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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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| 06TALLINN1000 | TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER [...] (U) Contact information for Embassy Tallinn TFCO: Jessica Adkins, Political/Economic Section Chief; Phone: 372 668-8230; Unclassified E-Mail: AdkinsJL@state.gov; Classified E-Mail: AdkinsJL@state.sgov.gov. 2. (U) Contact information for Embassy Tallinn Deputy TFCO: Rebecca Raman, Polit [...] | 2006-11-08 12:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER |
| 06TALLINN1001 | ESTONIA: REACTION TO CHISINAU-MOSCOW RAIL LINK AND [...] (C) On November 3 Poloff delivered reftel points (Refs A and B) to Toomas Lukk, MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, and Dr. Kaupo Kand, MFA Ukraine and Moldova Desk Officer, regarding the decision to close the Chisinau-Moscow rail link and Ukraine's reform efforts. Foreign Mi [...] | 2006-11-08 12:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ELTN PREL MOPS NATO RS UP EN |
| 06TALLINN1003 | ESTONIA UNDECIDED ON MATHESON?S ILC RE-ELECTION [...] (U) On November 7, Poloff delivered reftel points (Ref A) to Kirke Kraav, MFA Director for International Organizations and Cooperation, and enquired whether Estonia would support Michael Matheson's re-election to the International Law Commission (ILC). Kraav said that while Matheson was on E [...] | 2006-11-08 17:12:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA UN EN |
| 06TALLINN1008 | ESTONIA: BRIEFING ON KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-13 12:16:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | AL BH GG MK MACEDONIA PBTS RO SR UP EN |
| 06TALLINN1009 | MURDERED RUSSIAN CENTRAL BANKER'S VISIT TO [...] (U) In early October, Estonian investigative paper Eesti Ekspress published an article noting that recently- murdered Russian Central Bank Vice-President Andrei Kozlov visited Tallinn in June to meet with the Estonian Financial Supervision Authority (FSA). According to the article, Kozlov ve [...] | 2006-11-13 12:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM PREL PGOV PHUM RS EN |
| 06TALLINN1012 | ESTONIA: DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1718 DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-14 15:38:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS EN |
| 06TALLINN1014 | ESTONIAN RAILWAY DEAL HEADING INTO FINAL PHASE [...] (U) Summary: On November 10, the Cabinet approved the GOE's re-purchase of Baltic Rail Services' (BRS) majority stake in Estonian Railways (ER). Although some Ministers and Members of Parliament have voiced public concerns over aspects of the deal, parliamentary approval is expected before th [...] | 2006-11-16 13:20:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL EFIN KIDE EN |
| 06TALLINN1042 | OIL SHALE ENERGY: FACING ENVIRONMENTAL [...] (U) Summary. Oil shale is a key Estonian national resource, whose existence has allowed the country to remain relatively independent of Russian natural gas supplies. Despite the high cost of compliance, the GOE and power utility Eesti Energia are confident they will bring Estonia's oil shale [...] | 2006-11-20 15:53:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SENV ENRG EN |
| 06TALLINN1048 | ESTONIA: U.S. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT [...] (U) On November 17 Poloff delivered reftel points to Andres Talvik, MFA Director for Asia),Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security and Arms Control, and Riho Kruuv, MFA Director for Strategic Goods Control, regarding the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718 sanctions against [...] | 2006-11-21 13:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL KN EN |
| 06TALLINN1049 | ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S TRAVEL TO [...] (C) Madam Secretary, I am extremely honored and pleased to welcome you to Tallinn as part of the President's historic visit on November 27-28 (Ref A). Estonia is a steadfast ally and partner with whom we share many common values. The timing of the visit is excellent - President Toomas Hendri [...] | 2006-11-21 13:54:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EN |
| 06TALLINN1050 | ESTONIA: U.S. REPORT ON EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT [...] (U) On November 17 Poloff delivered reftel points to Andres Talvik, MFA Director for Asia),Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security and Arms Control, and Riho Kruuv, MFA Director for Strategic Goods Control, regarding the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1718 sanctions against [...] | 2006-11-22 07:13:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL KN EN |
| 06TALLINN1052 | ESTONIA: SHARING DRAFT UNSCR TEXT ON IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-22 07:59:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM UNSC IZ EN |
| 06TALLINN1055 | ESTONIA PROCESSING GUANTANAMO MIGRANTS [...] (U) On November 3 Poloff delivered reftel points to Mai Hion, MFA Director for Human Rights, on whether the GOE can resettle Haitian and Cuban migrants currently in Guantanamo to Estonia. On November 16, Hion informed us that the request was sent to the Estonian Migration Board for considera [...] | 2006-11-22 11:46:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF SMIG BU CU LG LH EN |
| 06TALLINN1056 | ESTONIAN ACCEPTS U.S. DIP NOTE ON AIR [...] (SBU) On November 21, Embassy Tallinn received the following note verbale from the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in answer to our revised diplomatic note on air security for the President's visit November 27-28(reftel): Begin Text: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Estonia [...] | 2006-11-22 12:08:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC TIA MOPS NATO PREL EN |
| 06TALLINN1065 | ESTONIA: TURKEY-EU ACCESSION PROCESS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-29 14:28:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN NATO EN |
| 06TALLINN1067 | ESTONIA: UNIFIED APPROACH TO GEORGIA/MOLDOVA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-30 11:53:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PBTS EU NATO OSCE MO GG RU EN |
| 06TALLINN1076 | PRESIDENT ILVES REACHES OUT TO RUSSIAN [...] (U) Summary. In an effort to reach out to Estonia's Russian-speaking minority, on November 14 Toomas Hendrik Ilves chose Ida-Virumaa as the destination of his first domestic trip as President. While there, he encouraged young ethnic Russians to participate actively in the political process, [...] | 2006-12-04 15:54:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM EN |
| 06TALLINN1077 | ESTONIA: REACTION TO RUSSIA RESTRICTS ON FISH [...] (U) As reported reftel, on November 24 the Russian Ministry of Agriculture issued an order limiting the number of border check points through which fish and fish products can enter Russia, excluding both of Estonia?s land border points. 100% of Estonia?s USD 40 million in fish exports to Russ [...] | 2006-12-05 13:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR EFIS ETRD TBIO EN |
| 06TALLINN1081 | TERRORIST LISTS [...] (SBU) Per reftel, on December 1 Poleconoff asked Sulev Kannike, MFA Counselor for Terrorism and Soft Security Issues, to provide information about any existing Estonian national lists of banned terrorist entities. Kannike replied that Estonia does not have, and does not plan to create, such [...] | 2006-12-06 14:59:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KVPR EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN |
| 06TALLINN1082 | ESTONIA CONCERNED OVER PRESERVING SINIORA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-06 15:19:00 | Embassy Tallinn | SECRET | PREL PGOV PTER KDEM MOPS LE EN |
| 06TALLINN1083 | ESTONIA: IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-06 15:19:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KDEM IR EN |
| 06TALLINN1084 | ESTONIA: PRESIDENT ILVES'S TRIP TO GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary. On December 6, President Ilves's Foreign Affair Advisor, Sven Jurgenson, briefed us on Ilves's recent trip to Georgia. While in Tbilisi, Ilves emphasized to Georgian President Saakashvili the need for the GOG to reduce tensions with Russia and take a more pragmatic approach to E [...] | 2006-12-07 09:18:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GG EN |
| 06TALLINN1085 | RUSSIAN PROVOCATIONS FALL FLAT IN ESTONIA [...] (SBU) Summary: In recent weeks, several Russian attempts to provoke Estonia with Soviet-style propaganda have fallen flat. A Duma resolution on the Soviet soldiers' memorial in downtown Tallinn (the so-called "Bronze Soldier"),a well-timed declassification of documents "proving" U.S. and B [...] | 2006-12-07 10:40:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV RS EN |
| 06TALLINN1086 | ESTONIA: BIOS OF PRESIDENT ILVES?S ADVISORS [...] (SBU) Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has surrounded himself with trusted, experienced advisors he has known for most of his political career. For the most part, these officials gained experience in the early days of re-independence, and comprise some of the most thoughtful and well c [...] | 2006-12-07 14:14:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINR PGOV EN |
| 06TALLINN1087 | ESTONIA: GAERC RESPONSE [...] (C) Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel points on GAERC agenda items with Kristina Meius, the MFA's European Correspondent, on November 7. Meius provided feedback on the following issues: -- Afghanistan: The GOE believes the EU should be engaged in the reconstruction process in both Kabul an [...] | 2006-12-08 13:44:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN TU CH AF EU EN |
| 06TALLINN1090 | NORDIC-BALTIC ELECTRICITY CABLE UP AND RUNNING [...] On December 4th, simultaneous inauguration ceremonies took place in Estonia and Finland opening the Estlink electric power cable between the two countries. The Estlink submarine cable, finished roughly five months ahead of schedule, marks the first- ever linkage of the Baltic and Nordic powe [...] | 2006-12-11 15:29:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PREL FI EN |
| 06TALLINN1091 | ESTONIA: LANNEOTS APPOINTED AS NEW CHOD [...] (C) Summary. Major General Ants Laaneots was confirmed as Estonia's new Chief of Defense Forces (CHOD) on December 5. The Ministry of Defense (MOD) hopes Laaneots's appointment will heal the rift between the MOD and Estonian Defense Forces (EDF),which existed under the previous CHOD. Laane [...] | 2006-12-11 15:31:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | EN MARR PGOV PINR PREL |
| 06TALLINN1092 | ESTONIA: DEMARCHE TO EU MEMBERS ON UNHRC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-12 07:35:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL KN EN |
| 06TALLINN1114 | UKRANIAN PRESIDENT YUSHCHENKO VISITS ESTONIA [...] (C) Summary. During a visit to Estonia, Ukrainian President Yushchenko emphasized his country's interest in NATO and EU membership, and asked the GOE to send senior officials to Ukraine to explain the benefits of integration. Yushchenko said that a rift between Belarusian President Lukashenk [...] | 2006-12-19 13:50:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL UP BO EN |
| 06TALLINN1115 | ESTONIA: PARLIAMENT EXTENDS IRAQ TROOP [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-19 15:14:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM MARR PGOV IZ EN |
| 06TALLINN1131 | ESTONIA: PRIME MINISTER ANSIP VISITS AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a visit to Afghanistan December 10- 12, Prime Minister Ansip assured President Karzai that Estonia and NATO are in Afghanistan for the "long haul." Karzai expressed gratitude for Estonia's support to Afghanistan and complained bitterly about Pakistan's unwillingness to dea [...] | 2006-12-22 12:07:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL AF EN |
| 06TALLINN1138 | ESTONIA: CONDOLENCE LETTER FROM PRES ILVES [...] Post received a fax copy of a letter of condolence dated December 27, 2006 addressed to H. E. Mr. George W. Bush, President of the United States of America, from H. E. Mr. Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of the Republic of Estonia. Following is the text of the letter: Dear Mr. President, [...] | 2006-12-28 12:18:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EN |
| 06TALLINN1139 | FRAUD SUMMARY TALLINN: FIRST QTR FY2007 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-28 12:19:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EN |
| 06TALLINN1145 | ESTONIA: IRAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On December 28 Poloff delivered reftel points to Marin Mottus, MFA Director for Africa, Middle East and Latin America Division, and Linda Kolk, counselor in the same division, on UN Security Council Resolution 1737. Mottus welcomed the adoption of resolution 1737 and said that the GOE conti [...] | 2006-12-29 13:54:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MNUC KNNP ISN IO NEA EN |
| 06TALLINN294 | COMMERCE DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMPSON'S AND EUR [...] (C) Noting that Estonia would have to decide this fall on the future of its troop deployment in Iraq, Foreign Minister Urmas Paet asked visiting Deputy Secretary of Commerce David Sampson and Assistant Secretary of State Dan Fried how long the U.S. believes coalition forces will be necessary [...] | 2006-03-29 07:48:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ETRD CVIS BY UP EN |
| 06TALLINN299 | ESTONIA UNLIKELY TO OFFER SUPPORT FOR MALT AND DOG [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-30 14:07:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR MOPS IZ EN |
| 06TALLINN300 | ESTONIA - PENDING ROMANIAN ADOPTION CASES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-30 14:12:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL CASC EU RO EN |
| 06TALLINN302 | ESTONIA POSITION ON EU COMMON CHARGING SCHEME [...] (U) On February 17 Poloff and DATT delivered reftel points to officials from the MFA, MoD, and the Estonian Air Navigation Services (EANS, which operates under the auspices of the Ministry of Economy) in regards to the EU's Common charging scheme for air navigations services (ANS). 2. (SBU [...] | 2006-03-30 14:47:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR MARR MOPS PREL NATO EUN EN |
| 06TALLINN311 | AFGHANISTAN - ESTONIA'S MAIN FOREIGN MILITARY [...] (C) Summary. Afghanistan is Estonia's main foreign military mission priority for the year. Its contribution to the UK-led PRT in Helmand (up to 150 troops) will be a huge commitment for this small country, the largest it has ever undertaken. In the run up to deployment of a company- size con [...] | 2006-03-31 15:18:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR UK AF EN |
| 06TALLINN315 | PRENOTIFICATION OF AMENDMENT TO LET DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-03 15:28:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL ETTC PK EN |
| 06TALLINN316 | ESTONIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-04 14:11:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU PREL PGOV EN |
| 06TALLINN318 | ESTONIA OFFERS SUPPORT AND CAUTION FOR GEORGIA IN [...] (C) On April 3 Poloff delivered reftel points to Jaan Hein, MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, to seek GOE support for NATO to begin an "Intensified Dialogue (ID) on Membership Questions" with Georgia. The GOE is fully supportive of initiating ID with Georgia. Hein remarked th [...] | 2006-04-04 15:35:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR PREL GG EN |
| 06TALLINN322 | ESTONIA: POLITICAL CONSOLIDATION ON THE RIGHT [...] (U) Two right-wing Estonian political parties, Res Publica (RP) and Pro Patria Union (PPU),have decided to merge and form a new political party, Party For Estonia (PFE). Tonis Lukas, PPU Chairman, and Taavi Veskimgi, RP Chairman, signed a memorandum of understanding and published a declarat [...] | 2006-04-05 14:50:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EN |
| 06TALLINN338 | ESTONIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNHRC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-11 10:21:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNGA EN |
| 06TALLINN339 | ESTONIA ON HAMAS AND THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-11 10:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAL PREL IS EN |
| 06TALLINN355 | FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: SECOND QTR FY2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-17 14:34:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD VIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EN |
| 06TALLINN362 | FRAUD SUMMARY ? TALLINN: SECOND QTR FY2006 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-18 14:53:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD VIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EN |
| 06TALLINN369 | ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO IRANIAN REGIME'S TREATMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-20 12:51:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI IR EN |
| 06TALLINN370 | ESTONIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON BURMA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-20 12:55:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BM EAID EU PHUM PREF PREL EN |
| 06TALLINN388 | ESTONIA: SIGNATURE AND RATIFICATION OF THE 2005 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-25 07:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT EN |
