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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
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| 07LIMA3547 |
FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-31 22:17:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MNUC ECON |
| 07LIMA3577 |
PERU RESPONSE: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION - DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF U.S. CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-06 21:01:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EWWT PE PHSA |
| 07LIMA3581 |
DECENTRALIZATION: THE VIEW FROM LORETO [...] (C) Summary: As one of Peru's most isolated and poorest regions, Loreto is in some ways a microcosm of the challenges facing the administration's efforts to decentralize state functions and improve government. A variety of political actors in Loreto agree that decentralization has failed, at [...] |
2007-11-07 11:45:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD EINV PE |
| 07LIMA3588 |
NAS MONTHLY REPORT, OCTOBER 2007 [...] (U) The key developments in October 2007: ** Ambassador makes his inaugural trip to NAS-sponsored police and eradication facilities in Santa Lucia. ** Eradication total reaches 9,179 hectares of illegal coca and no booby traps (IEDs) encountered by eradicators. ** CORAH eradicated replan [...] |
2007-11-07 18:01:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
| 07LIMA3589 |
PERU RESPONSE: ADVANCING THE DEMOCRACY AGENDA AT [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-07 20:34:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PE |
| 07LIMA3596 |
LABOR INSPECTORS RECEIVE ADDITIONAL TRAINING [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ministry of Labor (MOL) recently honored 348 labor inspectors who had completed USAID-funded training on the rights of unions and on workplace subcontracting. Vice Minister of Labor Fernando Garcia said the training demonstrated the MOL's commitment to professionalize the [...] |
2007-11-08 17:43:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | ECIN ECON ELAB ETRD PE |
| 07LIMA3636 |
GOP INTENDS TO ACT AGAINST VENEZUELAN MEDDLING [...] (C) Summary: Government officials, including President Garcia, have persistently expressed concern about Venezuelan meddling in Peru's affairs. Many believe that so-called "ALBA Houses," the subject of considerable if somewhat confused discussion here, are centers for Bolivarian agitation. [...] |
2007-11-14 21:31:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM VE PE |
| 07LIMA3637 |
PERU TO CO-SPONSOR UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-14 21:59:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC SOCI UNGA PE |
| 07LIMA3646 |
PERU: ANOTHER DEADLY ATTACK ON POLICE [...] (C) Summary: Four Peruvian National Police (PNP) officers were killed November 13 in an ambush in northern Huancavelica region by presumed narco-trafficking interests. Whether the culprits were narco-thugs or Sendero Luminoso remnants remains unclear, and in any case, the distinction between t [...] |
2007-11-16 14:54:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER SNAR PE |
| 07LIMA3652 |
PERU RESPONSE: U.S. VIEWS ON 15 NOVEMBER 2007 IAEA [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-16 19:49:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP MNUC PARM AORC PE |
| 07LIMA3659 |
NGO REPS SKEPTICAL OF GOP COMMITMENT TO REFORM [...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, representatives of Peru's top pro-democracy NGOs pointed to corruption as the fundamental challenge facing public institutions and raised doubts about the ruling APRA party's commitment to reform. The NGO reps were sanguine about the like [...] |
2007-11-19 16:41:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV PREL EAID PE |
| 07LIMA3673 |
ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS SEES PROGRESS IN PERU'S WAR [...] (C) Summary: ONDCP Director Walters met with Interior Minister Luis Alva Castro and Drug Policy Agency (DEVIDA) head Romulo Pizarro during a November 5-6 visit to Lima. Alva Castro characterized Peru's anti-drug efforts as an urgent fight to which U.S. assistance was critical. Pizarro credite [...] |
2007-11-20 13:37:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER SNAR PE |
| 07LIMA3707 |
GOP DEALS ANOTHER BLOW TO SL REMNANTS [...] (U) A Peruvian National Police (PNP) operation, carried out in the early morning hours of November 27, killed one and captured eight members of the "Shining Path" (Sendero Luminoso) organization in the Upper Huallaga River Valley (UHV) in Huanuco Region. Epifanio Espiritu Acosta, known as "Co [...] |
2007-11-27 22:13:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PTER SNAR PE |
| 07LIMA3764 |
NARCO-TERRORISM CAUSING NATIONAL DEBATE IN PERU [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-05 11:46:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PTER PREL PGOV PE |
| 07LIMA3769 |
PERUVIANS WELCOME VENEZUELA REFERENDUM RESULTS AS [...] (C) Summary: Peruvian contacts inside and outside the government have expressed surprise that the proposed constitutional reform package in Venezuela was rejected by voters, and some claim President Chavez was compelled to concede because the margin was actually wider than reported. Most Peruv [...] |
2007-12-05 18:05:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PREL PE |
| 07LIMA3776 |
NAS MONTHLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 2007 [...] (U) The key developments in November 2007: ** CORAH surpasses the coca eradication goal of 10,000 hectares for CY 2007. ** President Garcia tells visiting ONDCP Director John Walters that he strongly supports controls on precursor chemicals, money laundering, and asset forfeiture. ** N [...] |
2007-12-06 19:22:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PREL SNAR KCRM PE |
| 07LIMA3782 |
FOLLOW-UP REPORTING ON PERUVIAN MILITARY [...] (S/NF) Post appreciates the feedback offered by Washington analysts in ref A and offers the following responses to questions raised regarding the status of Plan VRAE. (Ref A questions regarding internal political and congressional matters will be answered septel.) 2. (C) Has the Peruvian [...] |
2007-12-07 16:46:00 | Embassy Lima | SECRET | PINR MOPS PGOV PINS PE |
| 07LIMA3805 |
CUBA: PERU REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF [...] (U) Following is Post's response to reftel questions. PERUVIAN INVESTMENTS IN CUBA ---------------------------- 2. (U) There is no reliable data on Peruvian investment in Cuba. The vast majority of Peru's limited foreign direct investment is in Mexico, Bolivia, Ecuador, Central America [...] |
2007-12-12 19:59:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC ETRD PREL CU PE |
| 07LIMA3846 |
PERU: ELECTION FOR THE COMMITTEE ON THE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-17 15:48:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL UNGA PE |
| 07LIMA3853 |
BOLIVIA CRISIS: CONCERN ABOUT POTENTIAL SPILLOVER [...] (C) Summary: Peruvian observers are watching Bolivia's political crisis, including its possible impact on Peruvian investments, with great concern. Our foreign ministry (MFA) contacts tell us their main worry regarding Bolivia is stability but, while concerned about the government's confronta [...] |
2007-12-17 21:54:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR BO PE |
| 07LIMA3860 |
PERU: DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO FINAL STATUS [...] No summary [...] |
2007-12-18 16:56:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PE UNAUS UNMIK YI EU |
| 07LIMA3887 |
PERU PURSUES VIGOROUS FTA IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY [...] The Peruvian Congress approved a law by 54-38 that would delegate to the Executive branch the authority to legislate by decree on the diverse issues related to the implementation of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA). This action is intended to speed implementation in order to mee [...] |
2007-12-26 12:18:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV EAGR USTR PE |
| 07LIMA393 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RESEARCH GEOLOGIST KEEFER [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of David Keefer and Matthew Larsen from March 3-14, 2007. The purpose of this trip is for Dr. Keefer to present a lecture entitled Landslides in Tectonically Active Regions, while Dr. Larsen, a co-convener and organizer of a Lands [...] |
2007-02-08 21:07:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TPHY OTRA KSCA TBIO ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA397 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: SUTTON, DI [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Larry D. Sutton, Carmen Di Giacomo and Samuel Perry from March 4-10, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct substantial maintenance facility inspection to Centurion Air Cargo, Inc., (CLCA, SEMAN-PERU (SPUY), Amerijet (PCS [...] |
2007-02-09 13:50:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR OTRA ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA4 |
IDENTIFICATION OF OAS DEMOCRACY PRACTITIONERS [...] Post provides the following information to identify "democracy practitioners" in Peru. Diego Garcia Sayan, justice reform, political analysis. Garcia Sayan was the Peruvian Minister of Justice from November 2000 to July 2001 and Minister of Foreign Affairs in Peru from July 2001 to July 20 [...] |
2007-01-03 16:02:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSUM HUM PREL XL XK XM XR XS OAS PE |
| 07LIMA41 |
PERU ELIMINATES TARIFFS ON 2,894 ITEMS [...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 27, the Council of Ministers unilaterally eliminated the tariffs on 2,894 product subcategories, most of which are capital goods. President Garcia announced the measure as part of his government's "investment shock" program, saying the tariff reductions would: help [...] |
2007-01-08 17:05:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN EAGR ENRG PE |
| 07LIMA417 |
PERU GEARING UP TO HOST APEC 2008 [...] (SBU) Organizing the 21-member APEC events presents an enormous challenge for Peru. The GOP recognizes the benefits APEC can bring and is engaged in preparations, but Peru will need substantial help from other APEC members. The GOP already has an active High-Level Organizational Committee le [...] |
2007-02-12 20:57:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON APECO ETRD ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA447 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON [...] (SBU) Welcome to Peru. Your visit comes just after the six-month mark of President Alan Garcia's government, which sees itself as leading a "moderate" Pacific coast bloc of nations toward regional integration. While President Garcia does not know the U.S. well, he understands that a coincid [...] |
2007-02-14 22:20:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON OTRA ETRD PE |
| 07LIMA452 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL NELSON AND STAFF [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Senator Bill Nelson, Mrs. Grace Nelson, Caroline Tess, Sherry Davich, and Capt. Gene Moran from February 21-23, 2007. Senator Nelson, Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), will lead a CODEL on official business to Costa Rica [...] |
2007-02-15 16:21:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CO BL EC SC NU PE |
| 07LIMA458 |
SCENESETTER FOR DIRECTOR OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE [...] (SBU) Welcome to Peru. Your visit comes just after the six-month mark of President Alan Garcia's government, which sees itself as leading a "moderate" Pacific coast bloc of nations toward regional integration. While President Garcia does not know the U.S. well, he understands that a coincid [...] |
2007-02-16 17:09:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID PE |
| 07LIMA46 |
PERUVIAN REACTION TO DEPARTMENT'S SOFA TEXT [...] (SBU) Pol Mil Officer and MAAG Chief met with Ambassador Bellina, Political Advisor to the Ministry of Defense and Director of Policy and Strategy, on December 20 to discuss the Department,s proposed SOFA text. Bellina reiterated the Peruvian position that any SOFA should be grounded in the [...] |
2007-01-08 21:04:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | KICC PREL MARR PE |
| 07LIMA460 |
SMALL FARMER GROUPS ALSO WANT TO RENEGOTIATE PTPA [...] (U) SUMMARY. With the U.S. Congress asking whether there should be enhancements to the labor provisions of the PTPA, a minority group of farm journalists, academics and small farmers have begun to call for the renegotiation of the PTPA. Overall support among Peruvians for the PTPA remains str [...] |
2007-02-16 17:34:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID ETRD BEXPC PE SNAR |
| 07LIMA480 |
WFP DEMARCHE: GRULAC REFUSES TO BLOCK ZIMBABWE [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche requesting Peru's support in blocking Zimbabwe's bid for the Vice Presidency of the World Food Program to MFA UN Bureau Director for Candidacies and Quotas Oswaldo del Aguila on February 15. Del Aguila responded that although the Dutch and Canadian emba [...] |
2007-02-20 19:10:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | WFP EAID AORC PE |
| 07LIMA485 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA21/NNTRAV WRIGHT [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Kyle Alan Wright, Gregory Allen Herdes, and Jeremy Don Jamison from March 26 to April 1, 2007. The purpose of this trip is for the GTRI team to conduct meetings with Sensormatic, the Basic Ordering Agreement contractor for the [...] |
2007-02-20 20:18:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA487 |
PERU: GOVERNMENT PLAN TO TAKE BACK ITS TERRITORY [...] (S) Summary: The Garcia government has developed a comprehensive plan that, successfully implemented, could end the continuing threat to Peru's peace and security represented by Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso -- SL) remnants while blunting the FARC and narcotraffickers. The four-part plan fo [...] |
2007-02-20 22:45:00 | Embassy Lima | SECRET | PGOV PINR PTER SNAR PE |
| 07LIMA502 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PROGRAM MANAGER ROSES [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dulce Maria Roses from March 26-31, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend the 4th MEVA II/Redding Coordination meeting. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of Peru imposes [...] |
2007-02-21 17:26:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR OTRA ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA503 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mayte A. Ashby from February 26 to March 1, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to meet with the US Embassy and the Director General of Civil Aviation to discuss international aviation programs and areas of cooperation in civil a [...] |
2007-02-21 17:26:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR OTRA ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA523 |
