminar" and a "Training Needs Assessment". DoE began the installation of new Radiation Portal Monitors at the Port of Limassol. Seven Cypriot Customs officials parti [...] |
2007-02-16 15:14:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNPP CY |
| 07NICOSIA146 |
BOTH CYPRIOT COMMUNITIES AND THE TURKISH ARMY, [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-16 15:14:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC KPAO SCUL PREL PGOV CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA151 |
BOTH CYPRIOT COMMUNITIES AND THE TURKISH ARMY, [...] (C) SUMMARY: The recent roll-out of a Greek-drafted history textbook containing a "nationalistically" incorrect and too-short Cyprus section has sparked protests in Nicosia and prompted demands that the government draft its own texts instead of relying on mother Greece's. In the meantime, th [...] |
2007-02-21 05:58:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | OEXC KPAO SCUL PREL PGOV CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA165 |
AREA ADMINISTERED BY TURKISH CYPRIOTS -- SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP [...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified --not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2006 - March 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy POC is Terry Steers-Gonzalez, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-3364, Fax: (357) [...] |
2007-02-27 07:15:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM CY PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 07NICOSIA168 |
REPUBLIC OF CYPRUS -- SEVENTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT SUBMISSION [...] (U) Paras 3-6 are sensitive but unclassified --not/not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) Embassy Nicosia hereby submits information for the April 2006 - March 2007 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy point of contact is Terry Steers-Gonzalez, Political Section, Tel: (357) 22-39-336 [...] |
2007-03-01 14:39:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM CY PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 07NICOSIA194 |
CYPRUS WAITING ON BOSNIA TO ASK FOR UNHRC SUPPORT [...] (C) On February 23, Embassy transmitted Reftel points on Bosnia's UNHRC candidacy to MFA Multilateral Affairs Attache Demitra Chrystodoulou, and followed up several times afterward. Chrystodoulou responded March 6, noting that Bosnia had not yet officially requested Cyprus's support for its c [...] |
2007-03-07 14:07:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNHRC CY |
| 07NICOSIA197 |
COMMUNIST CHIEF UNDECIDED ON PRESIDENTIAL RUN [...] (C) SUMMARY: AKEL desires continued cooperation with coalition mates DIKO and EDEK, Secretary General Dimitris Christofias informed the Ambassador March 5. Nonetheless, party leaders have not yet determined whether to support a re-election bid by President Tassos Papadopoulos, urge the coal [...] |
2007-03-07 15:54:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA205 |
HOPES HIGHER FOR LEDRA STREET REOPENING, BROADER [...] (C) SUMMARY: On President Tassos Papadopoulos's command, Greek Cypriot workers late March 8 demolished a wall and viewing platform on Ledra Street, raising hopes that a Buffer Zone crossing in the heart of Old Nicosia might soon open. T/C leaders greeted the wall's fall with guarded optimism, [...] |
2007-03-09 16:11:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA209 |
DIKO: NEW LEADERSHIP, OLD THINK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Of Cyprus's Big Four political parties, only DIKO saw its vote haul increase in the most recent elections (December 2006). A confident DIKO President Marios Karoyian attributes the success to a reorganization effort he initiated upon taking office in October. The party's mess [...] |
2007-03-12 15:09:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA21 |
TALAT'S SHOWDOWN WITH TURKISH ARMY OVER LEDRA [...] (C) SUMMARY. "TRNC President" Mehmet Ali Talat's public promise to remove the controversial pedestrian bridge at the Green Line on Ledra Street has put him on a collision course with the Turkish military. The bridge, which crosses over a Turkish army patrol track along the north edge of the Bu [...] |
2007-01-05 16:25:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UNFICYP EUN MOPS TU CY |
| 07NICOSIA211 |
MESSAGE CANCELLATION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-13 07:03:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | CY PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 07NICOSIA213 |
Cyprus Steps Up Anti-Trafficking Efforts [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent meetings with authorities and NGO representatives involved in the fight against trafficking in persons (TIP), EmbOffs and visiting Desk Officer witnessed increased efforts and new initiatives. In the south, the GOC has taken concrete steps to fulfill the "Three P's" -- [...] |
2007-03-13 11:25:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM CY |
| 07NICOSIA217 |
CYPRUS TO QUIETLY SUPPORT U.S.-EU OPEN SKIES PLUS [...] (SBU) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche March 13 to Cypriot Communications Minister Charis Thrassou and PermSec Makis Constantinides. Thrassou noted that the GoC's positions on aviation issues do not carry much weight within the EU, given that Cypriot carriers possess only around 15 ai [...] |
2007-03-13 14:17:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA EAIR ECON PREL EUN CY |
| 07NICOSIA220 |
CYPRUS TO SUPPORT ASEAN POSITION ON BURMA [...] (C) Embassy delivered reftel points March 9 to MFA Asian Affairs Director Ambassador Andreas Skarparis. Skarparis (previously Cypriot ambassador to Rangoon) responded March 14 that the GOC has considered points and agrees with contents. He noted that Cyprus would follow EU consensus, but "if t [...] |
2007-03-15 07:53:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM BM EUN CY |
| 07NICOSIA247 |
CYPRUS PASSES LEGISLATION FOR JOINING EUROZONE [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 15, Cyprus adopted four bills establishing the legal framework for the adoption of the Euro on January 1, 2008. Cyprus is currently well-positioned to meet the Maastricht criteria and receive the final clearances this summer from EU authorities to take this historic s [...] |
2007-03-21 08:23:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EUN CY |
| 07NICOSIA248 |
IRAN DEMARCHES DELIVERED; ROC RESPONSE [...] Post on March 1 delivered Iran-related talking points and information as specified in reftels, then followed up several times with MFA interlocutors. Near East/Africa Affairs Attache Dionysis Dionysiou finally responded March 21, noting that Cyprus would give our points fullest consideration. [...] |
2007-03-21 14:59:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY CY |
| 07NICOSIA256 |
UN-BROKERED TALKS HIT SNAG; SPEED BUMP OR MAJOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two week ago, there was cause for Cyprus Problem optimism. Hairline cracks were showing in hard-line President Tassos Papadopoulos's coalition, Brussels appeared to be tiring of Nicosia's maximalist position on Turkish Cypriot direct trade, and T/C leaders mostly were behaving, [...] |
2007-03-23 15:31:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNFICYP CY TU |
| 07NICOSIA260 |
CYPRUS TO ENDORSE EU DECLARATION ON ZIMBABWE; [...] No summary [...] |
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