| 06TALLINN396 | ESTONIA: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR SUPPORT OF [...] Post received a Note Verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia on April 20, 2006, in response to reftels on the ITU Radio Regulations Board elections. (begin text of Note Verbale) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia present their compl [...] | 2006-04-27 06:03:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECPS EN |
| 06TALLINN407 | ESTONIA SUPPORTS EU ALTERNATIVE RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-28 07:57:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN UNGA KUNR EN |
| 06TALLINN411 | ESTONIA AMENDS LAW ON ALIENS TO CONFORM WITH [...] (U) Summary: The Estonian Parliament adopted an amendment to the Estonian Aliens Law on April 19, 2006. The updated law widens non-citizen residents? freedom of movement and employment in other EU countries, and has generated strong interest among Estonia's 135,000 mostly Russian-speaking "st [...] | 2006-04-28 14:48:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EN |
| 06TALLINN418 | UPDATE ON ESTONIA'S SCHOOL REFORM [...] (U) Summary: In September 2007 Estonia's 63 Russian language high schools will begin a gradual four-year transition to teaching 60% of the curriculum in Estonian (reftels). The GOE is slowly responding to criticism that preparations have been insufficient and a National Action Plan was adopt [...] | 2006-05-03 12:58:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EN |
| 06TALLINN423 | CODEL COBLE ENGAGES WITH ESTONIANS ON LAW [...] (SBU) Summary: During an April 18 - 19 visit to Tallinn Congressman Howard Coble and Congressional staff discussed narcotics, shipping and port security, and other law enforcement issues with the Members of Parliament, Minister of Foreign Affairs Urmas Paet, Minister of Internal Affairs Kalle [...] | 2006-05-04 14:46:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OVIP EN |
| 06TALLINN427 | ESTONIA GEARS UP FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: In the run-up to presidential elections five of Estonia's six major political parties have agreed to try to find a common candidate from a slate of twelve nominees. The first round of voting is scheduled for a special session of parliament in August. If no single candidate win [...] | 2006-05-05 13:49:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EN |
| 06TALLINN433 | ESTONIA: PARLIAMENT RATIFIES EUROPEAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-09 14:57:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EUN EN |
| 06TALLINN439 | ESTONIA: VE DAY REMAINS DIVISIVE [...] On May 8 approximately 200 World War II veterans gathered at Tallinn's Maarjamae memorial to mark the anniversary of the end of the war. The event was organized by the Estonian War Veterans Association, an umbrella group that includes veterans associations from both Soviet and German units. [...] | 2006-05-10 14:45:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EN |
| 06TALLINN448 | ESTONIA: LITTLE DAYLIGHT BETWEEN U.S./EU ON MAY [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA EU Correspondent Arti Hilpus told us on May 12 he thought the U.S. and EU shared common views on GAERC agenda issues. Hilpus said Estonia was pleased the EU would expand the mandate of its Iraq Rule of Law program (EUJUST LEX) at the May 15 meeting. End summary. Balkan [...] | 2006-05-12 12:16:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM UN EUN EN |
| 06TALLINN451 | ESTONIA: MERGER OF RES PUBLICA AND PRO PATRIA [...] (U) Summary: Estonian opposition political parties Res Publica and Pro Patria Union have completed preparatory work for their merger, announced in early April (reftel). The boards of the parties have approved the merger agreement and a working version of new statutes, both of which will be s [...] | 2006-05-12 14:43:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EN |
| 06TALLINN463 | ESTONIA INCREASES FOREIGN AID [...] (U) On May 11 the GOE endorsed a development cooperation and humanitarian assistance development plan for 2006 to 2010. According to the plan, which hews closely to a draft that has been under discussion since December 2005 (reftel),in the coming four years foreign aid will grow to 0.1 perce [...] | 2006-05-16 06:32:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EN |
| 06TALLINN475 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT AND [...] (C) On May 17 Polecoff delivered reftel points on restricting visas to members of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),and encouraging support for the Darfur Peace Agreement, to Marek Luts, MFA Sudan Desk Officer. According to Luts, some in Brussels would like to see an end to EU fundin [...] | 2006-05-18 14:27:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL CVIS PINS SOCI EAID EN |
| 06TALLINN476 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SARG HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-18 14:28:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PGOV PREL SY EN |
| 06TALLINN478 | AUSTRALIA GROUP DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-18 14:47:00 | Embassy Tallinn | SECRET | PARM PREL AG ETTC EN |
| 06TALLINN480 | ESTONIA: DEMARCHE ON EU TAMIL TIGERS DESIGNATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-19 09:44:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN CE EN |
| 06TALLINN494 | ESTONIA WELCOMES FORMATION OF IRAQI GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 14:28:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER IZ EN |
| 06TALLINN496 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAQ, INTEGRATION WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. In a May 18 luncheon hosted by the Ambassador, Parliamentary Deputy Speaker Maret Maripuu (Reform Party) and MPs Kllo Arjakas (Center Party) and Eiki Nestor (Social Democrats) shared their views on the Estonian mission in Iraq, domestic politics, and Russian minority integration [...] | 2006-05-24 13:04:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EN |
| 06TALLINN503 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-26 13:07:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC UNGA EN |
| 06TALLINN504 | DEMARCHE AND DIP NOTE DELIVERED ON RUTH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-26 13:09:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM US UNHRC EN |
| 06TALLINN505 | MANAS AIRFIELD DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-26 13:13:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KG EN MARR MOPS |
| 06TALLINN533 | ESTONIA: ETHNIC TENSION OVER TALLINN'S "BRONZE [...] (SBU) Summary: Tensions have escalated between ethnic Estonians and Estonia's Russian-speaking community over the fate of a World War II monument in central Tallinn depicting a Red Army soldier. The proximate cause is an event involving the desecration of an Estonian flag carried by two count [...] | 2006-06-05 13:51:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EN |
| 06TALLINN535 | ESTONIA: PDAS VERGA DISCUSSES DISASTER [...] (SBU) Summary: On the margins of his participation in a Baltic Defense College seminar, OSD PDAS for Homeland Defense Peter Verga met with the Secretaries General of the Ministries of Defense and Internal Affairs on June 1. Verga shared insights on the challenges of inter-agency coordination [...] | 2006-06-06 07:37:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR SOCI EN |
| 06TALLINN537 | ESTONIA: MERGER OF RES PUBLICA AND PRO PATRIA [...] On June 4 the general assemblies of Res Publica and Pro Patria Union approved their parties' merger into "the Union of Pro Patria Union and Res Publica." Taavi Veskimagi, Chairman of Res Publica, told the press the goal of the merger was to "prevent the leftists and the new nomenclature from [...] | 2006-06-07 05:43:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EN |
| 06TALLINN541 | ESTONIA: 2006 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) On June 5 we delivered reftel points informing the GOE of the release of the 2006 TIP Report and Estonia's Tier 2 status to Mai Hion, MFA Director for Human Rights, and Karen Tikenberg, MFA TIP Desk Officer. The Estonians were pleased to hear that the Report acknowledged progress the GOE [...] | 2006-06-07 09:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL EN |
| 06TALLINN545 | ESTONIA ON NATO RESPONSE FORCE [...] (C) In the context of a previously scheduled visit to Estonia, EUR/RPM Director Gary Robbins and Polecoff delivered reftel points on the need for securing pledges for the NATO Response Force (NRP)on June 2 to Sander Soone, MFA First Political Department Director General, and Miko Haljas, MFA D [...] | 2006-06-08 07:36:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF NATO EN |
| 06TALLINN548 | ESTONIA APPROVES PARTICIPATION IN NATO RESPONSE [...] (U) On June 7 the Parliament (Riigikogu) passed a Resolution for the participation of the Estonian Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) team in the NATO Response Force (NRF). This marks the first time that Estonia has contributed ground forces to the NRF. The resolution grants permission for t [...] | 2006-06-09 05:54:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM MARR EN |
| 06TALLINN567 | ESTONIA HOSTS HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCE ON THE [...] (U) Summary. On June 9, the Finnish and Estonian MFAs co-hosted in Tallinn a major conference on a renewed Northern Dimension (ND) to enhance regional and cross- border cooperation. High level speakers, including the Foreign Ministers of Estonia, Finland, and Latvia, participated in the event [...] | 2006-06-15 06:16:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV FI RS EN |
| 06TALLINN568 | TREASURY UNDER SECRETARY ADAMS STUDIES ESTONIAN [...] (U) Summary: In a June 12 visit to Estonia, Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs Timothy Adams met with Finance Minister Aivar Soerd, Central Bank Governor Andres Lipstok and representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce. He also hosted a roundtable discussion with leadin [...] | 2006-06-15 08:07:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETTC PREL EUN EN |
| 06TALLINN572 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ESTONIAN PSI HLPM ATTENDANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-15 12:27:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNNP PARM PL EN |
| 06TALLINN576 | ESTONIA: EMBASSY'S EFFORTS TO PROMOTE RACIAL [...] (U) Summary: Discussion in Estonia about tolerance and integration has focused mainly on the cultural and linguistic divide between the Estonian and Russian communities. Looking forward, the GOE intends to broaden its Integration Action Plan to include initiatives designed to address integrat [...] | 2006-06-16 14:26:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI EN |
| 06TALLINN578 | ESTONIA: EMBASSY'S EFFORTS TO PROMOTE RACIAL [...] (U) Summary: Discussion in Estonia about tolerance and integration has focused mainly on the cultural and linguistic divide between the Estonian and Russian communities. Looking forward, the GOE intends to broaden its Integration Action Plan to include initiatives designed to address integrat [...] | 2006-06-16 14:53:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM SOCI EN |
| 06TALLINN580 | ESTONIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S REPORT TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Minister Urmas Paet presented his semi-annual foreign policy report to the Estonian Parliament on June 6. On June 15 MFA Policy Planning Director Raul Malk (co-author of the speech) told us key take-aways included: a warning that Estonia was at risk of overextension wi [...] | 2006-06-19 04:56:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EN |
| 06TALLINN582 | WHAT MAKES TOOMAS HENDRIK RUN? [...] (SBU) Summary. Former Foreign Minister Toomas Hendrik Ilves is one of the front runners as we approach August's first round of elections for president, a job Ilves tells us he does not want. Openly disdainful of incumbent Arnold Ruutel, Ilves explained that he had to run because he could not [...] | 2006-06-19 11:35:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EN |
| 06TALLINN597 | ESTONIAN CENTRAL BANK CITES SIGNS OF [...] (U) Summary: On June 14, Central Bank Governor Andres Lipstok warned of signs of overheating in the Estonian economy, announcing that wage growth was twice as large as productivity growth in the first quarter of 2006. He urged the GOE to forego a planned supplementary budget and recommended [...] | 2006-06-22 11:16:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETTC PREL EUN EN |
| 06TALLINN599 | AFGHAN DELEGATION VISITS ESTONIA TO STUDY NATION [...] (U) Summary: Estonia recently hosted a high-level delegation from Afghanistan to discuss issues relating to nation building and e-governance. Although our Estonian interlocutors believe the Afghans are unlikely to implement what they learned about e-government in the near future, they belie [...] | 2006-06-22 11:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EN |
| 06TALLINN613 | ESTONIAN PARTICIPATION IN AFGHANISTAN PRT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-30 13:30:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | AF XD AORC NATO EN |
| 06TALLINN614 | DOHA ROUNDS - THE SPIRIT IS WILLING, THE EU [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-30 14:05:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | WTO ETRD ECON EN |
| 06TALLINN615 | UN REFORM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-30 14:27:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC EU EUN PREL UNGA EN |
| 06TALLINN623 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNESCO PRINCIPLES NON- [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-05 10:45:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO KNAR PHUM SCUL EN |
| 06TALLINN626 | ESTONIA RETHINKING AIR POLICING POLICY [...] (C) Summary. Air Policing (AP) remains one of the top military/security priorities for the GOE representing, as it does, the only concrete security contribution Estonia receives from NATO membership. Due to repeated Russian incursions into Estonian airspace over the years, the GOE feels that [...] | 2006-07-06 10:52:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MOPS PGOV PINS PREL RS LG LH EN |
| 06TALLINN629 | NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-06 14:25:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN EN |
| 06TALLINN634 | ESTONIA: RAILWAY DEADLOCK UNNERVING GOE [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 22, Baltic Rail Service (BRS) sent an official response to the Estonian government's letter of April 27 alleging that BRS had violated the terms of the Estonian Railways privatization agreement and threatening to revoke that agreement. In its letter, BRS categorically [...] | 2006-07-10 09:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD EN |
| 06TALLINN644 | CREATION OF A BALTIC AMERICAN ENTERPRISE FUND [...] (SBU) Summary: Since its launch in 1995, the Baltic American Enterprise Fund (BalAEF) has played an important role in promoting economic growth in the three Baltic states. It is important for U.S. interests in the Baltics and beyond to create a successor institution that will be ready to st [...] | 2006-07-12 08:04:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON PGOV PREL EN LH LG |
| 06TALLINN649 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE COMMISSION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-14 06:13:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL CU EN |
| 06TALLINN658 | ESTONIA: PRESIDENT RUUTEL TO RUN FOR SECOND [...] (SBU) Summary. As expected, President Ruutel announced on June 13 that he will seek a second term as President of Estonia. Ruutel's party, People's Union, is working hard to ensure the election is decided in the Electoral College, where Ruutel has stronger support. This has only added to the [...] | 2006-07-17 14:41:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EN |
| 06TALLINN659 | ESTONIA: GAERC DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Summary. Deputy European Correspondent Kristel Kase told us on June 14 that the June GAERC meeting would be dominated by the recent escalation of violence in Lebanon and Gaza (with Iraq and Bosnia being bumped from the agenda to free up more time). Kase also briefed us on the Council's [...] | 2006-07-17 15:02:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU |
| 06TALLINN660 | ESTONIA: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Summary. Deputy European Correspondent Kristel Kase told us on June 14 that the June GAERC meeting would be dominated by the recent escalation of violence in Lebanon and Gaza (with Iraq and Bosnia being bumped from the agenda to free up more time). Kase also briefed us on the Council's [...] | 2006-07-18 04:41:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU |
| 06TALLINN671 | TRANSNISTRIA: ESTONIA IN FULL SUPPORT OF [...] (SBU) On July 19 Poloff delivered reftel points to Jaan Hein, outgoing MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and newly appointed Estonian Ambassador to Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova, on Transnistria's proposed independence referendum. Hein told us that the GOE is in full agreement w [...] | 2006-07-21 10:43:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PBTS PREL RS MD EN |
| 06TALLINN675 | ESTONIA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE FOR 61st UNGA [...] (U) In response to our request, on July 24 MFA Counsellor for International Organizations and Regional Cooperation Tiiu Viljasaar delivered a provisional attendance list for the 61st UN General Assembly. No interpretation is required for GOE attendees. Post will relay any changes to the pro [...] | 2006-07-25 10:57:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EN |