IPR IN PERU: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] Post concurs with industry recommendations that Peru remain on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2007. Peru saw improvements in IPR protection that resulted in a slightly higher market share for certain copyrighted and patented products. The GOP's IP agency used preliminary injunctions to ha [...] |
2007-02-22 18:37:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD USTR PE |
| 07LIMA535 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS DEWEY + 1 [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Research Geophysicist James Dewey and Supervisory Geophyscist Bruce Presgrave from March 8-16, 2007. The purpose of travel is to attend a meeting of the Directing Council of the Centro Regional de Sismoloia para America del Sur [...] |
2007-02-23 15:44:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TPHY OTRA KSCA TBIO ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA541 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS DAVID BALTON [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Ambassador David Balton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and Fisheries from February 26-28, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend and deliver the keynote address to the Humane Society International Conference [...] |
2007-02-23 16:24:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA SENV EFIS PHSA ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA545 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPUTY ASSISTANT MARA M. BURR [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mara Burr, Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative for Environment and Natural Resources Office of the United States Trade Representative from February 25-28, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend the Humane So [...] |
2007-02-23 17:39:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA SENV EFIS PHSA ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA558 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC ERSHOVA [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Julia Ershova from March 17-26, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct training course to participants of project implementation and evaluation of rapid diagnostic methods. No embassy assistance has been requested. Contr [...] |
2007-02-27 15:00:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA KSCA ASEC CDC US PE |
| 07LIMA559 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEVGI ARAL [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Sevgi Aral from Feb. 28 to March 5, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend meeting and provide technical expertise on the on-going Welcome Trust-funded Urban Community Randomized Trial of Sexually Transmitted Infections (S [...] |
2007-02-27 15:01:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA KSCA ASEC US CDC PE |
| 07LIMA561 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBIN MATTHEWMAN, DEPUTY [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Robin Matthewman from March 7 - 17, 2007 to familiarize herself with Embassies Lima and La Paz. DCM Powers graciously offered her residence for the nights of March 7 and 8. Contol Officer Mark Kissel will meet and assist you a [...] |
2007-02-27 15:45:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA AMGT APER ASEC BL PE |
| 07LIMA57 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: HECTOR O. [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Hector O. Hermosilla and Teeluckdarie Koodie from February 5-9, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct a FAA 14 CFR Part 129.14 inspection of Trans-American airlines DBA Taca Peru. No embassy assistance has been requested. [...] |
2007-01-09 15:06:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR OTRA ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA59 |
LETOURNEAU RECEIVES FINAL INTEREST PAYMENT [...] (SBU) Roy LeTourneau confirmed that he received a final payment of USD 36,023.36 on January 8, 2007, from the Peruvian Ministry of Agriculture. He thanked post and the USG for helping him resolve his dispute (over compensation for construction of a road from 1954 to 1968), and said he now co [...] |
2007-01-09 20:19:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EINV PGOV PE |
| 07LIMA605 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjamin Garrido-Godoy and Walter Wheeler from March 5-15, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct annual certification of servicio de electronics (SELEC) and required item inspections at Celios del Peru, both located in Li [...] |
2007-03-02 14:13:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR OTRA ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA606 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: KUTTLER AND [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mauricio Jose Kuttler and John Alger Shelden from March 18-30, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to provide a workshopon cabin safety modifications to existing transport category airplanes. No embassy assistance has been request [...] |
2007-03-02 14:13:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR OTRA ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA609 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KENNEDY, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Teresa J. Kennedy from March 7-9, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to work with the GLOBE Country office in Lima. No embassy assistance has been requested. POC and ESTH officer would appreciate e-mail report of visit. When [...] |
2007-03-02 16:01:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA610 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR INTER-AMERICAN FOUNDATION [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the official visit to Peru of Wilber T. Wright from March 12-24, 2007. No embassy assistance has been requested. POC would appreciate e-mail report of visit. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of Peru imposes an airport departure tax on any [...] |
2007-03-02 16:01:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID OTRA ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA612 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC PAZ-ARGANDONA [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Enrique Paz-Argandona from March 21-24, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to participate in the 3rd Environmental Representative meeting in Lima. No embassy assistance has been requested. POC would appreciate e-mail report of [...] |
2007-03-02 16:09:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ASEC KSCA US CDC BL PE |
| 07LIMA613 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC LAURA CONKLIN, [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Laura Conklin, Antonio Neri, Paula Staley, Wendy Blumenthal, Jeffery Jarrett, Leslie Hausman, James Durant, and Rene Suarez-Soto from March 26 TO April 12, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assist in Cerro de Pasco collecti [...] |
2007-03-02 16:09:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ASEC KSCA US CDC PE |
| 07LIMA617 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TEWELL AND ASPELIN [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Craig R. Tewell and Mark Aspelin from March 18-24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate on the regional training course on Foundations of Physical Protection of Nuclear Materials and Facilities for a group of membe [...] |
2007-03-02 16:13:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA ASEC AU PE |
| 07LIMA632 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR MICHALAK AND [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Ambassador Michael Michalak and Matthew Rooney from March 11 - 20, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to meet with Lima counterparts to discuss APEC Peru 2008. Reservations within per diem have been made at JW Marri [...] |
2007-03-05 19:03:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON OTRA CI PE |
| 07LIMA635 |
REMITTANCES REMAIN A STABLE SOURCE OF FOREIGN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Remittances in Peru continue to demonstrate upward growth though the rate of increase lags behind Latin America as a region. Over the past 11 years, remittance inflows into Peru increased nearly threefold from $599 million in 1995 to $1.796 billion in 2006 (about 2% of GDP). The [...] |
2007-03-05 20:59:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PE |
| 07LIMA658 |
CODEL NELSON VISITS PERU COCA DEFORESTATION SITE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 22, Senator Bill Nelson visited Peru's high jungle city of Tarapoto to view woodlands deforested by coca cultivation and traditional agricultural pressures. Accompanied by Emboffs, CODEL Nelson also visited sites of USG efforts to provide alternatives to coca and sla [...] |
2007-03-06 15:45:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP EAGR SENV ETRD EAID ECON PE |
| 07LIMA667 |
TEACHER'S UNION TAKES IT ON THE CHIN OVER TEST [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Education Jose Antonio Chang on February 23 announced the results of a nationwide teacher examination held in January: almost 50 percent of public school teachers were unable to answer simple questions about mathematics, and more than 30 percent were functionally ill [...] |
2007-03-06 20:09:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PE |
| 07LIMA670 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: TONG AND WEBRE [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Hien Ho Tong and James Louis Webre from March 24 - 31, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to teach a workshop on flight test related modifications on existing transport catergory airplanes. No embassy assistance has been reques [...] |
2007-03-06 21:48:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR OTRA ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA671 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR BLISS, US [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Ambassador Donald T. Bliss from March 30 to April 8, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to meet with ICAO's regional office in Lima and travel with an excursion group from Montreal to visit sites in Lima and Machu P [...] |
2007-03-06 22:51:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR OTRA AMGT ICAO ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA672 |
FIRST AMAZON BASIN CONSERVATION INITIATIVE PARTNERS [...] SUMMARY: USAID held the first Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative (ABCI) partners meeting from February 5-8 to lay the foundation for developing detailed work plans to implement this regional, five-year, $65 million dollar program. Over seventy participants from the six partner consortia, U [...] |
2007-03-07 13:19:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID EAGR PE |
| 07LIMA689 |
Peru: 2007 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Peruvian Government demonstrated a strong commitment to comply with basic TIP standards by making significant efforts in the areas of prevention, prosecution, and protection. Its achievements include: -- One person was sentenced to 10 years in prison for trafficking i [...] |
2007-03-08 19:15:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PE |
| 07LIMA690 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY DAS NANCY LEE AND [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Nancy Lee and Luyen Tran from March 19 - 23, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to support Treasury Secretary Paulson's official visit to Peru and consult with SIPDIS counterparts in the Peruvian Government on cu [...] |
2007-03-08 20:15:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN OTRA ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA707 |
PERU LOWERS MAHOGANY EXPORT QUOTA [...] SUMMARY: The GOP has lowered its mahogany export quota to 13,476 cubic meters. While significantly lower than last year's quota of 23,000m3, NGOs and Peru's scientific authority for CITES believe that the quota is still too high. The quota also does not permit (much less give a preference fo [...] |
2007-03-12 12:22:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV ETRD EAID ECON PE |
| 07LIMA715 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OES/IH FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Katherine Bliss from March 17-26, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to attend the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-sponsored meeting of Environmental Health Representatives of the Ministries of Health in the Andean [...] |
2007-03-12 17:00:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ASEC SENV TBIO PE |
| 07LIMA717 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. LEHRMAN [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Sandra Lehrman, Director, Therapeutics Research Program, NIH from March 13-18, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate in an international course, "HIV Pathogenesis, Prevention and Treatment Workshop." No embassy a [...] |
2007-03-12 17:11:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO OTRA ASEC KSCA PE |
| 07LIMA748 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjamin Garrido-Godoy and Walter Wheeler from April 23 to May 3, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct annual renewal certification inspection of Seman Repair Station in Lima. No embassy assistance has been requested. [...] |
2007-03-13 22:30:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR OTRA ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA749 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, Wendy Judge Paulson, James Wilkinson, Brooklyn Jean McLaughlin, Clay Lowery, Lindsay Valdeon, Matthew Malloy, Matthew Langston, Ronnie Lilly and Molly Jane Cogan from o/a March 14 - [...] |
2007-03-13 23:25:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN OTRA ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA767 |
NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2007 [...] (U) The key developments in February 2007: Eradication operations resumed; new PNP high command visit NAS-supported schools/bases en masse; CODEL inspects deforestation in drug producing area; F, Director of Foreign Assistance, helicopters to the field to see the nexus between eradication and [...] |
2007-03-14 23:52:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
| 07LIMA782 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY PERSONNEL [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjamin Arthur Abramson, Special Assistant and Matthew Everson, Lead Advance from o/a March 16-22, 2007. The purpose of the travel is to support Treasury Secretary Paulson's official visit to Peru. When departin [...] |
2007-03-15 23:11:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN OTRA ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA785 |
SCENE SETTER FOR SECRETARY PAULSON [...] (SBU) Secretary Paulson: Welcome to Peru. Your visit provides an excellent opportunity to affirm USG support for the Garcia government's efforts to reduce poverty and expand social inclusion through continued market-oriented, investment-friendly growth policies. 2. (SBU) Peruvian governm [...] |
2007-03-16 15:17:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN ENRG PE |
| 07LIMA795 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA21/NNTRAV [...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Joseph Henry Schwartzel, Brian J. Abeyta, and Michael Vernon Strosinski from March 31 to April 8, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to visit Instituto Peruano de Energia Nuclear (IPEN) facilitites in Lima to review [...] |
2007-03-16 20:00:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA796 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: MUNOZ [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Jose A. Munoz, Aviation Safety Inspector, from March 19 to March 22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to perform ATOS constructed dynamic observation report (CONDOR) and ATOS element performace inspections. No embassy assistan [...] |
2007-03-16 23:14:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR OTRA ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA798 |
SUPREME COURT PRESIDENT MOVES ON JUSTICE CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: In one of several early moves to clean up the judiciary, the Office of Control of Magistrates (OCMA) in early February suspended Lima Superior Court President Angel Romero. The action was a promising first step in fulfilling the promise Supreme Court President Francisco Tavara m [...] |
2007-03-19 12:08:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PINS KJUS PE |
| 07LIMA82 |
COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC MS. POULIOT [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Eileen Pouliot from January 11-21, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct a site visit to new clinic under construction, to meet with staff, and discuss outstanding issues. No embassy assistance is requested. When depa [...] |
2007-01-10 21:47:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO OTRA KSCA ASEC PE |
| 07LIMA826 |
PERU'S FERVOUR FOR GLOBAL TRADE MARCHES FORWARD [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While Peru waits for the US Congress to consider the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA), the GOP continues to discuss and engage in trade negotiations with numerous other countries. Peru recently completed an expanded trade agreement with Chile in October 2006; will fi [...] |
2007-03-19 23:18:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECIN EINV APECO PE BL CA CI CH CO EC |
| 07LIMA83 |
Country Clearance Approval - Annabella Reszczynski [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Piura, Peru of Annabella Reszczynski, FSN, Agricultural Specialist, Area 1, South America Region, International Services, APHIS/USDA from January 15 through January 21, 2007. The purpose of travel is to perform a Mango Pilot Project Eva [...] |
2007-01-11 14:54:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC OTRA PE |
| 07LIMA859 |
Country Clearance Approval - O'Neill and Maher [...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Patricia Maher and Karen O'Neill, Supply Chain Specialists, from April 15-18, 2007 for C-TPAT validations. Post assistance has not been requested. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of Peru imposes an airport departure [...] |
2007-03-20 17:03:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC OTRA ECON PE |
| 07LIMA87 |
GARCIA TOUTS MAPLE GAS ETHANOL PROJECT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 5, U.S. oil firm Maple Gas signed a $650 million contract with the Piura Regional Government for a sugar cane-based ethanol plant. President Garcia spoke at the signing ceremony, calling the biofuel project the start of an "agrarian revolution" that showcased foreign pr [...] |
2007-01-11 20:21:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ETRD SENV SNAR PE |
| 07LIMA884 |
LABOR LEADERS SKEPTICAL ABOUT GARCIA, FTA, LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: During a March 12 Embassy event, Peruvian labor leaders claimed that President Garcia had betrayed the trust of organized labor by reneging on key campaign promises. They were skeptical that the benefits of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) would "trickle down" to the p [...] |
2007-03-21 12:10:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM PE |
| 07LIMA994 |
SCENESETTER FOR PERU MOD WAGNER'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Peruvian Defense Minister Wagner is sending a deliberate message by visiting the U.S. before any other region outside of South America. Wagner is pursuing an ambitious defense reform agenda, which includes developing higher levels of professionalization, building a joint operational rapid res [...] |
2007-03-23 17:41:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR KICC PREL PE |
| 08LIMA1012 |
PERU'S REGIONAL RELATIONS POST EU SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Following the successful EU-LAC summit in May, poloffs spoke to contacts inside and out of government about Peru and the region. Peru's relationship with Brazil got a boost in post-summit bilateral meetings focused on promoting Brazilian investment here. Lima has also publicly [...] |
2008-06-11 21:06:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ETRD PINR PE |
| 08LIMA103 |
PERU'S ECONOMIC BOOM CONTINUES IN 2007 [...] 2007 was a banner economic year for Peru, despite a devastating 8.0 earthquake in August just south of Lima. The stellar numbers for 2007 continue an upward trend, as Peru reaps the fruits of earlier economic reforms and liberalization, as well as the current Garcia Administration's prudent e [...] |
2008-01-18 12:04:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN USTR PE |
| 08LIMA1046 |
PROTESTS IN SOUTH HIT TWO REGIONS [...] (C) Summary: Thousands of protesters in the southern Moquegua region have blocked two major transportation arteries and temporarily took police hostages in a dispute with the neighboring region of Tacna over the distribution of mining canon moneys. The Council of Ministers (PCM) on July 16 su [...] |
2008-06-17 23:17:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV REL PINR PE CASC |
| 08LIMA1090 |
PERU LNG'S AGRICULTURAL CSR PROJECTS [...] As the largest foreign investment in Peruvian history, the Peru LNG project has drawn significant amount of attention, particularly to the potential social and environmental impacts. Peru LNG has begun introducing the social responsibility components of the project, including a small agricult [...] |
2008-06-25 19:27:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ENRG ECON SENV EINV ETRD EAID PE |
| 08LIMA1107 |
OLLANTA HUMALA CLAIMS HE CAN SAVE PERU FROM EXTREMISTS [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador McKinley met with opposition Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP) leader Ollanta Humala and his wife (and advisor) Nadine Heredia June 18 for a cordial two-hour discussion. Humala argued that the Garcia government is neglecting Peru's mounting social concerns and needs to [...] |
2008-06-26 21:33:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PE PGOV PINR PREL |
| 08LIMA1108 |
OLLANTA HUMALA CLAIMS HE CAN SAVE PERU FROM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador McKinley met with opposition Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP) leader Ollanta Humala and his wife (and advisor) Nadine Heredia June 18 for a cordial two-hour discussion. Humala argued that the Garcia government is neglecting Peru's mounting social concerns and needs to [...] |
2008-06-26 21:52:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PE |
| 08LIMA1114 |
GOP EXPLORES CUBA ENGAGEMENT [...] (C) Summary: The GOP's approach to Cuba is reflected in President Garcia's rhetoric: critical of restrictions on freedom while acknowledging incipient reforms. In a sign that the GOP's approach could lead to a diplomatic thaw, Peruvian Health Minister Hernan Garrido Lecca recently traveled to [...] |
2008-06-30 18:01:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PE |
| 08LIMA1124 |
DELUGE OF DECREES FOR FTA IMPLEMENTATION AND [...] (C) The Garcia Administration issued nearly 100 legislative decrees over the past few months to implement the provisions of the US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) and to improve Peru's competitiveness in the global economy. Sixty-four of these were ublished last week, including laws aim [...] |
2008-07-01 22:21:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON EAGR SENV KIPR USTR PGOV EAID PE |
| 08LIMA1128 |
PERU RESPONSE: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION ANDEAN [...] (U) This cable provides a response to the request for information from the U.S. International Trade Commission Andean Investment and Drug Crop Survey for a report on the ATPA. 2. (U) The United States is Peru's top trading partner for both exports and imports. The growing importance to the [...] |
2008-07-02 15:51:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD SNAR PE |
| 08LIMA1130 |
SFRC STAFFDEL examines transparency [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Members Carl Meacham and Brooke Daley visited Lima May 25-31 to discuss the state of transparency in Peru's extractive industries. Meetings with government officials, non-government organizations (NGO), and private sector executives all e [...] |
2008-07-02 21:54:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP ENRG AMGT EMIN ASEC AFIN BR |
| 08LIMA1131 |
GOP FED UP, WITHDRAWS AMBASSADOR TO BOLIVIA [...] (C) Summary: The GOP on June 30th indefinitely recalled its Ambassador to Bolivia in response to an appeal by President Evo Morales for the Peruvian people to rise up in protest against an imaginary US base in Peru and to support a planned July 9 national strike. President Alan Garcia on July [...] |
2008-07-02 23:14:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV REL PINR PE |
| 08LIMA114 |
FORE VISIT: FOREIGN MINISTER DISCUSSES BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: In a January 11 meeting with Foreign Minister Jose Garcia Belaunde, USAID Administrator and Director of Foreign Assistance Henrietta Fore offered U.S. assistance for PTPA implementation and thanked Peru for its support in the UN Security Council. Belaunde lauded the state of bil [...] |
2008-01-22 13:27:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PE |
| 08LIMA1153 |
NATIONAL STRIKE ON JULY 8TH - 9TH [...] (C) Summary: On July 8th to 9th, a variety of leftist unions, parties, and social movements across Peru will join a general strike against the government called by Peru's largest and most radical union, the General Confederation of Peruvian Workers (CGTP). A relatively new organization called [...] |
2008-07-07 22:55:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PE |
| 08LIMA1165 |
LETTER FOR CONGRESSWOMAN MALONEY RE LEVY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-08 20:07:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV ETRD USTR OPRC OREP PE |
| 08LIMA1169 |
LIMA NAS MONTHLY REPORT - JUNE 2008 [...] (U) Summary: - Recent economic analysis confirms considerable diminution of coca in San Martin, the first clear and measurable result of the Eradication/Alternative Development nexus. - NAS Deputy Director traveled to Quito, Bogota, and La Paz to identify areas of regional collaboration. - [...] |
2008-07-09 12:17:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
| 08LIMA1170 |
NEW ECONOMY AND FINANCE MINISTER FOR PERU? [...] (C) It's been an open secret for many months that Economy and Finance Minister Luis Carranza is leaving. But recently, IMF veteran Luis Valdivieso's name has come up unofficially as his replacement. While insiders have confirmed the moves to us, there is still no official announcement. The [...] |
2008-07-09 14:55:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN PGOV TBIO PE |
| 08LIMA1183 |
JUNE TRADE, INVESTMENT & AVIATION BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade, investment and aviation news from Peru: Trade -- Peru Pursuing Trade Negotiations in Asia -- Trade Agreement with China Moves Forward -- Bilateral Trade Between Peru and India Exceeds $450 million -- Imports Reach Record Level in May -- Wal-Mart a [...] |
2008-07-11 17:07:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN EAIR USTR PE |
| 08LIMA1191 |
NATIONAL STRIKE MOSTLY PEACEFUL, STRONGEST IN [...] (C) Summary: On July 8th and 9th, thousands of Peruvians across the country joined a national strike to protest against the government's failure "to fulfill its promises" and the rising cost of living. The strike generally proceeded peacefully, with a manageable protest in Lima, and roadblock [...] |
2008-07-14 13:41:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC PREL PINR PE |
| 08LIMA1202 |
PERU ACCEPTS INVITATION TO ILEA DUCC COURSE [...] (U) The Government of Peru accepts ILEA invitation to the Drug Unit Commanders Course to be held at the Regional Training Center of ILEA and is in the process of selecting participants. POC for this and other ILEA related matters is Jorge Del Castillo. Contact Info: DelcastilloJ@state.gov or [...] |
2008-07-15 16:46:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC BR EDRC KCRM PREL SNAR PE |
| 08LIMA1213 |
LEFTIST GROUPS STIR ANTI-U.S. SENTIMENT IN AYACUCHO [...] (C) Summary: Poloff met with local government and civic leaders during a June 23-24 visit to Peru's southern region of Ayacucho. Those leaders described the region's population generally as spirited and rebellious types who were suspicious of outside influence. As such, the region remains fert [...] |
2008-07-16 19:39:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PINR PHUM SNAR PTER PE |
| 08LIMA1283 |
ACTION REQUEST: RESOLVING PERU AIRPORT FEES BACKLOG [...] (U) This is an action request from the Ambassador, please see para 5. 2. (C) We have been in dialogue with Washington agencies for several years (Ref A and subsequent e-mails) to resolve charges for landing, parking and other user fees for official USG aircraft at Peruvian airports. Thes [...] |
2008-08-01 21:28:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL SNAR KREC MARR MOPS PE |
| 08LIMA1314 |
LIMA NAS MONTHLY REPORT - JULY [...] (U) Summary: -- New NAS Director Arrives -- Rumors of major changes in GOP ministries and PNP amount to nothing -- FAP Joins Eradication Efforts -- Deputy Director visits Counter Narcotics Base and FAP Radar site in Puerto Maldonado -- Aviation Safety Day Conducted -- Joint Peru [...] |
2008-08-07 21:35:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
| 08LIMA133 |
POST DOES NOT HAVE FUNDS TO SUPPORT GOP ATTENDANCE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-24 21:56:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EAID EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI |
| 08LIMA1335 |
C-AL8-01467 ANDEAN-EU TRADE DEAL STALLED [...] (C/NF) Senior Peruvian Trade Ministry officials are pessimistic that the Andean Community of Nations (CAN) will reach agreement on its communication to the European Union (EU), due August 14-15, on the proposed mechanisms for continuing EU-CAN trade agreement discussions. The EU is only will [...] |