| 06TALLINN683 | IRAN: ESTONIA SUPPORTS P5+1 INCENTIVE PACKAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-28 12:08:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP PARM PREL AORC PGOV UNSC IR EU EN |
| 06TALLINN688 | ESTONIA: UN HIGH LEVEL DIALOGUE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-31 13:08:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF SMIG UNGA EN |
| 06TALLINN689 | NIACT DELIVERED: ESTONIA HARD PRESSED TO [...] (C) On July 29 reftel points (ref a) on attendance at the July 31 UN Force Generation Meeting were delivered to Sander Soone, MFA Director General for Political Affairs. Soone agreed with the importance of the meeting, but could not saywho the Estonian representative would be. With respect to [...] | 2006-07-31 14:10:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KPKO LE EN |
| 06TALLINN695 | ASEM DEMARCHE - ESTONIA HOLDING EU LINE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-03 09:31:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM FI BU EN |
| 06TALLINN709 | ESTONIA SUPPORTS EU EFFORTS FOR A CEASEFIRE IN SRI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-09 11:28:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CE EN |
| 06TALLINN714 | ESTONIA UNLIKELY TO SUPPLY TROOPS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-09 14:02:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN IS EN |
| 06TALLINN736 | LEBANON: ESTONIA SUPPORTS UN SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-15 11:00:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOOPS UN UNSC IS LE EN |
| 06TALLINN737 | ESTONIA UNDECIDED ON U.S. UNHRC CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-15 11:00:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UN EN |
| 06TALLINN739 | ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL KOLBE [...] (SBU) Summary: Two and a half years after NATO and EU accession, remains a strong ally on all fronts. It is deeply committed to trans institutions and pro-free market economic policy. Estonia is a stead War on Terror (GWOT) in both Afghanistan and Iraq, where its troops h casualties includi [...] | 2006-08-15 15:17:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EN OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NP IN TH MG FI |
| 06TALLINN740 | ESTONIA SUFFERS FIRST CASUALTIES IN HELMAND BUT [...] (SBU) Late in the evening on August 11, 37 Estonian soldiers came under attack at their temporary base camp in Garmsir (along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border),where they are serving as part of the UK-led PRT. The Estonians came under fire by 23 MM Sergei anti-aircraft rounds and/or rocket [...] | 2006-08-15 15:23:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO AF UK EN |
| 06TALLINN742 | BRINGING ESTONIAN AND U.S. TIP NGOS TOGETHER [...] (SBU) Summary. In January 2006 the GOE passed its National Action Plan (NAP) to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). However, prior to and since the NAP's passing, many NGOs have criticized the plan for its lack of consultation with civil society. On July 19 post organized a roundtable disc [...] | 2006-08-15 15:46:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EN |
| 06TALLINN743 | FINNISH CASE REOPENS UNFINISHED TIP DEBATE IN [...] (U) In July, Finnish prosecutors brought to trial a group of Estonians and Finns under TIP-specific statutes. The five Estonian and two Finnish traffickers were convicted of trafficking 15 Estonian women to Finland for prostitution. The ringleaders were given prison sentences and hefty fines [...] | 2006-08-16 10:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM EN |
| 06TALLINN746 | DELIVERED SOLICITING UNIFIL CONTRIBUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-17 09:38:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER MOOPS UN UNSC IS LE EN |
| 06TALLINN747 | ESTONIA PSI OEG MEETING RESULTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-17 10:00:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL EN |
| 06TALLINN767 | INOPERABILITY PROBLEMS ENDANGER ESTONIAN MISSIONS [...] (C) This is an action request, please see para 6. 2. (C) Summary: The lack of interoperability between U.S., UK, and Estonian jamming devices used against improvised explosive devices (IED) in Afghanistan and Iraq has created a dangerous force protection situation that could potentially de [...] | 2006-08-23 13:58:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL AF IZ EN |
| 06TALLINN768 | ESTONIA LEADS THE WAY: MILITARY TRANSFORMATION [...] (C) Summary. Over the last several years, Estonia has made significant strides towards modernizing its military and meeting its NATO requirements. Since 2001, Estonia has increased its defense spending 13 percent annually. The GOE has contributed forces to priority international operations a [...] | 2006-08-24 08:30:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL EN |
| 06TALLINN772 | DIP NOTE DELIVERED ON MICHAEL MATHESON RE- [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-24 14:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA EN |
| 06TALLINN773 | ESTONIA DECIDES TO SUPPORT WEDGWOOD [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-24 14:25:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | UN EN |
| 06TALLINN774 | ESTONIA: IRAN/SYRIA ARMS EMBARGO DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-24 14:26:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS MARR PREL IR LE SY XG EN |
| 06TALLINN776 | ESTONIA: KOSOVO STATUS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-24 14:44:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN UNMIK PGOV YI EU EN |
| 06TALLINN778 | ESTONIA: DONOR ASSISTANT TO LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-25 11:52:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID PREL LE SW EN |
| 06TALLINN784 | CODEL KOLBE THANKS ANSIP FOR SUPPORT IN IRAQ AND [...] (U) Summary. During a meeting in Tallinn on August 24, a congressional delegation led by House Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Chairman James Kolbe(R-AZ) thanked Prime Minister Andrus Ansip for Estonia's support for the Global War on Terror. PM Ansi [...] | 2006-08-28 14:20:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS ENRG CVIS RS EN |
| 06TALLINN791 | GLOBE ESTONIA BENEFITS EXCEED PROGRAM [...] (U) Summary. A ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) program in Estonia recently demonstrated this grassroots program's effectiveness not only as a tool for increasing awareness and interest in science and the environ [...] | 2006-08-29 13:06:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGLB POG EN |
| 06TALLINN794 | ESTONIA TIP ACTION PLAN DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) On August 29 Poloff delivered talking points (as per reftel) to Riina Pihel, Acting MFA Director for Human Rights, and Karen Tikenberg, Third Secretary, to explain to the GOE specific areas of SIPDIS concern noted in the 2006 TIP Report. Pihel said the GOE was thankful for the "valuabl [...] | 2006-08-31 08:49:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EN |
| 06TALLINN797 | ESTONIA WANTS FIRM EU STANCE ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-31 14:31:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PGOV PREL EU IR EN |
| 06TALLINN798 | ESTONIAN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS BEGIN WITH [...] (U) As expected, in the first round of voting on August 28-29 in Estonia's presidential elections, Center Party and People's Union MPs did not cast a single ballot, forcing a second round in the Electoral College (composed of MPs and local government representatives). In successive rounds of [...] | 2006-08-31 14:36:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EN |
| 06TALLINN832 | ESTONIA ON ASSISTANCE TO LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-14 07:01:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER ECON IS LE EN |
| 06TALLINN833 | ESTONIA ON SERBIA'S ICTY COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-14 07:03:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR ICTY SR YI EN |
| 06TALLINN834 | ESTONIA ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] (U) On September 11, Poloff delivered reftel points to Andres Talvik, MFA Director for Asia, Australia and Oceania, concerning UNSC Resolution 1695 that North Korea suspend its ballistic missile programs. Talvik told us that Estonia supports the EU position on this matter. WOS [...] | 2006-09-14 07:04:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN |
| 06TALLINN835 | GOE AND BRS CLOSE TO A DEAL ON RAILWAY SALE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOE and Estonia Railway's (ER) primary shareholder, Baltic Rail Services (BRS) may be close to concluding a deal for the buyback of BRS' shares. The Ministry of Economy (MOE) appears prepared to take a more flexible approach on price. BRS and ER are anxious to close a deal, [...] | 2006-09-14 08:40:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PREL EFIN KIDE EN |
| 06TALLINN836 | ESTONIA: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Summary. Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel points on Iran and other GAERC agenda items with Kristina Meius, the MFA's European Correspondent, ON September 13. Meius noted there are "no surprises" on the GOE's position on the agenda items. She provided feedback on the following issues: [...] | 2006-09-14 11:25:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN EN YI SR BO IR IZ UP KPAL SU |
| 06TALLINN839 | ESTONIA ON NAM SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-14 12:12:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU EN |
| 06TALLINN840 | ESTONIA REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING AIR [...] (C) On September 14 2006 Embassy Tallinn received the following diplomatic note from the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Begin text: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Estonia presents their compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and have the ho [...] | 2006-09-14 12:19:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ASEC TIA MOPS NATO PREL EN |
| 06TALLINN842 | ESTONIAN PARTICIPATION IN TRANSATLANTIC LUNCH, [...] (U) Ambassador Wos delivered A/S Fried's invitation letter to lunch with the Secretary on the margins of UNGA to Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet on Monday, September 11. Paet said that he was already aware of the lunch and it was on his agenda for the trip. 2. (SBU) On the subject of [...] | 2006-09-14 14:41:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EU NATO PREL OPDC IZ EN |
| 06TALLINN845 | ESTONAIN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS: NO LONGER HOT BUT [...] (SBU) Summary. These days, progress in Estonian- Russian relations is measured in inches. Over the last several months, disagreements over sensitive and controversial issues such as the border treaty have not hindered cooperation on less hotly debated issues. However, Estonia's relationship [...] | 2006-09-15 08:35:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS EN |
| 06TALLINN849 | ESTONIA: DEMARCHE ON SYRIA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-18 07:18:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER USUN LE SY EU EN |
| 06TALLINN851 | ESTONIAN MPS ON IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Summary: On September 14, the Ambassador hosted a luncheon discussion of Afghanistan and Iraq with four members of Parliament: Jarno Laur (Social Democrats),Janno Reiljan (People's Union),Ela Tomson (Res Publica) and Ain Seppik (Center Party). The discussion focused on the upcoming deb [...] | 2006-09-19 13:40:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EU NATO AF IZ EN |
| 06TALLINN867 | ESTONIA: PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS - TEMPEST IN A [...] (SBU) Summary: The second round of voting in Estonia's presidential elections will take place on September 23rd, when members of the electoral college meet in Tallinn. Although polls indicate popular support favors Social Democrat Toomas Hendrik Ilves, the contest in the electoral college b [...] | 2006-09-22 11:06:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EN |
| 06TALLINN874 | ESTONIA AND EU DATA PRIVACY [...] At present, there are no direct flights from Estonia to the United States. Therefore, is very unlikely that problems would arise here regarding compliance with the Passenger Name Record (PNR) agreement. 2. Post contacted both the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Estonian Data Pr [...] | 2006-09-22 14:51:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PTER EN |
| 06TALLINN883 | ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL FRIST [...] (SBU) Summary: Two and a half years after NATO and EU accession, Estonia remains a strong ally on all fronts. It is deeply committed to trans-Atlantic security institutions and pro-free market economic policy. Estonia is a steadfast ally in the Global War on Terror (GWOT) in both Afghanist [...] | 2006-09-27 05:38:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EN |
| 06TALLINN887 | ESTONIA: ILVES IS ELECTED PRESIDENT OF [...] (U) On September 23 Toomas Hendrik Ilves, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and former Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the U.S., was elected President of Estonia. A 345-member electoral college comprised of parliamentarians and local municipality representatives voted 174-162 for I [...] | 2006-09-27 05:39:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EN |
| 06TALLINN888 | SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS PEKALA'S VISIT TO [...] (U) Welcome back to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you back to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Your arrival comes on the heels of Toomas Hendrik Ilves' election as Estonia's next President and the beginning of the parliament's fall session. The Government has approved a bill ext [...] | 2006-09-27 05:40:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL EN |
| 06TALLINN891 | TALLINN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FRIST CODEL [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Frist, to include Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist; Senator Mel Martinez; Majority Leader Staffers: Mr. Eric Ueland, Chief of Staff, Ms. Amy Call, Communications Director, and Mr. Stephen Rademaker, Policy Director for National Secur [...] | 2006-09-27 05:44:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN PK AF KU IZ JO EN |
| 06TALLINN892 | ESTONIA: GOVERNMENT PROPOSES IRAQI MISSION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-28 13:57:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV EN |
| 06TALLINN894 | TALLINN ? ADDITIONAL COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for David Broome, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, and John Klemmer, Senate Photographer, Sergeant at Arms, and, to travel to Tallinn, Estonia on October 1, 2006 as part of CODEL Frist. This will be a refueling stop only; all members of [...] | 2006-09-29 11:26:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN PK AF KU IZ JO EN |
| 06TALLINN901 | CODEL FRIST VISITS ESTONIA [...] (U) SUMMARY: In a brief meeting with Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and Defense Minister Jurgen Ligi in Tallinn on October 1, a Congressional delegation composed of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) and Senator Mel Martinez (R-FL) thanked the GOE for Estonia's strong support in [...] | 2006-10-03 11:16:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS CVIS IZ AF EN |
| 06TALLINN907 | PANDORA 2006: MOCK BIRD FLU PANDEMIC RESPONSE EXERCISE [...] (U) Summary: GOE is in the process of wrapping up PANDORA 2006, a multi-stage program created to test how Estonia's crisis management systems would respond to a bird flu pandemic. The program is being used as a learning tool to highlight some of the GOE's crisis management strengths and wea [...] | 2006-10-05 11:42:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI EAGR PGOV EN |
| 06TALLINN908 | ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche on the North Korean threat to test a nuclear device, MFA Third Political Department Director General Simmu Tiik said that the GOE understands that the North's threat poses a serious challenge to both peace and security in North East Asia and to the global e [...] | 2006-10-05 13:17:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP EN |
| 06TALLINN910 | UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: ESTONIA'S REPLY ON SCALE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-05 14:53:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
| 06TALLINN912 | ESTONIA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CUBA EMBARGO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-06 11:32:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN UNGA PREL PHUM UN |
| 06TALLINN920 | ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR TEST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-11 05:34:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KNNP EN |
| 06TALLINN922 | DAS PEKALA VISITS ESTONIA, OCTOBER 3-4 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Estonian government and political leaders told visiting EUR DAS Pekala October 3-4 that the GOE is committed to extending the mandate of Estonia's troops in Iraq but that upcoming parliamentary elections will complicate the debate in parliament. They also expressed deep concern ov [...] | 2006-10-11 13:50:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL CVIS IZ AF EN RU |