2008-08-12 21:00:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETRD PREL PINR ECIN PE |
| 08LIMA1338 |
PERU 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] (U) The following is an updated version of post's submission (ref A) for the State Department's 2008 527 Report (ref B). The updates are to Claimant D's cases. 2. (U) Begin text. The US Government is aware of eight (8) claims that may be outstanding against the Government of Peru. a [...] |
2008-08-13 16:59:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EINV KIDE PGOV CASC OPIC USTR ETRD PE |
| 08LIMA1345 |
PERU: INFORMATION ON CHILD AND/OR FORCED LABOR IN [...] (U) In response to reftel request, Post submits the following information on child and/or forced labor in the production of goods in Peru. Information on child and/or forced labor in Peru is limited. Most child labor in Peru occurs in the service sector and is therefore not applicable to this [...] |
2008-08-14 16:36:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PE PGOV PHUM SOCI |
| 08LIMA1348 |
PRESIDENT GARCIA AT TWO YEARS: WEAKENED BUT [...] (C) Summary: President Alan Garcia enters the third year of his presidency facing the same principal challenges that have confronted his government since he took office in July 2006: how to turn Peru's strong growth into benefits for the entire population. Peru grew 9% in 2007 and the governme [...] |
2008-08-14 20:20:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ECON PE |
| 08LIMA1380 |
INDIGENOUS STRIKES IN THE AMAZON [...] (C) Summary: Indigenous Peruvians in various parts of the Amazon on August 9 launched an indefinite strike aimed at protecting indigenous lands against the alleged threat of an influx of outside investors. The protestors' principal demand is that the government revoke presidential decrees (pa [...] |
2008-08-19 22:41:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR EINV PHUM PE |
| 08LIMA1413 |
INDIGENOUS STRIKES SUSPENDED [...] (SBU) Summary: Congress voted decisively August 22 to overturn presidential decrees governing land tenure and ownership in the Amazon regions, ending protests led by indigenous groups (ref). Many observers accused the government of imposing decrees on indigenous populations without consultin [...] |
2008-08-25 22:19:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PE |
| 08LIMA1439 |
EEB A/S SULLIVAN AND WHA PDAS KELLY PITCH TRADE & [...] (C) A/S Sullivan and PDAS Kelly engaged the GOP's Foreign and Trade Ministers on the details of the Alliance for Growth & Prosperity (AGP) initiative in Lima on August 20-21. The visit revealed some differences among our GOP interlocutors and moved Peru from questioning to problem-solving mod [...] |
2008-08-29 19:24:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ECON PREL EFTA UNGA PE |
| 08LIMA1453 |
POVERTY IN PERU DECREASING SUBSTANTIALLY [...] Poverty in Peru dropped in 2007 to under forty percent, a substantial 5.2 percentage points below the 2006 level of 44.5%, the GOP's National Institute of Statistics (INEI) announced recently. The poverty reduction is consistent with high growth rates of recent years, including 9% GDP growth i [...] |
2008-09-04 12:06:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI PGOV ETRD PE |
| 08LIMA1459 |
PERU REQUEST FOR SUPPORT IN PAHO ELECTION [...] (SBU) Action Request: The Government of Peru requested via diplomatic note dated August 19 that the U.S. vote for Peru in elections for the Executive Committee of the Pan-American Health Organization. The elections will take place during the 48th Directing Council meeting September 29-October 3 [...] |
2008-09-04 19:41:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC PAHO PE |
| 08LIMA1469 |
PERU ACCEPTS INVITATION TO ILEA SENIOR OFFICIAL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-05 20:31:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL ASEC KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB EAID PHUM |
| 08LIMA150 |
PERU SIGNS FTA WITH CANADA AND MOVES FORWARD ON OTHER FREE [...] (SBU) With the U.S.- Peru Free Trade Agreement, approved by the U.S. Congress last month, in its implementation phase, the Government of Peru (GOP) has closed its agreement with Canada, and is actively negotiating a tariff-only deal with China. The GOP is also looking to conclude agreements w [...] |
2008-01-28 19:50:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECON EFIN USTR CA CH CI EU PE |
| 08LIMA1507 |
CUSCO REGON: POVERTY GROWING AMIDST PLENTY [...] (C) Summary: Recently released poverty statistics from the Cusco region help put Peru's positive national-level macro-economic news into political perspective. According to the National Statistics and Information Institute (INEI), poverty in Cusco actually increased by 4% from 2004-2007 at th [...] |
2008-09-12 21:12:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PE |
| 08LIMA1508 |
PERU RESPONSE: U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-12 21:52:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA PE |
| 08LIMA151 |
PERU 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) The Peruvian government seeks to attract investment -- both foreign and domestic -- in nearly all sectors of the economy. The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA), signed by President Bush and President Garcia on December 14, enables Peru to attract additional investment by clarifyin [...] |
2008-01-28 20:29:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR PE |
| 08LIMA1533 |
PERU RESPONSE: INVITATION FOR HOST COUNTRY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-17 21:38:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KPKO PREL UNGA PE |
| 08LIMA1552 |
IMPOVERISHED APURIMAC REGION: ON BRINK OF MINING [...] (C) Summary: Apurimac ranks as Peru's second most impoverished region and is best known to the outside world for its periodic political turbulence. Two mega-mining projects could transform this predominantly agricultural region with massive, multi-billion dollar investments. The prospect of [...] |
2008-09-22 15:03:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR EMIN PREL PINR PE |
| 08LIMA1555 |
LIMA NAS MONTHLY REPORT - AUGUST [...] (SBU) Summary: - NAS Director Visits Pucallpa, Santa Lucia and Tingo Maria - Mazamari Pre-Academy's Multi-Cultural Students' Movie Debut - DIRANDRO Seizure Report - Eradication Operations Shift to Aucayacu - Police Resources Redirected to APEC - Typhoid Outbreak in Palma Pampa - NAS Ports Pr [...] |
2008-09-22 22:13:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
| 08LIMA1594 |
PERU CIVAIR: GOP AGREES TO HOLD FORMAL [...] EconCouns and EconOff delivered reftel demarche on September 26 to Ernesto Lopez, Peruvian Director General for Civil Aviation, and on September 29 to Carlos Puga, Vice Minister for Transportation. Per reftel, post said that the USG considered our meetings to constitute consultations under A [...] |
2008-10-02 16:38:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON PE |
| 08LIMA1603 |
A WEEK OF PROTESTS [...] (C) Summary: The Moquegua Region "Defense Front" launched October 1 the first of several protests planned by social movements across southern Peru during the coming week. In neighboring Tacna Region, where leaders are locked in a dispute with Moquegua over mining royalties, the Regional Presi [...] |
2008-10-02 21:57:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PE |
| 08LIMA1606 |
PERU ON TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP (TPP) AGREEMENT [...] (U) EconCouns and EconOff delivered reftel points on September 24 to Javier Paulinich, the Peruvian MFA's Director General for WTO Issues and International Economic Negotiations. 2. (SBU) Paulinich said Peru was analyzing whether it made sense to seek to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership [...] |
2008-10-03 15:11:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA ETRD ECON POL PE |
| 08LIMA1616 |
PERU TRADE & INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: --Record Imports & Exports --Peru Joins OECD Declaration on Investment --IMF's Valdivieso Named Minister of Economy & Finance --Chinese Trade Negotiations & Investment Accelerating --Central Bank Fights Inflation --Ja [...] |
2008-10-03 22:12:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE |
| 08LIMA1633 |
ACTION REQUEST: RESOLVING PERU AIRPORT FEES [...] (U) This is an action request from the Ambassador, please see para 4. 2. (C) In order to resolve the backlog of charges for landing, parking and other user fees for official USG aircraft at certain Peruvian airports, the MFA has offered the same solution given in May 2006 (Ref A). Under th [...] |
2008-10-09 16:36:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | EAIR PREL SNAR KREC MARR MOPS PE |
| 08LIMA1638 |
OCTOBER 7TH PROTESTS ATTRACT FEW [...] (U) National strikes on October 7th organized by the Communist union CGTP failed to attract wide-spread support (Reftel) and were almost completely overshadowed by the oil-for-contracts scandal that hit the GOP this week (Septel). According to press reports, small, largely peaceful marches oc [...] |
2008-10-09 22:28:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PE |
| 08LIMA1639 |
CORRUPTION SCANDAL PUTS GOVERNMENT ON THE DEFENSIVE [...] (C) Summary: A brewing scandal involving alleged kickbacks to government officials and APRA party insiders threatens to shake up the cabinet. The opposition has hinted that more sensational audio tapes potentially incriminating Prime Minister Jorge Del Castillo and Health Minister Hernan Gar [...] |
2008-10-09 23:40:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM EPET SOCI EINV PE |
| 08LIMA1653 |
PERU'S NEW PRIME MINISTER: REFORMED RADICAL, [...] (C) Summary: President Garcia has named Yehude Simon, the respected Regional President of Lambayeque, as Peru's next Prime Minister. A political pragmatist with a radical past, Simon's appointment has helped stem the hemorrhaging from a corruption scandal (ref) and shore up Garcia's vulnerabl [...] |
2008-10-14 22:53:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PE |
| 08LIMA1659 |
PERU CABINET SHUFFLE: LESS THAN A CLEAN BREAK [...] (C) Summary: President Garcia swore in a reconstituted cabinet on October 14, in which six new cabinet members were installed while ten Ministers from the old government were re-appointed, including in Foreign Affairs, Defense, Finance and Foreign Commerce. Apparently selected to lend an "apo [...] |
2008-10-15 22:43:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PE |
| 08LIMA1686 |
LIMA NAS MONTHLY REPORT - SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Summary: * NAS Director completes Field Orientation * New Solicitor for Money Laundering and Asset Forfeiture Position Created * SL Threat Grounds UH-2s in Santa Lucia * FAP Budget Cuts Will Negatively Impact VRAE Operations * NAS Aviation Update * DIRANDRO Activities * Pre-Academies C [...] |
2008-10-20 20:46:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
| 08LIMA1690 |
CUBA DEMARCHE: USG DISASTER RELIEF OFFER [...] (C) PolCouns on October 20 delivered reftel demarche regarding unconditional US hurricane relief assistance for Cuba to Gonzalo Zapater, MFA Director General for Mexico and the Caribbean. Zapater said that he regularly meets with Cuban Embassy officials and would communicate a message in sup [...] |
2008-10-21 14:11:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID PREL CU |
| 08LIMA1699 |
SHINING PATH TERRORISTS ENTER CAMP OF US MINE, [...] (C/NF) According to press reports, a group of 30 to 50 armed Shining Path terrorists on October 20 entered the base camp of an exploration project operated by US mining firm Doe Run, located in a mountainous part of northern Ayacucho. Other sources said the terrorists gathered the mine workers, [...] |
2008-10-22 23:59:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PE |
| 08LIMA1707 |
PUNO UPDATE: WATER ISSUES ADD TO INSTABILITY [...] (C) Summary: The southern highland region of Puno, one of Peru's most isolated and impoverished areas, is notorious for wide-open smuggling along its extensive border with Bolivia, sporadic outbreaks of political violence and affinity for extremist leaders and ideologies (refs). Its proximity [...] |
2008-10-23 22:56:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI SENV SNAR APECO BO PE |
| 08LIMA1714 |
PERU'S ECONOMY: MORE PROTECTED THAN MOST FROM THE [...] (C) Peru's economy will slow as a result of the global financial crisis, but its relatively low exposure to risky external debt and high liquidity should soften the potential blow. Like its counterparts around the world, the Lima Stock Exchange has dropped significantly, sharply reducing the [...] |
2008-10-27 16:28:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL PE |
| 08LIMA1716 |
PERU'S ECONOMY: MORE PROTECTED THAN MOST FROM THE [...] (C) Peru's economy will slow as a result of the global financial crisis, but its relatively low exposure to risky external debt and high liquidity should soften the potential blow. Like its counterparts around the world, the Lima Stock Exchange has dropped significantly, sharply reducing the [...] |
2008-10-27 20:16:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL PE |
| 08LIMA1731 |
MORE SOCIAL CONFLICT IN THE PROVINCES [...] (C) Summary: Over the past two weeks, several social conflicts in different parts of Peru have erupted, testing local security forces, regional governments and new Prime Minister Yehude Simon. In separate incidents in Cusco, Moquegua, Tacna, Cajamarca, and San Martin protestors demanding (or [...] |
2008-10-31 20:44:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI PE |
| 08LIMA1732 |
NEA A/S WELCH MEETINGS WITH SPANISH OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. NEA A/S Welch, accompanied by DCM, met with FM Moratinos, Director General for the Mediterranean, Magreb and Near Orient Fidel Sendagorta, and Policy Planning Director Andres Ortega on October 23 to discuss a wide range of issues including the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP), the Magr [...] |
2008-10-31 21:55:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON KHDP ETRD ENRG EC PE |
| 08LIMA1733 |
PUCALLPA MAYOR ARRESTED ON DRUG TRAFFICKING CHARGES [...] (C) Summary: Peruvian ... =======================CABLE ENDS============================ id: 176319 date: 10/31/2008 22:10 refid: 08LIMA1733 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: P 312210Z OCT 08 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9522 INFO WESTERN HEMI [...] |
2008-10-31 22:10:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR PE |
| 08LIMA1742 |
OCTOBER TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] (U) This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- Update on Peru-China Free Trade Agreement Negotiations -- Peru-EFTA FTA Negotiations Concluded -- Export Growth in September - The Lowest Growth in Six Years -- Exports of Fruits and Vegetables Mostly Unaffec [...] |
2008-11-03 20:28:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE |
| 08LIMA1748 |
REPORT OF RADICAL PROTESTS IN NOVEMBER [...] (C) Summary: In the run-up to the November APEC Summit, diverse political groups have announced plans for rallies and protests. Among these, the Lima newspaper Expreso recently published an article warning that a small ultra-nationalist fringe group linked to jailed radical leader Antauro Hum [...] |
2008-11-04 21:49:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC PINR PE |
| 08LIMA1765 |
GOP DECLARES EMERGENCY TO QUELL VIOLENT PROTESTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOP on November 4th declared a state of emergency in the southern city of Tacna and directed the military to maintain order after violent protestors attacked and burned several government buildings. The protests erupted on October 30th after Congress passed a bill that woul [...] |
2008-11-07 15:04:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PE ASEC |
| 08LIMA177 |
TAKING THE MARITIME DISPUTE TO THE HAGUE: PERU'S [...] (C) Summary: The GOP continues to emphasize that its decision to take Peru's maritime border dispute with Chile to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague should be seen not as an unfriendly act but rather as an effort to resolve an impediment to broader integration. A prominent [...] |
2008-01-31 15:32:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CI PE |
| 08LIMA1806 |
PERU ACCEPTS INVITATION TO ILEA RISK MANAGEMENT [...] (U) The Government of Peru accepts the ILEA invitation to the Risk Management Program at the Regional Training Center/Peru, and is currently in the process of selecting participants. 2. (U) POC for this and other ILEA related matters is Jorge Del Castillo. Contact Information: Delcastil [...] |
2008-11-17 17:07:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL ASEC KCRM OTRA PE |
| 08LIMA1808 |
LIMA NAS END OF MONTH REPORT - OCTOBER [...] (U) Summary: - New National Police Director and Minister of Interior Named - Eradication - New Graduating Class of the Special Counter Drugs Operations Course: Mazamari - DIRANDRO Statistics - MEDEVAC Policy/Procedures to be Revised - FLIR Back in Business - Change in FAP C-26 Contractors [...] |
2008-11-17 18:27:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
| 08LIMA1809 |
PERU: SHINING PATH BLAMED FOR AMBUSH [...] (U) Authorities are blaming remnants of the Shining Path ("Sendero" or "SL") terrorist group for a November 16 ambush that killed three police and severely wounded another. The group was traveling in the south-central department of Ayacucho when it came under machine gun fire from an undetermi [...] |
2008-11-17 21:27:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER SNAR PE |
| 08LIMA1813 |
PERU NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT 2009 [...] (U) In response to State 88447, Embassy Lima reports the following update for its National Trade Estimate Report. This report has also been sent as a Word document with track changes to USTR by email. 2. (U) TRADE SUMMARY The 2008 data is current as of August 2008. The U.S. goods trade [...] |
2008-11-18 15:24:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ECON EINV PGOV |
| 08LIMA1825 |
PERU: DEMARCHE TO INCREASE PLENARY SUPPORT OF [...] No summary [...] |
2008-11-21 14:16:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL UNGA PE |
| 08LIMA1864 |
NOVEMBER TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] (U) This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- Peru and China Close Trade Negotiations -- Peru and Mexico Trade Agreement - Issues Remain -- Peru and Japan Advance towards FTA Investment -- Koreans Visit Peru Looking for Business Opportunities -- P [...] |
2008-12-03 19:54:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE |
| 08LIMA1865 |
ARMY COMMANDER'S REMARKS SOUR RELATIONS WITH CHILE [...] (C) Summary: Anti-Chilean remarks by Army Commander General Edwin Donayre have tensed the Peru/Chile bilateral relationship. While the remarks were made two years ago in a private military gathering, a Peruvian Congressman recently forwarded a YouTube video of them to Chilean legislators, pr [...] |
2008-12-03 21:42:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MASS PINR CI PE |
| 08LIMA1868 |
TWO MINISTRIES QUIETLY SHUFFLED [...] (C) In a low-key November 29 ceremony, President Garcia made two quiet changes to his new cabinet. Enrique Cornejo shifted from his position as Minister of Housing, Construction and Sanitation to take over Veronica Zavala's portfolio in the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. (A r [...] |
2008-12-03 21:47:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PE |
| 08LIMA1876 |
PERU: SHINING PATH BLAMED FOR ATTACK ON POLICE [...] (SBU) Summary: Peruvian National Police (PNP) suspect that Shining Path forces in the Upper Huallaga Valley (SL-UHV) ambushed a police convoy November 26, killing five and injuring four others. Observers speculate the attack may have been retribution to earlier drug seizures by police in the [...] |
2008-12-05 19:46:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER SNAR ASEC PE |
| 08LIMA1897 |
PERU ANNOUNCES $3.3 BILLION STIMULUS PACKAGE [...] (U) On December 7, Peruvian President Alan Garcia announced a stimulus package amounting to 10 billion soles (approximately $3.3 billion), or 2.47% of Peru's GDP. The intention is to provide a counter-cyclical fiscal boost to the economy. Thus far, the most significant negative effects in P [...] |
2008-12-10 18:33:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PE |
| 08LIMA1898 |
PERU RESPONSE TO CUBA: COUNTRY BY COUNTRY REVIEW [...] (U) Following is Post's response to reftel questions. PERUVIAN INVESTMENTS IN CUBA ---------------------------- 2. (U) Post has not found any reliable data on Peruvian investments in Cuba. The vast majority of Peru's limited foreign direct investment is in Mexico, Bolivia, Ecuador, Cent [...] |
2008-12-10 20:11:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL CU PE |
| 08LIMA1899 |
PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION AT U.S. EMBASSY LIMA [...] Shortly after noon on December 10, 2008, approximately 40 Peruvian nationals gathered peacefully outside of the U.S. Embassy accusing the United States of falsely arresting and accusing five Cuban Nationals of crimes they never committed. Each protestor hand delivered a letter to the U.S. Emba [...] |
2008-12-10 21:26:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PE |
| 08LIMA1914 |
DEMARCHE ON UNITED NATIONS HARMONIZATION OF [...] No summary [...] |
2008-12-15 21:47:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA PE |
| 08LIMA1938 |
PERU: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Embassy point of contact is John Robertson (robertsonjc@state.gov or 51-1-618-2514). 2. (SBU) Text of draft submission follows: Peru Peru's primary counterterrorism concern remained fighting remnants of the militant Maoist Sendero Luminoso (SL or Shining Path), a designated Foreig [...] |
2008-12-19 17:10:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PTER PE |
| 08LIMA194 |
FORE VISIT: FOSTERING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS [...] (SBU) Summary: Director of US Foreign Assistance Henrietta Fore, during her January 10-11 visit to Peru, underscored the importance of public, private and civil society collaboration to foster development. To this end, Director Fore attended a signing ceremony on January 10th to launch a partn [...] |
2008-01-31 22:34:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID SNAR PINR PE |
| 08LIMA1945 |
PERU: NO PLANS FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] In response to reftel, Post notes that Peru has a civilian nuclear authority and a small nuclear program geared to specialized research (health, agriculture, etc.), but no plans to pursue nuclear energy. This was confirmed on December 16 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. With oil and gas r [...] |
2008-12-22 19:53:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO PE |
| 08LIMA196 |
"SHINING PATH": WHAT DOES IT MEAN TODAY? [...] (C) Summary: The terrorist organization "Shining Path" (Sendero Luminoso or SL) is currently comprised of two distinct groups, according to analysts. One consists largely of long-time SL members and "true believers" in the Maoist ideology who are reportedly working within civic organizations a [...] |
2008-02-01 17:42:00 | Embassy Lima | SECRET | PGOV PINR PTER SNAR PE |
| 08LIMA1973 |
DECEMBER TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- The EU Initiates Bilateral Trade Talks with Peru -- Mexico and Peru Expand Ace No. 8 -- The Global Financial Crisis and Exports to the US -- Ministry of Transportation to Ban Import of Used Cars -- Toy Ex [...] |
2008-12-29 22:09:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE |
| 08LIMA1981 |
LIMA NAS END OF MONTH REPORT - NOVEMBER [...] (U) Summary: * Eradication Report * Maritime Ports Report * PNP Ambushed Outside of Tingo Maria/Police Program Report * Threats to Helicopters * Continued Legal Progress on TIP * Prime Minister Releases First Draft of Anti-Corruption Plan * Money Laundering - Legal news and a new arrest [...] |
2008-12-31 19:37:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
| 08LIMA213 |
PERU ENERGY UPDATE [...] This is an update on the following energy sector news from Peru: -- Shell returns to Peru by buying BPZ Energy -- Japanese interested in Peru explorations -- Biodiesel and Ethanol projects seek to meet demand -- Brazilians seek ethanol projects because of PTPA -- Natural gas displaces diese [...] |
2008-02-05 21:58:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON SENV EINV ETRD PE |
| 08LIMA226 |
PERU REQUEST FOR EEB FY08 BIOTECH FUNDS [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 5-7. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. Post appreciates the opportunity to request funding for agricultural biotech initiatives. Peru is a high priority country (reftels) and our newest free trade agreement partner. Peru allows the import of agbiotech [...] |
2008-02-07 14:13:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ENRG SENV ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO PE |
| 08LIMA228 |
NAS MONTHLY REPORT, JANUARY 2008 [...] (U) The key developments in January 2008: ** CORAH started the 2008 eradication season on January 18 near Pizana northeast of Tocache. ** An increase in murders east of the Andes gained public attention due to the link with eradication and alternative development. ** The GOP initiated qua [...] |
2008-02-07 16:02:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
| 08LIMA232 |
INPUT FOR REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ENERGY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-07 17:07:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV APER ABUD PE |
| 08LIMA281 |
INL A/S JOHNSON MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER DEL [...] (SBU) Summary: During a 2-day visit to Peru, A/S David Johnson met with high-level government officials in Lima, and observed the nexus between eradication and alternative development in the San Martin area, as well as the NAS police training program. In his meeting with Prime Minister Jorge [...] |
2008-02-15 20:08:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
| 08LIMA297 |
PERU: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] (U) Summary. Post concurs with industry recommendations that Peru remain on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2008. Peru continues to face high levels of patent, copyright and trademark infringements in all sectors. Challenges include adequate funding, increasing inspections, strengthening [...] |
2008-02-20 18:32:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD USTR PE |
| 08LIMA304 |
PERU AND CHILE: CONFRONTING OBSTACLES TO IMPROVED [...] (C) Summary: President Alan Garcia took office in 2006 planning to expand and deepen Peruvian relations with Chile while quietly downplaying a series of potentially thorny obstacles. The GOP continues to desire improved bilateral relations, but the obstacles to progress have been anything but [...] |
2008-02-21 23:27:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MARR PINR CI PE |
| 08LIMA32 |
NAS MONTHLY REPORT, DECEMBER 2007 [...] (U) The key developments in December 2007: ** CORAH ended the year with a total of 11,056.20 hectares of coca eradicated, surpassing the 10,000-hectare goal. ** DEVIDA approved the 2008 Eradication Plan to start in mid-January, now waiting for Interior Minister's signature. ** Police gra [...] |
2008-01-08 13:39:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
| 08LIMA389 |
RADICALS HIJACK CUSCO PROTESTS; CITY LOSES APEC [...] (C... id: 144228 date: 3/4/2008 17:59 refid: 08LIMA389 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0950 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHPE #0389/01 0641759 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 041759Z MAR 08 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8088 INFO RUEHAC/AMEMBASSY ASUNCION P [...] |
2008-03-04 17:59:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PE |
| 08LIMA390 |
SUSPECTED "BOLIVARIAN" TERRORISTS DETAINED AT [...] (SBU) Agents of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) Anti-Terrorism Directorate (DIRCOTE) February 29 in the northern region of Tumbes arrested seven alleged members of the "Bolivarian Continental Coordinating Committee" (Coordinadora Nacional Bolivariana -- CNB), including the organization's pr [...] |
2008-03-04 18:02:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL EC PE |
| 08LIMA394 |
TELECOM REGULATOR SANCTIONS THREE MOBILE OPERATORS [...] OSIPTEL, the Peruvian telecommunications regulatory agency, announced today that three mobile phone operators will be sanctioned for deficiencies in service experienced before and after the magnitude 8.0 earthquake that struck Peru on August 15, 2007. The three companies include Telefonica Mo [...] |
2008-03-04 21:06:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS ECON EFIN EAID USTR PE |
| 08LIMA395 |
Peru: 2008 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Peruvian Government continues to demonstrate a commitment to comply with basic TIP standards by making significant efforts in the areas of prevention, prosecution, and protection. Its achievements include: -- One person sentenced to 12 years in prison for commercial se [...] |
2008-03-05 12:13:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PE |
| 08LIMA397 |
GARCIA SEEKS SOLUTIONS WITH "AGITATED" CORREA [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa flew to Lima on March 4th to meet President Alan Garcia on the first stop of a regional tour to drum up support for his country in the aftermath of Colombia's raid on the FARC inside Ecuador. According to a readout from Peru's Foreign Minister, Co [...] |
2008-03-05 21:11:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CO EC PE |
| 08LIMA398 |
NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2008 [...] (U) The key developments in February 2008: ** CORAH has eradicated a total of 1,615 hectares of coca in these first two months of 2008. ** Eradication operations continue despite cocalero protests and adverse weather conditions. ** INL A/S David Johnson met with high-level government of [...] |
2008-03-06 14:27:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
| 08LIMA417 |