| 06TALLINN941 | ESTONIA'S NEW PRESIDENT PART I: ILVES ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary. Toomas Henrik Ilves brings international perspective and strong foreign policy experience to the presidency in Estonia. In contrast to his predecessor, Ilves has made it clear that he will use the presidency as a bully pulpit on both domestic and foreign policy issues. While th [...] | 2006-10-16 13:01:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EN |
| 06TALLINN943 | ESTONIA: PRE-GAERC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Summary. Pol/Econ Chief discussed reftel points on GAERC agenda items with Kristina Meius, the MFA's European Correspondent, on October 16. Meius provided feedback on the following issues: 2. (SBU) Iran: The GOE is concerned about recent statements coming from Iran and supports an [...] | 2006-10-16 13:28:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN EU YI SR BO SU CG IS LE IR IK |
| 06TALLINN944 | TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE ON INDIGENOUS PEOPLES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-16 13:50:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL KTIA UN EN |
| 06TALLINN964 | ESTONIA'S NEW PRESIDENT PART II: A MORE ASSERTIVE [...] (C) Summary. Newly-elected Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has highlighted three foreign policy priorities for his presidency: helping to improve transatlantic relations, increasing Estonia's profile in and contributions to the European Union (EU) and development of a coherent and coor [...] | 2006-10-23 13:41:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EN |
| 06TALLINN966 | CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS REVIEW CONVENTION: ESTONIA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-23 14:52:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | MCAP PARM PREL EN |
| 06TALLINN968 | ESTONIA STANDS UP FOR GEORGIA [...] (C) According to Simmu Tiik, MFA Director General for Russia, on October 20, during the dinner with EU leaders in Finland, Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip asked President Putin if Russia could be a "trusted partner" to supply energy to Europe "in light of its behavior in Georgia." PM Ans [...] | 2006-10-24 12:14:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU GG RS EN |
| 06TALLINN970 | ESTONIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. ITU CANDIDATE [...] (U) Minna-Liina Lind, UN Desk officer at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs told us on October 24 that Estonia will support the U.S. candidacy for re-election to the International Telecommunication Union Council as well as Julie Napier Zoller's nomination for membership on the ITU's Radi [...] | 2006-10-24 13:31:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS ITU EN |
| 06TALLINN972 | ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Mr. President, I am extremely honored and pleased to welcome your historic visit to Tallinn on November 27-28. Estonia is a steadfast ally and partner; we share so many common values. The timing of your visit is excellent - President Ilves took office on October 9th and the parliament is [...] | 2006-10-25 14:01:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EN |
| 06TALLINN973 | ESTONIA UNDECIDED ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON HUMAN [...] (U) On October 23 Poloff delivered reftel points to Kirke Kraav, MFA Director for International Organizations and Cooperation, on the UNGA's resolutions on the situation of human rights and children in Lebanon. Kraav said that the GOE is following the developments in the Third Committee very [...] | 2006-10-26 10:47:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER UNGA LE IS EN |
| 06TALLINN974 | ESTONIA PREPARES FOR SCHENGEN IMPLEMENTATION [...] Summary: GOE officials expect implementation of the Schengen Agreement to be delayed until early 2009, because of a delay in the European Commission's introduction of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II). In preparation for accession, the GOE is focused on bringing borde [...] | 2006-10-26 15:03:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD EUN EN |
| 06TALLINN976 | ESTONIA: ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-30 12:31:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS EN |
| 06TALLINN983 | ESTONIA: REFLECTIONS ON EU MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Summary. Estonia's attitude toward EU membership has evolved away from EU skepticism and towards a more pragmatic "good European" engagement. Public support for Estonia's EU membership has recently reached a record high. However, in foreign policy Estonian officials recognize that their [...] | 2006-11-02 11:59:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU EN |
| 06TALLINN985 | 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's submission for the 2006/2007 (EUR) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. (U) The closures of illegal synthetic drug labs, seizures of drug precursors, and [...] | 2006-11-02 13:51:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KSEP EN |
| 06TALLINN988 | ESTONIA OFFERS FREE CITIZENSHIP COURSES [...] (U) Summary. The number of stateless people living in Estonia has declined significantly since 1992. A new program to provide citizenship training to non-citizens is being jointly funded by the GOE and the EU. It will help up to 10,000 more stateless people meet the qualifications for citi [...] | 2006-11-03 10:34:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EN RS PHUM SOCI |
| 06TALLINN989 | ESTONIA: INVESTMENT TRENDS & CHALLENGES [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Estonian economy is strong, and a favorable and open destination for foreign investment. Nevertheless, a labor crunch, infrastructure strain, and some uncertainties in the business climate pose possible future threats to growth. Ideas for attracting future FDI include positi [...] | 2006-11-03 12:29:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON EN |
| 06TALLINN998 | ESTONIA: UNGA COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) On October 3, Poloff delivered reftel points to Kirke Kraav, MFA Director for International Organizations and Cooperation, on building support for the five human rights country resolutions. Kraav thanked us and said that Estonia fully supports the USG's efforts. WOS [...] | 2006-11-07 12:42:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN EN |
| 07TALLINN106 | ESTONIA'S BRONZE SOLDIER: IT'S DEJA VU ALL OVER [...] (U) On February 15, the Estonian Parliament passed the "Illegal Structures Removal" bill by a margin of 46 to 44. The bill prohibits all public displays of structures that glorify the occupation of Estonia and/or mass oppression of the Estonian people and which may pose a threat to public orde [...] | 2007-02-16 13:45:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS EN |
| 07TALLINN11 | CONGRESSIONAL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON [...] Post provides the following responses to questions posed in reftel regarding promotion of tobacco products overseas during the period January 2004 to present. Responses are keyed to reftel paragraphs. Per paragraph 1, post has not been involved in the host country's tobacco control efforts. [...] | 2007-01-09 10:17:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR EN |
| 07TALLINN112 | ESTONIA: VOLUNTARY INPUT FOR 2007 SPECIAL 301 [...] Summary: In 2006, the GOE continued to improve the country's intellectual property rights (IPR) regime through legislative changes and cooperation with rights holders. The long-awaited new Civil Procedure Act that provides for ex parte searches came into force January 1, 2006. On June 14, 200 [...] | 2007-02-21 13:10:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EUR EN |
| 07TALLINN116 | ESTONIA UNCERTAIN ON SUPPORT FOR UN MIDDLE RING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-22 15:21:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN IZ EN |
| 07TALLINN117 | ESTONIA: NEW OFAC IRAN DESIGNATIONS DELIVERED ? [...] Econoff delivered reftel points to Jaap Ora, Director of the 1st Division in MFA?s Policy Planning Department - the office responsible for coordinating Terrorist Financing issues for the GOE. There was no immediate response. GOLDSTEIN [...] | 2007-02-23 06:26:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP KN PARM IR EN |
| 07TALLINN118 | ESTONIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS II: WHAT'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Estonia's March 4 parliamentary elections will produce a multi-party coalition government that is unlikely to bring about any significant changes in Estonia's domestic or foreign policy. All of the major parties are campaigning on a mixture of social and economic issues includi [...] | 2007-02-23 09:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EN |
| 07TALLINN121 | ESTONIA'S STANCE ON ILLEGAL CASH COURIERS [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel points to Jaap Ora, Director of the 1st Division of the MFA's Policy Planning Department - which is responsible for coordinating Terrorist Financing issues for the GOE. 2. (U) Estonia's main legal instrument in the fight against terrorist financing and illeg [...] | 2007-02-26 15:06:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN LE PREL PTER EN |
| 07TALLINN122 | ESTONIA CONSIDERING PARTNERSHIP IN COMBATING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-27 07:07:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL EN |
| 07TALLINN123 | ESTONIA: IRANIAN COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1737 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-27 14:26:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PREL IR EN |
| 07TALLINN124 | MISSLE DEFENSE: ESTONIA READY TO COUNTER RUSSIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-28 10:03:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MARR PREL RS EUN EN |
| 07TALLINN125 | ESTONIA PREFERS SLOVENIA OVER BOSNIA IN UNHRC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-28 13:48:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNHRC EN |
| 07TALLINN128 | REQUEST FOR USG SUPPORT FOR ESTONIAN MEMBERSHIP [...] (U) Action Request ? please see para (6). 2. (SBU) During a meeting with Charge on February 28, Reimo Pettai, MFA?s Director for International Cooperation/External Policy urged the USG to support Estonia?s bid for OECD membership during the current enlargement discussions. Pettai cited five [...] | 2007-03-01 13:11:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | OECD ECON EN |
| 07TALLINN134 | EMBASSY TALLINN TO HOST OIL SPILL SPEAKER; [...] Summary. In response to reftel, post is enthusiastic to report that our Public Affairs and PolEcon Sections are planning to host Alaskan oil spill cleanup expert John Devens, Ph.D., under IIP's U.S. Speaker Program in May. Dr. Devens will meet with Estonian government, industry, and private [...] | 2007-03-02 07:32:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EN SENV ENRG EWWT EPET EUN |
| 07TALLINN138 | ESTONIA LOSING KEY INDUSTRY SUPPORT FOR IPR [...] (U) Action request; please see paragraph 5. 2. (U) Summary: Loss of funding from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) will likely result in the closing of Estonia's only anti-piracy NGO, the Estonian Organiza [...] | 2007-03-02 15:48:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EN |
| 07TALLINN143 | ESTONIA'S ELECTION RESULTS [...] (SBU) Summary: The center-right Reform Party won the most seats in Estonia's March 4 parliamentary election, earning Andrus Ansip, Reform Chairman and Prime Minister, the opportunity to form the next government. PM Ansip essentially has two options for coalition building: forming a center-rig [...] | 2007-03-05 15:54:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EN |
| 07TALLINN163 | ESTONIA'S STOCK MARKET CORRECTS; OUTLOOK STILL STRONG [...] (U) During the month of February, the Tallinn Stock market hit an all time peak and then fell just over 20%. According to Embassy contacts and local analysts, the slide was driven by the profit-taking of local investors. It is not a harbinger of underlying weakness in the local or regional [...] | 2007-03-12 15:28:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EN |
| 07TALLINN164 | GLOBE ESTONIA FINDS PARTNERS IN ST.PETERSBURG [...] (U) Summary. In February, the Estonian GLOBE Coordinator, along with six Estonian GLOBE teachers, attended "GLOBE days in St. Petersburg." The three-day event was the direct result of GLOBE Estonia's efforts to assist St. Petersburg schools in becoming official GLOBE member schools. It concl [...] | 2007-03-13 05:09:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGLB POG EN |
| 07TALLINN165 | ESTONIA: MISSLE DEFENSE PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND [...] (U) As requested Ref A, Post has designated Acting DCM Eric Johnson as the POC for public diplomacy and outreach efforts on missile defense. 2. (C) As reported Ref B, Estonia agrees with the USG position on the Russian response to U.S. missile defense plans. We do not expect any wavering o [...] | 2007-03-13 09:07:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR PL EZ RU EN |
| 07TALLINN171 | ETHNIC RUSSIAN ESTONIANS - TRENDS IN POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Summary. In contrast to neighboring Latvia, Estonia's Russian-speaking minority exercises political will through mainstream, rather than ethnically-based, political parties. Russian-centric parties are headed by fringe elements and have not generated anywhere near enough popular suppo [...] | 2007-03-15 05:50:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EN RS PHUM SOCI |
| 07TALLINN173 | ESTONIA AGREES WITH U.S. ON BURMA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-15 12:02:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM EUN BM EN |
| 07TALLINN174 | ESTONIA WILL SUPPORT OPEN SKIES PLUS [...] Post delivered reftel points to the Estonian Ministry Of Economic Affairs and Communication (MOE) on March 13, 2007. 2. Mr. Martin Rakov, Executive Officer of the Aviation and Maritime Department at MOE, told us that Estonia supports the Open Skies Plus Agreement. Estonia's Acting Charg [...] | 2007-03-15 15:20:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR EU KTIA PREL EN |
| 07TALLINN178 | ESTONIA: UN REFORM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On March 15, we delivered reftel points to Kirke Kraav, MFA Director for the International Organizations and Regional Cooperation Division, and Minna-Liina Lind, UN Desk Officer, on the USG's concerns over proposals to reform the UN's internal system of Administration of Justice. The GOE agr [...] | 2007-03-19 11:30:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ACABQ AORC APER PREL UNGA |
| 07TALLINN194 | ESTONIA: EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED [...] On March 19, we delivered reftel points to Tiina Krevald, MFA Acting Director for the International Organizations and Regional Cooperation Division, requesting Estonia's support for a review of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in the Palestinian Territories. [...] | 2007-03-23 12:12:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | UNHRC PREL PHUM |
| 07TALLINN2 | ESTONIA: FM PAET VISITS GEORGIA [...] (SBU) Summary. During his visit to Georgia December 18-19, Georgian Officials told Foreign Minister Urmas Paet that: -- they hope for a NATO Membership Action Plan (MAP) already in 2007; -- they intend to extend economic and political reforms and substantially increase investment in educa [...] | 2007-01-03 09:14:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EU NATO OSCE GG RU EN |
| 07TALLINN202 | ESTONIA SUPPORTS UN KOSOVO PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-26 14:18:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNMIK UN YI EU EN |
| 07TALLINN203 | ESTONIA QUIETLY DISAPPOINTED IN ITALY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-27 14:32:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PTER AF IT EN |
| 07TALLINN204 | ESTONIA: UNSCR 1747 AND SANCTIONS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-27 14:32:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC |
| 07TALLINN215 | ESTONIA CONSIDERING GUANTANAMO DETAINEE REQUEST [...] (C) On March 23, we delivered (Ref A) points to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security and Arms Control, on the possibility of Estonia accepting Guantanamo detainees. The issue is currently under review by the MFA's Undersecretary for Legal Affairs, who is "seriously considering" our request. [...] | 2007-03-29 14:49:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC EN |
| 07TALLINN219 | ESTONIA DECIDES NOT TO JOIN PARTNERSHIP IN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-02 04:36:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL EN |
| 07TALLINN223 | ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART I): REFORMING [...] (U) Summary. The Estonian Reform Party has formed a coalition government with like-minded center-right parties, Isamaa and Res Public Union (IRL) and the Social Democrats (SDE). The coalition agreement, signed by the parties on April 2, reflects Reform's priorities for a pro-active, pro-w [...] | 2007-04-03 11:26:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EN |
| 07TALLINN227 | ESTONIA'S VIEW ON POLISH PARTICIPATION IN IGNALINA [...] (C) Based on our recent discussions with key officials in Estonia's energy sector, it is clear that Estonia is open to the idea of Polish participation in the Ignalina nuclear power project. However, GOE and Eesti Energia officials have expressed concern to us about the Lithuanian approach t [...] | 2007-04-04 06:17:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ENRG ECON LG LH PL EN |
| 07TALLINN230 | ESTONIA: DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-05 11:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP PARM KN IR EN |
| 07TALLINN233 | ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART II): BIOS ON KEY [...] (U) Summary. On April 2, the Estonian Reform Party, Isamaa and Res Publica Union (IRL),and the Social Democratic Party (SDE) officially signed a coalition agreement forming the new government. The three-party coalition has 60 seats in the 101-member parliament (Ref A). Prime Minister Andru [...] | 2007-04-05 13:10:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EN |
| 07TALLINN234 | ESTONIA: POST'S ACES VETTING STANDARD OPERATION PROCEDURE [...] (SBU) In consultation with DRL (ref),Post has drafted a standard operation procedure (SOP) for vetting Estonian military and/or law enforcement taking part in DOD and/or FOAA funded programs per Leahy Guidelines. Per post's SOP, the following checks will be conducted: - Local agency ch [...] | 2007-04-05 14:07:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PGOV EN |
| 07TALLINN239 | ESTONIA AGREES WITH SHARING OF EXPORT DENIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-10 11:26:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR IAEA MNUC EN |
| 07TALLINN24 | TALLINN'S BFIF FY07 PROPOSAL [...] Summary: Embassy Tallinn proposes four FY07 projects for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund. All four projects are integral parts of Embassy Tallinn's relationship with its FCS partnership post in Helsinki, Finland. The first is a summer 2007 FSI Commercial Tradecraft training program [...] | 2007-01-16 06:05:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BEXP AMGT ABUD BTIO EINV EN |
| 07TALLINN244 | ESTONIAN AMBASSADOR TO EU WILL SIGN OPEN SKIES [...] (U) Post delivered reftel points to Mr. Martin Rakov, Executive Officer of the Aviation and Maritime Department of the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication (MOE). 2. (U) Mr. Rakov told us that the Estonian Ambassador to the EU, Mr. Vaino Reinart, will sign this agreemen [...] | 2007-04-16 07:36:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EAIR EU KTIA PREL EN |
| 07TALLINN247 | ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART III): FOREIGN AND [...] (C) Summary. The new Estonian government's foreign and security policy priorities include strong relations with the U.S. and NATO, Afghanistan, better Estonia-Russia relations, and promoting democracy and stability in the region. The new government supports continued engagement in Iraq, but this is [...] | 2007-04-17 13:52:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | EN MARR MOPS PGOV PREL |
| 07TALLINN255 | ESTONIA WILL VOTE YES ON BIOTECH BEETS AND [...] Post delivered reftel points to Hardo Lillevali of the Estonian Ministry of the Environment, and Tambet Sova, Head of the Plant Health Department at the Estonian Ministry of Agriculture. 2. Mr. Lillevali and Mr. Sova said that Estonia will vote in favor of the biotech sugar beet and stack [...] | 2007-04-19 14:31:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD EU EN |
| 07TALLINN257 | CUBA: ESTONIA CRITICAL OF SPAIN'S DIPLOMATIC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-20 14:08:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM CU EUN EN |
| 07TALLINN259 | ESTONIA IN ADVANCE OF APRIL 23-24 GAERC [...] (C) Summary. On April 20, we delivered Reftel points on U.S. positions in advance of the EU's April 23-24 GAERC meeting to Kart Juhasoo-Lawrence, MFA Counselor for U.S. Affairs, and Kristel Kase, EU GAERC Desk Officer. The majority of the meeting was devoted to discussing the upcoming U.S.-E [...] | 2007-04-20 14:45:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | EUN ETRD KPAL PREL EN |
| 07TALLINN27 | ESTONIA: BUYBACK OF THE RAILWAY COMPLETE [...] (U) The buyback of the Estonian Railway by the Estonian government was completed on January 9, 2007. Representatives of the GOE and Baltic Rail Services (BRS) signed documents under which the state again became the owner of 100 percent of the shares of Eesti Raudtee (Estonian Railways). The s [...] | 2007-01-16 06:09:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL EINV EN |
| 07TALLINN272 | EUROPEAN NEIGHBORHOOD POLICY: ESTONIA PUSHING FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Estonia continues to be a staunch advocate of the European Union's (EU) European Neighborhood Policy (ENP). While the EU has made some progress in strengthening the ENP, the Government of Estonia (GOE) feels far more should be done. In particular, Estonia has been somewhat di [...] | 2007-04-25 14:47:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EUN EN |
| 07TALLINN273 | ESTONIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT (PART IV): DOMESTIC AND [...] (SBU) Summary. As reported in reftels, On April 4, 2007, the Estonian Reform Party formed a center-right coalition with the Isamaa-Res Publica Union (IRL) and the Social Democrats (SDE). The new government has four key domestic policy priorities: tax cuts, innovation, bolstering the workfor [...] | 2007-04-25 15:11:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EN |
| 07TALLINN274 | ESTONIA: NPT PREPCOM [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-26 11:20:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG KNNP PARM PREL NPT EN |
| 07TALLINN275 | ESTONIA: HLG LETTER DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-26 11:21:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO MNUC NPG EN |
| 07TALLINN276 | ESTONIA'S BRONZE SOLDIER: EXCAVATION BEGINS [...] (C) Summary. After nearly a year of controversy, and weeks of speculation that the Estonian government would finally remove the city's WWII-era Soldier and any war graves found nearby, the process has begun. The GOE has extensively briefed the press, the ethnic Russian community the diplomati [...] | 2007-04-26 13:56:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS EN |
| 07TALLINN277 | U.S.-BALTIC RELATIONS REMAIN STRONG: U.S.-BALTICS [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Estonia (GOE) hosted the U.S.-Baltic Multilateral and Bilateral Working Group Meeting in Tallinn on April 10-12. At the multilateral working group meetings, the key issues discussed were the future of the NATO Air Policing mission, international operations (in [...] | 2007-04-26 15:09:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL LG LH EN |
| 07TALLINN278 | U.S.-BALTIC RELATIONS REMAIN STRONG: U.S.-BALTICS [...] (U) Summary. The Government of Estonia (GOE) hosted the U.S.-Baltic Multilateral and Bilateral Working Group Meeting in Tallinn on April 10-12. At the multilateral working group meetings, the key issues discussed were the future of the NATO Air Policing mission, international operations (in [...] | 2007-04-26 15:09:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL LG LH EN |
| 07TALLINN280 | REACTIONS TO REMOVAL OF ESTONIA,S BRONZE SOLDIER [...] (SBU) Summary: On the evening of April 26, a mostly young, mostly Russian crowd of 1,000-1,500 demonstrating against the removal of the Bronze Soldier monument refused police orders to disperse. The police then dispersed the crowd by force. As the demonstrators scattered they broke shop wind [...] | 2007-04-27 11:17:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS EN |
| 07TALLINN281 | ESTONIA TO DECIDE LATER ON IRAQ MISSION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-27 14:03:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PREL PTER EN |
| 07TALLINN290 | ESTONIAN AMBASSADOR TO MOSCOW REPORTEDLY ATTACKED [...] (C) This is an urgent action request: see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) On the morning of May 2, the MFA called in resident ambassadors to brief them on the security situation of Estonia's embassy in Moscow. The briefing included a readout of the April 30- May 1 visit of a delegation of Duma m [...] | 2007-05-02 10:41:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS EN |
| 07TALLINN297 | UPDATE ON BRONZE SOLDIER AND ESTONIAN-RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary. Following days of demonstrations outside the Estonian Embassy in Moscow and an attack on their Ambassador, the GOE pushed hard for EU engagement with Moscow. The resulting Troika demarche in Moscow and statement by the Presidency was well-received by the GOE. A Russian State Ra [...] | 2007-05-03 16:09:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL RS EN |
| 07TALLINN300 | ESTONIA WILL VOTE YES MAY 10 ON BIOTECH CORN [...] (U) Post delivered reftel points to Kylli Johanson, Chief Expert of the Food Safety Department and Merjan Savila, Chief Expert of the Plant Health Department at the Ministry of Agriculture. 2. (SBU) Ms. Johanson and Ms. Savila said that Estonia will vote in favor of both biotech corn variet [...] | 2007-05-04 14:26:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EU EN |
| 07TALLINN304 | STATUS OF EXTRADITION AND MLAT AGREEMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-08 10:23:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN KTIA EN |
| 07TALLINN309 | REPORTS OF POLICE ABUSE UNFOUNDED [...] (SBU) Summary. Post has uncovered no concrete evidence of police abuses during the Bronze Soldier riots April 26-27. Investigations of a small number of complaints are on-going. Of the 1,300 individuals taken into custody during and after the riots, about 300 are facing riot-related charges a [...] | 2007-05-10 14:44:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL RS EN |
| 07TALLINN31 | ESTONIA GRATEFUL FOR U.S. INFO ABOUT IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-16 12:01:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MNUC KNNP ISN IO NEA EN |
| 07TALLINN310 | ESTONIA: GOE OFFICIALS ON THE BRONZE SOLDIER, [...] (C) Summary: During a series of courtesy calls May 7-9, senior GOE officials expressed appreciation for strong U.S. support after the attack on Estonian's Embassy in Moscow. Prime Minister Ansip noted Estonia did not want to create problems for its allies, but emphasized that Russia's actions [...] | 2007-05-11 14:36:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RU EN |
| 07TALLINN311 | ESTONIA WILL OPPOSE BELARUS UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] On May 4 and 10, we delivered points (Ref A and B) to Minna-Liina Lind, MFA UN Desk Officer, to seek Estonian support in opposing Belarus' candidacy for the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Lind reiterated that the Government of Estonia (GOE) opposes Belarus' bid for election to [...] | 2007-05-14 06:39:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL AORC UNHRC BO EN |
| 07TALLINN316 | ESTONIA SUPPORTS UN ARMS TRADE TREATY (ATT) [...] (U) On May 15, we delivered reftel points to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Strategic Goods Control Division, and Tuuli Parnsalu, 3rd Secretary, and sought Estonia's support in opposing the UN-proposed Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). Kruuv thanked us for the points and provided us with a copy of the [...] | 2007-05-16 08:44:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC UNDC PARM PREL EN |
| 07TALLINN321 | KOSOVO: ESTONIA SUPPORTS DRAFT UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (C) On May 16, Poloff delivered reftel (Ref A) points to Raul Toomas, MFA Kosovo Desk Officer, and confirmed the Government of Estonia's (GOE) support for the Ahtisaari Plan for Kosovo. Estonia's Mission to the UN in New York had already sent the MFA a summary of the draft UN Security Council [...] | 2007-05-17 13:31:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL YI UN EN |
| 07TALLINN322 | AUSTRALIA GROUP: ESTONIA SUPPORTS INFO EXCHANGE [...] (C) On May 15, Poloff delivered reftel points to Riho Kruuv, MFA Director for Strategic Goods Control Division, and Tuuli Parnsalu, 3rd Secretary, and discussed at length the upcoming Australia Group (AG) Plenary meeting, June 4- 7, and the need to share information on Russia's chemical and bi [...] | 2007-05-17 14:33:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CBW EN |
| 07TALLINN326 | ESTONIA: CUBA TITLE III INFORMATION [...] (C) On May 17, Poloff met with Urmas Eigla, MFA Cuba Desk Officer, to discuss Estonia's ties with Cuba. The information provided is numbered in response to the reftel request. - 1. Neither Estonia nor Cuba has any foreign direct investments in each other's country. - 2. In 2006, Eigla re [...] | 2007-05-21 06:09:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL EN |
| 07TALLINN327 | ESTONIA: IRAN-VENEZUELA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-21 07:59:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR PHUM MASS ECON PTER VE IR EN |
| 07TALLINN329 | ESTONIA AGREES WITH U.S. ON OIE PARTICIPATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-21 09:41:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAGR AORG TW CH EN |
| 07TALLINN33 | ESTONIA: LABOR SHORTAGE LOOMS LARGE [...] Since emerging from nearly 50 years of Soviet occupation in 1991, the economy of Estonia has been racing. Annual double digit growth rates have been the norm. Estonia is a country of just 1.35 million people with a working population of 692, 800 according to the Estonian Labor Market Board. [...] | 2007-01-16 15:06:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV EN |
| 07TALLINN330 | CLUSTER MUNITIONS CONFERENCE: ESTONIA STILL TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-21 09:42:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS NATO PARM PREL EN |
| 07TALLINN332 | ESTONIA TO PARTICIPATE IN OSCE MAY 31-JUNE 1 [...] (SBU) On May 18, Poloff and Russian Embassy First Secretary Vadim Vasiliev, jointly delivered reftel SIPDIS points to Arti Hilpus, MFA Security and Arms Control Director, and Kristjan Prikk, Acting Counter Terrorism Desk Officer, on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (O [...] | 2007-05-21 11:46:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PREL PTER ABUD AFIN RS EN |
| 07TALLINN340 | ESTONIA THINKS RUSSIAN DRAFT OSCE CHARTER A BAD [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-24 14:16:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OSCE PREL KTIA PGOV RS EN |
| 07TALLINN344 | ESTONIA HAS NO PLANS TO COMMENT ON SYRIAN ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-25 13:45:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PHUM SY EUN EN |
| 07TALLINN345 | DEMARCHE URGING AGAINST PARTICIPATION IN OSCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-29 05:50:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM OSCE BO EN |
| 07TALLINN347 | RUSSIAN BEAR HUG SQUEEZES ESTONIAN ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary: In the three weeks since the April 26-27 Bronze Soldier riots, Estonia has faced pressure from an array of trade-disrupting measures from Russia. Cyber attacks on government and financial websites have been costly and have raised international concern and support. GOE officials [...] | 2007-05-29 05:51:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON PGOV PREL ETRD RS EN |
| 07TALLINN352 | Estonian Policy Makers Discuss Energy Options [...] (SBU) Summary: At a recent roundtable discussion on the future of Estonian energy policy, key players in Estonian government, industry and academia renewed calls to increase Estonia's energy efficiency and its use of renewable energy sources, and to lessen the its energy dependence on Russia. [...] | 2007-05-30 14:21:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ENRG PREL RU EN |
| 07TALLINN361 | LABELING ISSUE RESTRAINING ESTONIA'S VOTE [...] (U) On June 1, we delivered reftel points to Haidi Kanamae, the Head of Food Safety Department and Kylli Johanson, Chief Expert of the Food Safety Department at the Ministry of Agriculture. 2. (SBU) Ms. Johanson explained that although Estonia's Gene Technology Committee (GTC),which serves [...] | 2007-06-04 05:37:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR ECON ETRD EU EN |
| 07TALLINN362 | ESTONIAN RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1737 AND 1747 AND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-04 05:37:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC IR EN |
| 07TALLINN363 | ESTONIA: PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-04 05:38:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP XG EN |
| 07TALLINN366 | ESTONIA'S CYBER ATTACKS: WORLD'S FIRST VIRTUAL [...] (S) Summary. Since April 27, Estonia has been the victim of the world's first coordinated cyber attacks against a nation state and its political and economic infrastructure. The sensational nature of the story, combined with the highly technical details of the subject matter, has led to a good [...] | 2007-06-04 14:27:00 | Embassy Tallinn | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD NATO RS EN |
| 07TALLINN367 | TALLINN'S PROPOSAL FOR 2007 IPR ENFORCEMENT [...] In response to reftel, the following is Embassy Tallinn's proposal for funding to develop, distribute and promote an extensive awareness campaign in Estonia to combat internet piracy and promote cyber security. Background ----------- 2. The biggest IPR challenge in countries with a well [...] | 2007-06-05 07:41:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR EU KTIA PREL EN |
| 07TALLINN372 | ESTONIA UNABLE TO MEET NATO,S ISAF REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-06 11:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MOPS PINS NATO AF EN |
| 07TALLINN373 | ESTONIA SUPPORTS U.S. ON CFE TREATY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-06 14:14:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL NATO RS EN |