DESIGNING AN ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY [...] (SBU) Instructed by President Garcia, a commission of experts presented draft legislation on March 3 establishing an Environment Ministry in Peru and outlining its structure and responsibilities. After discussion and tweaking by the Council of Ministers, the GOP plans on creating the Ministry [...] |
2008-03-07 16:55:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV ECON ETRD ENRG EMIN PGOV USTR PE |
| 08LIMA47 |
PERU: WIREC 2008 INVITE DELIVERED [...] Per reftel, Embassy delivered Secretary Rice's invitation to attend the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) to Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde under cover of a diplomatic note on January 9. Post also shared copies with the Mining and Energy Min [...] |
2008-01-09 21:43:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO |
| 08LIMA470 |
UNIONS LOOK AT THE PERUVIAN LABOR SCENE [...] (SBU) Summary: Many political analysts and labor officials agree on the fundamental labor issues facing the government of Peru as implementation of the U.S. and Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) draws closer. The most pressing is reducing the size of the informal economy and providing mo [...] |
2008-03-14 21:19:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ELAB PGOV PHUM ECON PE |
| 08LIMA478 |
PREUVIAN REQUEST FOR SUPPORT IN UNSC ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Post has recieved from the Ministry of Foreign Relations a diplomatic note dated February 20, 2008 requesting USG support for Peru's candidacy fo the UN Security Council term of 2018-2019. Post requests Department guidance on our response. 2. (U) Post will email the text of the diplo [...] |
2008-03-17 20:53:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN PE |
| 08LIMA480 |
EUROPEAN NGOS, LOCAL RADICALS, AND VENEZUELA PLAN PROTESTS AGAINST EU-LATIN AMERICA SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] |
2008-03-17 22:40:00 | Embassy Lima | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL PINR PE |
| 08LIMA488 |
FINANCE MINISTER, CENTRAL BANKER TALK TO TREASURY DAS [...] SUMMARY. Finance Minister Luis Carranza and Central Bank President Julio Velarde told Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Brian O'Neill March 8 that they were concerned about the appreciation of the Nuevo sol vis a vis the weakening dollar, and the inflation that they attributed to increases [...] |
2008-03-18 22:14:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN PGOV PE |
| 08LIMA489 |
GOP INVESTIGATES VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE [...] (C) Summary: In response to its growing concern about Venezuelan government meddling in Peru, the Garcia administration has arrested suspected "Bolivarian" terrorists and launched a public information campaign to highlight the threat. A congressional sub-committee found that Caracas has a th [...] |
2008-03-18 22:15:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR VE PE |
| 08LIMA490 |
REGIONAL PRESIDENT PROPOSES AUTONOMY FOR PUNO [...] (C) Summary: Puno Regional President Hernan Fuentes on March 16 publicly proposed converting his region into an autonomous federal state. This latest proposal follows several initiatives by Fuentes that have irked the central government, including a recent decree decriminalizing coca. Fuente [...] |
2008-03-18 22:18:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR BO PE |
| 08LIMA516 |
PERU ENERGY UPDATE: MARCH 2008 [...] This is an update on the following energy sector news from Peru: -- Natural gas consumption surges -- Distributing LNG within Peru -- Vehicular use boosts LPG sales -- Pisco-Lima LPG pipeline -- US firm to build Peru's first petrochemical plant -- Thermal power generation heats up -- $1 [...] |
2008-03-25 17:32:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EINV ETRD SENV PE |
| 08LIMA564 |
"ARC OF THE PACIFIC" INITIATIVE QUIETLY PROGRESSES [...] (C) Summary: Eleven Latin American governments led by Peru's President Alan Garcia launched the "Arc of the Pacific" initiative in Cali, Colombia in January 2007 as a new forum to promote Latin American economic and political integration. The Arc initiative so far has held two ministerial-lev [...] |
2008-04-02 18:57:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON PINR PE |
| 08LIMA590 |
AMBASSADOR WILLIAM SWING VISITS PERU IN SUPPORT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador William Swing was in Peru April 2-3 seeking support for his candidacy for the position of Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Ambassador Swing had a cordial and productive meeting with Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Gonzalo Gutie [...] |
2008-04-04 19:44:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IO PE PHUM PREF PREL |
| 08LIMA591 |
PERU: VISITATION OF EXTRADITEE WILMER YARLEQUE [...] (SBU) Summary: As directed in ref A, Post has visited Peruvian extraditee Wilmer YARLEQUE Ordinola on multiple occasions and confirmed that he is being treated in accordance with Peru's international human rights obligations. Moreover, the GOP has sought actively to fulfill its commitments co [...] |
2008-04-04 20:30:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS PHUM PREL PE |
| 08LIMA593 |
NAS MONTHLY REPORT, MARCH 2008 [...] (U) The key developments in March 2008: ** CORAH has eradicated a total of 2,779 hectares of coca in CY 2008. ** Preparations are being made for eradication operations in high-threat area near Aucayacu. ** The first female DIRANDRO officer killed in action was a graduate of a NAS-supporte [...] |
2008-04-04 22:06:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
| 08LIMA655 |
PERU TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: -- Imports Increase 30% First Two Months of 2008 -- Peru Reports $538 Million Trade Surplus for February -- 2007 Agriculture Exports Remain High -- Peru Investment Grade Follow On -- Strike, Environmental Challenges at [...] |
2008-04-15 19:26:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE |
| 08LIMA663 |
THE ALBA HOUSE THREAT [...] (C) Summary: The primary purpose of the so-called "ALBA houses" established within Peru during the last year is to spread Bolivarian propaganda via programs like the Venezuelan "Miracle Mission" that provides eye surgeries to poor Peruvians. The most sober reports suggest there are between ni [...] |
2008-04-16 18:12:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV REL PE PINR |
| 08LIMA693 |
PERU TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: -- Imports Increase 30% First Two Months of 2008 -- Peru Reports $538 Million Trade Surplus for February -- 2007 Agriculture Exports Remain High -- Peru Investment Grade Follow On -- Strike, Environmental Challenges a [...] |
2008-04-21 17:57:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE |
| 08LIMA695 |
GARCIA: PERU VICTIM OF ETHANOL-INDUCED [...] (U) At an April 21 inauguration for the world's biggest compressed natural gas filling station (built by US' Clean Energy), President Garcia described GOP efforts to increase natural gas and hydropower use and blamed the ethanol boom for "unfairly" boosting food prices. He cited wheat (bread [...] |
2008-04-21 20:48:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON EAGR ETRD SENV APECO USTR PE |
| 08LIMA72 |
PERU TAKES CHILE BORDER DISPUTE TO THE HAGUE [...] (C) Summar id: 137434 date: 1/15/2008 22:55 refid: 08LIMA72 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0003 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHPE #0072/01 0152255 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 152255Z JAN 08 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7654 INFO RUEHAC/AMEMBASSY ASUNC [...] |
2008-01-15 22:55:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR CI PE |
| 08LIMA730 |
DOLLARIZATION DROPS BELOW 50%, VEHICLE CREDITS KEEP [...] Summary: Dollarization in Peru, as measured by bank deposits, decreased to below 50% in March 2008, when deposits in domestic currency exceeded those in dollars for the first time since the economic reforms of the 1990s, according to a report of the Banks Association (ASBANC). ASBANC also rep [...] |
2008-04-28 20:17:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PE |
| 08LIMA739 |
PERU'S "SUCCESS": A VIEW FROM THE LEFT [...] (C) Summary: Whatever the manifest positive impact of Peru's economic success, many Peruvians have failed to benefit from it, according to our labor, social sector and "anti-systemic" contacts. This situation has led to a rising sense of frustration and discontent with the government, exacer [...] |
2008-04-29 18:27:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ECON PINR PE |
| 08LIMA745 |
GOVERNMENT PREPARING FOR PROTESTS DURING EU-LATIN [...] (C) Summary: New reporting suggests that radical groups may be planning unspecified violence during upcoming protests against the European Union-Latin America and Caribbean Lima Summit (May 13th-17th). According to Congressman Gustavo Espinoza, political strategist for jailed nationalist lead [...] |
2008-04-30 18:15:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PTER PREL PINR PE |
| 08LIMA805 |
PERU: URGING PSI ENDORSEMENT PRIOR TO MAY 2008 [...] (C) Poloff on May 7 contacted MFA Chief of International Security and Disarmament Liliam Ballon regarding reftel demarche. Ballon explained that the MFA had forwarded to Peru's MOD our invitation to attend the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) outreach workshop May 29 in Washington. Ba [...] |
2008-05-07 21:40:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL |
| 08LIMA812 |
NAS MONTHLY REPORT, APRIL 2008 [...] (U) The key developments in April 2008: ** As of April 30, CORAH has eradicated a total of 3,404 hectares of coca. ** In first-ever raid of an opium laboratory, police seized 100 kg of opium latex and 400 grams of morphine. ** Heavy rains slow preparations for CORAH's move to the Aucayacu [...] |
2008-05-08 21:53:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
| 08LIMA824 |
PERU: WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-12 12:59:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR AORC ETRD PREL PE |
| 08LIMA825 |
PERU: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR INTER-AMERICAN JURIDICAL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-12 12:59:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PE |
| 08LIMA826 |
PERU RESPONSE: ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-12 13:00:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY PE |
| 08LIMA845 |
"SUMMIT OF THE PEOPLES" COUNTER-SUMMIT LAUNCHED [...] (C) Summary: Peruvian leftist groups and European NGOs on May 13th launched a four-day-long Summit of the Peoples as a counterpoint to the European Union-Latin America and Caribbean Summit (May 13th-17th). The main event will be a rally on May 16th attended by Bolivian President Evo Morales a [...] |
2008-05-13 21:56:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV REL PINR PE |
| 08LIMA876 |
PERU CREATES ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY, NAMES ENVIRONMENTALIST [...] (U) The Government of Peru officially announced the creation of the Ministry of Environment and named the first Minister, ecologist Antonio Brack. The new Ministry will incorporate most of the existing environmental agencies and technical experts under one roof, and strengthen the government's [...] |
2008-05-19 14:48:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG SENV ETRD EINV EAID ECON USTR EXIM PE |
| 08LIMA893 |
PERU ENERGY: SHIFTING FROM OIL TO NATURAL GAS [...] Peru's government is working to substantially diversify its energy mix over the next three years. It hopes to reduce its reliance on petroleum to one third of total energy use by increasing natural gas and renewable energy use to one third each. Although Peru imported 63% of its crude petrol [...] |
2008-05-20 19:57:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON SENV EINV ETRD PE |
| 08LIMA895 |
ANTI-SUMMIT PEACEFUL, GENERAL SECURITY A SUCCESS [...] (C) Summary: The "Summit of the Peoples" anti-summit (May 13-16) that coincided with the Latin America and Caribbean - European Union Summit (EU-LAC) last week proceeded peacefully despite government concern. The anti-summit attracted thousands of social movement leaders from Peru, Latin Ameri [...] |
2008-05-20 21:33:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ASEC REL PINR PE |
| 08LIMA906 |
PERU ENERGY BRIEFS - MAY 2008 [...] (U) This is an update on the following energy sector news from Peru: -- New Environment Minister sets conditions for sustainable biofuels development; -- Brazil and Peru sign 10 agreements on margins of EU-LAC Summit, including biofuels; -- Brazilian firms to build $2 billion hydroelectric p [...] |
2008-05-21 22:53:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG ECON SENV EINV ETRD PE |
| 08LIMA908 |
FOLLOW-UP MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN [...] (SBU/NF) Post took the following actions to support the Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People: a. Placed IIP-provided editorial in El Comercio edition of May 20, under the by-line of the Ambassador. El Comercio (center-right, circulation of 90,000) is Peru's "paper of record" and the op-e [...] |
2008-05-22 22:20:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | CU KDEM KPAO PHUM PREL SOCI |
| 08LIMA913 |
Extraditions in Peru [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs and Peruvian lawyers representing the USG on extradition cases met May 20 with Minister of Justice Rosario Del Pilar Fernandez to discuss points in reftel and other issues. The Minister acknowledged USG concerns over Peruvian courts' recent denial of several USG extraditi [...] |
2008-05-23 16:19:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CASC CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR PE |
| 08LIMA948 |
MRTA: WHAT DOES IT MEAN TODAY? [...] (C) Summary: The Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Amaru (MRTA) terrorist group rose to prominence in the 1980s and then collapsed in the 1990s. Now the GOP believes former MRTA members released from prison are once again rebuilding the group's cadres of dedicated followers. The government's p [...] |
2008-05-30 20:16:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC PTER PE |
| 08LIMA956 |
PERU TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS - MAY 2008 [...] (U) This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: TRADE -- Peru signs FTAs with Canada and Singapore -- Peru-China FTA May Be Completed in Two More Rounds -- Peru and Chile Moving Closer to Finalizing FTA -- Imports Registered a 47% Growth in April -- Overall Incr [...] |
2008-06-02 19:00:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE |
| 08LIMA979 |
PERU FY 2007-2008 CERTIFICATION REPORT CARD [...] (SBU) Working relationships and cooperation between the Government of Peru (GOP) and the U.S. Government agencies responsible for implementation of counter-narcotics (CN) policies continue at an all time high. The Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S. [...] |
2008-06-06 16:47:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
| 08LIMA980 |
NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR MAY 2008 [...] (U) On May 21, President Garcia, DIRANDRO Gen.Hidalgo, Huallaga Front Gen.Palomino, San Martin,s Regional President and Congressional representatives visited the Santa Lucia PNP base where they were briefed on ongoing interdiction and eradication strategies in the UHV. The delegation continued [...] |
2008-06-06 17:16:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
| 09LIMA1000 |
PERU RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON SUPPORTING NGO [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-13 18:10:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PE |
| 09LIMA1002 |
PARTIALLY RESHUFFLED CABINET SWORN IN [...] (SBU) Summary. After several weeks of anticipation, President Garcia swore in a partially renovated Cabinet of Ministers last Saturday. Outgoing President of Congress, APRA Congressman Javier Velasquez Quesquen, replaces Yehude Simon as the Prime Minister. Six other new ministers take over k [...] |
2009-07-13 20:06:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR PTER PE |
| 09LIMA1010 |
AMAZON PROTESTS AND VIOLENCE: GOVERNMENT MISTAKES, [...] (C) Summary: Nationally and internationally, the Peruvian government has suffered a serious public relations blow as a result of the June 5 violence in Bagua in which 24 police and 10 protesters were killed. The prevailing perception in part reflects distorted information and even disinformati [...] |
2009-07-14 16:51:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER SOCI ETRD ELAB PE |
| 09LIMA1038 |
PERU RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON U.S.-RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Oscar Paredes Loza, MFA Counselor for Non-EU European Countries, on July 16. Paredes said there was no official government opinion on the U.S.-Russia Presidential Summit. He noted that the Peru-Russia bilateral relationship is not a foreign policy [...] |
2009-07-20 13:40:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | RS PGOV PREL PE |
| 09LIMA1051 |
DHS-FUNDED APEC CASH COURIER WORKSHOP SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, JUNE 9-12, 2009 - USAGE OF FUNDS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-21 17:39:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON OTRA PTER PREL SNAR PE EINV |
| 09LIMA1053 |
FUJIMORI SENTENCED TO 7.5 YEARS FOR EMBEZZLEMENT [...] (C) Summary. Former president Alberto Fujimori was sentenced on July 20 to seven years and six months for embezzlement charges, in connection with a $15 million "severance" payment to then-intelligence chief Vladimiro Montesinos. Fujimori admitted guilt on the first day of the trial in orde [...] |
2009-07-22 16:32:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS PGOV PHUM PE |
| 09LIMA1055 |
NEW CABINET TO FOCUS ON "ORDER" "INCLUSION" [...] (C) Summary: President Garcia on July 11 swore in a new cabinet that replaces seven Ministers, including the important posts of Prime Minister, Defense Minister, Interior Minister and Trade Minister. Most Embassy contacts say the new Cabinet more closely aligns with the President's policy pre [...] |
2009-07-22 16:35:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER SOCI |
| 09LIMA1059 |
CUZCO PROVINCE: TARGET FOR EVO MORALES? [...] (C) Summary: There is evidence that Canchis, a protest-prone area in Cuzco region, may be a focus of Bolivian activities in Peru. Canchis is a rich target with a history of rebellion going back over two centuries and a highly politicized and ideological population. The GOP has alleged Boliv [...] |
2009-07-22 21:45:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER PE |
| 09LIMA1061 |
PERU RESPONSE: GOP INTERVENTIONS RE H1N1 [...] (C) Summary. In response to reftel, Post compiled a list of Peruvian government interventions related to A/H1N1 2009 influenza virus (H1N1). As of July 21, Peru had 2,796 confirmed cases, and 14 deaths. Many of the interventions listed in reftel either have not been implemented or are not a [...] |
2009-07-23 15:13:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SOCI TBIO PE |
| 09LIMA1114 |
SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL PRICE [...] (SBU) Summary: Peru is a close U.S. partner in a complicated South American region. Our bilateral relationship is anchored in a shared vision of opportunities and challenges - specifically, that a pro-growth strategy is best suited to reduce poverty and that strengthening institutions is the [...] |
2009-08-04 19:13:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PTER PHUM USAID OVIP PE |
| 09LIMA1118 |
JULY TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- Peru and the EU - In Final Negotiations for FTA -- Peru-Singapore FTA Enters into Force on August 1 -- Peru-Japan Conclude Second Round of Negotiations -- Other Trade Agreements on the Horizon -- Peru Takes O [...] |
2009-08-04 21:19:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE |
| 09LIMA1120 |
PNP INCREASES OPERATIONS IN UPPER HUALLAGA, [...] (C) Summary: The Peruvian National Police (PNP) on July 21st launched an attack on a Shining Path (SL) camp in the Upper Huallaga Valley (UHV), possibly injuring a key terrorist leader and capturing various munitions and supplies. Several contacts report that the raid was part of an increased [...] |
2009-08-05 14:56:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER PE |
| 09LIMA1131 |
PRESIDENT, FOREIGN MINISTER TALK PERU'S FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador McKinley met in late July with President Alan Garcia and spoke separately on several recent occasions with Foreign Minister Jose Garcia Belaunde. Garcia and Belaunde discussed a range of Peruvian foreign policy issues, including the situation in Honduras, Colombian pol [...] |
2009-08-05 22:12:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER PE |
| 09LIMA115 |
POLICE DEATHS SPARK CALLS FOR INTERIOR MINISTER'S [...] (C) Summary: The deaths of two policemen, killed while evicting squatters in the northern region of Lambayeque, has sparked controversy over the way the government handles social disturbances. Citing incompetence in a botched operation, some high-profile political figures have called for Inte [...] |
2009-01-27 21:27:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI PHUM ASEC PE |
| 09LIMA1166 |
SENDERO ARREST: GOP AND ANAYLSTS ACCOUNTS DIFFER [...] (C) Summary. Peruvian National Police (PNP) and the Interior Ministry's intelligence unit on August 9 captured Felix Victoriano Mejia Ascencio ("Mono"), who the GOP claims is a high-ranking leader in the Upper Huallaga Valley (UHV) faction of Sendero Luminoso. According to law enforcement c [...] |
2009-08-12 21:06:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER PE |
| 09LIMA1169 |
PRESIDENT GARCIA ON STATE OF THE UNION [...] (C) Summary: President Alan Garcia delivered his customary state of the union address on July 28, marking the 188th anniversary of Peru's independence. His speech was more inclusive, conciliatory and less self-congratulatory than previous years, prompting some to speculate that recent social u [...] |
2009-08-12 23:14:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI EINV SNAR KCRM PE |
| 09LIMA1174 |
NAS LIMA MONTHLY REPORT FOR JULY [...] (U) Summary: - New Minister of Interior and PNP Director - Eradication Update - Police Programs Update - Ports Programs Update - Aviation Update New Minister of Interior and PNP Director 2. (U) Following the events in Bagua (Ref A), the GOP experienced yet another Cabinet shake up (R [...] |
2009-08-13 20:14:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
| 09LIMA1177 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FM ON COLOMBIA AND [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with FM Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde on August 11 to discuss the Colombia "non-bases" issue and Honduras. Garcia Belaunde imparted two key messages: (A) We are not out of the woods on the Colombia DCA controversy, and B) the USG needs to be seen as doing conside [...] |
2009-08-14 14:00:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR SNAR CO HO PE |
| 09LIMA1178 |
GOP UNGA DELEGATION [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-14 14:00:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PREL PGOV OVIP PE |
| 09LIMA1191 |
ISRAELI FM VISIT: REGIONAL TIES, IRAN, SHARED [...] ... [...] |
2009-08-14 20:49:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER PE |
| 09LIMA1200 |
GOP REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] The Foreign Ministry has presented the Embassy with diplomatic note 22-6-GG/71 announcing Peru's candidacy for the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for the period 2011-2014, and requesting USG support for Peru's candidacy. We have emailed scanned copies of the diplomatic note, its ac [...] |
2009-08-19 17:04:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA PE |
| 09LIMA1226 |
REVIEW OF NAS ASSISTANCE WITH VICE MINISTER OF INTERIOR [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting August 6 with Vice Minister of Interior Wilson Hernandez, NAS Director reiterated USG desire that in 2010 the GOP assume costs of fuel currently paid by NAS. The Vice Minister promised to raise the issue with the new minister, and inquired about several assistanc [...] |
2009-08-21 22:34:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM PREL PE |
| 09LIMA123 |
Smugglers Already Targeting Korean VWP Travel [...] SUMMARY: On January 21, 2009, the Peruvian National Police (PNP) arrested eight PRC nationals for allegedly planning to smuggle Chinese asylum-seekers to the U.S. with phony Japanese passports. A raid of the ring's "labs" in Lima suggests they were also targeting Korea's VWP program, by conco [...] |
2009-01-28 22:36:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS ASEC SMIG KFRD PE |
| 09LIMA1258 |
CODEL PRICE: HDAC INAUGURATES RELATIONSHIP WITH [...] (U) Summary: The August 15-19 visit to Peru of Codel Price -- representing the House Democracy Assistance Commission (HDAC) -- inaugurated formal legislative to legislative relations between the U.S. and Peruvian Congresses. Codel discussions focused on four topics: representation (constitue [...] |
2009-08-27 20:03:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR PTER PE |
| 09LIMA1269 |
AUGUST TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade - Peru and Singapore FTA Enters into Force - Peru and EU, Difficulties with IPR - Government Says Peru-Chile FTA Not Unconstitutional - One More Year for Peru-Mexico Agreement - Peru Seeks Customs Cooperation wi [...] |
2009-08-31 16:50:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE |
| 09LIMA1290 |
NAS LIMA END OF MONTH REPORT - AUGUST [...] (U) Summary: * Ports Program Report * Capture of Sendero Luminoso leader leads to NAS-PNP collaboration seminar * Aviation Report * NAS Director and Deputy Meet with head of Police Education directorate * NAS Director and Deputy Meet with Huanuco Regional President on New Police Academy * [...] |
2009-09-02 20:55:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
| 09LIMA1299 |
SHINING PATH SHOOTS DOWN HELICOPTER IN THE VRAE [...] (C) Summary: Presumed Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso, SL) forces downed a Peruvian air force (FAP) MI-17 helicopter yesterday, killing its pilot and co-pilot. This was the latest example in a recent spate of deadly attacks in the Apurimac-Ene River Valley (VRAE) attributed to the SL, includin [...] |
2009-09-03 18:41:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SNAR SOCI PGOV MOPS PE |
| 09LIMA1309 |
VRAE: GOP MOUNTS RESCUE OP FOR STRANDED SOLDIERS [...] (C) Summary: At approximately 1100 hrs on September 4, Peruvian armed forces successfully overcame small arms fire, weather delays and capability limitations, and rescued five wounded soldiers stranded in the aftermath of the September 2 Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso, SL) attack on a Peruvian air [...] |
2009-09-04 21:01:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PTER SNAR SOCI PGOV MOPS PE |
| 09LIMA1350 |
PERU RESUMES HUMANITARIAN DEMINING [...] (SBU) Summary: Overcoming past shortcomings and deserved skepticism, Peru recently resumed humanitarian demining (HD) operations in parts of its shared border with Ecuador and at other sites within its territory. Senior GOP officials expressed gratitude for the USG's "crucial" assistance, and [...] |
2009-09-14 22:25:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KHDP MOPS PTER SOCI EC PE |
| 09LIMA1351 |
PERU ON IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE, MIDDLE EAST ISSUES [...] (C) Drawing on reftel points, Poloff delivered subject demarche to the MFA's Chief of International Security and Disarmament issues Vitaliano Gallardo, on September 14. Gallardo listened attentively, but indicated that Peru was preparing to follow its earlier voting pattern of supporting both [...] |
2009-09-14 22:55:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA EG IS PE |
| 09LIMA1389 |
AMAZON WORKING GROUPS: FRUSTRATIONS AMID DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Following the deadly June 5 Amazon clashes in which 24 police officers and 10 civilians were killed, then-PM Yehude Simon signed accords with indigenous groups that established the National Coordinating Group for the Development of Amazon Populations ("Grupo Nacional" -- reftels) [...] |
2009-09-17 21:47:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB ETRD ECON PE |
| 09LIMA1398 |
PERU'S TAKE ON ECUADOR UNASUR MEETING [...] (C) Summary: DCM met September 18 with MFA Undersecretary for the Americas Javier Leon to discuss the September 15 UNASUR ministerial meeting in Quito. Leon described the meeting as "difficult and unproductive," mainly because Colombia had dug in its heels over Brazil's request for further as [...] |
2009-09-18 20:38:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PE |
| 09LIMA1403 |
PERU: BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-18 22:16:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC PE |
| 09LIMA1426 |
PERU RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL [...] (U) The following responds to the Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) request for information on a post-license/pre-shipment check on license 050132068 for the export of pistols to Peru. ECON Officer visited the two Peru-based establishments involved in the tran [...] |
2009-09-23 21:30:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KOMC PE |
| 09LIMA145 |
PERU'S TRADE AGENDA: REACHING ACROSS THE GLOBE [...] (U) In 2008, Peru made significant strides towards diversifying its trading partnerships. Peru signed trade agreements with Canada and Singapore and concluded negotiations with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Visits by leaders participating in the European Union - Latin American [...] |
2009-02-03 21:36:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD ECIN ECON PREL PE |
| 09LIMA1453 |
GARCIA SWEARS IN APRA LOYALIST AS NEW MINISTER [...] (C) President Garcia swore in Juan Sarmiento Soto as new Housing, Construction, and Sanitation Minister on September 29, replacing Francis Allison. Sarmiento is a Housing Ministry veteran, having served as Vice Minister in both of Garcia's presidencies (1985-1990 and 2006-present). He is al [...] |
2009-09-30 12:21:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PE |
| 09LIMA146 |
GARCIA AT THE HALF-WAY MARK [...] (C) Summary: At the ... id: 190261 date: 2/3/2009 22:13 refid: 09LIMA146 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: P 032213Z FEB 09 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9983 INFO AMEMBASSY ASUNCION PRIORITY AMEMBASSY BOGOTA PRIORITY AMEMBASSY BRASILIA PRIO [...] |
2009-02-03 22:13:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SNAR PINR ECON EFIN ETRD PE |
| 09LIMA1463 |
FUJIMORI SENTENCED IN FOURTH CONVICTION [...] (C) Summary. Former president Alberto Fujimori was sentenced on September 30 to six years (concurrent) in prison for eavesdropping and other corruption charges, and ordered to pay nearly $10 million in civil reparations. As he did in the preceding case (in July - refs), Fujimori plead guilty [...] |
2009-10-01 21:06:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | KJUS KCOR PHUM PE |
| 09LIMA1472 |
SEPTEMBER TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade - Possible Delays in FTA Negotiations with Japan - Peru Unlikely to Conclude FTA with EU this Year - Peru and Thailand Said to Sign FTA in November - Textile Imports Grow to Highest Level in Six Months Investm [...] |
2009-10-02 20:27:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE |
| 09LIMA1489 |
PERU ELIMINATES PAROLE BENEFITS FOR TERRORISTS [...] (C) Summary: Congress has passed a law that eliminates parole benefits for persons convicted of terrorist charges. The executive had prepared and sent this bill to Congress amid several high-profile setbacks in its continuing struggle against terrorism. In this context, the law appears more a [...] |
2009-10-05 20:56:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV CASC PTER PE |
| 09LIMA1498 |
LIMA NAS MONTHLY REPORT - SEPTEMBER [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-06 19:33:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
| 09LIMA1551 |
DISCREDITED CONGRESS COMPLICATES POLITICAL PANORAMA [...] (C) Summary: Peru's democratic consolidation faces a number of obstacles, not least of which is a legislative branch perceived as lacking in credibility. Exacerbating this problem, the unicameral Congress has recently been beset by a series of scandals related to the unethical behavior and qu [...] |
2009-10-20 15:58:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KDEM SNAR KCRM ETRD PE |
| 09LIMA156 |
JANUARY TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- Peru and Japan to Begin FTA Negotiations in February -- Negotiations with EU May Conclude in 6 months -- Chilean FTA Enters into Force on March 1 -- Peruvian Beer Company Exports to the U.S. and Europe -- U.S [...] |
2009-02-06 14:00:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE |
| 09LIMA1561 |
HUMALA: HEDGING BETS IN RUN UP TO ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: Opposition leader Ollanta Humala -- who nearly won the 2006 presidential elections on a populist platform -- heads a Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP) pursuing an ambiguous dual-track political path. According to insiders, the party continues to have "one foot inside and the other [...] |
2009-10-21 20:13:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR PTER SNAR PE |
| 09LIMA1569 |
PERU RESPONSE: U.S. CANDIDACY TO INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-22 21:16:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA PREL UK PE |
| 09LIMA1601 |
PERU RESPONSE: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE 2009 PRIORITIES [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-27 22:15:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN PE |
| 09LIMA1611 |
PERU AND ECUADOR: GOOD VIBES AT 3RD BILAT [...] (C) Summary: Presidents Alan Garcia and Rafael Correa presided jointly over the Third Binational Ministerial that concluded in Piura, Peru on October 22. According to press accounts and our MFA contacts, bilateral discussions were infused with good feelings and helped advance two of Peru's ke [...] |
2009-10-29 23:52:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM KHDP EC PE |
| 09LIMA1619 |
US TREASURY CONCERNED ABOUT PERUVIAN GAMING SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: A team from the Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) from the Department of Treasury was invited by the Peruvian Gaming Commission to Lima in order to conduct a preliminary assessment of the Peruvian gaming sector. During their very short trip, the team met with the Gaming Commis [...] |
2009-10-30 21:52:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | KCOR KCRM KJUS KTFM XM PE |
| 09LIMA1620 |
PERU: SUPPLEMENTAL TO FY'10 1206 COUNTER-IED [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-30 21:55:00 | Embassy Lima | SECRET//NOFORN | MARR MASS MOPS KTIA PREL PTER PE |
| 09LIMA1629 |
Amazon Dialogue: Negotiating Through Distrust [...] (C) Summary. Working groups formed to resolve issues arising out of the deadly June 5 Amazon clashes have shown uneven progress thus far. GOP contacts assure us that the dialogue process will lead to a new forestry law that brings Peru back into compliance with the PTPA by the August 2010 d [...] |
2009-11-04 17:46:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB ETRD ECON PE |
| 09LIMA1635 |
Garcia's Peace Initiative Gathering Steam [...] (C) Summary: MFA interlocutors have told us that President Garcia's recent "Peace and Security Cooperation" initiative is a serious effort to promote regional stability and contain defense costs at a time of global economic distress. Garcia's proposals seek to prevent an arms race in the regi [...] |
2009-11-09 15:34:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MASS MARR PBTS PE |
| 09LIMA164 |
SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LOWEY [...] (SBU) Summary: You will arrive in a Peru relatively well-positioned to deal with the unfolding global economic crisis but deeply concerned about its longer-term implications. Thanks to several recent policy successes and a tactical shift to the left, President Garcia's nation-wide poll numbe [...] |
2009-02-09 20:00:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV SNAR ECON OVIP PE |
| 09LIMA1647 |
Peru: Chile Military Purchases Rankle [...] (C) Summary: Reports that Chile is poised to make significant arms purchases from the U.S. have caused rankles in Peru, and are being connected in the media to the capture of a Peruvian Air Force officer alleged to have been spying for Chile. The Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Ga [...] |
2009-11-13 19:39:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM MARR MASS PE |
| 09LIMA1649 |
PERU DEMARCHED ON U.S.-BOLIVIA 2ND ROUND OF DIALOG [...] (C) PolCouns and PolOff delivered reftel demarche and talking points to the MFA's DirGen for South America, Francisco Rivarola and Andean DeskOff Augusto Salamanca on November 12. Rivarola appeared pleased by U.S. engagement and efforts to improve its relations with Bolivia following [...] |
2009-11-13 21:45:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PE BL |
| 09LIMA1651 |
Peru Response: UNGA Specific Resolutions [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-16 23:04:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PREL UNGA PE |
| 09LIMA1653 |
BREWING SPY SCANDAL FURTHER TENSES PERU-CHILE RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: The arrest of a Peruvian Air Force (FAP) noncommissioned officer for alleged spying and passing classified defense information to Chile has brought relations between the two neighbors to a new low point. It also complicates President Garcia's peace initiative aimed at reducin [...] |
2009-11-17 20:50:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PINR MOPS PARM PE |
| 09LIMA1659 |
Sendero Luminoso: Incremental Gains in Mixed Picture [...] (C) Summary. Most analysts believe Sendero Luminoso (SL) insurgents are making incremental gains in the Apurimac-Ene River Valley (VRAE). Local observers in Ayacucho say frustrations with government at every level have strengthened the anti-system opposition and in some cases generated sympathy for [...] |
2009-11-19 18:50:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PTER SNAR SOCI PGOV MOPS PE |
| 09LIMA1661 |
PERU: INFORMATION ON SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (U) Please find below Embassy Lima's responses to questions posed in reftel. 2. (SBU) Q: Does the United States currently have an established security dialogue with your country? Please report on all established or ad hoc dialogues of a pol-mil nature, regardless of the terminol [...] |
2009-11-20 16:58:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PE MOPS |
| 09LIMA1665 |
Peru Response to Review for Suspension of Title III of the [...] (U) Following is Post's response to reftel questions. GOP EFFORTS TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA --------------------------------------------- ------------ 2. (C) Peru's leadership, including President Garcia, has taken an ambivalent approach to promoting a democratic [...] |
2009-11-20 19:39:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM ETTC ETRD PREL CU PE |
| 09LIMA1667 |
Peru Signs Counternarcotics Information Sharing Agreement [...] (C) Summary: On November 6, officials in the Peruvian and Mexican Governments signed an agreement in Mexico City designed to improve coordination and cooperation to fight crime. For Peru, the goal is to obtain intelligence to identify and capture Mexican drug traffickers, whose expan [...] |
2009-11-25 18:57:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR MX PE |
| 09LIMA1669 |
SCENESETTER FOR USSOUTHCOM COMMANDER, GENERAL DOUGLAS M. [...] (C/NF) Summary: Embassy Lima warmly welcomes you to Peru. You will arrive at a time of strong GOP interest in expanding security cooperation with the United States. Under President Alan Garcia, Peru has been a reliable U.S. partner and played a constructive role in a complicated South America chara [...] |
2009-11-25 20:48:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PGOV PTER MASS MOPS SOCI PE |
| 09LIMA1671 |
Peru on U.S. Posture on Iran and Next Steps [...] (C) Deputy PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to MFA Chief of Disarmament and International Security Vitaliano Gallardo on November 25. 2. (C) Gallardo, who has responsibility for this issue responded that "Peru will be supportive of the United States", but did not elaborate furth [...] |
2009-11-25 22:06:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM IR PE |
| 09LIMA1675 |
Peru's Financial Intelligence Unit- Reinvigorated [...] (C) Summary: The Peruvian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), under new management since February 2009, has shown renewed vigor as demonstrated by the exponential increase in the number of intelligence reports entering the judicial system compared to 2008. Based on these cases, the FIU estimate [...] |
2009-12-01 19:27:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EFIN EINT PTER SNAR PE KTFN DEA TRSY |
| 09LIMA1678 |
Peru opposes inclusion of map in South Pacific Regional [...] (U) SUMMARY: Peru continues to oppose inclusion of the illustrative map found in the most recent proposed draft of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization (SPRFMO) Convention, regardless of efforts to blur the portion of the maritime territory under contention between Chil [...] |
2009-11-06 14:05:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS PHSA PE |
| 09LIMA1689 |
Potential Peruvian OIOS Candidate [...] (C) Genaro Matute is known to the Embassy from his time as Peru's Comptroller General (CG - rough equivalent of a government-wide Inspector General) from October 2001 to October 2008, who served during two successive administrations (Toledo and Garcia). He is seen as having done a credible j [...] |
2009-12-03 21:15:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC UN PREL AMGT PE |
| 09LIMA1699 |
PERU: CHINESE TANKS, PEACE PROPOSALS AND U.S. MILITARY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Peru is reportedly poised to purchase Chinese tanks with an eye towards replacing its aging tank fleet and building up its "dissuasive" defense posture, and to buy aircraft from Brazil as well as MANPADS and anti-tank weapons from other countries. These defense acquisitions [...] |
2009-12-15 23:08:00 | Embassy Lima | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MOPS PARM PTER SNAR PBTS CI PE |
| 09LIMA1723 |
Peru: 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism [...] (U) Peru's primary counterterrorism concern remained fighting remnants of the militant Maoist Sendero Luminoso (SL or Shining Path), a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization that wreaked havoc on the country in the 1980s and 1990s at a cost of more than 69,000 lives. SL elements in the Uppe [...] |
2009-12-23 21:53:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PE |
| 09LIMA1725 |
Cabinet Change: Araoz to Ministry of Economy [...] (SBU) Summary: Following the resignation of Economy Minister Luis Carranza, Mercedes Araoz (previously Minister of Production) was sworn in to assume the post December 22. President Garcia publicly tasked Araoz with maintaining Peru's reputation for fiscal discipline. Observers believe [...] |
2009-12-23 22:06:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EINV ECON EFIN ETRD PE |
| 09LIMA1729 |
NAS Lima End of Month Report - November [...] (U) Summary: - Aviation Report - Ports/Maritime Program Report - Ports Program Case of Note - Eradication Report - Police Programs Report - CADCA Evaluates New Community Anti-Drug Coalitions East of the Andes Aviation Report 2. (SBU) NAS Aviation ha [...] |
2009-12-29 19:58:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR PE XR KCRM ASEC PREL |
| 09LIMA1740 |
Peru Environment Minister Lists Priority Concerns and Hopes [...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 2, Post's ESTH bilateral and regional teams met Environment Minister Antonio Brack, to formally introduce the new ESTH Officer for Peru and the ESTH Hub Officer for South America, as well as to discuss priority environmental issues for Peru and the Region. We engaged [...] |
2009-11-14 01:43:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EAID EMIN ETRD SENV PE |
| 09LIMA1794 |
PERU UNFAMILIAR WITH ANGARSK NUCLEAR FUEL BANK PROPOSAL BUT [...] (SBU) Econoffs met on November 20 with Minister Counselor Vitaliano Gallardo and First Secretary Juan Pablo GUERRERO Espinoza of the International Security and Disarmament Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to call for IAEA board member support for the Angarsk fuel bank proposal. Both o [...] |
2009-11-20 23:59:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY PE |
| 09LIMA182 |
EAVESDROPPING SCANDAL DRAGS ON, BUT NO SMOKING GUN [...] (C) Summary: In part two of the scandal that toppled Prime Minister Jorge Del Castillo's cabinet in October 2008, Peruvian National Police (PNP) recently arrested the employees of a "security" company called Business Track for illegally recording the private telephone conversations of private [...] |
2009-02-11 20:01:00 | Embassy Lima | ||