| 07TALLINN374 | ESTONIA'S CYBER ATTACKS: LESSONS LEARNED [...] (S) Summary. On April 27, Estonia became the unprecedented victim of the world's first cyber attacks against a nation state. Although an analysis of events is ongoing, this event demonstrated the vulnerability of both government and private sector internet infrastructure. Working together wi [...] | 2007-06-06 14:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD NATO RS EN |
| 07TALLINN375 | ESTONIA'S CYBER ATTACKS: LESSONS LEARNED [...] (S) Summary. On April 27, Estonia became the unprecedented victim of the world's first cyber attacks against a nation state. Although an analysis of events is ongoing, this event demonstrated the vulnerability of both government and private sector internet infrastructure. Working together with [...] | 2007-06-06 14:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD NATO RS EN |
| 07TALLINN376 | ESTONIA: ADDITIONAL SUDAN SANCTIONS [...] (SBU) On May 31, we delivered reftel points to Marin Mottus, MFA Director for the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, and Keiu Saral, MFA Africa Desk Officer. On June 6, Saral informed us that since Estonia has no diplomatic relations with Sudan, it will support the EU's common position th [...] | 2007-06-08 05:06:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ETTC UN SU EUN EN |
| 07TALLINN377 | ESTONIA TO ISSUE STATEMENT ON EXTRAORDINARY CFE [...] (C) On June 6, we delivered Ref A points to Kristjan Priik, Second Secretary in the MFA's Security and Arms Control Division, on preparations for the extraordinary CFE (Conventional Forces in Europe) conference. On June 7, Priik reiterated Estonia's position on Russia's proposal (Ref B). Coo [...] | 2007-06-08 09:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL NATO RS EN |
| 07TALLINN395 | ESTONIAN REACTION TO 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (U) On June 13, we delivered reftel points informing the GOE of the release of the 2006 TIP (trafficking in persons) Report and Estonia's Tier 2 status to Mai Hion, MFA Director for Human Rights. Hion was pleased that the Report acknowledged the progress the GOE has made in combating TIP - pr [...] | 2007-06-14 08:04:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KWMN ELAB PHUM PREL PGOV SMIG KPAO EN |
| 07TALLINN397 | ESTONIA: MISSING/DETAINED AMCITS IN IRAN [...] (SBU) On June 11, we delivered reftel points concerning the issue of missing and detained American citizens in Iran to Marin Mottus, MFA Director for Middle East, Latin America, and Africa, and Reen Liivat, MFA U.S. Desk Officer. On June 12, Mottus and Liivat expressed to us their regrets ove [...] | 2007-06-14 11:38:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM IR PHUM EUN EN |
| 07TALLINN398 | ESTONIA: UNRWA APPEAL FOR SUPPORT [...] (SBU) On June 11, we delivered reftel points urging support for the UNRWA's Flash Appeal in Lebanon and UNRWA's Emergency Appeal for the West Bank and Gaza to Marje Luup, MFA Director for Development Cooperation, and Andres Talvik, MFA Director for Asia. Luup and Talvik agreed that a strong s [...] | 2007-06-14 13:11:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID ECON LE KWBG EUN EN |
| 07TALLINN40 | DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO STATUS PROCESS TIMELINE [...] (C) On January 20, Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points on Kosovo to Kristina Meius, European Correspondent and Raul Toomas, Attache in the Central and Northern European Division of the MFA. Toomas and Meius said the GOE agrees the process for determining Kosovo's status must move forward. [...] | 2007-01-22 13:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UN UNMIK EUN OPDC EN PGOV |
| 07TALLINN407 | ESTONIA: THE USE OF IAEA SAFETY STANDARDS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-18 13:18:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KNNP KSCA UNVIE OECD |
| 07TALLINN41 | ESTONIA: GOALS FOR AFGHANISTAN AT JANUARY 26 [...] (C) On January 20, Acting DCM and Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points on goals for Afghanistan at the January 26 informal Foreign Ministerial to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security Policy and Arms Control. Hilpus welcomed the information about the meeting, expressed regret that Foreign [...] | 2007-01-22 13:32:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PINS PREL MARR MOPS |
| 07TALLINN424 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BOEHNER (JUL 05 - [...] Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to the Congressional Delegation headed by Congressman John Boehner, to Tallinn, Estonia from July 5-7, 2007. 2. A schedule will be sent to the Delegation's designated POCs and to State (H) via e-mail. 3. No visa is required for holders [...] | 2007-06-25 12:01:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN RS SW EN |
| 07TALLINN425 | ESTONIA: ADDITIONAL IRAN DESIGNATIONS UNDER E.O [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-26 05:05:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP PARM ETTC IR EN |
| 07TALLINN432 | UPDATE ON ESTONIA'S DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE TO [...] (SBU) Summary. Afghanistan remains one of the Government of Estonia's (GOE) highest foreign policy priorities. The GOE has been increasing its direct development assistance to Afghanistan since 2006, to balance its military presence in the country. The presence of Estonia's first diplomat o [...] | 2007-06-28 06:56:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MOPS MARR EUN EN |
| 07TALLINN433 | ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BOEHNER [...] (SBU) Summary: The last eight months have been a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations, including President Bush's November visit to Tallinn, Foreign Minister Paet's recent visit to Washington for a celebration of the 85th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and President Ilves [...] | 2007-06-28 14:18:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN |
| 07TALLINN443 | ESTONIA DISTURBED BY UNHCR 5TH SESSION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-09 09:33:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL AORC UNHRC BO EN |
| 07TALLINN444 | UPDATE ON ESTONIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT TIP EFFORTS [...] (SBU) Summary. Estonian law enforcement continues to make significant progress in clamping down on prostitution rings operating in Estonia. With new legal tools for investigation and prosecution implemented in Estonia's criminal code to fight trafficking-in-persons (TIP),the police have bee [...] | 2007-07-09 13:58:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PHUM EN |
| 07TALLINN446 | ESTONIA: TRANSFERRING SURPLUS AMMUNITION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-10 11:50:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL LE NATO EU EN |
| 07TALLINN448 | ESTONIA UNDECIDED ON IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-10 13:27:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG EU EN |
| 07TALLINN449 | ESTONIA: REQUEST FOR IDENTIFIER AND BACKGROUND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-11 05:56:00 | Embassy Tallinn | SECRET | EFIN KNNP PARM IR EN |
| 07TALLINN456 | ESTONIA: TIP ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSES ESTONIANS [...] (SBU) Summary. On June 29, post organized and hosted a roundtable discussion on trafficking-in-persons (TIP) and TIP-related crimes for ten representatives of Estonian NGOs, labor organizations, student groups, Ministry of Justice (MOJ) officials, and representatives of diplomatic missions. [...] | 2007-07-12 12:34:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM EN |
| 07TALLINN463 | ESTONIA: BIO OF INCOMING AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S. [...] (C) Summary. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) has named Vaino Reinart as Estonia's new Ambassador to the United States. Reinart is one of the MFA's most senior and respected diplomats, and has a high reputation for his intelligence and skills as a political operator. As Estonia's form [...] | 2007-07-16 11:27:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PINR PGOV PREL EN |
| 07TALLINN472 | ESTONIA: THE GOVERNMENT'S FIRST 100 DAYS [...] (C) Summary. July 13 marked the first 100 days of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip's center-right coalition government. The "Bronze Riots," cyber attacks and tensions with Moscow, consumed most of the GOE's attention during this period. Ansip and his Reform party have emerged even more popular b [...] | 2007-07-23 09:33:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS EN |
| 07TALLINN482 | ESTONIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND 62ND UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-25 11:58:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EN |
| 07TALLINN485 | STATUS OF ESTONIA AND NUCLEAR TERRORISM [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-26 04:38:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL |
| 07TALLINN486 | ESTONIA: UNSC-IMPOSED SANCTIONS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-26 04:38:00 | Embassy Tallinn | SECRET | KNNP PARM IR EN |
| 07TALLINN488 | GOE ENDEAVORS TO MODIFY INTEGRATION PROGRAMS IN [...] (U) Summary. In a post Bronze Soldier riot Estonia, integration of ethnic Russians is a hot topic. Once regarded as having one of the most successful post-Soviet integration programs, the GOE is now being forced to take a hard look at the deep fissures that still exist within Estonia's popu [...] | 2007-07-26 12:58:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI RS EN |
| 07TALLINN49 | ESTONIA: RESPONSE ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS [...] (C) On January 20, Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points on Kosovo to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security Policy and Arms Control. On January 23, Ketlin Susmalainen a 3rd Secretary in the same department, provided the following response: -- Estonia has not been invited to the April 18-2 [...] | 2007-01-23 13:34:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | MOPS PARM PREL NATO EN |
| 07TALLINN492 | BANKERS PREDICT SOFT LANDING FOR ESTONIAN ECONOMY [...] (U) Summary: Macroeconomic analysts in and out of government continue to predict Estonia faces a 'soft landing' - 6 to 8 percent GDP growth - from its period of rapid economic growth. Despite a large current account deficit, rising inflation, and a tight labor market, the long-term outlook f [...] | 2007-07-27 14:16:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EN |
| 07TALLINN496 | ESTONIA SUPPORTS UNESCO HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-30 12:44:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO PHUM EN |
| 07TALLINN497 | ESTONIA: DOJ TRAINING FOR PROSECUTORS AND POLICE [...] (U) Summary. A Post and Department of Justice (DOJ) organized workshop provided training for Estonian prosecutors and law enforcement officials on June 13-15. The training focused on public corruption, financial crime, and asset forfeiture. Estonia is relatively advanced in the region in tack [...] | 2007-07-30 12:45:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KCRM EAID CJAN ECON EN |
| 07TALLINN498 | ESTONIAN CONCERNS OVER AZERBAIJAN [...] (SBU) On July 26, we delivered reftel points to Toomas Lukk, MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, concerning USG concerns over the state of democracy and human rights in Azerbaijan. Lukk responded that the GOE fully shares U.S. concerns and is keen on doing more in Azerbaijan and [...] | 2007-07-30 13:39:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN KDEM OSCE PGOV PHUM AJ EN |
| 07TALLINN499 | 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) The United States Government is aware of one (1) previously disputed claim of U.S. persons against the Government of Estonia, which was resolved in January 2007. a. Claimants A and B. b. The dispute began in 2005. c. Claimants A and B were U.S. corporations that owned 27.88 and 5. [...] | 2007-07-30 13:40:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV EN |
| 07TALLINN5 | ESTONIA: PRESIDENT AND PM DISCUSS RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA AND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-03 15:54:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EU RU EN |
| 07TALLINN500 | 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) The United States Government is aware of one (1) previously disputed claim of U.S. persons against the Government of Estonia, which was resolved in January 2007. a. Claimants A and B. b. The dispute began in 2005. c. Claimants A and B were U.S. corporations that owned 27.88 and 5. [...] | 2007-07-30 14:34:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV EN |
| 07TALLINN502 | ESTONIAN PRESIDENT TO ATTEND 62ND UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-31 09:39:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EN |
| 07TALLINN503 | Mrs. Bush's Literacy Campaign [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-31 09:51:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EN |
| 07TALLINN508 | ESTONIA CONSIDERING CARR CANDIDACY FOR STANDING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-01 07:51:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC |
| 07TALLINN518 | ESTONIA'S VIEW ON KOSOVO NEXT STEPS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-10 08:54:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EU KV YI UN EN |
| 07TALLINN519 | AMBASSADOR'S MEEING WITH NEW FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (U) Summary. On August 8, the Ambassador hosted a luncheon with Sven Mikser, Member of Parliament (MP) and the new Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC). The two discussed Estonia and the European Union's relations with Russia, Estonia's contributions in the global war on terror, an [...] | 2007-08-13 07:17:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EINV EN |
| 07TALLINN52 | ESTONIA: FORMER PM LAAR OPTIMISTIC ON GEORGIA [...] (C) On January 23, former Prime Minister Mart Laar told Charge that he was "optimistic" about the situation in Georgia - citing improvements in Georgia's energy security and factors affecting the situation in Abkhazia. Laar noted the GOG asked him to come back to Georgia in late February (in [...] | 2007-01-24 15:18:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL GG EN |
| 07TALLINN520 | THE ESTONIA-RUSSIA BORDER: MANY ROADS TO GRIDLOCK [...] (U) Summary: Extended delays in recent months for truckers waiting to transport goods from northeastern Estonia into Russia have raised many questions about possible causes, especially in the wake of Bronze Soldier- related transit disruptions since April. It is unclear whether politics or si [...] | 2007-08-13 12:39:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL RU ECON EN |
| 07TALLINN531 | ESTONIA CONSIDERING GAER CANDIDACY FOR UN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-16 13:15:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA EN |
| 07TALLINN536 | ESTONIA'S REACTION TO NEW AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-17 11:48:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PINS PREL MARR MOPS SNAR NATO AF EN |
| 07TALLINN537 | TALLINN'S BFIF FY07 REPORT [...] Summary: Embassy Tallinn received USD 2,500 from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund in 2007 for FSC Helsinki Shadow Training and U.S. Automobile Industry promotion project. Post has used 959.67 for the U.S. car promotion project. Helsinki Shadow training is scheduled in late September o [...] | 2007-08-17 11:53:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BEXP AMGT ABUD AFIN EINV EN |
| 07TALLINN541 | ESTONIA PARTICIPATES IN GEORGIAN MISSILE [...] (U) Along with France and the UK, Estonia will participate in the international team investigating the missile incident in Georgia (reftel). Estonia's contribution includes two experts: a radar expert and the Estonian Defense Attach to the U.S., Brigadier General Vello Loemaa. In his August [...] | 2007-08-21 04:56:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG EN |
| 07TALLINN542 | ESTONIA PARTICIPATES IN GEORGIAN MISSILE [...] (U) Along with France and the UK, Estonia will participate in the international team investigating the missile incident in Georgia (reftel). Estonia's contribution includes two experts: a radar expert and the Estonian Defense Attach to the U.S., Brigadier General Vello Loemaa. In his August [...] | 2007-08-21 04:56:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL GG EN |
| 07TALLINN543 | ESTONIAN INTERNATIONAL AID AND DEMOCRACY PROMOTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Given its success with rapid democratic and economic reform, Estonia enjoys a high level of credibility and influence with developing countries seeking assistance. As part of the Government of Estonia's (GOE) larger plans to promote democracy and market-based development, deve [...] | 2007-08-21 11:07:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID EN |
| 07TALLINN544 | ESTONIA SUPPORTS U.S. NON-PAPER ON CFE RATIFICATION [...] (C) On August 20 and 21, we delivered reftel points to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security and Arms Control, and Peeter Helme, MFA NATO Desk Officer, on breaking the impasse to Russia's fulfillment of its remaining Istanbul commitments. Hilpus told us that the GOE's position on CFE remains [...] | 2007-08-22 08:40:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO KCFE EN |
| 07TALLINN547 | ESTONIA: NEW DEFENSE COMMITTEE CHAIR DISCUSSES [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 15, the Ambassador hosted a luncheon for Mati Raidma, Member of Parliament (MP) and new Chairman of the National Defense Committee (NDC). The two discussed Parliament's upcoming votes to renew the Estonian Defense Forces (EDF) mission mandates for Iraq, Afghanistan, [...] | 2007-08-24 08:30:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL MOPS MARR EN |
| 07TALLINN548 | ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF ENERGY SELL [...] (SBU) Summary: The last year has been a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations, including President Bush's November visit to Tallinn, Foreign Minister Paet's visit to Washington for a celebration of the 85th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and President Ilves' June visit to W [...] | 2007-08-24 10:40:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN |
| 07TALLINN549 | ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The last year has been a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations, including President Bush's November visit to Tallinn, Foreign Minister Paet's visit to Washington for a celebration of the 85th anniversary of diplomatic relations, and President Ilves' June visit to [...] | 2007-08-24 10:44:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN |
| 07TALLINN550 | ESTONIAN DELEGATION AT ICAO ASSEMBLY [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche talking points on August 23 to the Chief of the Maritime and Aviation Department of the Estonian Ministry of Economy and Communication Mr. Aivo Lind. We asked for Estonia's support of the U.S. candidacy for Part I category membership in ICAO. 2. (U) Mr. [...] | 2007-08-27 07:32:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAIR AORC ICAO EN |
| 07TALLINN563 | ESTONIA OFFERS CONDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR U.S.- [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-29 13:21:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ENRG KNNP KTIA IN EN |
| 07TALLINN564 | ESTONIA INTERESTED IN UNSCR 1737 TECHNICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-29 13:21:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC IR PARM KNNP EN |
| 07TALLINN565 | ESTONIA INTERESTED IN UNSCR 1737 TECHNICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-29 13:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN JA KDEM PHUM PREL SA SY EN |
| 07TALLINN567 | ESTONIA'S FULLFILMENT OF OECD ACCESSION CRITERIA [...] (SBU) Summary: In post's judgment, Estonia fulfills the accession criteria for membership in the OECD. Estonia is an active, prosperous and developed member of many international organizations, including NATO, the European Union and the WTO. It demonstrates a broad respect for the values of [...] | 2007-08-29 13:26:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD PGOV SENV OECD EN KDEM |
| 07TALLINN568 | CORRECTION: SYRIAN AVCTIVIST DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-30 06:34:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN JA KDEM PHUM PREL SA SY EN |
| 07TALLINN573 | FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: THIRD QTR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-31 12:44:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EN |
| 07TALLINN576 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SCHOOL INTEGRATION WITH [...] (SBU) On August 16, Ambassador Phillips paid a courtesy call on Minister of Education and Research Tonis Lukas. Minister Lukas emphasized that the GOE's program to introduce Estonian-language classes in Russian-language high schools is a step-by-step "transition," not a "reform." He reported [...] | 2007-09-04 11:12:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI RS EN |
| 07TALLINN583 | SCENESETTER FOR PRINCIPAL DEPUTY SECRETARY KURT [...] (U) Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Your arrival comes on the heels of a banner period for U.S.-Estonian bilateral relations the past year: the President's historic visit to Estonia last November; Estonian appreciation for U.S. su [...] | 2007-09-06 14:25:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN |
| 07TALLINN588 | LEADING ESTONIAN MP DISCUSSES RUSSIA [...] (SBU) During a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Marko Mihkelson, head of the Parliament's EU Affairs Committee, highlighted as important issues: regional security and stability issues, Russia and President Vladimir Putin's political future, and Russia's re-tooling of history. He also emph [...] | 2007-09-07 13:20:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PINR RU GG EN |
| 07TALLINN589 | ESTONIA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF FBI DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Welcome to Tallinn. Three and a half years after NATO and EU accession, Estonia remains a strong ally on all fronts. It is a steadfast ally in the Global War on Terror (GWOT) in both Afghanistan and Iraq, and an effective role model for democracy in the former Soviet states [...] | 2007-09-07 14:42:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV OVIP AMGT ASEC AFIN EN |
| 07TALLINN594 | ESTONIAN RABBI DOWNPLAYS REPORTS OF ANTI- [...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent meeting with Poloffs, Rabbi E. Shmuel Kot said anti-Semitism is not a serious concern for Estonia's small Jewish Community. Kot also emphasized his efforts to remain outside of local politics and outlined the religious, social and educational opportunities offe [...] | 2007-09-10 14:15:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM PGOV RU EN |
| 07TALLINN595 | ESTONIAN FIRST LADY ACCEPTS FLOTUS LUNCHEON ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-10 14:19:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA EN |
| 07TALLINN598 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PRESIDENT OFFERS SUPPORT [...] (U) Summary: In August, President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert Poettering visited Estonia to discuss the GOE's language and integration reform efforts for the Russian-speaking minority. Poettering met with representatives of Estonia's Russian-speaking community as well as President I [...] | 2007-09-11 14:31:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EU EN |
| 07TALLINN604 | ESTONIA ON ALLIANCE ATTITUDES TOWARD NAC VISIT TO [...] (C) On September 11, poloffs delivered reftel points to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security Policy, and Toomas Lukk, MFA Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Hilpus and Lukk emphasized strong Government of Estonia (GOE) support for the proposed North Atlantic Council (NAC) visit to [...] | 2007-09-14 06:43:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO GG RS EN |
| 07TALLINN617 | ESTONIA: AMBASSADOR MEETS BELARUS PRO-DEMOCRACY [...] (SBU/NF) Summary. On August 28, the Ambassador met with Belarusian pro-democracy activists living in exile in Estonia. Two of the activists represent "Third Way," a pan-European, pro-democracy group which produces pro- democracy materials for use in Belarus. The Ambassador committed to diss [...] | 2007-09-18 10:11:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL WW BO EN |
| 07TALLINN618 | ESTONIA STANDS WITH EU ON HUMAN RIGHTS THEMATIC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-18 10:15:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EUN PREL UNGA EN |
| 07TALLINN619 | AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ESTONIAN MINISTER OF [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a meeting September 12 with the Ambassador, Minister of Population and Ethnic Affairs Urve Palo reiterated the GOE's commitment to encouraging "stateless" residents to acquire citizenship. At the same time, however, Palo noted a lack of motivation among Russian speakers t [...] | 2007-09-18 11:54:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM EN |
| 07TALLINN620 | ESTONIA SUPPORTS EU BORDER MISSION FOR LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-19 12:38:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EUN SY IS LE EN |
| 07TALLINN621 | USDOC DAS FOR EUROPE VISITS ESTONIA [...] (SBU) Summary: GOE officials told Department of Commerce DAS for Europe Paul Dyck that Estonia is very open to more U.S. investment and noted that Estonia's business climate has not suffered from the cyber attacks of early May. They also expressed interest in the goals of the new Trans- Atlan [...] | 2007-09-20 10:34:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP ECON PGOV EN |
| 07TALLINN622 | ESTONIA: IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE/MIDDLE EAST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-21 14:29:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EG EUN IS JA PARM PREL IAEA EN |
| 07TALLINN627 | ESTONIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND SEPT 26 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-25 12:37:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | NATO OPDC PREL EN |
| 07TALLINN628 | ESTONIA: COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-25 14:01:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL PGOV UNGA EN |
| 07TALLINN629 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION: ESTONIA [...] (U) In response to reftel, the following are the main sector data for the Estonian textile and apparel producing industry in 2006: -- Total industrial production: USD 7.8 billion -- Total textile and apparel production: USD 458.56 million (5.9% of total industrial output) -- Share of textil [...] | 2007-09-26 05:15:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BEXP KTEX EN |
| 07TALLINN633 | ESTONIA: PDAS VOLKER AT V-10 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] (C) Summary. EUR PDAS Volker participated in the Vilnius Ten (V-10) political directors conference in Tallinn, Estonia on September 12-13. V-10 political directors generally supported eventual NATO enlargement for the Adriatic 3 (Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia) and the need for more EU unit [...] | 2007-09-26 11:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO KCFE EN |
| 07TALLINN64 | SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS DICARLO VISIT TO [...] (U) Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Your arrival comes on the heels of the President's historic visit to Estonia last November, and amidst fervent campaigning for Estonia's parliamentary elections in early March. 2. (SBU) Fore [...] | 2007-01-30 16:19:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL EN |
| 07TALLINN641 | ESTONIA SUPPORTS GAER'S RE-ELECTION TO UN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-03 07:55:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNHRC EN |
| 07TALLINN642 | ESTONIA UNLIKELY TO CONTRIBUTE TO UN LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-03 10:47:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC LE PTER EN |
| 07TALLINN646 | ESTONIA: PRESSURE ON BURMESE REGIME DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-03 13:25:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BM EN |
| 07TALLINN654 | ESTONIA: NO RESPONSE TO US DRAFT RESOLUTION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-05 11:45:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM EN |
| 07TALLINN66 | ESTONIA: IPR WORKSHOP REVEALS SHORTCOMINGS AND [...] (U) Summary: On January 17-18, Embassy Tallinn and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held a workshop focusing on copyright infringement in the digital environment. The event was a rare coming together of 60 Estonian police, prosecutors, judges, government officials, law professor [...] | 2007-01-31 15:19:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KIPR EN |
| 07TALLINN662 | ESTONIA: NO RESPONSE TO UNGA COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-10 13:51:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV UNGA MNUC PARM EN |
| 07TALLINN677 | ESTONIA: WORKING TOWARDS COMMON EU POSITION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-17 10:44:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BM EN |
| 07TALLINN685 | AMBASSADOR BRIEFS ESTONIAN MPS ON U.S. FOREIGN [...] (SBU) Ambassador briefed Estonian Parliamentarians October 16 on the U.S.-Estonia relationship. His presentation, at the invitation of Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Sven Mikser (Defense Minister from 2002- 2003),informed key members of parliament ahead of Estonia's decision on whether to e [...] | 2007-10-19 14:02:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AF IZ EN |
| 07TALLINN689 | ESTONIA TO CONSIDER US POSITIONS ON UNGA THIRD [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-23 14:03:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV UNGA PHUM PREL KTIA EN |
| 07TALLINN693 | ESTONIA: AFGHANISTAN, YES - IRAQ, YES FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary. On October 24, the Government of Estonia (GOE) submitted for Parliamentary approval four bills to extend Estonian participation in ongoing foreign military operations (Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Bosnia) and one to authorize deployment of troops (the EU Nordic Battle Group). While [...] | 2007-10-26 09:00:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS AF IZ EN |
| 07TALLINN695 | ESTONIA TO SUPPORT COMMON EU POSITION ON SANCTIONS AGAINST [...] (U) On October 24, 2007, poloff met with Thea Karin, Burma Desk officer at the MFA. Karin acknowledged the demarche points and indicated that the EU will be meeting in Brussels next Thursday (November 1) to continue a discussion on possible sanctions. Karin pointed out that as the EU will a [...] | 2007-10-26 11:18:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BM EN |
| 07TALLINN697 | ESTONIA TO SUPPORT COMMON EU POSITION ON CUBA EMBARGO [...] (SBU) On October 26, Polecoff spoke with Urmas Eigla, Cuban Desk Officer at the MFA. Eigla stated that the Government of Estonia (GOE) will give careful consideration to the UNGA Resolution, but will ultimately support the common EU position. The GOE feels that strong and inflexible sanct [...] | 2007-10-26 14:23:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA ERTD PHUM PGOV CU EN |
| 07TALLINN699 | ESTONIA: DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES [...] (SBU) On October 29, Pol/Econoff met with Kadri Jogi, Middle East Desk Officer and Annilee Poolakese, Terrorism and Cyber Security Desk Officer to discuss reftel points. Jogi reaffirmed Government of Estonia (GOE) support for UNSC Resolutions 1737 and 1747 and noted Estonia believes that Ir [...] | 2007-10-29 16:00:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP PARM EFIN IR EN |
| 07TALLINN703 | ESTONIA: CONDEMN PKK USE OF VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) On October 29, Polecoff met with Kadri Jogi, Middle East Desk Officer and Annilee Poolekese, Terrorism and Cyber Security Desk Officer to discuss reftel. According to Jogi, the Government of Estonia (GOE) strongly condemns PKK activities, in particular those which have resulted in the de [...] | 2007-10-31 12:14:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU IZ EUN EN |
| 07TALLINN708 | ESTONIAN DEFENSE MINISTER FORCE FOR CHANGE [...] (C) Summary. In the relatively short amount of time Minister of Defense Jaak Aaviksoo has been in office, he has taken significant steps to reform both the Ministry of Defense (MOD) and Estonian Defense Forces (EDF). Aaviksoo?s priority for 2007 has been to create a military legal framework f [...] | 2007-11-01 08:01:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS EN |
| 07TALLINN71 | SCENESETTER FOR EUR DAS DICARLO VISIT TO [...] (U) Welcome to Tallinn. Your visit will bring you to one of our most supportive allies in Europe. Your arrival comes on the heels of the President's historic visit to Estonia last November, and amidst fervent campaigning for Estonia's parliamentary elections in early March. 2. (SBU) Fore [...] | 2007-02-01 15:06:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OTRA PREL EN |
| 07TALLINN711 | SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR INTERPOL [...] (U) AmEmbassy Tallinn provides the following responses to REFTEL. 2. (SBU) The Government of Estonia (GOE) will send Central Criminal Police (KKP) Superintendent Reijo Valgjarv to the INTERPOL General Assembly meeting being held from 5-8 November, 2007 in Marrakech, Morocco. 3. (U) [...] | 2007-11-01 11:50:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC IR KJUS PGOV PREL PTER |
| 07TALLINN712 | IMO: ESTONIA SUPPORTING U.S. CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-02 10:56:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | IMO EWWT PHSA UK AORC EN |
| 07TALLINN716 | SURVEY OF IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-02 12:34:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MOPS PREL IZ EN |
| 07TALLINN72 | ESTONIA: FUROR OVER BRONZE SOLDIER DEBATE [...] Summary: On January 10, the Riigikogu (Estonian parliament) approved a bill giving the GOE legal authority to relocate the graves of Soviet soldiers and the adjacent "Bronze soldier" statue from their current location in central Tallinn. Prime Minister Andrus Ansip has stated that excavatio [...] | 2007-02-01 16:01:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL RS EN |
| 07TALLINN720 | 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] (U) The following is Embassy Tallinn's submission for the 2007 - 2008 (EUR) International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. (U) The closures of illegal synthetic drug labs, seizures of narcotic substances, [...] | 2007-11-05 14:57:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EN |
| 07TALLINN728 | ESTONIA: AGREEMENT REACHED ON HSPD-6 TEXT [...] SUMMARY: On October 30, a visiting Washington delegation representing the CA Bureau and the Terrorism Screening Center reached agreement with GOE interlocutors on the text of a Homeland Security Presidential Directive 6 (HSPD-6) Arrangement to share terrorist-screening information. Substantiv [...] | 2007-11-07 14:34:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CVIS PREL PTER EUN EN |
| 07TALLINN731 | ESTONIA AGREES WITH FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE [...] (SBU) On October 29, Pol/Econoff shared reftel points with Kadri Jogi, Middle East Desk Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Jogi responded that the Government of Estonia (GOE) fully supports the USG views and practices on this issue. DECKER [...] | 2007-11-08 14:29:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP PARM EFIN IR EN |
| 07TALLINN732 | ESTONIA ON RUSSIA'S OSCE COMMITMENTS [...] (C) On November 9, PolEcoff delivered reftel points to Lauri Kuusing, MFA Russia Desk Officer. Kuusing said the GOE is pleased to see that the U.S. position is in line with that of the EU. He also stated that the GOE, along with its EU partners, finds it 'unacceptable' that the Government of [...] | 2007-11-09 15:05:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | KDEM PREL PHUM RS EN |
| 07TALLINN737 | ESTONIA AND RESOURCE NATIONALISM [...] (U) Estonia does not exhibit resource nationalism as described in reftel. The government does not arbitrarily change regulations pertaining to investment in natural resources or any other sector to favor domestic companies over foreign-owned firms. Since joining the European Union in 2004, t [...] | 2007-11-14 12:56:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EPET PGOV ENRG EN |
| 07TALLINN738 | ESTONIAN SCHOOL REFORM IN ACTION [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 1, 2007, all 58 public Russian language high schools in Estonia began teaching Estonian Literature in the Estonian language. This program, which affects approximately 8,500 Russian- speaking students, is the first step of a gradual transition to reach the point wher [...] | 2007-11-14 12:58:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI RS EN |
| 07TALLINN739 | ESTONIA TO SUPPORT EU COMPLIANCE WITH WTO BIOTECH [...] (SBU) Estonia will support EU compliance with the WTO ruling outlined in reftel by the November 21 deadline for a Reasonable Period of Time (RPT). According to Allan Gromov, Deputy Under Secretary of the Ministry of Environment (MOE),Estonia voted against the ban on these corn varieties init [...] | 2007-11-14 15:26:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | EAGR ETRD EUN WTO EN |
| 07TALLINN745 | TALLINN'S BFIF FY07 FINAL REPORT [...] Summary: Embassy Tallinn received USD 2,500 from the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund in 2007 for FSC Helsinki Shadow Training and an U.S. Automobile Industry promotion project. Post used 959.67 for the U.S. car promotion project (reported in ref C) and 477.50 USD for Helsinki Shadow trai [...] | 2007-11-16 13:00:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BEXP AMGT ABUD AFIN EINV EN |
| 07TALLINN752 | SCENESETTER FOR ESTONIAN PM ANSIP'S NOVEMBER 27-29 [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Andrus Ansip's November 27- 29 visit to Washington, his first as PM, comes on the eve of the Estonian Parliament's vote to renew Estonia's participation in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Ansip supports Estonia's military engagements abroad, but relies on USG recognitio [...] | 2007-11-21 14:36:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG NATO ECON CVIS EN |
| 07TALLINN754 | PUSHING THE ENVELOPE: ESTONIA TRIES TO SPUR INNOVATION [...] (U) SUMMARY: Estonia's relatively lean and dynamic economy can still make progress in a number of areas towards spurring greater innovation and productivity gains. Both will be necessary to meet labor shortages and move the economy up the value chain to a position where it can move out of com [...] | 2007-11-23 12:52:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON BEXP EN |
| 07TALLINN758 | ESTONIA: DEMARCHE ON THE ELECTION TO THE COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) On November 21, Polecoff delivered reftel points and a corresponding Diplomatic Note to Veikko Kala of the Ministry of Foreign Affair's International Organizations and Regional Cooperation Division. Kala responded that the Government of Estonia (GOE) has not yet reached a decision on wh [...] | 2007-11-26 12:15:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PHUM PREL EN |
| 07TALLINN763 | FRAUD SUMMARY - TALLINN: FOURTH QTR FY2007 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-28 14:43:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC EN |
| 07TALLINN778 | ESTONIA: HSPD-6 AGREEMENT SIGNED [...] On December 6, 2007, Ambassador Phillips and Aldis Alus, Director General of the Estonian Security Police Board, signed the "Arrangement between the Terrorist Screening Center of the United States of America and the Security Police Board of the Republic of Estonia for the Exchange of Screening [...] | 2007-12-07 15:14:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC CVIS PREL PTER EUN EN |
| 07TALLINN779 | ESTONIA TO SUPPORT UNGA COUNTRY-SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-10 14:23:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV UNGA PHUM EN |
| 07TALLINN782 | ESTONIA: CUBA TITLE III INFORMATION [...] (C) On December 6, PolEcoff met with Urmas Eigla, MFA Cuba Desk Officer, to discuss Estonia?s ties with Cuba. Eigla confirmed that the information he shared with us in May of 2007 is still valid. Specifically, Eigla reiterated that neither Cuba nor Estonia has any foreign direct investments i [...] | 2007-12-11 15:17:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | ETRD ETTC PREL EN |
| 07TALLINN783 | ESTONIA TO ANNOUNCE RECORD DONATION AT PARIS [...] (SBU) Pol/Econoff shared reftel points with Juri Kahn, Division Director for Middle East Affairs at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On December 12, Kahn responded that the Government of Estonia plans to announce a pledge of USD 1 million in assistance to the Palestinians at the Pari [...] | 2007-12-12 15:16:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KWBG KPAL IS EN |
| 07TALLINN789 | ESTONIA: NIE REPORT WILL NOT WEAKEN DUAL-USE [...] (SBU) On December 11, Poloff shared reftel points with Riho Kruuv, Bureau Director for Armament and Strategic Goods Control at the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kruuv gave assurances that the Government of Estonia (GOE) has in no way weakened their controls on export licenses to Iran i [...] | 2007-12-14 14:57:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP MNUR IR EN |
| 07TALLINN79 | REVISED: ESTONIA: FUROR OVER BRONZE SOLDIER [...] Summary: On January 10, the parliament approved a bill giving the government legal authority to relocate the graves of Soviet soldiers and the adjacent QBronze SoldierQ statue from their current location in central Tallinn. While Prime Minister Andrus Ansip has stated that excavation of the [...] | 2007-02-02 15:05:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL RS EN |
| 07TALLINN801 | ESTONIA: AMBASSADOR VISITS WOMEN'S SHELTER [...] (U) On December 10, Ambassador visited the Tallinn Women's Crisis Center (TWCC) to mark International Human Rights Day and the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence. Ambassador toured the facility and met with Center staff, including the center director, a lawyer who provides legal serv [...] | 2007-12-20 14:17:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EN |
| 07TALLINN802 | ESTONIA: PARLIAMENT EXTENDS MANDATES FOR IRAQ, [...] (U) On December 19, the 101 member Estonian Parliament (Riigikogu) voted to extend the mandate for the Estonian troop deployment in Iraq by 12 months (until December 31, 2008). 53 MPs voted in favor of the bill, which followed quickly on the heels of the December 18 UNSC vote to extend the ma [...] | 2007-12-20 14:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM MARR PGOV IZ AF KV BK EN |
| 07TALLINN88 | ESTONIAN PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS I: POLITICAL [...] (U) Summary: Estonia is in full campaign mode in the run up to parliamentary elections on March 4. Eleven parties are vying for seats in the Riigikogu (the Estonian parliament). Of these, five or six are expected to win enough votes for parliamentary representation. The "X-factors" in the e [...] | 2007-02-12 13:13:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EN |
| 07TALLINN89 | ESTONIA: UNSCR 1737 AND IRAN SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-13 11:12:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP EFIN ETTC NEA IR EN |
| 07TALLINN90 | ESTONIA: NOMINATION FOR SEC STATE AWARD FOR [...] (U) Post nominates the following individual for the Secretary of State's annual Award for International SIPDIS Women of Courage (IWOC). Name: Ms. Barbi Pilvre Title: Editor in chief Organization: "Areen", a weekly cultural affairs newspaper Date of Birth: 1963 Contact Information: bar [...] | 2007-02-13 11:13:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL KPAO EN |
| 07TALLINN92 | ESTONIA'S ECONOMY: OUTLOOK FOR CONTINUED GROWTH [...] (U) Estonia's economic growth has exceeded 10% for two years running. This has led to the inevitable question: "How long can it last"? Regional banks, the Ministry of Finance, and financial media all forecast around 9% real GDP growth in 2007, down from 11.5% in 2006. While a few local obs [...] | 2007-02-13 13:57:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PGOV EN |
| 08TALLINN10 | ESTONIA: COORDINATION ON HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS [...] (SBU) Summary: At a meeting organized and hosted by the Embassy in December, key GOE officials briefed the diplomatic community on Estonia's HIV/AIDs epidemic and the status of GOE prevention/treatment programs. Estonian officials used the forum to suggest areas for international coordination [...] | 2008-01-09 15:07:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID KHIV TBIO EN |
| 08TALLINN102 | ESTONIA: SURVEY OF IRAQ DEPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS [...] (S) In response to reftel, post submits the following responses to the questions posed: A. (S) WHAT ARE UROPEAN LEADERS' LONG-TERM (I.E., BEYOND 2008) PLANS FOR THEIR FORCES AND OTHER EFFORTS IN IRAQ? (S) While the Government of Estonia (GOE) has maintained its strong political commitmen [...] | 2008-03-11 11:50:00 | Embassy Tallinn | SECRET | MARR MOPS PREL IZ EN |
| 08TALLINN103 | ESTONIA: PM ANSIP's VISIT TO GEORGIA [...] (U) Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip visited Georgia February 4-6 (his first trip as Prime Minister). Following the visit, Kyllike Sillaste Elling, the PM's Foreign Policy Advisor, briefed interested journalists and diplomats on highlights of the trip. -- PM Ansip met with President Saak [...] | 2008-03-11 14:03:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EU NATO GG EN |
| 08TALLINN109 | DHS SECRETARY CHERTOFF AND ESTONIAN INTERIOR [...] (U) DHS Secretary Chertoff and Estonian Minister of Interior Juri Pihl signed a bilateral MOU on the Visa Waiver Program in Tallinn on March 12. 2. (C) In a meeting prior to the public signing ceremony, Pihl said Estonia welcomed the progress on VWP and the opportunity to sign the MOU, w [...] | 2008-03-14 12:24:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | CVIS EU KFRD PREL EN |
| 08TALLINN111 | ESTONIAN AGENDA FOR 2008 NATO BUCHAREST SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary. Afghanistan is Priority One for Estonia at the upcoming NATO Summit in Bucharest. Estonia has announced it will send a mortar platoon to Afghanistan this spring as an additional commitment to ISAF, but is unlikely Estonia will be ready to contribute to a new PRT in Nimroz. Other [...] | 2008-03-18 14:38:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MOPS NATO EN |
| 08TALLINN113 | ESTONIAN CUSTOMS CONFERENCE: ENFORCING IPR AT THE [...] (SBU) Summary: A seminar sponsored by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Embassy Tallinn brought together Estonian, Finnish and U.S. customs inspectors in the city of Narva, on the Russian border, for two days of discussion on intellectual property rights (IPR) and border enforce [...] | 2008-03-20 12:01:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD KIPR ECON EUR EN |
| 08TALLINN121 | NORDSTREAM ROAD SHOW COMES TO TALLINN [...] (SBU) Summary: In a 3-hour presentation hosted by the German embassy in Tallinn, presenters from WinGas, BASF and the UN Economic Commission for Europe both promoted and defended the NordStream gas pipeline project. They used a variety of arguments to claim that NordStream will be a cheaper, [...] | 2008-03-28 15:25:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EINV PREL ECON EUR EN |
| 08TALLINN134 | ESTONIA TO PROPOSE TEXT FOR JOINT EDITORIAL ON [...] (SBU) On April 10, Poloffs meet with Aivo Orav, Director of Political Department, and Anneli Poolakese, Terrorism Desk Officer and Global Initiative (GI) POC at the Estonian MFA, to discuss points provided in reftel A. Orav said that the Government of Estonia (GOE) is pleased with Secretary R [...] | 2008-04-14 12:11:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KNNP RU EN |
| 08TALLINN135 | SCENESETTER FOR ESTONIAN PRESIDENT ILVES' APRIL [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Estonia's own "Jersey Boy," visits Washington and Tampa April 17-22. President Ilves is fervently pro-American, and he supports strongly Estonia's military engagements abroad. In fact, keeping Estonia in Iraq will be high on Ilves' agenda during hi [...] | 2008-04-14 13:10:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ENRG NATO ECON CVIS EN |
| 08TALLINN139 | ESTONIA: FOREIGN MINISTER CONSIDERING STATEMENT ON [...] (C) On April 21, Poloff met with Lauri Kuusing, Russia Desk Officer at the Estonian MFA, to discuss points in reftel. According to Kuusing, Foreign Minister Paet has not yet decided whether to issue a statement formally condemning Russian actions in Georgia. Paet is consulting with experts i [...] | 2008-04-21 14:21:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV RS GG EN |
| 08TALLINN144 | ESTONIA'S PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT [...] (U) We contacted Marje Luup, Estonian MFA External Economic and Development Cooperation Division Director, to discuss points in reftel and emphasize the importance the USG places on this initiative. On April 21, Luup confirmed to us that Foreign Minister Urmas Paet plans to attend the confere [...] | 2008-04-23 13:48:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN KDEM PGOV PREL EN |
| 08TALLINN145 | ESTONIA: FOREIGN MINISTER AND PARLIAMENT SPEAK OUT [...] (U) On April 23, after an extraordinary session of Parliament, Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet and the Parliament released statements in support of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia. The parliament's statement called on Russia to suspend the regulation signed by Presid [...] | 2008-04-24 14:25:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN RS GG EN |
| 08TALLINN146 | ESTONIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO DISCUSS MACEDONIA [...] (C) On April 21, Poloff met with Kaili Terras, NATO Desk Officer, and Bjorn Piibur, Western Balkans Desk Officer at the Estonian MFA to discuss the Macedonia name issue, as requested in reftel. The MFA echoed the position it has taken in our previous conversations: the name issue is a "diffi [...] | 2008-04-25 07:35:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL NATO MK GR EN |
| 08TALLINN148 | ESTONIA PLANS NO ENVIRONMENTAL TAXES ON [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche talking points to the Chief of the Maritime and Aviation Department of the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication, Mr. Aivo Lind. 2. (U) On April 18, Lind told us that the GOE has not implemented, nor is it planning to implement in the nea [...] | 2008-04-25 13:06:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON ETRD SENV EUN EN |
| 08TALLINN149 | ESTONIA PROVIDES DRAFT GLOBAL INITIATIVE JOINT [...] (U) Action request - please see paragraph (3). 2. (SBU) On April 25, Anneli Poolakese, Counter Terrorism Desk Officer at the Estonian MFA, provided Poloff the MFA's draft text for the proposed Estonia-U.S.-Russia joint editorial on the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GI) (re [...] | 2008-04-25 13:12:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL KNP RU EN |
| 08TALLINN152 | BLUE LANTERN APPLICATION 050093640 - REPLY FROM [...] The following answers keyed to reftel questions for Estonia are from Erkki Tori, Advisor in the International Cooperation Department, Estonian Ministry of Defense (MOD): --Did you order from Polarsukellus Oy the exact type and quantity of items listed on this application? Answer: The EOD [...] | 2008-05-02 11:52:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETTC FI KOMC EN |
| 08TALLINN153 | IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - ESTONIA [...] As requested reftel, below is a readout on the Impact of Rising of Food/Commodity Prices on Estonia. Demand and prices ----------------- 2. In Estonia, the most essential foods/agricultural commodities are dairy products, meat, grain, potatoes, and fodder crops for animal feed. In 2007, [...] | 2008-05-02 11:52:00 | Embassy Tallinn | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL EN |
| 08TALLINN154 | ESTONIA'S REACTION TO THE BUCHAREST NATO SUMMIT [...] (C) SUMMARY. In an unprecedented joint briefing for the Parliament, the Estonian Prime Minister, Foreign Minister and Defense Minister touted the success of the Bucharest Summit. The Prime Minister praised the strength of the final declaration's statement on membership for Georgia and Ukrain [...] | 2008-05-02 13:32:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV |